Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-07-26

cept as to name, in this State. There may
be no name for the party opposing the
Radicals, but gentlemen who go into the
ranks of the latter, to find "local hablt2.-
ton and a name, =" will discover that most
of their former friends, and almost all Of the
respectable white voters of the State viii
have party with honorable principles.
whether 1t has name or not. Among the
honored members of this party Will be such
old Wings as GRAHAM, VANCE, DAVIS, GIL
MFR, OUTLAW, WADDELL and others, and
such Democrats as BRAGG, MANLY, CLARK,
Person, CLINGMAN, HOWARD, STRANGE, HALL
and others, who, though they may never
aspire to position, and possibly may never
gain be eligible, still they will lend the aid
of their influence and give the moral weight
If their ability and character to that party
which takes the Constitution Of the coun-
ry as its guide and platform.
In regard to the attempt of the Radicals
20 win to their party the Wigs OF Virginia,
he Examiner we'll remarks
During thai civil war, which welded together
:Outhern men OF all parties, what would a flrElAla
,hy hay. said to q Radical he'd he shouted to
i'm from IL. eueTnS's Lille 'Dosert tuat hungry,
luJaid az, ragged army CT Lee GLc JScESoh' an
oyle ,,ya.' ana 'cC-uperate with "a. X Is 70 Your
)vl, s;iytso' 80 DO 50 We ALLOW desterters hu'I-
RED Goltars give thc!H :t pay, give them abuil-
my 1S:i0il., .ilI Z T0riOn2i,-' ituit Your post,
essrt 1l,,r reCtl,li. ana YUu viii Lave good lime
nth a.. WI1;.t aEawer. think yen, the ragged
u!.Fllcrat@ = !iiI world laV2 given 10 this hon
Fable proposal! It Would hnye been ''short,
,,aro, and decisive > Il Eou'l haze reached ille
o.pitab! Radical N tho Ehan" q. 4 m'nDo bail:
piercing the vcrY centre ri his l. ia-C nverod and
,uI! HlI31 st0r1u n. 1t would have Knocked hlm
III tie Ianke, JrIastWCti.a, GLd so2t biIn hOwjing
g., ii&dcs.
Looking L, Sic ,.r:lCl;io}. to which Nir5iGia
a5 been reduced by the k<,itlc2ls, would nnt de-
..r.iG 10 that party;rOW be a. infamous a. during
he war: Crustc. opposed and outraged, does not
Virginia cd the 9crY r.e IL her npnS 81 much as
when wthou: dime io!, at party, they en- iured
.IE. !, ;nu cold, and danger, and death III han
lred forms to defend her honor For although
I soldiers who ,.tteit cd us have hung up their
bruis ii rms" and look with the compassion
# brave upon suffering AID poverty,
Me R,3tiicG cunlp tG,t 1JtinSt q diSdrmed peO-
lie as still bein1 sruG4G 1riM cOnStOly increasing
that the depraved leaders Of this party do not
outrage and Insult every honorable feeling and
sacred grief OF our ? -opie.
. And Vet when NElIESEs, slow but certain, in
her vengeance OYertakes tins party, and the mills
of the Gods crush it to powder, Will posterlty
believe that when il most brutal, lnhuman
and iavless, there were VlrGiniarls no had warm
" sympathiZed with the COnfederacy, who threw
themselves into the Of such party, will it
not appear incredible that when we we're pinned
to the earth by the bayonets of military law,
erected by that party. there were Virginians who
affiliated with its basest agents for the avowed
purpose Of 'perfecting" and T." increasing its
capacity for insult and outrage"