Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-10-17
THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL.
LII a11Tc1ToN A. G. MONDAY. OCT. 49, 1856.

burg in this county, on yesterday, (Frlday,) Oct'
10Th. It was Mass Meeting not only In name but
in fact numbering1between two and three hundred
ladies, and at least eight hundred, or perhaps thou
sand of the voting sex. very excellent ana hOeral
barbecue was prepared, and the whole arrangements
were such as to give the fullest satisfaction hV'
erything went off beautifully
We regret that imperative duties detained US IN
town. and thus deprived us of the gratIhcahon we
would have felt at participating in the exercises OF
the day, and meeting so many of our political and
nersonal friends from New Hanover, Duplin and
Sampson. In the statement we have given of the
numbers present. we have taken the most moderate
estimate, as we have heard reliable gentlemen cacu-
late the number present as high fifteen hundred.
Most excellent speeches were delivered by Eli w.
Hall and T w. Brown, Jr, of New Hanover, Samuel
Langdon, Of Brunswick, Mr.. DeVane, OF Sampson
Mr.. Houston, of Duplin, and by Mr.. Loring, of the
Commercial
The speaking commenced about eleven o'clock
and, with intermission for dinner, continued uItl
about haf-pas four, which time the return train
for Wilmington came along, cutting short some very
sensible and patriotic remarks on the Union and the
dangers by which!it is threatened, upon which MI
E. D. Hall had just entered.
Having, unfortunately for ourselves, been unable
TO attend the meeting we Of course cannot give any
report of the speeches delivered, all of which we
have heard spoken of in the highest terms, and We
know that the names of the speakers alone afforded
a sufficient guarantee on that head. They were lis
tened to gravey, attentively, thOughtfully, by an
audience which felt the importance of the issues in
volved and will testify the earnestness of their feel
ings by their votes the 18th day ofNOvember next
Citizens in private conveyances and by railroad
from Dupln and Sampson as well as from our own
county. The ball is started. Let US keep it rolling
until we roll up for Buchanan and Breckenridge the
largest majority ever given by the old Cape Fear Dis
trict
The large attendance Of ladies was marked fea-
ture in the affair Venerable age and youthful beau
t7 were there and to use Hibernicism, the ladies
were among the strongest Buchanan on the
ground. Some of our bachelor friends, who went up
from Wilmington, strangely affected since their
return We incline to the idea that they are Union
men.
About fifty persons left Wilmington in the train,
and the number was largely increased at the various
depots. 1t was emphatically q good time. Our
neighbor of the Commercial, who was up, can, and
we trust will, give fuller particulars. The COrnet
Band was in attendance and played as usual, well.
DAILY Journal, 11M inst.
The Prospects.
The brag game is one for which we have no taste,
and which we somehow think it bad policy TO indulge
in even if we were mucn inclined to that sort
of business. On Tuesday next important elections
will be held in several of the Northern States, and
then the preliminary skrmisheS will end and the tug
Of war be upon the main ssue-that of the Presden.
cy SO near 10 the time of holding State elections in
Pennsy lvania, Ohio, and other States it is hardly
worth while to indulge in specUlations upon results
so soon 10 be definitely ascertained. We may say
this much however, that the recent elections in Della
ware and Connecticut afford cheering evidence of the
progress of the reaction going at the North-a
action which must gain in force and intensity the
canvass progresses and cannot in our opinion, fail
TO eventuate in thorough defeat OF the Geographical
party in November next.
The indications of opinion, afforded by the cleo
tions of the present week. cannot be regarded 9th
err than favorable. If we have not succeeded in Bal
timore, we have not been so far defeated as not t.
leave the chances for carrying Maryland strongly il
favor Ct Buchanan, while the other elections ar
much more favorable than we have had reason TO ex
pect.
1t should be remembered that in all State election
to take place next week, the opposition presents al
undivided front, and that, even should they succee
in thus slightly Communicating the Democrats upon
single ticket their chances for doing so when divide
not at all assured by that event.
Daily Journal 18th INST.
BALTIMoRE.-The election for city officers was hel
in Baltimore Wednesday, the 9Th inst, and result
ed in the election of D. Swami, the American
candidate for Mayor, by majority of 1854 over F
c. Wright, Democrat, being an " American loss
1,l9O, as compared with the last municipal electo
in 1854, and an " American" gain of 1881 vote
as compared with the last Congressional election
1855 The choice of members of the City Council
has resulted as follows:
For the First Branch, 7 Democrats and Is Know
Nothings.
For the Second Branch, 5 Democrats and S Know
Nothings.
The opposition has prevailed in Baltimore, as:w
10 have been expected, but it has achieved no victor
but, the contrary suffered loss as compared wi
the last municipal election the only fair test as
comparison cannot be fairly instituted between Co
gressional vote for several different candidates a
with different issues, and vote for Mayor, upon viii
local issues have bearing. Mr.. Swami, the ST
cessul candidate, had made himself conspicuous a
obtained great influence, arising out of his come
ton with the great work to which Baltimore mair
attributes its prosperty--the Baltimore and OF
Railroad
AS must have been anticipated, serious difficult
took place at the polls, resulting in bloodshed a
death. The most serious riot occurred near Lexir
ION Market, between the adherents of the New MI