Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-06-04
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We publish elsewhere Pcctt" fui
o,-non is Of the recent speech OF cX
p,asident DAVIS at tie Texas Stat,
E,ir which has been so much com.
r,anted upon by the press of the
conntrv. All of the ind pendent pa
,,.rs of the North. as the UcrUtU and
T,ibuf.e. OF New York, and snch iaaGiua
P.rnhlican organs as the New York
y;,ocsand the Springfield Rcp"bEcu<t,
b.c, sp,ken in the highest commenda-
+;oo Of tie speech They hail it as
o,.;daDca of renewed attachment to the
i-,ion on the part Of the graf Con
f.1erat4 Chieftain, and base upon II
IN. hone that every vest ge of hostility
10 tle Federal Government is dying
oI, in the South. His speech, ia con-
n,ctiou with til" Centennial aud NJ, =
moral Celebrations, III all of which
the spirit of true patriotism Is nani-
fest has, beyond doubt, brought
ahout better state of feeling be ws.eu
tl,a sections than has existed since the
opeuing of hosti!ities in 1861
Yet these celebrations and this
sneecI have been attacked in the
cIumns Of the Administration organs.
Slch papers as the Washington CHr0n-
i.L aud tie Chicago Inter- Oceon tiud
n them fresh evidence of latent trea-
son. Our celebrations are merely the
meetings Of rebels for better organi-
zlt.On, and the speech OF Eir. DAVIS is
made to create a sympathy at the
North and to blind others as to his
real sentiments and purposes
When our people were silent il was
denounced rs the suilcn1ess of trui-
tors; when we spoke kindly Of our
leading men and dropped a tear over
the graves of our kindred and friends,
it was the mutterings Of distoyaIty.
at the memoria! services at Augusta,
from General EVANS. or At the Char
lotte Centennial from Judge KERR.
Governor VANCE, Mr.. BRIGHT and 9TH
er distinguished Soutnerners, or at
Houston, from the lips of Mr.. DAVIS,
is proclaimed to be the mutterings of
a coming storm. The latter gentle
men IS even twitted with aspirations
for the Presidency, and prejudice is
being attempted to be excited against
leading Northern Democrats who have
been prominently mentioned III coll
nection with that exalted position.
We are glad to know however that
despite these efforts, better feeling
prevails throughout the county. This
Is manifested IL many ways, and in
none is it more marked than in the re-
cent appointments by the Centennial
G mmission having III charge tie cele-
bs.tion of the Declaration of Iudepen-
dence at Philadelphia. at one time it
looked as if 1t was not only to be a
sectional but political celebration. as
NJ Democrat, certainly III the South,
was allowed a position in connections
with 1t, fact which is still true in this
State. Bat now by the appointment
OF the Hon. l. Q. q. Lamar, OF Miasis-
sippi and the Hon. Charles F Adams,
OF Massachusetts, as orators, and in
placing General Joseph f. Johnston in
command Of the military parade, Ger
erat Sherman being the Chief Marshal,
it begins to look as if it was Intended
to have National celebration. We
are heartily glad Of this. 1t will DO
good throughout the entire country.
Z. 5. Siuce the above was in type,
telegram has been received from
Hartford which is published this
morning, denying that any selection
tor orators, poets or marshals have
been made. Hartford is the home of
General Hawley, the President Of the
centennial COMMISSION, from which it
would seem that the denial was by
authority. 1t is probable then, that
our gushing patriotism yesterday and
to day has been thrown away, and no
such judicious selections are to b
made. Yet we prefer to publish what
We have written than to suppress it,
as We place upon record the feelings
which animate our people in regard to
this great celebration. While we will
hail with infinite pleasure every evi-
dence that true patri1 tism and love of
liberty would give direction to these
ceremonies, We are prepared for a
contrary course. We are accustomed
to rebuffs, and we can abide them even
on the Fourth of July, 1876.