Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1855-10-10

For the Standard.
STATE EAIR'.

For the Standard.
PUBLIC MEETING-THE STATE FAIR -
On Wednesday evening last meeting took place
at the Town Hall, in this City, for the purpose of
providing suitable and sufficient Accommodations for
the visitors to the ensuing State Fair.
A call for this meeting had been made for the
previous day, but had resulted in complete failure
The attendance on this evening was as numerous
as is usual on such occasions-there being some fifty
to sixty persons present; but strange to say land
we say it with regre they almost entirely per-
sons from the surrounding country, in attendance
on the Superior Court now in session here, and
were doubtless attracted to the meeting by the an
nouncement that Hons A. w. Venable and L. OBJ.
Branch would address them. Neither of these gen.
temen, however, was present; and at about hafpast
eight o'clock, DR.. Crudup, Chairman of the Execu-
behalf of that body, stated in few forcble remarks
the object of the meeting and what he deemed to be
the duty of the citizens of Raleigh in that behalf
he regretted to see the apparent apathy of those
citizens whose interests were deeply involved in
the permanent location here of the Annual State
Fair. He thought that if no higher motive could
incte them to action the fact that the State Fair
added some thirty to ttty thousand dollars per
mum to the commerce of Raleigh should alone do
so. That was the lowest ground upon which the
question could be put, and he thought it was suf-
fciently important one to the hotekeepers and mer
chants of the City. 1t notorious that the wants
of visitors at the previous Fairs had not been ade
quately met. People coming here did not require
10 Oe leu anu lO0SeQ gratutOuSy; out they QaG eX-
pect that their money would procure for them, at
least the necessaries of life. People will not 90 any
where if these cannot be had. And the question is
well and legitmately asked, do not the people of
| Raleigh move in this matter? 1t appears incredible
to people in all OF her parts of the State and of 9TH
States, that the tradesmen and owners of proper
ty in Raleigh should be blind to their own inter-
| ests even. The people of Wake County were deep
ly interested in this NATTER as were those of the
| neighboring counties also. The opinion was enter
fosr,a Aohr
that something must be done or the Fair must be
| removed elsewhere Thus narrowing the question
to one of immediate, constant and increasing pecu
| MARY benefit, it well worthy the considera-
tion of the citizens of Raleigh. Why the City of
Petersburg, and those Of other States than Virginia
contributed largely to the support of their State
Fairs, held in their vicinity This was not expected
of Raleigh. DR.. Crudup knew she could not afford
to do it but it aeds expected that she should do her
duty, in doing the best she could to provide such
comforts in her lay for those who visit her State
Fair. DR.. G. disclaimed all intention to be meddle-
some dictatorial in this matter. He simply desir-
ed to call attention to the subject behalf of the
Executive Committee. He regretted the absence of
| the distinguished gentlemen who were expected TO
be present, as they doubtless would have fully
impressed this matter upon the minds of their hear
| ers. But as they were not present, and as he
almost total absence of those citizens mostly in
terested, he saw nothing left but to move adjourn
/ mcnt.
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be done before they separated, and on his motion
| the meeting organized by the election of j. Bobbit
Esq, as President and Of Mr. John Spelman as
Secretary.
After the transaction Of some preliminary business
On motion, the Chair appointed the following gen.
-tlemen Committee to consider what arrangements
can be made to accommodate the great influx of vis
itors to the State Fair and the necessary ways and
means, and to report to adjourned meeting, viz ::
| Col. w. Fl. Tucker, Lynn Adams, ESQ.,, Capt. j. @.
| no(No nr Colo opd hoa Noe Eco
| On motion, the meeting adjourned till Saturday
afternoon at o'clock.
]. BOBBIT, Chairman
JNo. SPELMAN, Sec'y.
A REMARKABLE MANA correspondent of the
Kentucky Statesman gives a sketch of old citizen
living in Pulaski county, named elijah Denney, who
| is perhaps, the oldest man in Kentucky. He will
be one hundred and eighteen years of age on the
| 10th of September next, and is active as many
| men a forty. He works daily upon farm, and
throughout the whole of life has been early riser.
He informed the writer that he had never drank but
| one cup Of coffee, and that was in the year lS48
He served seven years in the war of the Revolution,
and was wounded at the siege of Charleston; was
also at the siege of Savannah and in the Battle of
Eutaw Springs. He was also present at the battles
of Camden, Kings Mountain and Monks Corner.
| He served under Colonels Horny and Marion, and
was eye witness of the suferings and death of
Col. Isaac Hayne of South Carolina, early victim
| of the Revolution. He is sprghtly and active, and
would be taken at any time to be of midle age.
He is q strict member of the Baptist Church, and
rides six miles to every regular meeting of his
| Church He has four sons and five daughters, all
living the eldest is now in his 18th year and the
youngest son ifty.one. Such is q brief sketch OF
this aged soldier and republican, who is perhaps,
the only surviving soldier of Francis Marion Sumter
and Horny. ... ...- .-..
THEY CONFESS 1.-THE devotion of the slaves Of
Norfolk and Portsmouth to their masters and mis-.
tresses through all the severe trials of the late
rible pesence in those cities, excites the admiration
Of our Seward organs His central organ at Albany
confesses it ALL and argues that where there is such
devotion among the slaves they may be safely trus
ted with their liberty and equal rights But, alas
there is Jamaica, and there is Hayti! Which would
our Seward phianthropists have Virginia to be?-
another Hayt, or a second Jamaican And will Mrs
Harriet Beecher Stowe be good enough to inform
the Duchess of Sutherland of the attachment o
those slaves Of Norfolk and Portsmouth to the
of cases of this dreadful visitation of the yellow fe
yer there? Where the relations of protection ant
dependence are thus beautifully developed, Their
must be something divine in the institution of South
ern slavery after all. 1t passes all human philoso
ply. NJ Y Herald.
The New NORFOLK PosTMAsTER-Augustus N
Vaughan Esq, the present efficient Chief Clerk o
the post Office at Norfolk, Virginia, has been pro
NOTED to the Office of postmaster in the place of tn
lamented Dr. Gait deceased. Amongst other recon
| mendations in favor of Mr. " there was a touch