Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-07-30

frequent political demonstrations in the
Republican family quarrel. A big meeting
of the Price-Larkins faction was held in
the Theatre, at which many of our white
citizens were present, attracted by curl
osity.
After quite a long time spent in drum
ming. around the streets, the Marshals and
others resorted to Camp Lamb, from
whence the procession was to start-they
must have been late in mastering
forces, for it did not appear in
the vicinity of the Theatre until
nearly 10 o'clock. But it finally came,
headed by about "a marshals on horseback,
and with but little demonstration on foot.
The transparencies destroyed at the recent
fire were replaced by very badly executed
banners, displaying in their inscriptions
the feeling of dire opposition which exists.
We quote some of these inscriptions -
"American Citizens do not speak French"
The Black Eagle will never see Raleigh
through Gee Zee's glasses - French
Eagles don't live in our country ;" "Our
Miller will grind the clique to powder -
"Gee Zee's Prayer-Don't take my
Galloway" A figure representing
Larkins is seen crying "no roosting
place here. II Another exhibited French's
inflated hat with hand pointed upwards
as the hat rises in air marked with the
words, "gone up" Another exhibited an
eagle being well shaken on o cloth by two
figures representing Arnold and French
with the written explanation, GA French
Eagle passing through Boiling machine. "
cart marked "Night Soil Post from the
"Sunny South " following in the wake of
Abbott for the "cold North crying
"come along" And yet another repre-
sented Larkins walking into the Capitol
with Eagles flying slowly behind burdened
with carpet, bags marked Grady, Servoss,
Rutherford Abbott, Arnold and Schenck,
and crying out, sob Scion, you took
the right road. [ would be better off if
these Internal carpet-bags didn't keep me
back" But the best of all was little dog
marked Abbott smelling after big dog
IA certain Western SENATOR with figure
representing Sprague pointing pistol at
him.
After the procession had gotten fairly
into the building Owen Dove (coIored) was
called on to preside over the meeting
Rugged in his best Sunday suit, Owen came
forward evidently embarrassed and very
hoarse. Winking his eyes with the rapid
ty of lighting, he said? ''Gemmen and
my feller-citizens. You sees I'm very
hoarse-ahem land konsequintly can't
say much, for I seed SO much to boiler for
tonight that did sum of tho shoutin'
too. You must scuse me for Use very
hoarse, and derefore Use hopes what
fails in tonight you'll scuse me and listen
at the other speakers who's to speak to
you, and [ has the pleasure of Introducing
Mr.. Miller"
The "point of order man then came
forward, but was not very enthusiastic.
He killed his effort on the start (but his
"feller- citizens" didn't know it, by
to correct quotations used by
the other side and most abominably muir
dering the very quotations in essaying
to repeat them in his very effort to correct
rs-shakespeare, etc, didn't stand O
showing but he said the other side had
brought out their big guns against the lit
tie popguns of his side, and they had their
cherries ready and if they couldn't fight as
n bulldog they would bark as flee. -
Eagles hadn't bit more intelligence than
he (AIiller) had and he (Miller) could fol-
low pillow handle much better than he
could make laws. Being called to time
Miller then took his seat for Price to
speak
At this juncture Arnold appeared on the
stage to hush the cries for Eagles"
which were being made by some of his
friends, and. as friends, appealed to them to
keep order and treat the meeting with res
pect.
Price then came forward with q huge
manuscript package to take off the re-
doubtable Senator from New Hampshire,
which he called notes and continually
forgot to refer to. In this speech Price
failed to show himself to advantage, but
was still persistent in showing up the "dam-
nable clique as he calls it. He made
pretty much the Same speech We have ever
heard him make accepted of the chal-
lenge of the Senator of the CLIQUE, and
promised to meet him in discussion any
where ; and disavowed any intention of
being personal in the midst of bitter per-
After listening to his long
winded speech with ill-concealed impa-
thence for more than an hour, we left him
still speaking, in despair, thinking that he
would never finish, and thus made our
exit from the meeting. What happened
we did not take the trouble to
inquire, bnt believe that Larkins didn't
appear. Daily Journal 28M.
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR APPOINTED. This |
J. N. Bunting, Probate Judge, |
rendered the Office of Public Administrator |
for Wake county to s. D. Harrison, Esq, !
a merchant of our city, who accepts the |
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