Wilmington journal., 1871-06-30
Logac, Watts, Ashley-al the SlituouS
crew-arc, indubitably, " mighty sorry y
but. then. not even the calprit
-" EFT feIt the haItt'T uTa"'
With good opinion of the law.

-"E'-r felt the halter draw,
Ni-h good opinion of the law.
Mr.. Philips is as unfortunate ia LIS
pathological illustrations. as ln Ms uo"lt-
ting admissions He compares 'h' State
to = patient long sable csed to the expert
msnts of political d; ctors, depicted and
exhausted, and g precates the apPiances
that are now proposed for her cure. dls
system. like thai of many poll Ic Al anc'
mayhap, professional San9rado before ls
rather to let the waste sick man alone, TO
laneuish lingeriogiy, bee iuse the case pays
we'll !
MIR. Phillips, to our unfeignad SURPRISE
throws himself into the arena as tne
eu,ogist of the present Constitution we
had not supp 3sed h9 had reacaed tI"'
degree OF conformity und piaolllty' ooC
the remark of Bill Arp, that when : VIZ
einian fall, he fills heavy ard fer, is, an
Fortunately. applicable to uther pfrsons
and Iccalities Mr. z. go5s even further
he enlogizes tlis nongrel Constitution as
the acork at carpet-6agge"S, and expresses
tie opinion that " "pCs!enfy and hlst> Z
will pronounce it less unsuii able to the
true condition OF The people OF Norm
Carolina than any papsr that Wonld prooa-
blv have bean drafted By The 6as! Of our
unfiye citizens p The Cha:r@an Of 'he
Executive Committee is welcome to his
partialities, bu, this gratultous deciafa Ion
vill CRATE har5hIy uron the ears OF men
who expec.ed better things Of him. When
it is remembered Of what material the IN
famous Convention OF 1868 was composed
how it reveled in corruption ana cloSod
amid drunken orgies-how the Const1tu-
t;oo # p,sda increased the taxation Of the
u CD q and inflicted upon them horde OF
supet fuous and greedy office holders
how it has proven a covert fer thieves ana
swindlers-when all Cf tas 81 thing, we
cav, are recalled, one can better appre-
ciate MIR Phiilips's endorseme of Tour
: gee, Latin, Abbott. Ashley & Co., at the
ex.ense OF the "best Of our native cltl-
zens y
Mr.P., to use the vulgarism, " gees the
+ whole hog" The township system ls the
I very thing-the Code is even better-ano
! if he recognizes any defects anywhere II
9 his n1ucil-ap plauded Constitution, he fails
: to point them out BE literally sees
"Helen's beauty in brow of E:yp:
The attempt of the author 20 Jug III TIE
j great name of Judge RUFFIN II support G
@ his views as TO the unconstltn'10d o
. the proposed mode Of clllinS the Conven
/ ton, is diSingencous. Judge RUFFIN. II
e his letter to Mr.. CoNIGLAND, (publishe(
\ de- {
It state of things without preoeden: Ia er,
v free State, and with no analogy to the exist
It ing condition of affairs in North Carolina
i ANDREW JOHNSON, President Of the UnlFe'
States. and William w. Holden, his mil,
W tary eatrap, had no right to order Con
vention for North Carolina, or to submi
d the question to the people as 10 whethe
g. they would have one
d Mr.. Phillips closes with something Yer
er akin to a threat that President Grant ma
er interfere with a strong hand and ''ruppre-
te all the consequences OF the contemplate
movement"
We believe that this fretful bravad
1r will frighten the peoplo from their pre-
D. priety as little as the piteous whine of th
al Executive Committee. speaking thrcug
N Mr.. Phillips. Chat it is ''against the
a wishes" to be driven from the flesh pot
st will move their sympathies. They WI
prosecute to the end their peaceful an
il loyal effort to build up the material an
IN educational interests Of North CaroiIn
1t to purify her halls of Justice, and to r
le store something of her ancient fair nam
I'd The time aoas when Mr.. Phillips wonl
10 have been aciM then, in so commendable
movement. That he is not now, Is ''ve1
much against the wishes # many of b
- former associates and friends. person
o11 noiifioaI