The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-08-14

WILMINGTON, N. C. July 80, 1868.

WILMINGTON, N. c. July 80, 1868.
Hon. CHARLES A. SHAW: Dear Sir
A letter appears in the wilmington Journ-
al of the Sth(coped from the B'ddeford Dem
ocrat) addressed to you and signed "CAPE
FEAR" Lest the representations put forth
in that letter should be received in your
neis hborhood, as fair and just, purpose to
answer some of them. r... el...
am a Union man and have never been
anything else. / never expect to be Demo-
crat, Copperhead or rebel. I claim as much
right to represent the opinions of this State
and this County of New Hanover, as any 9TH
er man in them, and 1 believe that the voice
of the people is the voice utter, and, 81 am
confident if the people of the North or West
fully realized our condition the extreme rad-
Gals would be left" just ,ohere they are.
There are two party elements in this State.
One, Republicanism representing the loyalty,
the party of progress, right, justice and lber-
ty. This party-and it had twenty-five
thousand majority-is to be the power in this
land. The opposition to the Republican par
ty represents conglomeration of factions,
held together by the hope of power and public
Office, determined to rule or ruin. One day
it is the Conservative party" another day
it is "the white mans party" again, it is
Democracy" They all mean the same thing
because the same men work under any one,
or all of these names.
Now, sir, recollect that this party of many
pomac ic tho payfy xubiob Eipdlod tho AaY,oao
of the rebellion. Recollect, they who compose
that party are responsible for all its evil deeds
There looms up a long, horrible night of dark
ness between the 18th of April, 1861, and the
surrender of 1885. A time that has lett foot
prints of blood, of oppression, of poverty, and
of deep damnation all over this fair land.
None know it, none can realize it like the
loyal man or woman, who suffered and hoped,
hoping almost against hope, until at last, God
bless them! the soldiers of the nation came
and crushed out the rebellion. 4aI ,I.r
% The meu who would now get into power
and would have you of the North and West
assist in their enthronement, are the same Reb-
els that have only to look out from their dwell
ings and offices, magnanimous government
gave back to them, to see the withering eff
fects of their acts.
IT you are prepared in your section, to as
sist that party to power, then teach with its
doctrines to your sons the art OF war, for as
sure as that party prevails, so sure viii the
battle Tor right and freedom have to he fought
over again. a. .I
In our our newly elected Governor William
W. Holden, we Union men here all believe
we have a worthy standard bearer. Mr..
Holdens friends well know that he has been
consistent Union man, ever since 1861.
Belonging, as he did, to the Democratic par
ty, he drifted into their errors. When dis
union and secession were the subjects
of discussion, he talked and wrote
with his party. We were assured by
the prominent actors in the rebellion that no
war could come; that to present a bold front
was all that was required. When MIR. Hold
en- found the error, that it was war OF the
most horrible character, the issue of which
could not be doubtful, he came, boldly as pos
sble to the side of peace and Union. With
a courage unprecedented in the history of
the rebellion, he defed the despotic power
that controlled the war. Many Union men
in those days iound courage and comfort in
his leadership and words. II Mr. Holden
was secessionist and became Union man,
certainly his course was as consistent as tnat
of Mr.. z. B. Vance or Mr. Geo. Davis, who
were Union men and went over and assisted
the rebellion. Mr., Vance will require no
word of mine to show how he felt and acted
toward Union men. His public documents
are matters OF record.
Now in regard to our candidates elected
from New Hanover to our State Legislature
A. II. Galloway, e colored man, goes to the
State Senate. The colored voters being
largely in the majority are presumed to have
some interest in being represented by one of
their own race. Another representative in
the lower house, George w. Price, jr., is an
excellent representative of his constituency.
Of the white representatives we have Gen.
Joseph G. Abbott. Gen. Abbott was Brig
adler General in the army of the United
States. He came from New Hampshire and,
as "Cape Fear" writes che came with his