Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-11-14

scattered th the land, VINO nave superauhed
"a their native energy and enterprise the feer and
mora GENIAL spir of warmer and truer humanity;
h,t The fact remains that the real enemy OF lnsilu-
,;o,s founded upon broad liberation OF opinion, per-
fot severance of Church and Stale, respect to Con-
stu,ional rights and Constitutional equality, is to be
found in this pulpt-poltical interference to which
we have referred Its dark shadow has been over
portonslof our land Thousands OF pulps have hurl-
ed anathemas al the South in the name OF that God
whom they blasphemed, while We are reliably inform
ed that in nearly every School district in Maine and
other States regular Fremont lectures were deliver
ed every week. in the School Houses erected Dy Inc
nubIc. where women and children even, were taught
tn hate slavery and slave holders religious duty
Is it not time now. in face of these facts, seeing
the dark cloud which has spread itself large
portion of the land, knowing whence this cloud has
arisen, fof the whole people of the South no matter
what ,heir origin, toput away from them all uncharta-
bleness, all prejudices against men, founded upon
differences of religious other causes, neither al
fecting their usefulness citizens nor within their
own control as Is it not time for all tests TO be
put away save such have reference to mems fdel
y to the constitution and the rights of the States
under it to abjure all prejudces. fanaticsms and
divisions calculated 10 interfere with Southern unity
and Southern co operation in defence of her own
| rights and the rights of all.
AN opD-sHApED PorAToE Mr.. F. James hal
shown yam sweet poatoe, which beats the
Gordian Knot all hollow. 1t is twisted and inter
twisted like snake in its coil, only more so. 1t doe
not appear 10 be than four or five ounces, no
in its greatest length BREADTH coed up, TO
four inches, and yet if stretched out, must be owe
three feet; it takes about fifteen turns round, gradu
ally tapering to the small end
| N5- The Fruits of the earth continue 10 pour i
upon us. Our friend Joel Hines Esq, of this county
has just presented with fine sweet potaot
Duplin, was raised this from the sprout.
Arrival O Major Ben: Perley Poor In Boston, wit
, his Barrel of Apples.
BosroN, Nov 7-Major Ben Perely Poore. III
late Fillmore candidate for Congress in the Sixt
District arrived in the city this afternoon with h
whell- barrow and barrel of appes-which he ha
Y wheeled all the way from West Newbury, distanc
of thirty six miles, in two and half days. The jo
was in fu fment of bet with Col. Burbank ii
; Fremont State Senator elect, that Fillmore woul
: get more votes in Massachusetts than Fremont.
f The Major wheeling his apples, was escorted i
State Str eet about o'clock, by he Fillmore clubs
Boston and Charlestown, military company and
t mounted cavalcade of citizens.
J. The novelty of the performance collected mar
thousands of people, and the Major was greet
with tel mendous and tumul tuous applaus on all sid
u He delivered the applese to COL Burbank the ste
l. of the fremont House when both gentlemen de!ive
e ed congratulatory speeches, mounted on the barr
IA Ten thousand people were present.