Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-09-13
The Radical Convention.

insignificant as the body was which met
in Raleigh as the representatives of the
Republican party, the proceedings eV1nce
that even in its infancy the elements of dis
cord are at work. The Wilmington Re-
publicang, who, on the LIST of May, in mass
meeting, publicly denounced, by resolu-
ton, the March Convention and platform,
were made to swallow both, the Presidency
of the Convention being allowed them as a
sugar-coat for the dose.
The Post of this city says: Gas to ques-
tons involving principles, The Convention
7auas a unh" The Raleigh Register, equally
orthodox Radical authority, says: "After
the adoption of the platform, however,
truth compels us to state that discussion
arose on certain resolutions which de-
veloped radical differences of principle and
feeling." The full proceedings as published
in the Standard, and the information re-
ceived from delegates, leave no doubt as to
the correctness of the latter opinion. The
Convention was a unit in nothing but a
desire to get political control of North
| Carolina, and while few politicians vainly
| endeavored to stem the torrent twas found
utterly useless, and but for the willy ex,
pediency of Governor Holden, who per-
qnitted the passage of Colonel Heaton's reso
luton, referring confiscation and amnesty
to Congress, the former would have beer
| approved and the latter disapproved by t,co
| thirds of the Convention.
Referring to these questions, the Raleigh
Register, the leading Republican paper o
the State, remarks as follows, to which w
call the attention of our readers
"The first of these resolutions declare
against the policy and necessity of contis
cation. The second is o declaration in favo
of universal suffrage. The third is in tn
nature of petition to Congress to remov
political Acknowledgement from the thou
sands of loyal men who are put under tn
ban by the pending constitutional or How
ard amendment, as well as by the Recon
struction Acts !; and the fourth authorize
the appointment of a committee to wait Of
) Congress and lay the petition before tina
, body.
"The Rejection of these Resolutions, an
the spirit manifested by the speakers, hav
: awakened feeling of profound distrust i
= the minds of loyal white men, and there
reason to believe that it will ALLEVIATE ther
entirely from an organization which ha
given such strong indications of indiffe1
/ ence, if not hostility to their rights an
e interests. How can it be expected ths
men will cooperate with q party whic
threatens them with confiscation and PEI
petual disfranchisement ? The Repubi
= can party in this State cannot and ougt
. not to carry the day without the activ
' support of large proportion of the whit
! people. Reconstruction cannot take plac
+ on basis which aienates majority of til
:, white people from the Government. Coz
: gress was fully aware of this truth an
t hence, while several thousands are barre
q from all participation in the choice of de
g egates to the Convention, universal suffrae
q is Immediately to follow reconstruction,
+ all elections State and national. Any or
e who will be at the trouble to read the Coz
stitutional, or Howard amendment, will sc
d that the prescription contained in the thin
section extends only to ofice-holdin!
while all are to enjoy the right of votin.
u "Confscation was war measure, to
: enforced against men actually engaged
n rebellion. But when the rebellion WI
~ quelled it was the policy of the Cover
= ment to waive the enforcement of the LAY
- Lilo fhnco of Rus1i