Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-02-02
The TniXRrGity-


The Raleigh Era regrets That the
JOI-R>rAL should have led off i'll an excel
, lent and stirring appeal to the Alumni Of
its own section To attend the proposed
meetin" at Raleigh, E: with certain intiam-
matory remarks about Radical rule" We
are not surprised that the editor of tho Er0
who is an honest and decent man. should
dislike 10 see references To- the dark chap
tiers in his party history, especially la this
i particular one, the blacklist of the lot But
the ghost of the murdered University will
not down at the bidding of the editor.
however hidcous it may be To his vision.
We Shall say this to that editor, and We
do SO with as much affection tow ards the
University az any one Of her thousands OF
sons that il can never bc ','>1l>citatcd and
placed upon Il linn foundation until the
very recollection OF its late di>oraccful gov
crnment be hIottcd from the memory of
our people. Men must he placed in charge
Of it. both in its Board Of Management and
Faculty. who will command. ri tue outset.
the entire confidence OF the people Of North
Y
never send their s"ns To l." educated by
those whose political conduct have brought
them into moral and social diScre,lit.
We dc not want. nor would VIC have pO-
litical intcmc'dlin@ with the University.
We would have it placed under the control
of Faculty who would he known by their
character as Christian men and distin-
rlIjshcd scholars. Who knew or cared
what were the political opinions of SWAIN,
MITCHELL. the pIuIILr>'. iIUBBAED, and
the other gentlemen who composed the
Facut., uDon fhe exciting political qtlcS-
tons kicr divided the State, while they
had charge Of the affair, o,' the University.
: In thos" days the President Was not Fed
Grad ofticc-holder. nor had he sworn that le
had no sympathy with his suffering fellow
citizens. Even then Professor, Mr.. Hen
dricIl, expressed himself rs politically OPP
posed t. the people ot North Carolina. III Il
question they h,liev,xt vital. and he was
promptly dismissed from III" Faculty,
NANNY .lrunyll the tiioiiS Of Nj. Holden.
then editor % tho EIscish .rf0pdo;d.
have clili@" Of the education ii our chill
drrn must at least be III sympathy with
their parents. II is too ,.allv vet for tl,ase
who opposed thu, South in her great stltlg-
o.e or who in guilty haste Joined her con-
plItsora il til:;r warfare upon them since
its close. 10 expect Ia! L,ly& charge of the
education of her sons The WA Of feeling
is not Yet over. The Scnat.: OF the United
States keeps il alive. Prejudice and hatred
Vet prevent the adoption of partial amnes-
y; prejudice and hatred are attr,nptin" to
force { disrepttaiie man upon our people
as a Senator plttrGiite I'D hatred are
filling our country with a4,r4ca s44deiv
prejudice and hatred are cIov,llnn or tails
with innocent men: Drriutli,4 and hatred
are driving inotfensiv,, but Lelple,> citizens
from their home, as wandrrcr, nnon tho
face os the earth.
We deptor,. ,!..s ,I,jn.> and s;nc,rclv
wish they were, ,thcryis,. -!,,t they arc
stern. though ,IiSanr,eablo f,cts and o,,,
,s7onc ,a,,st accent Them as s1,ri, rdtbo
sooner ,ii;. ne!itic;,! ornaments al hnuoa and
,IsooI 500 thn,, in ti,. .,,,.. l;ol, ,ho.ho,
Ter # Will bp e.,. ,he Whole co,,n,,s-
The Era does us Injustice IN the intina
tinl, :I,;,i Mo rrgcctr.l ,,n,, l,n,n,p,o, f,lj-
we'll IN This connection. We b.,va S.ou 90
little in his adnini,tra ration to commend or
in his character ia aln,hc fiat wa sl,ar
NOT co,nnlaio in This instance I'm, wa o>.-
pressed ourselves kindly toward that oe-
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