Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-09-18
second Congressional District.


OF MISSOURI.
Second Congressional District
TbeConyention to nominate canoldate
for Congress for the Second Dlstrlc' aS'en
1lod IN Newbern on Tuesday, September
OH The counties of Carteret, Craven,
Iones I,enoir and Pitt were represented.
Az not half of the counties were repre-
ennted. q committee was appointed to sug-
pest the proper action for the ConVentlon'
which reported the following RESOLUTIONS
1,asl,,o5 Rv the counties of Carteret, Craven,
Iones pitt and Lenoir, in Convention assempieu
Of Newhern that a District ConVen.lo1 IoI lne
purpose of nominating nen oc tTn st the
gevnnonr and Blair Club House, on the 18th day
~ GeDtenlber inst, and that all the counties In
the District are hereby requested to SEM Deie
Res0lrcd That the action of this Convent n
he published in the Journal 81 commerce. tne
i.aleigh Sentinel the Wilma ton Jo. nc anu an
the Dapers in the District friendly to the cause
and that the Corresponding Secretary OF the Cen
trail Club of Newborn be requested to communl-
cate the same to the Central Clubs OF each county
IN the District.
These resolutions were adopted and the
Convention adjourned. We trust our
friends in the Second District will respond
to this invitation from a portion OF the
counties. The enthusiasm which marked
the State Convention, and that which called
together the great gathering IN Fayetteville
on Wednesday, we hope will not be lost on
our friends in the Second District. No hon
est effort must be spared to carry North
Carolina for SEYMOUR and BLAIR. Upon the
result in this State possibly the success OF
the campaign may rest We are too much
interested-vitally intereSted-in success to
bring upon our cause defeat by our own
lethargy.
Georgia LegisIatu Turned Out
the Negroes
Radical papers are attempting to make
good by falsehoods what they were unable
to substantiate by proofs, that the Demo-
Gratis are responsible for the expulsion OF
the negroes from the Georgia Legislature
What ale the facts of the case.
First Are negroes eligible to office IN
Georgia, and if not, what party is RESPONSE
BILE for their disqualification
Second Did the white Radicals vote to
retain them in Office ?
1.-THE Constitution OF that State really con-
fers upon colored persons the right to hold
Office, although the Democrats did all they
could to defeat its adoption, they would be
the last to deprive them of any privilege
granted by the Constitution. No attempt
would be made to curtail any right granted
by the fundamental law of the State to the
colored race, SO long as it remained in force
But on the other hand, if it does not con
fer on them the right to hold Office. boil
Democratic and Radical members of tn
LEGISLATURE, under their oaths to supper
the Constitution. were bound to vote TO
the expulsion of the negro members. AM
such was really the case, as the sequel Wi
show.
We learn from a Georgia exchange tina
the original draft of the Constitution, as re
ported from the committee, contained tn
following section in the article on Elet
tons (And it must be remembered tina
the Convention which adopted the Const
tuition was composed entirely of Radios
members.)
shall be eligible to any Office in this State, unles
DISQUALIFIED by the Constitution of this State c
by the Constitution of the United States
There could be no doubt that this articl
conferred upon negroes the right to hol
Office. and is almost identical with a simi
lar section in the present Constitution
North Carolina, which renders colored per
sons eligible to Office in this State. This sec
ton was stricken out by vote of l26 yea
to II nays-the yeas including nearly ever,
white Radical in the Convention. Tn
man who made the motion to strike on
and many of his supporters in that bod.
are to-day among the leading Radical poll
tioians in the State. The reason for thi
action is thus explained. In Upper Geor
gia the white population is largely in thu
ascendancy, and while they were mucl
pleased with the "relief measures of thu
Convention, were fearful of the negro su
premacy in the lower portions of the State
To catch this vote, therefore, they quietet
their fears of negro supremacy by refusing
to confer upon that race the right to holG
Office. And shortly after the adjournment
of the Convention ex-Gov. Brown pro
claimed this fact in the first speech he made
in the interests of the Radicals in Nortl
Georgia. By this very argument the PEG
pie of those counties were induced to yot,
the Radical ticket, and elect Radicals t.
the Legislature. And how did these mem
bers vote upon this question e?
The answer to this inquiry brings US tc
the second branch of our Dissatisfaction
did the white Radicals in the Legislature
vote Independent of the twenty-five ex
PEELED colored members, there were sixt,
odd white Radicals, for Ex-Governor Brown
received in the House ninety-one votes fol
United States Senator, which would 90 Il
show there must be siXty-six white Radi
calls in that body. OF these we know bu
twenty threc voted to retain the negroes il
Office. for the vote was eighty for expul
sion and twentythree against. 1t follow
that upwards of two-thirds of the whit