Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-10-16
STATE NEWS.

" Governor Holden, in letter to Gen.
Miles, commanding the District of North
Carolina, among other statements in re-
gard to the arming of "a certain political
organization, clearly meaning the Democ.
racy, preparatory to another war, says that
a box of rifles for this purpose has been
officially reported to him as having been
recently found in this city. This is an in
famous outrage upon the Conservatives, and
is utterly devoid Of truth. The facts in re-
gard to this matter are as follows:
On Monday night, the Elm city Council
Friends of Temperance held their regular
meeting III the Congregational Church in
this city. Some member accidentally look
ing into closet in the building, discover
ed coffin. Without waiting to examine
1t and see what it meant. he called themem-
bers to him and pointed the object out
It was opened and found to contain four
rifles, one or two sabres and bible. The
matter was brought to the attention Of the
Grand Jury on Tuesday last, but no new
facts were elected. We are in possession
Of more information, however, than was
the Grand Jury, and for the purpose OF
pointing out the real owners Of the arms,
we give 1t below.
Tie Congregational Church is used by
N-o
Union Leagues and the Wards. On Thurs
duv q,iqht before the discovery Of The cQDtp
fE,ed aciM arms, a young gentleman of this
CITY. a member of Temperance society,
seeing the house lighted up, and supposlng
the Neusa Council Friends of Temperance
were to hold meeting, concluded he would
20 in. He was met ut the door by white
man, whom he does not know, and told
that it was not yet time for the meeting to
assemble Thinking Immediately that he
had got into the wrong box, he asked who
attended the meeting. The man replied
that it was mostly composed of negroes,
but that Capt. Tunis had told him to come
and light up the house, and in obedience
to the Captaiu'S orders he had done So
Oar friend then left
There is something strange in all this af-
fair Captain Tunis is we'll known in this
community as a rampant radical, and the
meeting was composed almost exclusively
OF negroes under his orders On the en-
suing Monday, the arms were found by
Democratic gentlemen, and information is
Immediately lodged in the hands of the
Grand jury to that effect Where then is
the completely OF the Democracy in this
affair On the contrary, the circumstances
plainly point out the radicals as the guilty
parties. Let E. G. Tunis come forward
and say what he did on Thursday night
week and for what purpose those arms
were carried into the closet OF the Congre-
gationaI Church. If he is not the guilty
party, let him prove it, and point out the
real offenders. He knows them if any one
does
This is not all. Many times we have re-
ceived the most positive information that
collins, seemingly heavy laden. have enter
l,n CT IoI Co al
Blagge, Esq, on Craven street, and been
shipped from there to different portions OF
the country. What did these collins con-
tain ? Were they also filled with rifles,
sabres and bibles ? On Friday last two
boxes, also seemingly heavy, and looking
like those in which rifles are packed, were
also seen to enter the same store. It is
said the collins contained the paraphanalia
Of the 80 Grand Army Of the Potomac -
What the boxes contained is yet unexplain-
ed. What is the ''Order of the Grand Ar
my of the Republic ?" Is it not Radi-
cal political organization ? Judging from
It's members, we should certainly so affirm.
The parties connected with this coffin af-
fair are known Radicals, and they should
answer the above questions and clear their
skirts Of the imputation that they are en-
gagged in armiDg the negroes against their
old masters.
This whole correspondence was trump
ell up affair for political effect. The Gov.
thought he would make Radical capital.
and Gen. Miles did what he could to aid
him. We would like to learn the name of
the " official" who gave Holden the infor-
nation. That he was stultified himself the
above statement of facts conclusively
proves. What the Democracy in other
portions Of the State are doing we know
not, but are confident that the charges are
equally as false in regard to them. AS far
as the statement in regard to the box found
in this city is concerned, and the implica-
ton that it was secreted by Democrats, we
brand it as RADICAL LIE, manufacture
ed out Of the whole cloth.
New Berne Jour. Of Com.
SHA0IEFUL.-W learn that the Hender-
son Radicals treated Judge Tourgee very
badly at Graham on Saturday last. Mr..
Smith, President Of the North Carolina
Railroad told the Judge he should not
speak, as he was disorganizer and the
party wanted nothing to do with him.
The Judge told him he had understood he
(Smith) was President of the North Caro-
lima Railroad, but did not recognize him
as President of the State or United States,
ana tnaG ne 7c0W0 speak. Bully Tor the
Judge, the respectable candidate. j.
| After Col. Billy and his friends had spoken,
the Judge arose and commenced to speak,
when thetwo Billys ordered the band to play
and the negroes to yell, which was done il
q forcible manner. The Judge tried fol-
about one hour to get hearing, but could
only put in word now and then-which
he did with telling effect on the two Billys
Henderson and Smith. This was very
naughty Trick in the Henderson men, and
ought to make the respectable Radicals
all leave tie party and rally for Judge Tour
gee. Give the Judge fair chance, is al
we or lis friends ask.-Greensboro' Times
CATTLE.-Six hundred stock cattle, pur
chased in North Carolina by William FL
Rogers, OF Loudoun, passed through oul
streets on Thursday. They will be bough
and grazed by the farmers Of upper Eau
! quier aud Loudoun counties.
Warrenton (Va.) Ladec.
Tue LAY DEPUTIES from North Carolina
present at the Triennial Convention of the
?. Z. Church. at present il session IN New
York, are Hon. ". II. Battle and Messrs