Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-07-05

as successful strategy as any General in
the field to keep ontw of the army" (Alto- 7
gether his.exp lahntf6n Of his course was As |
humtliating and cDwatdly confession as |
ever fell ffOm tic lips of man. Every word 4
wa true; for ia ring its delivery his action
wa nnles trairied and his hands were used
in gracefIA and h0astfu lectures. No doubt
he Is proud of his record.)
\ Tie pitched mo Greeley again by way
of variety, and closed his, feeble rambling
speech TO the negroes Cforh seldom looked
a white man in the face) by thanking them ]
for their welcome.
Colonel Waddell was introduced very
gracefully by DIR. l.. w. Martin, the late,
representative from Carteret, and began
his speech by drawing a. beautiful and
striking contrast between the past and
present of North -Carolina, and turning to
the magnificent harbor before him, undis-
turbed by single keel OF commerce, he
demonstrated what the picture might have
been had not our substance been stolen
and our credit ruined by the sharks which
have swept over our State upon the wave
of revolution and discOrd. lie reviewed
with much force and elOquencC the history
OF political parties since the war; how the
South had been kicked out of the Union
after the government had shed oceans OF
blood and spent millions of money To keep
able and thorough. He drew sad picture
Of the havoc and ruin of the South at the
hands of the scOundrels who had governed
it. He was equally forcible and happy in
regard to State matters, from the moment
OF the inauguration of Our government by
means of Canby's and Sickles' bayonets, TO
the present time. lie showed how our
vast public debt had been created, i'll VIC
latiOn Of,law and in defiance of the pro-
tests Of the true representatives Of the
people, aud who were benefited by it. On
the one hand he showed the extravaganza,
corruption and debauchery of the Radical
administration, and the intelligence, econo-
my and honesty which had been ina,Igur-
ated by our partial victory i'll 1870; how
the Education fund had been wasted and
stolen, and how much of the small rem
nant had been properly directed by the
Conservative Legislature.
But the striking feature of Colonel Wad-
delPs speech was his powerful arraignment
of the Radical party for their unqualified
and enthusiastic endorsement of Holden
He hastily reviewed IIoldcn's official his
tory, his acts of despotism and cruelty, his
violations of law, his compliments to Kirk,
the treatment Of his prisoners, the exhalls-
ton of the Judiciary the ut e. demCl ton Of
all civil rights, the suspension of the writ of
HdJeGS Corpus, the disregard of personal
liberty and the jeopardy of human life, and
how those rights were saved and the power
of the judiciary restored by the timely in
reference Of Judge Brooks, and the de-
mand of the people. at the ballot-boX in
August, 1870. dust here a miserable
looking specimen Of humanity, Congleton
by name, " chip of the old block" inter
rupted Colonel Waddell, and received such
chastisement he will never forget, and re-
ceived a name he will never Outlive.)
Colonel w. then answered, as well as
the rambling and poirtless speech of Nc
Kay would permit, the points which the
latter attempted TO make. lie knew that
Mckay was green bacllWoodsman, as he
confessed, and did not know a light house
from stack Of fodder. (The pilots, of
| whom many were present declared such a
man would not do to represent their i'll
| terestS, and they should not vote for him. }
lie showed up the shallow and useless dem
| agogism of Mckay in declaring himself
Self-educated, as he was college graduate,
though no one would suppose SO, either
| from the matter Or manner of his speech.
| He read the certificate of Col. Ashford and
his associates, proving beyond question
! that Nick. did make use Of the "nO kitcll-
| Ell and no paper" language, Mr.. Rumley
to the contrary. (Nr. Rumley had better
! be more careful of his reputation hereafter,
or he may sutfer.)
Mckay, in rising, repeated his hum
self-educated, &c, with many VIC
lent pulls at his pantaloons. lie de-
Tended his party from the thefts of General
| L. G.. Estes by claiming that his bond Lad
been endorsed by Democrat (Rumley,
who had been enthusiastic over the speech,
was as quiet as a lamb-PoOr EStes.)-
Nick. forgot to tell his negro listeners that
| since Estes stole he was sent to the Phila-
delphia Convention. Indeed, it is since
the publication of Swepson's testimony
| that Jim Harris has presided over the State
| Radical Convention, that Abbott has been
! endorsed as a Senator, that Lyman and
| Sinclair have been nominated for the Leg
islature, and Dufee and Burger escaped
felOn'S cells here by running into lucrative
! Federal offices at Washington.
! NICK. pi ched into Greeley by way of
variety, and declared himself opposed 30
! Summers Civil Service bill, and Rumley
said the New Hanover negroes would not
object to Nick. on this account if they did
defeat Dockery OH this score. Wei Rum
! ley is posted about New Hanover negroes,
or ought to be. 49,. ....... ..
Nick. wound up by pitching into cold
Greeley and was checred by Congleton
and the negroes.
Col. Waddcil did not consume many
minutes in reply to Mckays rambling
talk, and then turned again to "no kitchen
and no pa1lor," when MIX, in an under
! tone, begged him for Gods sake to let that
alone. But to no effect, for Col. w.
hammered it into him. And he will find
that such an outrageous and dangerous
sentiment win not "down at his bidding"
1t will stick to him as long as he lives, and
damn him i'll the opinion of all good men.
Colonel w. closed by thanking the people
of Carteret for their kindness to him, in
being the first county recommending his
denomination, and for their attention to his
remarks.
At the close he was presented with a
most elegant bouquet by the ladies, which
he very handsomely acknowledged. He
left Beaufort, having made most favor
able impression upon the people. You
may put down Carteret $50 for Merrimon,
Waddeil and the ticket. E.
President JenersOn's Farming.
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