Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1870-08-26
Address OF tho Democratic.Conserva
State Central Committee OF North Caro-
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Address OF tho acknowledgements
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As an historical record of the causes which
led to it and the results of the recent election
in North Carolina we publish the address of
the Democratic Conservative State Central
Committee. The purely thankful tone and
candid expression of the paper is of such a
high character that we cannot refrain from
giving it to our readers, and invite attention
to itas truthful exposition Of affairs in that
State, aud of the position occupied by the
combined elements which brought about this
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FELLOW CITIZENS: We congratulate you
upon the complete and noble victory which
you have just won at the ballot box. vic
tory Of truth, justice, liberty and law, over
corruption and high handed usurpation and
tyranny. Let US enjoy our triumph with the
same dignity and moderation which charac-
terized US as people, before and during the
excitement of the election.
It was the policy of some Of the leaders of
our opponents, to drive US into violent resist
ance, and efforts were made to do 30 by re-
peated instances of lawlessness and oppres-
sion. But thanks to the good sense of our
people, they failed, signally failed, in their
wicked purposes, and the whole American
people now see too plainly to be misled in the
future, that the military movement set on foot
here, was gotten up upon false pretenccs by
desperate men, for the purpose of carrying
the election and keeping themselves in power.
Seeing the rising indignation of the honest
people of the State, suffering as they were
from all the ills arising from q wasteful and
carrupt administration of the State govern
ment, and that all was lost to them, unless
something could be done to avert popular
condemnation, they deliberately planned and
attempted to execute the desperate scheme oil
military violence which the country has seen
enacted, in the hope and with the expectation
that the people, alarmed, overawed and help
less, would tamely yield their rights and al
low the election to 60 by default. The result
has shown how much they were mistaken in
the character of the people of North Carolina
We very well know, fellow-citizens, thai
this is not mere party triumph-true it is
the victory has been won in the name of oul
party. But let us not forget that it is vic
tory due in great degree to the uprising Of
honest and Conservative men of all parties
The election returns show that thousands
who in the former elections voted with the
Radical party, have come to our aid and
helped US to win the signal triumphs which
now gladdens our hearts. Even the colored
race, controlled as it hitherto has been by evil
connsels and gross Misrepresentation of our
motives and rnrposes as to them, in many
portions of the State, in Tery considerable
numbers, broke away from the trammels in
which they were bound and materially aided
in swelling our majorities.
To the colored people we say, fear nothing.
We pledged ourselves in the last Legislative
address issued in March last, that all their
rights under the constitution aud laws Of the
country, in case of our success, would BE- alike
respected and protected with those Of white
citizens. Time will show that these pledges
will be faithfully redeemed. We know that
efforts will still be made to alarm, delude and
mislead them, for without their aid the faction
that has just.been defeated, will hereafter be
powerless. The interests of the white and
colored races in North Carolina are the same
and what Injuries one will surely and newt