Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-04-22
rhe West.


with amuler folds on the ST of next month, his new
paper to be called THE Republican Banner" we
wish him much success in his new location, which we
feel confident he will deserve. By the way, we OBJ
serve several noticeable things in this last number OF
the Banner, which we think will amuse and interest
our readers ;-among the rest, the proceedings OF
meeting held in Jackson county, on the 22d OF March,
not very important on account of the influence OF those
participating therein but STILL doubt indicating the
movements likely TO be made in the extreme West up
on the subject of Internal improvements
The chief actor seems to have been Mr.. r. q. A
Love, the scay democrat from Haywood in the last
Legislature. The resolutions go for the extension OF
the Central Railroad West from Salisbury to the Little
Tennessee river in the county of Macon, as to form
a connection with the Rabun Gap Railroad, and East
TO Beaufort the State to subscribe twothlris of the
capital stock which may be required to extend said
Road East and West and further assert that no one
who does not support this measure for the extension
OF the Central Road East and West, is worthy OF the
support of the Democratic party in the State for any
office After the reading of the resolutions, MI Love
made speech, in which he attacked Gov. Reid for not
coming out strong enough for this in his last
message. and urged upon the people of the West to
supporting no one who would not go for it unreser
vedly and Immediately.
Mr.. Loves position in the last Legislature won him
no respect, and his attack upon Gov. Reid will not
help him any; but STILL from these and other lndIca-
tons we believe it is evident that the people of the
Western part of the State have set their minds upon
the Western extension, and although Love may give
no strength to any issue, his laying hold of it is
sign that ii is popular, and that under its folds he
wishes to hide his dereliction party in the
last General Assembly. Sooner or later this exten
sion will be made, and We think good policy would
dictate to US, of the Cape Fear section to meet our
Western brethren in friendly spirit and lend them
such hand as will convince them that not the
graspng or churlish people that they have been
taught to regard US.
| The Banner reioices in correspondent, a lawyer
upon the Mountain Circuit, who narraeth many anus
Ing incidents of that upper world among the rest of
one Keener, who seems to be something of charac-
ter, of whom he discourseth as follows:
Keener is the most humorous man have met with
The blue devils cannot exist in his vicinity. Did you
hear told read printed, his anecdote entitled
" The Introduction of Jackasses and Pianos into Hay
wood - Col. (somebody) moved into that country
| The wagon was expected with the furniture. MIR.
the animal and the instrument. The Col. advanced
! 10 conduct them into the house. Just then he of the
long ears opened sonoTousy. The visitors 10
stand still, the picture of delighted establishments.
" Is that it, Colonel ," enqurel the old man. Yes
that's it, "Ant it sweet, old 'owan :" On another
occasion dozen TO hear the Colonies lady play
They selected spokesman to make the request, but
he lost courage while tptoeing around the counter
pane, he called the carpet, and sat silent till re
minded of his duty by their nudges, when he faered
out, "Mrs. -, we've-come TO hear-you-play
-on--your-thing-in the corner--there"
Keener draws largely on the Dutch, of whom in
part he is, and thinks he would have made smart
man if he had not got mixed with white folks. He
complains that in a certain county on the other side
of the Ridge they believe in witchery, and will no
tread in the krout except with their toes pointing
in a particular direction. They gave him a public
dinner for voting against the division of their village
on which occasion the favore dish figured conspicu
F ously He complains further that they voted NJ
School," and spelt it g nowE schule," the the
only capital letter, winding like pair of pot hooks
through it and that the of particular village
with in it was spet incorrectly, and the tail of thu
: turned up like snorng horse.
Keeners memory is rich in anecdotes respecting h
Legislature. A long 81 foot member who usually sa
like closed jack-knife, would straighen up on hi
seat whenever anything said relative 10 the inter
ess of his section and remain in that attitude f1e
q quenty till the orator sat down, when Graham wou
declare the member from entitled to the floor
installing his posture, whereupon said member wOul
rise, if he had speech in him not more than half
n inch long. Keener, being short man, used to ste
up the feet of a fellow member to attract the al
tention of the Speaker. This was treading on one
toes 10 some purpose. would only further observ
: of Keener that he has skinned nose, which he re
:. quested physician who lives miles off to dres
when he got home and the presumption is that he die
as there was patch on ii next morning
=. He Furthermore is able to give information upon
subj ect concerning which we have recently been il
:. terrogated, namely-the whereabouts OF Gen. Bay
- Miraculous Edney, having sometime since had III
honor 10 personate Bolts, Edney being the John Ty'
- thereto. 1t was away up somewhere on the banks
, the Tuckasege. He says:
:, Gen. Edney halted He berated Fagg, beprase
Clngman. At bedtime, to mutual dissatisfaction
q we had to yield 10 dsagreeabIe disposition of GU
II selves. He was obliged to sleep with me, | W;
re obliged to sleep with him. | reconcile
~ myself with the recollection that the General
locks has tossed in the soft Sciian breezes, that
III footsteps had pressed the classic shores of the
DC World, that the lips Of Italian girls had made mus
rs in his ear that their images had been painted II
- retna OF his optical organs-and slept.
Necessity, like misery, make lis acquainted wi
De strange bed fellows would prefer to lie always
al mysef-but one knows by whose side he may
o. fated TO recumbent position, and it is we
lit enough TO accustom ourselves to these things.
So Edney is Pernambucatng towards the setti
Sun. Great Edney!
o. The New York Morning Post says that Profe
sor Johnston of New York, the we'll known Agric,
ura Chemist, is the author of the antslavery artic
he IN Blackwood for January. 1t does seem as thou
our people at the North were determined to be " dill
birds and foul their nest, at least defame wi
-, thew mont IN reoard nc thor Common Coun,ru