Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-09-17

,,armitted him to get glimpse of the
dawn of political freedom which Is again
breaking upon the long down-trodden
freemen of the Sonth Our generation
and those which will follow should not
forget the statesmen of the nation, and In
that list tho name of John Bell will be
honorably enrolled.
WE hear the cry from Ohio Radicals,
"tho peril of the hour is the peoples
ticket Plainly do they see IN this action
of the peopIe their inevitable doom. The
people have too long boon led, too
often been deceived by the false pretences
of Radical politicians, to continue allegi-
ance to party with no principle for It's
basis but power and the pelf Office. When
before had any party the hardihood to de-
clare that in this republic. in the loyal
State of Ohio, the great rulers, the people
themselves, imperiled the welfare OF the
country? True, tho people are torsaking
the vicious, venal and weak leaders who
now rule and ruin, but the people repudi-
ate those leaders, not for tho advancement
of another party, nor the preferment OF
other men, but for the salvation of free
institutions and tho liberty of the people
themselves. So long has the Radical
party, by secret leagues, strong oaths, and
the hand of power, ruled the nation and
enslayed individuals, that. when freemen
refuse longer to submit to such expressions,
the mouth pieces of this party. corrupt
and hireling press, have the audaclty
to charge the people with imperiling the
nation. No in the hands of the people
the safety of the nation will be secure +;
but these minions OF authority cry an
alarm ut the destruction which they sec roll
ing over them and their party Of power and
spoils. Three weeks will rapidly pass, and
the great commonwealth Of Ohio and Penn
sylvania will decide whether corruption
shall remain in the representation of their
home governments and of that of the ma
ton The pilgrimage of the President
through the mountains OF Pennsylvania
and the parade Of Gov. Leary at the fiasco
of Csettysburg battle fold, will not doludo
the voters Of tho hey Stone State. The
campaign of Commissioner DGlano with
his distribution of offices, and manipnla-
ton Of WhlEkey llnga IN Ono, will have
hut little effect upon the thoroughly
aroused citlzena of the first of the Western
States The people have said there shall
ba Il change that honesty and capability
shall make and administer the laws
under which frcemcn can live and prosper.
Military pa"eantry and dcSpOtic power are
not mnde to captiv1.te and control the free
citizens If Il free republic. They are the
Instruments which dazzle and Cypress the
subjects OF tyranny The Radical party
denies the liberty OF thought and opinion
Indispensable to the citizen who exercises
the great right ri tho ballot. 1t cXacts
seryIle obedience IN will and in act, and
requires Il mOnied consideration for the
privilege OF being It's paid slave. Yes
the ''qreGt peril to the RADICAL PARTY" is
the " Peoples Ticket" and the great
power which will grind to dust this liali
cal party Will be tho voice and votes Of the
deceived, outraged and oppressed people
WHERE are wo drifting? The mora
machinery Of Society seems -us badly out
OF Joint rs 10 the political The papers
ct New York come to na with accounts O
d new play, "Fomosn," 10y Bourcicault
which, having had great and money
making run Ill England, was rapidly
brought there, and made it's debut in tina
Metropolis with every prospect of tho mos
iattering AMI paying success. We shall
not crltciso the author who writes, as hi
declares, for money, not the theatre mana
ger, who brings ont the play in tho fines
conceivable form to make it pay, but WI
shall handle, It's they deserve, tho commu
nifty which applauds the prostitution o
female chastity, and witnesses its wors
consequences with q delight which is fee
by the most violent passions of onr na
ture, and which can gather satiation il
nothing less than enjoying in reality wha
IS witnessed upon the stage. Virtue
honor, chastity, cannot pay on the board
of New York theatres, but vice, depravit,
andlasciViOusness are greeted with hurral
of welcome and receive showers of green
backs. New York is bold enough to ex
hibit its own shamelessness in every grad
of Society, and New York journals prais,
the sagacity of the play writer, the shrewd
ness of the play manager, and the indie
pendencc OF its men and women IN disre
garding the decencies of life and in wal
lowing in the righteousness of the mos
lascivious vice. Not q voice is raised t.
suhdue the progress of this blighting evil
Rourcicault justifes himself because i
pleases and paya tho journals justify hin
because he has had keenness of sight t.
discover the tastes of those for whom hl
caters, and society, having nothing tc
dread from its own public opinion, runs
riot in its own shame and disgrace. Let
Us here thank God that We have not lost
virtue, discarded propriety, ignored NOR
allty, and scoffed religion till New York is