Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-05-18
Tres and palaces though we may roam,


g Mid pleasures and palaces though we may roam,
Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home
A charm from the skies seems TO hallow us there
Which, seek through the world, . neer met with
elsewhere"
The bonds of friendship and the endear-
ments of home should never be violated by a
ruthless despotism. There is little 10 fear
from arbitrary power where the right OF sui.
frage is free and equal. The principle OF
equal suffrage will sooner or later prevail in
North Carolina. The course of our Wing
friends upon this subject reminds me OF an an
eclote which have heard. A vendor OF lot
terry tickets went into a remote part OF one of
the Western States The novalty of the mat
ter and the prospect of getting rich so easily
gave ms business wonderful run. Among
those VINO purchased tickets was an individ
ual as remarkable for the great size of his
body as for the smallness of his intellect
The drawing commenced, and the first ticket,
greatly to the surprise of his holder, drew
! blank. A dozen in succession met similar
fate. and there was a strong suspicion and
much complaint that all was not right. The
stout man was particularly vehement, swear
ing that it was cheat and fraud, and if
they would let him get to the wheel he'd
smash the whole concern. He was held back
/
ticket came out, and with it the highest prize
He looked on a moment until he understood
the matter, and then exclaimed: Is Well, it's
as fair thing as ever was" In the canvass
for Governor last summer, when Col. Reid
advocated the doctrine of free suffrage, it was
opposed by the Wing leaders as sta cheat and
fraud"; but as soon as the result of the cleo
ton for Governor was known, and it appeared
that the gallant Col. Reid had reduced the
| Wing vote from several thousand 10 few
hundred, the Democratic hobby, as it was
termed by the Wings became as "fair thing
as ever was.''
Our Wing friends seem to be much more
in favor of equal sufiage since the last Au-
gust election than they were previous to that
tune They remind me of the anecdote "who
was the father of Zebedees children" A pc
dagogue in HIabama, Courtney by name,)
was viewed with some terror by his neighbors
for his scholarship and the sternness of his
manners. On one occasion he had an eXhi-
bition of his pupils, and proud of their display
he told the company on the second day that
any of them might put questions and try his
pupils. A wag asked him if be was serious
/" Certainly, certainly, Sir. replied Courtney,
Whereupon the wag addressed the line OF
scholars, and asked them Who was the faith
er of Zebedees children % But finding. after
repeated trials, that no scholar in the school
could answer the question, Courtney remark
ed to bis pupils: " Here is Mr.. Smith our
neighbor over the way-if any were to ask
you who was the father of Mr. Smiths chill
dren, do you not know % o yes, certainly
MIR Smith is" Every well-who then is
the father of Zebedee's children % &c O yes
yes, Mr. Smith sure! p Such seems to be the
understanding of our own Wing friends in re-
lation TO equal suffrage. They will tell US
that Mr.. Smith is the father of Zebedee's chill
dren, and that the Wings, not the Democrats.
I must now bring my desuItory remarks to
a close. regret that have to omit many
views of the subject that would like to Offer
but cannot DO ii at present.