Wilmington journal., 1872-07-26
R.ILETGU CORREsPONDENCE.
RALEIGH, n. c., July II, Isl

RALEIGH, n. c., July II, 1872.
DEAR JOURNAL :-Raleigh has been the
scene OF much political ieXcitement du-
ring the past two days. Many distinguished
visitors were present in attendance on a
grand mass meeting held to latify the NOM
ination Of Cll Horace Greedy, at Bal
tlmCre. DOOlittle, Upton, Miller, Walker,
and Otl,@r statesmen whose names are IA
iniliar to our people, addrcssed a vast con-
course of citizens assembled al Mordecsi's
Grove. Much enthusiasm prevailed. Gen.
Barrmgcr, the efficient Chairman of the
State Committee presided. DoOlittle, who
| IS a Eue specimen Of the Western men,
made one of his slcdgc-hammcr speeches
lie had no harsh words for any one lie
did not even speak disrospcctfully Of Grant
while prOcaiming with carncstncsS that
his administration was carrying the Re
public, with rapid strides, to a central des-
potiSm. His Sia. ement of the causes Of the
War-itS management and Iesults--Was
luminous, accurate and Statesmanlillc.-
! He kept back nothing, but told wiar he
! thought iEe plain truth. He remarked
that ever before the adoption OF the pres
cnt Constitution Of the United States, there
were two ideas-torceS i'll governmcnt--at
wOrk---oppoSvd to each OtiIer-and yet
each Indispensable for the preservation of
Afnircan Liberty the one leading TO CEN
, FERTILIZATION the other TO sECEssiON.-
The South lad erred by proceeding to
| secession-the North las erred by proceed
| ing 10 ccntrllization- TO perpctuate Lib
crty in America mean between these eN-
treneS should be preserved; this was attained
| by ptipetIiating the Constitution as IL Is
iCFiUtn, the Wfsrst instrument that was
ever devised by the ingenuity of man
lie acknowledged that 50 long as the fight
was in progress, he and Horace were tor
hitting hard blows &; but when the Confed-
crate s"dierS returned to their homes he
and Horace were not the men to strike
erring brOthors--Amcrcan citizens who
had submitted 10 the authority of the Con-
sttiuion. He had lost his first-born soil
the pridc of his-heart Ga splendid fellow
| for years the schOt Innate of your cores
pondcnt) i'll what lie sincerely regarded a
contest for the pcrpctuatiOn of civil liberty
| in America; and now lie devoted himself
to the rescue OF that same civil liberty from
pcr:lS which threatened from another
quartoi--t!le Radc2l party. The election
of Horace Greeley to the presidency-now
an assured tact-would re establish local
self-9Overnment and avert the cGntraliZa-
ton that Vas on the eve of
converting orr Republic into an En-
pirG i'll name IS well as III fact
1t was a matter of Indifference to linn and
to Mr.. Greeley how the negro voted but
as friend te that race he would counsel
them to divide their votes between the two
great political parties, so that each party
would be interested in their retaining the
right to vote-this would eflectually secure
their right of suffrage. 1t was very un-
wise in the colored people to vote with
sdch unity, as to make either party desire
TO deprive them Of their right Of suffrage.
However We do not pretend to give even
an outline Of his magnificent OratiOn.-
Suffice i thct all who heard him cordially
approve OF every sentiment uttered, even
though not agreeing witt! his Views OH the
now settled question of ''secession,' or as
to the probable results Of that movement,
had not the North undertaken the con-
quest of the South. He was followed by
Senator Miller, of Georgia, in 4 splendid
and effective speech.
Senator Upton, Of Nebraska, also spoke.
This gentleman had saryed during the
war a Chaplain, and knew something of
the Southern soldiers. Ills address was to
the point, and General Grant was handled
without gloves by this represent atiye-lnau
of the far West. lie knew all the secret
reasons which actuated the Radicals in
passing their Ingenious laws; and, indeed,
split from the e;,tielAe wing Of his party
because lie could not stand their uncQnsti-
tutional exercise OF despotie power. Gov. |
Walker, Of Virginia, was the hapdsOmest
man on the ground, and made i stirring
speech to his North Carolina neighbors.
After him Gov. Graham aud other dis
Enguished men gave Gin their testimony"
and urged US to make a heroic effort to
place The destiny OF North Carolina again
under tLo q.ltirol Of our native citizens,
SC, &c.
Gen. JOlnson, now Or Rlch4ond, ad- 4
dressed the crowd at night, and added to !
his already established fame as a popular
orator.
Senator lSanSom arrived in the evening, |
but was forced to leave for kittrell's this |
morning, through serious indisposition.-
We noticed among other WiImingtonians
present, NIessrs. VIM. l.. Smith, Il. j. |
Jones, IOpp and Williams. -
The news here IS very cheering from |
every section Of the State. Cater is GER
tain OF hauling out Buffers Cobb. Leach /
is drawing helife-blooa from has opponent,
and will settle him quietly IL Rockingham
on August the first, and election day viii |
convert MeIrimon into a merIyman, with
eight thousand majority to back him.
Rogers will beat Smith Gad!y-no one
could do It better. Vance is advancing on
tie mountain boys, who don't Caldwell
worth silver. Pool is flat His trick to
buy up popular Conservatives and bring
them out as independent candidates and
thus defeat our nominees in Conserve ative