New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-19
POLITICAL.
NORTH CAROLINA

DEMGflRATS-nrt,p..
| EXPRESSIONS or POPULAR OPINION. nn1 h"
| PECTs OF REPUBLICANIsM IL TIE STATE '''
RALEIGH, June 29.-When eopped IN "a.
city ten days ago, both the u. 5 Cr,Et Court a., '
state supreme Court in scssloa Ind tbere ,y.'
attendance these bodies prol ablyf greater rro,~
OF the prominent OF the State than has 10, ~
years been 40 one time In the city Hince tbe,e -
fair opportunity for learning their vie Is aud oJo,on
The L. :. Circuit Court previous to the ar was aoS,
farce Now. Is tho most active judi! Sary BODY ., -.
| State More Than 900 cases were dislo{ed Of u,nv,
them OF great importance. The causes OF this cb,,
10 be found ia the new system Of internal revon
in a want OF confidence in State courts; in tizato.
against corporate bodies, aud in suits persona opld
Of the State; also in difficulties which arose during -.
Rebellion. Added to these Is the occupancy Of tho Ie,r
by two Judges Of vigorous mental powers.
The trial OF the Ku-Klux cases was postponed IA .
special term in September A large number 81 i,,i,
mCnt8 were found against persons charged with hahn
engaged in these ouirages. Just preyioHs 10 nv reocn
Ing the State the dtgraceful affair happened In Rutbe
| ford County. Many persons in the city a, VIII
nesses from that county, and among them Mr. Jusioa
the member of the Legislature, who was wAipped ~
stated that after beating him they took a vote ~ q,
whether they should hang him; but a majority voted
No, he escafed Even after the vote. the minority IA
sired stl TO take him by force and hang HIM II il IN.
usual in relation to these ouracs that they are no,
political, but inflicted a punishment for soma
crime in this instance Gov. Caldwell issued 80 invita-
ons TO u Conservatives and lC Republicans to meet
him in his Office TO consult with him 20 this outrage
and what should be done. All but one OF the Democrats
attended, the absent was not In the city II WA
agreed to hold in the county Court OF Oyer and Ter.
miner try the suspected persons. That Court meets
next Monday The Democrats thought Il trap Gov Cad
well in this thinking he would appoint e Judge Of tia.
Circuit but with his usual shrewdness he appointed tho
Hon. VIM. A. Moore from Eastern North Carolina-s
man of legal ability and great courage. The counseots
whom Gov Caldwell gathers around him differs vastly
from those Of his predecessor and under his guidance
the Republican party will certainly attain responsibility
and good honest reputation, If not success
With the exception OF that section OF the State and
around Rutherford perfect quiet prevails theno I'D
pears be less excitement and interest in the pending
election than in any for many years. In all these eOrs
to bring KuKlux actors to trial. one significant fact
noticeable The accused never have any trouble to give
bonds and the bondsmen are 1rst-class Yet one viii
constantly hear the prominent and wealthy men say
that they do not countcnance these things. There is
man in the state, who by almost word, could put Q
stop to any OF this class of Ourages, and perhaps ami
hate any Ku-Klux organization. That man Is KGoy.
VIM. A. Graham; but he has not uttered word in de-
nuncation. He was the personal and political enemy OF
Gov. Holden. He is candidate for the Consutu.
tiOnal Convention.
The nominations made by the DemocraticConserya
tive party throughout the State certainly men en-
titled to consideration 1t may be that from the extreme
Of youth rashness In their Legislature they have
jumped to old age and old fogyism in the members they
propose for Convention. Many of their nominees
men noted the politics Of the State 80 or even 40 years
ago. They certainly are conservative If nod too much
So They will uproot the present Constitution, but
one thinks they will dare interfere with tho right
suffrage however much they might desire tolnake that
an exclusive privilege Of the whites Not wislng TO be
charged with seeking opinions from old fossils. who may
not represent the feeling of the South visited the Hon
A. S. Merriman formerly Supreme Court Judge young
man and one OF the first lawyers Of the State.
Mr. NJ. is a candidate for the Convention. has gres,
weight with his party and Gov. Vance is not admitted
to the Senate will be the selected to succeed him.
found Mr.. Norman at his residence HillsborO st.
and stating my wishes plainly, asked his views In the
conversation which followed, Mr. Merriman said: We
accept the reconstruction acts OF Congress fully ana
squarey, not because We believe them constitutional In
their incpency but they part " the Consttu
ton, at work under Them and they must now BE-
oDeyed. Nnetynine hund.edths of our poodle accept
them in good faith and are resolved to abide by thsm.
simply because it great political necessity that thcy
should believe that the whole thing from the start
was revolutionary and unconstitutional, Jehnson's acts
and all believe Gov Vance the legal Governor Of
the State until he should have been removed by impeach
mcnt But that is all past, and accept the iDeya
bic fully and freely. As to the new amendments. our
people will carry them out in good faith Not one ina
have not thought in fayorlof another War. Toom&
does not represent corpOrals guard, In Our State At
least. The blacks look upon unfOrtunte creatures.
They need to be educated and that eye$y appliance
should be used to them for good citizenb All Of our
people rapidly taking this view. do not believe
however, that the blacks will increase in numbers
"The New Departure IL new departure with "a.
After our first defeat Executive Committee met and
adopted resolutions identical in sentiment with those OF
Valandigham and State Convention of the party after
ward Endorsed them Our people have been made bitter
because they have been pundered by band OF thieves
and robbers, working with and under tile Republican
party I do not believe tsat the affairs Of the State
would now he in such bad condition or the Republican
party such bad repute had the work Of reconstruction
been intrusted TO North Carolinans instead Of almost
solely TO carpet-baggers. IA return from tho
mountains shall canvass this county Wake and TINS
part of the State and lhall everywhere declare the 80
called New Departure as my policy and the policy OF
my party.
eve want convention, first TO reinstate orr oldJr
dietary SYSTEM second to abolish the township system
third to compromise Of the state debt Ihs
present judiciary system is unnecessarily expensive We
have five Supreme Court Judges; there istneed io Ou
three The Superior Court Judges are also o numero
and the business in their courts too grelt They ara
now elected by the people; we propose 10 Z"
turn to the old system of electing ny tne iet
tsatlre when we had judiciary which was the sdbr
ration of the whole Union The township system does
well enough for NewYork the West, where the 'Oun
try is already will be thcky settled, eu' n
we are not for many years, If ever likely to nave s
dense population. Why Sir the expenses OF many y
tbe townships are more than those OF whole counties w
der the old sy STEM There is nothing OF the old 'OH
about me- but am Obliged TO oppose this state OF nihs
The carpetbaggers who dictated tns Constitution hhe
nothing of our needs. Some of them hal never oeo "
the counties from which they were elected hlorc 'n""
once in their lives, and they left the STAT, as eoo"
,i ter,ns exnred Perhaps, though, the matter most
important to your Northern friends is some arrange
ont os 70 the state debt. BY our present Consutu'h
4. IN enough tax 10 pay