Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1866-11-01
in charge of the road are men of energy

and thoroughly versed i'll their duties
names of the leading business men of our
city and along tho line of the road. Its
management will compare favorsbly with
that Of any similar work in the country.
and we venture the assertion that since its
completion, taking into consideration the
number of trains run and the length of
the road, that as few accidents have hap
pened and as few lives been lost rs on any
railroad In the United States.
We hope that the facts, us drawn out by
the Investigation of the President and
Board of Directors, will prove satisfactory
to the gentlemen who addressed us on the
subject. 1t seems to lis that the collision
was prevented by the great carefulness of
both Engineers in charge of the trains, in
rounding the curve, i'll which they we're
but obeying their instructions.
Memorial Celebration st Winchester
We publish on our first page an extern
ded account of the beautiful and interest
ing memorial celebration at Winchester,
Va, on the 18th inst. We are glad to know
that the patriotic ladies' Of the Valley have
so far succeeded Ill their humane efforts to
collect i'll Il common burial ground the
thousands Of noble dead who have been ly-
ingin Neglected gravest throughout the Lower
Valley, as to inauguratc the opening ccre-
monies Of the SroHEwALL CEMETERY at this
early day, having already buried within the
ground dedicated for the hallowed purpose,
nearly three thousand bodies. AS an evil
dence Of the urgent necessity for this &C
ton on their part, to preserve the last rest
ing places Of our dead heroes from neglect
and decay, it will be seen that already the
names Of moro than onc-fourth Of tile en-
tire number are unknown.
\ most interesting feature connected
with this Stonewall Cemetery to the people
of this State IS, that ont of less than sixteen
buried within its eacred precincts, quite
four hundred and fifty are from North Car
DINA Thus North Caroliua furnishes near
" one third Of The entire number. As this
State did not have larger proportion Of
soldiers III the Valley campaigns than III
other parts of Virginia, VIC may conclude
this is but relative proportion Of the loss
sustained by our State on The various battle
fields OF Virginia Such IL large proportion
Of General Lees army WAS composed of
North CarohnianS during the later
campaigng, that the battle Of Reemes' Sta
ton, on the 18th August 1864, with the
exception Of one battery OF artillery. was
fought entirely by North Carolinians, who
happened to form the attacking party.
The synopsis Of the address Of General
Wise, on the occasion Of the dedication Of
the Stonewall Cemetery, which we give, is
full Of feeling and beauty, We would be
clad to publish Il IN full. but for It's length.
Greedy, speaking through the columns OF
the Tribune, unwilling IL compliment this
effort Of General Wise. cannot find "a
tional excuse to condemn 1t, He compro-
misses the matter thus
'0The dispatch which We have received from Win
chester, Va. gives but imperfect idsa Of the
character OF the address which General vice de-
livered AZ the dedication of tbs StoEevaH Cemsts-
ry But VIC have no doubt II was eloquent, and
that bis hearera took from IT new inspiration to
cherish the past, to which Stonevalt Jackson and
the livin.. Lee Individually belong. VS. cannot
DISPUTE over VirginiE's obedience TO nature IN
mourning her dead. nor agree with Gov. Wiss
that the cause for which they died still lives. Dir.
Wise himself may have philosophic doubts upon
that point il Lle confessions concerning slavery be
truly reported. Yet We shall be glad If One-haf
the young men Of Virginia take the good advice
which the al dress contains