The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-07-08
STATE PRESS

Ing the mutilaeed remains of a white
man were found on the Tarboro branch
OF road near Hargroves' crossing. 1t
was 10 doubt a case of whiskey and
sleep IN the c The mans name
was William Meares.
Many good men have lost their lives
because OF the ignorance OF political
generals who essay to lead where
death is on every breeze. Chas. Cook
itician. As a district attorney he was
an improvement on the ignoramus
who now rattles around in the place.
For brigadier general. a soldier should
be chosen.-Monroe Enquirer.
Every hits citizen regardless OF
past affiliations. who believes in ION
est and decent government. who APP
proves Of the principles OF the party.
and who will cooperate with and sup
port its nominees, are already invited
10 attend n take part in these pri-
maries or equal terms. and should be
urged TO attend by local democrats.
Nominate men OF known fitness for
every position. and then go before the
people in a straightforward. honest
way.-Raleigh Post.
Judge Ewart is still hanging on the
ragged edge. His position must have
grown very uncomfortable. Every
week recently il has been
that the committee having his APP
pointment under consideration would
report the next Monday, but now il IS
stated the impression prevails that
there will be no report on his case
this session, but il Will be allowed 10
die in committee. Uneasy lies the head
that is in doubt as TO whaether or not
it will be permitted TO wear a profer-
ed crown.-Winston Sentinel.
Raleigh Post: In a letter to Hon.
Richard II. Battle. which that gentle
mar received yesterday, Hon. Thomas
r. Jernigan, u consul at Shanghai.
China, alIudes TO the United states
cruiser Raleigh, now at Manila, and
which vas one of the warships under
command Of Admiral Dewey which
annihilated the Spanish fleet under
Admiral Montejo. Mr.. Jernigan says
hat the punch bowl presented by our
people was not damaged by the yes
sells participations in the engagement
at Manila Bay. and that the Raleigh
behaved handsomely on that occasion,
taking a prominent part in the fight.
The celebration of the Fourth of
July was never the great day in the
south that it is in the north. Super
fetal observers of this fact have
thought it indicated less devotion to
the flag. The real reason is that the
south is an agricultural section n
an observance of the Fourth necessl-
tates a public gathering. Before the
war. Christmas was the great day
because it's celebration did not depend
upon a coming together of the people.
but was enjoyable when each planta-
ton had it's own round of pleasures.
The conditions since the war 50 far
as they have altered, have changed
chiefly in this that in the farming dis
tricts there was no money in July,
whereas at Christmas the returns
from the crops gave what supply of
money the farming population had for
the year. The revival of the celebra-
ton of the Fourth of July in the
south, of which 50 much is said, is
confined chiefly to the large towns and
cities.-Taleigh News and Observer. =
The south was very prominent in
formulating and adopting the declar-
alton Of Independence, as il had been
in the stirring events which led UP to
it. Our part in the glory of the day
is not that of aliens. and there is no
reason why We should waive our
rights or interests in it in behalf Of
another section or another race.
Doubtless with the revival of the ma
tional spirit, as the result OF a for
eign war in which we are now engag-
ed, a livelier interest will be felt here
after in the Fourth of July than has
been felt for nearly forty years past
in this part of the country, and it will
be well. 1t ought not to be forgotten,
as a OnSequenc of the war and the
divisions Of the sixties, that after all
the south bore her full share in all the
formative work of the government, the
fruition OF which is the greatest and
most powerful republic in history
Charlotte Observer.
AS bearing upon a recent publication
an accomplished correspondent sends
The Observer the following incident:
Some years ago. when the late Judge
Augustus 5. Seymour was on tae SUI
periOT court bench and was holding
court at Boone, Watauga county, ~
entered the dining room of the hotel
rather late one cold morning, and OBJ
serving that the one table was almost
full, he began: "Vides Ut alta stet
nfve candidum Soracte nee jam -
and smiling said he had forgotten the
rest. A lawyer present took up the
quotation and continued: "~Sustinent
onus," ETC., furnishing the ninth ode.
The judge looked surprised and ex-
claimed: Il did not suppose any one
~-1AN IN III NlC" -
Judge Seymour's mistake in his esti-
mate OF the poor white men Of North
Carolina, we guess his sister, Mrs.
Houghton, ought TO be ~pardoned for
her estimate of the poor Wfiet women
of the south and for her desire to have
missionaries sent to them.-Charlotte
Observer.
For some time there has been a fac
tional fight among the negroes of
Wake county, Ed. Johnson, a colored
lawyer, not being a part of the jim
Young machine. Months ago it be-
came known that johnson had been
promised a place as assistant district
attorney. When Spears was appoint
ed it looked like Ed. was to be left
out in the cold, and. there promised
to be some lively kicking. Then Ii
was that a new Office was created
n a wholly unnecessary one, and
Ed. Johnson was appointed sesend
district attorney Whatever the. title
OF the office, that is the characns Ter of
the place Ed. holds. 1t seems that
Bernard, being criticised for having a