Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-11-15
nh. FIeetion-The Form of Votins-ih'
nortant Correspondence.

WILMINGTON, '. o., Oct 20 Ioof.
s,p There being considerable difference OF
o,inion upon the right of an eIector, unoer !h'
a. IF CONGRESS- and the order of the Commanding
Ceneral to vote for or against convention ano
NOT for delegates or for delegates ana not upoi
the question OF Convention, anu ~ oGlIs No
tar IF GREAT interest and Importance, nave pre-
sumed to seek an official decision upon it. } see
nothing in the Act of Congress or IN the order OF
Major General Candy. to prevent the exercise %
tbis privilege by the voter, but desiring, as the
editor of a paper, to be governed by unques-
toned authority in any advice may give, nope
it will not be inconsistent with your engagements
or duty to favor me with an early reply
Lam, very respectfully,
~ Iid-de Camp, Actg. Asst AGjt. Ger
Charleston, s. c.
HEADQUARTERS ID MILITARY D1sTR!cT,
CHARLEsToN, s. c., Nov. Z, 1857.
Mn. JOSEPH A. ENGELHARD,
Office DAILY and Weekly Journal,
Wilmington, n. c.
en- 7, rerIv to YOUR communication of Oct
9atb have the honor to state that the Acts OF
REORGANIZATION leave no discretion as TO the SUP
iect referred to by you to the Commanding Gen
eral. . ,;b o,+o,,
- the Acts of Congress by being inscribed either
FOR Convention or against ConVentloh'
can be counted in the canvass OF votes.
very ie'f YOUR obedient servant,
L. Y. CAZIARC,
Iide-de- Camp, Actg. asst. AG't' GEN.
1t will thus be seen that the plan pro-
nosed to defeat the call of Convention
bv pon-action cannot be carried out Will
ont abstaining from the polls altogether
and Tins giving up the control OF the Con
vention. should it be called, to the moS'
violent Radicals. This we cannot afford to
do. Without concert OF action, any pian
to defeat a Convention Will be attehoeo
with disaster. and we must not run any
risks of securing the election OF ConserE"
tive members where there is any posslbllliJ
of doing SO. 1Ioo,,
Let all Conservatives, white and black
vote AGAINST CONVENTION, and Tor pro
per candidates General CANDY informs
us by the above letter, that ballots Whlcf
are silent upon the question of ConVen
ton will not be counted In the canvass
votes. We cannot go behind this authority
Whether well or ill-advised, it is the law
the election, and we must be governed by II
1t therefore becomes necessary Tor thoS
citizens who had determined to remain sllen
upon the question of Convention to Vot
AGAINST it. Even in counties where Their
is no hopes of electing Conservative can
didates, voters should deposit their ballot
against a Convention and for the names
persons for delegates.
We hope those papers in the State Whlc
have. endorsed the non action policy WI
give publicity to the above official lette
from the Adjutant General of this Mllltar
District, and we trust it will find Its wa
into the columns of those papers favorln
a Convention Let our people be thol
onphlv advised as to their rights and II
structed as to the forms with which the
must comply in order to cast legal vote
This official decision must necessariI
end all differences between the opponent
of the Convention. All must unite IN
direct negative vote. If from want
nnanimitv in the ranks of Conservative
the Convention will be called, let us man
fest that at least large minority OF ID
people. composing a majority OF the whit
voters of the State, will not endorse til
unconstitutional and revolutionary actlo
of Congress. If unavailing, let our4pr'
test be manly and imposing.