Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-09-25
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tinguished and meritorious acts as sol
der.
| DIR. Morrow was a n;:tive of Chapel Hill,
and served as Surgeon i'll the Confeder,
ate army throughout the war, but, by at
forwards apostatizing himself in pursuing
the political course that he did and taking
the test oath, lost the respect of his former
friends and all decent men. We have taken
some pains to arrive at a true statement OF
the case and publish the facts as they are
in order to guard the people against any
misrepresentation that may be made.
Radical Decency.
In addition 10 a communication pub
lished elsewhere, we call special attention
to the extract from the Raleigh Standard
containing a most infamous and libelous
attack upon the ladies of North Carolina.
We can we'll excuse the warmth of our cor
respondent when we consider the COW
ardly outrage of that paper. We ask every
North Carolinian-every decent man.
whatever may be his politics or the color
of his skin, so that his heart be not black,
| to read this malicious SANDER upon our
countrywomen. We have exposed the in
fidelity of that paper its indictments to
murder and encouragements to larceny
have been published, and now another in
fanny is added to its detestable crimes.
We appeal to every one who has spark
OF manhood in his nature, by the love they
have for their mothers, their wives, their
sisters, without regard to party politics. to
spit upon these defamers of the virtue and
purity of Our ladies.
The extract published in our corrcspon-
dence is from an editorial of the Standard
on I" Work, laying down the programme
for q Radical canvass of the State, and its
base advice is en- oined upon tue dirty dogs
of the party as IL duty--a necessary duty to
insure victory. Have we, indeed, come TO
this ? Are the mothers and daughters OF
North Carolina to be thus insultcd by
miserable, contemplate and cowardly
strangers, who are placed at the head OF
our State government by the aid Of Rod
man, and Dick, and Settle, and Dockery,
and Bynum, and Russell, and Moore, and
Caldwell, and Barringer, degenerate repre-
sentatives of honored and virtuous auces-
tors, who profess to be decent and respec-
table men themselves ? From Holden and
his carpet bag associates we cannot expect
better things, but will the men we have
mentioned endorse and encourage such
social and moral outrages? Their inhu-
ence has brought upon North Carolina the
present condition of affairs, and they are
morally as responsible for the article as if
they had written it themselves. But for
the strength and position which such men
have given them, these miserable and con-
temptible carpet-baggers, who are now
ruling North Carolina to its shame and
degradation, would have long since fled be-
fore the just indignation of an outraged
people.
And Just here our Immediate citizens
should read a lesson. There is an increas-
ing disposition upon the part of some to
throw down the barriers which have divi-
ded us from the friends and supporters of
such foul-mouthed slanderers as edit the
Raleigh Standard Men who have enter
tanned one of the editors of that Infamous
sheet, and WHO support and approve its
wicked tenets, are permitted by gentlemen
to associate with them upon the streets,
and even mix in social organizations.
Party politics, muoh less locality OF birth,
ordinarily should not be permitted to in
terfere with our social relations and ordi-
narily they do not. To-day there are gen.
tlemen in this city, who have recently set
tied among US, and were officers of the
Federal army, who are welcomed in the
most refined circles OF society. But
when mere upstairs are here to incite
an ignorant race against us-who
are impoyerishing our people to fill
their own pockets-who are organizing
the negroes into military companies to pro-
mote mischief who wantonly and cowardly
insult the most sacred sympathies of our
hearts who receive and accept advice to
insult the ladies Of our State as ne essary
part of their political duties, do not eserve,
and should not receive the least recogni-
ton from our people, except in the most
formal and necessary matters of business.
We believe the time will come and at no
distant day, when any other course of ac-
ton will forfeit the respect of the commu-
nifty.
If there be Radicals in North Carolina
worthy the respect of gentlemen, their in
fiuence would be felt in the management of
their party. Such conduct as dishonor
every public gathering would be prevented, |
and such articles as day after day disgrace !!
the columns of their leading organ would
be frowned down.
Shooting Affair at Rockingham
After the Mass Meeting and Barbecue at
Rockingham, Richmond county, on Satur-