Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-03-14

however, aS it enables us again to ex,
press our great admiration for the man.
He is altogether worthy of his distin-
guished paternity, ;.nd stands to-day
conspicuous as one Of the foremost
statesmen nf the country.
TElAT GszsE.L EEs0asIGs zON--
NOW E'cR EtZ,lDET:
Notwithstanding the Chief Justice
Of the Supreme Court was able t.
"exbaust his Judicial powers. lis
Honor, who prasjdes over tie FourtI,
judicial District, seems 10 posses,
more ''wind." if less law
And Nr. So:icitoe Ia,,, SCI appears
to have the discretion and .c i,eiSe-
verance OF the conan:s,u tarra:',n. which,
Is said, when oncs IL take; hold, not to
let 60 unti. it :h,,ndsss
At iour different Courts. covering
ten weeks OF tern-tinn", tLa special
object Of these officials seems 4, he u
have onc or both Editors 81 tie .Jo,-n-
NAL Indicted for Libel I7iras at New
Hanover Court, the Judge Charged amt
recharGed, and barateI the Grand
Jury. :. Il the Su,icitor, With . labor OF
love OF Vengeance. attempted. by eA-
traordIl:tIr means. - tor1a L Tcto: u
against, las seldom Witnessed i. : Court
House. Again, at DuFiin Cour., the
stern sense OF dutE and honor ut the
Solicitor cuinpcI"u q renewal of tho
attempt which hasi so s,#ual'r failed
here. That nisc:.ir.yi,.As. tit.- iI,ss.t!a-
BILE official, determined IL avou8e out
r;ged publ: Law and Ilor;e,.,, ,lad uur
grievous offence a thjrl time called
specially 10 the attention OF tho GIauu
Jury, making the second attempt
before to the Grand Jury of New
Hanover.
But unlike the 4irst preseptu1csit,
there was no flourish OF trumDcts The
obstinate jurors were not formally
marched before his Honor ard icctured
like refractory schoo!boya. There
was a becoming silence 1lpon the part
=
officer The return of the Grand Jury
was quietly destroyed, SO that even .Ae
impudent Editors Of the Journal and
the inquisitiye public siould know
nothing of what w"s none CT theic
business
These three failures seem either 10
have proved the truth OF our charge
against Judge Bond, or 40 have
exhausted the Court in thai line.
Consequently they abandoned ii, ii
least, temporarily. even before the
Summer came on.
But the impudent Editors OF the
JOURNAL must not go Ilnpilnished, and
II Judge Bunds character commanded
no consideration before North
Carolina Grand Jury, Il was easy
enough to pick out somo ''solteti dove
OF State Kadicalism whom tie
JOURNAL people had abused. and
with al amended bill 20 the GRAND
Jury OF Robson. II Bond va, :,
-coundrei. perhaps Sinclair was Ho1.
SO why not punish the JoCRsai., FOR
this seems to he the end and object ~
;llc effort for having published *
tracts from The scTeral :JietIta =; tom
mittec.. appointed t" ferret out III"
rascaliti.s of i<Gs-'6o. ~ which ~
State vas IMPOVERISHED. anal % which
the ekirts, .; the i'arson were r.t '',.'l-.
To accr mol;eii 50 noble a. ohi",'t
Hlr. Solicitor Cantur'i was not satisfied
merely to sc,,G hiii and w;:so,s"- L..
fore the Grand J,.ry Ui i;<oI, son. j'.'
gnc:, himself a,,d cxarn;n"e III" x 3tnc9a'.s
LAYS down the law, give h. "i,lfion =
the JrI-">A5., and nrav"ir ,i:,"snf> t1''a1
that he t2"yor reads tina, paper. a.
ve suppose :i.at :hc Hoi:e%ur '1fa@'
.I'irx e;ti1a, does not have rl':''Ei rtl1t.
,!cnce in CaIstwpil's iaw and Incr=,. -!
III Sinciaira integrity, fnr 50 n" - "
know thnra ;1:s i,rcr 10 'rE;o '1:!t iu'2:''
ag,aiu<c rs.
Now for Eladcn The [2u-. b2
gins tomorrow, and 50 goo'i caa'lc'
viii hardly hc lsie un;mprov"1.-
The JorI&.1.'s, Iarghtr spirit INKS
b.. broken. and .he md l'reAo', -,
Of the press must bcc,rhoJ- 20 "a q
out for Baden. Possibly ths iliti
Grand Jury may 20 moro impress bl
tj.an its four predecessors OR :;-2 cii
cult.
W,u wr,al o. i. % tha@> oGi - !
think 20 muzz!e our paper, o" la's-1EH
is editorial corIUc!. /" 'i.'7
times cf vin;hctivcac>> an'; +af'
persona! aud political, which 4f
norolizati public sentiment enG2i:doF;
we cannot nope {" escape Inc 'tt@ia''
and enrnity OF those whose I'oiltic:
and personal shortcomings c'lnpei !
to exrose and criticis". deed, IL
more etIjc;on. we are in ti's 1e%arf
the more ~e expect to ~ aSE;it-e'
Those wiio shrink fron3 tsatir dt'S'
exposing tie crimes q ofHicla.~ ho'' i
corrnp:ions II partisons, ny e1pc
Immunity. We intend 10 50 on IL OF
course, exposing injustice and Flno
eating right. Secure IL the cont'den'
and esteem, AMI upheld l'y IA" "'r
support Of al intelligent and tuscT'
mating public opinion, We laush at y
fptiIe efforts OF those who attempt
impede our progress.
And now for Bladen county
\ tolerably difficult conundfum