Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-10-02

| sob for a tongue to damn the slave.
| Whose treason like deadly blight
O'ercomes the counsels of the brave,
| and blasts them in the hour OF might.
| His chiIdren's curse, his country's shame,
May he at last, with lips OF flame,
On parched DESERT thirstlng die.
And when from earth his spirit flies,
Just Prophet let the damned one dwell
Full in the sight of Paradise,
| Beholding Heaven and feeling He'll"
Gentlemen, we have taken a brief view
Of that party whose whole life has been
made up of promises, lies and detestable
crimes who has annulled the laws made
by our wise, brave and honest fathers, and
filled our land with poverty, woe and mis-
cry. They now seek to uproot our tree of
liberty and enslave free people. But o,
deluded and dishonest men their time is
at hand.
| The National Democratic Convention
has happily raised beacon light that illu-
mines the pathway of every honest man
of whatever race or color, and all are fly
ing to the rescue of struggling Liberty, to
snatch her from the grasp of the monster
and emite him to the dust.
Honest men of North Carolina, read the
Democratic platform. Who framed its
principles Were they all Democrats of
the old school Not only Democrats, but
honest men of all parties, who earnestly
overthrow of the Radical party. Men of
all parties, from all parts of tie Union,
met in New York on the 4th of July and,
casting aside former differences, they uni
ted in the spirit of peace and fraternal
affection, and began the work of restoring
our liberty, peace and glory of by-gone
days.
The result of their labors was the choice
of two of the most approved and popular
statesmen of this day, Hon. Horatio Sey-
mour, of New York, and General Frank
P. Blair, of Missouri Now, what are the
policies of these champions of liberty {?
Sum it up in nutshell. No party triumph
The Constitution of our fathers, as it was
and as it shall forever be. Equal rights
and impartial government.
What stigma, then, shall we affix to those
who say we are the war party ? An asser-
ton SO desperately base that it refutes it.
self. We who ask for the Constitution of
our fathers-hOw can We mean war How
can we mean war by protesting against the
employment of Holden's militia in time of
peace, a measure directly opposite to the
old Constitution, and even all the bastard
offsprings of a similar name spawned forth
by motley reconstruction Legislatures. I
ask what do they mean ? Peace When
these so-called consecrators of the peace
bayonets almost daily bereaves some I'M
happy family of this SCARED and mutilated
country ? What means all this military
preparation if it be not to rivet upon us
the chains Of slavery, and to gag our mouths
that We may not have the privilege of
American citizens.
Fellow-citizens, they say ''let us have
peace" but they mean to give you that
peace which is found in the dark and
noisome dungeon, or that peace which
knows no waking.
We say we will have peace. We invite
you to examine the policies of our cham
pions. Colored men, let the principles of
our party platform, which any honest man
will read to you, sink deep into your in
quiring minds The nature of the peace
we hold out to you is equal rights, harmo-
NOUS agreement with each other, and a
good government-and, gentlemen, by the
might of God, that we will have at all
HAZARDS.
We belong to that noble ancestry who
never bowed their necks to the yoke of
tyranny. We are free born Americans
Let us use our right of suffrage in the
coming fight, and, by the power of that
weapon mightier than the sword, We shall
triumph over the Radical monster in No.
vember.
Fellow-citizens, in the language of
Brutus I ask you: "Who is here so rude
that he would not be free-born American,
as our forefathers were ? If any, speak,
for him have [ offended. Who is here so
base that he would be bondman-so vile |
that he would not love his country? If
any, speak, for him have I intended TO Of
fend."
[ hope I have offended none.
[ behold in you the offspring of virtu-
Gus. wise and honest ancestry. l behold |
us all as band Of brothers, seeking to re- {
store our country to its former glory. Once
more invite you to q united action. If
we succeed in electing our noble champions,
misery, want and woe, which appear every
where upon the face of our unhappy coun-
try will vanish like the leaves of autumn;
but once forget you are free, and fail to
use your right of ballot, and you are I'M
worthy of your ancestry. There is no mid
lie ground. To the rescue, every man of
you, and all will yet be well; but if that
damnable faction is to continue its course
Of rule and ruin, and at last fasten within
it's snaky folds our remaining liberty,
Then mount, our souls, to secure seats on high,
And let our gross flesh sink downward here to die.
For the Journal.
FRENCH's CREEK,
RTAnrN % Sopt 10 1899