Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-01-01
FAYzTzEH111E CORRESPONDENCE
FAYETTEVILLE, N. G., Dec. Goth. 1893

Hall on the 10th inst. "Wednesday, 70,
the purpose of nominating a white Dem.
ocratic candidate for the Office of Mavor
in the election to take place on the 4tb ~
next month. The choice fell, by upani.
nous vote, upon our much esteemed and
valued citizen, r. ". Hardie, exSheriF Of
the county. Alas how bootless such IN
effort to wrest our town from the grasp of
ignorance, and corruption, and vileness
On the very day of the meeting the Raj
eigh papers contained in the proceedings
of the General Assembly the substance of
q bill designed to deprive q large portion
of our good citizens of their rights, and n
violate the charter of the town. 1t has
since passed bo:h Houses, and I am STATING
only the fact when I declare that by il
the larger portion of our merchants and
property who pay the bulk of the
town and county taxes, and without whose
thousands-yes, hundreds of thousands.
of dollars, are not permitted to have
voice in the selection of municipal officers
The Lillys, Steele. Williams, Myrover
Troy, Haigh, Pearce, Hinsdale, Smith,
Worth, Utley, Glover, Matthews, and
many others not called to mind now, who
for years past have devoted their time and
means to the establishment of their own
and tho community's prosperity; who own
much Of the real estate, help to sustain the
credit, and bear the financial burdens OF the
town, are banned And this, too, when
every dirty negro who loafs about the mar.
ket place for a day or two can go to the
polls and deposit Radical vote For
who is to cay where, and for how long,
such beings have been abiding? This
misfortune applies to Wilmington as well
as Fayetteville; but we, particularly, att
outraged, for, as you are perhaps aware.
the real or financial unhealthiness of the
town proper has rendered the practice of
living on Haymount or in other suburbs Of
the town very common with those dojuc
business here.
Some time since, you Will remmember. |
mentioned in one of my letters a suit
which was alleged to be about to be brought
against the "Eagle," published here, Tor
libel and defamation of tie character 0l
Judge Buxton. A suit has been brought of
that character by and against the said
parties, though it is somewhat different in
character to what was at first sup osed.-
Instead of being civil, it has taken the
form OF criminal, action, in which the
penalty against defendant would DO not
damages. but fine or Imprisonment. i
good many rnmOrs are ahoat cOncerniDp
this case but with these l have nothing to
do. [ only know that q preliminary ey.
animation has been held before magis-
trates, and the editor and one of the pro
prietors of the Eagle" have been brought
for.7ard as defendants. The counsel for
the plaintiff is VIM. 3. Wright, ESQ for
the defendants, Messrs. II. @. and b. Full
ler 1t is said that the Eagle can bring
very strong counter-suit for libel with
some stunning points bat this is on on dE
of which know nothing. Should the affair
progress and actually come TO trial, it will
certainly be novel and interesting
We are now looking with much anxiety
to the action of the North Carolina Legs.
lature regarding the appropriation of funds
to Internal Improvements. 1t would ap.
pear that at length we are about to have
the aid profered to us which will be requi.
site to extend our Western Railroad 10
some point Salisbury probably on tho
North Carolina Road. Such is theextremU
weakness of human morality, that those
deeply interested in the success of any
scheme are little inclined to cavil at the
mode of accomplishing it. But I must
confess that can but look with anxiety
and foreboding at the spectacle of reckless.
ness ard prodigality in the administration
of both National and State government
Essential as the development of our re-
sources undoubtedly is, and important as
uninterrupted communication with the
great markets of the world is to pros
perity and wealth, a contemplation OF the
already vast debt with which the country
has to deal, and the grievOus taxes already
imposed, may we'll cause hesitation aad
trembling at a further involvement where
the issue is in the least uncertain. The
party in power has somewhat improved on
the former motto of faction" Rule or
Ruin" Its maxim undoubtedly is "Rua
by running" 1t is true that those in au-
thority issue written and printed counsel,
full of the wisdom of wordiness. Our
bright light at the State helm recon-
mends "rigid economy in the administra-
ton of the government !" What absurd
platitudes What mean mockery Hosts
of paid officers, large salaries for sinecures,
$4,000 for the site of penitentiary, u
committee in the General Assembly
"nosing" out bribery and corruption (who
of the "loil host at Raleigh is not sLak-
ing in his shoes p, dreadful ten-fgured
debt, increasing every day-all this is riqid
economy!
The big, blufy clerk, Byrnes, at Raleigh,
who was allowed to play the tyrant here
for awhile, and who, at past election,
posted negro guards around the court
house, will, it is thought, be the next Presi-
dent of our railroad. Well, if we get the
aid a Radical must certainly get the Office
that is part of the plan, and one Radical
is about as acceptable as another. But ii
Byrne's Office puts him anywhere near
the funds they will be lereled as fast
as the road.
Our market has been we'll supplied fOr
the past two or three weeks with provis
ions. I have lately seen as fine beef here
as can be found anywhere, and selling low
six cents for fore and seven cents for
hind-quarter. 1 passed the store Of Nh
ID. P. Powers. on Upper Hay street, a few
days since, and noted on the stalls In front
OF his door, fine hogs, beef, venison, wild
and domestic turkies, ducks, chickens