Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1865-01-12

of Southern elcqueuce from late speech n the Cen
tederate Senate, by the Hon. Gustavus A. Henry. The
eagle orator from Tennessee the question being OF
the joint resolution introduced by him In the Senate de-
fning the position OF the Confederate Staes and the
determination OF Congress and the people 10 prosecute
| the war till their independence is acknowledged:
BE union with tsemf No, sir, never There is .
great gulf that rolls between It is gulf It blood
without shore ana without bottom, and is insep
arabic, that which seq arates Dives from Laz,rus
The mute objects of nature decorated churchea
end altars; our sweet valleys drenched in blood and
charred By fire. forbid it. The dead would cry cut
against it from their CORY beds he blood OF MY own
sops yet unayenged cries to Heaven from The und
for vengeance The thousands who resting rcd IN
their graves would awake and utter their sol pro-
test. 3toneWall Jackson Polk Stuart, Rhodes, Nor
gan, Psson Smith, and thousands over who's rnaiDs
a monument TO the unknown d. ad ehall raised,
speaking in tones of thunder against il aud it be
the living only will be dumb? Sir, those have
died in Ibis not dead to US,
s' 'E'sD in their ast es live their w,nted ares."
They are In the light of their example vl!u .be
tInn tie living Their spirits walk abr 'ad and stir the
heart I'll living do lie in the o! liberty.
We c erish their men':ry Wet plug virgins and d;vo
ted mothers shall kne around their tomns and bedew
with their tca,s the erav th-y sleep. Poetry
shus emb!am ,her al~mo-y and nInstresy per peuate
ih;r lame brewer. We 81 ii charge ;h' /. name to
the etGs. Tyre.
The historic mus proud ot her trea.:re enall march
with it down To the l.t>st sculpture who in turn
shall give boun stHue au dur Ing r-ss sO guard
Them, inmoctalz: lie. trust. hu liiIs whu have
dlri shls bot only rnstriutd IN hr nn"rHost
core OF her tenr, but to the minds eye are crr III our
SIGHT.
' On fame's eternal camping ground,
The so III trn's spr.sd
Ard glory gGarjs WI h sol ma lCuId,
The byouac "i tie das'''
DEATH OF AN OLD ACTOR - !'he death OF J mes
" lillian w aliack, actor Of the old s"hooi," Is an-
nounce1 10 the New York pelers. The Tims publish
eS the following obituary OF him
4Jamts William w sllark born 10 London in
1873. Both hls parents we're the stage his father
William Wallack, being distinguished COMEDIAN and
vocalist aud his mother, Eiz beth Bel, playing the
leading female charac with Mr.. GaIrick ur several
years. He made bis 6Isg appearance in Lnnon at the
age OF sev'n, aud after play rg boys lats for some
time, fassrd 10 tie Acadsmc hee're, established by
Queen Charlotte in Lec st street. Leicester Square
Eng sh and German cLiiden appeared on alter
nights Here he attracted the attention OF Rcl ard
Brinsley Sheridan, who gave him ali engagement at
Drury Lane. That theatre cerg subss qnently bui I'd
down, he welt to Ireland ; but IN 1889 returned to
Engnn and on lhe opening night at the New ,ury
Lane appeared as LAertts" .in Hamlet.
At the age Of twenty-five he replace Mr.. Booth
10 playiog 4sgo to Keau's 'Olhello.' About this
ima be received very tempting cfers from New York,
and having, by the inter venton Of Lord Byron, who
was hs perst nal friend, obsaiued two years Iesvf OF
absence from ihe manag ment OF d. ury Lane he mude
his fist appearance D Americs at the Park Theatre,
of This CITY, September Z, 1918, in tie character Of
= H. cOeIn. Aller TWO years or remarKaDle success
here, he returned to LondUn where be remained only
one season, making then second visit to America
having been injured eEoetly afterwards by the upset
ting OF coach, went home recruit but returned
for another to the Unei ates, and alter that
became stage manager of Drury Lane, under Elston,
performing also the leading characters, In 1886, be
opened the Na,iooal heate, at the corner Church
aud Leonard streets, in this city. In 1889, 1t
burned down, and dur the next ten years he played
star engagenl,nIs in the United States and Great
BliiSin
i" In 1851 he fixed his resdtLc3 permanently in this
city, aud esabl shed Walacks Thea re, (now Woods)
on Bro adway, at the corLer OF Droome street. Here
| e enjoyed uninterrupted success Tor many YEARS.
be establishment was always distinguished by uoi-
form excellence of It's stock company, aud a careful re-
gard the proprt ties of scenery aud costumes, which
gave it emlnence among American theatres. In 1861,
present Walacks Theatre, the leading theatre OF
the United States, established at the conur OF
Thirteenth and Broadway.
"Mr. Wallacx probably, up to the time OF his
retiring from the stage the bes OF the old school of
tors. He was, perhaps, most admirable in what might
be termed the romantic drama, iu such ions
as 'Bene diet aud Ruben Gieuloy.' Although critics
might be disposed to question him the highest works
OF tragedy, u parts that merged upon the melo drama
tic, like j uhen st. Pierre, he In1pptoachabe
hs time.
MIR Wallack has suffered for some years of f.c1ons
often incident to old age. He always dressed wi the
most lastiious tase, and had Rather Par,slsn sp-
pearance. HIS name was ever spoken with respect by
the Numbers OF the theatr icai profession