Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-11-20

most part to the State, we have q contin-
uous line to the State of Tennessee and
with the roads OF that State, to the Mis-
sissippi. If Norfolk can undertake the
hercuean task of building such line, sure
ly Newbern, by the united effort of all her
citizens, could succeed in consolidating cne
The stockholders of the A. & n. @. r. r.
by petitioning to the Legislature, which
meets Monday next, would go far to ad-
vance this object. They are the proper
parties to start the movement, and then
the members of the Legislature from the
counties along the line of road would have
something upon which to base their mo-
tlons for consolidation. We earnestly di-
rect the attention of the stockholders TO
this matter. They will be equally benefit
ted with the balance of the community.
ARMS Ms-We now hear that &" Gov" Hol-
den has received 5000 stand of arms, and
that they were purchased North, not for
the militia but for rolunteer (?) Companies.
The boxes were marked Pittsburo, Pa"
We were not aware that the Legislature
had made an appropriation for the pur-
chase of any arms.-Ral. Sentinel
LARGE SEIZURE OF WH1sKEY.
U. s. Marshal Kehoe. yesterday. seized
about one hundred barrels of whiskey from
the merchants of this city, for alleged vio-
lations of the revenue laws. As there are
some things connected with this seizure
which need explaining, we shall allude to
it at length tomorrow.
Newborn Jour. Of Conn.,, 18Th.
NORTH CAROLINA. majority of white
men In this State are not surpassed for all
the noble qualities that adorn our nature
by any people on the globe. But it can
not be denied that since 1860, there has
been more mean ones here than anywhere
else, according to population. Why is
this Because money and not merit is
the standard of responsibility. Not so in
Mississippi, Louisiana, South Carolina,
Virginia, or, indeed, any of the southern
States. Here a widespread decentralization
prevails-all distinction between honor
and corruption is lost sight of, and success
alone marks the mans position socially
As long as grovelling ideas of this sort
prevail, North Carolina will be sneered at,
and her true men must bear in part the
blame. A man who is blackguard to-
day is not gentleman and man of hon
or tomorrow, because he is appointed
Judge, or by lucky hit makes "a pile"
The honorable and respectable men must
or the State will never be redeemed.
Charlotte Times.
STATE PENITENTIARY. We learn that the
Commissioners appointed to locate the State
penitentiary have fixed upon point at or
near Lockville, on Deep River, Chatham
county. There were various excellent in
ducements offered to the Commissioners to
locate it near this city, at Selma, Johnston
county, and perhaps at other points, which
would, in some respects have been prefer
able, but the inducements in favor of
Lockviile, we suppose, prevailed with the
Commissioners anu Influenced their de-
termination The extension Of the Chatham
Railroad to Lockvile, which will be COM
pleted in a short time, obviates many of
the objections heretofore urged against its
location on Deep River Tie building
material is there abundant and an immense
water-power for machinery, and it is said
to be healthy region and abundant in pro-
visions. Raleigh Sentinel.