Wilmington journal., 1872-07-26
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ana Lhat the government had the right to
touch the question of slavery in the several
States. But we had determined that this
system OF slavery should not touch the Terri
tories, and by Gods help we carried il,
through. We elected Abraham Lincoln,
that charitable, just and pure man. While
| we loved the slave, we never hated the
master. God being my judge, have never
entertained q sentiment OF hatred for the
Southern section of my country, and
speak the sentiments Of Eine-tenths
of the people of the North. Before Lin
coin was elected, the banners of insurrec-
ton had already been raised in the South
Education, no doubt, had much TO do with
| tt. Had L been born i'll the South, no
doubt l would have been with them, but
III the Providence OF God / was born and
| educated elsewhere. We had a bloody
struggle of four years. History has pro-
nounced the South wrong. No brayer
men ever lived than you of the South.
You gave your lives and property for your
cause. But you expected at the close Of
| the war, subjugation-that some Of your
men would be imprisoned and tried, and
some executed. But not q man has beef,
| tried for treason. t'"i 5-btt
l have in my possession letters from Iaunl:
| bers of Southern sOldierS-among them I2
| Confederate Generals-thankmg me for
| kindness to them while confined i'm my
| OIdOC LuC " dT--tl1Al OLG AlcK.
! ii. Stephens, Who was released from Fort
| Warren, and finally altogether through my
| Intervention, stating that he owed his lii,.
| to me. sWhen the last flag disappeared IL
! the Southern sky, l forgot the struggle, and
| only wanted to lift the poor slaves into tit.
| position OF citizens, and that we should be
free country and all live friends together
| again. No unkind feelings were meant
towards the men OF the South.
When Congress passed the rcconstruc-
| tiOn measures, made thirty-two speeches
and wrote numbers Of letters TO Southern
men. begging them to help give their rights
| to the colored men, form good State gov
| ments, and hol p to restore the country.
| What was the result? Many were ex-
asperated by following the policy ofAndrew
Johnson, and took no part. A few loyal
| men, whom you call scaIawags, had :ic-
| cepted the situation, and the management
OF new governments was left TO them ana
| the colored men and few men fiorn Ito
North. And then you tell us that Con
gress and the people OF the North are re-
sponsible for your mistake. .s,.
But we are told there is the ku klux
act, and that's despOtiSm. Ia the Winter OF
1871, evidence came to rs from every qua!-
ter of the South that outrages were being
perpetrated. / say here to-day that there
are hundreds Of men in these organizations
give it to us to-day. These Ku Klux or
CARNATIONS were not SO secret after all, and
we knew great deal more about them
than one organization knew about another.
In the Spring OF 1871, the Senate Of
the United States thought it ought To stay
al the Capital and protect the citizens from
these outrages. The House thought il
ought to adjourn and go home. Horace
Greeley about that time wrote a leader,
1,ata ~,
protect its citizens, ought to be swept FROM
the face OF the earth. While the two
Houses differed, Gen. Grant just then ~
sued q little message about us long
as your finger, askil z for a law
for the punishment Of the ku-hlux. 1t hatt
the effect OF a battle order, aud an act was
passed Immediately. You, gentlcn.crl,
Democrats, have taken Mr. Greeley, and
can say no more about the dcspotism Of
the ku-Klux act.
About your North Carolina CANVASS
know little, and propose TO say less about
your local politics. But as your election
is at hand, will say 10 you, it is destined
to exert all immense Influence upon The
vote OF the country. The people OF the
United States are looking upon this vote
of North Carolina as the settlement Of The
Presidential contest. If the Democrats
carry it, it will give more votes for Greeley
than you think, but if you carry it, you
will give more votes for Grant than YOU
have got in your whole State.
Last year 1 went to New hampshire and
was laughed at when told men thercwc
would calrythe state, because We would been
beaten the year before for tlIe Lrst time in
IL years. But we did carry it by all III
creased majority. And in Connecticut we
made gain OF $500 on the Democratic
vote. Last year we also carried the cleo
ton i'll Oregon, and by large majority,
with II on joint ballot in the Legislature.
Why, our Democratic friends went to
Baltimore a few days ago, and were per-
suaded by few Republican runners there
that If they adOptee the Cincinnati nominees
they would march to. victory. You've got 10
see whether the effect is found here in North
Carolina, for it can't be found anywhere
else. Carry the election in this State, and
that viii be the last of the Cincinnati-Bahi-
more ticket. They tell us up North
that they are to carry this State
by 10000 majority. And your friends.
there believe it. But suppose they don't
get it Why, they will begin 10 say, We ex-
pected it III New Hampshire, we expected
1t i'll Connecticut, we were sure Of it III
Democratic Oregon, and we expected it in,
the Old North State, and, behold, North
Carolina has gone for Grant. Give LIS a.
victory here and we win carry twenty-seVcn
Of these States. 1 confess it fairly, il you
Republicans will give us victory here,
that there will he 10 more hghting--wc wlll
canter over the field. But it you allow
Democratic victory, you willput burden Oh
our shoulders which will make us sta@ger.
We may stand defeat, but it viii ccss rs
months of labor aud tOIl 70 recover, and
it will then afford a substantial evidence
that there is dissatisfaction with the ad-
In conclusion, / will state one fact r
They say we have stolen. But there has Deen
less per centa9c stolen under Grants adj
miIIistl alton than amy other within quar-
ter OF century. I}y actual figures, less
than 1-15 of per cent.
Then closed with culogiZiug Grant 8 AL
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Senator Wilson, speech occupied soine-.s
what more than an hour and a-half, Wien
4 Mr.. Warwick, OF New YoEk, entertained
the crowd for about al hour, when the
inc was again formed, and thc procession
to the city, and the distinguished
guests were taken Cffsomewlere 10 dinner.
At night, the City Hall Yas Oiled 10
with both whites and blacks.
Among the former, Wc noticed large
number Of Conservatives. John ro0l was
the programme OF the evening, and john.
Pool spoke. His theme was, Of course, tln
Ku-Klux Democracy, but the Performance
did not equal the expectations that hal
been formed OF it by many who wero pre-
sent. OF course, john Pool attempted to
prove that all OF the money that Littlcfeid
and Swepson stole, and tllat found its way