Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-06-24
Propartne Tor the Election.

It has already been announced that Sen
atorg Pool and Abbott were in Raleigh adj
vising with the Governor. " Senators
"PooI and Abbott have gone to North
Carolina" says a recent issue Of the
Washington LHr0nice, ''to aid and strength
ell Governor Holden IL deyising means
't to repress disorder III two or three coun-
tics or that State" So it seems that
Governor IolIens war proclamation was
concocted in Washington City, and our
brageart Governor only filled the columns
of his organ with brave words and terrible
threats to steal the thunder OF our warlIke
Senators, and, too, he had to . whistle to
keep his courage up"
These three worthless were engaged real
ly preparing for the August election and
we have the result of their deliberations IN
the orders Of the Governor to his Generals
of Divisions to organize regiments of State
troops and Sc minute men. HE election
is to be carried by force aud military IN
reference, Instead Of Z" repressing dlsor-
der in two OF three counties, these devil
ish and sIandcring peacemakers intend
TO inauguvate disorder IN many cOuntea'
But their wicked schemes will not succeed.
Onr pe0ple viii give no cause for the in
reference of the Radical mob whom Jones,
and Clarke, and Martlndale will muster to-
getLer to 10 the dirty work Of their mas
tiers, Holden and the Devil. The people
will only be aroused to greater efforts to
defeat these vile men, who seek to further
impoYerish them III their selfish and dan
gerous efforts to maintain their i'll gotten
powor. UoIdcn's militia cannot save his
party from defeat, or himself from ever
lasting disgrace.
We again appeal to cur friends to give
no possible excuse for the interference of
this armed mob which Holden is organ
izing Let rs bido our time.
Ihe Political Outlook.
The Augusta Co,.,ttoAoa0iisI thus refers
TO the present hopeful aspect of national
politics:
"TAo tims5 arc fall of promise for
Democratic victory im the fall elections
and the Presidential campaign of 1872, if
there be no rapture in our ranks and no
lodging Of true principles. Radlcallsm
can no longer depend for succor upon the
old, played out shlbboicth left on hand by
tho rebellion" and oven -'ku-kluN out
ragns," real or assumed are wofully IN the
Vocativo. The vitality recently exhibited
10y what was jeeringly called the dead
Democracy" has given the Republican Or
gans first class fit Of horrors, while the
efforts made by Congress to bolster up
!, n 4
p0tic edicts, only servo to startle the people
from long continued dohsion and make
them burn to Yindicato their liberties be-
fore it is too late. The remarkable devel-
opments in the New York election have
caused the Radical journals to put their
thinking caps on; but thus far they can
suggest very little consolation for the great
disaster that Inns fallen upon their party
The ,Su. (snnke-lp-thc grass EadicaD !
shows that of the tbirty ono Congressional !
districts of New ogIl tho Democrats car |
ried, in the judicial election, twenty -four, !
so great WIS Tho revolution in the rural dis |
tricts. The >l21 continues:
o: courso !! ie not to be presumed that the |
Democrats vail be able to maintain tboir supre- |
macy in ~ Of the twauty-fonr districts at the
election 0C&l NGYCllBGT. DUI the vote iuSC CaSJ |
shows That It will require desperate struggle
for the Republicans to Wrest moro than five or
Elk OF them cut of the hands OF the Democracy,
thus LEAVING to that party decisive prepOndo-
rance IN the delegation from this State il the
next Congress.
The Times is equally lugubrious. It is
fairly staggered with thu Hvelineas OF that
corpse. the dead Democracy" and fran
ideally entrcats Congress to do something |
TO stay the onset Of the party of constitu-
tional liberty. 1t says;
What is the Republican party doing to intrench |
itself against the coming assault? Almost |
nothing. Congress seems to be unconscious OF
the impending danger. If ( is conscious, it Is
strangely indifferent to IT, The controlling ne !
cessity OF the hour is action. We must have !
policy and such policy will satisfy tho great |
mass OF the party End nationalizo it. This can
not be accomplished until the last vestige OF the |
reconstruction business - finally disposed Of by
Congress, and every State is fully restored TO it's
normal Federal relations. 1t seems amazing |
that the Republican leaders III Congress dc not |
recognize this fact, and make Gnd of al ncces
sary work IN that direction, before ne enter the
Impending political campaign. They have dalhed |
too long with other work which they have taken
in hand. and have thereby enb ARA saed and dam
aged the party all over the country.
When Congress has to be appealed to for
salvation, the case is desperate enc in
deed. The Times adds
The Delaware and Kentucky elections will
come in August those of Mainc, Vermont and
California IN September, and the rest OF the State
elections viii take place IN October and Eovem-
Der. 1t may safely be asserted that upon the re
suit of those elections viii depend the success Of
the Republican policy, and that the future dosti-
my OF the party, not only IN 1872, but for many
years to come, viii be largely affected. The en-
tire lower branch Of the Forty second Congress
rs to be chosen, and subsequently twenty -One
United States Senators to be elected by the
Legislature of the several States. These facts
invest the political action which may be taken
Importance
which cannot be oyer-estimatod.
While apathy, disintegration, apprehen-
sion and bewilderment have taken posses
sion of the Radicals, the Democracy near
Iy everywhere are enthusiastic, compact,
sanguine and collected. 1t is this rapid
and portentous combination en- n1aSSe of
the Democratic clements that so startles