Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-06-09
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whether at the North or the South.
From the organs of that party, however,
which Processes to be the champion of
constitutional government, the upholder
! Of the rights Of citizens and the defender
of the sovereignty of States, the oppressed
people of the South have taught them
selves to hope that if they did not receive
Justice they would, at least, not receive in
suit.
In this, we regret to say, We have been
mistaken.
For the past ten days the tone of the
New York World, one of the most promi-
nent papers, if not the leading orgsn OF
the Democratic party at the North, has
been such that decent respect for their
manhood forbids the people Of the South
to subm to it in silence.
It is beyond dispute that in the present
mixed political complexion of the North
ern people the united South holds the bal
ance Of power. It rests with us to say
whether the nominee Of the Radical party
or the NOMINEES OF the Democratic party
shall be the next President of these United
States.
The Southern people and the Southern
Press have, in unmistakable terms, an
nounced their purpose to cast their vote
for the Democratic candidate; and, not
only that, but in addition thereto, to leave
to our Northern and Western friends the
selection of that candidate and the shaping
of the platform upon which he shall stand.
T. lcp 0Ioin ju cd
our purpose to allow our Northern friends
to conduct the coming presidential cam
paign in their own way, upon their own
plan and under a leader Of their own
lection. All we propose to do at the
South is to cast the Southern electoral
vote for the Democratic candidate.
In return for this we had right TO ex
poet to be treated with at least common
decency by our Northern brethren, and
to have our feelings respected and our
preiudices saved from insult
We still! demand this. We demand it as
due allie to our common manhood, to our
common equality before the law of our
party and 10 the large electoral vote cast
by US. We shall submit to degrading
no more willingly than we shall submit to
it as citizens of common government !;
and the sooner this fact is realized by such
papers as the New York World. the better
it will be for the unity, harmony and sue
cess of the National Democratic Party.
We make no threats and do not desire to
be 50 understood. We simply state what
we believe to be the purpose and feeling
of the Southern people. We approve and
endorse the ''new departure" We believe
that in it the Radical party can, and will
be defeated, and that without it, it will be
successful.
We believe that scarcely any amount Of
insult and contumely can prevent the
Southern people from voting for the man
who opposes General GRANT. We see too
plainly that in the defeat of the party of
which he is misrepresentation man, lies the
only hope for the preservation of the
equality of each State in the Federal
Union, the preservation of the right OF
person al liberty and the preservation OF
the right of local self-g government, and
seeing this we will not allow anything to
turn US from our stesdfast purpose to use
every effort in our power to bring about
that defeat.
But while we give our Northern friends
to understand that such is our purpose, it
is as we'll that they should also understand
that we do not propose to submit to insult
in silence, and that we are not ignorant of
the respect due to united Southern cleo
toral vote.
We beg leave, also, to suggest whether
the contrast afforded by the utterances Of
such Republicans as General SHERMAN, SEN
ator SCHURz and Senator TRUMBULn and
others, when placed side by side with the
following from the New York World
will have tendency to attract Southern
men to the candidate supported and en-
dorsed by the World:
There is similarity in one point between tn
secessionists OF this country under Jefferson
Davis and the communists OF Paris under tn cir
hydra-headed leadership. Both misused, dis-
graced. and finally desecrated good idea
The creed which Southern nulli6ers perverted
beyond recognition and then dishonored by re-
bellion was that OF Jefferson, Madison, and Sam
Adams"
speech is free in this country for poets and
orators of the ''lost cause" but they can have |
no irfluence or control in shaping the issues OF
1872 or onward till by baptism and good works |
they show they have put sway forever the dead |
and dismal past and submitted to the discipline |
of the party"
\ |
Jefferson Davis and his abettors promoted a |
condition Of things among the ruling politicians |
of the South which precipitated the rebellion"
ITO our nostriIs the "lost cause" ia q stencil
and We seek to bury il out Of our sight"
It is not grateful 10 our feelings now,
no matter what our opinions of him may
have been, to hear JEFFERSON DAVIS
spoken of by our friend, as " q bankrupt
politician, blundering old man." ga
false prophet, who on former occasions so
sgregiously deceived and misied the South.
srn people to their ruin" We cannot help
thinking Mr.. DAVIS has been unfortunate
IN the use of certain expressions recently,