Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-07-15

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Major seetoa Gales.
Major GALES delivered the Annual Ad
dress at the recent Commencement a
Trinity College. We are not surprised tc
learn that his effort on the occasion is
spoken Of in tho very highest terms, o.
having given the greatest satisfaction tc
those who had the pleasure of hearing
him.
Major GALES is one Of the most bril-
liant writer's and eloquent speakers in the
State. Long connected with the press,
he has done much to give it character in
North Carolina. The readers Of the
JOURNAL will not soon forget the sparkling
letters Of Dor with which thoy have
been favored since the authors retire
7nent from editorial life. We regret that
The natnrn of his present business deprives
them Of the pleasures which his brillinncy,
humor and sarcasm afforded. Their dis
apDointrnent, however, is counterbalanced
by tho Joys of the victims Of his wit.
Major GALES has made as much repu-
tation in his important official connection
with the North Carolina Homo Insurance
COMPANY os he did in the Editorial Sane
nun, and in aH lis other responsible rela-
lions of life, civil and military.
It gives us pleasure TO make the follow
ing extracts from the Raleigh Episcopal
Methodist IN reference to Major GALES
address az Trinity College
Ats O'Clock p. n. the address to the Literary
Societies was delivered by Maj, eeston Gales. OF
Raleigh. BeenlinGiy nothing could have been
more appropriate, better conceived, or moro cIo-
Quently delivered The audience was very large,
but everybody YES intensely interested ana de-
lighted. It was oLc of those rare houre Whe0 inc
speaker and the audience arc in perfect harmony
and together feel tho glow of patriotism. tha
charm of Doeev and the thrill of clOGuence. The
SUCCESS of the hour was complete. The address
was q scholarly production and placed Mai.
Gales il the front rank of literary speakers.
MajoF Gales t7npTOmp:U address, in dehVo1lug
tho medals to the graduates, was brilliant. and
could be cqualed only by himself,
Address OK the Conservative Executive
Committee.
We lay before our readers this morning
The address of tho Central Conservative
executive Committee to the people of
North Carolina. 1t is q timely document
in perfect keeping with the character of
The distinguished gentlemen who consti-
tutc the Committee, and portrays to our
people in plai0, truthful language the sit
uation in which they are placed. We wish
that it could be- brought to the considera-
lion Of every voter in the State. No man, no
matter what may be his color or his polit-
ical affiliations, who really desires to pro-
mote the honor and welfare Of North Car
DINA, can fail TO be impressed with the
truth and force Of the statements and sug
gostions Of this admirable address.
We especially commend the address in
cOuuseling ''peace, quiet, forbearanco and
obedience TO the law OF the land" This
advice is entirely IN accord with that nt
all times given III the columns of the
JOURNAL.
we are sorry to see that it does not ac-
cord with the action of the Radical party,
aud that nothing is further from its wishes
than ''poace, quiet forbearanco and obodi-
ence to tho law &C tho land" The notes
of preparation for war come to us every
day. Our last telegram informs us that
the Governor has declared the county of
CasWell to be in insurreotion, although
there has been perfect quiet there for two
months.
The Ncwbern Times brings to US the
proclamation OF Col. Clarke, who an
nounces that g for tho third time he has
girded or the sword" and in reference to
the men whom he goes ont to fight asks,
So Does not every ingenious heart cry ont
bring forth tho men that do these things
that we may STAY them heat the furnace
to seven fold redness that they may be
quickly consumed" and this. too in spite
Of the fact that he declares g the smoke of
no enemys' camp rises in our borders ; the
tramp OF no hostile war horse shakes our
SOIL
In view of these and other facts rela-
tive to the military movement Of Cover
nor Holden and his master. John Pool,
the Committee may well ask what does
it mean" and the people, also, may we'll
seek to know what all these things por-
tend.
The position Of the Conservative people
of the State upon this question is well
ascertained. They are for peace, for quiet,
for obedience to law. We desire no war
Of any kind, least of nll do we desire
civil war. The Conservative party is peace.
The Radical party is war. Let the people
at the coming election say whether they
desire time TO retrieve their broken for
tunes and to educate their children, or
whether they desire to be plunged into
merciless war.
Brig. Gen. DOckery and the Fifteenth
Amendment.