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

made by parties W1oDGed.
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We have gained great political victory
in North Carolina. 1t is impossible 70 sit
down and calmly consider ita magnitude
and Importance. 1t can be measured only
by tie dangers from which tho State has
been saved, ana by tho uses TO which it
will be turned
The doors Of Illegally confined prisoners
viii be opened tlo bands OF outlaws,
committing their deprodations under the
sanction OF law. will be di=bauded the
civil law viii be restored to all counties
bad laws viii bo repealed Internal i'm
provcments will have the benefit Of appro-
priations IN their behalf public education
will be fostercl the State credit will be
restored. These are merely matters Of
course. which must follow au houoat and
equitable admin :strotion Of the State gov
! or4muut. We will not 90 the gentlemen
elected to he Legislature the seeming in
Justice to call their attention to these mai
tcrs ana point out 10 them their duty in
tho DrCr,iscs.
! Oar vhlto opponents have usod their
| temporary algartagaa vi II a grants ani.
mostly. Ihoy have hardly left a vcstigo
| Of CID North Carolina. Oar laws, our Gus
toms, names cndeavod by the most hnllowed
associations, opr aympathios, al have been
disrcgardcd ana snthess1y ogcrthrown.-
They have actcl rs if hey did lot desire,
certainly net to deserve. our favorable con
sheraton.
| The negroes have been Cntrcatod in vain
! to aid us IN our struggle in behalf OF North
Carolina. We fought for the common
welfare OF both races. We have won in
spite Of their opposition. Politically we
o1o .hem nothing. We have borne with
patience and forhep1arc8 conduct which
deserved She marshes. response, preferring
! 20 attribute it rather TO the rcsu:t Of
undue excitenoDt and unnatural preju-
dices, fostored by bad mon, than TO any
real and lasting hostility 70 the whites.
! But our victory must be usod for higher
purposes than the just punishment Of
either OF both &C these two classes. The
welfare and glory Of North Carolina must
be the object OF which we aim and to which
| we must devote the advantages and power
Of our success.
| The worthless ana irresponsible strang-
| ers who have governed our State, and viii
fully ana wiokedIy labored for its ruin,
muss be rendered powcrless to nc further
injury. The fangs Of the yipers Mt least
Must be extracted. We would fail in on,
>'uty if their political lives were not
brought 10 close. They have fearfully
betrayed their official trusts, and must be
held to a strict accountability. Indiyidu-
als must DO ignored. North Carolina's
welfare alone muet bo considered
While The black man must be made K
understand that social equality cannot be
and will not be, tolerated, and that ht
will not be permitted to control the Gov
er1neat, nevertheless the privileges guaran
teod TO him by the laws of the country viii
be respected and yi1dicatod. There is NJ
disposition upon the part Of the whites tt
interfere with any civil or political privil
ege he now enjoys Nay, that as q law
abiding and law-ioving people, we vii
protect him in his rights as citizen.
Oar Legislature must see that the none
raised for educational purposes by taxa
ton and otherwise, shall be honestly ap
propIiated. The white and black chill
J dren Of the State have been cheated out o
J hundreds Of thousands Of dollars, gone t,
pay the per diem Of members OF the Logis
: lature, the salaries Of incompetent am
worthless officials, the expenses OF Radica
stump-spaakegs the cost of embellishin!
The report OF the Superintendent of Pub
lie Instruction with silly cuts Of mythica
school-houses IN a word, for every an(
any purpose but the sacred object TO
which it was raised. Desiring 10 make thu
co!ored people good citizens, their educa
ton should be and viii be a question O
the first Importance with the Conservative
party. The Educational Fund will b,
equitably divided between the races.
In every way our victory should be uset
with moderation towards our political op-
i ponents-but with Justice towards Nortl
| Carolina. No false continent of chivairJ
towards the defeated, or mistaken kind
ness towards the misguided shonld lead III
astray from firm and conscientious per