Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-11-08

citizens OF this right. Any attemrl o. f1
them of it is without authority ana ,.... t'..
it's nature of usurpatiOn. His Honor a.
ceeded with an extended cnuncra,i,,. t.
offences which would probably be broa,1., g..
notice of the jury, with which he rr..., yt
charge. The above is a synopsis commits. o..
| leading points of the charge VI.
The docket of the present term is ral,-
one, and the probability is that there WIN.
| cases of Importance tried.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT Counr.-rhcsa.
OF this Court, Wednesday, was princir aI.y A.
to the transaction of business Of Iai.',.
lance. In the case against Col. J. p, y.....
Collector of this port the dcfendops ,,...
nized for his appearance at the nr,t ,...,, Z
case being continued ''N
| The following order with regard to fur...
by the Court, will be found important
District Court Of the United States
for the District OF Cape Fear, in the ia. i..
District of North Carolina. is-
1t IL considered by the Court that a..,..
! III tie United States or duly naturailzrG... 81.
10 the laws thereof, are citizens Thereof "
| entitled to protection and intcrCwei -.
| ADMINISTRATION of the laws.
| 1t is therefore ordered by the Cour- o.
Clerk of this Court and the United S,.
shall, for the District Of North Caro.-.
arrangement OF the jury lists, and tL.a. W
and summoning Of jurors to serve in N: d.. d.
shall hereafter make no distinction or a.....
/ race or color between persons Othcrwi., .,.
| to serve according 10 law.
G. ". r.....
Dl,tlly. ja
His Honor stated from tho Ben9h, in g...
! to this order. that what was meant b,fI ..
"otherwise qualified to serve as jar,es .. ...
to law" was that this Court did no -....
military order, and that the JUROR ,I.,r
formed according to the laws Of North g.. r..
excepting the distinction on ace ,uu. H.. ,.'
color, and that all jurors were required ,.. 81,
intelligence to the extent that they c.r4
and write, and should also be rrclhull,r.
From the Newborn Journal OF Conn
letter from Maj. .Jno. HuaRcs-Gi, y..,.
on the Convention Question.
NEwBERN, November >, I,r-
Ny DEAR SIR In your editorial colin
of this morning, | notice call for .,r.
ton to be composed of delegates rcr..,..
ing citizens of this county, to be l.,u
the 18th inst, and in connection Wit. i.
call, a suggestion Of the nomination nt,
self and two other gentlemen as cang.r,
for the coming State Convention thai
you for the compliment for so r...
any call to serve my fellow citiz.,s !.
public capacity, but feel myself ro-
strained to decline allowing my Damptou
used, for the following reasons : | shah. .
all probability be absent nearly aI Il
time between this and the day Of cr.5a-
so that it is impossible for me tocr..
the county. This / regard as yue.4.
reasons in itself. But as an addition
reason, I desire to say, that l look an.
this whole proceeding under the }hanr
Bill Including the Bill itself with soma
repugnance and apprehension Of haim
as SO violative of every Constitutioua. H.
and. social privilege of our people, tal
do net desire even to seem to couutua.
the iniquity so far as to be q candida. 4.
an office created by it.
1 will, however, take this opportuag.
say that / regard concert of action a,.. 4,
our own people as of the highest and ne
vital importance in order that we at
avoid the terrible fate in store form.
the radicals succeed in their efforts to ug.
throw the influence of the whit, m.
IN North Carolina, by establishla% la
supremacy.
How is this most desirable end TO-
accomplished -? Two plans are nog Nd.
gested.
First, That every Southern IMAM shall Cd
to the polls and vote squarely agaiu.t ia
holding of Convention.
Second. That every Southern mm ,a.
stay at homo and refuse to vote at all %.
the question and thus defeat the Couya
ton, under that clause in the Bill whlc
requires that in order to make the election
effective the question shall be voted upon
by a majority of the registered voters
Either of these plans is good aud tl
result to be accomplished by each Will
the same, provided, all our people 9n!=G
adopting one and the same plan; but IiU
half adopt the first, and the reulaIlI-.
half the second, our strength will b. a.@.
away and we will be undonC, for in ia.
event the Convention viii ~ carried al.
the Radicals will rule it.
am willing, for myself, to adopt ethel
and have urged my friends until recel
to act upon the first plan, but only bec.
I thought the papers in the State genera
advocated that plan and wanted Aamo
of action at any cost. My real ieeI1.
however, all along has been and uoW
that the proper course and the most d.-
fed one for us to adopt, is that -ggge.
in the second plan and to leave the w-.
matter of the election, with all its IT..
nant associations, entirely to the neg
and those white men amongst rs M
seem to feel proud to be considered tau.
equals.
But as l now see. great diversity d. VS..
tlment amongst our leading State ala
on this subject-the Raleigh ScutiAe, '
example, being arrayed upon the one Side
favoring voting, and the WilmiugtouJ
nal upon the other, favoring nou.acl
and as / personally know and great!
spect the Editors of both these paper
appreciate their intelligence and pain
ism, and as [ know further the iuAGr
their valuable and talented columns e.
and inasmuch as Governor Graham, ~
whom no man i'll the State is more bc0a
and respected, has written letters apWa
ing both plans, but insisting upon ud-a
1 feel that the people have gooi ra.'
honestly to differ on the question,
that, therefore, some plan OF recCIcl.aa'
of views should be adopted, and '~
speedily.
But how is this concert Of action to
accomplished ? l fear it is too late IL!
State Convention to be held in time TO
fuence the election, and l would, the.
fore, as have the greatest respect iof u
influence and integrity of the press
gcst, that call be issued at once L~
caucus of the Editors of the Colse'."
papers throughout the State to NC.
Raleioh ON the 9th OF this month. v