Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-07-08
Hr,.ad,er General DOekery.

AS MODEST stlilnebs diu IblliiiiIS'
BrIsadIer General DOckery.
We see that Brigadier General Doekery,
n. @. s. NJ, has announced his intention
of addressing his fellow citizens at several
points in this section Of the State, com
mencing at Ellington on the lst Of July.
It is not stated whether he will advocate
his claims as a candidate for Congress on
these occasions, or whether he Is acting
under orders Of Major General \, j. Jones,
and his purpose is to enroll the State Mi
litia. OF course We cannot tell if the lat
ter snpposition he correct, whether he will
enlist any minute men, or will receive COM
panies for Colonel Kirk regiment of State
Troops. Applicants must apply directly
to Brigadier General Dockery.
BY the way, We Gee that the Governor
has appointed three Radical candidates for
Congress, and two aspirants, Major Gencr-
ais Jones and Brogden, and any number
of candidates for the Legislature, to take
command Of brigades and divisions in his
military organization. We suppose these
gentlemen will have military charge of the
ballot boxes, in order to maintain the free
dom and purity of elections.
Major General Jones and his Brigadier
Dockery, have such an exalted opinion of
each others honesty and courage, that we
have no doubt their commands will be
benefited by the example of official regard
and admiration mutually existing between
their commanding officers. We have no
donbt that Jones will do all he can to pro
mote the Congressional aspirations Of his
Immediate subordinate, and will turn the
Division out to salute the Brigadier in hon
or of his election, should he be successful.
Third Congressional District.
The declination of Colonel Bennett
leaves tho Conservatives without a Con
gressionaI candidate III this District. The
duty of action now devolveg upon the Ex
ecutiYe Committee, by resolution of the
Fayetteville Cow ntion. We regard their
action as very important, and arrange
ments arc being made for an early meet
ing of the Committee, which will be Only
announced.
The Wadesboro Argus says the Commit
tee should put forward the best and ablest
man, whose disabilities have been re
moved, that can be secured, and mentions
in this connection GILES LEITCH, OF Rob
eson ; Fl. G. WALL and d. MALboY, Of
Richmond l.. l.. Polk and J. NJ. WALL,
of Arson, and A. III. WADDELL, of Now
Hanover.
On the other hand, the Wilmington Star
thinks it best not to put forward candi
date, at the late day at which it would be
possible for the Committee TO act. We
have received letters advocating this view
from two sources III the District worthy of
consideration.
The resolution Of the Fayetteville Con
vention, however. would seem to leave no
discretion to the Committee, and their
duty appears to be confined simply to the
selection of a candidate III case the nom
jnee declines.
We trust the papers Of the District will
give some thought to this matter, ana we
hope the members of the Committee will
be favored with the advice of their friends
IN regard to it. AS a member of that Com
mittee, we invite the views of our friends,
promising that all will receive due conad-
Grafton.
Second Congregational District
The death of Representative Heaton Of
the Second Congressional District hGs put
the Radical aspirants into serious commo-
ton. Estes, who had retired from pub
lilo life, has suddenly turned up, and Frog
den has seen waiting n long while for Ills
reward. He has sacrificed the respect OF
his friends and his own self respect and
grows anxious TO get his pay
But the negroes, whose large maionties
in Edgecombe and Craven give the Dis
trict to the Radicals, are for putting Ia
an appearance, and Jackson, Of Edge
combe, is looming up as the prospective
candidate. AS Heatons vacancy must be
filed as we'll as member elected for the
new Congress, it will hardly be possible to
cheat the colored people out of both.
Their strength demands one of tho places,
and can command it.
Colonel Clarke will be power III the
Nominating Convention if he will only or
ganize his regiment in time. By judi
cious exercise OF his prerogatives in the
several counties of the District he could
easily secure the prize and resign the
Colonelcy,
1uuRo AnoLnaSs tue loyaIlSI, VINO SlSueu
the ordinance of Secession, wants to go to
Congress, and he will have the active and
interested support of Judge Green, Of
Newbern, whose Radicalism is just new
enough to be ut q white heat, and would
like to reap the reward of his devotion to
I" the flag and to the nation, by step
ing into Judge Thomas old shoes. Green
seems to have waited to give in his ex-
perience until the physicians thought
Heaton was sick INTO death.
Then there is that enterprising carpet
Dagger, Lehman, who has been after
something ever since and before the State
was reconstructed. He would like to CO.
But unlike Thomas, his nomination will
leave no vacancy, and he stands no chance