Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-02-04
From the Raleigh Sentinel.
Elevate Your Guns.

Littlefield, the absconding swindler and
friend of the Governor, speaks through
the Standard every day. His paper on
Wednesday said, 'sThe manne in which
Legislative affairs have progressed of late,
have been very satisfactory to every Re-
publican in the State. Everything has
worked badly, and owing to divisions in
the Republican ranks. Republicans should
no longer suffer themselves to be made
tools to work against their own party; it is
time you should drive out the traitors and
spies who are counselling you to your own
ruin. Blind that you are, you do not see
that which is seen by Republicans all over
the State, that you are running your party
and injuring the people who elected you.
Cast out the spies and traitors; they are
thick among you and your most sacred
plans are known to your enemies. There
has been too much temporiZing; too much
hob-nobbing with our enemies, too much
seeking after Democratic applause; too
much fear of Democratic criticism, and
too many weak minds and still weaker
knees"
This is refreshing, when we remember
that it is from the paper of an absconding
carpet-bag swindler. This article was
written because there we're resolutions po-
litely asking the swinder to resign Gs State
Printer.
The resolution calling on the swindler
to resign as State Printer, passed the
House by a vote of SO to 81, every negro
and carpet-bagger voteing against it. The
swindler's paper on Thursday says:
yesterday the House passed resolu-
ton calling upon the State Printer" Nit-
feld) to resign his Office.
We confess we are much surprised at
such a measure passing the Republican
House. If the Republican members have
| forgotten how often they have relied upon
| the Standard as their sole support in the
hour of trial, We have no wish to remind
them of it.
If they have forgotten how often the
| Standard has been their only defender IN
| the hour of danger. we have no wish to
remind them of it. We do not wish to
urge past services as a rebuke to injustice
done in the present. If the Republicans
of the Legislature choose to forget these
things, we shall not seek to force them
upon unwilling ears. We might reproach
those Republicans who, fOrgetful of past
/ favors, have turned against us, but we
have no reproaches to make"
We have given quotations from the
swindler's paper of Wednesday and Thurs
day they ure different and unlike in their
temper, tone and character.
The Standard says he is unwilling tc
remind Republicans of past favors well
|
remind Republican Glands" of past favorf
received from the Standard man
LIST. We say, Governor, remember that
$4,000 for your old press and type.
I'd. Senator Lassiter, remember $50 pei
acre for your kildee land.
3D.. Stephens mot chicken,) remember
the loan of $1,000.
4th. Latin, remember the note payable
to 'James Smith for So, 600.
9Th. Mr.. ---, remember that golC
watch and chain.
9th. All hands, remember $1,000 spent
in the bar-room established in the Capito
for your accommodation, $4,000 of which
is, this day, due to Bakalan.
Hands" where's your gratitude 1
you turn Lictlefield out State Printer
he will feel he has cause to think you
set of ungrateful scamps. Glands :
sweet "hands ~ as you remember watches
chains, money presents, gin sings ant
whiskey punches, don't turn the swindle
out
Even Holden shows too much gratitud
for that. He will not turn him out, no
will he tell, in special message. what h'
knows about the swindle IN State bonds
Grateful Governor Hands," look n
him initiate him say not word abou
the swindler, Milton S. Littlefeld.