Wilmington journal., 1871-07-14
TIIl. WILMINGTON JOURNAL
WILMINGTON. N. O.,
FRIDAY, JULY Ii, 1871.
Tne soutn and the Democratic Party


respect, dissenting from our posltion 10
raoara TO the Eext National Democratic |
Convention. There is e conflict in our
conclusions, however, rather than n our
views. indeed, there is little or no dider- !
ence of opinion in regard to the poiis1csi
situation. Our correspondent has IN some
instances m:s,once;ved our position.
,vb;ob vo will correct in the coulsa Of our
reply.
We agree with our correspondent that
"the preservation of American liberty de-
pends, in a great degree, upon speedy
return to those ancient landmarks Wnlcn
our fathers set, and this desirable end can
only be attained by restcratlon OF the
Democratic Party to power" In our issue
of Jane 9th we said: 1--WE see too plainly
"that in the defeat Of the party Of which
"he General Grant) is the representative
man, lies the only hope for the preserva-
"tion of I'll equality Of each State IN the
"Federal Union, the preservation OF the
sricht of personal liberty and the preser-
"vation of the right of local self-govern-
mont, and seeing this we will not allow
"purpose TO use every effort i'll our power
"to Lring about that defeat" To this
end We will not permit "jealousy-the
feelings Of pride. practicable adhesion
to past opinions upon past subjects nor
sectional distrust to distract the harmony
Of It's c51IciIs or the unity of lis action"
But we cannot better answer our CORES
L1.av Inv ranuhliebir0 OOr views
as given IN The JOURNAL Of June Sd. He
viii fad that IN most respects We agree
AID tina. in others he has unintentionally
12isll ,yTctc ted us. Upon this subject We
then Caia :.
''Ln TIC rast, disdaining to accept as a
boon what we claimed as right, we Of
"ta8 South have sought to work out our
" own salvation. In every instance, how
q yer, IL which we have attempted to &C
"comp.4sl anything beyond our own ter
"rityr,al limits, disaster has come upon US
'sGnd our allies. The grand Union Con-
"vCrtiUn which met in Philadelphia, when
- MassacLusett is and South Carolina en-
"te-eG asn N arm, was not more barren
C il Ko-ul.s than the S,ow York Conven-
d" Upon our own soil oar sucoess has
:'been as marked as has been our defeat
beyond ii.
"I5 is not to be denied, however, that
eve have frIonds at the North, homes,
" earnest, jealous friends, ready to work
:. for Us, aad what is more to the point,
' there is 9 class Of n1eu there daily grow
CI;no, IN mn oJ,nru nd i'm nortapoa ubo f. ri
that their interest is bound up in ours
"for the reason that they begin to soc
''that the destruction of personal liberty
and Of the right of local self-governmect
sat the South is the sure prelude to their
destruction at the North.
''It seems, then, that the cause Of per-
"sonal liberty, the cause OF lc5al self gov
eminent, md this, in ether words, is the
a. cause Of tho South, is daily gaining
as strength in all parts of our common
"country."
" That it's adherents at the North, when
"fighting " alone, can win victories has
"been attested in almost every State be-
"yond Mason's and Dixon's line. That
''its adherents in the South, when fight
"ing alone, can win victories is also be-
"yond dispute. Yet, singular to say.
"when these two parties are fused into
"one instead Of winning victories they
'invariably meet with defeat
"Such has been the bitter experiences OF
:" tho a&st. Realizing this state of things,
"and in vi4w of the Presidential CAM
"paigp, our friends at the North have
"taken what in the political pArlance Of
" the Gay is termed a new Departure
"Mr. YALLANDIGuAM, of Ohio, inaugura-
"ted the movement in the Dayton Resolu-
"tiOns. and he Pennsylvania, Ohio and
/" Kentucky Conventions have endorsed
"it, a03 doubtless in the other Nor, hern
estates. IS opportunity offers, our friends
"will FIJI into line.
" VIVA. does this new departure mean
"1t means simply this: Our friends at the
"North, the friends of Constitutional
"Gove rnmepj, are preparing and organ
"izing for the next Presidential campaign
$50 that when tho fight comes they will
shave no useless encumbrances. All the
" sick ana wounded are to be sent to the
"rear. In plain English, in order to Sc
''cure success in the future it is necessary
"that tlc crimes and expressions of the
"past shall be compounded and condon-
SEED. IS these wrongs were committed
"against the South, it would be contrary
"to human nature to expect Northern
"mer, even though they be Democrats,
"not 10 forgive and forget them. It is
"easy FIR saan to forgive injuries dOLe to
"tleir neighbors. We expect no disin-
"teres'c3 action from the Northern or any
"any other people. Our reliance now is
"upon the belief that they begin to see
"that danger threatens them, and that
they caunJf nov save themselves with
tout sal ing us also. They have come to
"see, too, tLa5 to protect themselves from
"wrong hereafter they must forgive and
"fraternize with men who have heretofore
wroDgel rs. They now sand ready to
" do this; to burg in oblivion the recollec-
tioD Of the violence done tn the Hopcti