Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-12-27

though is much to be questioned whether the prlnc
pies of the temperance society could be sold 10 have been
wholly triumphant But then it rained, and it was
chilly and uncomfortable generally speaking, and $3.50,
people felt the temptation to take littejud little,
to keep out the fog and the damp and the blue DEVILS
and all and sundry the rheumatism, and the govt, and
the oothache and the neuralgia, and the dpthera, and
the coywobbes and to rectfy the painful feeling OF i'm
pecuniosity common TO all mankind just now such be-
ing the temptations to smile, two three people yielded
to these temptations and did smile; for, saith Major
Monsoon, What temptations good for if not for the
pleasure of yielding to them? Otherwise we might as
we'll have no temptations, gravely adds the Major.
And it is said that several persons enjoyed the official
Inequalities of the dispensed at the guardhouse
The guests there quite poygo in their dialects
and cosmopolitan in their origin not to say enthusiastic
in their demonstrations
The more sedate and serious went to Church yeser-
day. We got file of the New York Ledger and read
the thrilling story Of the Pirate OF the Minds or the
Clam Fisher with IL RedN ose-a Tale OF Vengeance!
John Kuner is getting ridiculous. 1t is time to STAY
john. john is ready to secede-to gin out. John IS
nowhere now. He is hardly the ghost of John The
D. @. Is mustered in small force, and were not ram
pant by any meals Towards the close of the day we
heard an enthusiastic and philosophical person, with
two quarters dime aud half dime in his hand, enunci-
ate great truth in the words following, to wit :" Talks
daawk, but it takes money to get the whGck)skey"
To-day all is quet-the shines out and appa-
rently if repentance be first step towards conversion
we may look for revival of remarkable and most ed
flying kind,-D1;ly Journal Of yesterday.
On Monday last the investigation of the rumored in
surrectioD in this and the 1acent counties took place
at the Court House ,ate, before his Honor, Judge
French
Without going into unnecessary detail, the history OF
the affair appeared to be that weeks since letter
was mailed at Lillington n. c., directed to VIM. II.
Anthem 16 Exchange Place. New York, said Anthem
being treasurer of antisavery society. The letter
was signed on behalf of the DodJrige Cadet Com
pany by r. Pigo Secretary, and said that there would
an instruction the 22d December that there
concerned in the scheme some 40 whites, 80 100
slaves and 40 so free negroes said they had some
guns, swords and axes, but wanted ammunition, and,
BESIDES short of money and could not borrow any
for fear Of attracting attention The letter fur
ther said that 5000 immediately necessary, and
should be sent to P Doddrige at Magnolia, said Dod-
drge being Captain of the Doddrige Cadets The
writer further said that the shareholders had whipped
him the night after the election and he bound to
have revenge etc The plan stated was first to seize
the fort at the mouth OF the river where they could
maintain themselves against any odds Anthem was re-
quested to show the letter to Horace Greedy and other
friends and have it circulated.
This letter was forwarded to Governor Ellis by the
parties receiving it in New York. The Governor,
although there were things in the letter that
ted the suspicion of its being hoax, still thought it
necessary in these critical times to have it investigated,
especially as two days alter the date of the letter to An
thon (27h Now the postmaster at Magnolia received
letter from Ellington enclosing stamps with request
that any letters for p DOddridge should be forwarded
to Ellington In order to detect the writer OF the P.
Doddridge letter letter was mailed and forwarded in
accordance with direction. The writer found to be
a mere boy, of somewhere between sixteen and seven
een named Scion Larkius, who arrested last week.
Two other persons were also taken up suspicion.
The youth, who is quite intelligent, has always borne
good character and is the son OF highly respectable
parents admitted the writing. Had never talked about
it to anybody He wanted to fool the Abolitionss.-
II he had got the money his object to have started
Job printing office with it and returned it in short
| time.
Sundry witnesses examined to prove the charac
ter of the deendant-he interest he had taken in get
ting up military company at Liington-bis zeal in
the cause of Southern rights etcetera. Evidently the
letter was boyish freak. highly blameabe but cog
nizable under the statute There a circumstantia
ity about statements that demanded that it should
be looked after Before the Harpers Ferry affair high
officials received warning apparently less reliable than
this and committed serious mistake in neglecting to
attend to it, T. d. Meares Esq, member for Brunwck,
and Mr.. Stanford, of the CommoneIs from Duplin,
down from Raleigh to if there any discov-
cries to be made The whole matter would have passed
off quietly but for inadvertent publication in the
Godsboro Rough Notes. Like the rest of US, some
times the Editor of the Notes failed exercise his usual
caution
A young man named Taylor and Mr. r. III. Chat
terton taken up suspicion, but there appearing
no evidence whatever to connect them with the affair in
any way they were promptly discharged. The only
thing that appeared to point at Mr. Cbaterton at all
was the name of P. Doddrige." 1t would seem
that for short time, MIR. Chateron who formerly went
to sea, had after usage among seamen called
himself w. II. Daughters never P. Doddridge Even
while passing Daughters always received letters from
the North as Chatterton There was evidently no
ground of suspicion against MIR. Chatterton in this or
any other case. He proved good record upon the
question of fidelity the institutions of the State as
anybody.
The young man Larkins discharged. He had
acted wrongly, but evidently without hesitation
Fiction and certainly without completely with any
body. 1t will be lesson to him.
B. V. Carroll Esq, postmaster at Magnolia, and
Others, so far as was deemed necessary commune
Gated with consulted with by the Governor but until
the accidental publication made no one outside even
suspected that anything OUT
The authorities here very properly put their