Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1859-05-20
Visit of the PRESIDENT to Nor1h-Cnro1inn.

that President Buchanan will visit this State early in
June, and be present at the Commencement at Chapel
Hill. This will be the first visit of Mr. Buchanan to
Carolina OR, we believe, to any Southern State
He will be heartily welcomed by the authorities of the
University, by the Faculty and Students and by the
people Of the whole State
The tolowng"is his letter to the Committee of the
Trustees accepting their invitation to be present at
Commencement
WASHINGTON CITY, May II, 1859.
GENTLEMEN | have been hOnored by your very kind
invitation the part of the Trustees of the University
Of North Carolina, to visit Chapel Hill at the annual
Commencement in June next.
1t affords me pleasure to say that | cordially and
gratefully accept this invitation. have long desired to
visit the old Orth State and become better acquain
ed with people for whom have ever entertained the
highest respect and esteem The occasion being literary
and not political is just such as should myself
have selected.
Yours, very respectfully,
JAMES BUCHANAN.
To John W. Ellis, Charles Manly, Thos. Bragg, John
H. Bryan, W. W. Holden, d. w. Courts, D. L.
Swain, Thomas Rufin, Sen, David S. Reid, John
M. Morehead, William A. Graham W. W. Avery,
and Robert B. Gillian, Esquires, Committee
1t is expected that the Hon. Jacob Thompson and
other friends will accompany the President Standard.
State Medical Society.
The Medical Society of the State of North Carolina
held its tenth annual meeting in the town of Staesvile
commencing the 9th and closing its labors on the
18th.
We learn from friend that thenumber in attendance
was much larger than at any previous meeting, and that
the best feeling prevailed.
DIR. Alexander of Cabarrus offered prize of fifty
dollars for the best essay the effects of tobacco on the
system and DR.. Manson, of Granville, offered gold
medal Tor the best written essay any medical subject
These offers were accepted by the Society.
The most important business before the Society was
the acceptance or rejection of the charter of ncorpora
nd Mt no octo IF Cd
Board passed by the last Legislature. The act
cepted and the Society," having the appointing power,
elected the following gentlemen to constitute the Board
Drs. j. II. Dickson, Charles E. Johnson w. H. McKee,
0. F. Manson, G. Winslow, j. G. Tull, and Happoldt
of Morganton. This Board will serve for term of six
years.
The following gentlemen were chosen officers of the
Society: Dr. n. j. Pittman, of Edgecombe, PRESIDENT
Drs. Henry, Leach, Whitehead and Wnborne, Vice
Presidents DR.. w. @. Thomas, Secretary DR.. G. W.
Graham, Treasurer; and DR.. w. T. Howard Orator
The annual address delivered by DR.. J. J. Sum-
merell, Of Salisbury. 1t is represented fine spec
men Of eloquence.
The next meeting of the Society will be held in
Washington, Beaufort Co., on the first Wednesday in
April, 1860.
We learn that the citizens of Statesve attended and
much interested in the deliberations of the Socie
ty and that their hospitality knew no bounds Mr.
Faucet the polite and accomplished principal of the
Concord Female Institute, threw open the building to
tLC anu Invited lueH 10 VSlL IL during Inc
day. thus afording them opportunity of viewing the
fine scenery from the observatory. On Thursday af
ternoon Capt Andrews, of Ne Iredell Cadets paraded
his handsome and well drilled Company before the men,
bers of the Society and the members having accepted
the invitation of Mr. Turner the Chief Engineer to take
excursion the Railroad to the Catawba river they
were escorted to the depot by the Cadets who fired
salute as moved off, Our friend speaks glowing
terms OF the excursion OF the which the work
upon the Railroad has been executed and of the scenery
he witnessed. The train returned to StatesvIIe by
eight o'clock and at nine the members of the Society
assembled at the SimOntOn House, and partook of an
excellent supper prepared under the supervision of the
Committee of Arrangements, Drs Kelly, Hackett
Nesbitt, Lawrence and Howard. We learn that DR..
Whitehead, of Salisbury, as we'll as Drs Summerel and
Ramsey, contributed greatly by their attentions to
nance the interest of the meeting, and to render the
visit to that part of the State agreeable to the members
At twelve O'Clock at night MIR. Turner the gentemany
Engineer of the Road, had special train in waiting to
convey the members who coming east to Salisbury
in time to take the express train and nearly all of
them left at that time, bearing with them many pleasant
recoectons Of Statesvlle and of their first meeting in
that place-RQ(e1oh Standard