Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-07-26
Parties in the south.

in the South, attempted to appeal to the
preindices and feelings of one OF the noble
parties which divided the country previous
to the war, but which common objects and
common suffering had moulded into broth
erly sympathy and support during the years
of strife and bloodshed, forthe purpose of
STRENGTHENING his own. He was moved to
this course not from any special love for
the old Wing party, but to weaken the
South by endeavoring to ALLEVIATE her peo-
pie and leave them to the mercy of the
Radicals His want Of affection for the
noble men who composed that party in the
South, if there was any doubt previously,
was made evident upon his return to his
seat in the Senate, when he offered an
amendment to the reconstruction bill to re-
move all officials now II Office IN the South,
and giving the appointment of their success
sors to the District Commanders and this
after his solemn promises to the Southern
people that the Sherman bill was q fnality,
and When he knew that nine-tenths of the
present office-holders Of position in the
South were formerly Wings. Id this State
all the executive and judicial officers, the
Speakers Of the two Houses, every member
of Congress elected at the last elections,
and one Of the two Senators, were, previous
to the war, members OF the Wing party, as
are ninety-nine one-hundredths Of the ap-
pointees of the Governor
So far as North Carolina is concerned, We
are glad to say that parties died out in 1861,
and since that time, III no one election, has
the former party affiliations been the test
of success. In the Gubernatorial contesto OF
1862, both the candidates, Colonies VANCE
and JOHNSTON, were Wings; in the next,
Mr.. HOLDEN, who had been a Democrat,
received hardly sufficient votes to perceive
the fact Of his candidacy. Immediately
after the war, Governor WORTH, former
Wing, defeated Governor HOLDEN, former
Democrat, and at the last election both
candidates were old Wings.
We refer to these facts merely TO show
thatparty Organizationsw were entirely broken
up, and the party at that time III complete
control of the State has not, since the ex-
1862, Lad one of its members as Chief Ex-
ecutive officer of the State, nor, indeed.
with the insignificant attempts of Governor
HOLDEN, had an aspirant. Nor has any
politician Of either party dreamed of re-
viving old and obsolete issues, but have
endeavored, by cordial support of gentle
men of both the old parties, to forget, in
the attempt to build mp their former pros
perity and maintain their self-respect, I'll
former differences OF opinion,
Yet, with ali these facts, VIC regret, even
| isolated cases, 10 SEQ that men are iusti-
lends and associates and seeking refuge
i the ranks of Radicals because they were
formerly Wings. Men, in taking this Jump,
should DO careful to "look before they
leap" for they might light in the arms OF
some Of their most iuplscablc political enc
mics, and leave the association Of Eomc OF
their warmest and ablest friends. Among
| the most honored leaders of tie Radicals
We find the following prominent Demo
Gratis Secretary STANTON, the CANNOT Of
the Cabinet HaHIEA1 HAMLIS, Of Maine :;
HALE, Of New Hampshire; BUTLER and
BOUTWELL,, of Massachusetts, (the latter the
only Democratic Governor that State ever
had) DIX, SlCKIEs and COCHRAN, of New
York CAMERON and KELLEY, of Pennsyl-
vania TRUNIBULL and LOGAN, of Illinois !;
THOMAS, of Maryland, and DRAKE, of Mis-
souri,; and we might go on multiplying ex-
amples without number.
| And to show that old party lines are
broken up at the North, although the
name, Democrat, is retained by one, we
have only to refer to the fact that Presi-
dent FILLMORE and Mr.. SEWARD are the
leading Democrats of New York, while Hon.
JAMES BROOKS, the foremost champion of
the New York (Whig) press, is now the
Democratic leader in Congress So, too,
are ell the other Members of President
JoHNsoN's Cabinet, except STANTON, lead
| ing Wings of former times. DooLrT
TILE, the Conservative or Democratic
leader of the Senate, and CowAN, of
Pennsylvania, who divided that honor
with him in the last Congress, were
leading Wings and subsequently Republi-
cans, but refused to follow into the Radical
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