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

norant snt creGClous, to create eOimosity bo-
twoeA tho races and Involve their dupes in trou
/ bio. The men who do these things are the poets
! OF society, but tter evil coun ella will come to
nauEht The lights of the black nlsa arc sooursd
to HIN, both in tho Rational and State Oonstitn-
| tions, and " gh6teVor o.Ger changes may be made
in those Instruments, those rights viii not be in.
| torf2reA with. Wnen tbs rig 1t Of suffrage
| Is given TO people, 1t cannot be taken away or
abridged without their consent, unless By total
| reVouilcn IN the government. There is no d an
ger Of the black mans voluntarily surrendoTing
| it, aud little danger OF revolution and there
/ fore these predictions aDsurQl3 false. Still
| they ere kept mp induetriousiy eyer and l
verify believe frOA what have heard, that some
OF the most ignorant OF the coioreG population in
the country arc 1aarly ready tn t4bo to tho
sw2mpa for :oar their sid masters v.il 30 after
thnnl. They they have been Tor y. ara, the
| victims of unscIu puous men who play upon their
| Eopos and Tcara tlcr paes;ons aad thai- prein-
uiCcs. for bhe1r Own bGsc purEoe9s, s,31 who, 6e
long they meot with any suceeas in their vOca-
ton, viii keep society il turl1oil and retsrd the
prosperity, private sad public OF the whole State
| But their day is tRst drawing to lis close, and
! they viii be III two years. who arc their Teal
| rends and how they have boeu mised, there
| then somebody viii have to ''stand from under"
without presunlnS to dictate to others, will
cXpraTa tho hopo that o1e OF the first acts OF the
| next Legislature (Which Will be largely Cnnaer-
| VatiVo) will be formal declaration OF their
| intention not to disturb the black man in tho
erjoyment Of the rights guaranteed to him by
aw that they will restore. if possible, the school
| fund Of which he, in common with hia white fel-
low citizens, has been robbed, an1 will pay the
debt OF uEivorsRl cduc=tiOn which j. duo from
the State, not as the Republican party has paid
it. with empty promises. but honestly and &C
cOrdinG TO tho means IS tEeir command, and
that their whole course viii oxtbtt them re-
formers and n05 reVoiutiOnistg. Il will bo
duty, "a know ii will Le our pleasure, to show
that we desire to promote the welfare OF all the
people ofthc state, OF Doth races I'D all condi-
tions. Our motto ig "Peaoe snd .seform," aud
our acts will verify tho inscrip.iOn on our ban
ners There Is d great work before us; q work
recurring all tho sagacity, al The prudence, and
all the virtue which can be devoted to 1t. The
| fOrbparAnCG 0DN fOrtit0E9 which
acteriZed the recent C 1nduoS OF Ouf people and
Lave challenged the respeot and admiration
OF the whole country tue keynote OF tho
future and inGicatod that the reins OF power in
this State would soon pass into the rightful
/ hands.
That event has happonnd-''iha Dutch have
| taken Holland, NORTH Carojinians havo taken
| North Carolina, and they intend tc keep her. II
| they had been allowed to cOntrol her de stinies
J during tho past five years, $40 would rot have
bocn aittng III sackctOth and aeIes as she has
| beon but she has lifted up her head aud reiOices
| at the contemplation Of tho ru;ure-she will re-
| aurno hor rlghtfnl psace in the BistorhOOd OF
Ststes and be kncwa ggaiu By her ancient name
tho honest Old North state.
But will not dotain ycu, Fal!ow Citiz5ns, any
longer from tho pleasure which awaits yOu at
better able to entertain you viii speak. heartily
' unto with you i'll your rejoicings over the re-
domption of oCr EtaSe, ana can truthfuly say
! that i'll tho foebio efforts WI!Ch l hRyo made to
| contribute to the general re3ult 1 have en-
] deavorcd to discharge my duty, and have EesOr-
| ted to mono OF tho tricks OF the demagogue, nor
done any act for which would DO ashamed to
lock the world III tho taco. am not ono OF those
who can reconcile. in the same individual, polis-
ical dishonesty W.T. persona Oh A. iateglty: aI, nave
| acted accordingly. They have rewarded with
their cond9nce @ to b., degree ,6eycnd my merits
my constant effort shall be to degervo their Gppr?-
baton, and that they will always find mo ready
to advocate the peace aud good order OF society,
| tho economical administration OF public affairs
the free education Of the massoa, anu tho welfare
| OF both races OF our people. Accept my thanks,
Fellow Citizens for this visit, aud my earnest
, wish that nothing may occur to mar tho Joy OF
this celebration. and let mo bid you ono, snd oil,
good night.
From Col. Waddelrs the monster pro-
cession moved up Orange street to fifth,
down Fifth to Market. thence to tho resi-
denoe Of DR.. ". G. Thomas, corner Mar
ket nnd Fourth. where Major G. ". Mo-
Ciammy, our Senator elect, came forth and
addressed the aasenblage os follows:
Iel!ot0 Conservatives II readily confess to a
| want OF lsnguage, sufficiently strong to expresa
what SO plainly written on every face be-
fore me-GratihcatioR deep and heartfelt over
the glorions victory which has just heen sohie7-
unlphers in tho downfall OF right and justice, not
| q mob, drunk with 6endieh and reyengaful
oitement over the wreck OF peoples peace and
happiness, but children whose hearts have
been mGdo glad, because their dear old mother,
| dear old Carolina, so larg oppressed, distressed
| and outraged. yet in thst distress and oppros-
sion, Gearer to the hearts OF her children than
when garIanded and plumed, has at last. in thun-
der tones declared tho Tc eesa bIIsheu supremacy
OF civil law and civil rights. We are here to in
terchanSe greetings CT gladness over tho blood
| oondition and all colors. the blessings OF civil
liberty. We are here to exult over the ruins Of
q tyranny which had well nigh wtosted from the
citizens of the State that sacred privilege, that
esteemed Immunity, which is the pride, the boast,
the boon Of freeman. And whom do gee? You
all romembor that just at the closc OF those
| fr0T1 yVIla hat
with with their blood they had wrung from dos
potsnl, and secured for themselves and posteri-
W, tho privileges OF the writ OF Haboas Corpus,
that groundwork OF freedom, that corner stone
Of liberty, Old King George put in room
| with cushioned walls, crazy. You remember at
the same time the question OF the supply Of
beef was discussed everywhere, in palace and
hovel. that he walked up one day, and asked
g. party who were discussing it why they did not
plant more, and on boing told that beef would
n0tspr0ut like cucumber, affirmed that 1t would,
| and asked that piece Of eteak should DO brought
him. He cut it up into very small pieces, and
pIGntod It, Eext morning, going out to SOC
how it had sprouted, and discovering the rows
Iotte, run here; here they are, head, horns and
ALL" I rejoice to know in this, the day Of tho
children have como home. All sections oon-
Yene, Gn trades, eVery profession mingle TO
give won't to the grateful feelings OF a ransomed
people to swell the mighty shout that rolls like
| an inland sos from the cloud capped hills Of our
glorious West We come not as the minions of
faction to celebrate an InnslioRed triumph, to
make merry oyer the euccess Of jgnoble ends,
achieved by the OF iDfsmous means, but as
| the advocates Of Law, gha champions OF right,
as ths devoted lovers and followers of peace, to
| mingle our Gratulati0Ds that once more, We arc
| marshaed beneath banner. whose inscription
| Ia retIcnchmont and reform. We unf1rl that
banner proudly and conscious that it will be
adhered to nobly. for Carolina is in the hands of
| her children, whose virtue kno|s no bribery
| whose honor is above reproach, and whose credit
| is the golden pledge of al honorable and pros
| porous career. And Mars is aRsin the soldier
| and tho Stdvs, not the imperious master OF i'm
al hat haH IN
the music OF right, equity and lsw. We find not
alone the representatives OF ell trades and pro-
fessions, but of all parties. Of al shados of polit
ical opinion, with whom regard for the interest
| of their commonwealth has proven higher in
centive than blind attachment 20 the vicious in
terest of q venal party anu though honestly led
i An