Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1866-09-20
National Politics.

National Politics.
The condition of national politicsis indeed
complicated, and no effort on our part can
do aught to give healthy tone to the results
ofthe issues already joined, althoughwe are
more directly affected than any other peo-
pie. Whether the political capital manu-
featured against the South by partizan
use of the New Orleans riot, or bad man
agement on the part of the Conservatives,
caused the result in Maine, we are not sat-
listed. But the fact that we hear SO much
of the Maine election and so little of that
in Vermont, in the latter the Radicals losing
more than they gained in the former, and
nothing said of several minor but important
local elections favorable to the Administra-
ton would make it appear as if more energy
and enthusiasm characterized the canvass
on the part of the Radicals than on the
part of the Conservatives.
The proceedings of the Mulatto Conyen-
ton and the political pilgrimage of some of
the more noted of the Southern dele
gates to the North-the official and bloody
programme laid down by the Head Centre
of the party at Bedford, Pennsylvania, in
his recent speech-the complete somer-
sault of the New York Herald ; and,
withal, the result of the Maine
elections give abundant evidence
of the resolution of the Radicals, and fur
nish much ground for their present high
hopes of complete success. Yet the recent
speeches of the President prove also his I'M
yielding infexibility. While the general
enthusiasm which usually marked his re-
ceptions-the harmony with which the
Democrats and Conservative Republicans
are uniting and preparing for the approach
ing elections in the Middle and Northwes-
tern States-the distinguished body of
Federal soldiers now assembled in conven-
ton in perfect accord with the policy of the
President-the remarkable political sagacity
and universal success which has ever char
acterized the history of Mr.. Johnson as a
public man-and, withal, the very hopeful
tone of the public men, and the press, in
ensue, gives much reason to hope that the
destinies of the country may be wrenched
from the hands of those who are directing
it to rapid and irrevocable destruction.
It may lie useless-may probably be I'M
wise for the South to utter word to en-
courage her friends who are about to join
battle in her behalf and for the good of the
common country, but it is barely
possible that we can i'll silence wit
ness a contest, in the result of which we
feel and have a greater interest than the
eombatants themselves. More especially
is this difficult to do, when recruits are ad
ded to the force of the Radicals, by false
representations Of the feeling and cO4duct of
our people. Already the near approach OF
the deciding elections begins to agitate the
Southern pulse, and we fear, We notice, on
the part of portion of the press, an IN
manly nervousness in view of an unfayor-
able result. If when the strife is over. and
the ground is still held by the forces of
our duty in the future as it has
been in the past, is plain. Experience has
certainly taught us that nothing is to be
made by attempting to appease the hatred
of our enemies by placing upon our statute
books. theilr nefatfiops and Unconstitutional
demands. If We are compelled to DO SO,
let it be done as behooves good citizens, by
yielding obedience, hones5 if unwilling, to
law, rather than again from policy appear
to embrace what in our hearts we despise.
At least, so far as the history of the late
war and it's termination affect our Constitu-
ton. and laws, let not thfs eaffffefa recf1rd,
which tells of our defeat, establish also our
degradation. go. .s..# r....... .- "a.