Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-04-22


In our local columns yesterday we furn
ished the Raleigh Standard g facts, without
exaggeratioE." in regard to outzages com
mitted against justice, law and order
upon inoffensive and peaceful citizens
AS the criminals were Loyal Leaguers, we
do not think their crimes will find their
way into the columns of that paper.
These, with other outrages in Robson
and the rape committed in Alamance last
week by the negro Handy Tapley, is q
good beginning for the record" which
the Standard proposes to keep. Begin the
black roll at once. Start the record and
it will indeed be ''as a keen sword of truth
in the hands of each warrior"
It does seem very unnatural that the
leading organ of the Radical party of the
S ate, the mouth-piece of the Governor
and edited by his son, should keep stand
ing invitation to those who desire to de-
fame the character Of our people, and
strike blow at the material welfare of the
State, to send for publication their I'M
authenticated statements OF all the disor-
ders and acts OF violence committed in
North Carolina, only where the victims
are of one political party, while it excludes
the statements of officials like that of
Sheriff Murrill of ODslow in reply to the
malicious lie which the Governors agent,
Litt'efeld, had published TO the world.
Why does the Governor embrace every
opportunity, and when necessary manu-
facture causes, to proclaim disorders and
murders, and studiously declines to make
public corrections when communities have
been slandered by his action ? For poll
tical purposes assuredly. He desires to
procure military Intervention at our State
election in August, or to retard President
GRANT in recommending the removal Of
disabilities, one or both. He has already
accomplished the latter and he is endeavor-
ing to secure the former,
A correspondent of tie New York Her.
all held conversation with the President
in person in regard to his recommending
to Congress the general removal of disa-
bilities. In reply to direct question as
to his intention upon this subject, Presi-
dent GRANT is reported As saying that lit
Qu1I0 True GIHI L ulU SOu0 GIu0 uSO con
template sending to Congress a special
message recommending the removal of al |
disabilities. l thought that fitting oc-
casion for n essage of the kind would be
the restoration of Texas and the other
States to the Union, believing that it
would have the effect to promote general
good feeling and harmony throughout the
South but since then there have been so
many complaints about outrages in IL o
South and requests for military interposi-
ton 10 some Of the States-Hke Tennessee
and North CarOLiuu-that have recousid-
cred my II solution. Ihave come TO the
conclusion that so long as the state Of So
ciety in those districts is such as to call fer
military aid to preserve order it would be
useless tC recommend to Congress the re-
moval of disabilities For the present,
therefore, I cannot send that message to
Congress "
Governor Holden and his organ are max
ing to get up startling accounts of dis
orders and violence and are willing TO
publish the statements of correspondents
as true without investigation. Truth may
be outraged and the State Injured, but de-
feat may be prevented and removal OF
disabilities may b. postponed, Therefore
the Devils work must proceed.