Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-10-18
what the Late Elections Mean.

In almost every city, town and hamlet,
all over the North, we hear of bontires, sa-
lu ties and reioicings over the result Of the
recent elections.
The following extract from speech of
Mayor Hoffman, at an enthusiastic Demo
cratic meeting at Tammany Hall, in the
city of New York, shows what the late
victories are understood to have accom-
plished
':The result Of these elections, in MY
Judgment will be the safety of the nation.
It should be received 10y the Democracy of
New York city and of the country in all
moderation as the sign Of the times, indi-
eating that the great people OF the country
are putting their finger Of warning upon
the Radical disunionists. 1t should be re-
ceiyed as a declaration that the moderate
Conservative men of the nation are to rule
the nation. That extreme men on every
side must, for the time being, stand aside,
while the great mass of the Conservative
men Of the country come up to save it. 1t
is to be received as the declaration Of the
American people that the party whose
policy it is TO overthrow the Constitution Of
the country, to increase its debt and
taxation, to overthrow it's President and
substitute III his place IL revolutionary
President, is to be put down under
the feet Of the great patriotic American
people, It is to be received as the deciar
alton of the people OF the North that the
policy inaugurated by that party at the
South to place black men over white men
cannot be and will not be sustained. (Long
continued cheering) 1t is to be received
as declaration that the people of the North
are not willing within the States of this
Union that there should be negro judges,
negro magistrates, negro jurors. negro le9ls-
lators, negro Congressmen-Qo loud cheering)
THAT the power and money of this govern
ment is MOTTO be used to maintain within the
limits Of ten States at an expense Of millions
Of dollarsan army, the sole purpose of which
is to elevate the black man above the white
man. (Cbeers.) That if within the limits
Of the Southern States the black man is en-
titled to the exercise of the right Of suffrage,
he is tit to govern himself, to take care of
himself, and does not need standing army
to protect him ; that If the black men OF
the South, numbering hundreds OF thou
sands, are fit to walk up to the polls and vote
down the white men, they do not need q
Freedman's Bureau with millions of dol
lars at its back to educate feed, and take
care of them. daughter and applause. J.
1t is to be taken as the declaration OF the
people of the American continent, that debt
and taxation must be reduced that there
no more corrupt officials to corrupt the
people. (Great applause.) It is to be re-
ceived as the declaration of the American
people that the American Constitution is
to be the supreme law of the land-(ap-
plause) and that no rump Congress shall
pass laws Wn4ch they shall declare to be
superior to the Constitution of the country.
(Applause.) AT the same time it is to be
received as the declaration of the American
people that there shall be under all circum-
stances q faithful adherence by the Ameri =
can people and American Government to
every one OF those obligations incurred
during the war for the preservation of the.
American Union"
From the Lynchburg News.
Important PosEmastes--Deputy POST
mas.ers nos DisfranchIsed.
We give publicity to the following de-
cision of Gen. Schofeld on the question Of
Acknowledgement of deputy postmasters.
His opinion has been solicited by a gentle
man of this city, who formerly held the
Office of deputy postmaster, and the follow
ing endorsation was returned
deputy postmaster is not subject to disfran-
chisement for participation III the rebellion.
BY command OF Gen. SoHoFIELD.
VIM. ENNIS, A. A. a q.
AS n different ruling has prevailed III
some registration boards, We hope that all
deputy postmasters viii avail themselves of
the opportunity now afforded OF having
their names registered as voters.
The rear car OF freight train, which
started from Albany on Saturday night,
broke it's coupling as the train was ascend
ing the heavy grade west of the city, and
rushed down the track at the rate of fifty
miles an hour, coming in collision with a
tho cit badly SmaSf,iyfr the 9nOIra and