Wilmington journal., 1868-10-16
NELSON "A. HILLS,
Bvt. Maj. Gen. y. 8. A., Comd'g. Dist.
For the Journal.
Affairs tn Onsiow County.

ONsLow COUNTY, n. c., Oct. s, 1868.
Messrs. Editors will You permit me
through the medium of your paper to give
to you and your readers short account OF
the occurrences in Onslow =?
On Tuesday the 9th, it being Fall term
Of Superior Court in this county, Col.
Thomas S. Kenan, the gallant nominee of
the Conservative party of this, the Second,
Congressional District, together with Maj.
J v,n Hughes, the Elector for President
and Vice President of the United States,
opened the canvass with spirit and anima-
ton at Jacksonville.
Col. Kenan led off in q speech of about
one hour and a half, riveting the attention
of his audience. and making one of the
most brilliant efforts of his life He was
cheered loudly and frequently by his atten-
tive and interested hearers He takes the
ground that change in the adm;nistra-
tion of our State and National Government
is ABSOLUTELY necessary to save us from ut
ter ruin, in which, think, all who heard
him concur. If he makes as favorable an
impression in every county as he has in
Onslow he will certainly tide over his op-
ponent, Col. Heaton, (the Ohio man who
Mr.. Boyden said in Congress had not re-
sided here quite three years, Or at least
told Boyden that he (Heaton) had not re-
sided here quite three years, which was
intended for Col. H., on the Sd of Novem-
Der next by a handsome majority. So mote
it be--amen.
Next came Maj. John Hughes, as EIec-
tor from Newbern, who, think, made one
of the best speeches 1 ever listened to.
He spoke for two hours or more, inter-
spersing his remarks with poetry and anec-
dotes of rich and rare occurrence, and
charming the attention of his hearers, who
at times seemed to almost rise tipto to the
logic of his reason and cadence of his
voice. He showed up the Radicals in
their naked deformity, and made that party
look like
ga monster Of such frightful mien
That it is only to be hated to be SEEM
Oh, how long How long shall we
suffer and continue to be disgraced and
occupy every branch of the tree of Liberty
Has the Gods made the nation mad in Or
der to destroy us p?
"Oh, Judgment, art thou fled to british beast,
And have men lost their reason p
These carpet baggers and scalawags, put
in Office by negro votes, are pest to the
land
. Monsters more fierce offended heaven never sent
From helps abyss for human punishment;
With virgin faces and wombs obscene,
With foul ponches and Odor still nncean,
With claws for hands, and looks forever lean,
They spoil all our meat, deile all they find,
And parting, leave a loathsome stencil behind
But have digressed. Let US go back to
Ma jor Hughes. He certainly is an over
match for Gen. Brogden, and is among one
of the best orators of the day.
The gentlemen, both Colonel Kenan
and Major Hughes, are in fine health and
good spirits, and two better looking gen.
tlemen cannot be found anywhere. WoI
be to the carpet-bagger and scalawags who
come in contact with these Two mental
gladiators Next came q colored man,
John Stanford, Of Duplins; bat just as Ma
jor Hughes concluded his speech, and be- |
fore the sable son of Africa made his ap-
pearance, one Colonel W. J. Clark popped
up and desired to be heard, but he was
politely told by Maj jor Hughes that another
speaker would occupy the stand,
and he had to wait until John
Stanford made his appearance and deliver
ed himself of some excellent advice to his |
colored brethren. John spoke earnestly
and to the point, elected many loud ap-
plause from the large concourse of hearers,
and think made decidedly a good i'm
preston. He advised his colored brethren
to take hold of the rope and pull together
with the people they had been born and
reared amongst; to stand by their old
friends; to go for Seymour and Blair and
let Yankees and office-seekers, scalawags
and carpet-baggers go. That he was
Democrat from principle-and prayed
God that Seymour and Blair might rule
over the country. After John got through,
Col. W. J. Clark took the stand, let loose
a bag Of wind, read an extract Or two from