Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-04-17
HON. GEORGE DAVIS AGAIN BEFORE TBE
PEOPLE.

So great was the existing desire to hear
| the speakers announced to address the peo.
pie last night, that the very inclement
weather could not prevent ITALIAN Hall
from being filed to its utmost capacity
The intelligence and and beauty of vii.
mington were we'll representation fair Ia
dies lending the encouragement of their
smiles to honor the proceedings
The meeting was organized by the cleo.
ton of w. A. Wright, Esq, as President.
The Vice Presidents were Coils. w. L. De.
Rosset and W. S. Davane. Capts. G. L.
Dudley and I. B. Granger, DIR. J, b. Pur-
cell, and Messrs. w. H. Lippitt, J. G. Bau-
man, Sol. Haas, T. W. Brown, ]. H. Ryan.
F. W. Kerchner and T. W. Player
The President, in few remarks, adj.
dressed the meeting, briefly abiding to
some of the issues presented for our con-
sideration. He remarked that as no speech
was expected from him, he would yield
speedily to the gentlemen announced to
speak on this occasion, who bore names
we'll known in the history of North Caro-
lima.
Col. A. M. WADDELL was then introdu-
ced and came forward before the audi
ence. He said that he appeared on this
occasion by invitation of the Executive
Committee of the Conservative party in
this city. If there was anything in the
name of conservative, it was q true ex-
preston of all the principles he holds or
ever will hold. There are but few privileges
left US, but we have been granted
the privilege to say whether we will
assist in our own degradation
or strike one more manly blow in
defence of our rights. There is now no
room for difference of opinion when uni
versal suffrage unnecessary measure
is made the paramount issue. He believed
and devoutly prayed that the people of
North Carolina would meet it, and with
much better success than the last issue pre-
sented to them was met. Many of the fea-
lures contained in the proposed Constitu-
ton were then discussed by this gentleman,
and especial reference made to the propos-
ed Judiciary and it contrasted with that
which our good old State has heretofore
known. His effort in behalf of Cnoserva-
tism was manly and made an excellent i'm
preston.
Col. WADDELL was succeeded by Hon.
GEORGE DAVIS, who, as he came forward,
was greeted with the most enthusiastic ap-
plause. Never before has our pen so fal.
tered in task as when we undertake to
even approach a reference to this able, elo-
quent and overwhelmingly magnificent eff
fort. Never before, we venture to assert,
has Wilmington audience heard it ex-
celled. In appearing he said, with much
feeling, that he had thought never again to
have appeared before his friends in CO.
pacity like the present. His voice, he
thought, was silent and buried forever in
the grave where Constitutional liberty had
been inferred. And he had resolved
in respect to all public affairs to live as if
he did not live. But no man can out
live his duty, which is imperishable, and as
his friends had thought his voice might
be of assistance in the cause, he could no
longer remain silent. And then the speaker
commenced his address in earnest,
which was delivered with that burning, i'm
FASHIONED eloquence which is characteristic
of him, and having once heard we can
never forget. The miserable child Of the
infamous Convention, with bold effrontry
called q Constitution, was taken up ana
literally picked to pieces, and its revolving,
sickening, degrading features held upto
view in all their hideous nakedness and
loathesome proportions Manly was his
vindication of the rights and principles of
the freemen of North Carolina, and sting
ing, bitter and terrible were his sarcasms
as expressed in relation to sanity, pi0uS,
disinterested Radical missionaries, who seek
to rob us of our sustenance and degrade us
and our posterity. Eloquent was his de-
fence OF our honored and noble dead, whom
our hyena-like enemies have endeavored to
defile by their poluting touch. and rever-
emily were their sacred memories alluded to.
During the whole of the address the audi
ence was as it were under a spell, and
brought to tears by the pathetic eloquence
used. or made to laugh unrestrainedly at
his satirical remarks. The one and para
mount effect, however, has been to de-
termine all aCjbite men who heard it, except,
perhaps, few sneaks, to VOTE AGAINST
THE CONSTITUTION AT ALL HAZ-
ARDS.
The meeting then adjourned with three
cheers for Mr.. DAVIS, which were given
with vim.
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