The New York herald., 1872-07-13
FIRST CAMPAIGN CHARGE.
North Carolina Opens with a Call to
Arms at Weldon.
TIE GUBERNATORIAL FIGHT.
Avowed Lovers of Peace the First
in the Field.
THE TENT IN THE SYLVAN GROVE.
A Day of jubilee Between the
North and South.
Nebraska, North Carolina and New
Jersey Bury the Hatchst
and Shake Hands.
Senator Tipton's View OF Re-
publicanism.
Senator Stockton, Governor Walker, ex-Cover.
nor Vance and General Cling.
man on the Platform.
Peace, Constitutional Liberty
and Equal Rights.
A Liberal RepubGoan-Democratio Victory
Or Misery, Tyranny and Shame.
Senator Tipton's View OF Re-
publicanism.
Senator Stockton, Governor Walker, ex-Cover.
nor Vance and General Cling.
man on the Platform.
Peace, Constitutional Liberty
and Equal Rights.
A Liberal RepubGOan-Democratio Victory
Or Misery, Tyranny and Shame.
WELDON, n. c., July II, 1872.

WELDON, N. c., July IL, 1872.
To-day has been made memorable In the annals
of the town of Weldon. Not many things transpire
In the experience Of Weldon that are worthy Of re-
membrance or mention. 1t is town ofnot more than
nix hundred inhabitants, Of some Importance and
growing In prominence as railroad station, consti-
tnting O terminus Of the Petersburg Railroad the
Wilmington and Weldon Railroad and the SeabOard
and Roanoke Railroad; and 1t is the centre Of the
remunerative trade of the Roanoke Valley To-day,
however, Is conspicuous in its annals as the occa
sion of the largest crowd that collected within
Its precincts and the presence among them Of some
Of the most prominent and popular leaders
Of the liberal party OF the country. The
place is not far from the boundary line Of Virginia.
and the great Greeley ratification meeting and
speaking appointed for to-day has summoned hun
areds not only from all the neighboring counties Of
the Old North State, but hundreds as well from the
sister Commonwealth Of the Old Dominion.
The speaking has been gotten up mainly
through the agency and influence OF Hon.
n. w. Ransom, Senator Of North Caro-
lima In the Senate Of the United States,
and second perhaps only to Vance In popularity
and power among the conservative citizens Of the
State. Senator Ransom resides but few miles
from the town, and has induced several distin-
guished Senatorial associates to come here with
him to take part in and lend eclat to the liberal
grand rally.
THE FIGHT FOR THE STATE.
The importance Of the occasion arises from the
desperate struggle now being made by either side
to carry North Carolina in the gubernatoral cleo
tion to be held early In August next as the
Initiative skirmish of the great Presidential battle.
The administration party is expending every means
to control the result. The result is very doubtful,
though your correspondent judges, nom CONVERSE
and artof ffxa
men from various sections, that the present
Indications are in favor of the state being
swept by Merriman in August, and by
Greeley in November next The editor Of the
Nescs Of this town tells me the only danger arises
from the apathy growing out Of ignorance mani
festea by many OF the white people, especially in
the Western section OF the State. Many Of these
mountaineers hardly know as yet tnat the war is
ended, and dare not emerge from their homes
20 vote for the fear OF being conscripted.
Then the republicans threaten that II
they vote for the conservative candidate their
homestead reservations will be taken away from
them, and this they swallow with open and
simple creduty. But the conservative hopes are
anchored in the splendid canvass Of Governor
Vance, whose eloquence and wit move the masses
with q magic peculiarly his own. To-day
thousands have assembled here and preparations
have been made on the most elaborate and exten-
sivc scale for the great occasion.
GORGEOUS MEETING TENT.
The meeting is held in a grove near the town,
where large platform is erected beneath the
trees, draped IN nags and festoons, the national
emblem being twisted around the pillars and
dropping from the roof, where appropriate
patriotic notices are displayed from broad
streamers Back Of the platform is the inscrip-
tiOn:-
PEACE PEACEil PEACElil
GREELEY AND BROWN,
THE NATIONAL CANDIDATES.
And In front depend 1ags bearing the words:-