Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-11-11
signs CT the Times.


tha neop!e present. Carpet baggcra and
soalawags were at discount, and for The
first time since tho war, showed some sign
of consciousness of their own utter VIE
ness and moral Ieprosy, or at least, con
sciOusness Of the detosta,ion with WHICH
the7 are universally regarded by the true
,7oon1e of North Carolina. 1t was good
fbina 70 be q North Clrolinian and ID pc
there, The reunion Ct Old friends was, in,
dead. most plcaaant. The personal graft
Gcation, however, though great, was not
The only cause fer congratulations in tbo
meeting Ct friends who, since their last
PARTING, had been confined N vile filthy
l,,noeoDs. and had even been subjected to
Tho halter itself, who had, indeed, been
erIiectn1 to cv.5y danger 20 Which life,
liberty and property could be exposed
Ninety DAYS prior thereto ". W. Holden
WI. nv the help Of Richmond VI. Pearson
md on the iuatigation Of john Pool, an
absolute 5rresrou-Ible monarch in North
Carolina. j 2u.hority of this criminal,
VI. W II b.. g., a.gu w.re arrested aud de
1ii,e. OF ps.I, r.y, AID pat in Jail cr hung
s.- To n.ll or Lii luinions seemed BEST
Tins same euitg, t,altoroua, usurpiDe
criminal, w. ". Holden, was upon the
Fair Ground, and yet in spite of all hi
fresh crimes and surrounded by his still
emartiup victims, lie wa uuharmCl The
only vengeance t4ku n upon him was to leave
Lila to The solitary conn anionship Of his
own upbraiGiug conscience, too low, TOO
degraded, too de- pias Il for even s. cophau-
tic fatterv 10 laFu upon 4! What q com
moutarv upau III" law-abidiug character
Of the people of North Carolina Chief
Justice Pearson oad Senator john Pool
wcro rot pres tit {, support their compecr
in vi,laiuy II there had been honor
among villain generally, as there is said
to be among tlicvue, Chief Justice Pear
son and Senator Pool would not have al
lowed Governor Holder to bear alone the
brunt Of the defeat in the late battle
agaiast honor and patriotism and sworn
duty il i. Lich they had made common
cause.
But Il u.u ouc poop.a were Illus qalct
and rcaceub.a and law-~bi5iug, it j. by no
means 10 be inferred that /; Is tncir iGtvr-
ton to allow these guilty wretch@s to
escape uUgisl1ent. John E3ol may DE
beyond or reach. Ills ia[aroy car, how
17or, 10 made ma1lfca. to HE world by a
resolution Of err Legislature roci!ios all
his high crimes Gud nl.s3en2@HoT7, end
asking him. Eu- the ho-1C o. %-rlI caro-
Iinu. to resign his place as Senator. lie
Will uot resign, nor Vii =. .a4Dgc-s 81
flo Uui!rE States Senate CRY G. Ii4 ou
Impeachment or ezoel 4.-c. although The
necessary PROOF might l., pi.yG mountain
IiaE, but $50 o.a i.goyo. disgrace hi.a 'a
Foro l13 whole American Ecugl.
CHIEF Ju.lgs Zyusou isa", j. ii a,-1,
L1ou publicly 1lt--.1-.-7 AL jAla alone
u aulici ut to insure e-.lulu conviction AID
speedy rruiahmcnt Ills otlcg c,i.nes VIII
not tend t. ral-e ua ss..-It .g protect
Liu.
Goy-luCL LIulauua latU l.-t. 10 j.
tho u1cLangoabIo verde. II tic people
that Io Ice driven from the Governors
chair, and declared forever incapable IT
holding Office IN North Carolina
1t seems TO be tho universal sentiment
that our ggcat Augu-a victory would not be
complete thai the poaco and 0uies chat
has recently prevailed would not be per
manently assured, unless ali these things
were done. There Was = general feeling
that the dawn OF q noa era of law aud
order and honesty and confidence was at
hand. 1t was the existence OF this feeling
that brought 10 Raleigh 50 many real Yep
resentativo North C.rosni4a3-many OF
them who on the day of election feI5 tn
any attempt to exercise the right Of suf-
frago would 10 resisted by bayoncts some
Of them, men who were actually in pri-
son, al Of them, men who upon the oath
of perjurad negroes and m less per
jared white men or without any oath 1T
all, were liable to bo arrested and hung
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