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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-06-24
From the Raleigh Sentinel,
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We make the following extracts from a
letter written by gentleman of Washing
ton City, who stands pretty high in the
political world, and is neither Democrat
nor Conservative, to a friend in this State,
which extracts will, we arc confident, be
read with unbounded delight by Gov. Hol-
den, Judge Olds and the carpet baggers.
Nothing but sense Of affording this graf
ification, outside of what we feel onrself,
could induce us to lay these extracts be-
fore the public. But to the extracts; they
will throw some light upon the IlaIner of
doing things behind the curtain as we'll
as before it:
"Gov, r. called to see me yesterday
afternoon. He Things the Conservatives will
carry Chatham quite easily, and carry the
State, by hard fighting.
Dockery has just returned, having been
three weeks in his District. He, every
where, in private and in his public speech
es, denounced Holden. He has no doubt
Convention, which is to meet at Lumber
ton the 9Th OF next month. IF that Con
vention dominates him and adopts a
Radical or Holden platform, he will accept
the nomination, repndiate the platform
and lay down one of his own. L hope the
Conservatives will net bring out candi-
date against him. 1t is really OF but little
Importance who is in Congress, but all i'm
portant that honest men get II majority in
the Legislature. There are now from his
District, twenty Radicals and four Con
servatives in the Legislature. This can be
reversed if the Conservatives will give him
an open field to fight Modernism.
Pool, who was President of the recent
Republican Convention at Raleigh. has
given me a full history of its doings.
He had the sagacitY to see that Holden,
the carpet baggers end the recent Legis-
lature, were more than any party could
carry. He laid his plans to kill off Hol-
den and the carpet-baggers and to repudi-
ate the Legislature, and drew up the plat
form before he left here. Knowing the
bitter feeling existing between Holden
and the carpat-baggers, growing out OF
Holden's desire to succeed Abbott In the
5enate-his plan was to fan the flames,
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purpose is to negotiate his bonds. We
hope the timely warning will save the
Capitalists and the State of Florida.
Swepson and Littleield have been engag-
ed for some time in negotiating bonds for
North Carolina, much to the sorrow OF the
people interested in the Western Division
of the Western North Carolina Railroad,
and of the tax payers of the whole State.
Littlefield is still the President of this
North Carolina Railroad, by means of his
appointment as Director by Governor
Holden, and has failed on two recent &C.
casions TO meet the stockholders. He re-
fuses to make any statement Of the fi1an-
cial condition of the Company, or to apply
the insignificant remainder of the mag
nifcent appropriation left from his and
Swepson's " fnanciering" to pay In part
at least, what is owing to engineers and
contractors. He processes to live in Flori-
do, and cares nothing for the State whose
Golfers he has drained and whose credit he
has ruined.
But why does Governor Holden retain
him in Office Is he too busy making
war upon his fellow citizens, or is he AFRAID
to dismiss this corrupt man from his ser
Uice ? Is his friendship and silence neces-
sary to the reputation OF our State admin
Is Governor Holden so COM
mitted to Littlefeld and Swepson that he
cannot choke off these leeches from the
public Treasury The taxpayers of North
Carolina have the right to demand of
Governor Holden why he keeps these men
in office, and they will file that demand in
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alton, Immediately, the question of county
candidates. and to provide means for con.
Quoting the campaign, etc. Carried.
Questions affecting the composition Of
this Committee were discussed by Coils
Hall and Atkinson and Maj. Engelhard.
The Chairman announced the appoint
ment of the following as delegates to the
District Convention
Maj. J. A. Engelhard, w. H. Bernard,
Maj. F. d. Poisson, Col. B. r. Moore,
Jno. l.. Holmes, Col. E. u. Hall, Col. J..
". Atkinson, Ell. @. Brock, P. Heinsber-
ger. r. T. Eyden. Watson Hall, =. W.
Kerchner, Capt. S. r. Bunting, Jno. c.
Wood, DIR. W. W. Harriss, Capt s. A.
Ashe, N. A. Carpenter, Col. Roger Moore,
Col r. FL. Cozan. Jnnius Davis. Capt. I.
B. Grainger. Capt. R. S. Radcliffe, M.
Cronly, Fl. Matt, Jno. @. James, Hon. O.
p. Meares, Col A. VI. Waddell, s. III.
Fishblate, Il NJ Houston. Bennett Elan
ner, @. @. Morse, George Ormsby,
Jno. j. Beasley, J. ". st. George, DIR. W.
I. Emmett A. r Black, Maj. J. 8. Hines,
John Jones, Owen Alderman, DR.. J. F.
Simpson, D. p. Bland, J. @. Fennell, DR..
Chas. S. Kerr, DIR. J. B. Seavy, W. j.
Emmett, DIR. A. T. Newkirk, r. K. Bryan,
D. Mcmillan, J. L. Foy, James Garrison.
On motion of Mr.. NJ. CronIy, the Chair
man was added to the list of delegates.
On motion Of Jno. G. James, all good
Conservatives of New Hanover, not named
in the list of delegates, who may
be in Fayetteville at the time of the
Convention, are requested to act AS dele
gates.
The following gentlemen were snbse-
quently named as composing the County
Executive Committee, viz
Maj. j. A. ENGELHARp,
Col r. 4. CowAN,
Col J. ". ATKINSON,
A. ADRIAN, Esq,
Maj. F. D. Poisson,
W. Ell. BGRNARD, Esq,
DIR. J. f. SIMPSON,
Maj. JAS. S HINES,
DIR. j. B. SEAvY,
Col. j. d. POWERS,
Capt. W. J. CALAIS.
On motion OF Capt. 8. r. Bunting. the
Convention adjourned.
G. ". MCCLAAIMY Pres't
JNo. G. JAMES. Sec'y.
Daily ,Jo,unaI 1881.
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and with the assistance of each against the

and with the assistance of each against the
other, to kill both off,
Abbott wanted to be President of the
Convention; Holden wanted special en-.
| dorsement of his course in regard to the
finances of the State, and that his son-in-
law, Odds, should be nominated for Attor-
ney General. Pool manifested no opposi-
ton to Holden's wishes until he was made
President of the Convention, for which
position oil HoldeIites supported him. -
This still further excited the wrath of the
carpet baggers, and Pool found no diff
Guilty in using them to prevent the en-
dorsement of Holden and the nomination
of Odds. Pool thinks his management a
perfect success, and that with Phillips as
the candidate for Attorney General his
party will carry the State by large ma
jority; but they have many other party
troubles to compose.
Todd r. Caldwell. and also Clinoman.
want to supersede Jones in Congress, from
the Mountain District
Judge. more commonly known as Jay
Bird" Jones wants to supersede Cobb
Holden is utterly devoid of principle,
cares nothing for the Radical or any other
party, only SO far as he can use it for his
own purposes. Phillips he regards as his
most bitter personal enemy; to what ex-
tent he will give full support, is vet to be
known. The Ill Uses and Logans of Ruth
erford are as bitter against Holden as the
Dockerys are. There were no delegates
from Richmond or Rutherford at RAJ
eigh."
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THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL
WILMINGTON. N. O..
SATURDAY, JUNE Is. 1870.
Congregational Appointment.

The full text of the new Apportionment
Act will be found in to-days issue. We
suppose North Carolina will be entitled to
an additional Representative. This can
not be ascertaino1. however, until after
the report Of the Secretary of the Interior,
as provided by the Act. which, we sup
pose, viii bo made in September or Octo-
Der. live are arc not mistaken IN this
calculation al election Will have to be
ordered for a member from the State at
large during the Fall or Winter.
This fact makes it the moro important
that We should elect our candidate for At
torney- General in August. The moral eff
feet of victory then will be worth to US
thousands Of votes in the subsequent cleo
fIouG
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Acceptance of Judge shtpp.

The Raleigh Sentinel has been furnished
with the following letter of acceptance
from Judge SHIPP:
RALEIGH, June 1G, 1870.
Hon. Thomas Bragg, ChdnnCn. dc.
My DEAR SIl4:--N our telegram and letter, an
nouncing that have been selected by the Exc
cutive Committee of the Conservative party as
candidate for the office Of Attorney General, was
not received until several days after your meet
ing. This nomination Was unsolicited rnd alto
gether unexpected on my part. Under the cir
cumstances, l asked for suspension of my
answer for few days. 1t is we'll known that
have never been active politician; for seyeral
wears voe@Aso Ia LIIIiiu lBtO uilISISHI
channels of thought. Private considerations
likewise required celebration III this matter
But upon consultation with my friends from diff
ferent parts of the State, think it my duty to
accept the nomination. ] cannot promise my
friends canvass for this Office. | must rely, in
great measure, upon their efforts to sustain me
in the position in which they have placed me-
At future time. AMI when have more leisure,
will express my views fully upon the condition
of the country. It is sufficient for the present,
TO say, that | endorse the sentiments expressed
in tho Ad4resg issued by tho Conservative mem
bers Of the lRet Legislature.
Respectfully,
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Tn. EUioih ocnfmnas.ax

A correspondent of the Charleston News
after sketching the appearance of this
great battlefield during the war, has the
following upon its present condition
From this terrible waste and ruin let
us turn to faircr sight-the Manassas Of
to-day. It is n pretty village of over q
hundred houses, grouped about the depot,
with broad streets in good condition, lined
with residences, stores, smithieR, and all
the offices of q considerable population.
Many of these houses are neat and tasty
some are even elegant, and tho hotel ia {.
pleasant, spacious one indeed, while queen
ly religion has built her temple on q grassy
lawn of the end Of a fine street. Tie in
habitants are mostly from the North--a
sturdy, hard working, yeomGnry, bringing
down those habits of industry plld sobricty
which have made Il garden land Of even
cold and rocky Now England Their prin-
ciples are also of the North, but this does
not seem to trouble the good Virginiana
who have settled among them, for they are
not making political colony. They came
down on the borders of the sunny South
to make homes for themselves, not To be-
come Office seekers. So tho fields, as far
as the eye can reach, arc under cultivation,
tho youpg wheat is breaking through the
ground, and all the busy activities OF the
farm are in cheerful progress. Yonng
trees arc slowly growing up to mitigate and
soften the present bald aspect of the place,
the germs of future gardens brighten here
and there in spots of floral brilliance and
beauty, new houses are rising Oh newly
acquired estates for the homes OF future
generations of thrifty Virginians. and
smart little local paper dispense8 the It'd
ings of the day, and INDUCES in OCCASION
al strains of prophetic enthusiasm, which
would be worthy of Duluth or Omahn
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NEW nANOVER CONSERVATIVE con.
VRNTIOH


an accordance with previous notice the
Conservatives of New Hanover county as
sembled in Convention at Masonic Hall in
Wilmington at 10 O'Clock Saturday, june
18th.
The meeting was called to order by Maj
j. A. Engelhard. on whose motion Maj.
@. W. McCiammy was called to tile Chair
and Jno. c. James elected Secretary
Mai. Engelhard, at the request Of the
Chairman, explained the object Of the
meeting to be disappointment of delegates
to represent New Hanover in the District
Convention to be held at Fayetteville on
Thursday June 2E2ol, and to discuss meas
ures appertaining to the conduct Of the ap-
preaching campaign.
On motion OF W. II. Bernard, Esq. it
was resolved that the Chairman of this
meeting appoint 80 delegates to represent
New Hanover in the District Convention.
The following resolution waa offered by
Col. E. D. Hall, and adopted by the Con
vcntion:
ReS0lUed, That the delegates appoint ted by this
Convention TO the District Convention be re-
quested to vote for no one who is laboring under
disabilities imposed by the l4th Amendment to
the Constitution of tho United States.
Col. Hall subsequently. for reasons
stated, (having voted IN the affirmative)
moved reconsideration OF the vote ny
which this resolution was adopted.
Col. J. w. Atkinson opposed a recon
sideration.
Maj. Engelhard spoke in favor OF the re-
consideration, advancing strong argu-
ment3 tc sustain his position, claiming
that it was not the proper part OF the Con
vention to instruct delegates to vote for
no man banned by the Howard Amend
ment and that it was more important for
the interests of our State, that some man
should be nominated for Congress in this
District who could bring ont the full vote
of the District, thus assisting in securing q
Democratic Legislature, than to elect our
candidate for Congress.
Maj. f. d. Poisson spoke strongly and
at length in opposition to the proposed re-
consideration.
Dol. Hall followed in favor of the reso-
luton as originally adopted.
Attention having Eeep called TO the TACT
that the resolution did not propose to in
struct, but simply preferred a request, OBJ
lection was withdrawn.
The Convention refused to reconsider
On motion of Maj. Poisson, it was
ReSoIued. That the Chairman appoint an Exc
cutive Committee OF eleven (ll) to conduct the
canvass in this county.
Mai. Engelhard moved that this Com
mittee be instructed to take into consider
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Boston man proposed 10 visit Now
York recently, Uia the Hartford and Enc
Railroad. AS he was a little carly for tlio
train, he bought newspaper, and. aftcI
looking at the stock sales, picked up his
valise and started mp The street g.
thought you were going - New York Dy
this route % said O friend. Well, SO |
was, but I'll behanged if I'll 20 over Il rond
when share Of its stock is worth less than
single fare"
Jenkins says "lhc proiusion and colot
Of her hair would lead one 10 look upon 1t
as though it was spun by the nimblc fin
gers of the easy hours as they glidcd
through bright Juno days, whose sunny
rays of light had been caught in the mesh
es, and were content to 60 10 father. ~
Joe Bowers Expresses the same thing ~
saying Her hair was awful red.
Envious people should not always tr,i5t
to first impressions. A venerable Danbury
lady, of q rather credulous turn Of mind
and poor stretch Of vision, saw Il pax OF
grays dash by her window one day iasi
week, and, IN an agony of envy, she shooL
her fist at the establishment and cried out
" Ride, darn We it will be my turn by
and-by." The handsome grays were ct
tached to hearse.
Mrs. Smith has company To dinner and
there are not strawberries enough, and she
looks at Mr.. Smith with sweet smile.
and offers to help him (at the same time
kicking him gently with her slipper under
the table,. He always replies, ''No,
thank you, my dear, they don't agree with
me-"
The bleat of the gentle calf III the larn
and tho song of tho robin on the elm, the
golden cup of the crocus and the sweet
odor of "weaI outlets" ut dinner time, tell
us lovingly that spring is here.
If you want policeman, it $ ton to one
you won't find him; but if you don't want
him, its hundred to one he will find
you.
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THE SHACKLED SOUTH.

Curious and Furious Fight between North
Carolina Negroes and the Carpet-HR Ggers
-Hefose and After the DOckery JOnIS-
Galloway " Convention "A Leaf from
the History Of an Oppressed People.
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MORE DELIBERATIONS by THE robson
COUNTY BAND "A bold and daring robbery
was perpetratad on Tuesday last, near
Marion &. H., S. e.. About dark of that
day, five or si1 armed men appeared at the
store Of Messrs. ElIerbe, Watson &; Co.,
doing business about 10 miles from Mar
ion, and surprising the clerk. Capt L. E.
Stanley. secured him and his wife and
child, and then proceeded to rob the prem
ises. They forced Capt. Stanley to give
up to them the key Of the safe, from which
they abstracted 800, and they also took
off with them as much of the goods as they
could Garry. Three fine horses were also
stolen from some of the near neighbOrs,
by this same gang. it Is supposed that
these are some of the band Of Scntfletown
robbers, as some men from that neighbour
hood have been in the vicinity Of the scene
of the robbery. for some time past, en-
gagged in getting out shingles. strong
body of men have started in pursuit, and
have gone towards Scnfti atown, as they
were tracked in that direction.
The above facts were r.ade known to US
through the medium of letter received
by q merchant Of this city from q party in
South Carolina.
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CARPET-BAGGERs AND CITY OFFICERS,

which comprise the Mayor and eight Aldermen.
The Mayor, MIR. Martin, is very worthy man.
He is all old resident and q retired merchant
Six of the eight Aldermen are coIored, and two
thirds OF the police force colored while great
number Of the city clerks and appointees are the
same hue. Until lately the carpet-baggers have
had the ruling of things i'll the Republican Oon-
vention as they chose but it seems recently there
has sprung up among the negroes desire to ex
clude the whites from all participation in their
Conventions. Till very lately, those smart shrewd
fellows wh9 came here from the North with cheek
only as working political capital, have led the
negro WhefesOeVer they desired they elected
themselves to the lucrative positions and gave
poor Sambo the honorary Offices, such as Alder
man. etc; 1t did very veil for awhile the negro
was eiated, he was greatly pleased to think no
was elevated to position Of place and power :;
by and by he saw those men who came here pen
nlless, buying houses, coaches, horses, etc: his
eyebalis begin 10 enlarge : wonderment spreads
ever bis countenance; he philOsOphizos F.; he says
Why do they not give some Of those moneyed
offices He comes TO the conclusion to make an
effort to reach them he fails !; the carpet bag
gers are too smart by and by they receive re-
gular
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Special Correspondence of the Brooklyn Eagle.
WILMINGTON, N. O., June 10, 1870
The city Of Wilmington is tho largest CITY in
the State OF North Carolina. 1t comprises 90
0CO inhabitants, one-third of whioh are whites
the rest are Fifteenth Amendments. Although
BENG settled far ahead of many Northern cities,
it is very backward in Improvement and enter
prise. The streets are not paved, and with ex-
celent facilities for it's Introduction, water has
not yet been mechanically brought in DESPITE q
large population. 1t has only ono hotel, the Pur-
coll House. Like all Southern cities, we have
orr share
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STORMY AND p1sGRAcEFUL SESSIONS

over enacted in any political gathering in this
country. The negro Galloway rose and called
white men liars and scnundrels. The tumult and
uproar were louder and more tumultuous than
ever happened at Ward primary in New York
in Olden times. To attempt a description would
be beyond the power Of my pen. The delegates
We're composed principally Of tho coOrod Gle
ment. and after eighteen hours spent in Vitupera-
ton and SANDER, finally got into working order;
on the first ballot, and Immediately adjourned
sine die Thus closed the great BabeLonian
Congregational Convention. Jones has declaI I'd
himself to run in opposition to Dockery. The
district is largely Republican, and can we'll afford
to run two Republican candidates, without much
show for Democrat to slip in. SO it II pretty
fight a 1t stands. The people here very
much disappointed because Galloway did not re-
ceive the nomination; they think the people Of
the North do not understand what it is to be
under negro rule, and if we had a large repro
sentative OF the coored element IN Congress, it
would haya salutary effect in opening their
eyes to the false position of the negro when he
becomes a ruler IN poltics. AS is customary in
THE section of the country, the candidates will
go through the district and both address their
constituency, and az there will be lively times, |
will reserve the particulars for my next q. i. b.
Forty five hundred Sunday school chill
dren recently marched in body in Jack
sen, Tenn. They were addressed by JEFF
ferson Davis. Jacob Thompson end Bishop
Quintard.
Mr.. Dickens made $50, 900 by his last
series of London readings.
The Cars hotel bill at Ema is 81, 900 a
day.
Policeman-''That's him over there,
picking the old gentleman's pocket"
Green Youth-''Ihen why don't you ar.
rest him 2"
Policeman-''Well,i it might make him
feel ugly toward me. like quiet life. 4"
-PunchineilO.
Perplexed pedestrian-"Bub, which is
the quickest way for me to get to the cast
ern depot p Accommodating newsboy-
run"
A lady who is bit Of blle always calls
the little memorandum that her butcher
sends in with the meat recording how
many pounds it is, "Penciling by the
Weigh"
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NAyAsSA GUANo COMPANY. AT the an
nual meeting Of the stockholders of the
Navassl Guero Company of Wilmington,
held at the office Of the Company in this
city, yesterday, Hon. r. r. Bridgers was
unanimously reelected President, and the
following gentlemen Directors J. Eli
Gregg, John ,. Grafflin, F. W. Kerchner,
Edward Kidder, Geo. w. Graffiin and W.
ID. Lawton.
Mr.. Donald MacRae was reappointed
Treasurer and Secretary and G. l.. Graffiin
SuperiD tendet.
The stockholders decided TO increase the
capital stock 10 $3.50. 600
The business of the Company is in
very satisfactory condition, and they are
preparing to meet an expected largely in
creased demand for their fertilizers, from
the use of which they have TINS far re
ceived the most ffattering reports.
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NAPOLEON IN POLITICS

from the North III the shape Of a negro, Gallo
way by name; he formerly Il slave here, and
left three years before the war; he is smart and
brought some experience with him from the
North. He at becomes their leader and
brings them up in solid phaIanx to their work
The County Convention met here week ago,
and the consequence is they have nominated a
whole county and city ticket entirely cOIored
they utterly routed the carpet baggers and
would not put one on the ticket, nor let them
have a say in the Convention. 1t WAS an entire
Iy unlocked for event and took everybody by
anrPrise those WORTH 's' CCcup@t gone, ana
they will either have to work leave the county.
The darkeys say they their own machine
and do not want any Interference from the white
man. The natives here arc highly pleased with
the result; they have utter contempt for those
the nig2ers rule than carpet-baggers. From the
evidence OF things the negroes are determined to
carry out the policy they have adopted.