Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-10-04
From the New York World.
POLITICAL ITEMS.

measures, advocated ny A'0
publican papers and stump-speakers, passed
by Republican Legislatures, executed by
constables, and opposed by |
Democratic speeches, votes, lawsuits, in
yective and ridicule. But the Republican
State Convention, warned by the sudden
fall of the barometer, have declared that
the Republican party must not be cons1d-
cred responsible for the liquor law; trying
to save their ship by heaving it over, with
some dim hope that it will float of itself.
The next valuable piece of freight that is
to be flung into the devouring waves. is the
Constitutional Convention of this State
The calling Of the Convention was Repub-
lican movement. No Democrat desired Or
favored it. But since Maine and Califor-
MIA elections, the Convention is seen to be
too heavy for the Republican ship, and al
though it has been decided by a caucus not
to sacrifice it, it is nevertheless certain to
90. The vessel careens so dangerously
when this heavy incumbrance is carried to
the edge of the deck, that there is nearly
as much peril in casting it over as in keep
ing it On board but over it will go, even
if at the stern. 1t is load the Repub-
lican party cannot carry in the present
emergency.
Even that precious part of the cargo,
negro suffrage in this State, must go where
Jonah went in the voyage to Nineveh ; but
it is doubtful if any compassionate monster
will give it a subaqueous passage and vomlt
it up on dry land. It may be said that
negro suffrage will be necessarily lost with
the failure of the Convention. But this is
not so. The article containing it was long
ago completed, and the Democrats will
generously propose to submit it at once, as
q separate amendment. In the stress of
political weather, the Republicans will not
dare to do this SC urgent is their necessity
of Tightening the ship. They will, of course,
contrive all sorts of plausible excuses but
whatever may be their excuse for not sub
hitting it, the real reason will be that they
are scared by the certainty of its defeat
The impeachment of President johnson
is another part of the Republican cargo
that is destined to go overheard. Although
the President has more boldly confronted
and defed them since Congress adjourned
than ever BEFORE we shall hear little more
about his impeachment, and that little will
be fainter and fainter. The party is getting
seriously alarmed, and the more discreet of
it's journals are warming and exhorting it
against raising or reviving any issues on
which the party is not unit. All such
warnings are, of course, signRl-guns of dis
treSS.
NEGROES CONG TO OHIO TO VoTE.-The
Memphis Avalanche has information from
several responsible gentlemen who hap
pened to be at the State line upon different
days, that they found there from thirteen
to fifteen cars filed with blacks who had
been brought from Alabama, Georgia, South
Carolina and Southern Tennessee and were
going northward. A majority of them did
not know where they were going to, but
said the GO Board was sending them some
whar to vote" Some of the more inteli-
gent ones said they were going to Ohio for
that purpose. They were to go through
Louisville without stopping, and all their
expenses were to be paid by the Freedmen's
Bureau. They were to vote as they were
told and were assured that the Bureau
would take care of them and see to their
getting farms for doing as they were direct
ed. This is a fair specimen of the manner
in which the peoples money is squandered
by the reckless Ra dical politicians, who
swarm in the South under the guise of
Freedmen's Bureau agents.
The CALIFORNIA LEGIsLATURE-Sev
Radical journals have given currency to
an erroneous report that their party will
have two majority, on joint ballot, in the
California Legislature. The actual situa-
ton is as follows Twenty Senators -four
teen Republicans and six Democrats) hold
over, and (twenty-seven Republicans and
thirteen Democrats) have been elected.
making the Senate stand, twenty-one Re-
publicans, nineteen Democrats. To the
House, the Republicans elect thirty mem
beers, and the Democrats fifty. The total
on joint ballot, therefore, is-Republicans,
fifty-one Democrats, sixty-nine.
The PRESIDENTS CHARGE AGAINST Mr..
STANToN.-A dispatch to the New York
World says Congress reconvenes in little
more than seven weeks but long before
that time the President will have the charge
and reasons for suspending Secretary Stan
ton from the War Department ready fol-
submission to the Senate, as required by
the civil-tenure-of-of Office law. The case
made out by the President is an exceeding
ly strong one, and the Senate will find it.
self enlightened in matters it little dreams
of when it receives the documents in the
premises.
A RADICAL SPLIT IN KANsAs.-It is claimed
that the Republican party in Kansas ii
much split ON questions of female suffrage
temperance, and the Sunday laws. The
Germans will have a Convention at Topekf
on the Goth, to consider the latter question
and the State Temperance Society will NEE
in Leavenworth this week for the alleged
purpose of looking after the Germans.
NEGRO DICTATIoN IN TENNESSEE. Gov
Brownlowhas issued a proclamation declar
ing that in all municipal elections through
! out the State, the election officers must b,
appointed by the Registration Commits
sioners, and that no person will be al
lowed to vote who is not qualified by tn,
franchise law. In some towns nearly al
the whites are disfranchised, so that tn
negroes will have absolute control in tn
municipal affairs. The proclamation occa
sions much excitement and common
! throughout the State.
The Democrats of Kansas have held
State Convention and unanimously passe,
a Conservative resolutions, and organized
3 State central committee.
DECLINES. w. Haight, Demo
/ cratic Governor elect of California positive
3 ly declines being a candidate for Unite,
/ States Senator.
RADICAL REsPoNsIBILTY.-Am th
: items to be charged to Radical management
3 says the Chicago Times, are the deaths Q
! military men from yellow fever in th
l Southern States. All these men were sen
j, there solely and purely to register negroe
i for the coming Presidential election. Owe
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