Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-07-22
Til. Congressional C.nyass

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The Congressional Canvass
Through correspondents and friends vt
! have The most cheerful accounts, not Only
! Of the succt IS with which Coicnol WAD-
DILL is conducting the canvass 1g2lret
! - Brigatier General" DocEcry, bu' with
the ability and Nominees with Which he
| diacueses the Issues If the day. ~ every
point at which he las addressed tho pee
! pie the choice made by the Executive
Committee is warmly endorsed. Colonel
WADpELL is not only III attractive and
strcng speaker on the stand, bat his bear
ing among the people Is adding largely to
his popularity and the cnthrsiasrn at
tending his nomination We nc moro
and more satisfied that he viii poll tho
united strength Of tho party. ana that
thousands Of voters, dis9ustod with the
abuses and prolig&cy Of tho Radical party,
outraged hJ the short corainga OF " GIigo-
der General" DockeEy himself deceived
by his promises not satisfied with his
past stewardship, vii giT"a cheerful enr-
port to orr candidate.
Colonel SPEARS, Of IIGFnett, who had an
nouncod himself Sc candidate for Con
gross, before The action Of the Executive
Committee, nftc- meeting |Brigadier
General" Dockery at one u tWo PLACES,
cheorfnnv retired, WHOM learning CT the
uomination Of Colonel WADDELL, and hi3
acceptance. This example should hc re
memboxcG to Colonel GPEARs' credit. It
is in striking contrast with that grco7 tor
office which. in sone counties, Is Inducing
men to offer themselves in opposition to
regular candidates to aho detrimont Of tue
party.
At Fayetteville, we are told by gentle
man who was present at the discussion,
Colonel WADDEL1 dWelt with such tel
ling and happy effect upon Holden'a Of
fetal conduct, and upon the atrocities Of
his chosen leader, Kirk, that " Brigadier
General Dockery was forced to deny all
responsibility for Holden and Kirk, and
to denounce their military movements. In
Wilmington, when surrounded by Cover
nor UOllen's friends, "Drigadier General
Dockory did not know whether tho calling
out of the militia was necessary ornot. Con
siderable lavlcssnces existed in come por-
lions Of The State, he knew, and it ought to
be put down. He could answer only for t0e
Third District. It had the reputation in
Washington of being the most quiet and
peaceable portion Of the whole South, and
the &" Drigalier General " modestIy claim
ed all the credit for il. and left nonc 10 the
disposition # tho pcUpl<, themselves. Ii
forgot, however, The troubles IL lloboson
county, Gnd the murder Of tLc McLecde,
altogether the most fendi9h outrage vet
perpetrated in North Carolina. Bnt theu
the guilty parties were plastorcd MI ovo1
With "loyaIty," and at expected to en-
lorsa the Congressional aspirations Of the
,j.$JoylG " Brigedier General"
We learn, too, that Dockcry was not 50
careful TO explain away bis notable absence
upon the GcQ! vote on the Fifteenth Amend
meEt IL the upper portions Of the District
as be was hero, Il n1oy be z feather in his
cnp in the white part Of the District, bnt
no VAS elected by the coiorcd men q Now
Hanover, and they sent him there to vote
for that amendment, ana he w25 IL honor
bound TO De present. Iio should have re-
corded his name urcn That question, 4 1t
had been uocos8ary to hayC been carried
; 20 the House on 4 sick bed. It is po0x
excuse, indeed, TO IT,! tho men whose NEST
valued privileges were at stake, ami to Sc
euro which be had been specially chosen,
that Nc vas absent upon some official bust
ness. or for some other good reason, He
o,@gat IL hare bee,. there, ana TIC c0iorGd poo-
. p5e are right IN holding him responsible for
lis 2npGrdonGble reject IF '3cir interests.
Dat If g Brigade. General Uoohory
- really opposed to IToldona vicious mill
! tary programme, why has he not The colr-
| ago to como out boldly and tell the Cover
nor SO. Why does he not resign his com
/ mission, and do so IN such language shat
4 his reasons cannot be misunderstood? Does
| the g Brigadier General desire 70 please
at once the conservative and radical wings
/ of his pArty Docs kc want 10 eater tc
tie preluaicea Of tho white Radicals OF
/ Montgomery, ana Moore, snd Harnett,
and make fair weather with tho colorod
Radicals Of New Hanover, and Dla;fon. and
Robson ? Did such considerations ialiu
cncc linn IL his silence upon She Iiftccntt
Amendment Is it for such n pnrnoso thu
he denounced Holden and Kirk IN Eey
ottoTiiie, ana give them 4 partial endorse
mont IN Wilmington Before ho gott
through Brigadicr General" Dookery
will find, even in politics. that honesty i:
| the best policy"
| Clden's War
Holden's work progresses. He he's al
ready subjugaied one county, placed il
arrest its leading citizens, and guarded al
the approaches to its county scat. Hi
; troops have from thence hastoned to