The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1867-05-03
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April lith, has the following Interesting 70.
marks upon the spread of iha MYuesiean
party in different Southern Staies:-
The fact Is too well. n in esal 20 bsdssisa. and
too important to'N diseSsrded. thk xhe b
publican party Ia rapidly extending its ramif-
cations throughout the Southern States. In ell
OF these States initial movements. more or less
formidable, are on foot for forming compact
party To- cooperate with that organization. Il
10 . part Vt the matured scheme OF. the ileadks
oithst party TO maintain its ascendency, and
they have seiled the opportunity Afforded by
me -mfru6uction N the now rfxuW INTO ms
elective franchise.
In Virginia We and no prominent person con
ssctsd sith tAs rnsysucnt. except Bolts, vho
belongs to that past age Of Mites and has out
lived his time; but primary meetings Are being
hed With view tos State Convection, vhioh
will bring the organization into full and active
existence. In North Carolina the movement
ID under morn formidable and more imposing
leadership, II 10 headed by. Holden, OF the
Standard, late Provisional Governor By ap.
pointnsnt Of Pfetsde,t Johnsnn; Pool, former
~ vhig candidate for Governor. and other,
ofscsrcely less note. They have held . con-
ven,ion In Raleigh. lin which nearly oil Of the
counties in the State, were ISprsseAted by sni
equal number Of white and black delegates.
The organization took the name Of Republican.
And placed itsslf in line with he Northsrn
Radicals. -.
In Soath Carolina no decisive action Of this
kind has been had. beyond the assembling Of
meeting In Charleston, ut the instAnce Of rsdi-
esl emissafies But Gsnersl Sickles, the COM
mshder Of the district, hss rcsently delivered
an address TO The frssdmen, ebosnding With
wholesome ADVICE and patriotic Views, which
We trust win have potent influence In shaping
their coprse. This speech. together with the
o. prsdsnt and discreet Statesmen. will IN.
doubtedly stay, u II does not wholly prevent
the progress Of the movement.
1 A meeting, repre- sented to Do large and en-
thusiastio. apparSntly teoding IN the came d.
reotion. has been held ct Savannah. Georgia,
In this meeting er-( Provisionar Governor
johnson bore leading part 'gr ~ ..pu
bic. It b engineered by such unscrupuloos
md dtagning men a. Nick Dsvb, HUMPHREYS,
and Joe Bradley, Meetings have been held In
Huntsville, Selma, Montgomery, and other
Important points. In these assemblies We have
been surprised TO learn that ex-C oniedersts of
6cers who bore themselves creditably through
out the war were active participants. ~ .'T'
Kappsaraacss are not dslgsips, the nf,r par
fy hos entered the lists in Arkansas Nth pros
pteis orsseesss. We have before US. the pro-
ceeiings OF . largo convention held within the
past few, days at Little Rock, in which most Of
the counties Of the State were represented.
The movement derives additional sirengtk from
q large Union element which existed In the
State during the war, In full sympathy with
the North. i 81 . = Ius .I.vI, ~ .H. IiT
In Louisiana. the germs Of singular organ.
iiation exist which will be developed at an ear
" day through the agency Of GoSernor Wells.
Mike Hahn, Dursnt,. and radical newspaper
organ soon to be established In New Orleans..
The principles and policy Of the leaders OF this
organ nation are in harmony with th0se Of the
radical leaders of tho North. They esteem the
Military bill to be proper In itselfAnot to be
snbmittsd to - necessity, bat to be accepted
A measure OF justice, and they warmly ad-
vocate Its prospective and disifsnchising fea-
tnre. They have not yet openly espoused the
agrarian scheme Of Thad. Stevens. but they
contemplate the controle Of the State organize
tons, with q view to the establishment Of the
grinding despotism which prevails in, Tonnes
From the mass of newly enfrsnchised per-
sons, upon whose ignorance. credulty, and
prejudices. they win endeavor, to play, they
hope I'd make large sccessions 10 their numbers.
II IL clear that they CAN BE- thWarted only by
the exercise Of justice and kindness to these
new voters, on the part OF those who have
hitherto controlled the destinies Of the ooun-
try. and by their display Of the utmost pru.
dsnee, vigilance and self-denying patriotism.