Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1859-05-13
The EuiscoDaI Convention.

The assembling of the Episcopal Convention at Colds
boro appears to have been the occasion of drawing to-
geher large and agreeable concourse of people from
all parts of the State among others the senior editor Of
the Herald, who expresses himself as highly pleased
with his trip barrin' the dust and it dusty. He
found Goldsboro to be quite place and it iswe did
not begin to know how large the town is until during
one of our unavoidable watings there, friend was so
kind as to drive US around and point out the localities
The Convention we learn, has adjourned, having got
through with its business the nature Of that business
we do not know. We presume, however, that it was
merely the customary routine business there being moth
ing unusual or exciting.
The Baptist, Methodist and Presbyterian Churches
were all rendered to the Episcopaians during the session
of the Convention.
On Sunday ST. Stephens Church, handsome struc-
ture Just finished, was dedicated
The Editor Of the Ne1y5crn Express, who was in
Goldsboro', mentions having met Gov. Ellis II. W.
Miller Esq, G. T. Fisher, Esq, Captain Fremont, NJ.
Q. Waddell, Esq, and Hon. Thomas Rulfn.
BE- Matt Peel the celebrated negro singer and de-
neator of Ethiopian character, died at the American
Hotel in Buffalo, On Wednesday morning. He had
been in delicate health since last January, when he was
attacked by hemorrhage Of the lungs.
Poor Peel, where be his jokes now! 1t seems but
yesterday that we hin here, apparently in full flow
of spirits-on the stage at least for him
off it, to know him. And Luke West, that used to be
in partnership with him. and Of very decided
talent passed of the stage real and mimic, months
perhaps year ago, his disease like Pees being OF
pulmonary character.
How little we know OF men, The gay commedian
may be dying by inches The negro minstrel with his
blackened face and painted lips pining In consumption
or a prey to melancholy Even in real life all act
something of part different from what we actually feel
and we are rght-rght to keep sorrows to ourselves
if we have them, and most have--We have right
to impose them on our ncighbors who have enough
trouble of their own no doubt and our joys if we have
any, ought like our SORROWS to be sacred. Most OF The
hypocrises Of life are good things 1t is good ant
decorous to assume q virtue If we have it not. 1t il
good to mask our sorrows from the world-the worIC
has plenty of the article. 1t is good to assume an ap
pearance of cordiaty even whcn for the time at least
we may not feel it. 1t need not and does not dcceiv
anybody but it oils the hinges Of social intercourse
causes them to move smoothly. Even the little hypo
crises of dress and appearance are good where the
spring from a desire to please, as they generally do.
These belong to q class of shams - that hurt nobody
and tend to remove the aspertleS Oh he queer GUS
question: opyopos Of Matt Peel, but we fell into tn
train of thought perhaps our readersf anybody read
this may follow us, and fall in too.
Mr. EvERETrs LECTURES IN NORTH CAROLINA
The following extract from letter of Mr. Everett
received here shows the nett proceeds from the deliver
of his Washington Address at the four points in Mort
Carolina where he delivered it.
frovo Mort (Ho1
DINA, the nett amount Of which is: Wilmington
$1,O91 80; Newbern, $500 Oh; Raleigh S5l5; Chapf
Hill, $615 60. Altogether 1882 A, which [ cannc
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