Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-11-20


leader, General GRANT, in his liberal and
patriotic dealings with all these questions,
would shape the policy and course OF his
political friends From the surrender at
tAppomattox, including his truthful report
of the condition of the South, to his bear
| ing since his election, except the false and
unfortunate position with which subtle and
corrupt politicians led him in his doubtful
conduct towards President JOHNSON, the
course of the Pesident elect IS such as TO
commend him to every patriotic man IN
the land, and give hope for wise and sue
cessful administration, If these same wicked
men do not get control of Linn and make
him false alike to his noble nature and his
honorable history.
We do not regard the chickering's and
cowardly threats of insignificant Northern
itinerants who have thrust themselves into
Office by negro support in the South, or
who control sickly papers. II they sup
pose the success of their party does, or
ever will, commend them to the respect OF
our people, they lily appreciate the South
ern character. Success may give them
lease upon the basely acquired positions,
but it cannot undo the work OF nature,
and transform into Senators, and Govern
ors, and congressman and Judges those
whom God only intended to fill the more
humble walks of life. The positions may
be disgraced, but the Ignorance, the cor
ruptions the moral and social awkward
ness of their occupants are made even
more Ioathsome. These men may rail and
threaten, but they excite only the ridicule
and laughter Of those at whom their inpO-
tent wrath is aimed. Ia so much, how
ever, as these threats are the echoes of
those launched from leading men and pa
pers at the North are they to be regretted.
While the Democratic party, North and
South, has reconciled itself to defeat and
has nothing but words of kindness and
cheer for the President elect, and in some
quarters preparations are being made to
honor him at his Inauguration, Mr. Col
FAX is keeping up the bitterness OF the past
by the most partisan and sectional appeals
to such friends as greet him on his way to
and from the National Capital, and leading
journals are yet teeming with terrible
"rebel outrages." Even the disgrace
full squGbble between the corrupt and
ravenous Migrants who have divided
the State of Florida between themselves.
and are now fighting one another for each
others share of the spoils, is placed to the
account of Southern disloyalty, and stands
on the debit side of the great ledger Of
Southern reconstruction which Congress
will be called upon to balance at its next
session. IF North Carolina and Arkansas
negroes vote soli9ly against the native
whites. it is because they are forced into
this position by the injustice and illiberal
ity of their old masters. If they vote with
the whites in Georgia and Louisiana, it is
the result of fraud aud terrorism. IfHANP
TON, and TooMBs, and GORDON, and VANCE
urge their fellow citizens to action, it is
the Lost Cause" they wish to re-estab-
lish If LEE, and SHARKEY, and HOOP,
and DAVIS remain inactive, it is the sui
len silence of discomfort and disloyalty.
There is nothing we can do, Or nothing
which we leave undone, which is not mis-
represented to oQr injury.
Let us still hope that these misrepre-
sensations will cease. Surely the noble
example of the President elect will have
its influence and may shape the course of
his administration. We have submitted
to this second triumph of General GRANT
as we did to the first, in good faith and
with even more exalted opinion of the vic
tor. He will find in us sincere advocates
Of his efforts to establish peace in this IN
fortunate section. Oar people will be the
first to reap its benefits. as they are most
interested in the protection which it will
bring. If we now look with distrust to the
future, let partisan prosecutions cease,
and party warfare end, and presents doubts
will but add to future gratitude. If justice
and wisdom control President GRANT in the
administration of the Government, we
predict that he will have no stronger
friends and admirers than in the South.
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