Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-09-23
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sible appeal to the press Of the State to
cease their political warfare and to unite
In spreading abroad the natural adyan-
tages of our State, says
WHY not declare political truce. discontinue
pander TO Che tastes Of few depraved ,politici-
ans who eloat over 'tred hot attiele" as the
buzzards gloat over the putTid carcass of dead
mule. EndeaYor to build up the business OF the
State: invite the capitalists. the mechanic and
the Iaborer to join us in developing the unlimlt-
ed resources Of this good old State. It certain
IL lies within the power Of the North Carolina
Press to turn large stream OF the tide OF lnlml
grafton towards the shores OF this State and
KIux sers = Union Lsaguers and all politician
ers." For Gods sake give the old North state
che benefit Of the writ OF "Habeas Corpus' re-
lease her from the claims of politics, give her q
rest give her breathing gpell Let health
full stream of immigration course through her
veins and build up her wasted energies. Re-
member that immigrants locking for place to
settle in, cannot be expected to come to North
Carolina if you continue to fight and quarrel
and scold, and make believe that G terrible reign
of terror is lowering over the State.
The excitement created by the politician. OF
Press would only chronicle the work accom-
plished and not deign to notice the little side
show fights that take place outside OF tho arena.
Gentlemen of the North Carolina Press, we ap-
peal TO you in tho name of the good people of
the State to advertise the State. Let the out
side world know that the OLD North State can,
Ealist, the merchant and the labOrer as any State
In the Union
This would be much better advice di-
rected to the consideration of Governor
Holden and Chief Justice Pearson than to
the press. The troubles which now a1t1ict
North Carolina did not originate with the
press or the politicians Of the State, but
with it's officials. Governor Holden de-
ternined to carry the election, and he adj
Yertised the "Ku-Kluxers'' throughout the
length and breadth OF the country. Sena-
tors Pool and Abbott, Judge Tourgco and
other officers lent their official sanction to
the falsehoods which were concocted.
Blood thirsty officers and hireling soldiers
were sent for from other States to do the
internal work which these official fiends
had planned. A few North Carolinians,
even in Newborn, if not with the sanction,
surely not against the protest of the Re
publican, sold themselves to these enemies
or North Carolina.
The maudling Chief Justice refused to
"giYe the old North State the benefit Of
the writ of Habeas Corpus, and some
Of the best men in the State, against
whom not the least evidence or suspicion
of crime rested, lay for weeks in filthy
dungeons, and suffered all the torments Of
the Inquisition to force from them state
ments duplicating innocent men. The
Republican during all this time remained
silent. No remonstrance against these in
EQUITIES, no appeals against this " terrible
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NnrU -phnn The. mischief is done. and
the ends for which 1t was designed have
failed, there is On effort to saddle the poll
ticians and the press with the consequent
ces. We enter our protest. ". W. Hol-
den, John Pool, and Richmond NJ. Pear
son, shall not, with our consent, escape
the Just responsibilities of their wicked
ness. They sought to plunge the State
into commotion and violence; they de-
signed to satiate their political appotites
in the blood of their fellow-oitizens. In
their efforts they stopped at no means or
agents to accomplish their hellish purposes.
They nullifed all laws and outraged all
rights. The fact that their usurpati0ns
and tyrannies were quietly and patiently
Courts, and to the people themselves,
through the ballot box, is the strongest
evidence to capitalists, merchants and
laborers," that our people aro poaceable
and law-abiding. It goes to show what
the condition of North Carolina will be
when her government reVerts back to her
high-toned and honorable citizens.
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tire press ''to advertise the State, TO make
known her advantages and her wants.
We shall do all we can to strengthen tho
hands Of her officials, engonder feelings Of
harmony and kindness between all her
people. Nay, in order to make North
Carolina more attractive to settlers, we
will aid to repeal obnoxious laws, to abol-
ish extravaganza offices, to discharge cor
rupt and inefficient officers, and to restore
the credit of the State.
We can do more to enhance the true in
terests Of North Carolina by showing to
the world that we intend to restore hon
esty and capacity to our State admInistra-
ton than by any advertisements which
we might make of our great natural re-
sources and advantages. Capitalists would
be attracted by the assurance that appro
priations would be honestly expended and
the government economically administer
ed; immigrants could be obtained by
knowing that the laws would be interpre-
ted by sober and intelligent Judges, and
executed by honest and capable civil Off
GERS.
Here is an inviting field for the la
bors Of the press of the State, to which
we invite the Republican and our other CO.
temporaries. Let us unite to build up the
real interests and advance the solid pro-
eress Of North Carolina.
The West.