Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-03-31
REHABILITATION.
ABSENTEES
The Campaign.

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The Campaign.
We feel il 10 be our duty to say to our Democratic
flenls that we believe the federal leaders have but
;lo II anv hope of electing Gen. Dockery. and that
thew will bend all their energies to elect ma ority in
be Legislature. This, quite satisfied, is the
telling among the we'll informed of the opposite party
and such will he their policy. Their Resolution in
satOn to a Convention 10 amend the Constitution
vas so framed to be used 10 suit all sections of the
State and in place the candidates for the Legis
,re will say they are for Free Suffrage-in another
hat they are against it, and for electing various Off
GERS by the peopIe-in another that they believe the
legislature cannot call restricted Convention, and
therefore that if called, it will be free to make such
changes in the basis and otherwise they may choose.
They thus armed as they suppose to fight the best
dvanagc in all localities and they intended to be
oamed
Our main reliance for defeating them and for secur
ng majority, is in principles but next to this,
organization. BY this we mean acceptable can
IateS for the Legislature, brought out, wherever
reent or necessary, by conventions; and then union
sndmagy We lost the last Legislature JyIukeuarm-
s,s and divisions IN certain counties and ne shall
5e tie nert 0nleSS ne unite and put forth best
HorS This is plain but true talk The federal
eaderS Of themselves, can effect nothing in this re-
sDeCt only cause Of apprehension IS an dUtS1OnS
Or rant OF energy among OurSetUeS Let us then re-
solve, in view of the tranScendant importance of the
next election to do our whole duty. The tide of tr-
mph is sweeping the land for u.s. we have every
hing to encourage and animate us. Yet no sub
antial beneficial result attained without
sacrifice and effort Those of our friends in the vari-
Gus counties, who hesitatng about taking the field
for the Assemb y ought to bear this in mind and let
Usy man act under the impression, which must arise
IRON due reflection, that the issue of the campaign
may depend upon his exertions. We have willy adj
vprsaT n w ho
trick no effort untred to command success. This is
the last struggle of federalism in North Carolina :;
and will show itself alike unscrupuloIs and desper
ale its attempts to retain life and TO grasp the offices
and honors of the State. Defeated now, as it can be
We all do our duty it will raise its front no more,
least for many years, to perplex and agitate the
Feope.-Rat. Stand.
We see from the Wilmington Journal that the
Democrats at meeting in New Hanover, recon-
mended Samuel j. Person, Esq, the candidate for
the Office of Governor. Without committing
self TO the support of any gentleman, we neverhe
less say that we know of no member OF the party
whose nomination we would hail with more Joy, or
whose name, in opinion, would carry with ii a
greater prestige of victory. Mr.. Person from his
very youth has been an active, working, efficient
Democrat and has not only rendered service to his par
EupOn the hustngs by his able advocacy of its prin
aples but his Legislative has identified his name
with those great of Democratic policy which
have given prosperity to the State and infused new
lie and energy into all her manifold interest, Mr..
Person has repeatedly represented Moore County in
the Legislature, and in 1852 member of the
Electoral College which cast the vote of the State for
franklin Pierce and no member contributed more 10
the result than he did. gentleman of pleasing ad-
lIes goo1 Judgment, powerful speaker-sound TO
The core upon all the principles of the party-he is
Just the man to rally to his support the masses where
ever he may go.-Chorlctte Democrat.
CurJo,,r C4o.;...o. - Tim IN..ucb
Some interesting information relative to the com
position of the French army has just come to light
IN report on the army recruitment In 1852, pub
Lshed by Marshal st Arnaud Minister of War
VI The 3II2l8 young men, conscrpts composing the
CLASS OF 1851, it seems that "a in 100 could neither
Iead nor write 81 in 100 could read only; 500 II
I0O could read and write 3 in 100 unknown. The
.esIee Of instruction of the class of 1851, compared
Win that of the preceding year, Q85O) is as follows
1851. 1880.
,oal neither read nor write, ...... 10000 lO4,99s
Coad read only, ........ .......... lO,787 1866
you'd read and write............ 1876 l3l l8l 29t
lkn0wn ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 94OO S75;
sI,2l8 sos, II:
. The average height of the men of the class O.
1881 was the same as that of 1850 viz: One metre
o'4 mllmetres, equal in our measure to feet LII
.Cnes This is probably less average height thar
"ooalned in any other civilized nation. The French
army IS remarked by all strangers to be composed o
very small men. But in these days when heavy ar
.or and arms are no more used, they not the les
.I'ent soldiers for that. They are wiry and sInewy
en' encumbered with no extra flesh, capable OF per
~ tnhg long marches and enduring great fatigue
ue small stature of the at the present day II
nance Is attributed by some TO the wars of the hrs
n"pOeon which consumed all the tall and prope
1Gn Of the country.
Il " seems from the army records that the stature o
III? ~ Ien IN France is constantly diminishing AM
I 5act has caused the successive enactment OF sew
~aL Jaws diminishing height required for mIlltar
c r.ace' In 1915 the average height OF the me-
eaaI,'Posng the regular army was go metre; 4
iStH . $40 inches) In 1887 it was 1864 metre; i
s oto II was 1859 metre in 1852, it was, as abov
o FF'.eu' 1854, Is feet lilo inches The numbe
oH5 lpuonS for want of legal stature is every yea
d, III'oefable The report above alluded 10 INFORM
I Hao on the LIST January, 1853 after the discharg
ev? $40 men, whose term of service was about
SP,5e' me effective force of the French army cor
so: VI 3I6,l01 men, of whom 304,S64 were
mVe IN France, or ut Rome, and II ,237 In Algerl;
2aS reserve at the same time being composed OF l2O
IA men, the total effective military force is state
Nine r"'e been 5O2, $50 men the lst January, lo5,
tono men several DEGREES have issued calling add
Of 1 I'D" numbers under arms. The regular contlngel
Of i0Uauscnpts is annually about $4,000. The degr'
ga,i uc'on of the cOnscrpts has remained abo
as oary Tor the last forty or fifty years. Perha
bsh' progress may be detected, in proportlc
srr equal to that by which the stature Of the CO
''PS mas diminished during the same period.