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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-05-10
GreeIey.s Chances.

There is, as should have been expected, !
great diversity of opinion in regard to the
nomination of Ne. GREELEY. The plat
form adopted at Cincinnati is, we believe,
universally acceptable. There is much in
the character of Mr. GREELEY to admire.
lie is man Of the highest personal integ-
rity, and popular with those among whom
he lives. The Southern people viii forget
much of the past in the dangers of the
present. ....
We look to Mr.. GREELEY's letter of &C
ceptance with much anxiety. We have
more interest in his present position than III
his past record. We want to see his inter-
probation Of the platform upon which he
has been placed. The toording OF his
letter of acceptance will present his views
upon the great uprising Of the masses OF his
party, to which he owes his nomination.
On his acceptance of, and Interpretation
upon, the Cincinnati platform, we must
wait to find in how much or how little the
promises of its conception have been borne
out by the birth Of the Reform movement.
If, however, the contest is between
/ GREELEY and GRANT, it is interesting TO
| consider tie chances of the contest. In
| 1865 thirtv-sour States voted for President,
/ giving to GRANT two hundred and fourteen
! electoral votes, and to SEYMOUR eighty.
/ The States Of Virginia, Mississippi and
! Texas did not vote at all. The States OF
/ Alabama, Arkansas, Missouri, North
! Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia,
which gave GRANT forty-eight electoral
votes. have, since 1868, lapsed from the
Republican party beyond all hope of re-
covery by the nominee of the Philadelphia
! Convention. The States OF Connecticut,
Indiana, Nebraska and Nevada gave
GRANT tW enty-four electoral votes in 1865.
if they now fall away from the Philadelphia
nominee, their detection, coupled with that
of the six States above named, viii alone
be sufficient to defeat GRANT. aklng
the popular vote of 1868 for basis, a
change of one thousand six hundred Re
publican votes in Connecticut, Of four
thousand eight hundred in Indiana. of tw
thousand one hundred in Nebraska, and OF
seven hundred in Nevada, would carry
those States over to the opposition.
These statistics lead the New York Sur
TO believe that GRANT cannot possibly be
reelected # the Liberal Republicans and
the Democrats support the same ticket
This result would be rendered still more
certain by the fact that of the three States
which did not vote in 1868, two-Virginia
and Texas-are sure to go again st GRANT
In these calculations no note is taken O.
such States as Pennsylvania and Illinois
which voted for GRANT in 1868, and are
!, almost sure TO so against him now. No
in combining the estimate to the figures o
1868 is any allowance made. for the pOpula
uprising against the usurpations and in
tolerance of the GRANT clique.
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GreeIey,s Nomination.

We find in our Northern and Southern
exchanges the following telegram from the
Wilmington Agent of the New York Asso-
ciated Press
WILMINGTON, May Sd, 1872.
The nomination OF Greeley and Brown was
verv fayorablv received by the Conservatives
and Democrats here, and it is universally con-
coded that Greeley is less objectionable to the
South than any candidate brought before the
Cincinnati Convention, with the exception, per
haps, of Judge Davis.
This information is erroneous. Mr..
GREELEY is the least acceptable to TINS
community (and the Wilmington agent is
surely not warranted in speaking for ''the
South, ~ of the dozen candidates mentioned
in connection with the nomination, always
excepting Charles Sumner, who was not
voted for in the Convention.
If the Democratic party keeps aloof from
this contest, this section of the Union will
not hesitate in its choice. IL OUR people
recollect Mr. GREELEY's long and persist
ent fight against the South, they have not
forgotten his equally bold and able advo-
cacy of amnesty and peace, and his deter
mined opposition to military tyrannies.-
Unless he embraces the advanced radical
views of CHARLES SUMMER III regard to
civil rights, our people will become recon
ciled to his nomination and rally strongly
to his support.
In the meantime, let us wait the action
of the National Democratic Convention
soon to assemble.
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Election in Fayetteville.

Dear Journal The town election in
Fayetteville yesterday was carried by the
Conservatives after most desperate effort
by the Radicals. Our men worked nobly
the whole day. Mr.. E. p. Powers, w. C..
Troy, A. A. Mcclellan, Jr., Dave Jones,
L. G. Fuller, and several others, deserve
much credit for most active and faithful
services. We elect six of the seven Com
missiOners by an average majority of near
80. the Radicals elect one Commissioner
by only two majority, and the Mayor is
Radical by small majority, as several of
our men declined to vote as to Mayor.
There was total vote of 702-but this
is near 100 less than the proper vote. The
result of this election almost secures to us
the county election.
Three Commissioners on the Conserva-
tive ticket run several ahead of the Radical
vote for Mayor, and two more equal it,
This shows real Conservative majority,
but from certain local causes and issues,
one Commissioner and our candidate for
Mayor, fell behind the highest on the Rad
ical ticket. Our own people will still con-
troll the affairs of our good old town. There
is much rejoicing and renewed energy for
the coming campaign.
REFORM.
Eav.4ttavillo Nov TtI
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tai capacity, he towers above Grant as q
tall tree above distorted bush.
But there are a thousand reasons why
Horace Greeley would be distasteful and
offensive to Democrats.
1t is impossible that they can feel any
pleasure in his nomination, or contemplate
his possible election except as an evil of
less magnitude than the continuance ofthe
present disgusting state of things.
The platform is an immense improve
ment upon the theories and pactices of the
present Administration. There is nothing
in it acceptable to the Southern Democracy
except in reference to the Constitutional
Amendments, and there will be no insuper-
able obstacle to a union Of the intelligence
and patriotism Of the South upon it even
on that point. But it is premature to speak
Of what the action of the Democratic party
will be. There must be time for reflection
and Interchange of views, and for de-
liberate survey of the field. That great
party is uncommitted as to its course. 1t
will not be true to its traditions and to its
duty if it act hastily, excitedly, or under
the inspiration of past prejudice and pas
sion.
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Greeley and the negroes.

The New York Herald has, of course,
interviewed the Liberal Republican candi-
date for President. We are glad to see
that since this reported interview Mr..
GREELEY has left New York City, and is
now safely beyond the reach Of the news
paper Paul Prys. He should recollect that
candidates have heretofore very much in
jured their popularity, if not defeated their
election, by random and unguarded con-
versations with reporters.
In this conversation Mr.. GREELEY seems
to have been very discreet. He is i'll error,
however, in regard to the votes of the
Southern negroes, which he may as well
be advised of now, rather than wait Until
the election convinces him OF the fact.
During the interview the following is re-
ported to have occurred:
"You certainly feel strong at the South %
"The black men in the South know me.
They may be drilled but don't believe any
drilling will rub my record out of their remem
brauce; and think the white people will vote
for me-"
Mr.. GREELEY shows by this reply that
he has studied the negro as politician to
little purpose, when he relies upon his
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anti-slaverv, will draw them away from the
:. regular nominee" Their tickets are
oiyen to them by mon who care as little
for records as they do for the poor negroes
themselves A majority through preJuhce
and ignorance vote the ticket with tiendish
ayidity, ard others do so through we'll
grounded fears. Any how, from one
cause or another, the negro has no tree
dom of political opinion.
We see throughout the South formerly
the most pronounced slavery men and Sc
cessionists now the most blatant Radical
politicians. and consequently very great
fyorites with the negro. Indeed, we beheVe
the more violent man was, either as a
Dro-slavpry man and war man, the more
influence be has with the negro masses.
They Gaze not what else he may have been
or is. so that he is an orthodox Radical now.
Ex-Governor Holden or John Pool, OF
North Carolina, Judge Moses, OF South
Carolina, Senator Brownlow, of Ten
nessee, all pro slavery nen and slave
owners, can now take away the entire
Eecro vote from Mr.. GREELEY, Judge
CHASE, or even CHARLES SUMNER, if the
former are the nominees Of q regular Re
publican Convention and the latter are
not.
In regard to the whites voting for NJ
GREELEY, we hope lie is correct. We
trust that nothing will happen during the
! canvass which Will make it impossible tol
the Southern white people to vote for him
lie can win t'leir united support. VIII be
! IN II =
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speak, and we shall yery, soon have som e
thing more to say in regard to the Great
Convention, who composed it, and its
proceedings.
Our standard-bearers will soon buckle
on their armor and marshal their hosts
If we only do our duty North Carolina will
cert ainlv be redeemed.
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etc DemOcrattc-COnser Eek.
!; ecugiyc Committee,

State DemOcratic-COnserva Elk.
y; ecugiye Committee,
The following gentlemen were appointed
sentative Executive Committee a: the
Greensboro Convention:
CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
Hon. 2. n. Borrineer, Chairman; Gen.
w. r. Cox, Il. 1t. Battle, g. N. Rus3ee, '.
q. DeCarteret, r. b. Haywood, w. FL.
Jones, 0. Z. Meares, j. J. Davis and j. j.
LitchforG.
1st Congressional District--Cel. VIM. F.
Martin, Pascuotank; Jos. B. Cherry, Hert-
foId; F. q. Satterthwait, Pltt. .~
I'd Congressional District-Col. Walter
Clark, Halifax; Henry R. Bryan, Craven !;
Fred. Phillips, Edgecombe; Lo:te w. Hum
phrey, Wayne. .t.r
gelhard, New Hanover; T. G. Fuller, Cum
berland, j. G. Scott, Onslow; A. A. Nc
Koy, Sampson.
4th Congressional District--H. A. Lon
don, Jr., Chatham; Thos. Webb, Orange !;
c;aada T. S2qnd9a !s' Johnston James S.
9TH CQngressional District--paniel w.
Courts, Rockingham; J. i. Scales, Guilford !:
NJ. s: Robbins, handoiphi Jno. Z. Staples,
Guilford.
9Th Congressional District-J. E. Brown,
ltecklenbqrg; Walter l.. Steele, Richmond !;
W. a. Graham, Jr., Ll6cdi1 S, II. Walk
up, Union.
18th Congressional District-Jno. S. Hen
derson, Rowan; z. G. Tucker, Iredell ;
": II. FL. Cowles, Wilkes; Jos. Towles,
k4 sza.ss. ~. -. -.
9th Congressional Distgict-Qayil Cole
man, Buncombe; A. y. Avery Burke; w.
T. Welch, Haywood; G. M.Whitesides,
ltutleilelu. 81. n-z---- II -.
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kENANsvHLE, n. G, May Z, 1872

Editor Journal At meeting of the
Democratic Conservative Executive Com
mittee OF puDlin county, held in the
Courthouse in kenansyiAe, y. c., on the
4th inst, the following resolution was
passed:
EeSolced, That each township in the
county that has not already done SO hold
meetings on or before Saturday, the 18th
Instant, and appoint three or more dele
gates, Who will meet in the Courthouse in
Kenansyins, op Tuesday, the 2lst instant,
Offices to be filed by the county, at the
election to be held Oh the first Thursday
in August next. ISAAC Is. KELLY,
Chairman.
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The report of the national board of un-
derwriters, just published, shows an in
crease i'll fires of 10 per cent. since the old
national board expired. The truth ap-
pears to be that ;Ecendiarism nearly every
where has had an alarming increase, and
no fire in town or county, should occur
without a prompt investigation of its posi-
tive or probable cause. Police and insur-
.arSa as wall "a the ins,,rod Oh Ghaua a diract
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Endorsement by the Democratic Conven-
ton. But with so unexpected and sur
pr1sing candidate as Mr.. Greeley, we
have no advice to offer. The Democratic
National Committee will meet i'm this city
next week, and issue the regular call for
the usual Convention. The sense of the
Democratic party will be authoritatively
expressed by that body, and all members
of the PARTY will be bound by its action.
Our present impression is, that the
Democratic Natl, nal Convention will ig-
more Cincinnati entirely and nominate
ticket. We will be guided by the National
Convention and submit to its judgment, in
any event; but We do not, at present, see
any such possibility in the future as the
Endorsement of Mr.. Greeley by the Demo-
cratic party.
(From the Philadelphia Age, Dem.I
The significance of the nomination of
Greeley is that there is stI, ng desire for
the restoration of free, civil government,
and a true and cordial union of the States
Without depreciating in any degree, either
Of the two candidates who are already be-
fore the country, we think the Democracy
of Pennsylvania will desire to bring into
tic field statesman who will secure the
confidence, and deserve the support of all
whose aim is to restore free, civil govern
ment, and purity the Administration of it,
and the name of Chief Justice Thompson
is one whom the Democracy would support
| with enthusiasm, and whom really sincere
| friends of reform would prefer 10 either
Grant or Greeley.
| The article concludes: We have not
cherished a dou,t that the Democratic
| Convention would in due time, place a
| Democratic candidate i'll the field. Let
him be one to meet the requirement of the
| times.
From the New York Sun, Repl
! Never was such honor paid to the news
paper press rs in the nomination of the
| two editors at Cincinnati. 1t believes that
the Liberal Republicans and Southern
Democracy will support Oh 'eley, and that
! the fact will exert a powerful influence up
on the Northern Democracy. The North,
South, East and West are for him. The
Germans seem for him enthusiastically, and
he is likely to carry the Irish vote. 1t only
remains for the people to elect him.
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Tie scene when the result Of the sixth
ballot was ai.naupced tC Mr.Greely, is thus
described CAT five minutes of three
O'Clock the Hon. Benz. Wood entered the
Tribune counting-room. His fine face was
flushed with excitement. lie passed be-
bind tie counter, and inquired for DR..
GTGeley. In breathleSs words he an
nounced DR.. Greeley's nomination to Sam
Sinclair. Before HIIr. Wood could be ush-
cred into DR.. Gleeiey'S p.asence, Tom Nc
Waters, one of the Iribuae'S old Office
boys, ran lightly up the stairs into DR..
Grceley's office. The Doctor had begun a
fresh editorial article. His gold pen was
dancing over a broad sEeet of foolscap
with lightning rapidity. Tom handed him
a dispatch. DR.. Greeley took his pen cross
ways betp6a3l his teeth, turned partly
around in his easy tii&ij5 bent tword the
light, and read the following 'thfoagh his
gold-bowed glasses
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Elections i'm LumbeertOn and Fay
etteViIIe-POliticaI M" tiers.

LUMBERTON, May 7th, 1872.
Dear Journal The election here for
Mayor and Commissioners yesterday re-
suited in the success of the Conservative
ticket, as follows:
Mayor-D. D. French.
COmmiSsioners-W. 3. Blake, j. Ii.
Caldwell, Eli Jones and T. y. Bond.
The election i'll Fayetteville resulted in
the success of the whole Conservative
ticket, except for Mayor and one Commits
sioner. The following are the names of
parties elected:
Mayor-John Reilly, Radical, by 33
votes over McKinnOn, Conservative.
Commissioners-Henry Mcdonald, B.
E. Sedberry, r. l.. Scanlin; DR.. w. q.
McDuttie, w. T. Frizell, Da i'd Jones,
Conservatives; w. A. Guthrie, Radical.
At the Conservative county meeting here
yesterday, thirty delegates were appointed to
Charlotte, fifteen to Senatorial Convention
at Fair Bluff the first Thursday in June
Resolutions were adopted, instructing del
egates to Charlotte to support Col. n. A.
Mclean Of this county for the nomination
to Congress.
Weather excessively dry-gardens suf-
fering.
P. S.-County Convention called to
meet in Lumberton on the second Monday
in June for nomination of candidates.
Truly, Med.
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Fayetteville, May It'll.
Masonic Funeral.

FAIR BLUFF, n. c., May 6, 1872.
Dear Journal y esterday, at Porter
Swamp, was the time appointed by the
Masonic fraternity to pay the last tribute of
respect to the dead body of Rev. j. d. Ell
well, who departed this life several months
ago. Quite a concourse of people from the
surrounding country were present OH the
occasion, and it was one of the largest as
Semblics, if not the largest, the writer has
ever seen collected in this vicinity. The
funeral sermon was preached by the Rev.
Mr.. Pittman, of Robson, a minister of
much ability and merit. 1t was an able
and eloquent sermon, replete with sound
logic In it he comparative subject of his
remarks with many renowned warriors,
and others, showing that life of honesty,
humility, sObrety, charity, virtue and god
illness should be far more eXtolled than all
of these, and that his name should be cher
ished as cone of the few immortal
names that were not born to die"
After the sermon was preached, the
crowd repaired 70 the grave Of tie deceased,
distant half mile, and there, Columbus
worthy and distinguished son, Col. T. T.
Toon, delivered the eulogy, which was
terse and elegant. Not being acquainted
with the minute particulars of the life of
the departed, he only gave synopsis Of his
earthly career, but did it with ease, grace
and eioGue ice, In his eulogy he made
mentionth that Or. Elweil On. one day bap-
tized upwards OF sixty persons; ON another,
upwards Of seventy, and on another, one
hundred and fifty-four.
The MasonS then concluded the final
hOnOrs, and we all left the soldier of Christ
8 alone with his glorv.'' Sc"
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Correspondence Boston Glol O.
Senator RamsOm-The First COnfeders
ate General Admitted TO q Seat I'm

Correspondence Boston Glol q.
senator RaMROsm-The First COnfeder.
ate General Admitted 10 o seat I'm
the Senate. E
To-day there walked to the open space in
front Of the Vice-President a gentleman
whom sarcastic Radical reporter in the
gallery above, characterized as (" the ad-
vance guard of the Confederate army" 1t
was appropriately amended by the sugges-
ton that he was " its rear guard Ex-
Major Gen. Ransom, of the Confederate
army was sworn in as United States Sena-
tor from the old North State, and so the
vacant chair, originally made so by the in
auguTatlOn Of a movement for which so
much was sacrificed, was filled by man
who was avery gallant and believing soldier
in the army which struggled to make these
vacancies finality.
The associations were indeed peculiar
The special nature of all represented in the
presence of that very handsome and digni-
fied-looking man, came up in vivid and
striking memories. Senator Ransom is the
first man who has entered the Senate after
such service. In the House there are a
number, and the seat of Brooks as well as
the home of Calhoun is represented by an
American negro.
Senator Ransom is man of about thir-
ty-eight or forty years Of age. He is tall,
over Six feet judge, and finely proportion
ed. Very dark in complexion, his close
trimmed black beard and hair, as well as
his keen dark eyes, make up what the la
| dies might say, slightly changing the tense,
with rare old Chaucer, as " Piercing their
hearts with his pulchritude.''
He is a lawyer by profession, was, as
can be seen, a young man when the rebel
lion began. He was among the first to
enter the Confederate service, and was, l
believe, in the field to the end, serving for
long time as Major General and doing
severe service. lie is Southern Demo
crat of the strictest sect, but personally.
modest and unobtrusive in pressing his
opinion, though likely to be useful ally
OH his side of the chamber.
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Savannah News


But it is not our purpose at this time to
discuss either the platform or the Caudi-
dates of the Cincinnati Radical Conclave.
We desire only to congratulate our Demo
cratic friends on q cOnSummatiun which
augurs so tayOTaJ.y Cor the restoration of
constitutional government. The I4Cmina-
tons at Cincinnati leave the question of
the actual and permanent disintegI alton OF
the Radical patty no longer in doubt. A
less partiZan nomination might have re-
suited i'll serious compromise aud certain
defeat OF the friends Of the Constitution.
All the real clements CT strength Of the
Cincinnati Organization ere within the
Radical party. 1t can ieceye Iilte l. any
aid from the true Democracy of the conn
try, while it must, by dividing, weaken the
corrupt and revolutionary dynasty now in
possession Of the Government.
If, in the anomalous condition Of poIiti-
cal affairs, there has existed any coed
reason lOr delay and inactiOn on the part
OF the friends OF constitutional govern
ment, thnt reasOn no longer exisBs. 1t only
remains for the Dc.4ocratlc party TO
promptly organize It's forces ans. enter
into the canvass.
Macon Telegraph & MesScnger.l
The pros Ject for the success of this ticket
depends, VI course, upon the action of the
bCfIING1d liC party &AiAi Eii-t StilIlOG De
known until the assembling o. it's q attoaai
Convention. BY that decision the party
will be bound. II is FORTS representatives
ir conventi( assembled, to solemuly con-
slider AMI W;Sely conclude what policy the
best interests I'll the whole country, and Of
our grand old organization de.aan4 should
b. adopted. Until then, We Can safely bide
our time. The quarrel, as it stands, is
wholly inside the lines Of that political or
ganization which has done SO much to de-
grade aid ruin the country. Whether it
will be our duty Or our policy 70 ta:le u
hand in the fight as the ally Of the one fac
ton against the other, must be determined
by circumstances and events not yet sut1i-
GENTLY developed TO admit Of definite
Judgment upon their merits or necessities.
We , trust o . De,n3Ssrat;c .ISsand5 al over
the country will reserve their fiFe, and
continue to preserve an armed neutrality
On the presidential question until further
Developments. Let us remember that We
are neither fe4~bot or moderate Repub!i-
cans, and have 10 part or lot IL the Con
ventions of either of the radical wings u
that party. We hail with pleasul e, how
ever, the uprising against the Grant ad-
ministration, which has cursed the country
for four long years, and argur- great good
from the Enforcement. Ii IS too soon yet to
indicate what Is the best policy for Demo
Gratis to pursue. Let MS swat for the
wagon" and ''in patience possess our
souls"
Augusta Constitutionalist.]
Among the Democrats the predominant
sentiment seems TO be that as between
Grant and Greeley, the latter would be in
finitely preferable. If reduced to the al
tentative of taking one or the other, the
least nauseous dose would be Horace Gree