Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-12-22

Craven OF Trinity CO1IeSe-HarOOr.
oush IIouse-EIesant Repast-TOasts
Mr.. Terry Of riinty-PrOud RecOI-
IectiOns+TrOy, Brock and Small.
PLEASANT VALLEY, Dec. IL, 1871.
Ny DEAR JOURNAL 1T having been
my fortune to spend last week i'll Raleigh,
/ propose to tell your readers OF few
things / saw and heard there.
The Legislature and its doings consti-
tute, of course, great att action. The main |
subjects of legislation now before the Cen
eral Assembly are the Revenue Bill, the |
State Debt, the Re-districting Of the State, ,
and the proposed Amendments the COnstl- |
tuition. There will be little change made |
in the Revenue bill of last session.
The Senate have indicated by very de !
cid ID vote its unwillingness to levy any tax
! to pay any interest on the State debt, or III
deed to take any action i'll reference thereto,
! beyond appointing a commission to effect
an exchange of the stocks owned by the
State in its several works of internal inn
provement for the bonds with which such
stocks were obtained. The bill to effect
! this purpose, Introduced by Mr.. Worth, OF
/ Randolph county, after much discussion
and consideration of various projects, was
found to be the only proposition that could
command the support Of more than cor
pOralS guard.
The action of the Senate in regard to this
matter was taken after so much delibera-
ton that our bOndholders may as we'll at
once take due notice thereof, and govern
themselves accordingly.
The feeling is almost unanimous that
North Carolina cannot bear any taxation
to meet either interest or principal of any
of her outstanding bonds, no matter
whether they be new bonds or old bonds.
The joint select committee charged with
the duty of preparing a bill For the re-dis-
tricting of the State, have not yet reported.
The committee is composed OF one Senator
and two Representatives from each Con-
gressiOnal District, and will doubtless make
the best arrangement that can be made,
and the pl sumption is that its report will
be cOncurlcd in without substantial altera-
ton.
The Committee on Constitutional Re
form reported the result of is labOrS i'll the
shape of bill to alter the Constitution of
North Carolina, containing propositions to
amend the most glaring defects in that in
, strlment. There is some difference of
opinion as to the prOpricty of embOdying all
the proposed amendments in one bill, but
: no action has as yet been taken that indi-
; Gates with any certainty, whether the pro-
posed amendments will be submitted joint
2 " or severally. There are indications,
2 however, that sufficient number of Radi-
| Gals will unite with our friends to carry
f through. by the required constitutionalvo vote,
S the more important of the proposed amend
: ments.
| The Federal Court is still in session, but
), its proceedings have lost much Of their in
e terest to the general public, owing to The
: fact that all the parties charged with KIT
L Klux OIltraGcS have been released on bail,
or on their own recOgniSance, and allowed
= to 90 home.
S New bills, however, are being found from
o time to time against different parties.
I The conduct of Judge Brooks has been
r emnently proper and humane-and this
e too, without renting one iota i'll his pur-
: pose to vindicate the majesty of the law, OF
relaxing in his efforts to bring criminals tC
G justice.
/ One Of the most interesting incidents Of
Il the week was of a private, rather than &
+ public, nature. | trust, however, | may be
IL pardOned for referring here to the dinner
/ given by the Senior Class of Trinity Col
: lege to their President, the Rev. DR.. Craven
Il to which | was fortunate enough to receive
II an invitation. The dinner, cotton up by
1t DR.. Blacknall, and set i'll the dining room
: of the arborOugh House, was one Of those
l. handsome, elegant affairs that no one
IL knows better how to fit up thar
/ our genial host of the Yarborough
X The guests were almost forty in number
o and disposed Of around six tables. At the
q others OH his right and left sat Governor
II Caldwell, President Warren, Dir. Speaker
% Jarvis, Judge Brooks, Judge MerrmOn, &c
e g Grace " was said by Rev. Mr.. Bobbitt
and for some time both our young host:
% and ourselves were Busy doing full justice
&c to the tempting yiandS betoEe us, WheI
g the vigor Of the onslaught had somewhat
1T abated, Major SeatOn Gales rose and pro
n posed in behalf of our hosts, the health O
e His EXcellency, the Governor. The Gov
81 ernor made All appropriate response, ant
y gave i'll turn the health of d. Craven, ant
=" the prosperity IF Trinity. This brought the
a Doctor to his feet, but 1 cannOt attempt t.
= report what was said. 1t will suffice t.
&c report that the Senate, the House of Rep
s resentatives, the judiciary, and the Ba
IS were spIGcessiyely toasted. Mr.. Speakc
5. Jarvis took occasion IN his remarks tt
st utter a glowing and thrilling et,i0gull
le upon woman, as an institution and as
II necessity, and admOnished our young host
L as they lad now passed from under thu
e control Of the guiding baud of their dis
IS tinguished President, that each anC
y every one of them should at once re
d place it with that of some tende
ot female. This, % course, drought down
the house, and MIR. speaker woul,
y have carried off the palm for gallantrv haC
ot not Judge Brooks called attention to tho
" fact that the gentleman had not followed
y his own advice, though it Was not strange
ut he should give it, for it was well known tha
y no one knew so much about women as al
P Old bachelor.
r You may Oe sure the Press was not for
+, gotten, and that Messrs. Hudson and Hanes
Of in responding thereto, did not give cause fol
le a blush to any brethren Of the quill.
The last toast, offered by Judge Warren
was 10 or Young hosts Of the graduating
l. class, AessIs. ". L. Terry, Arkansas w
? {. Norman, Caswell coilnty: j. y. Bar
q ringer, Greensboro ; J. \. Monroe, Fav-
ettevile &. Il. Townsend, Lumberton
. j. A. Worthy. Jonesboro' NJ. Mai, Wake
% county j. l.. Tomlil4eos., Trinity College
- j. A. Turner, Stanly county.
q To this Mr.. Terry responded, and his re-
marks struck me as SO neat and appropri-
ate, that l here reproduce them as acc1i-
rately as possible for the benefit OF your
readers. Mr.. Terry said "Though my
class is too young to say anything worthy
II of the attention Of this audience, they are
G too respectful to say nothing at all in re-
i spouse to such a call At College a senior
class has a position somewhat high. but in
the world Of men-especially OF the first
men of the State--tEis senior class has pen