Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-06-12
Meeting I'm KenansvilIe.

County and lis vicinity held On the 4th instant, to
take steps relative the celebration cf the approach
ing anniversary of our National Independence. on
motion, Dr. C. w. Graham was called to The Chalr'
and NJ Stsllings requested to act as Secretary.
On motion, Thomas S. Kenan, Esq, selected
to deliver the Grafton the OCCASION and in pursu-
ance of a further motion, tie Chairman made the
following appoint, ents e. H. Siallings, Esq,
Marshall, and J. D. Switzerland, Esq, Assistant
Marshall: VIM ]. Houston, J. d. Alternately and
P. Merritt, Esqs. Committee of Arran ,ements.
L. Hussey, J. D Stanford and w. A Allen, Esqs :,
were appointed Committee to apprse Mr.. Kenan
of his selection Oraor and request his acceptance
of the same.
J. n SrALL1NGs, Secretary.
The following is the Correspondence between the
Committee and MIR. keenan,
KENANsvILLE, June 9th, 1857.
DEAR SIR The undersigned Committee take pleasure In
informing you that you were unanmousy chosen on yes
r an Grafton the approaching Fourth of july and the
undersigned appointed committee to correspond with you
and solicit your acceptance of the invitation Permit
Individually sir add personal solicitation to that of
the meeting Hoping that you will find it convenient to &C
cept this call upon your services have the honor to
Yours, very respectfully,
JOHN D. sTANDFoRD,
WIN. IA. ALLEN.
To THOMAS S, KEENAN,, ESD,
Kenansvine, N. C.
KENANsvILLE, June 9Th, 1857.
GENTLEMEN Your note of the 5th inst, informing me
that was chosen by the citizens of Kenansvie deliver
Grafton the approaching 4h July was
express my feelings of regret that had not selected
more competent to the task than myself.
Yours very rTisERSSSss5a o y: KEENAN,.
Messrs. HUssEr, STANFORD and ALLEN, Committee.
A RICH SpEEcH.-We clip the following from Ger
hard's linos as it is" too good to he lost. 1t
occurs in the speech of MIR. Frederick Hubbard be-
fore he illinois Legislature in 1926 The question
Wolf scalps, and MIR. Hubbard, who was then run
ming as candidate for Governor against Ninian Ed
wards, arose and delivered himself as follows:
"Mr Speaker rise before the question is put on
this BILL to say word for my constituents. Mr.,
Speaker, have never seen off. cannot say,
that am very veil acquainted with the nature and
habits of wolves Mr.. Speaker. have said, that
had never seen a wolf. But | remember that
once on time, as Judge Bro and were riding
the Bonpas prairie, we looked over the prairie
about three miles, and Jude Brown said, Hubbard,
look, there goes wolff AMI looked, and | looked
and looked, and said Judge, where" And be
said, 'Thele,' and looked again, and this time in
the hedge ola hazel thicke about three miles across
the prairie, think saw the VOLTS tail. Mr.. Speak
er, if did not wolf that time, | think never
saw one. But have heard much, and read more,
about this animal. | have studied his natural his.
tory Blythe by, history is divided into two parts
there is the history of the fabulous and secondly, Of
the non-fabulous, or unknown ages. Mr.. Speaker,
from all these sources of information, | learn that
the wolf is very noxious animal, that he goes
prowling about, feeking something to devour; that
he rises up in the dead and hours of the night
when all nature reposes in silent oblivion, and then
commits the most terrible devastation upon the rising
generation of hogs and sheep. Mr.. Speaker, have
done, and return my thanks 10 the house for their
kind attention to my remarks."'
The primitive naaUete, and wonderful ingenuity
displayed in this remarkably rich Speech show bet
ter than any other extract cond do, the state of civil
izaton then existing in illinois, especially when We
bear in mind that the speech was delivered ty no
less person than the Lieutenant Governor himself