Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1856-09-17
Mr.. MOore,s Address.

We received and read some time since a COPY of
the Address of Mr.. Moore, in June last before the
two Literary Societies of Wake Forest College; but
on account of the pressure of political duties,
failed to notice it. We adopt the following notice
of this production from late number of the War
renton News The Editor of the News, though his
style is somewhat glowing, has done no more than
justice to the Address:
"MR B. F. MooRE's ADDREss-Our thanks are due to a
before the Euzean and phomathesian Societies Of Wake
Forest College, delivered Wednesday, June H. 1885, by B.
F. Moore Esq. which have read with unfeigned plea
and qualification. There is scarcely within
the entire of acquaintance better qualified by
talent education wisdom and experience for furnishing
the s,hmus between youth and manhoo and ready to emu
bark the untried voyage of life than the accomplished
has he discharged the office assigned him by the kindness
of his youthful friends The prominent topic of this ad-
mlabe effort is the progress of science the incacua
BILE benefits that has bestowed upon mankind in general
contributing the welfare OF the and as con-
ducve to the refinement and elevation Of society.
robe theme and uoby handled As we have devoted
our life to the instruction of youth, be pardoned
for expressing the Mr. address so repec
with valuable lessons of wisdom to the young aboundng
in truth enforced with nastery ability, and calculated to
effect SO much good to the rising generation well as to
could be carefully read and thoughtfuy considered by
every man. woman and child in North Carolina. We have
such amount of good The author, occupying as he
does position in the front rank of the legal profession
pre-eminently, practical man. who attempts any
thing without attaining important practical result In
observation experience in the form sautay
sels by pursuing which they scarcely fail attain
responsibility and to eminence and for one we heartily
thank Mr. Moore for this welconceved and elegant pro-
duction."
WELCOME TO Hon. N. P. BANKS, SPEAKER OF THE
House OF REpREsENrArIvEs.-Worc orcester, Mass, Sep.
Ga crowd of two to three thousand persons as
sembed here at noon to-day to welcome the Hon.
RonEo Ho oA1 nd hx,
Chaplin on behalf of the committee, and responded
in brief and appropriate speech.
BosToN, Sept. 5.-Mr. Banks was received ut
Waitham this afternoon by 2O, 900 persons. He was
met at Newton, and escorted to Waltham by pro-
cession of the civil and military powers Mr.. Haies
addressed him, welcoming him back. Mr. Banks
replied in an elaborate speech, occupying over an
hour and half in its delivery.
The Daily Bay State," printed at Worcester,
Massachusetts,, states that the reception of Banks
was aslim affair in every respect. The crowds were
small, and there was but little enthusiasm. The
above accounts, like many Others were manufactur.
ed for effect by unprincipled and lying black Re.
publicans.
DR.. Hawks History of North-C Carolina.
The Senior Editor of the Fayetteville Observer
writes from New York that he consummating
arrangements for publishing the Rev. DR.. Hawks
History of North Carolina work which is looked
for with much interest, and which cannot fail to be
valuable contribution to our literature. The first
volume containing the period between the first voy'
age to North. Carolina and the end of the 18th cen.
tury, is now ready for the press, and will make about
25O pages. OF the size of the subsequent volumes
the Editor cannot judge, as that will depend on the
amount of materials for different epochs and sub
| jects.
The election of Mr. Fillmore is certain if every Amer
lean will but do his duty, that the will rise tomor
row. Signal.
So was the election of Mr.. Gilmer certain, but hi
| managed to fall behind some $4,000 votes. Som,
of the K. N papers say that that was owing to thu
"prejudico and Ignorance of the people. 1
was owing to Mr.. Gilmers want of votes, to say
nothing of tie unpopularity of Mr.. Fillmore and th'
popularity of the Kansas-Nebraska act. The single
and simple fact that Mr.. Fillmore is a sworn thirt
degree Know Nothing is sufficient to defeat him.
Tell man, five years hence that he was once Know
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