Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-09-29

of the Democratic party with pride and pleasure but
this correspondent give any open, unequlvocal
evidence of such advent? Private assurances to in
divduas will not do-for, said once before, !
such things not be done in corner; and we are
that neither he anybody else ought to expect
the highest honors of the Democratic party to be be-
slowed upon who is not prepared, fully and un-
equivocally, publicly, and without reserve to cast
his lot with that party, for better for worse. We
beg this correspondent, and all others, to rest sat
isfed of one thing-the Journal is nobodys organ
ii reflects nobodyS preterences--its editors speak
what they believe to be in accordance with Democra
tic principles and usages. Let what they say be
Judged simply upon its own merits.
Causes operated TO produce the falling off in this
County, for which it is easy TO accountability
the excitement about internal Improvements, felt
more strongly here than at any other point Although
we felt satisfied ourselves with the soundness of Mr.
Braggs position upon this point felt from the
first the difficulty of convincing others We felt 1T
as soon as the nomination was made, but, being sat
isfed of the soundness and ability Of the candidate
we cheeruy yielded ideas OF ezpediency, so lar
as this section is concerned, to the views OF the party
throughout the State. The fact that Mr. Bragg did
not visit this place, operated against him TO
the amount of at leas: hundred votes. Local eau
ses, we'll known;and appreciated here more than &C
counted for all the balance There is no real falling
off in New Hanover and the full Democratic strength
will be shO1vn at the next favorable opportunity
The over zeal of some ndiscreet friends Of Mr. Cling
man has forced us into almost every thing we nave
said at anytime 1t is they and not the journal
who are doing him harm-although none is meant
on either side.
Ba@The Senior Editor Of the Fayetteville Observer
pitches into the miserable filthy little hole at Rich
mond, where the trains so arranged as TO COM
pei passengers to eat going and returning IRON the
North 1t is essentially what the Editor of the OBJ
server styles it nuisance to travellers" We take
issue with him on one point, however,-he says the
bar -room-the only room open for males did not ap-
pear to have been swept for many hours; hours Is
altogether 10 feeble word years is the thIng
ages centuries eras anything expressive OF time
whereof the memory of man runneth not 10 the con-
trarv The water exctes the wrath of the Observer
what would he have said, had he been foolish enough
to attempt mixing it with anything stronger, as
we once were foolish enough to do after long nights
travel The recollection is too painful to dwell upon
/ We are by no means squemish yet we would not
particularly like 10 eat steak at that table after what
we once saw. Happening one morning to get IL seat
near one end of the table, observed the custom OF
the walters which was to tumble the cold steak from
the plates of travellers who had finished, into one
side OF the tin dish where the process ofbubblng and
smmering kept up by means OF IL Spirit lamp
UNDER while the hot steak for others dipped out
of the opposite side of the same dish. We laid our
self ut on boiled eggs believing that the shell offer
ed some protection, yet not without unpleasant
The old fellow had most terrible prejudice against
The Scots especially accusing them of dirt. 1t SC
happened that he stopped at cottage one day, and
after refusing to parake of various enumerated vlands
at last took up with the old Womans proposition &c
roast some eggs in she ashes, believing that nobody
could dirty egg in the shell. Presently he ell
CURED if the eggs were nearly ready and the old wo
man told him she would try, which she proceeded tt
: do bv thrusting into them big needle, with which
she had been engaged in picking the most abomina
bic set of teeth in the world. The who haC
made dictionary failed 10 find in his vocabulary
: words to express his feelings
Weknow that there are as good hotels in Richmond
= as any place North or South, and therefore n
Y reflection upon that city any more than we do upo
: the Scotch by quoting Dr. JohnsonS mishap. Blu
r that little house at the Railroad is awful or use
II TO be