Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-09-04
From the New York Herald.
wAKs OF TEE EsACES.
views Of Ex-EOvcrnor vance o.
NORTH, Carolina


r Vance. of North Carolina, at the |
Rrevoort House. After the usual |
friendly saiutations the conversation |
that ensued was on the political sltu- |
alton of the South and the recent |
State election in North Carolina. The |
seemed highly olated |
over the complete political revolution |
in favor Of the Democracy i'll his own
State, and looked upon
TIE RECENT VICTORY
as an indication of what the result OF
the Presidential contest would be III
1876. 49,
Herald Reporter What 90 youthink
Of the coming Presidential contest,
Governor? -,
the truth, I would not have given the
subject as much attention as l have
at this early day, but for the discuss
ions Of the third term which L nave
seen in the newspapers. Bat among
ia down South the idea Of Grant beng
the Democratic nominee tor the thIfd
term is considered simpiE ridiculous.
Herald Rcporter-Did you read
Grants advice to Judge Mackey, OF
South Carolina? :,
Ex-Governor Vance-Ycs. But it
was alisaid for effect. II is impossible
to make the Southern people believe
that Grant is himself corrupt, Why, II
he was only sincere in his profession he
would recall the military from South
Carolina, and if he had done that L
guarantee the white people would car
~ the State at the coming election and
drive Moses and his corrupt, venal set
of followers out OF the State.
Herald Reporter-But would not the
President, in calling the troops from
South Carolina, precipltate q WGr OF
races?
Ex-Governor Vanca-N-e do rot ap-
prehend anything Of the kind. There
might be
A FIGHT AID A KNOCK DOWN OR so,
but the white people viii get their
rights, and this they are determined
to have in the end. Wherever the
whites are in the majority III the south
we hear of 40 troubles between the
races. but where they are in the NIL
noritv it will always be different.
South Carolina IS now and has long
been ruled by perfect dcspotl5;n.
lily State is paradise compared to II,
nd God knows we have enough
thieves and scounarels in North Caro-
Ina to FL several penitentiarieo. 1t
is useless to tell you that q large mum
Der OF this class are Grants Office
holders.
Herald Reporter the South
ern people any particular candidate III
view for the presidency--i mean The
Democrats:
Ex-Governor Eance-Well. they
have given the matter some atter; pll,
Of course. / had talk with General
Gordon, Of Georgia, the other day,
and he thinks Senator Thurman IS the
coming man. | think Hendricks -.
Herald Iteporter-Ni!lt the Southern
peop.e-your party [ mean, OF cOutse
-nOiDinatn u Southt III man for Nlie
President?
Ex-Governor Eanc2-Eo; [ am sure
not. Tie Northern Democracy will
not vote for .;uy Southern man for q
Federal Office WHO ever participated II
the rebellion. OF this, ] am confident.
Herald Hrport2:--i)o ypu think
Governor Hen1r;ei,s w.. ba noni-
mated
Ez-Gov+ruor T,4.ce-Ct course I
cannot say. The r.3"..t viii - be
tween him aud Thurman. Tie South
ciu Dam0cruc- VIII p7 Slts:,.:.,.,. with
either. though believe better pleased
with Hendricks: Tie suits me exactly.
Herald ll.pottec-IJu were, /
! thought, always atrons State rights
man, Governor. Why, then, DO yon
think Grant s,3ou!d interfere with
South Carolina, even III her present
condition?
Ex-Governor Eance--DcoGuse she Is
rotten to the core, aul the corrupt set
| that now control her We're fastened
upon her by Grants administration.
We do not ask any Interference on the
| part OF the government III orr affairs,
! bat to give us our rights. Grant has
! placed his troops III South Carolina to
overawe the whites. We simply want
him to recall them, and the white peo-
pie viii elect cn honest Legislature,
which will relieve the state ut once OF
q corrupt administration and its bur
! den OF taxation.
THE WHITES HAVE STOOD THIS TuI2;G
TOO Long ALREADY.
Grant cannot beotIler than in full sym
pathy with the present Radical gov
ernment III that State, or he would
have done something for the relief of
the State long ago.
Herald Heporter-Iou think the
Democrats would carry South Carroll
ne then. if the Federal troop, were rc-
moved? Are not the negro voters
largely in the minority?
Ex-Governor Nance-The negroes
| are in the majority there, we well
know: but the negroes will vote with
the whites when they find out that il
is their only salvation for them to do
SO.
In answer to further questions the
Ex-Governor said "NIth the excep-
ton Of South Carolina and Mississippi
which were controlled ty carfot-bag
and negro administrations, the South
crn States were
BEGISEiEG TO RECOVER THEMSELVES
quite rapidly. In North Carolina es-
pccially there is plenty. All we need
IL capital and labor. We have not
enough OF either. Laborcrs command
good wages. and hundreds Of the ne
groes from South Carolina have come
into orr State and have no difficulty IN
finding employment. Why, to give
you some idea OF our prosperity, in
one connty-I would instance Charlotte
my home, a town OF about 1900 in
habitants-wc have six banks there and
in them over 81, 100000, deposited by
the farmers residing in the surround
ing country, upon which the banks are
paying ont sly per cent. interest. This
is more money than the farmers around
Charlotte have ever had before"
Here the interview terminated. The
Ex-Governor is now on his way back to
his native State, where he is at present
engaged in the practice OF law. He
admitted to the Herald represeD tative,
during the interview, that it was quite
probable he would be the Democratic
candidate for Governor of North Car
ollna within another two years.
The Saratoga correspondent of the
New York SIN says that from the best
Information the money lost or won in
the pools sold there on the races
during the two meetings inst closed
will not fall much short OF million
dollars. Five per cent. of al money
paid for tickets in the French pools
rebates to the association, and the