Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-07-22

- adieII and DuCksrY.
FAYETTEVILLE. july 10Th. 1870

FAYETTEVILLE, July 18th. 1870.
De0' Journal The candidates for
Congress, Messrs. Waddeli and Dockery,
had o discussion here to day. 1t is uni
versally conceded that for one time in his
life at least d 1ckery has met his match. -
The Executive Committee have tho hearty
thanks Of Cumberland for the judgment
exercised IN selecting a candi late TO beat
Dockery. Waddell is the man and will
receive the enthusiastic support of the
party in this county.
Dockery opened the debate apparently
IN antici patton of Aeavy attack from bis
opponent. lilo took the defensive 1t the
start, combining himself tin his own wortls)
to three points Of argument. covering
what he called MS stewardship (oh. Lord,
IN Congress.
Fist, His CO. partnership with the 10Th
Amendment.
Second, Enforcement bill and his sleep
less devotion md prayerfu! int crest IL it's
passage.
Third, General Amnesty.
After cOaxing the negroes into good rad
ical attention by q dirty anecdote, he
threw himself sGnarey on their affections
as his only chance TO be returned 10 Con
grtss. Not one word did he address to
"a white nan present lie said he had
voted about forty tines for the fifteenth
amendment IL all the Ctoctored forms Con
gress had compounded It, but was accident
ally absent when the dose had to &c taken
in Ieat eGrnett. lie dwclt sometime III
relating the strong circumstantia! evidence
that he did como to time on the XIV. His
dark constituency locked dubious, but Oh
iper waXcG eloquent, and sWore he would
convince them. He told them about TIE
twenty Eve thousand cUlorcd men III
Washington that celebrated tie amend
nlent, and be was called on as one Of its
special champions, o make n speech (the
time hc SAID ''Oh. he'll" The biggest
crowd he eai he ever saw. Nobody but
member OF Congress could see such 6
crowd. Said they bad banners and drums;
r.nd be spoke; and it was the proudest
moment OF his life. He reminded them
Of the part lie took III the WILMINGTON eel
ebratiCn, and IN an agony Of sweat and
whisky begged thcm to believe he had done
the clean thing; Dnt Africa was sterniy dn-
biOus STILL
The next point, however, wrought con-
vincemcut-t the Enforcement bill. II he
had not voted for the Fifteenth Amend
ment, God bless you, here was something
bcttcr-no man ever dared to accuse him
Of lodging that If he conId not show the
stamp of XIV on his hide Immortality HOY
! cred over his vote On the Enforcement
bill He dwelt on the awful pains and pen
alties threatening the white trash in the
! South II they troubled bis co!crcd brother,
and read the fearful instrument five or six
times. His frantic appeals on this s'lb-
! ject drove from him every Conservative
that dreamt of supporting him.
He very gently then took Cp Amnesty.
He said some of his friends opposed his
forgiVing notions on that point Told
about hev many people he had pardoned,
and was willing to pardon moro if they
could vote. Told how he loved his sunny
plantation ; in fact, loved every thing in
Guiding himself and good drink. After
piously praising himself for doing right,
he allowed his opponent TO reply.
Scarcely man in the large crowd pre-
sent had ever heard Waddeil, and he was
listened to with much interest and atten-
ton. He followed Dockcry in all his
points, exposed his duphcity in re-
gard to the Fifteenth Amendment
and with powerful effect on his audience
taught Dockery the true value of the lau-
rels he had won on the enforcement bill
HIS reply in all its parts was triumphantly
| splendid, and brought frequent and excl
ted applause. The effect of his speech on
Dockery was very evident. He chafed
and stormed like tormented bull, and
lnslnuated that he might call somebody a
liar. Waddell called him to account for
MS record on negro suffrage, and offered
| to prove that he threatened to leave the
State If negroes were allowed to vote
Dockery admitted the corn, but talked
| about new issues, and begged forgiveness.
he told the new Brigadier how beautifully
his comrade in arms, Kirk, blew ont the
| brains Of little boy, and about Holden s
sending soldiers after respectable citizens