Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1859-04-16


IL. Everett u Wto01nGeoa cd N0Woos0s
The Wilmington and Newban pspsss speak In he
most glowing terms q Mr. RvsrsSts osaaisein those
places. ITALIAN Hall, Wilmington, WAS crowded by
an apPreciative audience He was introduced BY
George Davis, Esq, "whoss eloquent though brief
remarks" says the Journal Z" formed fitting pre-
Jude to the splendid composition Of the distinguished
speaker" The Journal says:
"Nr. Everett is, We believe, sixty.ave yeazs Il
age tall rather porty 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 subducd the vigor Of his tones
and the energy Of his delivery. His features those
Of 4 cultivated gentleman, have been made familiar
to most through the portraits Of him which have
been published :: -.
"The audience was the fullest We have ever aecn
in Wilmington. We should think the receipts will
not vary much from thousand dollars Wcbclicve
all were pleased many delighted none dissatisfied;
although some, perhaps looked for q rather differ
ent style Of speaking perhaps, OF what il
generally regarded IS oratory-u0re stirring, more
declamatory. The address was highly polished.
beautiful in conception chaste yet magnificent in cx.
ccution-the work of scholar, rhetoricisn. fault.
cssly delivered too fautlessly for an orator, per.
.haps, for oratory is never finished suggests more
than it directly conveys-its apparent failures arc
sometimes its most effective poinits-its scc,niny-
mayhap its real forgctfnlnesses make us too forget
carry us away-lead our feelings cap,:ve-wc
cease to mark gesture or tone; We feel but do not
analyzc our feelings Mr.. Everett may be, perhaps
is something more or higher than an orator, but he
is also something d!rsrsnt."
Mr. Everett was accompanied from Wilmington to
Goldsborough by W. A Wright and Daniel Dick.
Esqures and at the latter place he was rrcciv.
lby inc. d. Whitford Esq, anda committee Of sou
twenty citizens Of Newbern. Mr.. Everett was the
guest while in Newborn Of the Hon John R. Don
nell. The Progress says:
The morning train from below brought up
quite number OF visitors from Beaufort and vicini
ty. The steamboat Pamplico arrived from Wash
ngton in the afternoon with large number and the
down train from GollsborO' at u 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 hall past seven the larg,
building well filled.
The night (secmingly nature lent its sympathy Il
the noble object Of the Lecture, was ~ beautiful ant
| as balmy rs ever lowered over and bestowed IL
| sOftencd light on eastern landscapes.
Patriotic women from Beaufort, Cartcrctt. Ons
! low, Wayne and Lcnoir counties. besides our owl
fair daughters there escorted and protected b,
brave and loyal subjects.
At o'clock Mr.. Everett accompanied by Mcssrs
John d. Flanner, j. X. Donncll and John D. Viii,
ford entered the church.
1t was announced by Mr.. whi,;ord that Rev. Mr.
Walthall pastor Of the church. would oilcr prayc
before the commencement of the oration which tina
gentleman did in most effective. eloquent and feel
ing manner:
At the conclusion Of which Judge Donncll rose an
in few brief but very happy remarks introduce
Mr.. Everett to the vast aSSemIla.c
Mr.. Everett, after few PREDATORY remarks. cntc,
ed at once upon his great Grafton on the Life an
character Of Washington. and for two hours hcl
his audience spell bound by the magic Of his Il,
quencc and the beauty Of his imagery. Mr.. Evcrci
has delivered this great Grafton almost from
Of the Union to the other and everywhere il ha
met with universal admiration. No ono, We b,
levc, has ever attempted criticism of it-ccrtainl
we shall not We experienced but one regret. an
that was, that he finished so soon. lie has ha
much larger and probably more apprrciativc aud
at other places. but venture the a>scrtio
that he has never addressed one thai was more q
tentive OF more sra,iticd than the one before who
, he apDcared last night"