Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-10-04
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lis our state under MAJ iai law Not
= only are our people liar. assed and perSe-
. cuted ct their homes, but they cannot
:. even assemble to worship God without
{. being disturbed by such hell-hounds as
:. these. How long is it to continue p
How long can patience bear such out
6 RACES as this was Patience and for
g bearance sometimes cease to be virtues
'' but our people in this case showed by
/" their conduct that they were willing to
quietly submit to great indignities for
g the sake of peace, but they cannot
g always thus quietly submit to such; and
and while we would advise them to Go
nothing rash, ~e would urge them to con-
" tend for their rights according to lao.
i" Let all such cowardly, drunken villains
be brought to justice and made to an
I" swer for their crimes, and we will have
90 better times"
We sincerely trust that oar friends in
cleveland will not allow a day to pass
without taking proper steps TO bring the
men engaged in this lawless proceeding
before the Courts for trial and punishment.
If the regular prosecuting officers are in
competent or unwilling to conduct the cases
efficiently and vigorously, let private coun-
sci be employed. 1t is time that something
was done to teach these Radical officials
that they cannot violate the law with
impunity.
No better case can be found than this,
in which to teach them this much-needed
lesson. The facts are plain, and can be
proved by hundreds of witnesses, and we
have lawyers, and judges and juries.-
There is no reason why Long and his
confederates should not be brought to
punishment.
Even the central Radical organ, the Raj
eigh Era, says that if they are guilty as
charged, these men ought to be re-
"moved and punished. We insist upon
"every officer Of the law, State, Federal
"oc Municipal, being held to a strict &C
countabilty." 1t is refreshing to hear
such talk from Radical paper. If it pro-
ceeds from an honest desire for good gov
eminent, it is well. If, however, it pro-
ceeds merely from a wish to blind the pub
lie to the purposes and practices Of the
Radical party, it is not well, and in the
future as in the past, we shall witness the
disgraceful spectacle of Government using
all its power and influence to screen its
officials from the punishment prescribed by
the law for their crimes.
1t is not our habit to impute insincerity
even to Radical professions of virtue with
out just cause. We confess we do doubt
| the sincerity Of the Era in this matter.
! N3 cannot forget that within tie last fw
| @ocks the Ere has advised. Governor
CadN ell to resist III inaugural on Of Judge
-IrrrimO. at the point Of the bayonet if
n cessary, in case the LEGISLATURE decides
ne was laH fully eIected Governor Of Moth
C~iolina-
This advice "a> deliberately g.en and
deliberately repeated. Tie 81 Gently # a
paper Lat thus lub.ilIy proposes TO resort
- insUIiectlon, Wal and bloodshed, may
We'll be doubted " hen it processes a desire
to see officials held to 4 STRIFE: accuuntabili-
ty. Until the e q Withdraws or disclams
5 proposition to resist by force Of arms,
tn, decision Of the highest Constitutional
I ibuIal known to the laws of the State
its censure ofthe lawless conduct of Radi-
Cal officials will be received without re-
spect and without confidence, both by tie
Radical officials and by the people whom
thew outrage ard OnnreSS.