Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-06-24

while Robson has u registered colored ma
iority of ST, it gave McKoy majority o
t,0enty. The majority for Seymour and
McKoy in Cumberland exceeded tn white
majority in the county by thirty two, ant
in Columbus by sixty four. In Arson i
was only four less than the white suprema
| cy. It is evident, therefore, that in the
country the blacks are beginning to oper
their eyes in regard to the falsehocds OF
the Radical leaders, and grow tired of wait
ing for the "forty acres and a mule. >
From this source alone we expect large &C
cessions to the Conservative strength in
the District.
Again At the election held on the 18th
and goth days of November, 1867, for a
Convention, the Radical majority was
nine thousand three hundred and sixty. In
April 1868, Governor Holden carried the
District by majority of three thousand
five hundred and forty eight. In Novem-
Der 1868, Grant and Dockery's majority
was one thousand nine hundred and sixty
one. In the second election the Conserva-
tives gained five thousand eight hundred
and forty eight, and in the third election,
1857. In one year, from November 1867,
to November 1868, there was total Con
sentative gain of screen thousand three hun
dred and ninety nine. Surely these figures
give abundant hope lor success in the ap-
preaching election.
We find upon critical exami 4.atiOn Of
the official returns that in the counties of
Moore, Montgomery and Richmond only
were there any considerable number of
whites who voted the Radical ticket, ana
we hope our friends in those counties will
make every honorable effort to wean the
honest and Woodworking people from a
party which has, by corruption and extrav-
agance, heaped the burdens of debt and
taxation upon them. We are satisfied that
by putting out their best and strongest
and by thorough aud bold
a revolution can and will be effect
ed in these counties. We hope for large
gains there.
Again: There has been large exodus of
colored voters from the District New
county showed a registered col
ored vote in November, 1868, of 4,113.-
We do not believe there are to-day over
3, 900 or 3, 200. The slmo fact exists in
and especially have large numbers left for
the South.
So much for the Congressi Onal election.
In the election for the Leeis-
AZURE i'll April, 1868, the Conserva
ives elected only one State Senator in
he Third Congressional District. viz
rom Bladen and Columbus. In enbse-
,ncnt elections, Jones, Radical, WAS elect !
"a in place of Purdie, Conservative, de /
Jared ineligible, from that Senatorial Dis
riot. But DR.. Murphy, Conservative, !
vas elected in the Sampson District to fill |
vacancy caused by death
In the House OF Representatives. we had |
,ut three members, one each from Colum-
,us, Harnett and Sampson. Allen, Con I
ervatiyc, wac elected from Brunswick, but /
vas cheated cut of the certificate by the |
eruption of the Radical candidate. and |
thers who had the manipulation of the
'allOt-boxes.
In November, 1868, in addition to the |
senatorial District of Bladen and Co UNI
'us, we carried the District composed of !
sampson, Cumberland and Harnett entitled .
o two Senators, Robson, one Senator, |
nd Arson and Union one Senator, which |
you'd give us Eve of the nine Senators to .
70 voted for in the District. (Anson votes |
n the Senate with Union, which is in the !
Iixth Congressional District, and Mont
Congressional District. Both of these
Districts are counted in the estimate.) !
n November, 1868, the Conservatives car
led Arson, entitled to one member of the |
louise Cumberland two Robson two;
7hioh, with the four elected in April, 1868.
could give nino of the sixteen members
f the House OF Representatives.
This is view Of the field after the con-
let two years ago. This much can be &c
emphasized again with ordinary efforts up
n the part of those opposed to Radical
sm. Bnt during the past two years many
hanges have taken place. The Radical
arty has had the control of the State gov
in all its departments. and cor
upton and extravaganza have onsned,
ntil the State is the very verge of
arkrpptcy and ruin. Governor Holdon's
has failed in every partIcti
lr. Our debt has been more than dOu
led in two years. The tens of millions
# dollars issued to aid railroads,
AVE been recklessly sqnandered, or
orruptly appropriated by Radical
officials. The hundreds Of thousands Of
Iol'ars collected by taxing the people of
he State for. school purposes have been
pent and wasted for party purposes. The
ignorance and partiality and corruption of
judicial and executive officers have created |
spirit of violence and 9 disregard for law
n some portions of the, State. Never has !
here been such an utter and disgraceful
allure in political history-a failure result |
ng from corruption as much as from ig-