Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-05-03


In the following the New York Tribune
tells rs all we care to know of Senator VIII
son except what amount Of money he is to
be paid by the Central Republican Con
ventlon for haranguing the negloes OF the
South in the interest of the Republican
party. That's what we would like to know.
Wilson is q practical Yankee, ''bocn to pow
erty," and no one is silly enough to think
that he IS doing his present hard work for
nothing How much does he get-S5, 900,
$40, 900, SIS, 900, $50, ,OU0?
The Senate having adjourned, Henry
Wilson has resumed the canvass which he
commenced at Petersburg, the last great
citadel Of the rebellion, and will journey
through the Southern States, speaking once
OF more III each State rs opportunity may
be presented. General Wilson was an
earntS', aNowed opponent OF slavery long
before the Republican party was formed,
as he has since been one Of that partys
foremost champions. Born to poverty, nc
has preserved that inheritance unimpaIrUd
Injured from childhood to labor and frugal
lty, his education is that Of the common
people, but is such us only New England
and the communities sprung from her
lolns have hitherto prOf1ered to the child
rem OF the poor In his history, his char
acter and his convictions, General Wilson
party which has raised four millions OF our
countrymen from brute chattlehood and
law guarded ignorance to the dignity of
free manhood and the rights Of American
citizenship. His journey Southward is de
| signed to commence the fundamental truths
whereOn the Republican party is based to
| the understandings OF those who have hith-
crto heard Of them only through the pre-
| JUDGED misrepresentation of the i>arty's
enemies, and to the acceptance Of all who
would have truo and lasting concord be-
tween tho North and the South based on
universal justice and impartial freedom.
Gen. Eeauregard to be Turned Out OF the
New Orleans Jackson ard Great North
ern Railroad.
| A Radical dispatch from Washington
| says:
! Quite an interesting controversy has
arisen and is likely to be submitted to
| General Grant for decision, growing out of
an election for Directors of the New Or
leans, Jackson and Great Northern Rail
road, lately held in New Orleans On
the return of General Beauregard from
| the Confederate service his friends obtain
ed from the military authorities possession
of the road and made him its President
|
the Creole General formed q ticket of his
partsians, and had appointed the judges
to hold the election and declare the re-
suit. Under the act of incorporation the
. Governor of the State and Mayor of New
Orleans were each empowered to appoint
three directors. Subsequently the Com
pany being in need, another act of legis-
lation was passed, authorizing large sub
scriptions on the part of the State and
city, and at all elections since then the
Governor and Mayor have cast their votes
for directors on the stock represented by
them respectively. At this last election
the Governor, Mayor and union citizens
combined and made new ticket for di-
rectors, composed exclusively of Union
men. The judges Of election appointed
by Deauregard and friends, as above,
finding tbat the votes of the Governor
and Mayor would GUST the Beauregard di-
rectory, decided that, legally, the said
officers had no right to vote for the State
and city. The vote of Governor and
Mayor, if counted, would have defeated
the Beauregard ticket two to one. The
Judges of election, by this exclusion, re-
elected the rebel ticket. The Union peo-
pie are indignant over this outrage, and
intend to appeal to General Grant for or
ders directing General Sheridan to place
the road in the hands of those fairly
! elected and friendly to the Government,