Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-02-03
denounced at the timo by Senator SUM
NER as whitewashing concern. Gen
eral GRANT thus said

South accept
fairs in good fAi h Ny observations tad me
to the conclusion that the citizens CT tha 5eutn-
le III States are anxious to re- ara I'd solI govern
ment within the Union as soon as poe-loie thaI
while recOnetructing they want and require pro-
lection from the government; that they ste Ia
earnest in wishing to do what they tnihk Is re-
onired by the Cove umept. not Illuminating TO
them as citizens and that II such q course Was
pointed out they would pursue it III good falth
It is to be regretted that here cannon De q
greater commipglng At this time between tne
citizens of the two sections, and particularly
OF those trusted with The laW-nlsking power.
These conclusions General GRANT arrived
@: after ''seeing much and converslng
freely with the citiz-ns OF these States, as
well as the officers OF the army who have
been stationed among them"
To substantiate these charges of out
RACES We see that Governors Holden,
Scott and Bullock have been sum
moned to appear before the Senate
committee. Before this "outrage "
affair had assumed the proportions it now
has, these Governors had each spoken
officially in regard to the condition OF their
respective States, as also had Governors
Clayton. Of Arkansas, and Warmonth, OF
Louisiana. Governor Bullock has had 40
occ aston to deliver mess ee, az the
epislature Of Georgia has not yet met.
He has, however, given certificates Of
election to tie recently elected members
of Congress, and has written a letter de
claring that the late election III that STATE
was fair one and passed eff without any
disturbance.
Gov. Clayton of Arkansas, il his mes
sage Of tie 18th instant, says:
You assemble here under very pronitious cir
Our State credit has peou established, comfy
and friendly relations exist Detkeen US ana tne
other States OF the Union, our relations with
the Federal government are harmonious ana
satisfactory, Jaw and order, peace and security
reign throughout our borders UnIer the be-
nign iofnence of our flee institutions and the
faithful enforcement of the law, old feuds are
rapidly dying out, Old animosities arc beng Tor
gotten. and old rreiu'iices eradicated.
Governor Yarmouth, Of I,orisiana, says
in his message Of the It'll Instant
A growing epirit of harmony and good will be-
tween the different classes of our people has
been srrikipgly eyincod during the last year. 1t
has been seen in strongly pronounced dlspo8l-
ton on the part OF all good cltizans IN most
parts of the state, without respect to partisan
differences. TO preserve order, enforce the laws,
and render obedience to all legally cor stituted
authority. The devices and machlnatlons OF
evilly disposed demagoGUes aud restless ana
of alarm and violence have been sot aside by the
good people of this State who are most deeply
Interested in lis peace and prosperity The re-
suit has been that this disposition aided by the
saIutary lays passed by the General Assembly
and by Congress, have srcEre4, daring the last
fall the most quiet, peacesble and orderly eIec-
ton the Bts;c has Witnessed for manJ years.
Governor Scott, OF South Caroline, IN
reply to a resolution asking why he does
not order out the militia, saye, il mes
sage If the 10th instant:
Icannot say with truth, upon any information
in my posses sion, that III any section or The
State the laws not executed, for not a single
case has been re ported IN which the cheers OF
the law have been resisted III the discharge OF
their duties, There is no invasion which | am
caNed Oh TO repel, no resurrection which am
called on to euppr ss.
Also
cannot bring myself to comtem plato the use
of an armed force to punish individual violations
of the law in time of profound peace. Such
remedy would be bad the disease, and
would he a public declaration that there was DO
civil government in South Carolina. aud that we
are living ia condition OF eocia! anarchy.
And
would call your attention to the fact that all
tho cases of reported violence are individual VI
olations of the law; that none of them have as
spmed the character OF public combinations
against the lag and that they all within the
regular jurisdiction OF tho criminal courts ofthe
country.
In regard to North Carolina we will have
more occasion to speak fully hereafter.
This evidence, entirely from Radical
official sources, refutes any and all charges
which may now be trumped up against the
South. If not IN Congress, it will have it7
effect upon the Northern people, and will
increase tenfold the remonstrances which
are being made against the new agitation.
| We are not afraid to meet the issue. We
will laugh at any temporary adyantages
which Radicalism may derive from the
death struggle Of the party. We want
peace. We have made heavy sacrifices to
| obtain it. We have abandoned long
cherished principles !; we have obeyed and
are obeying laws adopted by fraud and
ernments created by military dictation
we have recognized Courts established
without authority yea, we have acknow-
| lodged as citizens race Of former slaves.
| We have done all we could to restore the
harmony and integrity OF the country. We
have done all we Intend to do, except tc
continue to be peaceful and law abiding
citizens We cannot be more severely
punished than We have already been and
having preserved our self-respeot III thG
past, we are equal to the new emergency.
Orders and Instructions TO Agents anc
Employees OF the Western Division o
| the Wilmington Charlotte Is Nuther
ford X. Il.
OFFICE oF CHIEF ENG. AND SUPT,
Charlotte, Jan. "a. 1871. {
L. The Western Division of this Road
with all books, papers and property o.
every kind, heretofore held by DR.. Viii
liam Sloan, claiming TO be President O
the Directors appointed by Governor Hol
den, for this Company, have been fully
and fairly surrendered to the President
and Directors elected by the Stakeholder!
at their Regular Annual Meeting, held il
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