Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-04-26


All the sins that ever were heard Of will be laid to the
charge of that man. and that heard of
before. viii the monster survive? Will millions of
votes be cast for him at the polls? Will he be incar-
cerated in the White House instead of in the Penten
tiary2 We think So
Last Wednesday night, in accordance with previousno-
ii ce, the Rev. G. II. Wiley superintendent of Common
Schools for the State of North Carolina, deliver
ed an address upon the subject of Education before
the members of the Wilmington Library Association
and the citizens generally.
Edward D. Hail. ESQ. as one of the Directors of the
Library Association, called the meeting to order and
introduced Mr.. Wiley who spoke for hour and half
to very attentive and deeply interested audience He
referred first to the deficiency Of town in respect to
Schools for the purposes of popular education second
indicated what in his opinion was necessary to remedy
this deficiency and third suggested how this remedy
might be applied, or how our wants might be supplied
We never had the pleasure of hearing Mr.. Wiley be-
fore last night. His manner of speaking is warm and
earnest and he certainly has the faculty of clothing
very dry subject treated in purely practical manner
with large measure Of interest His exhibit of facts
gave evidence of the labor which he has bestowed
the subject which he has under his charge Supern-
and pointed, and his conclusions just and reasonable
We trust that his suggestions may be carried out and
that the feelings which were aroused last night may be
kept alive, and put to vigorous work until our town
shall be in the full enjoyment of efficient system OF
Common Schools teaching the masses and teaching
them thoroughly from the alphabet to the highest branch
es necessary for entrance into college, into the pract
cal business of life. But above ALL as we have above
remarked letting the instruction be thorough ESQ far as
it goes.
After Mr.. Wiley had concluded his address, on motion
DIR. Thomas the following resolutions were unani
mously adopted:
ReSolued That the Chairman appoint a Committee of
SEVEN to whom shall be referred the whole subject of the
proposed system of Public Schools in connection with the
Town Of Wilmington and that they be hereby requested to
furnish all the facts details and arguments bearing the
subject, which they may deem important.
ResoUed That when prepared to make said report, for
tn purpose OF hearing and receiving the said Com
mtee be hereby authorized to make all needfu arrange
mens to have Town Meeting called, and to give due
uce the reof In the papers of the place.
The following gentlemen were appointed to constitute
the above Committee:
r. FL. CoWan, W. G. Thomas, A. Martin, G. Potter
A. J. DeRosset, E. Murray, S. D. Wallace.
On motion of r. Fl. Cowan, Esq, the following reso
lutions were adopted by reclamation
RoIUed That the thanks of the whole State of NortI
Carolina are eminenty due to the Rev. Calvin H. Wiley fo
his devotion to the cause Of educaton and his unrDg la
Dor in behalf of her g Common Schools"
ReSoUed further, That the special thanks Of
ty hereby most gratefully rendered to him for the
e which he has taken to be present with this evening
and for the abe interesting and instructive address which
he has delivered before us.
In spite of the threatening appearance of the weather
the attendance of both ladies and gentlemen was quite
fattering.
E~ The Steamship reports, or the reports of Steam
ships going to Charleston, will hardly be verified by the
fact. Mayor Wood with his " Mozart Hall delega
ton from New York, agreed to go each his hook
and the very best way he could. Mr.. Wood himself
passed through here night before last believe also
did some leading members of the Ludlow or Tammany
Hall " delegation, among them we understand were
Messrs Cagger and Richmond. The Virginia delegates
have given up their Steamship project and several
them have already passed through here. A portion Of
the North Carolina delegation already in Charleston
and we presume the balance will be there tomorrow
Sunday will be Sunday, but have our fears about
the due observance thereof Delegates and the friends
candidates will be thinking mere of the White House
than of the New Jerusalem However, the barrooms
will be all shut, slim guarantee for abstinence since
each delegation will have Committee room in which
refreshments may be found. Woe betide the man who
mixes too early in the fray. He who encountereth the
Caornians in their tents or the Minnesoteans in their
wigwam is bound to fall ingloriously
A good many delegates-say two or three hundred
came here this morning in the Northern train which
was somewhat late. However, the Manchester Road
sent them by extra train, as it will be quite as
much as can be done tonight to take those then coming
on.
The City of Charleston has taken the business of thu
Institute Hall in hand. The Councils have resolved tt
foot that bill.
large extrapolce has been enrolled and the police
in Charleston are armed. If rowdies and shoulderhit
teIs try on any of their games they will be likely to bt
baked and suffer besides
CHR. Douglas and the wilmot Proviso."
AS an act of justice to Mr. Douglas, from portion
whose opinions on the Territorial question we have
frequently expressed dissent, we publish the article