Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-03-04


true North Carclinians had caught the in
lection and had given their aid to help
forward the revolution Or hoped to reap
the benefits of If.
Mr.. GRAHAM, the able young Senator
from Orange, in a late speech in the Sen
ate, quotes from tho addresses of leading
Radicals upon the Inauguration Of the new
Government, which re transcribe to show
with what self-emuIation and independence
these men discarded all advice and assls-
tance from others and declared their in
tention and power to build anew the pros
perity of the State by means Of their Con
stltution, their party and their spirit OF
progress. In the address delivered by the
Governor in inaugurating Radical Govern
ment in North Carolina he said, "thls Con
stitution, fellow citizens, must be admins
tered by its friends and supporters. The
people have SO decided. The interests it
guards are too precious to be committed
to any extent to unfriendly hands. Every
Office and every employment under the
State. from the most inferior to the most
exalted. must be filed by the friends OF
reconstruction and Of the new State con-
stitution. So far as the Executive IS con-
cerned this purpose will be intie1lbly MAIN
| tanned, not only from a sense OF propr1ety
and Justice, but as Indispensable TO full
and fair trial of the principles contained
in the constitution. These principles are
| dear to the friends OF liberty and OF the
| Government of the United States ; and 10
opportunity should be afforded TO those
who are opposed to them to occupy Official
positions or to have employment IN which
they would be tempted, as they certainly
are disposed, to perVert, distort or mlsap-
DIV them. The friends of the Government
must conduct the Government III all It's
departments Judge Reade on the same
occasion spoke as follows: Fellow cltl-
zens, there are three departments OF your
government, Legislative, Executive and
Judicial. The Legislative is repre-
scented by the largo body Of intel
ligent gentlemen who are seated n your
midst They will speak to you IN
wholesome legislation. The Executive is
represented by Gov. Holden. He has just
spoken his inaugural. The Judicial is
represented by the learned Judges who sit
near me. VIII you hear a word from them?
They do rot speak in the interest OF party
but the interest of the government. Il IS
much to be desired at any time that all the
departments Of the government should be
in accord. 1t is indispensable that they
should be so now, &c" On the same
occasion the Lieu. Governor said,
"Friends, fellow citizens, North Carolni
ans, Americans You have to day been
edited, instructed and delighted by
eloquent addresses from the Executive and
Judicial Departments OF North Carolina.
The hearts OF all true patriots have been
cheered up and made to rejoice with 10y
unspeakable" by the utterances which
have fallen from the lips Of the distinguish
ed representatives of those coordinate
branches of our State government. 1t is
deemed meet and proper that the Legis-
lative department shall not be silent on
this interesting occasion. Desiring, my
friends, not to mar the harmony and beauty
Of what has been said with so much fitness
by the eloquent gentlemen who have
!
simply notifying this vast concourse of
patriotic citizens that the Legislative de-
partment Of North Carolina is in full accord
with the other branches of the State
government that it approves and endorses
every word uttered and every sentiment
conceived in behalf OF the constitution and
laws Of our common country, and I feel
fully warranted in declaring that the Gen
eral Assembly OF North Carolina is filled
with the enthusiasm and spirit which per-
vades this happy and we'll pleased people
:. oh happy day fortunate people,"
Such was the promise. How has it been re
deemed Our columns, day after day, have
! told too faithfully. We have no heart to
gloat over the misfortunes of our poor old
State. We refer to them more in sorrow
than IL anger. The people feel it and will
ho,d the party responsible for cur ruin to
Il fearful accountability. The day il fast
approaching when the voters Of North Car
olina will sit in judgment upon the acts
OF those who have 50 terribly abused their
confidence and betrayed the trusts reposed
in their safe keeping. Failure is written
upon every officer and every department
of our government. Oar prosperity has
been sacrificed by the incompetency and
wickednes9 CT our oficiaIs-our credit has
been destroyed by placing our bonds in
the hands OF spendthrifts, gamblers and
| thieves-our laws reflect the prejudices of
Ignorant and worthless legislators-our ju-
dietary has been disgraced by drunken and
partisan judges.
! Such Is the fate to which Radicalism has
brought North Carolina in less than two
years. The people will soon have an op.
portunity to redeem their State before all
is gone There is life in the old land yet
but her true and faithful sons must stand
by their mother in this crisis. North Car
DINA can and will be saved from the das-