Wilmington journal., 1875-05-21

| Westshould become less ike strauPers
1t was true that the people OF the
mountains knew nothing of the re-
sources for trade and commerce which
this section possessed. 1t was like
wise true that the people OF the Ea-i
knew more of The mountains Of Yer
mont and New Hampshire thau OF tEt
mountains Of North Carolina. IL was
q shame that Wilmington should have
suffered under commercial thraidon
for fifty years, whilst the State paid
tribute to ports to the North and tC
tine S nth OF US. If Massachusetts
and South Carolina could unite il
| friendship, why should not Eastern
and Western North Carolina come to
| gether? He paid glowing tribute to
! the people OF the State, and gave a
vivid description of her glorious noun
ans and valleys. The grea reason
why the Stare was retarded in her
! march uf improvement. was because
/ her people were not united. Among
/ the many topics touched upon gy tue
/ speaker IL q happy effort, which was
warmly applauded, he gave most
/ gratifying assurances of the mutual
/ benefit that would accrue to Wilmit g.
ton and AshevilIe by the completion of
| the line OF railroad between these two
! points.
Fourth Regular Toast-Our Sena-
tors aud Representatives. orth Caro-
! lima points with pride to her jewels,
was responded to by Hon. A. NJ.
Wadlell. For himself aud his col
/ Leagues, some Of whom he had hoped
would be present on the OCCASION, he
returned thanks for the compliment
! conveyed in the sentiment, and, ex-
Guiding himself, he could safely say
North Caro!lna's representatives a
the Senate and House Of Repre- onts-
tives were indeed jewels, and no
| Iiqchbuck Their character and
ability had won for them tire repect OF
lie bodies OF which they were mem
! BERG, and secured to the State sn IL
I riucnca III the National councils, AMI
il, Senators, especially, had reflected
! honor Oh the State. The highest reward
/ that these gentlemen could desire was
! the approval and support OF the Press
! and peOpie OF North Caronua. Col.
! Waddell gave moss entertaining 9
! speech, concluding III his usually hap
! py Ett II dinner style, which brCugLJ
! down round of applause.
/ He entertained Jlo with some Rabbi
nical lore supposed to De tahen from
| the 1almud, being the story o. lsrR
aud LIS son Isaac, the relish of which
/ might have been taken as an evidence
! that some OF his hearers were inclined
! to become cons eTts t" judaism.
/ FIFTH regular toast: ''Cbariotte-
our eisier city-may rivalship ln com
merclal interests serve ouly TO
strengthen those friendshI. s.
/ Responded to bv Col Jones, Of The
! Charlotte Observer: Coming as h-
/ id from the C-ntenui.l City which
/ has 80 lately been added to snbu. o.
/ II Wilmington by tie completion OF
/ Carolina Central Railway, and taking
~ his theme tLe noble sentiments coA-
/ tt:ned iii the toast, he WAS lost for
! words TO express his feeling, Linked
! together as are low tue twin cities, ne
! might be allowed to express the hope
/ that tLe cordial business relations, snd
/ 7; c1DrOcai interests now existing, may
/ cunuuua TO exist, and VIII 10 they VIII
/ always be rlvais, may that rIvatrv
| never exceed worthy emulation and
generously W which has marked our com
meTcIal relations hitherto.
1t VAS matter Of pride to him that
Meckeuburg and New Hanover have
! ever been one in sentiment and
/ interest.
| In '75 when the Alexan lers, the
Brevards. the Polks and Davidson's of
/ MeckleDbufg were drawing up Teso-
iutioUs Of Independence. those resoiu-
! tlons were ab Y maIutaIDed and de
Tended by the Waduelis, the Har-
netts aud the DeRossets, of New
| Hanover. and while the two counties
stood together in 1872, i'll 1916, their
O. -mbincd resistance TO Federal sthor-
ity i'll 81, was like a rock of ademant.
At Bethel i'll 81, The Federals were
first met by North Carolina boys. and
among that gallant baud were the
''WImington Light Infantry and the
"HarLetb" from Charlotte, thus show
llq clear record OF the unanimlty Of
sentiment and interest which Las ever
existed between the two sections.
Col. Fremont has told me within
! the last fe. days that the business on
the Carolina Central Railway har
more than doubled since his road has
reached Charlotte. He tells me also,
that within the next two years there
IS pro- pect that the iron horse will
snort across the mountains to Ashe-
vile and Wolfe Greek, and he will
most assuredly have connection with
that road, when he doea that we can
guarantee anO'her doubling Of the
business. aDd 1t Is my earnest hope
that Wilmington will get the benefit
Of 1t. Thaking you Mr.. Chairman, in
AMI for the Press Association of North
CtroiIna, Tor the present enjoy.nepts
Of the excursion, aud the banquet
which we are now discussing, L most
respectfully give way to others who
arc to follow me, aud whom / hope
will be npie to entertain you IN a bet
Ter raanLer than | could possibly do.
Seventh regular toast "WiimIng-
trn-her growing Commerce and Man
utactUrts was responded to IN IA
manner eloquent and forclbic by the
Hon. y. IL. NunBokkeIen, our Mayor
elect. He cOntrasted her commerc..
a. It is now with what it was fifteen
years ago. Then it was coutiued t.
schooners engaged in the coast;ng
trade or in export of lumber to the
West Indies. To-day, she is the depot
OF seven ejghths of the naval stores Of
the world which are now exported di
rectly abroad. Her cotton trade also
shows a growth equally gratifying and
full of promise. But while all this
is the occasion of just pride and con-
gratulatiOIs there Is still darker side
to the picture. And here he spoke in
censure of the commercial thraldom
to which our city and State have sub
jected themselves to States North of
us, depending upon them for the sup
plies most necessary for man and
beast. Formerly this was not so
Their vessels came in ba last to our
port, which now bring cargoes of East
ern hay or Northwestern bacon, whicb
from this point are distributed to
very section of the State. Thus the
spectacle is presented of Wilmington
FEEDING the people of the interior and
not Of their feeding her. Until all this
IS reversed it is folly to clamor for more
railroads. Such a condition of things
i.