Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-12-03
For the Journal
PromfscuOus Notes of a Brief Travel.

Pr0mfScuOuS Notes of a Rr1ef Travel
MEssRs. EDITORS For the greater part the road
from Goldsboro to Raleigh over the Central is
tonous enough. You may read your novel or latest
number of some periodical without fear of losing sight
of any scene either picturesque sublime Sure enough
boarding school Miss attending a session at of
the stations, pictured out for literary weekly in all the
glow and vividness of Maynards or Tayors noneorro
SVe writing fluid, the romance, magnltcence, grandeur
and growth of said station but then you know the
mantle imaginations of boarding school Misses is pro-
verbal and while, according to hers the station far
exceled the famous grounds of the Duke of Devonshre
there appeared nothing to plain eyes except quite
thrifty looking village but some compensation, sew
era pretty faces smiled from the window of what ap-
peared to be boarding school, in the superative par
lance of the day, female college,
6 AS you approach Raleigh the Asylum for the Insane,
occupying commanding eminence makes bold and
imposing appearance calculated to arrest the attention
and admiration of the traveller By way Of scandal it
has been said that of the rbunes of the people,
OF the reped mionaires, made pretty little plum,
silent partner in the contract for the construction of
the Asylum. Well, suppose he did. But, then scandal
goes farther and ntmates that he used his influence to
procure handsome appropriations for it. Suppose that
too. What will it profit to have influence if he
don't it to the best possible advantage? This is
uttaran age, and that its greatest hero, its
wisest smarest philosopher, who turns that influence
to the greatest personal account qod erat demon
fine prospect from the brow of lofty hill near Raj
eigh blending ideas of the distressing condition of the
inmates with suggestions of fine scenery and the stern
ness Of fact and fortune.
One thing impresses you very orcby after you reach
Raleigh and that is that it is finished city, and was
so long ago 1t the first place in the State to which
railroad completed and one OF the latest that has
had the opportunity of acquiring such stimulus and i'm
pus railroads supposed to give but you look in
vain for any evidences OF increased business Same old
RALEIGH, old business up the capitol little
tail trade and that is all. The only thing about Raj
egh that reminds you of railroad age is the roll of the
omn5busses Oh yes there is Pepper who receives fresh
oysters every day from Norfolk reminding you agreea-
oily of the Castor and the Seaboard roads
have had the privilege granted me of looking over
the manuscript sheets Of the forthcoming work, Cant
wells Law Practice It will prove a valuable book OF
reference to the Judge the Lawyer and the Magistrate
1t makes law nor does it revise for the accom-
plished author has not been invested with authority to
do anything of the kind but its great, and its intrinsic
value obvious upon review of it, will consist in the fa
cty with which you may refer to any legal point aec
ted by statute. What the author claims and may Just
ly claim as originating with himself is the order and
arrangement OF the Subjects and the division and the
proper classification of them into the Judicial Execu-
tive and Legislative. The Judge, the Superior Court
the County Court the Governor, the Guardian, etc.
etc. have all their functions under each head properly
and conveniently classified and arranged be easy
of reference. To produce such work. successfully
as t1is has been DONE has required digent and nte
gent investigation aborous anal yss and nice powers Of
discrimination. The arrangement adopted amounts in
fact to considerable simpifcation in the forms o
practice and has not been anticipated might be sup
posed, by Eaton's work. Cantwell's Law Practice
should be subscribed for by every lawyer in the State
especially by the young practitioner
Your &c, L. 3.
/ Raleigh, n. c., November, 1853.