Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-01-06
Hon. Vance "unterv,svv.,, ;.

lbu.iIv ENGAGED with several of his clients
LAID very much fatigucd. as he bad lust
| rotnYYai from, the neiphbnrino commit of
| Caba,Yus where he had been for tho 1oet
weak conducting the dcrepce il, q cop5,li.
Icatqd mDr,ier trial He was iDyiai. candid
| cracked Jokes every few NON. n.4 or toI.i -
|side-snIittiDo sneadota. and uaj1 q com.
Inlinpnt TO the elste~Drise Of the Herald =
| Ozginn TO his extreme fatioua orr inter.
view had necessarily r.. he hriaf thonoh
at the same time general
| C0rresDopGept-Ci Governor. devon think
| Won win be admitted to the senate whom
/ Won make apUIicaIion2
| = C.overnorZl do not know. 7 tLoupbt
! wonld be ADMITTED or [ would not have
/ asked iny friends in the Legislature TO
! vote for Ii. look at it IN this Way:-
| goncre-s La5 relieved many af the most
ohn0xions men who for Years had h,on
teachipee secession ood T.o,b;nr nm the
fS30a5Lcf1 mind. ana firing tie Southern
/ heat Tor separation aad ,szr: and did
not eae WIN they should not rali.yo oue'
| = hose C1itv crime cOasistod in foh,insy for
] his State @ilsn forced iut1 It bY the ne
! ton O9 others.
! Cores oudeus-Have Won any assur-
iauces fruu leading Hppub leans in the
! Sola-C tlat ,uu Will be admitted
+ Go.r3Hel hayc sCr.a rrstt.: strong
. a-.;s...t .,.s.. Eg.al ~raators and Eapfeaenta
! tive = no ulom auxic,t, to qniet the South
ara ,o.,gro harmony by acts of kindness
OF i..is SOFT, hut from none tiat can re-
mem Der except such ~ are known to favor
general amnesty.
! C0TtCsp oudCut--WH hat do YOU suppose
/ wal! he the fret nationally and bore in
+ she State OF = i-tus:l. 10 sctt Eou.
+ l@verLcr-E Cannot think has refusal
! 10 A2*. ne "Ii have any effect nationally {;
cer.ul4!l NOT, - Jar a& em personally
concerned, th.pgh il nigh h1 regarded
~ - l'npoataIce looked ulon "a the light
q. a@"31laE "a STAG fully "A he Union.
IL this State 1, would have Influence -
rather IL unfortunate influence or the Re
publican party. Fer Glnco Wo have &C
csDtoI IT," results OF the var 50 complete
Is, asl complied 50 tally with Ill the re-
QaIrs-.4.",-is nt RECONSTRUCTION, mach OF the
bItte}ne-~ between parties here had gwen
away, ana thoro being moth ne left TO
quarrel about, Our people were fasg getting
together, Ia tact, the D ,ttle fought here
last summer vas Ca purely local issues,
and thousands OF RepuOilctnS in the West
helped rs to break Up the corrupt rings
tbat were 4ting uS mp. Scarcely O word
of national politics was uttered. It was
some what IN this teeliDg that the Legisla-
ture elected me Senator; not in defiance
d OF the Jaw which made me ineligible, as
ias be=n said 10y some OF the Republican
paper, but IN til" hope and belief that
ConPre6@ would relieve me, and not limit
the choice 81 he Stale IN aDy re-pect,
provided che selected q lGw-abidipg citi-
zen. If Congress refuses to do go, it will
revive much u that bitterness, and will
o3uea orr PeOpj0 to despair OF ever being
represented III Congress by the men Of
their choice, no matter how complete heir
submission. On the contrary, think my
admission wOuId do moro TO reconcile our
people towards tho Nurth and to secure
the permaDcUcy Of reconstruction than
anything else that Congress could do, ex
ctpS pas an amnesty bIl.
Tespoudenr--Whatd do you think Is
the prospect OF general amnesty from the
discussions recently in Congress
Covernor-l nave not read the reports
with regularity, and am not posted Of
the merits OF Z re discussion now gong on
in regard to general amnesty. Of course
we don't like Buffers bill, bot like IL Q
Old Presbyterian said 10 ms antagonist
VINO IN arguing again SIS eternal punish
mont admitted that sinners might burn
for ten thousand years or 50, cit is better
! tnan nothing" AZ an indication of a
caang8 Of opinion North and return Of
good feeling towards us, 1t Is very gratliY-
ing, and the sentiments uttered by many
/ OF the speakers have sensibiy touched the
! hearts OF many cf our people.
Correspondent-N you are not admitted
atan early day will you resign in time to
allow this Legislature 20 elect your sue
csssor
! Governor-lf not admitted soon, and
| find the sonse Of Congress decidedly OPP
posed TO me, l shall, OF course, reign l
+. want my State represented, and there are
many first rate men among us who have
been relieved shall be guided by cir
cum5tances, OF course.
! Corre8po pendent What do you think
about tie Impeachment Of doyern!oGr HoI-
den, AMI how 60 you think it will.affect
you ?
/ Governor have had little Or nothing
10 say about the impeachment Of Cover
por Holden. / have advised neither way
| in regard to it, my ideas IN regard to its
justice and policy being somewhat in con-
hics. We're / to interfere in it either way
! it would be charged upon me either as an
act Of personal revenge toward q personal
enemy, or as done to effect my admission
to the Senate. I don't know how Con-
gress looks ct it. desire to sink or swim
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