Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-09-23

obligations, by frightening them into the
belief that their political privileges-nay,
even that their personal iberties-are In
danger. These receptions cannot con
tinue, and the blacks will yet turn against
their deceivers. In this plan of operations
there is no division. When the prejudices
of the ignorant are to be fed it requires
but a shallow subterfuge to succeed.
But the whites must be divided. Their
preiudices must be aroused. But how Is
it to be done !? Old party sympathies
must be renewed. Issues, buried In the
same grave with the "Lost Cause" and
sealed with the blood of our soldier-dead,
are ruthlessly dug up by impious hands
and thrust upon our people with their
funereal garments clinging to them. With
unsightly ghosts of revered principles,
whose vitality departed with the causes
which gave them birth and growth and
strength, these political hyenas hope to
kindle the slumbering preiudices of our
people, They desire to divide US with
shadows that they may appropriate the
substance.
But these men differ as to the means,
each touching the cord which, in their
Judgment, will best attnne to the purpose
in view. paper here, and a speaker
there, appeals to old Democrats. They
are advised that the Conservative party is
used only in the interests of the old Wings;
none but old Wings are promoted-no
Democrat can be elected to Office. Men
prominent in the old Democratic party
are urged to unite with them they have
forty pieces of silver ready for every
old Democrat who will betray his present
political associates, and they paid right
royalty, too, so long as they had control of
the offices, as Holden, Rodman, Settle.
Dick, Moore, Cantwell and others, can
testify.
Then, paper there and speaker here,
urge upon the old Wings to abandon an
organization which is used only 10 carry
the Democrats into power. No old Line
Whics n find promotion in the Conser-
vative party, and SO long as they remain
therein they will continue to be "hewers
of wood and drawers of water. Who
would have supposed that after the recent
election in this State, when the Attorney
General and every Conservative candidate
elect to Congress was formerly an Old line
Whig. any one could be found silly enough
in noticing the comments of paper upon
the unauthorized, but harmless, political
DESIGNATION OF the members elect 10 the
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for copgratulation in the approaching dis
sensions of the Conservatives, because the
s'Whigs have lent themselves for a season
as beasts of burden to carry the Demo
Gratis into power" Yet men 50 write and
expect their nonsense to deceive lntelll-
gent citizens
The mistake these Radical leaders fall
into is in supposing that there are any
considerable number of people IN NUItiA
Carolina who feel more attachment Tor tne
u4ft7 ze1vasaoGtatiQps OF the nn 1e
However much our people may have diff
fered in years gone by, they are firmly
united in their desire and intention to de-
feat the corruption, venality and ignor-
ance which has brought their State unto
the very verge of ruin. Until this great
object is attained they will not be led off
by any illusions, however facinating, or
halt at any point short of the goal for
which they strive. It is natural that men
should reverence the sympathies and prin-
ciples of the past, but they love North
Carolina more. For her sake they have
buried all discussions and have placed the
seal of forgetfulness upon the tomb.
Rocky POINT AcADEMY.-We invite at
teation to the advertisement iu this paper
of this most excellent institution of learn
ing. Located in a community noted for
intelligence and material progress, we
know OF no hinh School Or Acadan,u In