Wilmington journal., 1867-11-22
Conservative state Convention.

We hope the people IN this ScctlOn OF Ihe
State will not forget that it is proposed to
hold a Convention of the Conservative party
at Raleigh, on the 11th of December. SeV-
eral counties have already held meetings
and appointed delegates. Others will do
so, and the meeting OF the Convention
seems certain. The time Is not distant,
and steps should be Immediately taken IL
all the counties to be represented by their
ablest and best citizens. Regardless OF the
issue of the election now in progress, the
Convention will be the most important ever
assembled. From the want OF efficient
organization, the Conservative party-the
whites of Virginia and Arkansas have been
defeated by the negroes, and the same
thing may be true i'll North Carolina.
The apathy of our people, which has been
the cause Of Radical successes IN some of
the Southern States, has been promoted by
a want of confidence in the ability of the
Conservatives North and South, to defeat
Radicalism, if not a positive fear OF the
success of the revolutionary and agrarlan
schemes OF that party. Itinerant lecturers,
Bureau employees, patriotic candidates,
paid correspondents and immaculate edl-
tors, have been threatening our people
with the wrath OF Congress, should they
refuse to accept the Reconstruction Acts,
and vote for the adyenturCrs who arc
striving to reap the advantages of negro
ignorance Our people, distrustful OF any
relief, disguised with al political strife,
have, in q greaj measure, grown lndltler-
ent as to the purposes OF RadlcaIlsm, and
shrink from the base means and Disgrace
full tools employed to attain them.
Now, however, that the Northern people
have spoken, and condemned tho Radical
negro supremacy schcmes-havlnG pro
claimed that this is white mans govern
ment, that while protection and freedom
shall be extended to all, and that It's des-
tiny, like the establishment and mainte-
nance of the Union, shall be under the con-
troll of the whites, it is due them that we
should arouse ourselves and tallo the out
stretched hand OF friendship offered us.
We must organize party in full fellowship
and sympathy with the constitutional mel
of the North.
It is also necessary for the welfare of oul
support Conservative party. Important
elections must yet take place before the
people Of the country can sweep away tht
iniquities which Radical mis-rule has en-
grated in the Legislation of Congress
Though we honestly believe our grievances
would be temporary, they would be serious
and to prevent present harm and future
danger we should assemble together III or
der to consolidate our strength. The WORK
is of such Importance as must certainly Ell
list the sympathies and aid of all who de
sire the future peace and prosperity Cf the
State and country, and the defeat Of q par
ty which is using the ignorant and preiu
diced negroes to subyert everything deal
and sacred to the Southern people-to in
augurate war Of races and plunge the
country into anarchy Or despotism. Lee
us meet together peacefully, calmly, but
earnestly. Rising above mere party meas
ures and party movements, all efforts should
be directed to an honorable and permanent
reconstruction of the Union and reconcilia
ton of the sections, and to the peace and
welfare and prosperity Of North Carolina
A Radical Paper On the Radical EfctoEiCs
IN thc South.
Tho Chicago Tribune makes some com
ments on the recent elections in the South
ern States, which arc worthy of considera,
tion by several classes of Southern people.
We copy as follows
The radicals that il to cay the negroes, as they
make up than four-ffths of the rank and
tile of the party, are triumphant. Tho next thing
IN order iG il we may credit the Southern papers,
i war of races, IN which the blacks will be eXter-
minated. We do not believe that the threatened
war will occur.
Nevertheless, very serious, perplexing, an1 pos
sibly disastrous consequences may follow tho i'll
timed and unnecessary action OF the blacks III
banding 80 closely together for political pur-
pose, and the sudden and inexcusabie folly of the
whites III permitting that purpose to be only par
italy executed.
What we have now to fear is not a wal in TEicl
the sword and cannon will be invoked, nor Il gen
eral and miscellaneous throat-cutting, i'll which
blacks and whites will alike take part and alike
suffer. The weapons at the command OF the
HOLOA4e3
refined than the IL Dlements OF blood. They have
control in the States that we have named of Tho
iaw-making power; and it, is to be feared, We
think that under the lead of bad men of our OWL
color, they may be tempted IN convention to make
use OF that power in such way that the whites
will in their turn become the down-trodden race
1t is among the possibilities, that, between The
heavy taxes, Wido disfranchisement, sweeping
confiscation, and general disabilities OF which
Convention ordain-the whites will bt
driven from the States, Or will remain only to en-
dure the eNactions and expressions OF a govern
ment that they are poWerless to influence or con.
troll. These, VIC say, are among the possibilities
of the future.
If the contingency which We are led TO fear
does occur, and the action of the authorized Con
vention in the South is departure from the prin-
ciples and purposes that the party has announced,
their action will be undone African slavery was
not overthrown that slavery of the white man
might be established on its ruins.
1t would seem that if the negroes Of the
South were not over anxious to be misled
by the Northern men among them, that
they would pay somo heed to the voice of
those remaining at home. Such senti-
ments as the above, from one of the lead
ing Radical organs of the North. are full
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