Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1866-06-28

river transportation was never better, and we can
see no reason why the business of our city should
not be larger this fall than ever before.
Our national difficulties present the only inn
pediment to feeling of security of the rapid re-
turn of prosperity and good feeling, but, as we
, have had occasion before to remark, the Captains
of our steamers and railroad officials, and, we
may add, our merchants, are doing more for the
future welfare of the government that ten times
their number of Congressman could accomplish !;
and favorable reports of Southern planters are
read with more interest at the North than the pro-
| ceedings of Congress- and it is sincerely to be
hoped that the result of their abors win than
counterbalance the real efforts of partizans to
widen the breach between the sections
| Gossip Concerning the State Elections.
| Notwithstanding the elections for State officers
have been postponed until October our exchanges
are getting somewhat excited in regard to the
matter. The names of many gentlemen are men
toned in connection with the position of Cover
nor and Lieutenant Governor Thus far Cover
nor Worth is the only name before the people, he
having already announced himself candidate
| for Governor.
| General NJ W. Ransom has been recommended
by a meeting of portion of the citizens of Nash,
Halifax and Edgecombe lately held in Nash coun-
ty, and has been favorably spoken of in other
quarters The Standard says, in speaking of him
We do not know whether General Ransom will be can
ddate Governor Worth s certainly before the
people for reelection His main dependence for
As between Governor worth General Ransom, the
cessioniss would not hesitate They would vote for the
spurious article Deprived Of his strength
Worth would not be able to poll than ten thou
sand votes in the State.
The Standard advises the Union men of the State
10 kboir
the S,asdard "Let them maintain their princi-
pies and their organization, and avoid all commit
tails and entangling alliances. They owe this to
themselves, to President Johnson, csd to Me Con-
gress, ,riet, .ct the President, has been ardsons-
ty engaged for months past IN the cork Of restore
tion." THE italics are ours
The names of the Hon. Thomas Settle, and II.
P. Dick and w. P. Bynum, Esqrs., have been
more frequently mentioned as candidates of those
people of our State, who owe such great debt of
gratitude to Coz gress for its aruous labors in be-
half of the restoration of North Carolina and the
other Southern States. But as we do not see it in
this light, we will hardly be expected to vote for
either of them, and suspect that if any candi-
dates insist upon the payment of what tic Stand
ard may think we owe Congress, they will certainly
be defeated and the debt repudiated. This may
| be diSlOyGl but it is true, nevertheless.
For Lieutenant Governor the most prominent
! name is that of Colonel d. D. Ferebee, of Cam
den The Raleigh Sentinel and Greensboro Pa
hOt have both spoken favorably of his fitness and
claims and the .&an0hud says that Colonel Ferebee
is the choice of Governor Worth and his friends.
This may be true, but we suppose that paper has
very little authority for speaking for Governor
Worth or his friends. We have already men
mened Colonel Strange, of this city, for Leuten
ant Governor writer III the Ashyille Ne,cS urges
the claims Of Hon. s. S. Gather and Hons. S.
II. Rogers and G. W. Logan are put forward by
their friends and Raleigh correspondent of the
Charlotte Democrat desires to reconcile the conflict
between old parties and geographical jealousies
by recommending Robert p. Dick of Guilford
Democrat and Western man), for Governor and
Hon. George Davis, of New Hanover (Whig and
Eastern many, for Lieutenant Governor. We
would respectfully suggest to this correspondent
that possibly he has placed the s'cart before the
horse" If he will acknowledge his mistake, we
would like the ticket much better. His compli-
mentary notice of Mr.. Davis will find a responsive
echo in the hearts of all our people.
The Rutherford .Star. and its Raleigh corn espon-
dent do not like Governor Worth arid the seces-
defeated They think, with true men for
Governor and Lieutenant Governor the basis of
representation changed, the next Legislature
elected by true and tried Union men, there will
be some prospect of our getting back into the
Union, after the manner OF Tennessee, we sup
pose elf, says the correspondent of this paper
1.-THE 81 p is evidently in debt to Congress) "the
party ow in power be defeated, they will
sink to rise no more and down with them goes
Jonathan Worth, Lewis Hanes and many others
that could name.'
Thus it will be seem tat our political affairs are
in much confEsioa. We have been in hopes that |
our people woald not be called away from the
work of practical reconstruction to engage in ex-
citing political campaigns, and believe now that
orsr present Governor should be reelected with.
ont opposition, as he appears to be acceptable to
the great mass of our people, and is, firmly be-
ieve, doing much to promote the great interests ]
ofthe State without regard to old party organiza-
tons. He may not be ready to pay the
debt the Standard thinks owe to Congress, but |
certainly on this account, no fair minded man will
impugn the honesty of Jonathan Worth, for he
has always been in favor of the State meeting
promptly all her honest obligations, and if Con-
gross will yet by any legislation propose such
terms as North Carolina can accept, or will dol
aught to restore the Union upon an honorable and r
equitable basis, Governor Worth will be among /
the foremost to acknowledge the debt and urge
its payment.