The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-07-17
The Canvass In North Caroline.

The Canvass In North Curoiinn.
The eyes OF the country are now
turned upon North Carolina, where the
first State election since the Presidential
nominations will take place, on the 1st of
August. The Radicals have placed the
State among the list of those certain for
Grant. and their defeat, they we'll know,
would be the death. knell of Grantism.
If the election is fair ono, and there is
no great fraud, bribery or military in
terfereuce by the Government, we feel
very sure that our sister State will do her
duty, and roll up handsome majority
OF from ten to fifteen thousand votes in
favor of the Liberal candidates. But
the powers that be at Washington are
putting forth extraordinary excrtions,
aud it seems are scrupling at no corrupt
means to effect their purposes. It is
openly announced by Congressman Beck,
of kentucky, that he finds from per-
sonal examination of the books ut Wash
ington, that 1928. 600 has been sent into
North Carolina during the past year,
ostensibly to defray judicial expenses.
But, as Mr.. Beck remarks, when it is
known that SIS, 900 per annum is the or
binary expenditure for such purposes, it
is clear that this enormous ON cunt of
S223, OOOwas not intended for any legiti-
mate use. In addition to this, it is cur
rently reported in the Northern press
that the Grant Central Executive Com
mittee has sent down fund of 800, 900
to aid in the campaign. There is o
pretty heavy majority of whites in North
Carolina; but in the Western portion OF
the State-the mountain Counties
large number Of the whites are very low
and worthless people. very much akin in
habits. nature and appearance to tho
sand-hillers in this County. They are
of that GLASS whom the darkeys cali
''poor buokra." During the war, they
were deserters. and always they have
been an idle, shiftless aud unreliable set.
Like the sand.hill people here aud most
of the members of our present General
Assembly, they are ready at all times to
sell their vntes and betray their State for
few dollars.
VfAA this class the Radicals will work
with their money. and if they can sue
oeed in getting free access to these peo-
pie, and proffer their bribes without de-
lection, they may succeed in making the
contest quite close one. If, in addi-
ton to this, they can succeed in getting
up some deeds of violence about the
polls, and then throw out few precincts
and stuff the ballot-boxes at the others,
they may possibly have on apparent sue
cess. But we have great faith in the
masses of our white brothers in the old
North State; that they will be cool and
sagacious, yet earnest and untiring in
their patriotic efforts to wrest their State
entirely from the hands of the plunder-
ing carpet-baggers. Two years ago the
Reformers carried the State by fair
majority. and we believe they will do it
again.
While Holden was in power, and the
Radicals controlled the Legislature, the
same spirit OF public plundering charac.
terized its action as does that of the go.
vernment of this State. The public
debt was increased in an alarming man.
ner, taxation was made intolerable, the
public institutions were neglected. and
fraud, extravaganza and peculation per-
vaded every department.. The good peo-
pie, Of course. will strain every nerve to
prevent repetition Of these evils, and
we cannot but believe that, having truth
and honesty. justice. and every noble
impulse on their side. they ,nust sue
ceed.
OVertures have been made to Strauss
to conduct series of concerts in this
country. but he thinks himself perfectly
| - ~