Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1859-04-20
Vol. XXV.-No. 16.
Mr.. Everett in Wilmington and Newbern.

Mr.. Everett in Wilmington and Newbern.
The Wilmington and Newbern papers speak in the
most glowing terms of Mr.. Everctts grafton in those
places. ITALIAN Hall, Wilmington, was crowded by
an apprcciative audience. He was introduced by
George Davis, ESQ, "whose eloquent though brief
lude to the splendid composition of the distinguished
speaker" The Journal says:
"Mr. Everett is, we believe, sixty-fve years of
age TALL rather pory than otherwise, his hair, trim
med Short is nearly white, and We learn from those
who have heard him before, that either advancing
years illness have subdued the vigor of his tones
and the energy of his delivery. His features those
Of cultivated gentleman, have been made familiar
to most through the portraits Of him which have
been Published.
"Thc audience was the fullest we have ever seen
in Wilmington. We should think the receipts will
not vary much from thousand dollars. Webclicve
all were pleased, many delighted none dissatisfied;
although some, perhaps, looked for rather differ
ent style OF spcaking-morc, perhaps, of what is
generally regarded as oratory-more stirring more
decamatory. The address was highly polished
beautiful in conception chaStc yet magnificent in cX
ccuton-the work of scholar, rhctorician, fault
cssly delivered, too fautlessly for orator. per-
haps, for oratory is never finished suggests more
than it directly conveys-its apparant failures
sometimes its most effective ponts-ts seeming
mayhap its real forgctfulnesses, make us, too forget
Garry us away-lcad our feelings captve-wc
cease to mark gesture tone; we feel but do not
analyzc our feelings. Mr.. Everett may be- perhaps
is, something or higher than an orator. but he
is also something different"
Mr.. Everett was accompanied from Wilmington to
Goldsborough by W. A Wright and Daniel Dick
son. ESquires; and at the latter place he receiv
elby Jnc. D. Whitford, ESQ., anda committee of some
twenty citizens of Ncwbcrn. Mr.. Everett was the
guest while in Newbern of the Hon. John r. Don
nell. The Progress says
THE morning train from below brought up
quite number of visitors from Beaufort and vcini-
ty. The steamboat Pamplico arrived from Wash
ington in the afternoon with large number and the
down train from GoldSbOro at 81 o'clock brought
another addition
At seven o'clock the doors of the Baptist Church
were thrown open and the crowd began to rush in
and take their seats By half past seven the large
building was well filled.
The night (scemingly nature lent its sympathy to
the noble object of the Lecture) beautiful and
as balmy as ever hovcrcd over and bestowed its
Softcncd light on eastern landscapes.
Patriotic women from Beaufort Cartcrctt Ons-
fair daughters there escorted and protected by
brave and loyal subjects.
| At o'clock Mr.. Everett accompanied by Messrs.
| John ID. Flanncr, j. r. Donne and John D. Whit
| ford entered the church.
1t was announced by Mr.. Whtford that Rev. Mr..
Walthal pastor of the church. would offer PRAYER
before the commencement of the oration, which that
gentleman did in most effective eloquent and feel
ing manner:
At the conclusion of which Judge Donnell rose and
in a few brief but very happy remarks introduced
Mr.. Everett to the vast assemhlage.
Mr.. Everett, after few predatory remarks enter
ed at once upon his great Grafton on the Life and
character OF Washington, and for two hours held
his audience spell bound by the magic of his clo
quencc and the beauty of his imagery. Mr.. Everett
has delivered this great Grafton almost from end
of the Union to the other and everywhere it has
met with universal admiration. No one, we be-
lievc has attempted criticism of ofit-certainy
we shall not. We experienced but one regret ant
that was that he finished so soon. He has hac
much larger and probably more apprcciative audi
enccs at other places but venture the assertion
that he has never addressed one that was more at
tentivc or more grattied than the one before whom
he appeared last night"