Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1866-07-05

The National Union Convention The Northern
Wherein the Democrats and Re
publicans Diher-The Fall Elections and the
Radicals-The Electoral VOte-Presidcnt john
and the Constitutional Amendment Hon.
A. III. Stephens-The New Tarifs-Its Provisions
In Regard to Coal. &c.
From the Correspondence of the Richmond Examiner.
WASHINGTON, June 80
Very earnest efforts are made by the Conserve
tive Republicans in Congress, and by some Of
their Democratic conductors, in favor of the Ma
tional Union Convention, proposed to be held on
doubt that the Convention viii be held, and, az
we hope, with a good attendance on the part of
delegates from every State Of the South.
The Democrats, as party, seem 10th to take
part IN the movement fearing that it will weaken
their party organization. Thus, the city and Vi
cinity of New York is to-day more Democratic
than ever, and are sure of winning there on their
own hook at the fall elections Therefore they
will do nothing that would, in their opinion, tend
to identify them with other organizations. But
it is said that the Democrats of the North
will take some proper form of endorsing the prln
ciples and views which the National Union Con
vention may set forth. --.. .....
There is really no difference between the con
servatire Republicans and the Democrats. Take
the doctrine of Edgar Cowan, the distinguished
Senator from Pennsylvania, and one of the ablest
of all men ever sent from Pennsylvania to Con.
gress it would be difficult to show in what political
point Mr. COwan, Republican, differs from Mr.
Buckalew, his Democratic colleague. Indeed il
is well that the Democrats of Pennsylvania will
throw their weight into the sale of Mr. Cowan, a,
candidate for reelection to the United State
Senate.
It is quite certain that it will require the united
force of all conservative men to defeat the North
ern Radicals at the elections for Congress and the
State legislatures. If they be allowed to take Con
gross and the State legislatures in all the twenty
five States now represented, or even if they have
their present majority, or anything like it, in Con
gress, they will carry the next Presidential cloc
ton, without regard to Southern votes and, il,
the case supposed, the entire Southern electoral
vote, for whomsoever cast, would not vary the
suit Even if the Northern electoral vote would
be SO far divided as to to the Southern State
balance of power on the question in the electu
raj college, a Radical Congress would refuse to
count those votes. This would be revolution Ii
might become the policy of the States opposed to
such high-handed abuse of power to call sepa
rate Congress.
of the Committee of Fifteen, assert that
President Johnson has developed purpose e.
defeat the article for the amendment of the Con
situtiOn that he will exert all his power to pr,
vent any Southern State from accepting it, amt
that he has taken measures to prevent the attcm
dance of a quorum of tho Tennessee Legislature
called to meet on the 4th of July.
Further the organ of the State Convention says
g It remains to be whether the people of the
recently rebelhous States, are ready to assist il
what must inevitably produce another war" So
if the South do not ratify the article there will be
another war. If they do ratify it, none of their
Senators and Representatives will be admitted, I'M
less they take the iron-clad oath, and the Radi
Gals assert that not one Of them except those of
Tennessee and Arkansas can take it.
1t thus appears that the declaration made, us +,
said, within a few days, by Mr. A. H. Stephens
is true, to wit that g the only hope of the South
consists in the result of the fall elections in tbs
North" The proposed National Union CONVEX.
ton might if its objects be heartily seconded By
all Conservative men, secure a Conservative Housr
of Representatives and majority in nearly all
the State Legislatures of the Central and Western
States.
The new tariff fixes the duty on Nova Scotia
coal at fifty cents ton. This coal is use in large
quantities in New England for gas works, WORT
shops etc., and they must have it without regard
to the rate of duty. In the House it is proposed
to raise the duty to dollar a dollars and half
ton, and the argument is that Maryland, Viz
g1nAa and North Carolina coal fields can supply bi-
luminous coal in inexhaustible quantities if pro
perry protected. ALI article in the New Yorl
Stocaho0er demonstrates that coal from Richmond
can be supplied to New England at a lower rate.
by a dollar or two, than the cost of the Nova
Scotia coal. But of course, the Virginia collie.
les must be developed and well managed to de
liver the quantity that would be wanted.