Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-05-12
Gen. sherman Il.

Gen. SHGEEIEsaS.
The speech of Gen. Sherman. made a
few days ago in the city of New Orleans,
would of itself alone be worthy Of rotlce.
The opinions of man occupying the pc
aition that he does, il regard 10 the policy
of the government, are not to be lightly
passed by, oven if they weIo III accord
with these Of the government. Rut no
such accord exists. Gen. Sherman, in the
expressive slang OF the doy, "goca back
on'' the whole course Of proceeding in re
gard to the South since the surrender, and
he is a man neither unknown nor TO he de-
spised. His position as General il Chief
of the L. S. Army viii command ro> pect
and consideration for his uttcranc2s. This
alone would be enough 10 inspire as with
the hope that the dawn Of = better day is
upon rs, but when taken IL connection
with our telegram from Washington City
on yesterday, announcing that no action
had been taken ucder the Ku-Klux Bill
for the reason tat neither the War De-
partment nol the Judiciary Department
was willing 10 undertake the execution o.
the law, each insisting that it wcs the duty
OF the other, though heretofore each had
been jealous Of the other, we think there
is good ground to hope that wiser coun-
sells are about to prevail.
Without General Sherman's CO opera
ton, President Grant viii find it difficult
to carry out his schemes Of oppression and
usurpation. Ills emphatic condemnation
of the course pursued, will go far to-
ward disabusing the mind cf the Northern
people of those prejudiccs SO sedulously
instilled by interested politicians. The
rcbuke to Southern men who have aided
in giving credcnce and circulation to
ISLANDERS upon the land Of their birth
coming from such source, is . singing
ono and we'll meritcd. Taking it al in all,
the speech is very remarkable one,
EXPOSURE falls thick and fast upon the
lying villifers CT the State before the So
called COURAGE Committee" Lusk' IS turn
has come. As We Layo heretofore stated,
this creature LuslI, Solicitor of the
Eleventh Judicial District, was the most
shameless and bra al of the swift witnesses
before the Congressional Inqpisition. His
savage Etterances were suggestive of the
Court yard bully, who can whip all crea
tioD, after the danger IS past.
This man, it will be remembered, stated
in his evidence, that Northern men were
unsafe in North Carolina, and he cited, to
show the @ prejudice - of his own neigh,
bors, the case OF the Rev. Mr.. Pease, of
New York, who settled in Ashevile, all
who, on attempting to preach IN that
place, was at once left to hayangu8 empty
benches Mr.. Peasa Is Olt In an admirable
card, denying, an toto, this Infamous libel,
branding Lask with f4lsehood, and stating
that he and his family hal been treated
with uniform courtesy and kindness.
ApropoS to the same subject The card
which We published from the Raleigh SEN
Iinel, signed by some fifteen Northern gem
Alene7a, who have settled in North Carroll
ma, corroborates the experience Of Mr..
Pease, and declares what every honest man
knows and must confess, that there is no
freer land under the sun for al except
knaves and scoun drels, than North Caro-
lima. The fact, indeed, land we would
not, under any circumstances, have it
otherwise that these very m!screant5 are
allowed to vitupcrltC and SANDER noble
people, with perfect impunity other than
the detestatiOn of all honorable mon, is the
strongest commentary upon the public for
bearance and regard for law.