Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-07-15
TO THE VOTERS
or the 18th Senatorial District,

VI AVtI
(HARNETT. CUMBERLAND AND SAMPSON
COUNTESS
HAVING BEEN NOMINATED Az OANDI.
H dates for the Office OF Senator, we have At
a great eacrifce, accepted the nomination, be-
the Legislature of North Carolina a hiph-mind-
ed, patriotic and worthy people, in whose bosom
CLOVIS the fire OF liberty to-day, as bright as that
which urged the founders OF the constitution to
secure to posteriy the blessings of pure govern
ment 10 urge you to work would be an act of
supererogatlon, feeling as you must, that your
dearest interests are at stake, nay, oven your
very liberties arc threatened. Come to the polls
vote for the principles of Conservatism which
can alone secure you in the enjoyment OF your
once proud privileges as American freemen.-
Drive from high places worthless mon, Use no
force save that which is still legally vouchsafed
TO you, VIZ: the power OF ballots. With these
powerful weapons you can yet redeem the good
old Old! state from disgrace and infAmy. Your taxa
tered upon moro economical plan ReckIees
o1traVagRnce and open dishonesty must be
G enc The former manly dignity OF your of
hce-holders must be restored. Virtue must again
rule the councils of the State. Your court ex-
penses must be reduced. Your Justices and con.
man Will not, when warranted for the pitifuI sum
OF gu cents, DO compelled to pay to Officials who
arc not of his own choosing, the sum of SO to s5
cost. The time must return when tho people will
AGAIN be sovereign, and the of1ico-h holders the
servants OF tho people. There should again be
restored that dependence OF Office holders upon
tho people, which is indeed, the life and light of
any republic.
There should be but one master In this land
the will of honest constituency 0iven To In ir
servant, the Office holder
The overthrow OF liberty has begun in bold
Congressional usurpations and if not checked
sovereign States will become merely the depen.
| dent provinces OF despotic government.
Freemen, be up and doing. Our cause is your
| cause. Our hopes and fears arc in common
| Come to our stand point; view the situation :
shake of your lethargy como with us into tho
struggle. With victory comes the return Of peace
| and ruthless ruin. Recollect that on tho 4th day
| OF August next, You will be called upon to exer-
| csc tho privileged OF freemen, and deposit your
votes for the men OF your choice. Wo datter our
| selves that we arc not wholly unknown to the
voters OF this district. Come to tho polls fear
| Iessly, quietly and in solid phalanx. Let every
county and township poll it's full strength for
| of military, organized by a Governor, who is
reckless in his course, unmindlul of your rights
and who seeks to Cypress and destroy q people
whom he has sworn to protect, keep you from q
| faithful discharge of your duty to your homo,
your friends and your country on that day.
Attend to your duty (; claim the privilege Of
your birthright face the usurpers, and tyranny
will COVER before yOur manly bearing and deter
mined efforts. Do your duty fearleBsly, and all
will yet be VOL.
Stay at home, neglect your threatened rights Id
a gloomy, terrible fate awaits you. Sacrifice
little OF your tlmo, spend Il little of your means,
exert all your influence, bring out ell to the polls
will Of the people OF tho country will drive from
our MIDST bhc harpies who now feed upon tho
very VitAls Of orr republic.
q. TATE MURPHY, of Sampson.
W. q. TROY, of Cumberland.
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