Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-01-13
IS Whereas

The last Greensboro Patriot brings the proceed
ings of meeting of Il portion of the Wings of
Guilford, held in Greensboro on the 3D. at which
meeting John A. Gilmer did submit to the consider
alton of the meeting, ''preamble and resolutions,
in the which there are eight paragraphs beginning
with whereas, and fourteen g resolved" In fact,
the Wings of Gulford, and JOHN A. G1LMER in par
ticular, are plainly resolved" fourteen times over,
whereas one-tenth the space would have done for
all the sense in the matter as for the nonsense that
is condensed and double distilled. In glancing our
eye over the first half dozen or dozen of resolves
notice the elegant and witty phrase ocofo CO..,
applied to the Democratic party, repeated some six
times, 1t seems to be rolled sweet morsel
der the tongue of JOHN A. G1LMER, and treasured in
the heart of JOHN A. G1LMER, and patted on the
back by JOHN A. GILMER the pet child of the
sparkling wit and amazing invention Of JOHN A. Gill
After the seventh Hwhereas,' comes the following
" Resolution -
Resolved, That nasmuch as the Public Domain of
the United States is the common property of all the
States, purchased and procured by the efforts
and common treasure Of those States, and in which
each and all are fairly entitled TO participate; and
any appropriation of the public lands to particular
States, for special and particular purposes in those
States, is creative of unequal, uni ust and improper
Determinations in the of a common fund and,
inasmuch the precedent has been made and the
practice recently obtained in the Congress Of the
United States. of granting immense donations of pub
lie lands to particular States for purposes of improve
ment,-the State of North Carolina, who, in the
spirit of generous patriotism and fraternal feeling
coded to the General Governme' "a large and valua-
BILE portion of the public te Tory, is, upon every
principle of Justice, equality and sound policy, fairly
and egitlmatel y entitled 10 her equal share of the
public lands.
This we need hardly remark, is precisely the same
ground with that occupied by certain members of the
Democratic party, persons who, at least haze been
members of that party, and still to regard them
selves as SUCH 1t is plain party issue. 1t will be
made against the party by its regular and avowed
opponents those who help forward this issue in com.
pany with these opponents, must understand The jus.
| tce of that degree of public opinion which will class
them with and trea: them as opponents themselves.
! DR. DICKsoNs ADDREss.-We are indebted 10 a
friend for copy of the Address of DR. James H. Dick
son. delivered hefor the Alumni Association of the
University of North Carolina at the last Commence
ment. To say that we have read it with pleasure
would very feebly express our estimate of lis worth
in beauty of dicon, fuency of illustration, and apt
ness of quotation, there is everything in it to show
the finished scholar, and in elevations of sentiment
everything that makes the Christian gentleman.
Raleigh Register, 7th inst
i We received copy of this address time since
but the press of other matters were unable to rear
ii until very recently. In all that the Register says
we fully concur Indeed, highly had heart
Dr. Dickson's Address spoken of. yet did perusa
agreeably disappointed us by exhibiting something
SO far above the usual standard of such productions
that we hope it will remain as model and incentive
TO excellence future occasions of similar charac
ter.