Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-07-29


against the war programme of the Gov
ernor and against al appropriations in lis
behalf. If tho Governor inaugurate8 war
against his own people, in violation OF his
duty and contrary to law, and the Treas
urer honors his acquisitions, let them make
good the amount, or let their creditors
whistle for their money.
Making unhIcaIIa1a Decent.
| The cxcesses and corruptionS OF the
Radicals in Nort'l Carolina have rendered
the party most Infamous. The eXtrava-
gance and prof ~acy which have character
lied every dcpt>l 4neEt Of the State Gov
ernment under Radical rnle, are not only
without precedent. but have we'll nigh
ruined North Carolina. Her credit has
been destroyed, her prosperity checked,
and the laws have been violently set aside,
and the mandates Of the Judge are pow
erIess in the presence Of the bnyonois of
the military.
We have gone from bad to worse. See
ing that the people were determined to
cnet off the bad government and worse
rulers, with which they arc cursed, tho
military resources Of the State, exercised
illegally and murdcrously, are brought into
requisition to prevent the overthrow OF the
corrupt party. The people OretO be forced
into On apparent endorsement OF the
pro1igacies which have converted the cap
itol into den OF thieves and the capital
into an abode of harIots, and also Of the
corruptions which lave ruined The value
of our bonds, after being used to influence
tho votes Of Legislators, tho support OF
State officials, and the opinions Of Judges.
No man in North Carolina had better
opportunities of knowing all the crimes,
social and political, Of which the Radical
party had been guilty, than Mr.. Samuel
T. Phillips, their present candidate fox
Attorney General. He had been contin7
ually ct the seat of government. his l2-
gal services hsd been called into roquisi-
ton TO appear upon one side OF the other
of several cases involving the private aud
official character OF leading Radicals. As
q member OF the Bragg-phiilips InVe8si-
eating Committee, most OF the crimes by
which North Carolina had been ruined
we're laid oren before him. not excepting
such as m&y have been attempted to be
concealed by the shallow falseL0ods OF
some OF the more notable Witnesses before |
him. Not even the precipitato and guilty !
flight of Swcpson could serve to hide the
stupondous transactions by which the
State had been Iobbed.
TJr. Phillips, indeed, confessed tLaS
there had been somo short cOmingS among
the patty leaders in his speech accepting
vious to his allegiance to the party, and
was not his affair. Ho expected, of
course, 80 reforn- The party, since he had
taken the leadership. AS the " dear de-
parted " would have said, this reminds us
of a little story.
There is u distinguished European
statesman who, few years ago, boing 10
longer young-took it into his hoad to
marry brilliant, TOO brilliant lady--naatre
Dulchrn fila T1sZoArio3' It lady who, follow
ing IL the footsteps Of dashing and fear
less nothar, made tlie eyes OF !,nropo to
open very wide sometimes. The lady was
! widow the statesman an old bachelor.
IitutS Oh Lit0 SlttLtSiiiiEH FcneiiStrLtGtt5
spoke rather frankly and emphatically Of
the lady's paRt career of her mothers ca
reer of this, that, and the other scandal
cIinSing to the silLeii skirts of Tho two Ia
lies. The elderly lover listened upmovcd.
At last tho King OF the country lit is
county with n King sent for the states
man and erdCavorc1 10 dissunla him from
ho marriage '-' Don't yon know" said
lia blunt majesty, "what is reported about j
Aer, and hin, ana him. ond him and
lon't you know that it was all quite
.ruo ," "DuuLtcss It was true, sire," re-
Piled tho statesman calmly, - bat al that ,
in the lime oG her late husband.
It was Al! his affair I have nothing TO DO
With it,