Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-04-22
WASHINGTON, ApriI l3, 1870.

sa1u bureau mas determined TO see the IN
veatigation carried through successfully
He has engaged the services of Mr.. Jos.
Bradley, of this District, very eminent
| lawyer, to assist him In the Investigation.
Gen. Howard has secured Edward Ketch-
EN-, of New York to defend him. Mr..
Wood yesterday had $4,000 appropriated
to pay the expenses of the investigations
The case was to have begun yesterday but
the defence are somewhat taken aback by
the amount of evidence to be presented
and the Witnesses to be summoned. They
are somewhat scared at the prospect which
will disclose more than is either pleasant
or desirable to the apostle of miscegena-
ton, the canting, praying Howard ana
his defenders in the House.
The House Territorial Committee agreed
to report an enabling act for New Mexico
! to organize State government and apply
for admission into the Union. This will,
it is expected, add two more Senators to
the Radical strength. The Radical dodge
with regard to this new State will be the
same as was played in Nevada and Ne
brasLa, both together having scarcely pop
ulation enough TO admit one State. They
will count double in New Mexico and by
that means admit her tied fast to the Jug
gernant Of Radicalism to aid in further
crushing out the rights Of the old States
and reducing the people to the condition
OF Eerfs.
The Ways and Means Committee are
being flooded with petitions signed by
officers of the National Banks asking them
to strike out or amend that portion of
the Funding bill requiring the Banks to
take the four per cent. bonds The dele
cations here are hard at work to effect
the same end, and OF cou1se they will sue
coed, the greater portion Of the members
being interested in the banks. On the
other hand General Spinner, United States
Treasurer, is daily III receipt of letters
from prominent bankers in all parts
Of the country endorsing his views on tho
Funding bill, in which ne says that the
banks had better take what is offered them
than TO raise an issue before the people,
when they may be overtaEen by the fate OF
the old United States bank He also let's
out q little Of the slumbering fire of his
old Democracy when he tells the banks
that when they talk of their " vested
! rights" that they must not forget that the
people have some rights, and that which
Is their vested rights is the peoples
vested wrongs" Sharp talk for Radi-
Cal official who can't go latitc so far as the
oligarchs who rule us. But it Is of no use
until the people are fairly aroused, which
will only come when the tax gatherer has
drained them of their last dollar and their
stomachs are pinched for food and then
the terrible reaction viii cone as q fearful
storm. sweeping all before it,
The great speech OF Hon Daniel Voor
hees, recently delivered at Indianapolis,
has reused the Democratic press to n
proper sense OF the great dangers that
threaten US from the admixtu1e of the
races, as proposed by the leading Radicals;
the great s~indle Of protection and
monopoly which robs the people OF all the
sections to make wealthy the nab0bs CT the
East and Pennsylvania, and the uncons!i-
tutional entertainments on the rights OF
the States and the gradual absorption Of
all power in the hands Of the National
Government, which will leave the
country entirely in the power Of
wealth and reduce the people to the
degraded position Of the peasantry Of
Europe and the equal and companion Of
the negro. This will be the inevitable
result if Radicalism continues, and this
WAS clearly pointed out by Mr. Voorhees,
in his clear, comprehensive aud states
manlike discussion OF the tissues Of the
day" He spoke kindly OF the black man,
but for the sake of his race, his country
and civilization he appealed to the people
in the name OF humanity not to permit
this terrible degradation to the white race
of our country. The Democratic press
have been stirred to action by the truth
of the arguments presented by Mr.. Voor-
bees and his earnest and glowing appeal
for the people Of the country against the
wealth and injustice of the ojigarchs -
Extracts from his speech fill their columns
and are most warmly endorsed as the
words of true statesman. The 'Chroni
cle'' Of this city, with its characteristic
fairness, sneered at Mr.. Voorhees, even
before he had left Washington to deliver
his great speech, and after it was delivered
and while his bold and earnest denuncia-
ton OF Radical crime, viIliapy and wicked
ness were being caught up and re-echoing
throughout the land, the same ''Chroni-
cle'' was content, without attempting to
answer q single argument of Mr.. Voor
hees, to string together g lot of abuse,
which was hurled at him ana the rest of
the rebels, as it chooses to term the De-
mocracy. The father OF lies is we'll repre-
sented in Washington by John w. For
ney, owner of the ''ChronicIe," who now
has the ear OF our gifted" President and
who is chief of his Kitchen Cabinet I
ask pardon of Mr.. Voorhees, for bringing
his name into such close proximity to
John W. Eorney's, as [ know he will not
feel a. all complimented by my abiding to
him even in the remotest connection with
so notorious a character. Mr.. voorhees,
stands deservedly high in the estimation
not only of the people of his District and
State, but has strong hold upon the
hearts and affections of all who love the
outspoken defender of right. truth, justice
and our liberties.
Governor Senter concluded his evidence
before the Reconstruction Committee yes
terday. He says if he had troops he could
preserve peace in the State, the militia be-
ing neither organized or equipped. There
has been no evidence before the Commit
tee that would warrant even Ben Buffers
reporting bill for interfering in Tennes-
lCee. The evidence is not vet closed and