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

den's militia and President Grants regu-
| lars, the moro certain It is that the sun of
carpet bag misgOvernment is setting at
| the South, and that tho day Of military in
terference with elections is passing away.
The carpet-bagger and the bayonet have
been, since tho war, the twin oppYessors
of the beaten Sonth. They have always
| boon found together. The carpet-bagger
| has always invoked tho aid Of the bayonet
against the peaceful; opposition that would
| have overtnrown him ct O fair election,
and the bayonet has always stood by the
carpet Dagger. BY d majestic but calm up
| rising OF the people Of North Carolina, five
Comparative congressman against two
| Radicals have been elected thirty two
Conservative Senators against eichteen
Radicals, and soventy-ive Conserve
tivea to forty-llFe Radicals in the
| lower house. This is one OF the great
est political revolutions OF the age
greater even than the WhirliQio Cf re
| venge that brought Governor Walker of
| Virginia to the top. So compile is it, that
the carpet-baggers Of North Carolina and
ell through the South stand aghast at tho
| result. So fairly was the victory won, that
! no radical paper III Or cut of the State
hints at bogus votes, or disorderly conduct
or Intimidation Or bribery 20 explain the
phenomenon. They 500 and confess that
they have been 6Oundly and EquarelY whip
ped; and aFo now probably pooEi.+s5 tI.vi
spare paper collars and manuscript speeches
into the huge cavernoua, iron awed recep-
tacles from which they take their name,
and hieing them to the fresh fields and
pastures now Of unreconstructcd States
Their stay there, too, NO hope, will DO q
short one. The Indignation, if not the
blood, OF the South is now up, end tho
pet-bagger hereafter Will have TO move
on with the almost ceasclc8e march of tho
Wandering Jow. That man must be n
thorough going partisan who is not glad
to throw a shoVolfull Of earth upon the
political coffin Of tho carpet-bngger. He
has boon tho cnrso of tho South during
his brief locust like existence there. He
took nothing thoro but his carpet bag,
with It's paper contents IS aforesaid,
his hato OF the South and his I'M
scrnpulous ambition. He had no
interest in Southern industry
or southern development. He was mes
| sOn8er Of war, and not Of sonce or it was
out OF the disturbances, which he spared
no effort TO fOment, and for which he al
ways had at hand the remedy OF powder
and cold steel, that he expected to profit.
1t IS the carpet Dagger, operating WIN his
allies in Congress, who hnS go long kept
peaceful Southern States from representa-
ton at Washington. Ito Was ready to aid
in their roadn1ission only whom he WAS
elected Senator OF Representative. At tho
Capitol he IL among tho people who no
! misreprescnts. His vote st the last session
was generally so he found on the bad side
OF all political ana financial questions. For
jobs he has the fondnes3 OF o mouso for
cheese, and was usually detected barrow
ing away III tho centre OF evory rich con-
tract OF franchise. Such IL Tho species
carpot-baggcr the worst Of al genus
politician. Wo congratulate the South
and the country that the fiat Of pIuudeTed
md indignant people Is about to stamp the
political life out of The whole O1iua race
". Y. ,}0Ura0L Of C27H3ncrco.
judicial Intoarsty-senasoxlal Honesty.
Wo copy tho following letter written by
Judge TouTgoo ana published by Senator
Abbott. 90 shame. wheTo is thy blush p
Rrnrn &c n ". o:.llv.1.o, A..5,. ..
GREENSBORO, n. c., May q, 1870.
GEN. JOS. Q. AB3oTT-1fY Deur General:
Ct is my monrnfnl dt1ty 10 Inform you that
our friend John w. Stephens. State Sena-
tor from Casweu il dead. lie WAS fouIIy
nlErle.cl Icy the Eu- I[Iny in the Grand
Jury room Of tu0 Court House on s3atur-
day or Saturday night last. Tie circun-
stances attending his murder have not yet
fully como to light here. so far rs I can
| learn, [ Judge these TO have boon tho cir
the Peace in that township, and wa3 &c
customod 10 hold court in that room on
. Saturday. It is eVIdent that he was set up-
on by GOmo ono while holding this court
Or Immediately after it's close, and disabled
by sudden attack, otherwise there would
| !savo been u worry sharp resistance, as he
was q man, and always wont armed to the
teeth. Lie Was stabbed two Or xix times,
ANA then hanged on q hook III tho Grand
T., l., s.,
DlOrning Another bravo, honest I2epub-
hcan cisiZau has met his fate at the hands
OF those tiCnd9. Warned Of his danger,
md fully coGnizant Of the terrible risk
which surrounded him, he still manfu}ly
refused 10 quit tho field. Against the nd
yicO of lis friends, against tho entreatias
Of his family, he constantly refused 10 leave
those who had stood by him in the Day OF
his Disgrace and peril. lie YES aocuatomed
10 say shat >,OO0 po"r. ignorant, colorod
Itarubliean voters in that county balstoc1
by him and elected him ct the risk of per-
gccuti0n and starvation, and that he had
no idea of al,ioning them 10 flG &u
KIux. He was determined 70 stay With
them, and oither put Gn end to these out
RACES, or die with tho other victims cf Re
hel hate and national apathy. Nearly six
months ego declared my belief that before
| tIlp election IN August next the Ku Klux
|
than there would DO members to be
elected TO the Legislature good
beginning has been made toward the fulfill
ment Of this prophecy. The following
counties have already fiIlod, or nearly SO,
their respective "quotas." Jones county,
| quota full, excess l. Orange county quota
full, excess, l; Casweli county quota full,
excess. 2; Alamance county quota full, ex-
cess, l; Chatham county quota nearly full
| Or, to state the matter differently, there
havo been twelve murders IN five counties
of this district during the past eighteen
months, by bands of disguised villains. In
addition to this, from tho best information
I can derive, an OF the opinion that in
this district alonu there have been 900
outrages OF q less Serious nature perpotrat-
ed by the same masked fiends. OF course
| this estimate is not made from any abso-
lutte record, nor is it possible to ascertain
with accuracy the entiro number Of beat
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