Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-10-22

Ia The Stockholders in the Wilmington, Charlotte
and Rutherford Railroad, who met yesterday forenoon
in the Court House. adjourned until ~ O'Clock. The
report of the President and Directors referred to
Committee who reported concurrng in the suggestions
made in the report.
The recommendations in the Presidents report were
adopted In the progress of the meeting, pretty
sharp discussion arose, in the progress of which Mr..
Guion, the President took occasion to reflect rather
severely upon the town of Wilmington than suit
ed our notions.
All the old officers of the company reelected
with the exception of r. T. Slade, Esq, of Lincoln
County, who, we believe, desired to be excused Da-
vid S. Cowan, Esq, of Wilmington, and Vardry A.
McBee, of Lincolnton, elected in Mr. SHADES
place. the first as Secretary and Treasurer and the lat
ter Assistant Secretary and Treasurer The ways
and to raise the requisite amount of money to I'm
ish and equip the first % miles, is the immediate mat
ter now pressing.
From the report of the Chief Engineer, learn that
of the division from Lumberton to the Cape Fear River
the greater portion Of the grading has been contracted
for generally to be completed by the first January 1885,
though few contracts be completed by that time.
About onehalf of the grading from Lumberton to the
Pee Dee has been placed under contract to be finished
at the time with the contracts the first division,
or that between Lumberton and the Cape
Fear River No have yet been provided
for the construction of either the bridges trestewo
with trifing exceptions. If the provided
there is why tracklaying may not be
ced the LIST Of April next and continued unnterrupt
ed to Rockingham.
On the western divisiol-that is west Of Charlotte,
about twofths Of the grading has been contracted for
and several important bridges have also been placed
der contract The value of the work done the East
crn division amounts to $91 1914 on the Western d-
vision to SIS, l56, making aggregate of $l6005O.
We learn that committee was appointed to prepare
the proceedings for publication in pamphlet orm and
also to arrange report for the papers. We have not
heard from it.-D0Hy Jou1nGi 18th INST
LIFE AND CORRESPONDENTS JAMES IREDELL, Of The
associate Justices of the Supreme Court Of The United
| states. BY GRIFFITH j. MC2EE Two volumes, Syo.
| New York D. Appleton s. Company. M.DcCc.IvlH
Somebody has said that modcsty adorns woman but
ruins Il man. Without fully concurrng in this aXiona-
tic dogma we must confess that it is not without
tain amount of truth and is at least applicable to
literature to any other vocation enterprise. If any
people could be ruined by an excess of modesty,
|
be that people and the more so this peculiar charac-
tcrsc is generally the accompaniment of talents and
requirements which ought not to be hidden permitted
to lie dormant while perhaps, obtrusive charatansm,
restrained by such delicate instincts, pushes itself for
ward and seeks to impose itself upon the public rep
rescnting ard cmbodyng the cultivation and illustrating
the literary taste Of the State.
We have before referred to the work whose title forms
the caption to this article, and we refer to it again
merely aording striking illustration of the remarks
which VIC wished to submit to our readers Here is a
work. the materials for which the author editor has
collected and colted with much care for has been with
him labor of love- and occupied the leisure of years. He
has had it printed in Appetons best style and has per
sonay supervised the greater portion of it while passing
through the press Thus far give own opinion.
As for the character Of its contcns-thcr interest to
! North Churchman'S their value contributions to the
historical literature Of the country choose to refer to
one whose opinion carries weight OF authority far
greater than any thing that could say, We take
the liberty of publishing the following letter from Hon.
George Bancroft to the author copy of which we have
obtained, but not from Nr. McRcc whose first know
ledge of this brief ausion Of ours to his work will be
derived from pcrusal of it in the columns of the Jour-
nal:
i Copy Of a Letter from lion. George Bancroft.
New YORK, Sept. 9th, 1858.
Ny DEAR SIR Returning home after an absence of more
than two months, found your volumes the Life and
Times of James lrede They to most ptable
gift from the Author and work of the in
terCst and importance Your volumes not only most
try, but most vivid picture of social life and
find them attractive that kept up very late last
evening in the perusal of them, and find it difficult lay
them aside before finishing them. If North Carolina
ans of such treasures you have brought forward
the whole Union have right to demand their publication
+, mV learS
/ Very truly your obliged,
! GEORGE BANCROFT.
j Mr. G. }. MCDEE, Wilmington, N. c.
MIR. McRee's own part of the work-thc connecting
narrative into which he has these treasures is
well worthy of the occasion and harmonizes admirably
with its tone and purpose Such is the character OF the
work printed for Mr.. McRee-wc were going to say
published but that would be too strong an expression
for nothing has been done to bring before the public
to give it circulation The authors modest pride shrnks
from resort to the tricks of the professional booknakcr
and even neglccts the legitimate agencies without
which in these pushing times, little nothing be
done. We know that the author expects to make moth
ing by his book We speak less on his account than on
the account Of those who ought to be his readers The
remarks have made have been made on our own pro-
per motion and without Mr. McRecs knowledSe-his
| consent he cannot refuse after the thing is done.
! In conclusion we want our brethren of the press
throughout the State to cooperate in this matter
Many all no doubt, do fuller justice to the subject
than we can lfthty have not the time space how
| q do moro shall he OhUpd nv the;r oo,p,r