Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-07-23
Mr.. WILSON IN NORTH CAROLINA.

Mr.. WILSON IN NORTH CAROLINA.
Senator Wilson made his first speech in
the campaign at Wilmington North Caro-
lima, on Thursday last. As the election
n that State will take place August lst,
the campaign is at its height.
Mr.. Wilson commenced by speaking of
his visit to Wilmington FIVE years ago,
and Of the improved condition of the city
since that time Then he said he did not
come to speak of men, but of ideas and
principles. The contest is not between
men but principles. Some men will say,
lyon can vote the Baltimore and Cincin-
natl ticket and claim to be republicans"
but one could as we'll have been in Lees
army and say that he had fought for the
banner of the Union. A vote for Greeley
is vote to defeat the republican party
Mr.. Wilson then passed to speak Of the
grand achievements and noble character
OF the republican party, and to refute the
idea that its work is completed. 1t has
greater work before it than emancipation
was, viz: to change the hearts of three
millions Of American democrats. From
this point we copy the report Of his speech.
| Something has been done towards that al.
ready, for just the other day they went into
convention at Baltimore and nominated two
republicans. In the course of my political
career have visited twenty-seven States and
addressed 1900 assemblages, a-d ne yer in all
my life. have l written line or uttered a
sentence tending to degrade any man, black
or white. God made US all, and l care not
whether man be black or white recognize in
him a brother. / have acted with the repub-
lican party because il advocates this idea.
was born democratic boy my father was
| democrat; but when came of age | went
heart and soul with the mob, the denounced
anti slavery men. have acted with the DEM
ocratic party and against it; but have made
the cause of liberty the supreme doctrine of
my life. After many years of struggling, the
great republican party was brought into exis-
tence to uphold this great principle, and has
pursued it, work steadily. We have now ar
rived at the summit, but have yet to put the
browning work upon it l wish democrats
would now come out and say ''Yeu have been
right-we wrong. We confess our errors,
and hope you will accept our faith" but they
must prove this by the campaign. They are
preparing for il, and in the next four years
may have shown themselves worthy to be with
us. Holy Writ says. "A tree shall be judged
by its fruits, but they have got no fruits that
we can touch; yet they have, it is true, given
US words in the past few days; but words are
not fruits. Wepropose to elect Grant for four
years longer and a Congress to sui port his ad
ministration. Let the Greeley men work and
talk, We are going to beat you, but we cant
10 h,,s
were wrong Yesterday; and prove you are
worthy next winter. Come TO Congress and
vote for Summers civil rights bill, and nd
to build up the country, and make this what
it is fast becoming-the grandest government
on the face OF the earth. Democrats, stop
| talking about the despotism Of the federal
government when you know there is no des-
potlsm. fon cannot open any book OF histo-
ry and show where any country on the face of
the earth has been so mercitul. No man can
stand up here to-day and assert TO the con-
trary. From the time of Adam and Eve there
has been disposition on the part of one set
of men to eat bread not in the sweat of their
own faces, but in the sweat of other mems
faces. 1t has brought shame and sorrow up
on both North and South. Finsaly class of
men grew up in this country and held the
uoctrine that emancipation was not only the
uu'y OF the master, but the right of the slave.
Another class denied this doctrine, and said
that the government had no right to touch the
question Of slavery in the several States; bur
we had determined the system of slavery
should not touch the Territories, and by Gods
, help we carried it through. We elected
Abraham Lincoln, that charitable, lust and
{ pure man. While We loved the slave, we never
I a'ed the master. God being my judge, l
D nave never entertained a sentiment of hatred
Tor the southern sec ion Of my country, and |
speak the sentiments of nine tenths of the
people Of tbs North. Before Lincoln was