Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-05-26
The RndI cal Is.ue-Our Duty.

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The RndI cal Issue-Our Duty.
The spirit of the campaign which. the
Radicals intend to wage against Conven-
ton, as we'll as the manner in which it is
TO be conducted, is manifest by the 'Ap-
peal" which Governor Caldwell las issued
to the people of North Carolina. We de
teoted his object and denounced it even
before we knew that his proclamation was
telegrapbed to the New York Herald in id
vance of its public alton in this State. We
knew when we read it that it was intend
cd to furnish political capital at the North
rather than to bring quiet at home. The
Governor sugar-coated his artful e1agger
atoms by appeals to the clergy and to
leading citizens in order TO deceive credu'
lous people and editors at home, and give
the appeal the appearance of pious o}alty
at the North. He intended to increase
partisan bitterness towards us and make
excuses for quartering Federal soldlcry in
the State.
Governor CALDWELL knows we'll enough,
Notwithstanding his counter statements to
the correspondent Of the New York Herald.
that if our people are allowed a free tx
preston of opinion at the ballot-bo1 in
August that the days of Radicalism in
North Carolina are numbered. His own
official head might be brought to the block.
He will not permit this if possible. Con
sequently he begins to develop the con-
spiracy which has been entered into
against our people. Ii possible, strong
Conservative counties must be placed I'M
der martial law, and the election, if per
mitted at all, must be under the superyiB-
ion of army officers. To accomplish this
purpose, judges, Solicitors, Sneriffs and
other Radical officials will be called upon
to aid. Complaints will be sent to the
and any amount of "willing
will be ready to testify. Nay,
even outrages will be made TO order. ku-
klux will continue to appear just when and
where it will suit the base purposes of
these conspirators, and the crimes COM
mitted will correspond in magnitude to
the necessities of each particular case
There is to be no peace in North Caro-
lima if Governor CALDWELL and his coadju-
tors can prevent it.
But they can be thwarted and must be.
TIE good people of the State who have
at stake must battle tho schemes
If these plotters. The Radical party, at
least the Office holding portion of it, and
this embraces nearly all the white mem
bers, is alone to be benefited by disorders,
awlessness and bloodshed. Aud if our
people cannot be goaded to retaliation,
these men will commit violations of the
aw, in order to ssve themselves through
the interference Of the general govern
ment. Tho Conservatives, who re-
present the intelligence and the
property of the State, are alone
10 be injured by q disregard of the
aw. and by VIOLENCE to life and property.
They have a double duty imposed upon
them-one, the natural duty of every citi- !
zen the other resulting fir ON the untrust- |
worthyEess of their civil officers. They |
must not only conduct themselves as peace |
ul and orderly citizens, but they must de-
ect and bring to punishment such irres-
,onsible persons and pa ty tools, Who take
advantage of the present condition OF af- |
airs to perpetrate crimes for political ef=1
cot. We believe that there are now CT
sanized bands of men-men totally irres-
'onsible, or in she pay or under the di-
ection Of Radical leadcrs-for the pur- !
'ose of committing depredations upon in
ividuals and property, to manufacture
'olitical capital for the Northern elections,
nd to give excuse for the enforcement of
he provisions of the Ku-Klux bill in this
tate.
We must prevent the successful opera
ion of this conspiracy. We must capture
lese narauders. and expose them. We
aust not permit North Carolina to drift
nto the vortex of this Radical maelstrom,
ven to please Governor CALDWELL. Lei
S investigate his IS Appeal by bringing
before the Courts, to discover
here its piety and patriotism leaves off,
nd its hypocrisy and faIsehood begins.
CONFEDERATE DEAD.-We are indebted
, the Ladies Memorial Association of the
ty of Rome, Ga, for list of the names
the Confederate Dead, buried ct Myr-l
9 Hill Cemetery. il that city. Among
,em we find the following from this
tate. David Phillips, Company E, 18Th
+ G. John Wilson 29kh N q n /