The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-29

them who were candidates for the Constitutional
Was dead as JULIUS o@ssr that North carolina
now conquered territory; that her debt would or
should BE- paid BY her conauerors YET they did not
constitution forbiddng any part Of the old debt to
be called in question. ana recurring that an ade-
ally and after the year $780, One-tenth OF the princ
pal. The Supreme Court has since decided that the
standing the limitations on the Legislature found
elsewhere In the constitution as regards the amount
Of lakes permitted to be levied OH the polls and pro-
perry OF the State. Aye, instead OF levylng the
required tax TO meet the interest," on the old debt as
It fell due, they added some twenty millions 70 me
ana the tax collected the new special tax bonds.
II the people In calling convention DO not succeed
greatly fear thai our State debt, both old ana new
QUIETLY IGNORED
hereafter, as the radicals IN the past Legislature
neld after the constitution went into operation. ii
this policy should be continued for Few wears
longer the people OF the STATE Will be easily induced
the statute Of limitations against The whole debt OF
the State and the Interest thereon. This the Con-
yention win do nothing 10 encourage, but VIII man
FAN AND JUST COMPROMISE
with the creditors Of the State at least this ID my
"Some radical leaders pretend to think the Con.
ventt0n will infringe the civil and political rights
Of the c9ored race Is there ground 1or such an up
"None in the world. do not believe there is
man o. any political party 10 the stale 1has enter
fere with any OF these matters, and no persons know
this better or believe 1t
than the radicals themselves, however much they
may argue and pretend to the contrary.n
e,nI WIZ Inc s'ate go IN tne next @ ha
rigidy carried out9''
1T is Impossible to answer that question satisfao
t0rily to my own mind for tie reason that am not
able to conjecture how manv Ku Kiux outrages the
radicals may deem II necessary to have committed,
or where they may deem 1t most expedient to have
DerDeLr0te0.
tally or terror may be used II the Ku Klux law IS
n acens &c sa
imprison and keep In close confinement any and all
persons ne may please. and as long as ne may de.
under TINS bull TO render 1t impossible tor his oppo-
DEFEAT HIN IN THIS STATE,
and yet am equally confident that II the people
are lett tree to vote their own sentiments his own
w NOT vote r ms Ss ~
this State should he be renOminated, vote for him.
large majority OF our people VIII vote for true
and the constitution and who is willing that the
same privileges shall be extended to the
WHITES AND THEIR CHILDREN
as the col0red race now enjoy. Any honest patriotic
and liberal minded man who loves our fcee institu
tlons and WIN labor to maintain the reserved rights
FEDERAL CONSTITUTION
and local governments rs first established, can and
Will, at any fairly conducted election that may be
held carry this State and no other, In my opinion,
would favor the nomination Of General Sherman as
the Presidential candidate OF that partyf"
~ have already virtually answered your question.
The terms proposed by General Sherman to General
Johnston at the surrender were Dotn liberal aud
just, as they
WERE PoLITIC AND WISE
at the time, and, II they had been accepted by the
administration, would have soon healed all our
breaches and the country would have been at peace.
For these and other reasons entertain little or
NO DOUBT,
II General Sherman should get the democratic con-
sentative nomination, but he will carry the State by
q triumphant majority despite the ku Klux bill and
the presence OF the army among us, no matter how
formidable may be their numbers or how rgidly or
cruelty the Ku Klux bill may be enforced"
lyon think q candidate having for his banner
general amnesty and general amity would be
eiectedW
81 feel confident of that fact"
This concluded our conversation, and from per.
sonai observation and experience In this State can
endorse great deal that Mr.. Caldwell sad, perlcu
larry his sentiments with regard TO the popularity Of
General Sherman In the Old North state.