Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-03-18

OF the Cuban army, has arrived here and
will soon present his credentials to th'
President as Minister from the Cuban Re
public. The Cubans hope that the Presi
dent will hold ont encouragement sufh
cient to justify them in keeping up The
struggle for independence. OF course ht
will. He did so before and In the mos
treacherous and cowardly manner ''backeG
down" and left the Cubans in the lurct
after he had given assurance of at leas
moral if not physical aid. OF course ht
will hold out hopes again, that is if Sum
ner and Fish have not got him thoroughly
up In his role Of conservative statesman
in which case he will look wise, repeat his
piece and look wearied until the patriots
| take themselves off, when he will again tt
his cigar, and amid clouds of smoke that
cicrle around his august presence, he viii
dream Of the jolly iunketings of the com
ing Summer.
If there was any doubt existing as to the
| fact that the recent fit of virtue that mani
tested itself in the Radical party by the
Investigation of the cadetship bribery and
| corruption was only a tub thrown to the
| whale-public opinion-to draw Oft atten-
ton from the more glaring and monstrous
venality and corruption of the Radicals,
is settled by the expressed wish of Gen.
Logan and his virtuous brethren in Con-
gress, that they would welcome his return
to Congress. The whole thing was done
for buncombe, and the sequel will prove
that there will be no more unfa7orable re-
ports. especially as they did not get q
Democrat in the drag-net. The white
washing began with Honest John Co.
vode and will be continued until the Radi-
cal spotted ones are all pure and white.
The Georgia monstrosity, as presented
by Its father or sponsor, Ben Butler, was
shorn of it's most hideous proportions by
MIR. Bingham, who amended it SO that the
terms of office of those now in power in
that State would not be continued, as pro-
posed by DR.. Ben Butler, beyond the
term limited by the Constitution. -
spoke in opposition to the bill
Mr.: Cox was forcible and eloquent and
said ''We are no longer federation. The
Constitution as q federal bond is almost
obsolete. Congress is despotic majority,
reckless of boundaries and rights, ruling
with iron sceptre a territorial domain
Municipal independence and local self
government are captive, subject, gone.
Our States have touched the lower deep of
humiliation and indignity. They depend
for existence or non-existence on the fat
of Congress, or rather on the within of the
gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. But
ler). Mr.. Cox gave thorough exposure
of the wrongs that are to be perpetrated
under the provisions of this bill, Paid
his respects to Mr.. Bingham whom he said
was willing to submit to the fundamentals
and fights the inoidentals who also COM
plains of the link and hugs the chain :;
who would save the limb but would not
shield the vital parts. He was thoroughly
in earnest in his scorching denunciation
OF the tyranny of the Radicals, and con-
6nES be- H.
Piles as follows ''When that banner bears
us to victory, then, and not till then, will
reconstruction have its dreary end. Not
till then will there be for the South bean
ty for ashes, the oil of Joy for mourning,
and the garment of praise for the spirit of
heaviness. +" The adoption of the amend
ment caused Butler almost to go off in a
fit of anger. There will be a debate on
the bill in the Senate, but it is impossible
to saw what Radicalism will not do