Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-07-02

OF their labors was the rem omination of the
present Governor, John ". Geary It was
foregone conclusion, there being but
little organized opposition. Tho nomina.
ton was one eminently fit TO be made.
John W. Geary was made by the cores
pondents that followed his command, a
mere newspaper General, and is now a
most seryile tool of the vilely proscriptive
and intolerant faction which now rules us
with such heavy hand.
The platform which was adopted is as
follows
RESOLVED, That rejoice in the glorious
national victory OF 1868, which is bringing pea &C.,
happiness and prosperity to Us as nation -
That they should rejoice in and sing
the praises of All event which brought
them power and telf, I can we'll understand,
but that in the face of the utter prostra:ion
of every business interest," the misery and
distress that now pervades tie length ald
breadth of our country, and the deplorable
condition of the South (which, even with
the good crops vouchsafed By the bounti-
full goodness OF Power beyond the control
Of puritanical higher law" idea is ter,
rible to contemplate. Ia the face of all
this that any body Of men could have the
etfrOntery to pirate of peace. prosperity, or
happiness, when there is neither, is most
astonishing For once, at least, they are
forced to meet an issue and make q
"square" fight. They openly endorse
the 18th Amendment, and on that issue
will be determined whether the Keystone
of the Arch will be given over and welded
to the negro idea or not. [ write from an
intimate knowledge of matters in the Key
stone, State and believe when the smoke
of the battle to be fought there in next
mocracy will be found flying proudly in
the breeze, nor rent, nor torn, and from
that event will date the gradual but GER
tain downfall of the terrible olgarchy
which now reigns in Washington.
These negro lovers touch very gingerly
upon the Alabama question, merely en-
dorsing the action of the Senate. I can
not make out clearly what is meant by this
change of policy. To gain the "Irish
vote" week or SO since, nothing less than
war with England would suit; now forsooth
milk and water resolution will answer
for the platform, as Father Ritchie used to
say "nous verrons."
Secretary Borie, of the Navy, has re-
signed. Ill health is assigned as the cause,
possibly. The matter was not officially
announced until yesterday, though talked
of for some time. Mr.. Borie, it will be
remembered, was one of the subscribers to
the "gift enterprise cabinet " and drew
the position of Secretary of the Navy. He
"came down" literally to the fund for
purchasing General Grant house in Phil
adelphia, and the result was he was made
Secretary of the Navy. He is succeeded
by John George NJ. Robson, Attorney
General of New Jersey. The special rea-
son why Mr.. Robson is selected to sue
coed Mr.. Borie has not transpired
Despite the stringent and explicit sec
ton 6 of the act OF Congress Of March
10th, the President has determined that
Gen Dan. Sickies, being on the retired
list, is competent to go as Minister to
Spain. So we go. Laws, no matter how
plain, are not allowed to stand in the way
of the whims, wishes or caprices of the
powers that be.
The dismissal Of Mr.. VIM. P Torrey, Of
the Surgeon Generals Office for the high
ly disloyal and reasonable offence of mar
rying Miss Annie Surratt, daughter of the
victim of Stanton, Holt, and the admin
1sGfaC1Ou SeueTalIy, Is Ol SUCH COutempllOly
small proportions that men with soul
would blush at the thought of such mean
ness,
There ID considerable bitterness felt
against General Grant by the negroes in
the Howard University, and elsewhere in
Washington, on account of the General
making such an unwarranted and unnatural
discrimination with regard to color in not
selecting at least one colored gentleman !"
to go to West Point for an education, for
which, by the way, the son of Fred Doug
las was an applicant. If General Grant
desires to have peace he had better in flu
ture not forget what is due to his colored
friends and brethren, as they are not at
all backward in claiming ell that Wendell
Phillips, Greedy, Sumner, Wilson and the
rest accord them, and which he must give
if he would have peace.