Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-04-14

occupying judicial station. that he luxnn
ated once in a similar abode.
THE CLOSING SCENES OF THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY, recently adjourned, were marked
by some unusual and striking Exhibitions.
When the resolution of thanks to Speaker
JARVIS. Of the House of Representatives, =
a resolution richly merited by the most
worthy recipient-was moved, the coiored
members OF that body, With, Perhars, an
exception or two, took occasion to express
their Acknowledgements to that gentleman
for the fairness and impartiality which ne
had extended TO them, and their sense of
the uniform kindness with which they bad
been treated by the Democratic members
generally. We can, indeed, recall no one
instance, during the whole course of the
Legislative proceedings in either House,
in which the colored members were &C
corded anything but generous and friendly
treatment, although, in the earlier stages
of the session, before Holden was I'M
peachcd and while his malignant coun-
sells wers yet In the ascendant, some OF
them INDUCED in misguided and violent
harangues In this respect marked con-
trast was presented to the course of Ger
tain Radical members in previous Leg1sia-
lures since the negro has had voice IN
the Assembly. It may not have escaped
the recollection of the public that, in the
days when carpet baggers fourished IN the
Capitol, and Haunted their brazen impu-
~, 1olIo nf there
were frequent acrimonious and unparlla-
mentary alterations between them and
their colored allies,-in one case proceed
ing to that extent, that the late A. 81. Gal
loway shook his indignant fist right under
the nose of the gay and festive" Estes.
We do not hesitate to assert the opinion.
that the negro members of the Legislature
are looked upon, by tho Democratic ma
jority, with far more kindly and favorable
eyes than their brethren in the Federal
Congress or by the Radical majority there!
Let us hope that these acknowledgements,
on the part of the celored members, are
the harbingers Of a better feeling and of
reforming reason,-of the incipient con-
victiou, which must come. sooner or later,
in it's full extent, that the truest friends of
the negro race are to be found among the
people with whom their lots are cast and
with whom their genuine material and
moral interests are identified, II SO, the
augury is an suspicious one for both
races.
These colored men have now an oppor-
tunity of giving substantial proofs of the
sentiments which, on the eve of the ad-
journment, they were not slow in express
ing. They must know, as clearly as we
do, that it is not contemplated, in having
Convention of the people to remodel our
organic law, to interfere in the slightest
degree with any of their rights. or to leg
! islate. in any way. detrimentally To the
privileges which they now enjoy. They
must see-at least, the more intelligent of
them, who control the action of their race
that the present Constitution, the by
| bred offspring of seedy adventures and
designing native knaves, is an nwise, OPP
pressive instrument, wholly unadapted to
the warts and condition of the people of
both colors. They must appreciate (though
moral opportunities in life have been su-
perier,) that no evil can befall a country
greater than that of being cursed with an
| iguoraut, mercensry and corrupt Judici :
airy. They will yet feel, if the present
state of things is not cured, the weight OF
taxation, which the existing Constitution
and the legislation under it necessitate.
swallowing up their scanty means. Let
| those colored leaders, then, who, the other
| day, went go far as to declare the belief
| that the action Of The General Assembly
would rebound to the best interests Of
the people, illustrate their professions by
| their works. Let them assist in the good
work of Reform before us, and it will be
we'll.
| Already, since tbs deposition of the
arch-agitator, 10y the aid, be it alEaya re-
membered, of Republican votes,) there are
evidences of great quiet and composure in
our midst. Not that the previous trou-
bles in our midst have not been grossly
and UNANIMOUSLY exaggerated for selfish and
! partisan purposes, but still there acere
outrsges porpetrated, hero and there,
which ell good men must deplore ont
RACES provoked, On tiie part Of the blacks,
| by evil counsellors. and leading to retalia-
tory outrages on the part OF a few whites.
The times are propitious for peace, har-
noony and general effort for the general
good. Let rs hare them!
| BINaHAM'g SCHooL.-We have received
from our young friend, S. J. West, an in
| vitation to attend the Annual Commence
ment of the Polemic and Kalistbenic Soci-
| ties of RinQhams School The nratora or