Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-07-03
From the Biddeford (Maine) Democrat.
Letter from North Carolina.
WILMINGTON. N. O.. June 10, 1868

ze6 our condition, the extreme radicals
would be left out in the cold. 1t is useless
now to argue who was right or wrong we
must look at things as they are. The con
dition of this State is deplorable. W. w.
Holden who was the most bitter fire eater
in the State is Governor, and pardoned
Z B. Vance and George Davis, who bat
tied for the Union until South Carolina on
The south and Virginia on the North of Us
made further resis' auce useless, are dis
tranchised. I could mention hundreds OF
minor cases,
This county, New Hanover) the mos,
wealthy in the State, has large negro ma
iority !; they can do with us as they please.
[ will mention few facts. The Republi-
cans have elected to the Legislature from
this county a negro named Galloway. who,
in learned speech, quoted from the an.
cient Mozart laws. Since his election he
has been heard to say that if white people
don't like their legislation, they can leaue
They have also elected to the same angus
assembly an ex-United States general, one
John &. Abbott, QrOm some one Of you'
Eastern States who in the Convention
said, "They know that We" the negroes
and strangers elected by negro votes, "are
their masters" and in Ii speech lii Viii
mingtoD declared that he ''did not com,
TO North Carolina with carpet bag bot
with hrigatle.'' He is anxious to go t.
the United States Senate, possibly at Tie
head Of his b1Igcde
They have elects as Superintendent Of
Education for the State one eu. Mr.. ASH
icy, hallng from Inc Hub, of the Wen
dell Phillips stripe, who permits yOuug
ladies und.r his cha ge, sent out here for
the purpose OF teaching. to receive the lit
tention and escort, openiy, Of "AnaericW
| /f d Of
course, is mere matter of TASTE, but 1Carh
the mothers Of Mime, through your pnpe'' 10
let no argument Of Necessity permit them to
send Meit daughters "here they oCW be placed
under The ln714e,tce Of such men ;; better tie
sc0rst fuct01.y system in the acortll better deAh
by Starvation than such leqrdIation. The
teachers com plain tlst they are not trt ated
politely by Southern ladies; would they
be. under the same circumstances, in your
city p? The South want the negro edu-
Gated.
Iney have elected to fill the important
office of Superior Court Judges men who
never had case of any kind, i'll any court.
for any client. Can the people of State
that boast OF Badger, CASTOR, Gra-
ham, q Miller, Peirson, Strange aud q
host of others, submit, without a blush, to
such degradation? Dat of respect for the
feelings of the State [ do not give you their
names. One of the elect, / understand,
spells case with Oh :" Some are chart
table enough to excuse him on the ground
that he had -" Kn-klux" Oh the brain and
imagined that he was presiding at the trial
of some unfortunate K. X. But were I
to give you even crayou sketch Of the
officers elected in this State by the Radicals
I would fill one page of your paper.
[ did intend to give you some facts and
figures as to our re.atlOn with the negroes,
II would state that, considering the evil
Influences brought to bear upon their ex-
citable and ignorant minds, they have
been docile and obedient ; it was natural
that they should vote to enf1auchlee them
selves, and thu African loves office for the
importance and shoU, not for proft)-also
of our commercial, agricultural, mimi g
and manufacturing interests, but l fear |
have tried your patience already. [ will
say one word about the commercial inter
est 1t of course affects all others. Money
in New York is seven per cent; here,
for the best paper from tlir:y 10 forty
per cent. Money cannot be borrowed i'll
New York on mortgages OF u1tencunabefeCt
relh estate here. You are o business man,
Ir. Shaw, and | hear somewhat of inan-
cier and Can draw very correct conciu-
sion at that rate how long mer-
or planter his hands. Some, in their
anxiety to be doing, tried it last season and
most Of their names are III the list of bank
rupts and their lands will go into the hands
of strangers. Truly this Radical party is q
Shylock. Ay worse. They have taken
more than the pound Of flesh nearest the
heart. nth the blood that would naturally
flow after the performance of such dela-
cate surgical operation' bat they now have
their ta!ons, with u deadly gripe, upon the
very heart Of the South, and already be
gin to gloat over their quivering victim
Can you find no Portia to biiug these Shy
locks to terms? for justice or mercy has no
abiding place in them All We would ask
is impartial Legislation toa' Ill the States, be ii
good or bal, IVe rant, then. no Gh'trity, and
God k1a0,rs zoe tCM then hare up hill ~Ork to
1'ecooer from the effects Of The terrible uar. If
zee haze sin1sed, feutuAy hssoe sce dto4ed.
Ii you Can make yJur people believe the
truth, there will be no danger. No men
submitted more gracefully to defeat than
the soldiers Of the South. l have seen
men OF the army Of Northern Virginia
marched into Wilmington, after the occu
patton, under guari OF negro Soldiers,
grander in their adversely than alter the
most glorious victory. dunnlng their un.-
form, Qni> thy go TO work to try anu make
Dread IOf themselves auu llCtlo OueS.-
they took 4 Z. Lee as their example in
| .o'n; they are endeavoring to follow his
example 1" peace. In the name OF our
conmnn humanity give them chance -
Do not leglslate So that they cannot be-
come Elercnants 50 that they cannot make
corn, sugar and cotton ; SO that they eau
not have laudable ambition to fill offices
of trust +; so that they cannot feel like
Americans General Lee and Army Of the
Potomac care nO more. The National
Capital is safe. Surely Congress does not
fear tue skeletons of the Confederate dead
near Arlington heights You can trust Dir.
Lee and the citizens of the South who COM
posed his army, but you cannot naake slaues
OF them long. They may die broken-
hearted. poor and powerless, aud instead
of healing the wound in this generation,
you can carry Che disease to the next or
if the cancer is not extracted by the appil-
cation of the salve of fraternal love, and
our COMMON mother restored to health,
infants will suck i'll the poison with their
mothers milk North, South, East and
West will be in one common ruin, or un-
der one common despot.sm, Oh sir, if
in your power prevent your State from
assisting to build up 81. Domingo on yoesr
l.