Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-12-25

Delays 4pG dangerous - DeEenGracy
Of the Times and OF Nsen-NIr Purdts-
Csldvvells Watch AEafa-CuRee Mayo
Wrsssies in Prsyer-''F'i Priest, Fit Com
grcgation The Untveaity, Its Past and
Presentation. tVm H. Battle Dot -
TAKES "a Recess DC. sc.
RALEIGH, Dec. 18, 1868.
Dear Journal Since the date of my
last letter the Penitentiary swindle has
been fully exposed in the Senate, and the
accumulated Railroad appropriations have
been laid aside temporsrily-'' for a more
convenient season." Tint may mean IN
til the Ring" shells out more freely, or
until Representatives have an opportunity
OF couferriDg with the people, just as one
may choose to constrae it. I opiue that,
in this instance, "delays" will not prove
dangerous to the schemes in question.
They will all prevail with their entail upon
the suffering people, of debt and taxation
too heavy to be borne and though popu-
lar renonstrances should DE piled up as
high as Mount Mitchell, they will be of
little avail with the irresponsible men who
are determined upon their passage. Their
verbal reply (the real reply, is probably
enclosed with the lids of pocket book,
to all Individual and newspaper protesta-
tons against their extravaganza and profit
gate recblessness. invariably is: The people
and the press are timid ace have the
farecaste to see ahead q magnificent system
of Internal Improvements which shall re-
generate this sleepy old State, and the
ner0e to press it in the face of all obsta-
cles p We-aOe! Who are the aoe ?''
In about five cases out of ten low and
prowling mendicants, who are bought with
price, and who Indignantly exuit in ad-
dition at the prospect of beggaring peo-
pie into whose favor they have been una
BILE TO slime themselves and in the other
FIVE, ignorant and purchasable negroes and
deluded and venal white men, who are not
sharp enough to see through Yankee
trick, or who cannot resist the approaches
! of the tempter. should rejoice-I know
that the Journal would rejoice-to see
these various schems of Improvement &C
complished and in the full tide of success
full experiment but, better the old days,
even of post boys and stage-coaches than
the pecuniary ruin and blight of our peo-
pie, and a damning tarnish upon tn Q
escutcheon of North Carolina.
You have asked me to be honest and
candid in these letters. So do I desire to
be. I wish not to disguise the truth and
honesty, therefore, compels me to lament
the evidences which exist that some few
of our own political friends are becoming
in Sected with the distempersture of the
times. fear that too many are guided by
that false casuistrY which inclines one to
think that when general game of stealing
is going On, his section or county might as
we'll put in for a share. In a matter of
this sort, it strikes me, there are hut two
alternatives-eitherp positive surrender and
completely, or bold, manly and indignant
denunciation. There should be no COM
promise with swindlers.
The question came up again, in the
Senate, on yesterday, as to the eligibility
of Mr.. Purdie, the estimable Senator from
Bladen. Letters have been received IN
this city from Pool and Dockery. announ-
cling the fact that bill was pending III
Congress for the removal of his disabili-
ties, which would probably be successful i
and an effort was therefore made to ost- |
pone the further consideration of his case |
until after the recess. This just and |
reasonable proposition was defeated by the