Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1860-08-15
[Cor. Of the Petersburg Express.
A GALLANT YOUNG CAROLINIAN.

INDIANAPOLIS ND, June 25, 1860.
I happened to stop at Bloomington, ILL.,, few
Gays ago, and there was a public meeting, the OBJ
ject of which | understood was to make prepara-
tons for the celebration of the 4th of July. The
young men and old seemed to be entering into the
arrangements with lively interest They were
drinking champagne and making "spread-eagle s"
speeches. and occasionally toasts would be drank !;
sometimes to men, at others to States; and after
awhile one was drank to North Carolina, do not
know in what words but it WIS complimentary
and it that they had it arranged for one
to respond and it done by a man, q do not
know his name) in very chaste language, referring
to her past history, but said he was citizen of H.
linos, hence did not so in with much ardor he
supposed her would. At this point young
gentleman, who had before this engaged in CONVEX
sation with gentlemen aside, apparently not listen
ing to the speakers. arose and said he was Caro-
liniau and gloried in it. and being such he could not
remain silent when his State spoken of in such
terms. He went back to her revolutionary history
and to the Mecklenburg Declaration, and acclaimed
most cloquently of the heroism of her sons and
daughters in that time that "tried mems souls. :"
He spoke of our glorious Union, and sent up a fer
vent prayer that it might never be severed; and in
speaking of the extent of country, he said Qor
| asked him for the exact language, as it struck
me) g am speaking here one thousand miles from
the land of my nativity, and yet feel am at home
and should be way down South, on the borders of
Texas, l should feel likewise Yes in whatever
part of this glorious Union may be- I shall feel at
home, From the Atlantic to the Pacific, from the
ice-bonnd regions of the North to the vne-cad bow
,ers of the sunny South one mighty heart throbs to
the tune of Union and Liberty" He then went on
in eloquent appeals to the people of the North 70
check as far they could the sectional agitation to
keep in sight the mutual forbeaNlhce which actual.
ed our forcfathers in the formation of the Federal
Union. He then gave them a little touch about
their ignorance of the institutions about which thew
were making so much noise. He told them to visit
plantations and see for themselves, and they would
be better disposed towards their Southern brethren
He advised more intercourse. He spoke nearly an
hour about various things-telling stories about
Gully, and about what were the ideas of the peo.
pie in some sections over which he had travelled.
have gone thus into this speech because was SO
much pleased with it myself-to hear Southern
"boy" Cor such he seemed) utter such sentiments
in the midst Of abolitionsm. As soon as he quit
went to him and told him was with him heart and
hand and introduced myself. whereupon he gave me
his name and residence, which was G. w. Blount
from Nashville N. c. As we were both strangers
we mad to tell our names to one or two and then We
were overwhelmed with introductions and invita-
tons to drink champagne, and may with propriety
add, and not say anything derogatory to him whose
name l have mentioned, that naany toasts were
drunk, and that by train time we were ready te
start IN nigh spirits. TRAVELLER.