Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-10-09
VOL. 80.

whatever IS to the proprietv Of calling
I Convention. Mr. HENHY + NASH
! Mr.. PAUL CAMERON, DE- STRUDwIcK
T. Y. S;TRUDwICis, Mr.. NORWOOD, DR.
! PRIDE JONES, all warmly endorse the
course of the Journal upon the Con
vention question.
As was to have been expected The
| able letter of your correspondent,
CIvIs, has attracted general attention,
caasing many inquiries as 10 the al
thorship, and many complimentary re-
marks upon its ability. Unfortunate.
! ly ] could not speak 10y authority,
though l could and did say that fell
| quite certain from the "ear-nalks, ,
| that it was from the pen OF Shat dis
| tinguished citizen Of Halifax,
EDWARD CoSgGLASD, EsQ.
Was [ right?
In Chatham county | learn that the
Hon. John Manning is also in favor OF
a Convention. Indeed the agitation
OF the Convention question has, as
yet, scarcely we'll begun, nor has the
host Of those who propose TO take
part therein been yet marshalled.
CHAPEL HILL.
Day before yesterday / reached this
place from Lurham's, Just ahead Of
one OF the severest storms I ever wit
messed. 1t lasted for near eighteen
hours with great violence, but its fury
wa finally spent without serious dam
age; indeed the heavy sleets Of last
winter left but little for the stul II to
hurt.
OF course Gu!iness reigla supreme
here. Ruin and decay are inseparabl4
from Radical rule, and we have not
yet rescued the University from the
clutches Of Solomon Pool. The new
Board of Trustees elected last winter
brought suit for the University prop
erty in this county, and Mr.. Tourg {,
(no Logger a Judge, thank Heaven, )
decided that the Amendments to the
Constitution ratified by the people
last year were Eot legally adopted, and
further, that if they were, the Legisla-
ture had no power to elect the new
Trustees as they did. From this ruling
the new Trustees took an appeal to the
Supreme Court. in the hope OF getting
a decision at last June term. When
June term came the case was argued
and the Court, I am Informed, asked
if it was important that an early dcci-
sion in the case should be rendered.
The reply was that it was all import
ant that decision should be rendered
at the earliest possible moment, and
thereupon the Court 'fsook an ddri-
sari," or, in plain English, postponed
the decision until January next.
I shall say my prayers most devout-
II when We get rid of our Radical
Judges and their hard words. Last
year i'll the Superior Court we had
Mr.. Russell talking about o5iter die
tttDas and nisi 21l'itts courts, and this
year we have Mr.. Rodman and Mr..
Reade and the rest Of them in the Su-
preme Court, talking about uGtis0ris.
When Radical Judges begin to use
such hard words as these, there is
danger ahead for honest white people,
and if this Supreme Court adrisari
does not mean harm to the University
I shall be very much surprised
OF course the present state of things
can result only in damage to the Uni
versity property III this place, and it
may be that an application Will be
made to His Honor judge Kerr to APP
point receiver to take charge until
the suit shall be determined.
know OF nothing that will give
better idea of the desolation of the
place than the statement that the CO.
lege grounds are SO quiet and seclu-
ded they have come to be a not unfre
quent resort for parties Of young
ladies and gentlemen on
PIC MICS FROM HELLsBORo
and other neighboring places,
[ certainly never expected to have
to see the day when our old 0thtG
mater would be haunt for the owl
and the bat, disturbed only as it were
by gay young pleasure seekers e1plor-
ing the ruins of former ii ne and a
former generation. But to such
condition has the Radical party
brought, in less than ten years, the
great University of great State.
Verify, if prayers and prayer books,
both common and uncommon, were
ever needed by us poor mortals they
are needed here and now, and even
then it is much to be feared that curses
thick and fast and bitter can not be
kept back. 5.
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