Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-10-16
sTATESVILLE CORRESPONDENCE.
IredelI Superior COurt-Polittcal Discus
sion Mass Meeting In statesvilIe-PO-
IltIcal Matters Our Senators, &c, sc.
STATEWIDE, N. c., Oct. II, 1868.


| Editors Journal:
The Fall Term of the Superior Court
for Iredell, under the new Constitution,
Judge Anderson Mitchell presiding, is
now in session, and one week has been
consumed in the trial of the State docket,
disposing of number of minor cases. A
negro boy. fer an attempt to commit On
outrage upon the person OF most respect
able lady, was found guilty and sentenced
to Imprisonment for five years in the peni-
Tertiary when there shall be one. white
man, for stealing mule, was sentenced to
five years imprisonment, and another
white man, for stealing two animals, at diff
ferent times, was sentenced to two years
imprisonment.
On last Monday the Court took a recess
to allow Messrs Shober and Boyden, the
former Democrat and the latter Radi-
cal, to address our people upon the issues
involved in the present canvass. Mr..
Shober led off in a speech of an hour and
half, that Won the admiration of the large
crowd present, for the mastery manner in
which he discussed the various questions
of the day, and expounded true Demo
cratic and Conservative principles. The
impression he made was most favorable
and telling. Mr.. Shober is one of the
foremost men in the State, by natural en-
dowment and by education. He is cour-
teous to an opponent, to fault, and at the
same time annihilates with his invincible
logic, swayng the crowd by the force of
truth.
Mr.. Boyden followed in harangue of
an hour and half, in which he lodged, or
endeavored to, the chief issues in the can
yass. He said nothing about the outrages
of the Radical party and their corruption,
nothing about extravaganza and high
taxes, nothing against the usurpations of
Congress, in short, he said nothing against
the Radicals or any of their policy and
practices, nothing against Holden and his
crew of thieves! Mr.. Boyden said that he
would vote for Grant and Colfax, and ad-
vised the people to go and do likewise,
and, of course, not forget to vote for Mr..
Boyden, who is very axious to hold Office.
Mr.. Boyden, evidently. has ''sold out - to
the Radicals, and his former constituents
know it, and they will act accordingly.
On Tuesday Mr.. Boyden resumed the
fight and made speech of similar import
of that of the previous day, and with as
little success. He vas followed by Col. r.
f. Armfeld, of Wilkes, who is one of the
best political debaters in the State, and
who literally FUSED up" Parson Boy
den. Fearing the logic and scathing of
Col. Armfeld, which he well knew would
be terrible and annihilating, Boyden left
the Court House and was not again seen on
that day. Since then he has refused to
meet Col. Armfeld at other places
A great Mass Meeting and Barbecue is
to come off a. this place on Thursday,
2Sth instant, and many distinguished
speakers have been invited to be present,
including Col. r. FL. Cowan and Major
Engelhard, of Wilmington, whom We shall
he pleased to welcome. The Democrats
and Conservatives are now active in West
ern North Carolina, number of mass
meetings are being called, and the Noun
tains are all ablaze with zeal and enthusi-
asm. Many are Withdrawing from the
Leagues, and will vote for Seymour and