Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-08-19

Tho Glorious Observation-Disclosures Ono
seeno az IsejoieIns-IO,0 Is 600 Participants
ETagn'hcent ProceAsfoa-HOuses TIIumf-
nnted-Speeches from our Candidates
and Ofhers-vva adaelI EEeClamzn y. Asile.
sEeyor, Fenne,l, Cowao, sOE&oy E1,iIs,
Durham, Toy. Siurphy. Engoiherd and
Hall.
The most glorious occasion that has
been known in Wilmington il many long
years was the Conservative celebration
here on Thursday night. The true hearted
citizens Of Wilm ington, enfnr"s1 by
friends from every section of tie surround
ing county, turned ont with one impulse,
TO honor tho glorious occasion. It was
not p Wilmington, nor yet Cape Tear
-eioicing, but it was one il which the
glory Of the entire State of North Carolina
w5.a represented. 1t was q rejoicing Ill the
great namo Of Freedom in deiiyeraDco
from those who had held us in bondage
for 50 many years past. while the carcass
OF our old mother State fed the vampires
that had gathered around her body.
ARRIVAL. OF GUESTS.
Che Chnrlostt srnin, which reacliod here
ut ) o'clock, isongat down tho first in
stnllmcnt of our guests. Almost every
lerot along the line Of the roat had its
representatives from among the gallant
yoomnnry of the country. About dark
the 4. T. Hurt eteaEned into port, crowded
with brave hearts, from whom cheer after
cheer broke forth, Iaingied with the deep
sound Of their gun, answered by the echoes
of Ours, rs they steamed on down past tho
oity.
Somewhat later the ". d ". Il. II.
train arrived with long train of cars,
thronged with delegates from Weldon TO
North East, and this waa suoceoded shortly
after by tho w, q. & A. Il. Il. train,
which emptiod into our city multitude
OF truo Conservative hearts, From the
immediate section OF country frio0ds had
been pouring into the oity, by private
conveyance, throughout tho day, and
when niShtfall had arrived our streets were
filled with those who had come horo to en-
Joy, with US, some Of the first fruits Of their
gloriOuB vic tory.
TIE OPENING SCENES.
~ o'clock, tho city was blaze OF
light, Market street being filled with q
saarn Of human boinGs. Tho ConsarpatiVe
headquarters, corner Market ana Second
streets, wGa handsomely hang with tho
tri-colors, rod. whito and blue, and cvery
window ana cornIoo was adorned with gaily
colored lanterns The houses around were
Illuminated, tar barrels blazcd, rockets
shot into the air, torches wero waived and
ever and anon tho deep boom of tho can
non broke upon the noisy ear. Amid a
burst of unbonnded enthusiasm, came
fcrward and spoke as follows
COL. r. Il. CoWAN.
Col Cowan commenced by Offering the thanks.
and extending the hearty welcome OF tho Demo
Gratis OF Now Hanover to the large number Of
thoir feLlOw-citlzens from other towns and cOun-
ties, who had honOred us with their presence, to
Join in our celebration. He then spoke of the
character Of the contest in which we had been
engaged, the disadvantages under which we had
labored, the appliances which had been brought
to bear against Us, and the extent OF our victory.
He congratulated his fellow-citiZons on tho re-
suit We had accomplished an absolute world i
lived again. in land OF liberty snd law. We
had now sOme interest in our country, some
confidence in tho pcrmanency CT our instltu-
tions, some hopo that our children might yet
inherit tho inalienable rights which had been
transmitted to us from our fathers. There WAS
not en- honest man IN tho state. thero was not q
patriot in our country, there not friend
OF tho rights OF man In ali tho world, who did
not rejoice with us over the victory had Won. .
He hsd been invited there there 10 give ss1on
tossed that hn was incompetent 10 the tack.
There wore some things beyond JXprcaslOG, and
this wes among the number.
The occasion did not permit him 10 Ont6r Into
discussion of all the questions involved in the
misrek presentations Of our cause, and our pur-
poses, which had been put III circulation on the
day Of election, and since; nor did It ibelong to
him to lay down programme for tho action OF
the Democratic Party; but there was one Of
these ISLANDERS to which he had been requested to
call especial at tentoD, and he didls0 with cncerfG
ness. because, on that point, he knew that he could
speak by authority. On tho day OF tho election,
o Cuiars issued, and, since tho election,
ports had been induatriOusly circulated, to the
efeot that it the intention OF tho Democrats
to put the negroes back into slavery, and they
wore assured that, now, they might expect to see
again very soon, tho whipping post, and the
stocks, aud the patrol and tho slave specuiRtor
Col. COWan hero turned 60 tho cOlored persons, n
large number OF whom were present, and asked
them to give him their attention., and to believe
him in matters of politics. as they would not hes
itate to believe him in the ordinsry affairs of
business life. These reports were false and the
persons who started thom, and the persons who
circulated them. know they were false. quite as
VOL he did, They were circulated for an OBJ
lest and tho design was 10 deceive you. cOlored
man. and to frighten yon, so that they-the white
M an of the Radical party-could use you. They
want to get you back into the Union League
again, and swear you to vote IS they may die
tate--thoy want to compel you. by their horrible
oaths, to stand by the nominees Of tho party, on
all occasions acaen theg are the nominees but
they take good care that tho colored man shall
receive no nomination for Office that has money
in 1t.
In the new Constitution, they had created q
largo number OF new and useless Offices for the
express purpose Of rewarding their partizans.-
When the state elections came on, in tho long
list OF candidates which filled more than col
umn of somC OF our largest newspapers, you
could not find the name OF q single colOred man.
And 1t was almost as bad in the town and coun-
ty Offices They will make you the President
they will make you Justice of the Peace, or an
Alderman. which gave you little authority, but
not cent of money. In latter days they appoint