Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-12-25

HsS Christmas is coming-it viii be here tomorrow,
and from all appearances it will be dull one We
take time by the foeock and sincerely trust it may be
merry and happy to all our reade rs especially to
all our patrons. We have a theory of our own that
they deserve it.
We had promised late as Tuesday last to sit down
last night Wednesday, and compound Christmas
Address for our Carrier but before Wednesday our
Chief Carrier had departed this Statc-had slop~l-
awaybroken bis ndentures and departed for Flori
ola board the Steamer Carolina urged thereto by I'M
principled relatives The boy Timothy Murphy, was
good boy but had not the choice of who should be his
mother Or his stcpfathcr.
We trust that the year to will differ from that
which is about to close. During 1851 Providence
smiled upon ungratefu world No peStilence has
devastated this any other land The earth has yield
ed her produce abundanty. Yet the East has teemed
with blood-Christian and Pagan have We'd with each
other in acts of outrage and atrocty The granares of
the West have been filled to bursting and the crops of
Europe have been more than average. Yet the
credit of the merchant has tottered-the earnings of
tosome years have vanished in day-thc unemployed
laborer has heard his children wall for bread. The
widow and the orphan have SorrOwed almost without
hope Our visitations have been those of human folly
wckcdness cupdity and not the visitations of God
But another year is c0ming-t will open with pain,
difficulty and embarrassment to many. Nothing can
really bring things out but universal diligence economy
and mutual forbearance. There never was gloom so
hopeless that these qualities firmly exerted in good faith
could not dispel Providence never smiled so brightly
but that their want could turn these smiles unto gloom
Oh let strive to be rather than to Let us shun
the hollow glare of extravaganza hypocrisy af
feotaton-One year Of genuine manhood and wOmanhOOd
would do great things for the wordgreater than vast
crops or much gold.
But why mOralize--the world will wag its own way
good sort of world in the MAN. Let not turn
just such people the present reader and the
present writer is this world of made upnone much
better, and only few much Let keep our
own house in order-Our course straight, and our
duty will have been done.-Ddily Journal of yesterday
The North Carolina Journal of Education.
We are in receipt of the first number of the above
periodical issued under the auspices of the Educational
Association of North Carolina and edited by board of
gentlemen representing the leading institutions of learn
ing throughout the State with whom is associated Rev.
c. f. Wiley, Superintendent of Common Schools. 1t
is printed at Greensboro, by Mcssrs. Ogburn, Cole
Albright, and published under the immediate SupcrVl-
sion of j. d. Campbell, Resident Editor Price 81 a
year
AS its name implies, it is to bc mainly devoted to the
advancement Of educational progress i'll North Carolina'
from its basis in the Common Schools of the State to
its more elaborate development i'll the different AGA
demica and collegiate institutions within her borders and
is designed to bring about harmony, system and mutual
cooperation with the view OF securing increased etcien-
cy. The first number is good and augurs
The publishers do their part well. The Journal is
neatly and correctly printed and rather i'll advance of
time-a great point 1t is always bad to bc behind in u
work Of this kind.
GOVERNOR RENCHEE.--Wc notice that Hon .Abrt-
ham Rcncher of this State recently appointed Cover
nor of New Mexico, arrived at Santa Fc on the 18th
ut accompanied by his family. The Governor was
greeted by public reception Col John Is. Grayson,
OH behalf Of the citizens, welcomed him to his post in
short address, to which Mr. Rcnccr promptly respond
cd. The proceedings Of the day were wound up by a
banquet in the Legislative hall, where the usual oasts
were drank, and the usual speeches made. We under.
stand that Mr.. Rencher has made large investments in
mining property in New Mexico