Newbern weekly progress. [volume] (Newbern, N.C.) 1858-1863, 1861-03-19
Finished at Last.


| The Hon. Mr. Summers DIVA. has finished
his address before the Convention upon the
Peace Conference resolutions The following
! from the Petersburg Express contains his clos
ing remarks:
RICHMOND, March IL, P. NJ.
Mr.. Summers favored Frankfort, Kentucky
as the place for a Convention of the border
States.
He closed by demonstrating that dissolution
was the first step to the abolition of slavery,
and drawing parallel with Europe, showed
that by making line Of division in this coun-
try, which had hitherto been protected from
invasion by its geographical position, We would
be reduced to the status of Europe, requiring
upon each side standing army at least l00,-
900 men.
He advocated the trial of every effort for
| adjustment, and not until Virginia in her
" heart of hearts " had come to the conclu-
sion that there was other alternative but
secession, then the sentiment of her people
would be unanimous, there would be no di-
division. but she would speak with voice
that would resound from centre to crcumfer-
ence. The speaker closed in an eloquent pc
roration, full of deep devotion Of Virginia and
protesting against separate State action
The Hon John Tyler member of the late
Peace Conference, and delegate from the conn
ties of Charles City, James City and New Kent
h as the floor tomorrow.
A FEARFUL PosITIIoN.-A mournful mar
riage is rather merrily related in d recent Ken
lucky paper. Two rare specimens of rural
simplicity, Mary and Isaac by name, came in
railway haste to the Spencer House, and in
quired of the clerk the speediest process by
which they could be made man and Wife
When he impaired the requisite information,
they both became suddenly overcome with the
responsibility of their position, and fearfully
impressed with the awful future before them
and at once burst into tears, and fell like cry
ing children into each others arms. So grieved
did they seem, that they were told if they had
repented there was no necessity of marrying
and that they had better return home they
came. To this they objected, and Mary, drying
her eyes for a moment; and they had run off to
get married. and marry they must, to which
Isaac silently consented
Here they indulged N fresh fit Of weeping
and hung on each others necks with steaning
optics-apparent victims to fate they could
not resist. Persuasion and reasoning were en-
ployed in vain. They would weep, and they
would get married. So, some one induced
Isaac and Mary-they would not be separated
to get into a carriage, and drive to the Pro
bate Court for a license. There they did the
lacrymose again very copiously, but their
hearts were still firm. They looked through
fearful OrOS at the dreadful shape OF marriage,
and though they trembled, they did not fly.
The license was obtained and back they went to
the Spencer House A clergyman was Sc
cured, and as soon as he had asked them to stand
up in order to have the ceremony performed,
they set up such regular boo-hoo as is
rarely witnessed outside of low comedy on
the stage. The parson was alarmed: the look
ers-on We're surprised, and ID. D. told them
very blandly if they were not prepared for the
serious and solemn occasion, it would be we'll
to postpone the affair, at least until they were
composed NO po-po-post-ponement" biub- !
bered out Isaac; 1--WE mu-must get spliced."
"Yes,' said Mary, 'we ca-caH't help cryin'
but we are bound-bound to get married. -
Thus assured, the service went on, and at last !
the minister pronounced them man and wife |
d declaration that was received with burst |
of aqueous agony that surpassed all previous
could no longer reprcss audible smile, and |
left the newly welded pair to themselves and
their tears.
Soon after the welded weepers were in |
duced to retire to their room where they re-
maded until late in the morning. When they |
appeared at breakfast they seemed very well !
satisfied with each other and wedlOck, and !
their faces bore no traces OF their late sorrow,
which had given place to many smiles and the
presence of jocund joy
They returned home on the afternoon train
quite as happy as persons usually are under
similar circumstances, and here We leave them
to their fate and to their truer for copi-
Gus tears.