Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-12-06
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form of government ? Have we In all the
States a government regulated by law?
Do the people of the United states
enpreciate, or, indeed, comprehend or care
for. the troubles and dangers which menace
the veal and welfare of several States Of
the Union? Is not the North too well
satisfied with its own condition; too mucn
engrossed in money-makiDg, which
benign government fosters, to concern
itself or regard the troubles and dangers
which harass and threaten their Southern
" Sisters" so-called?
An occasional telegram in regard to the
troubles between Yarmouth and Kellogg, |
in Louisiana, which finds its way into the
morning papers, is lost sight of in the more
important r1lmors of what will probably be
the NEXT movement Of Tom Scott, the
great railroad King, by which millions
NAV be lost or won. The dangers which
threaten Florida, and which have already
broken out in red-handed murder and
assassination in Arkansas, draws only
momentary attention away from the
speculative kilograms i'll regard to the
future price of cotton in the English mar
kets. The probable action Of Mr.. Treasurer
Boutwell,, in regard to the unissued millions
of Federal currency, absorbs too much
attention to give hearing to the dangers
which threaten civil government In
Alabama. And sympathy for III. Ihiers'
his tickle people and visionary Republican
government in France is too active to allow
consideration of the trials which surround
Republican institutions here.
Wharf are these troubles, and to what 90
they lead F?
In Florida both parties claim to have
elected their candidate for Governor In
large negro counties, in order to make good
the claims of one party, the disproportion OF
voters to population, furnishes but thin
! veil to the gross frauds which have been
perpetrated. Bad blood has also been stir
red up by the lawless arrest of county can
vassers by United States officials and the
suffering people have no redress. The ex-
/ element has drawn large bands of negroes,
! mad with excitement, and the Capital OF
the State is at the mercy of mob.
! In Alabama the Radicals elected the
! Governor and the Conservatives secured a
majority in both branches If the LegiSla-
ture. The Legislature assembled according
to law, but the Radicals refused to meet
with the Conservatives. Some Ofthe latter
were arrested by United States Marshals
on their way to Montgomery to take their
seats, in order to prevent an organization
for want of quorum. These gave bond
and a quorum being present the Legislatu G
was duly organized in accordance with the
( laws of Alabama. Governor Lindsay, the
retiring Governor, recognized them and
sent in his message.
The boilers met at the Court House some
Of them not only did not hold certificates Of
election, but had not given those holding cer'
( tficates, notice of intention to contest Hav'
/ ing been Radical candidates were the only
credentials required or furnished. This
body sent committee to wait on the Gov
ernor. He told them respectfully that hi:
oa,h and fidelity to the Constitution ant
laws forbid his recognition Of any body a!
the General Assembly of Alabama Othel
than that which organized under the forms
of the Constitution and the laws, and il
the Capitol of the State.
In he meantime, Governor Lewis, thu
Radical Governor elect, Is inaugurated, an'
forthwith recognizes the boilers, and base!
his refusal to recognize the regularly organ
lied Legislature, because lie says that in
dividuals hold seats who hal rot been elect
ed. lie does not regard the fact that tn
boilers make quorum by admitting me-
who have not the least pletence to a seat
and ovellooks the clause in the Constitution
which makes each body the judge Of tn
qualifications Of its own members.
The regular body has appealed to tn
President. His Message will doubtless Civ
his reply, but we look for the overthrow o
the regulars and the triumph of the boilers
We expect to witness the overthrow o
republican government in Alabama aud tn
triumph Of the mob made comple.e by thu
power Of Federal bayonets. which nov
glisten threateningly in the Capitol grounds
Then comes Arkansas. In that Stat
affairs are in troubled condition. Indeed
there are apprehenslons that a blood.
revolution is imminent. Both COnserva
i've and Radical leaders talk Of pressing
their claims To the control of the Stat
Government to the decisive arbitrament Q
sword and oayonet. The issue, gathered
from the Louisville Courie4-JournGl, con
sists in the fact that Brooks, thu
Liberal candidate, received majority o
from one thousand to fifteen hundred votes
and is legally elected Governor. But thu
Radicals, by a number Of frauds practiceC
in various parts of the State, have overcome
this vote and have declared Baxter elected
by amajority of about seven hundred
The Brooks party are justly outraged a
this shameless and fragrant procedure, anC
after showing very conclusively that thu
Radical managers conducted the election
in a high-handed manner, erasing tai
names of voters, polling illegal votes, anC
throwing out entire precincts in thei
counts, they have openly declared that they
will inaugurate Brooks, if need be, " at the
point Of the bayonet."
At large meeting held the other day il
Little Rock, speeches were made by thu
Liberals. and, judging from the tone ant
temper of the orators, it seems pretty vel
settled that they will not yield without {
violent struggle. Mr.. Brooks himself wa!
present, and, in passionate speech, de-
clared that, so far as the rights of tn,
people were concerned, he was ready K
install the officers elected nv them HI