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ARTICLE II.
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This Club is organized for the pqr-
pose Of advancing the interests OF the
Union Republican party int this State
and throughout the nation. twill
strive to elevate labor, educate the
Ignorant, and sustain the cause s.,st Of
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ARTI !. i: !. MI ]
oFFICERs.

The officers Of this Club shall be q )
President. two Vice Presidents, a Sc
icretary, a Treasurer, and an Executive
Committee of five members. The above
named officers shall be elected at the
first meeting in January and July in
each year, and they shall hold over
until their successors are duly elected
and qualified, Fsssee,
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Ez-Presidsnt Buchanan is very i'll in
Philadelphia.
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g Another question ought to be and proba-
bly, will be decided in the course Of the
coming canvass for and against convention
That question is this: have the sluggishness
of mind and body and the tendency to as
sail by violence the right of opinion and dis
cussion, engendered BY habits acquired dur
ing the existence Of Slavery ard the system
Of politics in the South, untitled the people,
for such self government as is implied by.
free speech, free press, and the fullest peace
able discussion Of all past questions9 This
is most important question, and one which,
if answered in the light of existing facts.
must be answered unfavorably. Not only
= all the instrumentalities have named. ex-
cept such as they are restrained from using
by the military authorities, but there is little
doubt that they would resort at once to the
intimidation and violence which long prac-
tice has made habit, if they dared to do
soin the presence Of the military forces of
the United States. Candor compels me to
say that this tendency to repress freedom Of
speech is not confined to either party. but
prevails, though to much less extent, among
the Teconstructionists, whether they have
been always Union men or have lately Joined
the ranks of the reconstruction party. II
becomes the Government Of the United
States to frown upon such measures, by
! whatever party exercised, and no rebuke SO
salutary or 80 pregnant Of good results can
be administered as tor the Government to
protect all parties in the exercise Of free
speech. Results will show what we must
expect in the future by establishing in the
]. South what are cardinal principles Of our
Government. ai.na ase.Ss ~
The foregoing remarks refer exclusively to
the white race in this district The condi-'
ton and the future of the colored race are
far more hopeful and encouraging The
earnest and touching snxiotis Of the freed
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persons might decide the coming elections
before their unfitness could be ascertalned
and even when it would be more than diff
cult to remedy the evil. consider the me-
thod set forth in the Reconstruction act by
far the wiser, course of the two, and can
hardly understand how any man familiar
with the facts can think otherwise.
These disfranchised persons include gener-
ally, the whole army of those who now hold
or have hithertoheld Office. With few excep-
tons, all these persons were active Rebels,
and are bitterly opposed to reconstruction
under the acts of Congress opposed, in fact,
to any reconstruction whatever, except such
as would leave them in precisely the same
political condition as if there had been no
rebellion and no war Even such recon-
struction as this they would only accept as
necessity of the situation, with the pur-
pose to renew in Congress. and perpctuate
among themselves as nearly as possible, the
s same conditions which existed before the
war; With these reactionists dominant ii
j the South, freedom of speech and of the
press can not exist. Is The Union men,,
! and even those who were secessionists
but have advocated reconstruction under
the late acts of Congress, would find no
peace and no protection n'these States. The
last condition Of the freedmen would be
worse than thefisst za-2
I need only polntl to this speech Of Mr..
Hill, his numerous letters, the letters Of Gov.
Perry Of South Carolina, eof Herschel V.
johnson OF Georgia, and many other such
men, for sufficient evidence that have not
everstated the case. These men are the rep-'
resentatlves Of 2 large and powerful element
bent on reaction, and they have been in the
habit OF controlling the Southern whites.-'
~ taking opposite sides Of 3 poIitical ques,
ton they have in times past.divided the
Southern whites on purely personal gSsunds,
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-11-01
RnOisfrHtiNn

The final opportunity afforded for regis
tration will be given for five days, COM
mencing Tuesday, November 9Th. The
various Registration Boards throughout
this military post will hold their sessions
at but one place IN their respective pre-
cincts, where the citizens throughout these
precincts, who have not yet registered, and
who are qualified. may present themselves
and register. Challenges will also receive
attention from the Boards during the five
days of the session.
In connection with this additional and
last opportunity afforded for registering,
we would again urge upon those citizens
qualified, who have not yet registered, to
avail themselves of the opportunity. Eve
~ one who can, should register. Neglect
it not; it is al imperative duty which oul
peculiar situation demands. Thus armed
with the ballot, which has been denied
many of us, you can assist in the defence
of your rights.
Mr. Henry ". Penny, Chairman Of the
Board Of Re 9istration for the Sd Re8istra
ton precinct of this county, has given no
tice that this Board will hold their session
for five days, commencing November 9Th
at Piney Woods precinct. The citizens Of
Long Greek, South Washington, Uppel
Black River, Piney Woods. Lowel
Black River and Cuintuck election PEE
cincts, who are qualified and have not YET
l. /
by applying to the Board during its session
at Piney Woods. We suppose the Other
Boards will hold their session at some one
place, which will hereafter be announced
Those who have not registered in the sew
eral wards in ihis city will probably do St
indiscriminately at the City Hall durin:
the five days session of the Board.
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Important 20 Liquor Dealers.

The following letter of instruction, from
District Headquarters, to Colonel Frank,
commanding this Post, is of great impor-
lance to dealers in liquor
Headquarters, SECOND MILITARY DIsrRTcr,l
Charleston, s. c., October I'D, 1867. {
C21me1rsd5ng Officer, Wilmington, n. c.
SIR In ep,y to your letter Of the 9th instant.
submitting statements i'll relation to the remis-
sion 10y Special Order No. 10, of penalties i'm
pOsed upon citizens, tried before Military trbu-
nal for violation Of paragraph VI, General Order
questng to know If they to be regarded as pre-
cedents III deciding future cases, am instructed
by the Commanding Genera! to iufO~m you Of his
decision the matter.
The jurisdiction conferred upon Post Courts for
the trial Of cases OF this kind is not All exclusive
ia isdiction, is the order a substitute for the
laws of the United States, the State or the city,
regulating the sale Of sprituous liquors, these
ist III al their original force, and may and should
be enforced against delnqueuts Notwithstanding
the fact that they may already have been punish
ed by Military Court. The order prohibiting the
sale is police regulation, and the penalties pre-
scribed for it's violation are superadGed penalties
in way relieving the parties from their other
responsibilities.
The punishment to be awarded by the Military
Court, should be measured by the gravity CT the
not by its abstract criminaity, and to this extent
the decisions already made, are to be regarded as
suggestions to the courts before which such cases
may be tried.
Very respectfully,
Your Obedicnt servant,
LOUIS Y. CAzIAEO
A. D. c. & a. 4. A. General
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Decrease of Negro Population.

We referred incidentally yesterday to a
fact in regard to the rapid decrease of the
negro population of the South which pre-
sents a startling but sad picture. General
HOWARD who, as Chief Of the Freedman's
Bureau, has the anplest oppo rtunities Of
arriving at the facts, and doubtless has the
disposition to do no injuryto the race, says
that the negro population Of the South has
decreased 0rer million and q quarter
since their emancipation. What a lesson
should this startling announcement teach
the thoughtful blacks in our country. Ha-
bits of Incidence and profigacy, no settled
homes, withdrawal from the protection and
sympathy of old friends, has resulted thus
early in their caleer of freedom in decreas-
ing their race at rate unparalleled In the
history of any people. Transplanted from
a foreign cline by the avarice Of the whites,
they have required al the protection which
interest and sympathy could unite to in
crease their numbers to what it was when
the war began. Left, row, to themselves,
thrown suddenly from life Of abject de-
pendence to one Of almost uncontrolled Ii
cense, discarding the sympathy Of the
whites, and all mutual interest destroyed
their sad fate is shown in the astounding
facts which their rapid and alarming de-
crease announces.
Yet, with these figures staring them IN
the face, they permit themselves to be more
and more estranged from their only friends,
their conduct inviting, nay, challenging,
the ill-will and enmity of those only who
have kind feelings for them, being misled
by those who use them for personal pre-
ferment and gain, into feelings and ac-
tons which must result in the bitter hos
tility of the races, ending with their own
ruin by peaceable or by violent means We
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under military despotisms to be succeeded
by negro governments. The "life and
death - of Radicalism is at stake
It's corruptions and profigacies can
not stand the ordeal Of white intelli9 ence,
but most look for success in the ignorance
of the blacks. Thank God, the North be-
gins to realize this fact, and viii decide adj
versely to the claim of the black man to take
part in the government. Connecticut, Ken
lucky. California, Montana, Pennsylvania
and Ohio have already proclaimed that this
is white mans government. Next week
the declaration of these States will be re-
sponded to by New York, New Jersey,
Maryland and others, until the fact will be
established by the united vote OF Northern
white men, and the South be redeemed
from the depths to which temporary negro
supremacy will sink her. The political
tricksters, who now seek places OF trust and
emolument, miserable spawns of negro Gre
dulity and ignorance, will retire to the
moral and social insignifcance from which
they have been vomited by the diseased
condition of civil government. The Union,
as established by the Constitution, Will
then, and not until then, be restored.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-11-01
Yankee Treatment OF q Negro.
LUOIo '. CALIAh
A. D. G.. & 4. 4. A. Gene

A negro man, formerly body servant of
Gen. Ewell, and who bore that officer from
the field when he was wounded at Manas-
sas, came up on the Orange cars from
Washington, on Friday last, having been
released from Johnson's Island on the Sd
of October. He was captured at the battle
of Gettysburg and taken to Johnson s
Island, and held as u prisoner until the
day stated above. Every appliance was
brought to bear, and every persuasion
used, to induce him to join the Federal
army, but he was firm in his allegiance to
the Southern Confederacy and refused to
do So When released from confinement,
he was refused transportation, and having
no money, was compelled to walk all the
way to Washington. On the Orange cars
the passengers made up q purse of thirty
dollars and presented to him, and distin-
guished Louisianian, who was OH board.
employed him as his coachman.
The treatment of this colored man is a
fair sample of Yankee GO love for the ne
groes, and we commend it to them in the
hope that they will profit by rejecting upon
it.-Lynchburg Neaus.
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aided by the United States officer in com.

mand.
Registered blacks are entitled TO voto
under the law in the Southern States. and
are entitled whilst that law is operative A.
protection against interference or OUTRAGE.
but the whites who, u1Cier tie Tar, arc
entitled to vote, have certain rights also.
and Notwithstanding they may, as we CON
ceive, wrongly feel and act and vote, there
should be no discrimination against them
at the polls, or we should altogether aban.
don elections as n farce If convention.
are to be assembled entirely by blac,
vote, and if majority Of blacks are to lo
represented in them, and such conventions
shall ratify the measures of Congress. does
any one suppose the result would riys
tranquility to the country, or would CON
duce to any stable settlement of our DoEf.
cal difficulties?
But it may be inquired, assuming that "a
large majority of the whites Will nos vote
for conventions, Is the Government T.,
submit to such state of things CAN il
allow the disordered state in which we now.
are to continue? Is it not justified in
summoning any "loyal " clement in tiu
South to assist in putting an end 70 opl
civil perplexities, ard assuring an yiEs
consolidation of the Union? The answer
is plain. There are registered white ami
black voters in the South, who stand uua.r
the law on the same footing As to them.
the question of loyalty is not now involved.
The Government assumes to conduct as
| election in which they vote under fair lrga
! forms. Then let the profession be sustain
/ ed Let the election be without disctuu-
nation, or have no election ut all. III ga,
whites of the South are COntumaciou-, ta.7
are the sufferers If it be question IT,.
| In ba E,,r+l, !, ~, ,.,..,|,t. ..
! orderly institutions, can endure lou-.l
than the Frustrated South. But lgtu-u.
| because people will not hold the same ol H.
ions with ourselves, endeavor to carry o"r
point by any false or fraudulent prctuur...
and, by all means, let rs have fairness al
the polls
There is an aspect to this subject in
which the Republican party is strongly
interested. That party is resolved that tic
freedmen shall not be abused any lougu.
and that whatever can be done by legi~a.
ton to secure the freedmen, in regard tu
civil and political rights, shall be dom.
but we do not understand that the TART.
is black mans party or d "wjr
mans party" We do not understand thu.
the party on all occasions in which t..
seeming Interests Of whites and black. eli. r.
pledges itself In advance, and without !.-
ference to any considerations, to take sill.
with the blacks Wishing to see Justice
done the blacks, it does not uudcrtah. Fin
champion their cause by syat"m@5i tic Ills.
ordinations in favor Of them aud ho-....
to the whites. If it did, notwith-.m 4.
its great war record, it would PERSIA Et.
white people of the country wuu.l l..
sustain such political party creed, aIo
vote with such political organization.
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For the Journal.
Puhlic Meeting In Dublin.

According to previous notice, portion OF
the citizens of Rocl1fsh District met at Van
MIS- Store, on Saturday the 10Th of Oc-
tober r. J. T. Halves, Esq, was called
to the Chair, and Jas. Z. Riyenbark re-
quested to act as Secretary.
The Chairman briefly explained the OBJ
iect of the meeting.
On motion, the Chairman appointed a
committee of three, consisting of Messrs
B. n. Williams, VIM. 3. Byrd and James
Wells, to prepare subject matter for the
consideration of the meeting. The COM
mittee retired, and after a short absence
returned, and reported the following:
WHEREAS According 70 the "rcco2s truction -
acts of Congress, the eniranchised citizens OF
North Carolina permitted, at such tune as the
Commanding General may designate, to Vote 1ur
members to ID State Convention, to form consul
tnton for the State, in accordance With the afore
said acts Of Congress, and to vote Tor or against
the holdi of said Convention Therefore,
Res0tred Isl, That with the lights before us, we
look mon the holding OF a Convention in the
nrespIlt state Of uncertainty and cOUf sion as 3
useless waste OF money, when the people are so
iIiv able TO pay it. and tCading to increase the
present confusion and Iulther to coinpI!cate TIC
business Of reconstruction.
Resytoed 2d, That for the above and other OBJ
vious reasons, We oppose to holding Con
yeutian for the present, ana That we VIII "a HeI
submit for while longer to the evils Of military
government toan to share tue fate OF Tennessee,
ReSOltej Sd That the Chairman appoint two
delegates and two alte mates to attend TIE ton
vention at KcnansyilIe, on Tuesday Of October
Court week, % select candidates to represent
Dupiin county in said Convention III case 1t Is
held
The Chairman appointed as delegates 3.
n. Williams, Esq, and Capt. 4. G. Ward
and James X. Williams, ESD, and W. r.
Ward as alternates.
! On motion, the Chairman was added tc
| the delegation.
On motion, it was ordered the proceed
ings Of this meeting be sent to the editor:
of the Wilmington Journal, with request tt
publish, and other papers friendly 10 the
cause to copy.
The meeting then adjourned.
H. j. T. HAYES Chairman.
JAS L. EWENBAKK, Secretary.
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The Bainbridge GA Argus gets off the
following poetical description of the great
staple:
The cotton fields III this section just now
constitute one of the most attractive and
fairy-like views that was ever in any coun-
try presented to the eyes Of mortals The
caterpillar having completely stripped the
leaves and branches from the still burdened
stalk, the open balls of cotton have nothing
intervening 10 hide their snowy petals from
the gaze Of the beholder. Each stalk forms
a wreath in itself more beautiful than the
imagination ever pictured or the brow of
beauty ever claimed. These wreathes,
ranged in rows and rising to the view one
above the other, with the autumn sun
pouring his liquid beams upon tho dazzling
breathing, dishevelled snow fakes, far sur
passes, in richness and loveliness, the most
extravagant creations of poetic genius.
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Matters in RObeSO


politics in Robson county. The Con-
servatives have nominated Col JOHN LEACH
and Rev. Mr.. CHAFFIN for the Convention.
The Radical candidates are 0. s. Hays and
Joshua l.. Nance. Hays is represented as
one Of the men who went through the
country destroying ana stealing with Sher-
mans army The principal objection to
Mr.. Nance is his politics and the company
he is in The Conservatives are in good
heart and expect 10 elect their candidates,
who are gentlemen of great and deserved
popularity, having the confidence, and will
receive the support, Of the good citizens Of
that county.
We learn that on the Goth inst, tEat 1oy(sI
patriot and Christian soldier, Reverend
Colonel Sinclair, in an address to the ne
groes of Robson, told them that If they
wished to secure lands and preserve their
freedom they must join the Union League
As it requires but fifty cents for the poor
negroes to take the oath that binds them
to support Radical candidates, we suppose
many availed themselves of this cheap OPP
portUnity of permanently establishing their
freedom and securing good title to forty
acres of land. This same man (olnclalr) Is
offering the women Of that section brides,
in the shape of presents, to get them to
persuade their fathers, husbands and broth
er5 to join him and his party. ConserVa-
tives are annoyed by the bad conduct OF
negroes in their parades and public gather
ings, it is supposed by his iEstigation He
accounted for the great change i'll Ohio be-
cause the German and Dutch were allowed
to vote.
In order to terrify the Conservatives,
charges are trumped up against men who
dealt harshly with robbers and desperadoea
during the last months of the war, or who
are said to have done so when the State
government was inadequate to protect
them, and attempts are being made, not
without success, to secure their arrest and
trial That this is done to prevent thell
voting, is proved by the fact that leading
Radical of the county told a gentleman,
against whom they were endeavoring &c
prefer serious charges, that If he would
join their party he would hear nothing
more of it.
Such is simple but reliable account OF
the trials which the good people OF
Robson are subjected to by q few con
: tcmptible white men and negroes whom
they have induced to join them in theil
prosecutions of their old friends and pres
ent employers. We suppose what is true
with them is also true In regard to mos
portions of the State, where large bodies o
negroes are subjected to the same teach
ings as they receive from such scoundrel
as Sinclair. This condition of things can
not long continue Relief will come IL
some form, and we hope and believe i
will result by u correction OF the abuses
and tyranny under which We live, from
those people whose representatives have
cursed us with them. We hope the gOOt
people of that section or any other, vii
not be deferred from performing thel
, duty by the Vaccinations Of bad men
: Their power for evil extends only to pre-
sent annoyances The voice of the pub
liza sovereign remedy-will brand then
and their deeds with the contempt the.
merit
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trust better counsels will yet prevail among
them, and they may return again into the
sympathy and kindly protection of those
among whom they have so long lived, and
deserve and receive from the people of the
South every privilege and right to which
they entitle themselves.