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


to this community than to have this recommen-
dation of the Necs seconded by the people of
the State Major Strange is gentleman of emf
nent ability and excellent private character. His
selection for the position named would be most
acceptable to the people of this section Of the
State and we'll merited by the gentleman himself
The Radicals md the Confederate Debt.
More than once, during the past year, has the
blind fury and partizan zeal of the Radicals Of
Congress placed their party in awkward dilemmas
In laying down principles to suit party demands,
they are often led into conclusions the opposite Of
their intentions their views. These men were
the foremost in denying the right of secession, and
reiterated often during the war; that the seats of
our Senators and Representatives were vacant,
and all the South had to do was to lay down their
arms and elect their members and all would be
WE'LL No longer than the Hampton Roads con-
ferens;e President Lincoln officially gave this
the first and most natural steps to reconciliation
But since the surrender of the Confederate
armies and since the proclamation of President
johnson declaring the at end and the
uthern States as fully entitled to all the plivi
lige>s of the other States the Radicals, for party
purposes are driven to the necessity of asserting
that the Confederacy has a government outside of
the United States, and that the Southern States
did accomplish their secession either by an inner
ent right or by force. ..-.- -. .'..
It appears that this position, however con-
venient and satisfactory for their present political
plans, entails upon them serious contradiction
of their oft declared opinion of the illegaity of
the Confederate debt. If the Confederate States
was political organization outside of the United
States, it comedies all that the English bond hold
in their late meeting claimed. Upon tins sub
ject the National Republican remarks - +.
The English holders of the Confederate bonds claimed
at their recent meeting at the London Tavern, the
thOrty Vatte and Wheaton, that If the American Union
dissolved had been declared in the American
Congress by Mr.. Thaddeus Stevens, it followed
consequence that the Confederates had the
power to up themselves, they did, de f0cto
Richmond and they further added that all
the world knew that de fdcto governments had the power
contract debts and that the conquerng power by
the law of nations, obligated to pay them. .-
suppose principle law be better settled than
that any Government entitled to be respected that OF
Independent State in chrstendom may lawfully con-
the State its authorized agents for it's public use the
succeeding government is liable The doctrine is that the
government which succeeds to the fiscal rights of
other is bound to fulfill it's fiscal obligations"
WhedtOns International L0ar p. Al.
In their determination to secure the triumph of
their party, through the outlawry of the Southern
people, the Radicals may stradde the Government
with large foreign debt, or lay the foundation of
means employed in order to secure party triumph,
evenf it extend to the further prostration of the
South and the ruin of the country r~.--