Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-02-07
ORGANIZED! Organize

| IS peace -AN as peace!
| Organize! Organize!
We think that it is high time for the
white race of the South to organize every
where If they had pursued this policy
before registering took place, and before
the electiC as were held for a convention, it is
more than probable that few or no con-
ventions would have been held. We are
aware that the most potent reason for
their not organizing was the fear of doing
anything which would bring about an an
tagonism of races in the South. The inter
est, as we'll as the peace of both races, re-
uuired that they should live in harmony
together But this precaution is now at an
end Radical emissaries have been sent
throughout the South, supported by large
contributions of money from the North, to
organize, by secret associations, the black
race against the white It is done. We
cannot undo it ; and are, therefore, com
PEELED to organize, also, in self-defence.
Fortunately, the great question of negro
supremacy in the South is not 4 question
affecting the South only. 1t is as wide us
the Union of the United States, and the
constitution itself, by which alone this
Union exists. The people of the North, in
every city, village and hamlet-inhabiting
their mountain Sides or rich valleys-dri-
wing their factories or ploughing their
fields, are equally interested. The wild
cries of revolution, which are now heard in
the walls Of the capitol at Washington, de-
handing negro supremacy at the South,
also cries aloud for fierce despotism
over the North, by the overthrow
of the constitution. None of its sa-
cred guarantees stand in their way.
The power of the legislature in Congress,
| is in the hands of secret tyrannical eau
GUS The powers of the executive. and of
the judiciary, are to be destroyed and
the army of the United States is to be used,
| by congressional dictator, to carry out
| their despotic behests by the sword. Thus,
the whole structure Of the Government of
the United States, - the Union,--the Con-
stitution, and all the great principles of
| free government it establishes. are in
volved in the subsection of the white race
of the South to negro domination.
The Northern people are everywhere
arousing themselves for the great and vital
conflict. Does it become the white race of
the South to be passive Here its first
terrible strife and ruin is to be realized. -
| We are the immediate victims of its tyran-
nical experiments. We will participate
with the North in the loss of all liberty :;
and the foul despotism which will spread
over the whole of the United States but
the immediate practical effects of negro
rule will be peculiarly ours The whole
property of the Southern States will be
put into the hands of negroes, to be dis
posed of according to their discretion
Those who own no property are to lay all
taxes on property. The justice of the
country, if to be administered by negro
Judges and negro juries, the police of the
country-and its militia, to be regulated
SO as to administer TO negro interests and
negro supremacy and the white race
will be thus forced to fight out their self
protection or leave the country.
Now, with such momentous issues before
the white people of the South, can they
with safety any longer postpone or
ganizing themselves for the protection of
their lives, liberties and country?
The condition of things throughout the
United States clearly indicate what kind
of organization they should establish. 1t
ought to be in unison and association with
the great party of the North. whic, is con-
tending in the same great cause. Whether
called Conservatives or Democrats, makes
10 great difference. The principles avowed
by this great party at the North, are I'M
doubtedly those of the Democratic party of
the United States. They demand limited
Federal Government at Washington. They
require the existence of the States, with
all their reserved rights under the Consti-
tuition. They resist consolidation and the
despotism it inevitably establishes~and
they insist on the preservation and perpet-
uation of the free government they have
inherited from their ancestors. We, of the
white race of the South, should be in close
and corresponding association with this
great party. Our policy in the South
should be largely regulated by theirs in the
North. To know their policy, and to know
our own ito act together with them and
to obtain with them common triumph
over our common enemies (the enemies of
our race and of free government III the
world), we must organize associations or
clubs all over the South
We copy the above well-timed editorial
from the Charleston Mercury of the Sd inst.
The Conservative Convention of North
Carolina will meet in Raleigh to-day, and we
trust their deliberations will induce the Con-
servatives in every county and precinct IN
this State to unite and organize them
selves into associations. In this way only
can the strength of the law-abiding Con-
seryatives of the State expect to strengthen
the cause in the State and secure protec-
ton and as the Mercury truly remarks,
'In this way only can you put your
selves into close affinity with the great party
at the North, struggling for your rights,
and struggling for their o're, in the grand
faith of the righteous omnipotence of JUS
tice and the Constitution. Be patient,
yet active-be resolute, yet politic--have
faith in COP and your future high desti-
MES, although dark now, yet fitted to illume
the world-and you shall not fall
Men Of North Carolina !-organize. Be
on the alert ! Organize !
Daily Journal 5th.
In New Orleans the newspapers say the
people are in state of excitement on the
subject of rents. They want them, for the
coming year, reduced to one-half of what