Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-08-06
HEEI2 JOWRNAAa
TIE GANDER PULLING.

In the year 1898 | resided in the city of
Augusta, and, upon visiting the market-house
one morning in that year, my attention was
called to the following notice, stuck upon one
of the pillars of the building:
encouragement.
Thos WOO wish To be inform hearof, is
hearof notyfide that edwd. Prator will Civ a
gander puin, iis this side of harrisburg, on
Sattcrday of thes presents munth TO All WOO
mout wish to partak tharof.
sc. Prator, thos wishin TO purtak
will cum yearly, as the pullin will begin soon.
&c. p"
If am asked why ''jis this side OF harris
burg" was selected for the promised feat in
stead of the city of Augusta, answer from
conjecture, but with some confidence, because
the ground chosen was near the central point
between four rival towns, the citizens of all
which &" mout acjsh to pdrtak Marof;" name
ly, Augusta, Springfield, Harrisburg, and
Campbeton. Not that each was the rival of
all the others, but that the first and the last
were competitors, and each of the others back
ed the pretensons Of its nearest neighbour
Harrisburg sided with Campbelton, not bccaus
size had ann interest in seeing the business Of
the tuO states centre upon the bank Of the rlr-
Cr, nearly opposite to her; but because, like the
Union Democratic Republican Party of Geor-
gia,' she thought, after the adoption of the
Federal Constitution, that the several towns
of the confederacy should no longer be "sep-
arated" by the distinction of local party; but
that, laying down all former prcjudices and
icaousies as a sacrifice on the altar of thciI
country, they should become united in SIN
gle body for the maintenance of those princI
piles which they deemed essential to the pub
lie lceIfare.
Springfield, on the other hand, espoused the
State Rights creed. She admitted that, under
the Federal Compact, she ought 10 love The
sister states very much but that, under the
Social Compact, she ought to love her OWL
State little more; and she thought the two
cOmpacts perfectly reconcilable TO each other
Instead of the towns of the several states get
ting into single bodies to preserve the public
1rcIfdre, her doctrine was, that they should be
kept in separate bodies to preserve the priratl
raItdre. She admitted frankly, that, living
as she always had lived, right amid gullies
vapors, fogs, creeks, and lagoons, she wa.
wholly incapable of comprehending that eX
O pansive kind of benevolence, which laugh
her to love people whom she knew nothing
about, as much as her neXt-door neighbour
and friends. Until, therefore, she should Learn
II from the practical operation of the Fedora
Compact, she would stick to the oldfashion
ed Scotch love, which she understood perfect
ly, and 6 go IN, for Augusta, live or die, hi
OF miss, right or wrong AS in the days o
Mr. Jefferson, the Springfield doctrines pre-
vailed, Campbellton was literally nmIifed
insomuch that, ten years ago, there was not {
house left 10 mark the spot where once flour
'shed this active, busy little village Thos,
who are curious TO know where Springfield,
stood at the time of which | am speaking
nave on y TO take their position at the inter
section of Broad and Marbury streets, in .th
Gl'y OF Augusta, and they will be in the yer,
nesft OF old Springfield. Sixty steps west
ana as many east Of this position, will meas
Vie Inc whole length Of this Jefersonian re