Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-10-27

ONE of the most disgusting spectaclts of
the late Ku KIux trials in Raleigh was the
active presence of His Accidency, Cover
nor Caldwell, prompting and urging on
vindictive prosecution. Holden could not
have done verse, acted worse. or leaked
worse.
The Rev Political Farty I'm EnRIApd.
Il has been we'll sad that self govern
me Mt is not likely to become an established
fact in Europe until its promoters are men
possessed f ideas that are les, visionary
than those held by The present leaders OF
Dem ocracy IN France and England. The
late reign of the Commune in Paris faa
exhibited to the world the French Demo
cratic view OF lib, roy and now We have
the Republican Committee of England
publishing their party programme, in
which we find. among the princii /. g advO-
Gated such Ccmm0pistic theories as that
the State shall provide homes for the la
boring men, and that the lard shall be
Mathematical that is. belong to the nation
at large, and not to the individual. Moth
ing is more likely to retard the spread of
Republican doctrines in the old world than
the advocacy of such Utopian schemes for
the regeneration of mankind as necessary
to Republican form of government. The
following is the platform of the new
party:
1. The families of the working classes shall be
rescued from the dismal lanes, crowded alleys,
| and CnwholoHOn-o dwellings Of towns, and
planted cut i'll the clear, whore each in the
middle of it's garden, shall lie detached home
| stesds, in WhoIetome ali and sunshine, wherein
they may grow mp strong healthy and pure, IN
| der !he il tiuenCeA of well ordered homes.
2 To enable II ID TO ba effectualy carried out
| there shall be created perfect organization for
| the sef-2ov eminent OF counties towns and villa
gee, with pont1s for the acquisition and dlspos al
I of land for the common good.
| g. DAVIS labor shall consist, for skilled work
mon, of eight hours of honest work.
| 4. In addition to schools for 81 mentary edu'
cation there siI all be provided kchools for prac
! teal knowledge and technical education. These
schools shall be numerous aud shalt be estab-
hshed in the midst OF the woIkmon's new home
steads,
5. For tho moral and physical well being O.
! the people, places Of public recreation, knowl
edge and refinement shall be organized as parts
| of tho public service.
g. Public maxi shall be erected in every
town. for the sale OF goods i'll email quantities o
the beet quality at wholesale price.
Z. There shall be provided a great extension
of the organic alton of the public service tn ths
NO del of the postofice for the common good.
The London correspondent of tho New
York World says neither industry, MOI
zeal, nor brains, nor money will be spared
to secure the success Of the new party
This correspondent adds The agree
ment is that each OF tae seven planks O
the platform shall be put into tho shape O.
bill, INTRODUCED in the House of Lords
at the commencement of next session
passed and sent down to the Comm ons a.
speedily as may be " It will likely create
a stir, but it is Ly 10 means certain tina
the new party will win.
! Il is said that fifteen wealthy and irflu
entail conservative peers, baronets anG
members of Parliament have been arraug-
ing The preliminaries, and that q contract
is signed binding the representatives. o.
the different interests to mutual action
This may explain why the House Of Lords
seeks to prevent iufringements by the
House OF Commons on it's hereditary pre-
negatives ; bat such combination OF
Lords and Peers with the working classes
would be beyond belief i'll any age but the
present.