Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-06-12
the swearing in of the Conservatives cleo

the swearing in of the Conservatives cleo
ted, by Conservative magistrate, and of
the Radicals elected, and not elected, by
Radical magistrate. Both parties in each
Board then elected a President and Sec
rotary, DC, who at the same time ten
dered their thanks for the honor and
the four Presidents, with their four sepa-
rate bodies, proceeded to hold Joint
Convention, as required by law, to count
the votes for Mayor. Both Presidents
appointed a committee for this purpose,
but the ballOt-boxes were in the custody
of the Radical Register, and he surren-
dered them to the committee represent
ing his party, and refused, in the most
insulting manner, 10 recognize the Con-
servatlve committee. The Radicals then
counted a majority for their candidate for
Mayor, and, against the protest of their
opponents, had him sworn in, and he
then, with the aid of lock-smith, pro-
cured admission to the Mayors Office and
duly Installed himself. So we have now
two Mayors; two Boards of Aldermen, and
two Boards of Common Council, with
Secretaries, &C., for each. How the mat
ter will end it is difficult, at this writing,
to tell
The Woolley excitement was revived in
the House this afternoon, by the Speaker
asking leave to present letter and peti-
ton received by him from the prisoner,
but which we were prevented from hearing
read, by the objection of Beast Butler, who
offered a resolution requiring that all petit
lions and papers from Woolley be referred
to It's committee. Of what value is the right
of petition when thus hampered The
resolution was resisted by all the Democrats
in the House, and by all the Radicals too,
who have any claims to self-respect, but the
Beast and his brutal associates, who have
become so accustomed to receive the MOI
dordre from him, were in the majority, and
the resolution passed, and SO Woolley
right of petition is virtually gone.
Well, "the blood of the martyrs is the
seed of the Church., and these acts of op-
preston will plead rumpet-tongued against
the party guilty of them. And it should
be matter of thanksgiving with all good
men that there is every indication now
that they will soon be shorn of the power
to perpetuate these wrongs by the people
they have so long outraged with impunity.
The report of the Conference Committee
on the Arkansas bill was agreed to by the
House this afternoon. It will 60 to the
President for his signature tomorrow,
probably. He will doubtless veto it, but
it is thought that they have strength
enough to pass it over his veto.
Burlingame and his associates of the
Chinese Mission are to be received by the
House of Representatives tomorrow at II
o'clock. The Celestials stroll about the
city, two or three together, and seem much
interested in what they see-thiir long
"pigtails and silk frocks being objects of
much curiosity with the boys.
We had the pleasure yesterday morning
of listening to a discourse from the Rt.
Rev. Bishop Atkinson, of the Diocese of
North Carolina, at the Church of the As
cension, in this city, in advocacy of the
claims of the colored people upon the
church, for the moral culture they so much
need. He spoke of their present deplor-
able condition and their gloomy future,
their need of intellectual and moral training,
&c.--al very interesting but his zeal in
behalf of the negro was scarcely appre-
ciated by @ congregation that has been
very often called upon within the past two
or three years to contribute for the clothing
and education of children of their own
race at the south, who are even more des-
titute than they, as they have not the fos
tering care of the United States Govern
ment, or the funds of the Freedmen's Blu
reau to aid them in obtaining these essen
tials.
The Bishop administered the rite o.
confirmation to class of fifteen persons
and was to have preached again in the
evening, but we apprehend that the terrific
hail-storm that prevailed at that hour pre-
vented others, as it did ourselves, from
attending.
We are glad to find the Bishop in sucl
robust health may he long live to EMO.
the position he so ably fills. ST TOD.
EESHS