Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-08-14

unite with them in the great struggle for our COM
mon rights and liberties. Be it
ReSOtUed 1St, That we endorse the platform of
principles then and there adopted, as our plat
form OF principles, and pledge ourselves to dis
seminate and explain them to the uniformed
Resolred I'd, That Horatio Seymour and Frank
lin p. Blair, standing upon this platform, repro
senting it does, the opinions and sentiments of
the good, the viruous. the intelligent and the law
loving citizens Of every party, shall have our
unanimous and undivided support.
ResoEUed 80, That the ignorant and uninforned
by false representations have been deceived, and
prompted to act against their own and the inter-
est of their friend that as all men may be per-
suaded to do wrong we enter ain no party preju.
dice against them-that all such are invited to at
tend the meetings of the Democratic Club of our
county, and be informed on the great issue be-
fore us.
ResolUed 4th, That VIM Townsend, Tristram
Martin Mcdonald, A Med Martin, 81 Wall, NJ
B Oovington, Calvin Eyerette, John P Little, PN
Little, DR. Patterson, Dan1 W Gibson, Capt
Hugh Mclean, JAS N Terry, Jno O Terry, Thos
Waters Richmd Lovin, Col John W Leak, Rev
Stewart, r Leak, Alex b Morrison, s w Co.
yington, William Cole, D III Henderson, Mark
HALEY, Benz Coyington, VIM Gibson, Geo
J Kelly, John Buchanan, John Johnson, Col
Chas Malloy, John G Blue, DR. Patterson, John
Mchay, IeC6r Mcttae COl L roper, IL w NC
Laurin, Jno McKennon, W r McEachin. Col A j
McQueen-sx from each Of these respective dis
trcts, viz: Mineral Springs, Black Jack, Steeles,
Beaver Dam, Rockingham, Wolf Pit Williamsons,
Laurell Hill and Stewartsville, are recommended
as delegates to represent the county of Richmond
in the State Democratic Convention, to be held in
Raleigh the 18th instant.
ReS0lUed 4th, sIhat copy of these resolutions
and of the proceedings of this meeting be sent to
the Wilmington Journal, with request of publi-
catlon' and that the Morning Star is requested to
copy.
About seventy-tive names were at once
| subscribed to the roll of our Central Dem
| ocratic Club. Its officers, chosen upon the
recommendation of the Committee, were
| as follows:
For President-Col John W. Leak.
Vice-Presidents-W. @. Leak, DIR. P.
W. Stansill, w. B. Cole, Rev. A. McMI-
Ian, John W. Thomas, John W. Terry and
W. P. Mcdonald
For Corresponding secretary--T. C.
Leake.
For Secretary-J. 81. Osborne.
For Treasurer-H. J. Carr.
For Executive Committee-John W. Cole,
| A. r. Morrison, II. @. Wall, A. Il. Cole and
| r. s. Leake.
On motion the meeting then adjourned.
A. T. Cole, Secy.
DIR. P. W. STANsILL, Chm.
UNFAIR DIVISION OF THE SPoILs.-We
insert the following card from Anthony
Howe, who, as a colored man, was recently
defeated for the Office of Marshal of the
city, after making application, by the
Radical Board, who chose to appoint to
this Office white Radical, who is said to
have sent in no application. The card will
explain itself. 1t is high time for the
colored men to see into whose hands they
are playing. Their position is we'll stated
by the writer of this card, and it is time their
eyes were opened to the truth and as to
who are their friends in earnest, not simply
by professions and tlattering promises to
secure votes.
Here is the card
ONLY IN SEARCH OF IMPORTATION.
To HIS Honor the Mayor
and Board Of Alde1r:.en:
GENTLEMEN doubtless you were placed in
possession of my application for an Office, which
was, understood, vacant, in time for you to con-
slider my application with others that were hand
ed IN.
! If this was the case, wish to be officially in
| formed to the disposition made OF my applica-
| tion; and in order that you may not misunder-
stand me my meaning, l will ask the following
questions
Fust-Did my application go regularly before
| you?
Secomd-Was its wording plain enough to con-
vey to your minds what Office therein asked
you for appointment to
| Third-Were the parties and their standing in
| this community who signed my petition known to
| you, the Board of Aldermen and the Mayor, who
| alone propose to hold responsible in the premi-
| ses and no subcommittee?
Foorth-Was there any applicant who, after
| considering that am colored citizen, that was
more strongly recommended than was?
| Ffth-What part of the duties OF the executive
HV11,r
| Aldermen that mas incompetent to perform
| SiItt-In view of the fact that the Marshal is
governed in his actions by the Mayor, what ad-
| ministratve ability would man have TO possess
| extraordinary to marshal the police force and
execute, with ther assistance after they had been
regularly organized and disciplined, (Which feel
no incolnpetency to dO) the laws and requirements
| of the ordinances as adopted and heretofore in
| use for the government of the city?
| SeUenth-Who of the Aldermen ts prepared to
| show my incompeteucy in this respect!
| ESgbtb-What extraordinary engineering skill
and ability does it require to lay a stone drain,
fill up e. cavity in road, level hill or haul pile
| NinhL.-What superior administrative. mechan-
| ical or engineering ability does the elected pos
! sess over the undersigned!
! Ierth.-As the old saying OF chewing the pud-
| ding is the proof Of the bag, applies here where
| did he in this State. or in the knowledge or any
! member of the committee, ever make an exhibit
( of any of these abilities or who did he have to
| recommend him that knew his capabiiity to dis
charge more fully the duties of the office than I
| could
| EleUerth.-As this is Office, public think
| the public has something to say about IL, and
| as one of the public now as am not Al otGcer,
wish to ask for the information Of tho p1hnc, why
it is that the Radicals can manage to find superl-
or talent twhte) for all of the superior Offices
| (money), while for the inferior Offices and their
inferior pay the lords Of the party in their own
| discreet Judgment can readily see the impor-
tance OF their being filled by some man
from the coIored party? Now this thing
has gone to its fullest extent, aud quite
| long enough have the colored men
| had to suffer the cards shutfled, cut and packed
all on one side and without sight until the game
was played and lost and think as we hold the
| cards (the votesl and the stakes arc the Offices
that it is about time to cut our acquaintance with
white Radical Office JetteTs, and we PACK our forces
| in such a line as when the next advance is made,
we drive all such tricksters to the wall, and II we
then by our own consolidated efforts, fail to pro-
vide our own color (when they are ca pable Of FL
ling) with Office, then let our line lay down its
| flag and surrender to some party who may pro-
vide better quarters and rations for US, as where
| we are now is no place for us. unless we wish to
! be continued as a flight of steps, up which our
white party friends can ascend into Office, eat the
| turkey and throw us down the bones and say this
| is the very best we can do for you. say let us
| co better or worse. If there is no place on the
top side, after fighting and working in this city as
| hard and as long we have, let's try the Dot
tom or other side awhile-it can BE no worse.
| The time has come. the game has been played,
the money won, and we are as usual the losers.-
Who daDias n A reply i'll print will oblige