The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-12-11
Weston.

( Weston, the pedestrian. has accomplished
his intended feat. He reached ChicsGo yes
terday at ten O'Clock, having thus made the
distance from Portland to that city In a lit
tie less than twenty-six walking days The
attempts to do one hundred miles in TWEEN
ty-four consecutive hours, were all failures;
partly, it is alleged in his behalf, on account
of annoyances to which he was subjected by
malicious or impeachment persons, and partly
because on each occasion, the roads were
found in bad condition, ur storms interven-
ed. There are those who suggest that he
did not desire to win this portion of the wa
ger, having an interest In large bets made
against him-but the supposition las moth
ing to justify it. The man did make extra
ordinary efforts and if we reflect upon the
strain his muscles were compelled to endure
from; day to day, it is not ut ii tsingrlar that
they were unable to meet the added requi-
sition of twenty four hours continuous, Sc
we're exercise. ."
~ In Chicago, Weston received reception
such as might be accorded to a great popu
lar benefactor, or noted hero. The crowds
which assembled to greet him, were i'm
mense. The managers of q charity concert
had captured him in advance, and he was
duly exhibited upon the stage in walking
attire. Perhaps this is only = beginning.
This young gentleman is decidedly :" the
sensation" at present. A great many peo-
Pile would give fifty cents apiece to see him-
He has only to write Il lecture, or establish
himself as an itinerant performer IN pedes-
trianism, and the tax on his income for the
next six months will make ! respectable adj
tlition to Uncle Sans revenues After that,
he must give place to some otherexcitement-
Some people are disposel to sheer at
Weston and ridicule his peforraance. I. This
is mott just 1t is true that . good deal of
humbug and charlantry has been connected
with the long walk; but for this, he does
not seem to be responsible. This enterprise
has struck certain excitabse nerve in the
popular mind, and stimulated great NAM
Der of plagiarist fools; bot he IS not to-
blame 70. that His personal conduct
throughout has been modest sn1 dignifed-
And certainly, what he has accomplished is
very remarkable Let any reader imagine
what fatigue he would probably realize, il
he should attempt to walk fifty miles in two
days, and then he can form some Judgement
of the muscular endurance which enabled
Weston to make nearly twice that distance
in each one of the twenty-six days.
For the silly imitators who are adfvertis-
ing themselves in every direction to walk,
run, or skip long distances in sheet time,
the public will soon feel nothing but con
tempt It is the popularity of eyesything
which thus excites the popular mind that it
stimulates this class of copyists. We. must
expect to he bored by them, just as we have
been annoyed by rowers, Or base ball play
ers, or amouists But if Weston's ex-
ample shall have the effect of directing gen
eral attention to the importance and value
of bodily outdoor exercise, and producing
a taste for moderate pedestrianisni, the pees
ent furore VIII have accomplished . very
good purpose.uiia taa 5AtdML ON
| THE ALABAMA CONVENTION The sct5on
in reference to Judicial officers was cpn-
sidered, Wednesday, and an amendments
adopted to elect all Judicial officers, .inclues-
ing the supreme Court judges by a popnlaa
vote All the officers, executive, JUDICIAL
and legislative are now tn be elected by the
o people AN article was offered and referred,
providing that, the. next general assembry
shall have authority to alter or amend the
article ON the elective franchise of the con.
stltution, provided that such alteration shall
not operate to remove the, disabilities Of
J, any class dlsfranchised by said article, and
that no person shall be disqualified by such
| alteration or amendment wbn o;dad Az