Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-07-24
For the JOnrnAl.
ORR RaIELaR CORRESPONDENCE.


compelled to go there by business, mo de-
cent body goes from inclination) represent
the atmosphere of the hall of the House of
Representatives as assailing the nose with as
many distinct "stinks," mot to put too
fine a point upon it, as Coeridge declares
there were in the city of Cologne. People
with sensitive organs of smelling, have to
carry into that "black hole" q palm leaf
fan and q we'll perfumed handkerchief, or
nausea supervenes. There be some, how
ever, who apparently enjoy the awful con-
glomeration of savors as if it were posy or
nosegay, and who inhale the fetid African
atmosphere as though it were
-'s Odors
From the spicy shores of Araby the blest!'
It seemeth not to affect unkindly or I'M
pleasantly the son of his daddy, who sit
teth on the t0ooZ-sack, while old Ashworth
| and several of the knights of the carpet
bag, nestle the closer to Cuffee Mayo, in
of the skin are opened. Every man to his
liking. For myself, as above intimated.
being profoundly impressed with the convic-
ton that the dog days and niger legislators
go not well together, [ have abstained
from visiting my corner of the House gal
lery for three whole days and consequently
have but little of Legislative interest to
communicate.
The excitement which attended the Sena-
toriaI scrub race has died away. The
smoke of the conflict has cleared off, re-
vealing not even the persons OF the Lite
contestants The inftted Abbott, with
his chronic pomposity UNNECESSARILY in
creased, has gone as far as Washington in
the direction Of ''to hum" Little Pool,
with surprising alacrity for so chubby a
specimen of officiating humanity, has
l hurried briSkly on to swear that there
| is only " technical " difficulty of degluti-
ton that prevents his swallowing the IRON
clad. Old "Gwanny" has taken himself
off in high dudgeon. Heaton has philoso-
phically accepted the situation. Sloan an
ticipates consolation IN reInuneratiye cot
ton speculations, and jim Taylor, the crazy
man, has agreed to be satisfied with Pro
fessorship of tumble bug ology in the Uni
versity of Hayti-whilom the University Of
North Carolina
With Abbott's disappearance grave
question has arisen, viz: Who is to be the
| new leader of the scalawags, carpet-baggers
and negroes in the House ? There are sew
eral aspirants for the coveted distinction.
Seymour, carpet-bagger from Craven, is
said, by some who know him, to be the
most decently- behaved of the Radical ring,
wife passable 0Wanttna of brains, and he
is evidently trying to out-manUuvre for
the Legislative Radical premiership, Gen.
Estes, Mailing from your own county, who
(be not incredulous , actually has the van
ity to believe that he was cut out for a par
Humanitarian and a leader If [ were to
tell this to some Radicals, even that wot
of here, they would smile audibly. II
Gen. Estes has any particular friends down
your way, let them admonish him that it
has already been determined, in many
little private IS loil % conclave, that he can't
lead and expect anybody to follow. To
employ an Ethiopian illustration-which
surely is appropriate to the subject
''chicken tail too short to fly high !''
The bill providing for a new registration
of voters in your city--the one to which
I have referred on former occasion final
ly passed the House on yesterday, and went
to the Senate, where it was referred to COM
mittee. II will pass of course. There
seems to be, by the way, o special antipa-
i thy to Wilmington among the carpet bag
for they are but poor paltry tails to the
Yankee kite-folloWing where the kite
goes-with no will Or discretion of their
| own. Wilmington is to be envied for the
hostility of such cattle. But aUhy is it?-
for the exhibitions of acerbity come main
ly from your own (so-calleCD representa-
tives Have social considerations any
thing to do with it Has anybody been
tabooed, who is fitted to adorn, to grace
and to dignity society-in his own esti-
nation ? [ don't know, because [ am not
fortunate enough to be a Wilmingtonian
| But some CT your readers can answer
these queries satisfactorily, [ doubt not.
| ApropoS to Wilmington, a bill also pass
ed one House on yesterday. giving the
| appointment of Inspectors for your town
| to the hardened traitor and ruler who
s. writes himself Governor of North Caro-
lima" This is another blow at your devo-
ted beads
There has been great stir and excite
ment here within a few days, growing out
OF the impertinent assumption of authority,
on the part of Holden. to displace the
present respectable municipal authorities,
| and put in some of his own black and
| white "strikers. His usurpation has
| been thus far, [ learn, completely foiled
| by the manly and decided stand of the
Mayor and Commissioners. It is said that
Holden privately laments the haste with
which he acted, and lays all the blame
upon that innocent youth, Coleman.
who ' writes himself Attorney General
and, in so doing, 'writes himself an ass"
as Dogberry says.
The Democrats and Conservatives of
Raleigh held an immense ratification meet
ing on Wednesday evening. A number of
ladies were present, and their presence lent
additional interest, to what am told, was
the finest political meeting ever held in
Raleigh.
AS bit of city gossip, which is current
about the hotels, l may mention Though I
cannot vouch for it's accuracy that Holden,
at the age of nearly sixty, is taking dancing
lessons, with a view to cultivating Guber-
material graces and accomplishments IL
Who will he dance with Such pulchri- |
tude and-dancing Satyr and Hyperion
Dor.