Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-12-28
TgF WILMINGTON JOURNAL.
3s777 ~ 7oToN. \. C.. FRIDAY. DEC. IS, 1885,
The Future.

LJorner for January has quaint sort OF lllustra'
ted Extravaganza purporting to set torth an inter
low had with citizen of the Thirty first century
T. =; conceived more in spirit OF satire IMAM Sc
riousness, but some things are calculated 10 a"@Hen
thought Paris in the year 3OOo Is one Oh Inc Pio
80 rnirod tower. quaint and bowling wolf
,na,,obino among the rank weeds overgrowing the
seats of grandeur and the foundation OF palaces,
broken arch or two tunull here and there marx Tue
spot where Paris once stood. Who Will say 'na1 III
the revolution of eleven centuries and nall oil 'nl
NAV not be accomplished. What has Deeh may Oe
again, nav we rather think will be; power is hhulng
new seats. art and civilization new homes
But we have not now simpl to do with specula'
tiors we are looking nearer home To-day the
oor,.r.stone of new Town Hall has been laid with
onnropriate Masonic ceremonies and in the presence
II The assembled Wilmington OF 1855. About nfty
wears ago public building was commenced on
the same site That building is now no more
Neither stone, biick nor beam, STANDS as d fet'c VI
the past-a pretty long past IN the history OF OUT
now country and our growing town. what changes
have taken place around the Old Academy IN the
half century of It's existence-hoW has Inc aspect
of everything been altered The town has grown
doubled duadrupled, qunupled its population.
it's trade, its boundaries, It's importance Most OF
IFS cd landmarks have passed away Inc steam
boat the railroad the telegraph, have sprung INTO
exitence The outer world has changed, but man mas
varied little The cornerstone OF the Old Academy
was laid amid the wild warfare OF the lrSt NaPo-
leon. that Of the new Town Hall amid the conflicts,
equally sanguine and destructive, of the Third En-
peror of that name. Human passions tor good or
Tor evil are sefexisent and indestructble ny outer
artificial physical influences or causes
No corner stone has yet been found among the
ruins of the old building. We cannot definitely as
certain whether any placed there. But II one
were to be discovered would not its contents be re-
garded now almost in the light OF antlqulles. no"
we should look over the SMALL dscolored papers OF
those davs, 10 see who did business, and what they
advertised who were the men IN authority, what the
editor or editors thought-how they specuated upon
the war in Europe as We speculate now
Among the things deposited IN the cornerstone
lust aid are copies of the papers OF the day, but nc
Presidents Message. AS many OF our State papers
as were conveniently procurable of late date art
there our own little " Daily" and more ample
weekly among the number. On the fourth page o
our daily will be found the Town government tn
officers of the banks, Of the courts, OF the railroads
auctioneers notaries, and Should that corner
stone and it's contents the light again, the rea
ders of the future day will doubt speculate on Wha
manner of men these old time fellows were, and won
der how they contrivet to exist in such slow age
the 10Th century, smart enough IN It's way but mon
srously behind the progress OF amore " progressive
age. When we strained point some years since
start daily issue in our good town, we thoughS ina
we were pushing ahead about as last as the law a
lowed VIII or will not the who come after
century or two removed, turn queer qulzzlca
glance upon our issues and those of our contemporaries
and wonder at us quite much VIC would nov
do at the resurrected remains of the journalism c
the 18th century We rather think they will.
Let the town keep on growing and things will b
nightly transmogrfied before this depOsite for the in
formation of postery again see the light
Houses will have taken the place OF vacant lots
manufactures have arisen 10 maintain an industrious
working population, and that crownlng effort OF clVl
lizaion and necessary of health and safety for a.
crowded populations, an abundant supply of waite
be introduced.
Oh, ye men of the great Goth, 21st or 22d cen
turtles, living in the light of that advanced age
deal gently, we beseech you, with the memories G
are doing the best we to get into the middle c
next week. We are spreading ourselves and goln
it with rush. Yea verify.
But let US make one bargain with INTERN edlal
times Do, oh do, be sparng OF great LeXicogra
pliers be not fruitful of Noah Websters, OR TIL
tongue which we cal! English, will in e century @
two be dead language-Or only readable throu3
the assistance of glossary. Oh ye seven wise me
of Gotham, and seven and seventy wiser men
New England have mercy upon posterty-depElV
not future ages of wisdom, nor let the Congre
sional Globe and the Bunkum speeches be scale
books to the free and independent citizens of 1t
new State of Patagonia admitted March 18th, 2l5
We would put in a good word for the Constitution
but really it don't worth while although ST.
in living language politicians seem altogether
make it a dead letter
But before these things come to pass, you, des
reader, and all of us, and all whose names figure
our humble sheet, and all who tread the cart
will be dust, and our souls with the SAINTS we trus
Daily Journal Of yesterday