Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-12-08


MarshaIs CarrOw and Sampson
Speaker Jarvis-Mr.AsIRea and the New
Hanover Radical PetitiOn-AIaj. Me-
CIammy Relief for WiIminStOn-l
Cumulative Suffrage New City
Bonds-The Onsfow Railroads DIR.
Winanfs and the Insane, &C., &c.
RALEIGH, Nov. 30, 1871.
Dear Journal Again find myself in !
the City of the Oaks-a delightful resting /
place for worn traveller. The hotel ac- |
commOdations are satisfactory, and the cul- /
mary preparations of mine host extremely |
agreeable to the inner man. The city is |
alive with strangers, visitors, and men called |
here on business from various parts of the |
State.
The crowd of Western men accused of
Ku-KluXism, with their many witnesses,
hover around the Federal Court, now in
session, while the sapient Legislators grace
the halls Of the Capitol.
The poor fellows arrested as il. X KS
Row indulge a real hope Of escaping con-
! YictiOn through a pcstponement Of their
-trial-fOr trial would result il conviction,
even though each prisoner was the embOd-
inent OF innocence, for the jury has been
packed to convict, being composed of picked
paItSans chosen to do their masters bid
/ ding.
! 1t is understood that Judge Brooks has no
! stomach for these cases-that Bond thinks
! "therc is too much of it, and that sit
! smackS Of perSeCUtiOn;" and there is q
/ pleasant rtlaOr, coming from a reliable
! source, that Chase will, before long, release
/ on habeas corpus these poor CaroIinians
| who, falsely charged and illegally convicted,
are now undergoing punishment for al
! legged assaults and rCbberies in the Peno-
/ Tertiary Of New York.
I TheWeStern K. K. Is. IS having been bound
over to the next term of Court, their place
/ in the city is to be taken by the citizens of
! Sampson. Ii is understood that reign of
terror has been created in that county by
| the advent Of the uessianS, and Marshal
/ CanOw, the aspirant for gubernatOral hon
ors, declares his intention of sending cavalry
to scour old Sampson thoroughly. 1t is
very likely that such a course will commend
him to the suffrages Of North Carolnians.
In the House Of Representatives. notice
the distinguished Speaker presiding with
marked ability and uneXampled imparti-
ality. He fills the Chair, HO3 oii3 tc0rthiy
but completely.
Recently there was presented iii the House
the resolutions Of New Hanover Radical
meeting, asking for the expulsion OF MEM
bers of the Senate and Of the House on the
allegation that they were charged with
crime. As soon as the Clerk, in reading
the resolutions, had uttered the criminal
charge, Mr. Ashe, Of New Hanover, rose
and suggested that the Clerk should pro-
coed no further. He read the following
clause Of the Constitution
''Sec. y. Article /. No person shall be
put to answer any criminal charge,
but by Indictment, prcSentment, or iUIpriS-
Onment," and suggested that the House
would not receive the petition ; that no
steps could be taken by the House to en-
quire into the truth Of the charge that it
hIICi Of Pod l. az
Hanover, who the people Of Mecklenburg
elected to represent them; that there
were Radicals On the floor Just
as obnoxious to the Conservatives Of Neck
/ lenburg, as these gentlemen We're the Radi-
cal party. That it was not a subject Of
complaint to the people Of New Hanover.
That the persons accused should be tried by
the courts, and if guilty-punished. After
much discussion, Mr.. AShe Withdrawing his
motion, the House decided to allow the
resolutions to he read, but not TO receive
Mountaineering that they be returned to
MesSrs. Wise and Potts, who were the
signcTS. The same disposition was made
of the Radical resolutions i'll the Senate
Every person Who signed such a paper, or
who publishes such a paper. charging a man
with crime is bv the law Of the land guilty
Of II Tisdemcamor, and it baS been decided
in England that the Printer 10 the House
Of Parliament was liable for printing a sim
liar document with tile proceedings of Par
lament.
This miserable attempt to make patty
capital for the Radicals would end very
properly if the grand jury Of New HanoTer
were to take the matter i'll hand anil Ell
force the law.
II the Ss,Il.,t,., Gr:lon-otllcr WoIknCmen,
We SO the fUcritc If your section. Major
M"Clammy. We understand that he and
AIr. -Aslle have agreed to see if something
can not be done for the taxpayers Of Will
mingtOn, by the introduction Of cuHl,N0i{rc
sufrHJe. The result Of such a measure
VIII be to destroy the excitement Of cleo
tons, end give to each party its proper rep
rc8entdtivaS in city matters, according rela-
tive strength. No better move can be
made. We hear also, that there is some
likelihood Of comforting judicial powers on
the Mayor, in accordance with suggestion
from the Supreme Court. as 4 means to
avoid some Of the inc0nyeniencos arising
from tho Constitution.
As a matter Of interest 10 YOUR citizens,
we note the introduction Ct Il bill to allow
| the Board of Aldermen to authorize the is
suing of 100000 i'll bonds; of the neceSsi-
ty for this measure | am not informed, and
perhaps it would be well to have some light
thrown pDn it through the press if it is de-
sirable to have it passed. What i'll the
world can you want with 100000 iii
bonds
We see that Maj. McClammy has intro
duced bill in favor Of the W., c. q II. r.
r., and Of the OnslOw Co X. r., proposing
to consolidate with the Planters Road and
extend it along the coast. 1t seems as if
the promoters Of these roads think they can
be built by legislation God speed them.
we heartily say; but will charters and acts
OF the Legislature build them?
Among others here, we have seen from
your town DR.. WinaEts, who, we believe,
purposes to contract with the State to care
for the insane, who can not be accoTnmo-
dated at the Asylum, at about $500 per
patient, per annum.
Pardon haste, as l am called to Thanks
giving" dinner.
Yours, w.