Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1860-08-15
Cor. Of the Petersburg Express
A GALLANT YOUNG CAROLINIAN.
INDIANAPOLIS. IND, June %, Isl

INDIANAPOLIS, ND, June %, 1860.
| happened to stop at Bloomington, ILL.,, few
Gays ago, and there was public meeting, the OBJ
ject of which understood, to make prepare
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 "spreadeage"
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 was complimentary,
and it seems that they had it arranged for some one
to respond. and it was done by man, q do not
know his name in very chaste language, referring
to her past history, but said he citizen of IL
linos, hence did not 90 in with much ardor as he
supposed her sons 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-
linian and gored in it and being such he could not
remain silent when his State was spoken of in such
terms. He went back to her revolutionary history,
and to the Mecklenburg Declaration, and acclaimed
most eoquently of the heroism of her sons and
daughters in that time that "tried mems souls"
He spoke of our glorious Union, and sent up fer
vent prayer that it might never be severed; and in
speaking of the extent of our country he said Qor
l asked him for the exact language, as it struck
me) IL 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 SnOulQ 1eel likewise. les, In Whatever
part of this glorious Union may be, shall feel at
home. From the Atlantic to the Pacific, from the
ice-bound regions of the North to the vne-clad 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 20
check fur they could the sectional agitation to
keep in sight the mutual forbearance which actual
ed our forcathers in the formation of the Federal
Union. He then gave them little touch about
their ignorance of the institutions about which, they
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
'Cufy,' 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" (for such he seemed) utter such sentiments
in the midst Of sbohtionism. AS soon as he quit
went to him and told him was with him hear. and
hand and introduced myself. whereupon he gave me
his name and residence which was G. w. Blount
from Nashville, N. g. As we were both strangers,
We had to tell our names to or two and then we
were overwhelmed with irtroductions and invita-
tons to drink champagne, and may with propriety
add and not say anything derogatory to him whose
name 1 have mentioned that many toasts were
drunk and that by train time we were ready to
start in high spirits. TRAVELLER :