Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-08-30

thoroughly ventilated and decided. An
outraged people cry in thunder tones for
simple justice, and there being NO hope OF
obtaining it from tie miserable faction in
power, we should proceed in every legti-
mate way to get it for ourselves at what
ever cost. By all means Contest.
[FrOm the Tarboro Soutierncrl
THEIR PLAIN DUTY.
No honest man doubts that Merrimon is
the le ally elected Governor of North
Carolina, that he has received large ma
J jority of the honest votes of the State, and
that he is The choice of her people.
This being so, shall the expressed wish
of that people be sacrificed by Radical
fraud and corruption?
The matter rests with the Legislature,
, who are expected to do their duty ire
spective of consequences.
The election must be contested. The
frauds of the Radicals must be exposed,
and the rightful occupant seated in the
Gubernatorial chair.
The people will make no complaint as
to the cost of such proceeding so that
justice is done.
| There is wonderful unanimity in our
ranks upon this subject.
Notwithstanding the immense odds ar
rayed against us, we achieved a glorious
victory, and the people of the State are un-
willing that the facts Of it should be
snatched from their grasp. Are the white
men CT North Car Dina willing to submit
as timid slaves and to allow the votes of
negro boys and non-residents to decide
the election for them? Shall frauds, i'll
Limitations and bribery be perpetrated in
their presence and their mouths be closed?
Forbid it, freemen! 5
Let it be distinctly understood that the
election will be contested before the next
Legislature, and i'll the meantime every
good Conservative make it his business to
track up the frauds practiced by the Radi-
Gals at the late election, and report the
same to the proper authorities.
From the BAttleboro Advanced
The people ask that there be thorough
and searching investigation into the aIltg-
| ed frauds.
This they demand, and this they will
have.
If Caldwell has been fairly elected. we
will submit with the best grace possible to
the dire calamity.
If Judge MerrimOn has been CHEATED out
of his election by unfair means we demand,
the people demand that he be seated in the
| position to which he has been chosen bV
the popular voice.
We will be satisfied with nothing less.
We ask nothing more. Anything less is
LIdlINi, JUL ill
[From the Wilson PIaindealer
There is every reason to believe that the
frauds perpetrated by the Administration
lists, or Radicals, in Our State in the recent
election can be proven to be such as TO
show that Judge MerriInon has been elect
ed Governor of the State. The true men
of North Carolina who have labOrcd hon
est.y and earnestly in this election to defeat
Radicalism demand only the lawful and
just fruits of their labor If 1t can be shown
that Merrmon, Hughes, and the others on
our State ticket, have received a majority
| of the lawful votes cast in the late election,
it will become the duty of the Legislature
upon a proper presentation and knowledge
of the facts in proof thereof, SO TO declare,
that those entitled and none others may
fill the offices of our State Government. II
Governor Caldwell or any other Radical
has fairly been elected to an office, then let
! him have it by all means. We have sufti
cient confidence in the Legislature to be-
ieve that justice will be done to all parties,
and the Conserv atiYe-D Democracy of North
Carolina could not and would not ask
more, while it demands nothing less.
TFrom the Wadesboro' August :.
1t then clearly remains to our candidates
on the State ticket to contest the election
of Caldwell and those associated with him
by Radical nomination. They owe it to
the Conservative people of North Carolina,
who feel they have been cheated out Of the
} victory legally theirs. They owe it to the
cause of justice. 1t is necessary for the
maintenance Of the purity of the ballot
box. 1t is essential to the free privilege of
| elections.
[From the Salisbury Watchmar.l
We suppose no one will deny that hum
dre,ls of voters i'll Wilkes county alone We're
manipulated, cajOled, Inundated, brbed,
by Grants Marshals and Revenue Cutters.
Wilkes is ''whiskey county" The pcO-
pie make Whiskey there a sort of neces-
slty- They convert their surplus grain
into whiskey because it will not pay to
haul the gain to market. Whlskey is their
principal product for revenue. On it they
depend for their sugar and coffee, salt ami
clothing. Consequently, the W hiskty laws
as enforced and manipulated lby Radical
Z. ism have been most oppressive and cruel
upon these people Many of them in their
efforts to ''keep soul and body together
have come in conflict with these unjust and
oppressive laws. In such cases arrests
have generally been made by Grants pets
and the parties let off on pledgng them
selves to vote the Radical ticket. III other
cases, it is alleged that large numbers have
been permitted to run their distillerieS and
the sblock,' regardless Of the laws, with the
understanding that for such privilege they
would vote the Radical ticket Such, we
understand, were the means used to carry
Wilkes county for the RAIDS on the first
Thursday in this month; and if so, we
hazard nothing in saying that the same
policy was adopted in all the mountain
| countries of this Congressional district,
The whole proceeding was mOnstrOus
| fraud on the people, on the purity of the
ballot, and disgrace to the United States.
=. We understand that several cases, such
as are referred to above can be established.
We should collect the evidence and submit
it to the Legislature and demand OF that
body fair and patient examination OF the
facts. Then if Calwell is elected fairly let
them say So If MerrimOn, let him be
installed. We shall ask nothing more and
agree to nothing else. We cannot afford to
submit to fraud without an honest and
persistent effort to punish the perpetrators
of it. The purity OF the ballOt-box, indeed,
of public morals, the security OF our llbar-
ties and free institutions alike depend upon
the freedom of our people and from ballot
box-stutiing, bribery and fraud. 1t We fail
to crush these evils now, We. need lever
expect to enjoy another pure aud honest
election in North Carolina. 1t is, there
fore, all imperative duty that devOlves upon
I every good citizen in the State to see to it
that the matter is thoroughly Investigated
and that the guilty parties are brought to
punishment. .-- --- -..- s.@.
GFrOm the Winston Sentinel
These charges ought to be inVeSti gated
by the Legislature to The end that justice
NAV be done and fraud condemned, for if
they be true, then is Merrimon our Gov