The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-07-25
Senator Wilson leaving Deep
Impressions for His Party.
sAMBo SOLID FOR GRANT.
The Peaceful Whites Battling Tim
Idly Between Tw0!Opinions.
SeMssary Boutwell, ard Senator Upton Spar
ring Across the "B!oody5Chasm."

CHARLOTTE Me, July 81, 1872.
The tug o, war as to which party shat carry the
State on the LIST OF August licn in the great Soc
ton OF country west of this The fight in the east
Ia as gooG az settled, and In all probability vote
could not be changed there except for a valuable
pecuniary consideration. in the fstter place. the
people are distinct anu pronounced in their poll
tics coler being the dividing lire, though; large
nanbers OF the whites rave refrasned from voting
since the close of the war, owing to political apathy
and lack Of interest in Doth national and State af-
fairs. These without an exception, will now come
equafely up the polls and cas- their votes for the
conservative nominees, which will give no incon-
siderable Increase of strength to that party, and
may carry great many counties here
tofore republican In the west however,
there are I2,oOo white voters who could
never be chased as belonging to any
party bat who have cvincsd since the close OF the
war a decided preference for the republican party.
Nine Thousand of these xhte voters could never,
even by the lnost thorough and relentless conscrp
fion system, he forced into the Confederate army,
and arge numbers of'them proved their patriotism
ny going from dheir homes and joining the Union
army. IT is the general impression here that these
Union men OF the west OF large majority Of
them, have never voted in any election since 1885,
and il to make this large vote effective that the
Merriman, the conservative nominee for the Gov
ernorshp snG,a corps Of national and local orators,
are actively at work in this section, while
SENATOR WILSON Is STUMPING THE EAST,
where the blacks solidly republican and the
whites Just as unchangeably democratic. The
publican State canvassers however, with more
perception and tact than shown by the Vice Presi-
dental candidate, are concentrated In the West,
working, as one remarked to me, 'ike beavers"
Here the ground will be holly contested, county by
county township by township and vote by vote.
Never in the annals Of the Old North State has there
been so exciting and interesting a canvass and
never before have there been preparations SO extern
sivc, SO effective anu 80 thoroughly minute for the
purpose OF bringing out the full vote Of both
parties One thing Is certain that this election
will settle the political status of North Carolina
for years to come. Senator Dooi!tle did cham
piOn work for the liberals while here. He was
regarded by them the aplest national orator that
has yet visited the State, whose arguments, style
and persuasive eloquence were peculiarly adapted
to the people of the West. az" said leading
democrat, "Doolittle could go through all those
mountain counties and make speeches like he did
nj Greensboro 1t would be worth 10000 votes to
MS in the clecti on" The Senator's engagements
required his presence North, and, with the great
est reluctance on his part, and regret the part
OF his political admirers he left the State En-
Governor Vance, General Clingman and Hardy
Hogan and Helper, besides Judge Merriman, are the
conservative leaders in the West, and sfrewder
or ADLER set OF canvassers is rarely TO be found.
II is somewhat singular to state that the republ-
orators here, are conducting their canvass with the
utmost secrecy and caution Imaginable. What
their real or immediate tactics are it is hard to dis
cover. You can search IN vain among the columns
OF the republican organs here for the appointments
of Governor Caldwell and other republican speak
tis and YOU may ask members OF the party at any
point where they arc and what they arc doing, only
70 be told al have no idea where they are, but you
may be sure they are doing good work inthe cause
somewhere Some OF the conservatives mali.
ciously nslnuate that the Governor and his co-ad-
tutors have strong motives for keeping their
MOVEMENTS so MYsrERiousLY OBSCURE
from the public One OF the first Is alleged to be a
desire on their part to avoid the liberal Conservative
speakers the stump. by whom they were
stantly harassed to ''dIvide time.m Another Is
that they are working where the party Is weakest
and hence they do not wish their whereabouts 10
he discovered. still another and perhaps nausi
bic allegation is that they industriously, but
whites OF the West. All this is conjecture. how
ever nut feel assured that wherever the republican
yancug the interests OF the cause. There is another
Gcubtfnl vote IN the State over which lively fight
IL now in progress, and that Is
THE QUAKER VOTE,
which, always in the interests o! peace, friendship
and good VIII among men, il now the cause OF an
exciting political wrangle. Throughout q number
OF counties, ranging from Gullford to Mecklenburg
IT. 10 he found large and influential Quaker ele
war because Ill the Union they saw peace and in
the Conioderacy ruin and bioodshed. IN the late
elections they have not taken any decided political
stand, voting rather Tor individuals In whom they
had confidence than for any party principle. In
the last Presidential election they voted Tor Gene.
raj Grant on the broad platform which he then an
nounced OF LET Us have peace" The Friends
seem to think that the peace they expected did not
come at least so say the conservatives, in the last
-four years, and having tried the experiment
with Grant, and failed, they are disposed to trust
10 Mr.. Greeley. Besides the conservatives have,
rVtt flpi mod chr a1yl nor atoH n
quaker as their superintendent OF Public lnstruc-
zion, and this bait may capture every Friendly vote
In The Statc-a clear loss TO the republicans. The
only vote about which there Is not the least pos
eihic doubt is
THE NEGRO VOTE,
Numbering III the state sevcnty-eight thousand in
ROUND hpures, which can be sOlidy counted for
The republican candidates the Ist OF August II
they were already In The ballot boxes. Conserva-
NNe orators may talk and nattCr, and make the
mos exravagant professions TO the negro but il ~
no use: his vote viii remain unchanged and his
determination IN this respect h as unalteraho
~ the laws ot the Mcdes and pcYsaps SambO
wa poh'@2ly born and baptized a republican, aud
ne !. 10 a N'tcnlS ana purposes going TO die re-
publican death. Strange as il may seem me
negroes look wit rs much aversion upon the cut
AT The 'bb0Sophlc face OF Mr.. Greeley as thny for
l6ery Old upon the intellectual physiognomv OF
Noratio seymour an0 now, in ~, they regard with
az equal degree Of horror the mention ~ Greeley
amt iiown rs they did seymour ana Blair I'm 'eS
Dbcy viii not appreciate 'thc lie long services and
do,gsior 10 Their race" -! NJ, Greeley, ana to try
80 convince them o! tins is 10 mako thCru suspect
sou Of piilling them, or, as they inya.nhly reply
themselves when told these facts, "lou can't FOOL
me. | Knows brtter'r DAFT AS an instance give
A SPECIMEN INTERVIEW
with q genuine nnt rather intelligent negro.
"Well JOAn, who are you going TO vote for this
1mcyi,'
Use awiBe TO vote de publican ticket straight
ont. is.n
'W no viii gou vote for Tor Prcsidentf'
f"cneial Grant and dc ODER inln what's his
DaDlc--Grant aud CclfaX.',
Grant aud wilson, YOU meant
NO SAL: lNotcs de Oh ticket, dO2sf'
WHY dnn y0u vote Tor Horace Grecleys"
"D"pt know noflln bout dat man. lie can't be
Nnch riiend OF dc colored people. whep desc yere
white folks vote Tor hn,.u
but he is their friend and always has been"
no, sab. Dere's 10 lei IN what be VIII do when
be gets 10 be President. / hear en- say lie il rwne
10 pay desc people for al dc nggeIs what goi freed
SDn Gen PIT de balance back in slavery"
"Wbo fOld YOU tnafy'