Wilmington journal., 1876-06-23
vance and steele.

us from publishing the following &C.
count which the Charlotte O5serUe,
gives, of the reception which the peo-
pie OF that city gave to Gov. Vance on
his return home from Raleigh, and OF
the speeches made by him and Col.
Steele. 1t is as follows:
A self appointed committee having
! been advised IN response to q TELEGRAM
from Raleigh, yesterday morning. that
Gov. Vance would be home last night
on the 9:20 train, bills were printed
and circulated upon the streets, calling
for ratification meeting in Iudepend-
! ence Square upon his arrival Long
before the train came tar barrels were
set on fire IN the square. and large
and eager crowd gathered upon the
west streets and anxiousIy waited for
the train to come in order that tlley
might hear what their distinguished
towusman had to say after the honor
with which the people had Just
crowned him. A delegation was in
waiting at the depot when the train
csme with a six horse phaton,
drawn by tx grey horses, Gov.
| Vance, Col. Steele. Capt. Waring and
Sheriff II. s. Harriss of Caba,rus.
were given seats in tn, pheton, and
were driven TO the square, when, as
soon as they appeared, the band struck
up, and amid the muse and in the
light of the bonfires shout after shou.
of ''hUrrah for Vance, rent the air.
When the vehicle came to halt the
enthusiastic multitude gathered around
it as though they had never b, fore
seen the man whom they had assem-
bled to honor. Amid continued ap-
plause the speakers were conducted to
the stand which had been erected for
the occasion on a street corner, and
Capt. Warlng rising upon this, intro
duced to the vast audience, i'll few
exceedingly tasteful remarks, "North
Cardinals favOrite son, the tribune of
the people, Z.bulon b. Vance" He
rose ard for fifteen minutes spoke to |
their delight. He was too tired to
make them long speech. So con
timed had bet II the evidences of the |
partlalIty and kindness which his fell |
low-cltizens felt for him that since he !
left home last Monday morning
he had had almost no rest at all He |
had been the recipient of the most |
hattering demonstrations at Raleigh. |
and all along the way thence TO Char
lotte, and had been spoIlt by the pop
nlar applause to the extent that his
clothes had become too small for him.
At Durham. Greensboro, Salisbury
and Concord the people had tnrned
ont to greet him, ana at the latter
pIsce they galhsred ut the depot with
sky rockets. bottles of whiskey aud
things; and because the train would
not stop long enough for him to make
them a speech, some of them had got
fa % 4EnJ Il
him. lie had not expected this de-
monstration, for it had been said that
"a prophet is not without honor save
in his own country" and hitherto it
had seemed to him that the farther be
got from home the greater man he
was,
AS regards the convention which
had placed him before the people, it
was the largest that had ever assem-
bled in the State. Fully 1000 dele
gates were present, aud every county.
save one was represented. In point
too, of Intelligence and character, it
was highly respectable, and the una
nimity which had pervaded its deiib-
erations was remarkable. Individual
interests and ocll interests were dis
carded, and those who were believed
to be the st. ongest men were placed
on the ticket, regardless of any of
these things.
Everything presages success. Can
did men, and men who were not ex-
travagant, had told him that the ticket
would sweep the State by 20,O00 ma ,
jOrity, and it remains with the people j
to verify this prediction. He thanked
his fellow citizens here and elsewhere t
for the handsome -testi -noniaIs which {
they had offered of their confidence in ,
and regard for them. and with this
would introduce fresh dog, our can
,lidate for Congress, Colonel Walter
l.. Steele, who was not SO much ex-
hausted rs he. Colonel Steele referred
to what had been said about the work
ings of the convention, and told more
shan Governor Vance's mOdesty would
allow him to tell. The speaker had
never seen such an assembla5e e or such {
a fxedness of purpose, and ticket
which would win had been put out. 1t s
was unnecessary here to speak of the ,
head and front of that ticket, and al {
most unnecessary here to speak of any l
of the other candidates, for nearly all t
were gentlemen who were well-kuown I
the State. Jarvis had been 5
a member of the Legislature during {
the progress of reconstruction, and ,
Oh CL0 uOOE OF GIlo HOUSE,,
backed by but handful of men, he t
had battled with the cohorts of radi- 7
calism. for constitutional liberty. ,
Kenan, Scarborough. t
Worth and Love, were all spoken of I
in terms of high praise, and it was re- !
marked that this was Samuel l.. and 1
not Levi Love, as had been supposed 6
elsewhere and no doubt here. While
speaking of Dr. Worth, Col. Steele I
took occasion to say that this gentle ,
man had told him that so far from !
there being any truth in the report
that Gov. Vance could not carry
the strength of Randolph. he was {
stronger than any twenty men in the i
State. Col. Steele told the people that {
they wOuld hear of him during the
cnnpagn. and that for the present he {
would not de'ain them.
Last night was an appropriate open
ing of the campaign III Meek lenburg.
Both of the speeches "ere stirring !
campaign addresses, and the happy ,
tidiuga brought from Raleigh inspire
the people here with high hopes. The
political skies ars bright, and IL brighter
prosprct stretches ont tO us than ever
before.
The I.umberIOn Fire.
The ROGcSOlian gives full and