Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-12-24
For the Journal.
RALE1eH, N. c., Dec. 1858

RALEIGH, N. c.. Dec 1853.
MEssRs. EDITORS A correspondent at Raleigh or
Washington City who makes general remarks, cannot
write" lnaine and keep you posted up to the day,
with every detail the attempt would needlessy fatigue
him and be wearsome to your readers. The rapid
record must be left to the regular reporter who gives
quite faithfully although currente caamo." propose
therefore to give you another mssive, and if not
up to date precisely, may presume upon furnishing it
in such shape and scope will probably prove of equal
interest to the condensed record.
The papers here have said but little about the
meeting which passed two resolutions endorsing and
prasing the present Administration. in the first place.
is alleged that the meeting was called by some ndis
Greet friends of Mr.. Douglas, with view to compll-
men and congratulate him upon his late in IL
liDOis, success they believe, could not have been
achieved by any other living statesman. The event
proved they jealous friends of the Little
Giant, than wise democrats. When the caucus con-
vened there numbers present. who, if they ad
mred Mr. Douglass would rather that body should take
prudent direction, than be carried away by indis
cretion in the form of ovation to him. They saw,
every rejecting person must see that any public de-
monstraton JUS at this particular juncuTe with the
sole object and design of fatterng the distinguished
Senator, would be tantamount to an open declaration
against not rebuke to- the Administration Seeing
this, the meeting turned into OF simple cOmp
ment to Mr. Buchanan and his coadutors of thecabnet
This exactly as it ought to have been. There is
no call just now for any public manifestation in this
State favorable to Mr. Douglas. No matter how sin
cerely he may be admired, nor how warmly he may be
esteemed there is nothing in the present aspect of affairs
rendering it necessary to party to
consistency as democrats, to get up Douglas de-
monstratiOn. The presence in prOpria persona OF
Mr. D. in several Southern States has very naturally
excited considerable enthusiasm his behalf but there
is no such excitant in Raleigh.
Do not infer from all this that the friends of Mr..
Douglas are scarce in this City. They neither few
nor obscure and many of them at that meeting, voted
1ouy fba fOr XVb
had would astonish you to know the full extent
of the Douglas feeling here, feeling however kept in
allegiance to the obligations of party And let me assure
YOU that it is not held that person DISTINGUISHES him
self of any of the privileges renounces any of the duties
of democracy account of the ervOr of his admiration
for Mr.. Douglas. Persons Ulotentty opposed to him
may we'll prepare their minds and their compacency
for his increasing popularity already his warmer and
sanguine friends beg to ask which the greater
departure from the strict of party has views
OF the Kansas question and bred Scott decision, Mr.
Buchanans ideas of Tariff and latitudnous expansion
of the constitution to embrace the construction Of
the Pacific Railroad 2? For the writer's part the views
of neither said issues palaable to him but while
this is the fact, and while he las all good democrats
must) disapproves the mention of gentlemens names
in connection with the Presidency early this he is
not prepared to illuminate denuncations OF Mr. Douglas
You have discovered that there is general disncna
ton among members of the Legislature, to vote for
Railroad schemes in any quarter and the truth is,
members about half right unless there greater
development of the States means from Railroads already
constructed and greater disposition to raise the taxes
"parl PaSsu, with the Estates enhanced obligations
Internal improvement account. As regards the Fay
ettevile and COaieds Railroad members have heard,
with what truth am not aware, that there is not that
state Of preparedness at the Northern terminus OF the
road, which should be- when State aid is invoked 1t is
declared that persons deeply interested in the mines
than In the road calling upon Hercules without the
due exercise OF their own muscles at the wheels.
You doubtless amused at the novelty OF decision
just arrived at in regard to the Rev. Mr. Taylor who is
declared entitled to his seat 1t appears from the de-
cisions that ministers of the gospel not referred to
by the Constitution, unless pay Mr.. Taylor being
dsinterested and voluntary vicar Of Christ, spurnng
emoumen fee in the holy cause is, by virtue of such
services not included in ordinary lists of cergymen
not hereby satirZing censurng the Legislature
for believe Tn showed good sense in the dscrmina
ton According to this precedent the ministers among
our good trit u.s. the lronsides Primitive Baptists
are eligible to seats in the Legislature. BY the way
Haywoods speech in defence Of his right to seat was
mastery effort, and worthy the reputation of his illus
trious father The main point made, or sought to be
made was that the Court of Equity not Court OF
Record and Mr. Haywood did some bold striking and
eloquent special pleading to sustain that view, but the
opposite side Showed quite concusvey that it is Court
of Record, &c, and he is Ousted.
The manly, independent and fearless course of the
Journal in being among the very first to dissent from
the positions of the Presidents message, in regard to
tie tariff and the Pacific Railroad has met with merited
commentator from every Democrat under whose obser-
walton it has fallen No person. however elevated and
influential his position, should be permitted to amper
with the cherished landmarks of the party difference
about some abstract and unmpOtant Issue may be
tolerated. but to do away with, at single dash of the
pen, some radical measure, cardinal principle, is
than the entire party, much less single individu-
al, ought to undertake. DOUBLE Y. Y.
John E. Owens and the Apprentice.
Owens, the popular comedian of Placide's Varieties
is good story teller Two of his tales the readers of
the Pcayune may remember related in our columns
a year ago, that about his meeting with Barney
Williams (slightly Erenchhed in Paris, and that about
the New \ Ork cabman, who took him (OWens) for a
Frenchman The story of the evidence he gave in one
of our courts when called upon to describe the costume
of the fat boy in the farce made great laugh at the
time as may be recOlectea.
Owens is not only funny himself las Falstatf boasted)
but he is also the that fun is lii others. He was
playing engagement at the Howard AthenRum, in
Boston, last summer and despatched by the
ger to perform for week one of the interior towns
of Western Massachusetts,. One day, while soournng
there plain spoken good natured of the soil came
up to him, as he enjoying his after breakfast cigar
and addressed him thus
Il say Squire, amt you the player chap that see
in the theayer, last night acting out the funny Teller so
cute?'
That part aluded to was Scion Mingle in 1.-The
Peoples Lawyer"
"Wel," replied John, with that bland smile of his
:" | guess ann
81 thought so," said the farmer. " Now I've been a
good many times to the theayer, when I've been down
to Boston, and hull lot Of folks playn all sorts OF
funny parts but l never seen any EN- who could
come any where's you, Squire! You dew take the