Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-02-05
--- With grave
Aspect he rose, and in his rising seemed
A DiIldr of State -

Another of the distinguished Represen-
tatives OF New Hanover, who has hereto
fore been thrown into the shade by the fes-
tive and sparkling Estes has emerged
somewhat in the foreground since his
Estes) observation by the "pillar of
State aforesaid. ''Pricc, colored," has
repeatedly BACKED the Legislative board
of late, and his parliamentary essays have
assumed financial phase. For instance,
VS. find him, on Saturday last, proposing
to raise a joint COMMITTEES "to enquire
into the financial condition of the Treas
ury," labor which wou:d prove about as
profitable as an inquest into the present
whereabouts of the lost Pleiad. By the
way, it is notable that the gentlemen from
Africa, who at present adorn and illustrate
the Legislative annals OF North Carolina,
principally uff. c. questions of finance. -
first place, the field hands are naturally
concerned about the former monthly wages
which they now receive per- diem and, in
the second place, it looks more conse-
Quential to deal with abstruse subjects
For instance, [ knew an illiterate
preacher in the army, during the
late war, who invariably took his text from
Revelations. And so it is that Cutfee
Mayo, who employs his leisure Legislative
moments in drawing pot hooks on the
sheet Of paper before him, will launch out
into a dissertation On "cooc- pons,'' or
Price will institute inquisition into the
status of Davy Jenkins cash accounts.
Private bills, or public bills of inmate
rial importance, have occupied the time of
the two Houses mainly, for few days
past. am not aware of any particularly
concerning your section. now that the
T1oi ho1 Ioo
passed, land, by the way, the debt of the
State has been swollen to forty seren mil
lion, instead Of forty, as stated in my last,
we may expect that the Revenue bill will
be the next object OF attention. When
that comes up, French, Cnffee Mayo and
Price will be in their glory.
Speaking Of taxes, a resolution was adop-
ted on Friday, exempting FROM taxation,
wherever he may exhibit himself in the
State, Joseph A. Chaffn, who claims to be
the smallest man in the world. Now I
object to this. Chatfin is not the smallest
man in the world by any means. Tod
Caldwell, Barrow, Reade, Holden, Girls
som and others are infinitely more diminu-
tive; and, besides, if pigmies or manni-
kins are to go untaxed, the oficiary of this
will furnish but a small part of the reve-
You have seen, ere this, the proceedings
in the Senate, since my last, relative to the
bribery business. You are aware that
have not attempted to defend MIR.
Robbins against the imputation of very
culpable heedlessness, but I believe
him to have been as free from criminal in
tent as it is possible for the purest of men
to be. This is palpable, in view of all the
facts of the case, and every Radical in the
Assembly feels and kno,0s it. And yet you
need not be surprised if these very men
many of them reeking with rottenness and
corruption-should seek to vindicate their
own damaged and be-soiled regulations
by placing Mr.. Robbins under anathema
Hudibras satirized the proclivity of men
to compound for sins they are inclined
to, by damning those they have no mind
to )" but the venal and villainous crew,
who are prosecuting Mr.. R., are denounc-
ing in him the imaginary existence of that
for which, of all things, they have decided
"mind to-
Rumor has it that there is to be "loil
Ball given at Tucker Hall, in this city,
next week, in compliment to the Radical
State officials, Judges, &c. The subscrip-
ton price is to be SIS, and I take it, of
course, that there will be no discrim nation
on account of color. Gov. Holden will
lead off gracefully in the first quadrilIe,
having been duly initiated in the art of
" tripping it on the light fantastic toe,"
last summer, in course of private lessons,
it is said, by Miss Carncross. His uis a ois
will be Coleman, the Attorney General,
provided he is sober,) while the Lieut..
Governor and Galloway, each wearing his
watch and chain, will reserve themselves
for the reel or breakdown
No news vet of Iiittlefield Alden Mrs
Cavaly, or the other absconding wit
nesses. Dot.