Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-08-30

| right and honesty, that the 10000 white
white people who voted for Merrimon shall
be regarded, and MerrimOn declared Gov
| ernOr.
| (From the Salem Press
RumOr had it that Judge MerrimOn as
| probably tlected, with only few counties
| to hear from, and we so stated. Later ad-
vices turned the scale, however, and il
| appears that Tod Caldwell is probably
| elected Governor by count if not by Uote.
| 1t does look very much like the tardiness
in returning the official vote iii some ofthe
| counties had an object in view, which was
i accomplished so far. We hope that, as
charges of gross fraud reach us from many
sections Of the State, the matter will be IN
veStigated. We presume there will be no
! objection to this course, as the pnblic
should be satisfied in regard to the election.
(From the Charlotte Democrat
After the official vote of the State for
Governor is known, and when the Legis-
lature meets, we shall have something to
say about contesting the Governors cleo
ton. In the meantime, all evidence of
fraud should be collected and put in shape
for the consideration of the Legislature
when it counts the vote for Governor. OF
course nothing should be done from a par
tiZan feeling, but right and fair voting
should be vindicated at all hazards, with
out regard to what the Federal Govern
ment or any other power may say or do.
[From the Charlotte Home
The greatest irregularities and frauds
have been perpetrated by the Radicals all
over the State. In Mecklenburg, the wife
of the Registrar at one precinct registered
for him, while he was off electiOneering.-
At another box, the negroes did not ham
die their own tickets at all. A loyallst
voted for them. How many negroes from
T.. k. scOtt's dOIniniOnS voted, is not known,
but there is no doubt that there were
many We hear, too, of registering taking
place Oh the day of election.
We hope that the Legislature will do its
duty in the premises.
CONTEST THE ELECTIONS.
From all parts of the State, we hear of
the most outrageous frauds and the de-
mand is universal to have the election con-
tested. A prominent gentleman writing to
us from LincolntOn, says We mast coI.-
test the election. and as we " ere the first
to resent the violation of hdbeds corpus by
putting Holden ont, let us be the first 10
resent the systt IN of frauds in elections by
putting Caldwell out. The honor and the
history of the State demand it. We watch
ed closely here, but at kidd's Store there
were seven unregisted voters who voted
for CALDWELL -
From the Hickory Tavern Eagle
Reports of II aud in the State election ST i'll
continue to find their way into public print.
We do not know of our own Knowledge,
whether any of these reports are well
founded or not, but one thing is certain,
that if the half we hear is true Caldwell
will not be Governor of North Carolina
four years longer.
If the half be true the matter will in all
probability come before the Legislature,
where a thorough investigation will be had
and the question decided according to law
and justice.
From the Raleigh Blasting POwder.l
A rebuke should be administered to Gen.
Grant and the Radical leaders for attempt
ing to carry the election by intimidation
! Unscrupulous partizans must learn that
| they cannot res Ort to such iniquitOus
measures with impunity. Let this occa-
sion pass, and free elections will cease i'll
| North Carolina.
| 1t is our duty then to Sec to it that no
| illegal vote cast in the late election is
counted. To accomplish this the election
! of CdldtCeU shOutd be contested. If CON
] tested, and we learn that it will he, then
| we confidently expect that many fIaudu
| lent votes will be proved to have been given
to Caldwell and that many forced votes
obtained by coercion and Intimidation will
be proved to have been cast for the Radi-
] cal ticket. These will be thrown out, and
the result will probably be the election Of
MerrimOn instead of Caldwell for our Gov
| ernOr.