Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-08-07
RALEIGH, August 4, 1868.

Dear Journal Il believe that nothing
whatever, worth chronicling, has trans
pired in Legislative matters since my last
letter. It was confidently expected that
the police iniquity would have been up in
the House on yesterday. Pool, you are
already advised. is here, and Abbott, the
carpet-bag Senator from New Hampshire,
arrived On Saturday. A caucus, of course,
was held on Saturday night, and it is said
that both Abbott and Pool earnestly a6-
vocated an armed militia, standing army, or
police force, to put down the Democrats
and Conservatives, and prevent their car
rying the electoral vote of the State for
Seymour and Blair. It is further reported
and believed that their infamous and ma
ignant counsels were effectual, and that it
was resolved by the maj ority of those
present to bring Oh war rather than lose the
State. To-day the bill will come up, and
an angry and excited debate is anticipated.
I adhere to the opinion, heretofore ex-
pressed, that it will pass the House, but
that it cannot succeed in the Senate, unless
in a considerably modified form. Holden s
anxiety for it's passage is described as tea,>-
fully intense. With the reins of power in
his hands. surrounded by mental and ab-
iect official underlings, with all the pat
ronage Of the State at his comma nd, he
still looks frightened and nervous, and is
actually said to live in perpetual apprehen-
sion of personal harm. Uneasy lies the
head that wears (such) q crown - and
&c conscience makes towards of us ALL
Trite apprehensions, signally illustrated in
the case of this bad, designing man d!
The Capitol was the theatre of some very
remarkable occurrences on Sunday. 1t
had been given out that one Rev. Willis
L. Miller would preach a I0iI sermon to a
I0H audience. This Miller, by the way, l
am told, was for exterminating the Yankees
in the beginning of the war, commanded a
company in the service, and was famous
for his arbitrary and tyrannical discipline.
He then preached loiLsermons-to the Con-
federacy Well, he preached on Sunday,
and men were there to hear him who, 'they
say" have not darkened a Church door tor
years. They went to hear politico-rellgl-
Gus diatribe, and not the Gospel. Nlggers,
scalawags and carpet baggers were seated
in familiar and affectionate juxtaposition,
and the "cullud sisters" in profusion
of ribbons and furbelows, were numerous,
"gay and festive" Brother Blythe might
have been seen, doubtless, in loving prox-
unity to the gorgeous Sarah Jane, and the
captivating young ''Attorney General ;.
sitting close by an oleaginous and odorif-
erous Dinah-their mutual attention being
divided between the Esprit and the
flesh" Other distinguished individuals
among the faithful were, if rumor is true,
lusciously sandwiched between ebony beau
ties. Several lantern jawed specimens of
Puritanism lent IN appearance of sanctity
to the occasion, and, altogether, it was
rare medley of would-be saia.tIiness and
genuine scent Blitlism and Black George.
isns-hypocrisy, humbug and piety(D -.
After the sermon was over, a ''' public
meeting" was or6hnized, over which Amini-
dab Sleek Ashley presided, and at which it
was resolved to organize q ''loil y Church,
to be called the "Church of the hanocents,"
7 suppose. IF the Yestry is to be made up