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WILMINGTON, NORTH OAROLINAi 'FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 1875.
Single Copies 10 Cents. 1
NUMBER 25
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CiiAnuiTTE, May 31at.
lr u: Sir.:- I enclose an anonymous
cirrtibr. hcnJdl caution, maXinr. an
Hi.priiM ij-l'l attack on your lload and
it- friiiil. It is Onderdonkian in atfle
avI C'lt p n rcry particular. The
the envelope is executed br
. printing machine, eo m to expo no
-i.niliur handwriting, and it bears no
r,.wf!i'-c s tarn f to tell iU t'iIo origin; I
i ttl staran is simnlv blacxcneo
.h..iMj: complicity with some postoffice
, : rk. Thcsc circular nre more numer-
, .i. hre than the friends of the author.
A.
The atH)ve, a ccn was re
.....vi ir Ilnliort. Presuient of
fS. i i '."Rail war Companv. Thisman
M. (J. Dnderdonk i- flooding thecoun
trr rritli his lillo'u article concerning
thi valuable railroad, and he has not
the manlineAta "pn hi name to them,
since the Company ha.4 sued him for dam
age Thmc who know him are not sur
pril at anything he doc, because he
m of the meanest ty f mankind. lie
n oii nt tht- men who did eTcry-tlim-
jiltc t- have the Koad sold, in
..rdt r ili.it the landholders could buy it,
md i'w In trying U blackmail the
'..iiimmj lor selnh purpfes. He
..r.- ill it !h tild Company could not
j i interi'.t, nor prevent the Ilaad
!r in !-iiig -old. and after it was old,
..urding t hi- own application, he
-tated m circular to the Legislature
tl.if the ( .inp.iny coiiM have paid its
ni-t le bt- arid fuii-hed the Koad. A man
.!!. will lie lth wav i- nt to be be-
ii.vulim lu-oaih he cannot injure the
Ositlma Central Uailwny Company in
North Caiolina, ami had just a well
,.ivc the ni'inev thnt he I now pcnd-
ui l-r jHi-t.ige tamp and printing.-
We kn.ov -evtral prrns who will pay
hi- way 1. 1 Noith Carolina if he will
,.. down for hi- health lie would
! irr. Uid in Iwtntv minute- after his
arrival, f.r perjury.
( '..me dwii, old man. free traU"or
t.itfFi and fre hoanl a very liberal
oil'.-r.
( Tl ITEMS.
50 HANDS WANTED
cut wood. I will give regular cm
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llymeiit to the alove iiuihIht of gool
s.-rkini nu n. fr the next ix months.
tl W. r. Caxapay.
FLATTING WOOD.
I w i-h to hire a
Hat to brins wood
from
Fowii Creek to Wilmington.
4Vr-n- wi-hinto flat wih1 will please
Tve me a call
may JI tf W. I. I'axahay.
We call attention to President pranfs
Third Term letter in another column,
it.
h i-.k MeKY. -Wc were pleased
tht- w.ck ti ee on our streets His
Honor .hid e McKoy of the Superior
fourt of this Judicial litrict. The
Jud.ce i- h)lit! rem.frkably healthy,
and we fervently pray thai he may never
.train, whil? he i Judge, ".-wap horses"
and allw John Kerr to ccupy bit
pla?e on the bench in our court.
K. C Mykk.-, V.-1. Wc notice that
ly the reignation of L. E. Uice, Keq.,
a r.icancv t ccurexl on the lioard of Al
ferineii of thi city, and that the vacan
cy was tilled bv the election of R. C.
Myer. K-j.
KvcrybHly know Neil and every body
!-r him. to, and the Hoard of Alder
men and the citizen of Wilmington
hae much to congratulate themselves
fr in the selection of .-o able, compe
tent and atfable a gentleman a Mr.
Mk.ami Iut.fkf., ti- Thisger.
tU man, we are pleased to ?earn, has
r-.-vri promoted and transferred from the
Third Auditor efiicr to the Secretary
"! the Treasury' office, and is now pri
vate Secretary for the A.-jdstant Sccre-!i-v
of the Treasury. Itii well known
n thi- eemmunitv, where Mr. Durfcc
i.t. many eronaI friends, that he is
' ur of the bet and fastest book-keepers
knowp. We are glad to know of his
promotion, localise it i deserved; he
i- truly a gentleman of merit and in
'iu'try. May he continue to prosper.
I- H Kick, YIm. Our rcaTlers will
J 'tn with u in regret that business has
talleti froci us lwjon E. Rice, E.,
left Ui on WedncJHlay lat, to go to
the Idand of Cuba for the purpose
f ertrting several large buildings
"'Inch have been prepared by the Cape
I tar UuiWing Company' of Abbotts
and which went out on the same
with Mr. Rice.
Mr. Rice, ever since his fir?t coming
""'tig in to live has been one of our
'f-t valued citizens, foremost iu all
tlwnp appertaining to the welfare of
the immunity, and one of the staun
ehest Republican that the party could
lxat of. Wc learn that Mr. Rice will
Mitral rnAnfK mY wr with
him Von
royi.j,t a plcasaat-ojouni
among thepugilbtic Cubans, and a safe
nd Ipeedy return.
THEf IXDr.RATa DEAD, 1f A altcth a nation, and that sin is a re
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PRAYER A1ID PltAISE.
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EX-SENATOR ABBOTT AS OR
ATOR.
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Tho battle's din hu passed awaj.
And tmlllns pcae now bold her sway.
While 'nealh th arrh of God's blue dome.
U'lth rdAxtened heartsand tearawaeome.
To iUew above each aoldter's bed '
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The thirtieth day of May has been
set aparL not only by the Grand Army
of the Republic, but by the universal
voice of the people as Decoration Day".
A day on which all; can upUo,ancl pay.
tribute to the fallen braves' 'Wh'rJ died'
that their country might live, by deco-
ratine their craves with the national
emblems of wreaths and flowers. These
brave men gave up everything tljey
held dear on earth home, friends, all
and went forth to fight the battles of
their country. They died on the bttue
field, they died in hospitals, they died
in prison, that' we anrj those who may
eome after us might live and .enjoy the
blessing of liberty and a free govern-
mcnt. It ccms proper that once a year
the citizen- of this crcatrorublic should
acknowledge the sacrifices these brave
men made, by gathering around their
graves in the cemeteries where their
ashes reiose, .and deck" them with tlje
garlands and . flower of the pleasant
spring time.
The 30lh oi May this yeaf falling on
Sunday, Monday the 3!st was generally
observed throughout tho country as
Memorial Day, and such was the case
in Wilmington. The day was all that
could have been desired, and about two
o'clock crowds of persons began assem
bling near the City Hall. Promptly at
three o'clock the proceion, under the
chief marshalshipof Mr. James Heaton,
with an efficient corps of assistants, or
ganized the vast throng into the long
est and most imposing procession that
was ever seen on the streets of Wilming
ton. The line of march and the dispo
sition of the mnferiel of the procession
confirmed strictly with the procrammp
as laid down in the Post of last week.
Among the most noticeable features of
the procession was the remarkably fine
display made by the three military com
panies, who with their national blue
ceats and caps, bright out tons, ana
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trimmings, white pants ana well pol
ished arm.", infused a feeling of patri
otic pride that, gave great zest to par
ticipants and lookers on alike. We
were also struck with the vast numbers
of school children who were in thepro-
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cession, uuuer me special marsoaisnip
of Mr. Joseph C. Hill, the girls all car
rying wreaths of evergreens and bou
quets of flowers, the boys each bear
ing aloft on slender wands miniature
Union flags.
To the mournful dirges of two bands
of music the procession proceeded, to
the National Cemetery, where theortlcr
of exercises was taken up according to
programme. After a solemn dirge, the
Rev. D. J. Sanders advanced to the
front of the rostrum and invoked the
Almighty in a most solemn and impres
sive prayer.
REV. I. J. SANDERS' PRAYER.
Almighty and everlasting God, Thou
art the ever blessed and only Toten-
f.,i.. dllincr in liebt inaccessible.
l l,ll..ivn nrnnwp It I
f - o cj i
ciations. W e thant inee ior me nves
of those Heroes whose remains rest
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here, and in all thc other cities of the
honored dead throughout our land.
We thank Thee for the blessings of civil
liberty which we enjoy as the result of
their sacrifices, sufferings and death.
AS wc assemDIO uere to near worua
spkcn, and to drop floral offerings up-
on their graves, in memory of those who
r5fli rrnfnnnd reverence and deeD hu- , . , . - . . day we honor alike those brave men
lm. lh .DIn!Serf r, 0 bci'ig American ciUzens. , our natioal v-,-
r l w.hfWo Go5 .hat Wc revcreDCC th'S flafi as "'C Cmblm pendence, thee wi,o mea h,. laid the
?hrhJ .n.bltd rthrtr f Ur CU"!r': w0 c''nB lo" ' with te- of the Republic in wbiA
Uu hart enabled u S th8 nacily as ,he guarantee of our liber- lherp,anted the 8eed3 of liher.j-, anil
V H w dav filleTJith TZ ;WolookuPonilaSasJrabolofour of wUo i,avC since maintain
this day ; a day filled yith so many nation.4 pHJcand oonor; and whilewo . . H-u th Wnnrnt th
recollections and hallowed asso- , lU ... ... I nu rroicwu iuC b"u"-
" i mnrrn iit'iit';iLii ii: lis lustre niiviii never
suffered anrj uiea ior country uu uu- wbatcYer iand it may bcplanted,orover
manity, O, do Thou let Thy benignant whatcver ocean jt may fly; on bchold
benediction rest open us. May ire tni, ;t the true American will inveUun-
cver watchfully guard and defend with
strong arm ana m Axrj-WTor,qrniir-
has been bo dearly booght.' 'Blessour
entire country, control and harmonize
the conflicting elements which makeup
its varied popuUUon, so IhaUbef may
be united in heart, in .purpose and in
actien, and thtxs secure me great nd of
civil government. In rich, abundance
let Thy blessing be npoa'ThyeTTaqt
the Tresident of these United States,
and all ethers in inthority oTcr ns. Bo;
it rrr wtiK )ftf f7n1vflnlr4mxt ther
mar be consUntly iricHned to do Thy
rill.
ir. .1 ; ... at at inn I
learn that it is righteousness which ex-'
ru m w mia iiirii. au w . a v vaavMa
i things in tnonime et, Jesus unrist pur
on,J lorarnd Savior, to jwhom, with
the Holy Ghost, be
power and glory and dominion forever,
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I The Orator of tho Day, Gen. Joseph
i C. Abbott, the delivered a very appro-
1 praU addrew, which will bo found in
another column. , ;
After which ax obiginal poem by
Mr. A. B, Lixd. was read. Wc regret
that we cannot give the text of his ef
usion, but wc have not been furnished
with a copy. . , r .
After the ceremonies at the rostrum.
A the utual homage was paid to the dead
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uy uriDir uaiuies over mcir craves uy
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the military companies, and the deco-
ration of them with flowers, wrea
and cvergTecns.
We ucyer saw a more beautiful sight
than on. beholding the grave of every
soldier ornamented with American flags,
which, with tne profuse distribution of
larger flags at the main entrance and
the decoration of the trees along tho
main avenue ; oq the mound, the flag
siatT and thespeakera stand, numbered
nearly three thousand. ,
J me uecoraiion Lomtuittee auu the
Committee of Arrangements deserve
I great credit lor the perfeciness with
I which tl,eir ""tics were performed,
which tended so much to make this
celebration the most complete that has
I ever been had in Wilmington
Flacj Presentation.-A pleasant pre
lude to the Memorial Ceremonies on
Monday last was the presentation of a
company flag bv Col. F. W. Foster to the
Sumner Light Infantry companv, Capt.
Geo. L. Mabson commanding The af-
fair came ofl at two o'c'ock p. W, from
the Portico of tho Citv Hall, and was
witnessed by a large crowd of interested
spectators.
(vu f. w. Foster's K em arks.
it v roi.r K:iil- fnnt r:.vi
L. Mabson. commandinir the Sumner
Light Infantry: It affords mc great
pleasure to present to vour company,
through you, this flag: it is an emblem
of that bond of union that should char
acterize this great and glorious nation;
under its protecting folds, should the
emergency ever require if, may you and
your company ever be found ready to
defend :tny right that you may have as
American . citizens, acd may those
who may ever fight under it, show to
the world that those who may declare
war against it, have miscalculated its I
strength. The true authors of war are
not those who declare it. but those who
make it necessary. This day this flag
has the strength of the entire nation to
protect and defend if. Remember that
they who are most obedient to the laws
of their countrv are not onlv the best
citizens, but the best examples to their
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fellows. Frown down dissentious and
discords; act justly to all men, and
emulate the acts of those who have
ever been ready to sacrifice their lives
in the defense of their country and in
the cause of justice and right. A good
citizen strives for the welfare of his en-
tire country, and that welfare is dear to
his heart. As citizen soldiers, you will
do your duty to your country by pro
tecting the bonds of uujon - that ce
ment it together a consciousness of
having done so will be your greatest
reward.
CAPT. GEO. L. MA ICON'S REPLY.
Col. Foster: I am more than grati.
ficd to accept from you in behalf of the
Sumner Lirlit Infantry this beautiful I
flfl of e tcem Md d- M oiienng ; 10 inw virtue wnieu in a i
V.agJ ".a,kC" li.A.hM furnished the inspiration for
iv 1 147 iiiirr lur hh i iikhii ri vmi i nnr nnr i
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be dimmed by undue passion, nor will
we allow one star to be stricken out by
the hands of traitors. As 'in the past
11 was ooruu gionousiy on niaiiv oat-
U(J rfeWs by colorcd Aracricari citizens,
-t . ;, b t emuTate those
brave mcD and to preserve and hand
, to notP.ritr. memories of their
d r Amonir whatever
ppie tbis banner may be seen; on
Ufil ciaim, "Behold the flag of Lib-
y r nnd so long as this flagof liberty
gball waye wc iHeep tep beneath
iu folds u the mUsjc 0f tbe Tjnion;
Should the long roll 'beat totally
defenders, may wc be there with
BW0ld3 nnshcathed and arms ready for
proU?cUon , (
(irnmediately aAer the presentation
the company with their new flag, took
lheir position in the procession to the'
Union Cemeter. ; A '-,.
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We call attention to' the change : o.
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ADDRESS
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GENERAL' JOSEPH Gi ABBOTT
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National Cemetery,
Wilmington, W. C. i M i '
May 31st, 1875.
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Orrrrrtifi Nnf.TtTcna 'aict fllrii'ttia'-'h
To stand in the presence 6
to retrace the acta and"to'ret!evl ,.tbe
l i v f . -i . .mt
I careers ef the enshiotided mmidn9
..J7 rt.-1. t" .- ZX.
hare 'roneVhither all rKrac(eHfnecL tof
turn 10 mem as to a snrine irom wnicn
we may'securo guidance id 'ourselves
to assort and classify their '' deeds, to
analyze purposes, and withal to'respect
that which has passed beyond the pos--sibility
of controversy or defence is' an?
instinctbelonging n6t to 'raceA' bufi
to humanity, and reflections i ' which--arise
on such occasions arc 'not other
wise than' profitable. And when those;
who have preceeded us have acted a
special part, have assumed a distinct;
and specific character, and have cle-;
vated themselves above the ordinary
rangeof human experience, wc are bound
to a superior deference' to their memoi
ries, and Jto a more teachable temped
over their' dust. i' ' !
Such is the occasion of this gather
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ing. len yeari nave passed since me
last soldier fell on ' the battle-field
Each year has left its recedirig; memo
res; each year the echoes oi the can
nonade, the rifle, the alarm drum-roll
nl the trumpet blast fall more faintly!
"POU the ear. i.ach year the intend
passions of those epic days recede, and
while that vivid picture fades gradually
frm our memory, wc arc hurried forf
ward in the fide of events, taking notice
chiefly of what is present, and forget
Ung gradually' what is past. Rnt onj
this sacred anniversary it is proper that
we ignore insome: measure the events
subsequent to the war, that we trans
port ourselves back to the occasions on.
which these soldiers fell," and with rei
freshed memories live over acrain thore
times, and stand t6 them again face to
fcc in imagination as wc did- once in
t fact ai,d in kody-' Honestly wc must
come into the presence of theies
inZ comrades, in the full recognition of
tho cause for which they fell, and if
necessary in fearless vindication f the
principles involved. j
fl honoring this day these fallen
comrades our action is not personal,
for few ef us recognize here bur person'-
al friends, and of rnany, not even the
names arc known. But some mother
bowed down with sorrow for a? son who
leeps in some unknown grave, some
wife er aistor in the distant ' valleys df
New .-England, or on the' broad plains
of the' West, some aged father who yet
recalls the buoyanl step which bore
his sOn from his 'door never to return,
will know of these memorial ceremonies',
and the sorrowing spirit will be soothed
by the knowledge that their graves' nre
not unhonorcd. ! -f,
"Hneh honors I lion to her hero paid; i
And peaccCul, Iept the, .mighty , JJeptor'S;
hade." , j
' Bince, as has been said, these cere;
monies are not merely personal, they
awumc a broader significance. In h'on-
orinr theae rrraves wo offer to-d.iv an
oh,ation unon the albi'r of :: rntrintisrri.
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raest deeds. . In our acts thfs
Tlantfl. Within this s.irrrpd onplnsiirt.
beneath this flag towards whose stdrry
foMa 1 of the nation beats
Io?,fail we reneTV and refresh thc hn.
. . ... . i,:kprtn UrrroA in
us a governmeni aime same time equi
table and invincible. ' It is towards re
flections like these that our minds
should be drawn on th'cs3 solemn anni
versaries. ' , '
At the hazard of transcending' the
limits of these " solemnities, it will be
my purpose to give utterance to Opin
ions too infrcqnently uttered in these
later days' in this 'p'orti6ri'1of "our coup
try, but which I hope will' not by rea
sonable minds be ' considered beyond
the latitude of the occasion. : ' ii
, It is not to be denied ihat there lias
latterly grown up a disposition to' put
out of sight the causes which produced
the late war, and the issues whfcb? we're
iYblved In It j' tou obliterate' the dtinc
tion betwteii'the two classes of belliger
ents ; to 1 admit each to the same'level
of pluilie approbation and' to reduce
ifie war to the character of , a gigantic
no rraver causes than1 the' tilts of the I
njuiuauituu "
old; feudal lords.- In the desire to pro
dnce more fraternal ' relations between
i the t two opposing classes in the late
struggle there has been a tendency to
f oyerlook the gravity of the controversy
which produced the" war. and the differ-
ence between those who defended their
gOTernmeut,?riand those who were at
tempting to rupture it. Many of these
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utterances it is true are insincere, ana
for questionable 'purposes, hypocritical,
and ''rarely the ; result of honest and
philosophical reasoning, but theircffeet
is to denude patriotism' of its inherent
qualities,' and5 to detract from theself-
respect of etery man Who bore the flag
of his country. "For the struggle was be;
Iweeji : legitimate authority, winch is
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established -law,- and open resistance by
amis against It f and if there be iequal
thwic iu fusuuug mt; law us iu ucicuu-
ing It, then patriotism is no longer a
!yirtue:and treason no longer a crime
If our natiotial institutions were the
depository of principles, sacred' on ac
count of their character, and in conse
quence of their fundamental and bind
ing nature, so that they had acquired
the character, of legal authority, they
ought not to be resisted except. by legal
means and within conditions prescribed
in their establishment. And whoever
as was the case in the late rebellipn, byi
illegal means attempts to resist and
overturn this established authority, .be
comes at once a revolutionist arid in
curs liability fur all its penalties and
risks. What we need therefore at the
present time is purification of our na
tional atmosphere in this respect. It
must be understood that if there are
evils , to be corrected, or grievances to
be abrogated, or even oppressions to be
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resisted, it must be ; done within the
supreme law of the nation, and nooy
armed violence. And it must be un
derstood that whoever', resorts toarmed
resistance to national authority must
submit to the contingencies which such
an act entails. Respect tor and sub-,
mission to established authority is the
foundation stone of American patriot
ism, jit is our great bulwark of safety
in a popular government like ours, for
.when the door is once opened to an or
ganized infraction of the laws the hid
eous visage of.anarchy appears. Thc
fjkscimitious of a great and illustrious
royal lineytfs the central attraction to
thejiflections of .the people, do' not per
ain to a Republic, but we hav6 tha
loftier'and nobler object of devotion
that einbodimeat of equity that great
bargain of tiic people called the Con
stitution, to which our fathers gave their
assent, and which now stretches over
us its protecting scroll
And have a Country sufficiently
great in the qualities which constitute
a ciyilized nation to gratify our nation
al pride. In arms, iu the arts of peace,
in science and in letters we look back
upon a career such as has character
ized the history ot few nations. Rarely
upon the whole face of the earth, in
any period, has a career Of a century of
nationality : been embellished with so
much'oif real national greatness as be
longs to this nation which now sways
undisputed the destinies of North -Am
erica; jTbis collosal power which has
declared, in its fundamental law an ab
solute equality ot rights to every per
son ..vfithiu it, which has - announced
also in jiti fundamental law that it will
protect! the rights of every citizen
wherever found, covering wath. its be-
nificcnt authority this magnificent do-
main Detween two oceans,, is one
nation, 4ind to each one of us it is OUR
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nation.' And it is ours not in part -but
in whole. From -these mantling skies
and flowery slopes of this balmy jSouth,
rom Npw England looking out frem
her rocky throne by the tempestuous sea,
from the rising empires of the West
and thd Pacific, every person however
humble can look upon the folds that
now wave above us and say, "That is
the emblem of my country."
These observations, made not thought-
essly nor in the heat of ubconsidered
speech,. but in set phrase of deliberate
purpose, ought perhaps, in order that
their temper, may not be roisapprendedJ,
to be somewhat supplemented. Permit
me, therefore, to add a few words as to
the necessary attitude of .the Union
I soldier. While entcrtainingjthe opin
ions expressed above, as to the justness
of the cause of the uation, it j is not our
part te perpetuate enmities. ; With the
national government the hour of tri
umph was; thehour of magnanimity,and
now: alter this lapse of time,; while we
should not forget our self-respect as
soldiersj by yielding in , any measure
the equities claimed for" the confede
rate cause, or by, giving' countenance
te the dangerous fallacies ujwn which
it-was based, we may yet so far. as the j
future is concerned agree that the. past
.shall be forgotten; and thai we are all
again equally, citizens, and heirs , to a J
common heritage., Jt is to be admitted
after all that the destinies of our coun
try are largely in the hands of those
who bore arms in either .army, these
hundreds of thousands who having
tasted the red -flame of battle are'
now 'scattered 1 over all parts of the
country, engaged in the avocations of
of peace. A true soldier on either side
ought to be a better citizen than if he
had not been a soldier,since it is1 a period
of discipline which develops the higher
qualities of. men. And at' least, the
million who! have laid down their' arms,
who were real soldiers, T mean those
who bore the duty of camp, who par
ticipated in the great campaigns and
who led the charge, those who wrore
the grey as well as those who wore the;
bine, are agreed on ' the one question
that 'pur internil disputes ' hereafterj
ought to be settled by peaceful means;
arid -withinj the limits 'of established
law : The want n0: mere ar,-but
as was said lately by one of the
most gallant of the officers of the
Confederacy, the prejudices of both
armies are strongly in favor of peace.
.xi is iaie to expect mat me miny mii-
liomof people in the States which' in
the late struggle stood by their country
with such marvellous unanimity, pour
ing out of their treasures and their rrien,
increasing in their determination each
hour until the end, will abandon their
opinions. Ine national judgment is
made up and rendered, and is irreversible!-
But neither )tk there a necessity nor a
disposition j among right thinking, men
to drag the eight millions who resisted
thegovernment constantly to the confes
sional, nor to expect that the education
of a generation, and the fiery passions
aroused by I the war, are to be suddenly
obliterated. But the two elements can
be honest with each other, each con-
tending within the law for such opin
io i i ii i
ions as iney nonesiiy entertain, eacu
conceding to the other the right of free
thinking and free controversy and lib
erty, setting up no where any tyranny
against free thinking, and all agreeing
that hereafter love for their country
shall rise above all controversy, that
: n i.i t. i i l
nuver again suii u uiuw ue suuujwbi
the heart of our common mother,, and
that all-shall bow in devotion before
the snpremacy of our common nation-
ailiy-
If these reflections be iust it is our
dutv o-dav. while wo adorn these
. '
mounus wun nowers, 10 put lorm uiso
j .i n a . iit
all the great apothegms of patriotism.
Amonsr these there is an old saving that
... ; . t r , i
i octu v,x.v,o wj.
What" is our country? Not a single
commonwealth, not a geographical sec
u ...v,,,i r ;
uun, uuu i. itViv wv
to be expected that this vast population
originated ! from various nationalities
and races, land subjected to the modity
ing effects of different climates, will
ever be reduced, like thc Chinese, to a
dead level f uniformity; either in their
habits of life or. in thftir oninioha. Nrir
is it to be supposed or desired that the
pride of 'geographical locality, or
of political divisions from States
down to the smallest municipality, will
subside. But our superior devotion
must be to that nation of which these
divisions are parts, and which it covers
with shpreme authority. Else, these
ceremonies tq-day were idle and mean
ingless.' Else, this spot adorned and
tenderly guarded by the Republic had
no existence. Else, there had been
neither army nor battle nor burial.
Let, theu, every palm dropped te-day
carry with it charity for - the past, a
prayer for the perpetuation of the lib
erties of our people, and a determina
tion to vindicate in all time our whole
i - ' !
country.
NEJr AD VERTISEMENTS.
Quarantine Notice.
TTWTII. IT I TUTU VTt VHTIPV All loxola
I T-f u flnfh nf Pana 17 am i- SU I
come to at the Visiting Station near Deep
Water Point, and await, tbe inspection of
tic i
Quaraniine -Physician.
All vessels from Port-where Yellow Fe-.
Ver or other infectious disease exists, will
be required to undergo a rigid and pro
longed' (juartuitine. ' . '
Ah vessels or boats of any character bav-
ing sicKness on poara on arrival, or naving
DaasicKnacB any time annas vi e voyage, j
are required to come to at the station for in
spection, without regard to tne port Irom
whence they cme. Vessels not Included
as above will proceed without detention.
Pilots are espcially enioined to make;
&c ,and if not satisfied with the statements
of the Captain or Commander, or if tbe
1 t - I - J I. V. JI.J At.. Ml V ! I
wiii. uituj ivuuiuvu,uicj w unw
me vessel Kcine oiauon ior iartoer exam i
ination. : ,
ilots wlllttilly violating the Quarantine
lawa are subject to forfeiture of their
branches; Mastera of vessels to a fine of two
hundred dollars a day for every day they
violate the Quarantine laws, and all other
persons liable for etch and every ofienee.
All vessels subject to visitation under
these regulations will set a flag in the main
rigging, port tide. ' ; i
; F. W. FOTTEK, 7
Quarantine Physician Port of Wilming
ton, N.C. s
Smith ville; N. CM May 27th, 1876.
June 4 tFl..
B8 0LUTE DIVORCES OBTAINED
from CbnrtB of different States for desertion,
tc. No publicity required. Na.eharge nn-
ill divorce la granted. Address, : ; '
j f M. HOUSE, Attorney,
194 Broadway, N Y.
June 4-6m.
NEW AD VERIBEMENTS.
JBXCUnSIOIV SEA8 0N.
: TOR 1875
COMMENCIKG JUNE 1st, 1875.
A FTJLI LINE OF ROUND TRIPTICK
J. eta to all Summer Resorts of Interest or
importance in x
Upper South Carolina,
.' Western If orth Carolina!
Middle and Western Virginia,
Northern and Eastern States,
on saIe at
UNION DEPOT TICKET OFFICE. .
Price Lists, Time Cards and all needful
information, furnished on application to
. , -
' '
: '
J"2" Gen'i Ticket Ageot.
WIlDloartOn & WcldOD R.? It.
(ocipanj.
' Office General Suferintendknt, )
Wilmington, N. C, May 'JH, 1611. j
. CHANGE OF SCHEDULE.
On and after June let, 'Passenger Traiua
on the W. fc W. Railroad will run as lollow:
MAIL TRAIN.
Leave Union Depot, daily, Sun- ,
days excepted, at.... 7:u5 A, M
Arrive at Goldiboro at. ... ....... 11:50 A. M
Arrive at Rocky Mountat li.(0 1. M
Arrive. at Weldon at 8:50 P. Mt
Leave Weldon daily at ; ,.U:50 A. M '
Arrive at Rocky Mount at......ll:o.r A. M
Arrive at Woldsboro at...., 1:37-P. M
Arrive at Union Depot at... .0:05 1. M
EXPRESS AND T11ROUG1L FKEIGll
TRAINS.
LcAVe Ution Depot daily at ..... .5:1 U P. M
Arrive at Goldsboro at 11:40 A. M
rS&i T.:.::::.'.'.' A.' m:
Leave Weldon daily, at. 7:00 P. M
Arrive at Goldsboro at.- '..1:50 A. M
Arrive at Union Depot at.. 0:30 A.' M
i ii .:i t.. n .i...,...u.... . .
I juaii Aiaiu uiaj&n tiirjc tuiint tuwu at
Weldon lor all poiuts North viu Bay Liuc
I and Acqma Creek routes.
t33 Kxprces Train conmctB only w ilb
Acquia creek rout!-. Fulluivn b IJalucj
SleepiBg Cars on this t rat n.
Freigbt trains will leuvo WilmiiiKtou ir
weekly at 5.00 A. M. and arrive ut 1.40 P.M
JOHN F. DIVINE,
General Bbft. -
Sept. l tf
EN. SUPERINTENDENT'S OEFICE,
WHalngton. Columbia & , All-
Rusla R. R. Company.
Wilmington, N. C , May I'B,
CHANGE OF 8CHEDULE.
ON and after Tuesday, June Ut, tho fol
lowing schedule will be ruu on this
road: - . ' ' ,
NIGHT'EXPRESS AND PASSENGER
: TRAIN, (dily)
Leave Wilmington.. .........' P. M'
Leave Florence. : . .12.20 P, M
Arrive at Columbia. 4,15 A M
Arrive at Augusta ' 8.45 A. M
Leaye Atagnsta 4.15 P. M
LreavejoinmDia. p. M
LltSiVG JTlOrCIlCe..
.1.10 A. M
...... ..Z10A.M
Arrive at, WUminifton
, Pas ichge'rs going Wept beyond CoJnmbla'
take this train leaving Wilmington at 6.25.1
Through Freight Train with Paeecoger '
Coteh attached daily(except Sundays.) '
Leave WilmiDcton.
1.55 I. M
2.00, A. M
Arrive at Florence.
,..v.
ArrlvA t CnlnmhU in nn a m
Leave Columbia i....5.H0 P. M
Leave Florence. J. . 12.40 A. M
Arrive at Wilmington... .3.00 P. M
Through connections at Florence with
trains for Charleston.
; ' ' ;'.
Liocal Freight Trains leava Wiliiilnctrtn
daily (Sundays excepted)! 4.W A M, and
arrive at WUmiueton 8.U0 p M.
UB1IJ IOUllUB B
;. Pasengeni lor Charleston, C olumbia am)
dfffA1".!0.,?" NltrUt
Thrauh Sleeping Cars on nifcbt traius
r Charleston and Augusta;
JAMES ANDKIISON,
nov 24-ti Gen. Superintendent.
BOOMS REPUBLICAN EIECHT-lYE
COMMITTEE.
; New Hanover Co'untv, f
J , Wilmington, N. C.31ay 17, 1S7.3. A
Notice la hereby given that the Re
publican Executive County Committee
will meet at the Court House in Wilming
ton, at 12 o'clock M Saturday June 5th
1876. ' ' ..'. -
Every member fa expected to be present,
as bnsineas of Importance will come" beore
the Committee. , ,
. JAMES WILSON,
Chairman Bep. Ex. Committee.
JAMES HEATON,
' 1 Secretary. , :
may 28-2,, " . -; .
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