Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-02-24
From the Vi,ksburg Mississippi Sentinel.
Ennfa,S Mn Shin@f0n Sneech.

From the Vi,ksburg Mississippi Sentinel.
Foote'S Washington Speech.
The New York Herald of the 18th of January.
contains full report Of Foote'S TRADE against the
President and his Cabnent-the Democracy in gen
eral, and that of Mississippi in particular. 1t is
even worse than expected. We certainly antci-
pated that it would contain particle of truth but
that such amount of lying could be crowded into
two hours speech, we never deemed was within
the range of the human intellect. We candidy con-
TESS that, in comparing him the other day 10 Titus
Oates, we erred egregiousy. We beg his pardon for
the injustice did him. None but himself can be
his parallel Oates mere Clrcumstance--a no.
vice, neophyte catechumen. What Homer is in
poetry, Demosthenes in eloquence, Newton in science
Napoleon in war, Fanny Elisler in dancing, and Jen-
ny Lind in song, Foote is in detracton and fasehood
He towers above all competitors, like Saul among his
brethren. Envy itself cannot deny that he is star
of the first magnitude, shining with brilliancy all
his His imagination is exuberant to degree
that rises far above the superlatiVe. In his moral
elements, he undoubtedly formed with a view to
| attain maximum power for Justification and though
it may paradoxical to say so, we believe he has
strained his capacity in this respect beyond the ORR
ginal designs of his Creator.
To give readers just idea of the immense
dacty which pervades Foote'S speech it would be
cessary for to publish it entire It's falseboods
SO nextricably interviewer, dove-tailed with so
much art and SKILL that any attempt TO separate them
would destroy the surprising beauty of the tout
Sen,ble. To be appreciated the speech must not only
be read but studied 1t is only when we have pored
it with patient thought in the still and calm of
the midnight hour, that begin fairly to see
how every paragraph. sentence and word brealhes
the divine essence OF the immortal lie Ii is will
,ernesS of Sweets in which the sense grows weary
with the weight of the ntermingled odors. To give
from it would be to perpetrate the folly cfhe
scholastic, who. having house Tor sale, carried round
brick a sample. The speech to be relished fully
must be taken the epicure would swallow live
oyster, not in vapd fragments, but grand and
magnificent whole, which in its passage to the gastric
regions in the naty of its toaity. dlffuses its exhil
iratng ttIllatiOns to the very heels of ones boots
and creates the delicious deluson that the world is
instinct with harmony and every nail in the house a
jewsharp.
SUPREME CoURT The following decisions have
been delivered since our last notice
BY Nash, c. J. In Morgan v. Strickland. in equi
~ from Nash, dismissing the bill with costs Also
in Whitley, McKorkey & Co V. Gaylord, from Wash
ington, affirming the Judgment Also, in city O
Raleigh v. Sorrell, from Wake, affirming the iudg
ment.
By PEARSON. j. In Doe er dem Marshall v Fisher
from Craven, affirming the Judgment Also in Mar
tindale v Whitehead, from Wake, judgment for de
PENDANT. Also in Tinnen V. Womack, in equity
from Chatham directing decree for defendant
By BATTLE, J. In Boyle v. Hanks & White from
Washington: affirming the judgment. Also, ii
Spruill Davenport, from Washington reversing tn
judgment and directing new trial Also, in Rob
ertson v. Roberts, reversing the decree and directing
decree for plaintiff in this Court.
ORIENTAL MoDEsTY AND PoLITENEss-A trayelle
in the Oriental countries relates the following:
the town of Derr got accidentally into little ad
, venture that might have proved extremely unpeas
ant. Small as the place was, contrived to lose m
way, and became entangled among number of gar
den walls and narrow passages. Proceeding alon
$ one of these | fancied heard female voices an
o presently, emerging into shady court beheld
in fhn hath altar I'D hx,o ,oI-F
male slave. In Christendom the lady would certain
~ have shTeked and brought forth all the househol
. in moment; but her oriental education had laugh
n her great caution. Casting me look of surpris,
e as she stood upright in the marble basin, white
n the marble itself, she asked how / came hither:
Y replied that | had lost my way and knew not how
IS had come nor how to depart. Perceiving nv ne
e plexy to be unfeigned, she replied" Stranger yo
IF are In much peril but follow the slave and She wi
# conduct you to place of safety" So SAVING 81
!, waved her hand towards dark corridor 1hrouo
al which, after bowling to the lady, followed the NJ
gress till we reached small door opening into II
ID street As it would have been extremely awkwa,
to meet any gentleman of the establishment with
the walls, as they might have shot me first and thu
enquIred how came there felt considerably ease
% by my escape .
lie PROLIFIC PoTATo.-Samuel Dickinson. of n
catur county Ca, in letter to the Florida Sentino
n says:
ii g A neghbor of NINE Mr.. Daniel Rambo n1ant.
re nS ear large potato of The variety called meg
lie killers, which he cut into seventeen pieces Fre
these pieces he planted one and a half acr
in vines, and on Monday lats |, with other 90,
tleman, was called to witness the digging and
d uring The potatoes were simply pIowed up ar
ut gathered as exposed by the pillow, 255 bushels WEI
s. thus gathered. subsequently, he sowed The s,n
r. land in barley; and while blowing in the barley Is
lie bushels more OF potatoes were gathered making
Up all so35 bushels from the single potato original
planted me ne potatoes weighed SO pounds 10 Il
one potato was therefore 1878 pounds. Rev 1oh
ID Mills our Cl1cuit preacher witnessed the d;ee;r
I'd OF the rst acre. the product of which was 1so
ri els Mr. VIM c. Erlers. James J. Coachman and 5u ~
OF sell Witnessed the first days digging and measur;n
OF and Mr.. Coachmaa and myself saw the messnr;r.
ne the remainder to-day. If you can beat This