Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-07-08


B. s.
The BlGdera Radical Pow Eyow--A PoIIti-
cas- er-E3Iocker TRmpsrIng with
the NeIeEafss-GGEF and General Fisher
The Fegro ant tElo Carpet-Hngger, &C.,
sc.
ELIzABETTIT6wN, July 1st.
Fear Journal The Radical Convention
IN Baden on tho 25th Juno was a rehash
OF the scenes that occurred in their recent
Lumbcrton Convention. For some time
past the pe.-baggcrg had been engaged
in brilliant noouvres- pulling their vines
carefully-bnt when the collision camo,
they found that the negroes were not so
easily managed now as heretofore. The
meeting opened by the Sheriff Eldridge)
calling his dopnty tWilkinson) to the
Chair. This trick was quickly detected
by some Of tho master spirits Of the ne
gro element, who raised such n yell thai
the Chair was vacated, and Committee
appointed, by no ono IN particular, to Sc
lect permanent officers. This Committee
soon brought forward Dugald Blue, who,
smelling un-powdcr ahead, respectfully
begged to be excused" T. w. Foster
was next announced, who, amid the confu-
sion, took possession of the Chair, with
evident satisfaction to himself and chagrin
Of the anti carpet-baggers. Alex. Pone, q
coIored aspirant for legislative honors, was
made way with, by allowing himself to be
made Secretary. The Chair then proposed
to appoint Fsclect committee of three :"
on nominations. The negroes objecting
to any of "Fosicr's selections, the prop
osition was withdrawn, and commit
tee Of twelve on nominations were
appointed, six of whom were can
didatea, and received the nomina-
ton according TO their report afterwards
made While this committee wero out,
the meeting was addressed by "Parson"
Cashweli, who said he wanted to go to the
Legislature rc1.y bad, but was objected to,
first, because he was preacher; second,
because he loved the women too we'll !;
and third, because he was incompetent.
He justified his course as q preacher in
answer to charge No. l admitted charge
Nc. 2 and said, in answer to charge No.
3, that he had as much sense as any
Foster, not excepting tho notorious Foster
Blodgatt, Of Georgia, ria New York. Mr..
@. was proceeding to denounce tho last
Legislature as n swindle and a humbug,
when James McCalium, q colOrCd delegate
of sound sense, and ever on the alert,
asked the Chair what township O. Ii.
Blocker represented. lie was told by the
Chair that Mr.. b. was not delegate, but
only visitor from Cumberland county.
Then, says James, he is in tho committee
room, tampering with the committee In
the interest of you Yankees, and If you
don't have him to como out Of there aceU
put lin oH. Mr.. B. soon made his exit
from the room and from the Convention,
whereupon james declared that the COM
mitteo was sacked and the Convention was
q svindle, and they (tho negrOes) would
rcpudiate the whole concern at the August
election ! Mr. Caehwell concluded by
telling his bear story, (which was every
palpable hit" ct the carpet-haggcr,) and
then yielded the floor to
Mr.. William Stiff"
another colored aspirant, who claimed the
for the sHouse of Commons"
because his father had been bound ont by
the County Court of Chatham in $780,
William finished his speech by broadly as
sorting that the negroes were inferior to
the whites. At this point a colored dele
gate named Devane was loudly called for,
but the Chair by some logic of it's own,
held that General Fisher, who had been
called for by as many as t,co voices, was
entitled to the floor. The General meellly
came forward, and denied the assertion of
q" Mr.. Stif," that the whites were superior
to the negroes, &C., and while he was en-
deavoring to show that the converse of
that principle was true, Mr.. Elridge, the
Chairman Of the committee on nomina
tons, came forward and announced among
other things, that he had nominated him
self and MIR. Fisher. Then it was that the
pent up wrath Of the negroes burst forth
upon the devoted heads of the carpet bag |
gers-a dozen were on their feet at the |
same time-shouts, yells, curses, loud an |
deep, filled the air-a perfect bedlam en-
sued. II all the fends had been unfetter.
red and turned loose, they could not have
created more confusion, nor enacted more