Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-11-12
Viait of the President.

Street lnTSlse concoutSe
osa barrels aud all other nodes Of Illumination s up
the darkness.
About o'clock presidential salute from the guns
Of sou@HERLAsDs battery announced the arrival az 'n
pot Wilmington and Manchester Railroad ol ZIG EEe
sident AMI sue He had been met on tns io~u' ~ o
renee we presume by of the citizens, and
received az the depot by raj and STAFF and
~ the Mayor snd Committee OF citizens. AZ
boat which conveyed him the river touched the
wharf Oh this eide shout up that made the vekin
ring and thus escorted by the aorss and accompanied
By the peope President DAVIS proceeded to the residence
Of General WHITING on Market Street below Second.
In President, with tbs Committee, etc.,
MADE hs appearance the balcony, where Re vel
coined n appropriate by WV. A. Right, Ezq
who spoke of his distinguished services to the country and
returned 30 him the Of the peope q VIII.
mIngo1 for the adopted for their defence la 81
nanent and Sorfcston, as wen az In placing these N
charge Of sklifu General and other proper officers
The President reply his thanks to the people
Of Wilmington and Er. WRIGHT their organ for the
cordial Welcome they had given him. He was proud 10 De
welcomed By such OF North Car
Oinans the sol Of the sncen and honored tosa OF VIII
ntngton. He hoped that Win ngon although frequently
menace might bo forever free from the tread of an inva
ding fos He knew well TIE o Yortance Of her her,
the only through which foreign trade carried on
and he trusted that hs Eor of her people, assisted by the
means which the government would EeBd to her defence
would bs fully add guate for that purpose He had given
for the defence Of Wilmington Of the best soldiers in
tie and who had rsen higher aad higher az dan
grrH accumulated around hm. What ssher msans the
could command hal been here and In
Hf stack Euch additions ne made thu garrison in
and void, he believed enable Wilmington TO
rsPuae tia tos however he might como, By Land by
sos.
Tho Pretiient urged upon all their duty 70 do full
part IL the PRESENT great struggle the issues Of which
on the ole hald edo Independence propertyon the
other hand, al ugaton dgr' datioR aud absolute rrin
d.
soud not bear but had wealth. shoud devote free
~ &c tbs supp2rt OF the sOlers and taking of thei
widows and orphans. 1hose who for tie necessities Of
OiVl Of government. the carrying Of niu trial
pursuits deemed is the county exempt from
lie general still bound &c take part in the To-
cal d'ferce; the cid ebu unabs to bear
arus aus IN the long have required In
Ebch uld t4ered thngs in hs neigh
bou hood to fTh zeal eeWed exeItoDs suppOrt OF
ahe ca Sc in which all Geeply tsfested.
unanimous, ii all die their duty 4afuly bravery dsBtsTsst-
adly, hen gnb 7gatoI be impossible bnt IT,
gecns the interests Of country and ODy anx heap
uP sordid gaiD each ATTENDED only his private
Interests. then would he found that such iDs
null ted ory TO fail into TIL bands Of the Lluudering Ian
KEGS The socor had fought bravey his country
al hough he cou!d leave Lis children other fortuDe
would leave them In T. heTtsuce honor whiIe
the wealth sat cred and heaped ID spirit 81 ylock
10 The midst OF bleeding j. would go down with
branding and cU--s.
Since the Predent h8d last passed through Wilmington
he had travelled Tar visited .ny portions of
v AID IL sumo he bad foa Iun R.d devastation marx
Ing ne track 81 the vand4l BlacksDed Gueys auoe
Renamed 30 max tie spot where happy homes |
stood ard smould srin hsats replaced the
sheltered the widow and tit orphan. Whereve: she
Nsder bad psssel last spark of Union feeling
lad BEEN exIinqL sheH, AID the people OF the DISTRICTS
which the Walkers has supposed subjagated ware the
EARNEST aid most devoted fel d of hs Con:edpracy.
he had visited a army CT the West, ID gOae trer =
md hal
xtouad had heightened his adnr for that va or and
aeTo 'oH, which, sth inferior E1nbeTs, lad overcome
dmc1eE so Formidable, end after two days fighting had
achieved glorious victory, he routed foe ony HnniLg
shelter under the cover CT night.
Re had Charleston where the thunder Of he
snemS heard day and night karpg their herces
are against sGmter and still The grand old TO res stands
grim, t.Ik AID silent bid ling defiance utmost efforts
OF foe He had visited Tbs points about hsrIes.
son. aud had loud spirit people and OF the
FoCps alike reso0te and determined The Yankees ware
snxOu what they called The the rebellion
Ee believed hat would staLd spite of their Utmost eff
forts i:s capture. 1t hid pIayers o s esfsv
God bless tho noble old c.y!
The President said that in North Caroiaa else The
me contact Of tbs Yankees mad thorCu y
sEery spa of Union feeling wherever they come The
sastel portion Of Ihs stats winch had suffered most ON
ne en- my "s Perhaps the most oI and devoted portion
y A "uoie 0'~'0 "@S nth Cs oil State had Tot
"a -. II other in tho numoer cf troops she
an n ha armies of tAe Con. ederacy. In every field,
ire eat Bethel the frst to Chic kAmapg me ast the
hooI AT North Caollnans had been shed and their Taior
U,.,ra.ed md if she fswer trumpet er than some
10 sound her fame, the list o. killed and wounded
eyerv atesled her devotion and bore Wit
n her sacrifices North Carolina might well be prosd
~ her soldiers in The armies OF tie Confoderaoy'
We are ali engaged the We must al make
.sc-hcas We nuss use forbearancs with sSoh other
WE are ali Liable to Your Generals may commit mis-
,.k.s. vour President may comm: mistakes; gov
.avas p,sy commit mistakes. 1tis Is human aud for
AHA pro1er allowance be made. We must cult
vate haImo ~ una8inity, corcsrt ef action We must
asd he President beware OF OF tbs man
who would nst!l tbs poison OF division aud dsanectos
this section or section had not got its full
al are Of spo aud the piFudar. the honors and the
.nouments Office D;l so 2;o this for Offices or
for puader dil expect to make money by it? II
then and Others who, Ike him, had lost ahad seen
the product of years SWEPT had been woefuy mig
taker But we gone into this FROM any such
Rpobe motives and such considerations ought
TO conf appointments. Merit ard merit alone should be
the criterion. And merit found, and North Car
oniars had received AID held full proportion Of the
high positions in tn army He here sudtd to General
BEAG0. native son of North Carolina. lie
IT, there those who yielded to dependency, WHO
despaed of the Republic, who willing to submit. to
desrsd.p tb tc be fund in ranks of the
srl1y. Where confidence and liberalization Those
who conn lsoed most, those 10 had made few.
Eifees The soldiers who had made the
In the hang fortunes Of may for time be &
driven back but with resolCte purpose and united effort
would regaia ell that had lost and accomplish ell
that had proposed. Freed from the shsc kss Imposed
rs by JngeBs association With people who G