Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-07-12
The Fruits of the War.

| One of the fruits of the war is to be seen
in the general apathy of our citizens in the
observance of the FOURTH OF july. There
can be nothing in the recollectiOnS OF the
day that is or should be unplea SAINT to the
| Southern people. But four of the present
| excluded States were represented III the
Congress which adopted the DEcLARATIoN
OF INDEPENDENCE, and though the ADAMS
represented MASSACHUSETTS, it devolved
upon JEFFERSON to write that immortal
document. The Southern WASHINGTON
was chosen to conduct the Colonies success
| fully through the Revolution, and MADI-
SON was assigned the task of securing the
liberties acquired by the war, by throwing
around them the safeguard CT the CoNsTI-
TUITION Everything then connected with
the day and its patriotic associations should
he dear, especially to the Southern people.
But this growing Indifference is attributable
to the abuses which have been made of the
glorious works of these Southern patriots.
The South has been weaned from its
love for the day, and the flag by
the tyrannies which have been suf-
fered from tie government of which
they are symbolic, and instead ofkindness,
encouragement and brotherly love to win
them back, the lost affection is attempted
to be restored by force of military orders,
to observe the ''day" and salute the flag. .
VIRGINIA, that gave to the colonies, WASH
| 1NGToN, JEFFERSON and MADISON, is no
| longer State in the Union, and her own
daughters have aided to place the descen-
dants of these men and their glorious COM
peers in political vassalage to the sons of
| their slaves, and the descendants of the
Africans, which MASSACHUSETTS avarice
brought to these States.
We would rejoice exceedingly to see the
day return when these States, as honored
equals, can assemble around the national
! altar and pay honor to the deeds of their
| ancestors. We will rejoice when our gov
eminent is again conducted upon the prin-
ciples which they established when we
know bur Government, not by its injus-
| tice, military orders and trials and onerous
taxes, but from its blessings. By such q
course will the old feeling return; then will
the prosperity of the country be establish
ed then will the national flag be display
| ed by willing hands and thankful hearts,
and not by paid officials OF reluctant citi-
zens. Remunerated patriotism would then
languish in the presence of an honorable
feeling yelling up in grateful hearts.
Selma.
This is the name of new town, located
in Johnston county, on the North Carroll
ma Railroad, one mile and half east of the
present depot at Mitchenor's. A subscri-
Der writes that Selma is being rapidly i'm
proved and already begins to assume the
proportions of full grown town. The
depot and warehouse buildings formerly To-
Gated at Mitchenor's, have been removed to
Selma, and its growth has been more rapid
than that of any town in the State for the
time it was first laid off
Selma is the central depot of the county,
and is half way between Raleigh &nd Colds
boro'. Large quantities of the produce of
Johnston and Harnett counties areshipped
from this point, and it is the depot for the
return freight for that section. 1t is beau
tifully laid off, and the location is we'll
adapted for the present limits and future
growth of this enterprizing town. A post
Office will be established in q few days, and
we look to see Selma ere long the prosper
| GUS centre of rich and fourishing Sec
ton