Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-01-15
RALEIGH, n. c., Jan Q 1ooa

IL. 8.
I Dear J0''T''aI Il resume my pen on A.
same theme as that with which ,oft 'ne
viz The condition of the Finanooa VI,
the plottings of the Ring" Ibadbos"
as every good citizen hoped, that 'p'u'
ference with their constituents vorIl
brought the men in the Legislature -,
affect to represent the people, to SOW ~D'
sense OF reason, propriety and deceDcr rn:D
regard to the interests of the State 'l
this is far from being the case, So
that in The face of the evident indignant
of the people, and in the teeth Of tbo.
hausted condition of the Treasury and A..
failure to meet the January interest an a.
State debt, the spirit of reckless prog;,,.
and robbery is more rampant than ever
Every one of the appropriations abroad
projected. and others yet IN emJr3O,wiIIro..
and nothing can save the State from nt,o,
spoiiation, bankruptcy and ruin bu. ~,
loud, emphatic and indignant reno,
strances of the PEOPLE, in primary meet.
ings. To be effective, these must be in,
mediate.
You have been made aware, ere tbis
that the Public Treasurer has sent IN
communication to The Assembly inforr,;r,
them that the Golfers are emDiu, and tbat
the reason OF the failure to pay the irtor.
est on our bonds was his Inability to L1.
row the money, without authority 10 plodr,
the stocks of the State as Collateral seem.
ty. These facts proclaim, "trumDat.
tongued, the extravaganza and criminal
prcfligacy OF the Radical State adminisfr4.
tlon, IN that, IN two short months, it has
managed to squander and steal the entire
amount paid in by the She.ifIs up to tac
first OF November-the taxes wrGng from
grooming and deErauded people. This
money has gone for pay and perqaisites to
Radical pets, white and black for extyay.
agant per diem and mileage to an neon
petent Legislature, embracing some TWEEN.
ty-hve corG-feld hands, and as MANY M,
prlnclpled adventurers; for stationery, soap,
pen-knives, looking glasses, carpets, cur
talns, furniture, NC, for Meuninger Hol-
den, old Ashley, and the rest of the pratt
cal crew.
The facts stated by the Treasurer also
demonstrate, as another OF the fruits Of
Radical reconstruction, the falling credit
OF the State, lnasmuch as, few sho,t
months ago, he found no difficulty in Dor.
rowing 100000 at 6 per cent. You may
set it down as certain that the Legislatnlr
will give Jenkins and Holden The power
asked for to hypothecate the State stocks
This was significantly indicated in the
penitential recantation Of old Ku IIIuy
Ingram, of Arson, OIL yesterday, in the
House. Last session lie opposed the pro.
position vehemently. But the party lash
has been cracked by the Ring mastcr and
harlequin is tractable and Obedient So
will it be with all of those who, some tiro
since, began to exhibit molicpm Of in
dependence. Like Ingram and Sinclair.
they will succumb and be more slayish
than ever. I believe that may make AN
exception in favor of Mr.: Pou, OF Johnston.
No sensible, candid or honest man Ques
tlons that it is the purpose of the manIIH-
lators in these matters to allow the State
| interests, stocks, &c, to fall into the open
and itching palms of the Ising. Again,
say, God help North Carolina, unless TILL
PEOPLE rise in their majesty and make t-o
| thunders of their voice to be heard
! The great joke of the past few days las
been the war of the Supreme Court ccr,H
the carpet-bagger, Ashley war winch
ended, on yesterday, in the dispiacemel.
of the Pilgrim from the rooms upon which.
with the connivance Of Holden, he had
trespassed. The scene is described as hay-
ing been irresistibly comic aud ludicroua,
when the Court, in Indian file, preceded
by the old Marshal, formally marched il
upon Ashley, and proceeded to the dis
patch of business, while he Uusied himself
with lis books and bundles, as though the
Chief Justice and his four Associates were
a thousand miles off. The Chief Justice
would look daggers at Cape Cod, and Cape
Cod would serenely sharpen a pencil or
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Marching on, % or something of that con
genial character. Judge Reade would
look loftily down on Ashley and Ashley
would scowl defantly at "his Honor. -
Rodman, Settle and Dick, like the celcbra
ted Pyke and Pack, in Dickens novel
would initiate the actions and assume the
indignant airs Of their patrons, but the
Pilgrims stock Of impudence was equal t."
the emergency. Everybody, while, OF
course, sympathizing to a certain extent
with the Court, as "the Supreme Court
(but with no respect for its individual com
ponents,) has, at the same time, been high
ly amused over the " situation" l should
like to see the scene have described, and
which IS no exaggeratioD, pictorially rep
resented.
The city is full of strangers. Iobssrve
on the streets most of the prominent Rad
cal politicians, and nearly all Of the
Judges from Logan, the lympbatc,
down to Pool, the popinjay. They arc
drawn here to consult about the Code,
which has already proven worse than
Cretan labyrinth to these befogged "ju-
rists ito attend the meeting of the Board
of Trustees of tho University Chat ardS)
or to confer in the interests of purity. 4
much caucusing and plotting arc nov
going on among these creatures as thong
they were in the midst of an excited cam
paign. They are devising mischief con.
against the people, wis
chief against particular individuals-GDd
profit and pelf for self. It is understood
that they will demonstrate with Congress
against any such measure az that of Scua
tor Ferry, of Connecticut, removing dis
abilities from the Southern white men az
large. This from such men as Holden
Tod Caldwell, Judges Logan, Thoma.
Jones, Watts, Tourgee, Settle, Rodman
Cantwell, &c, &c. A beashoL of civet, gooa
apothecary r'
Speaking of Trustees of the University,
[ propose, in my next, to tell you about
their new Faculty, or, rather, about one OF
two of the Professors thereof. Dor.