Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-07-10

parchment trial have denounced and WILL
lied in the most unmoasured terms the once
chosen leaders of their party, going so far
as to threaten them with personal violence,
for no other reason than that they Were III =
willing to perjure themselves at the behest
of party Cheers. 1t has freely remove d
political disabilities from men at the South
who before and during the war; were the
most violent and malignant rebels, but who
have since become the sycophents OF the
party in power, while it continues t. per
secute those il the same localities who have
always been true to the Union, but are now
unwilling to be ruled by their emauclpated
slaves Cheers. In the North it has de
MED official position TO hundreds Of the We
terans of the war, most of whom are dis
abled by wounds received in battle, while
it has foisted into place par.lsans Of It's
own, having no claims upon the Govern
ment, many Of whom, fortunately for the
Icountry, have, during the past few months
become inmates of our penitentiarles. 1t
has placed the General uf our armies be-
1ond the control OF the President of the
United States to whom the Federal Consti-
tuition makes him subordinate has nOml-
mated him for the Presidency, and the
events of the last few months Indicate that
by the use of the army, thus under his su
preme control, there is a determination to
cause the electoral votes of the Southern
States to be cast for himself through force
and fraud. Kisses We solemnly de-
clare our conviction that the free lnstitu-
lions of our country have never heen in
greater jeopardy than at this time
We look to the deliberations of the Demo
cratic party now assembled IL Convention
with the deepest anxiety, feeling that upon
! its action depends the future prosperity OF
our nation. We earnestly trust and be-
lieve that no devotion to men or adherence
to past issues will be permitted to endan-
ger the success of the great party TO which
the country looks with anxious eyes for
permanent peace and the perpetulty OF our
tree institutions. Cheers. We believe
! that there are living half Il million OF men
who served in the Union army and navy
who are in sympathy and Judgment OPP
posed to tie acts of the party IL power,
/ and at least another half million of men,
who have heretofore acted with the Re
publican party, but who, viewing with
! alarm the recent acts OF that party, are now
anxious for Il change of admin tration. -
!Appiause. With platform OF principles
! reviving no dead issues, and looking only
to the arrest of existing evils, and with
candidates whose fidelity to the Constitu-
ton and devotion to the country cannot be
questioned. We shall cooperate with you
in this campaign with g degree OF enthusi-
asm and confidence that will bring victory
to our standard and salvation to our coun-
try. Applause.
| Tie reading of the names Of Franklin,
Mcclellan, W. T. Smith, and other we'll
known soldiers, which were attached to
the address, elected further enthusiasm.
| The Chair then introduced General
Thomas Ewing, Jr., of Kansas. who pro-
ceeded to address the Convention.
Gen Ewing said If it were appropriate
| for me, it would be impossible for lack of
voice, to express to this Convention the
| thankfulness which ! and the members of
! the Convention feel for the cordial and en-
thusiastic manner of this reception. We
| feel that the members of the two Con-
ventions, however widely separated their
paths may have been in the past, will
march henceforth in one line. Applause.
| We earnestly wish to accomplish the pur
| poses of the war as we understand them
| iapplause the truly cordial, nncondi tional
restoration OF this Union. Applause. l.
We have no sympathy for those purposes
which have been falsely and dishonesty
substituted by the Republican party for
the avowed objects OF the war. Applause.
We care not for the dogmas of negro suf-
frage. We abhor their measure of white
Acknowledgement. Applause. We look
upon IuCn as ellChlGS W tIlo NSplUllC
when We see them endeavoring, by means
OF that power which q great, coDfding peo-
pie entrusted 10 them, to undermine and
overthrow the settled foundation of our
Government. Applause. We cannot
we shall not associate with them any lon
ger. IApplause.7 We earnestly wish to
associate with the great body of the De-
mocracy, North and South. Applause.
With thousands against whom We fought
during the war. Applause. With
thousands who felt, perhaps, coldly
in the North towards the Union
cause, while the war went on, with
all of those who cordially accept as the es-
tahlished theory of the Constitution that
the Union is nnseverable, and who Will
stand by and defend the Constitution as
interpreted by the Government and the
| Supreme Court. Applause. Since our
meeting hero we have had the pleasure of
! friendly intercourse with many of the most
prominent of the generals of the Confeder-
ate army Applause. Knowing them to
be men OF honor, comparing views with
! them, and feeling that their views and our
views as to the present and future policy
of the Government coincide, we will take
them by the hand as brothers. Applause |
Forgetting past issues and passions, we
will recognize political enemies only in
those who are plotting to overthrow the
| Union Of the States and our constitutional
folm of government, and We will recognize
political friends in all of those who will
Sustain us in endeaYoring to overthrow
that party. Applause. thank you,
gentlemen of the Convention, for the very
unexpected honor of being called upon to
address you, and beg you will excuse me
for this extempore effort. [Cries of go
on"
Three cheers were then given for Gener-
al Ewing and the Soldiers and Sailors
Convention,
North Carolina,
Upon the adoption of the Howard amend
ment by the North Carolina Legislature
Gnyp,nnr Enldn1 tnlanra rhad the fant to