Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-04-01
Conservative bIeeting-The Coming Cam
pa1gn-Moderate Republicans Invited
to Join Hands and Stamp out Radical
mIsrule-The Gaming of q Radical Lii
beller.
AsREvILLE, n. ..

A8REVILLE, n. ~, MafCn Il, IOiU.
Dear .J0urua1: Last Saturday was q
lively day in this mountain town. The
public square was, to use q common ex-
preston, alice with men, and the most
substantial of the county of Buncombe.
The chief attraction was the Conservative
meeting, which met according to previous
announcement in the Court House. There
were certainly more than two hundred of
the really influential persons of the county
present. Everything was conducted in an
Orderly and deliberate manner. A COM
mittee was formed to draft resolutions
relative to perty organization for the
coming political contest. Several extern
pore speeches we're made. The substance
of all was the necessity of organization,
and of fully canvassing every precinct IN
the county. In this part OF the State this
proceeding cannot be at all called imma-
ture. Where travelling is chiefly on horse
back early action is certainly required
All along the line of travel the feeling
against Holden is intense. This, too, by
the very men who have voted hitherto
every measure of that party whose chief IS
Holden that party, the greatest scourge
which has ever been raised among men to
trample on decency, honor, and honesty.
No matter how this movement may turn
out, the people of all political shades are
determined to bury Radicalism this Fall
in the slough of its own rottenness. All
moderate men, and this means the honest
Republicans, are determined to work with
the Con servatives.
Ihave heard many SO express themselves.
They feel as all patriots ought to feel thai
conservatism ought to mean no party bu'
that which works for the true inter ests OF
the State, to put down ignorant Ieg1sla-
ton, to put down carpet-bag government,
to restore public confidence in the honesty
of State officials, and to return no men Du'
such as will act out those ideas to the let
ter. Surely this is the true spirit. Why
should this one or that one advocate any
other party This will not be a national
contest. It is contest for State existence.
Conservatism ought to be accepted IN 1ts
widest limitation; in its truest slgnlhca
tion. We have great and noble men here
who move with no party, bat who are nor
ror struck as the vile herd legislating no
for the interest of North Carolina, but tol
her ruin. It is such men that ought to De
selected. will give you one example
A purer patriot. A purer private gent!e
man. more liberal man. A brighter
synonym of honor. A wiser or more learn
, ed Judge than Judge Bailey cannot bf
found in the whole length and breadth o
the State. If men of this stamp be re
) turned to the State or Federal halls o
legislation, North Carolina will be speedll.
: raised from her present political degrade
ton.
: That political weather-cock, the Stan
, ddrd, recently contained correspondent
t from this town, which was one tissue O
, lies and brutal language from beg1nn.n
t to end. It said one thing which wish t
3 mention. I will give it as my reason fo
/ noticing the thing. It said that tn
Q editor of the Citizen, Captain Shotwell
+ sssneakingly" attacked certain man G
! the same stamp as the correspondent.
man who could sweep with Pickett acros
8 Cemetery Ridge at Gettysburg will nc
''sneakingly" attack any one. The fac
|. are these: A man named Lusk wrote a
abusive letter, rejecting not only on the ia
t character of the editor of the Citizen, bu
also on that of many of the most value
/ citizens of one of our counties. Captal
l. Shotwell, after reading the letter as IL 81
y pesred in the Radical sheet here, Wake
ont of his Office, having in his hand a ligl
q | flexible cane. Meeting friend he toe
his arm, and both leisurely went togeth
, down the public street. Lusk was see
! coming up. and talking with a gentlemf
l. on business. When he saw Capt 3.
J. mt his hand in his pocket, evidently {
bis pistol. Capt. s. hit him over the he;
:. with his cane. L. drew his pistol, al
fred. A flesh wound of both legs was Il
result. 1t kept the Capt. few days dow