Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-04-24
STATE POLITICAL NEWS.
Correspondence of the Raleigh Sentinel.
HLLsBoIo', April 13, 1868.

IlLLSBOIiO, ApT1 10, 1OOO'
10. Turner MAKES Pool TAKE WATER =
A RICH SCENE !-HeSsrS. Editors The
great Mr.. Pool, assisted by Messrs. Cole
man n Co., are here to-day.
While Mr. Pool was speaking, Hon.
Josiah Turner walkedupon the stand, shook
hands with Mr.. Pool and asked if he might
be allowed to reply-stating that, IN politl-
cal discussions, reply was as necessary as
singing was III preaching. Mr.. Pool said
he wished Mr.. Turner had called on him
yesterday and asked tC reply. The discus
sion could have commenced at 10 O'clock
this morning, instead of y o'clock, and
there would have been ample time to hear
both sides. Now he had to leave at 4
o'clock (the train does not leave here until
o'clock this evening, to reach Graham
TO speak to o-morrow. Mr.. Turner said if he
would remain tonight he would give him
a good cup OF coffee, and if he liked it, a
drink before breakfast, and send him on a
hand car to Graham, tomorrow, by9 or 10
o'clock, in ample time for his appointment,
provided he would allow Mr.. Turner to re-
ply to him at Graham. MIR. POOL De
CLINED TO ALLOW MIR. TURNER ON
THE PRESENT OCCASION OR AT
GRAHAM, tomorrow, to reply.
Mr.. Turner left the stage, declaring he
knew no reason why Mr.. Pool should de-
cline discussion, unless he (POoD feared
that Mr.. Turner would inform his colored
brethren that Jh'. Pool lad one 0fhseir color
IN tie HiHS60r0' JaiLfoy sale d.ad did sell him,
after Linc0La, by his proclamation, had eno'a-
cip0ted UiI SlureS!
Mr.. Turner, and the few whites who had
accompanied him, then retired and left it
all with Pool and the negroes. What fol-
lowed we are not able to say. No doubt Cole
man, who is now said to be sued by the
husband of a negro woman, for nameless
outrage, followed. Mr.. Pool recommend
ed the negroes to vote for two of the Rad
ical ticket, who murdered negroes, and
Rodman, who ordered loyal men to be shot
for no other crime than that they would
not tight against the UNION and the FLAG !
ORANGE.
RADICAL POw-WOW IN GRANvLLE-LAS-
SITTER, CUFFEE MAYO AND CANTWELL-PIs-
Tolls AND OTHER SMALL LARMs.-OXFORD, \.
c., April 18th, 1868. .-MeSsrS. Editors -
According to advertisement the party of
morals had Mass Meeting here on Satur-
day.
Early on the ground appeared Ragland,
the fOrger, looking meaner than usual; for
he had Just received new thrashing at the
hands of his sOn-in, law, as black patch
over one eve and sundry bruises plainly
showed, and it is said to be stern reality
that other parts OF his person give marked
evidence of his severe castigation. Owing
to his diiapidated condition he did not ap-
pear as an "orator -; but r. W. Lassiter,
Edward Cantwell, Cut1ee Mayo and other
colored gentlemen addressed the meeting.
OF Lass.ter your readers know too much
already. Ii the people of the State think
of him as we Granville folks do, he will
hardly join the High Court Of Impeach-
ment at Washington, in time to vote for
the conviction of President johnson, I" or
any other man."
Cuffee Mayo-thc author of the remark
able declaration, {" [ am republican, a
true republikin and [ intend to emigrate
my principles, ''-cmigrated at cOnsidera-
BILE length /; but not one word did he ''em-
igrate . in regard to the stolen pistol
But he had hardly quit " emigrating," be-
fore the Committee on nominations an
nouDced that the name of Cuffee Mayo
was erased from the list of nominees,
heretofore made,) and Captain Smith
was nominated in his place because Cu9ee
had stolen pistol! Thereupon Cuffee i" eX-
patiated," and the sYmpathies of the meet
ing being with the pistol dealer, he was
unanimously renominated. It was sug-
gestcd that Capt. Smith should have stolen
@ g'oa and thereby secured his nomination
in spite Of Cufee's side arms but the
Capt. declined SO doing, as he would have
done the nomination had it been rendered
him.
After the small arms came the big gun
the ex-Colonel of Confederate cavalry
Some colored brother cried out make way
for the new convert !! " and Cantwel, the
would-be Clerk of the House of Represen
tatives, $50 called" appeared. Not hav
ing had an audience for 10 d! these man!
da IS, the Col. let off lots of gas, you ma.
depend. At such length did he expatiat
that night was nigh at hand when h.
ceased, and he left little time for any on
else to speak. Some one suggests that b.
can do little harm, as he is disfranchiset
and can certainly not influence any on
else.
Next came James j. Moore, late of tn
convention ''so-called. He had the effront
cry to open hot fire on the secession
lists, almost before the earliest secessionis
that North Carolina can boast, had cease,
his "loil" remarks. After an attempte,