Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-04-10
STATE POLITICAL NEWS.

to be held at Raleigh on the 9TH inst, bs
| been postponed until further notice. i
consequence of it's conflicting with NEE
ings at other points. The Sentinel saws
cat later day in the canvass it is th
intention to have grand and rousing Mas
Meeting in Raleigh, at which some of tn
| first men in the State may be able to b
present
Mass MEETINGS at Lincolnton, April 18th
Rutherfordton, 10Th ; Shelby, April 18th
Dallas, Castor CO., April 18th. Prominen
aud distinguished speakers will be present
aud the people will be there by thousands
ROLL ON THE BALL The acork goes 61,aceh
on
The DISTRICT Convention of the Sixth
Congressional District appointed Hon. Z
B. Vance and Col. J. NJ Long, as delegate
10 the National Democratic Convention
With George F. Davidson and DR.. A. M
Powell as alternates.
JAS. I'll. IRWIN, Esq, of Mecklenburg
Who was nominated by the RAIDS as one O.
their candidates for County Commissioners
is out in a card declining. He says that he
can neither affiliate with the objects of thar
party nor vote for the ratification of the
Constitution.
CHATHAM County. correspondent wri
ling to the Sentinel, says '' You may rest
assured that old Chatham is aroused and
will do her duty in this life and death
struggle. We intend to throw off the dis
grace that attaches to our former apathy.
Scores Of white men are leaving the
leagues"
MIsCEGENATIoN AND DEcENCY.-At late
Radical nominating meeting in Randolph.
a negro named Jno. May, who had married
q eChite 1c0na0n, was nominated as one of the
candidates for County Commissioners. His
name was subsequently stricken off at the
request OF the negroes present. The seal
!aWags nominated him and the darkeys
lisoWned him. This furnishes additional
confirmation Of the general opinion, that
the negroes constitute the most decent
portion of the Radical party
Ral Sentinel.
GREASY SAM WATTS made an incendiary
1arangue to the negroes Of WILLIAMSON a
lew days since, inhaming them to the high
est pitch Not satisfied with this he treat
ed them all to liquor, and scores Of them
roamed the streets IN q state OF wild lntOX-
ication, to the disturbance and terror OF
the community. And this man is Radi-
cal candidate for JUDGE What q com
mentary upon the elective system and upon
Radicalism RAJ. Sentinel
UNION CoUNTY.- Within the last few
lays we have seen persons from various
of ITr,Jn oil of yvh l1r1V oh0
ing accounts of the changes going on
The Union men Of that county never we're
n favor of negro equality, and will never
consent to drill in the same regiment with
negroes, and probably be commanded by
negro officers-nor to have their children
in the same school room with ne
groes-nor are they willing to adopt con-
which will enforce the collection
Of tax upon lands that amounts to confis-
cation hence, 1lost Of the whites are fast
rallying to the Conservative banner. From
all we hear we are satisfied thaC Union will
give q very large majority against the ne
gro candidates--in fact nearly every white
man in the county will vote against this
odious constitution. -Charlotte Times 4M
GREASY SANS OBITUARY.-At late seal
Iawag meeting in Martin, the following re-
solution was offered by Abner S. Williams.
md adopted (says the official ACCOUNT
with the greatest enthusiasm -
Resolved by tbs meeting, That the thanks
Of the Republican party Of Martin county
DC and is hereby rendered to their late able
representative, Colonel S. ". Watts, in the
Convention, at Raleigh, for
ho fearless manner in which he discharged
lis duties. That while they are deeply
panied at his loss from their council, yet
hey are c0n.f0rted 'ciM tie c03tS0iing thought
Tat MeiJ' toss is lis gain.
This is in the usual obituary STYLE
Abner should have added
Here lies the body of poor Sammy Watts,
We lament that his labors must cease
lie died, he lived, among the flesh pots,
And there's nothing left # him bit grease
BY the way, is this A6Re1' the same Ab-
le1', who while editing the Williamson Ex-
position, in 1865-'66, predicted that Con-
ederate money would be good again in
TWO years, and who wanted to ''clean out"
he Sentinel Office for not publishing, with
sufficient prOmptness, his resolutions of
with Mr. Davis, introduced in
he Legislature OF 1S65-'66
Raleigh Sentinel
A LIBEL--The Warrenton Indicator
says that Jno. Read, of that county, who
was a member of the committee in the
Convention that reported the vile
and dept aiding educational article DIeadS