Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-09-04

as no other county has been, with the
workings of the system ard laws Of the
present Constitution, and to refuse at
this, the opportune time, to make a
united and determined effort to over
throw the oppression is but CEN
tered submission OF our necks to
negro rule ana yankee sway,
when it is in orr power to throw
off the CALLING yoke. Young springs
CT the law like "W' and other young
men of talent and merit like himself,
will never rise and be prosperous as
they deserve until they come forth
with pluck and energy and aid in ths
earliest possible substitution of a
new Constitution for the pres
ent Northern production, so fatal
to our prosperity, and so unsuited to
the wants, necessities, feelings and
traditions of our people. Now is the
time to invade it with our onslanghts.
this is the day and the hour to strike
for deliverance through the Legisla
ture, from the various evils, wrongs
and abuses which through our consti-
tuted State authorities have prostra
ted our material interests, and depres-
sed and impoverished our citizens.
To wait longer is but to lie supinely
upon our back, to be lulled into ruin
Gus repose, when by continuance of
the campaign of vigor, fire eloquence
and power, which has just crowned
the Conservative party with glorious
victory in our State, we shall reap a
still grander triumph in the adoption
of a new and necessary Constitution.
The young men particularly who wish
b. no Of %
State where lie the remains of their
ancestors and which has been watered
with the patriotic blood of her patriots
and heroes, should now snatch them
selves from the letters of timid coun-
which are sought to lead them from
half of this wise movement for their
redemption.
Especially it is to be regretted to
township, more oppressed probably
and wrong of this obnoxious township
system than any township in the
county. No one knows better than
"W" the history of iniustices practiced
upon the township containing Lllling-
ton both in the past and present by
the Republican Magistrates of said
town and township. / have, in nearly
all of the townships of the county
where negro lnagorities and white
scallawags have been elected to town
ship Office, ignorance and prejudice
havs ruled the decisions and control
led the business, rather than law and
love of order and fair play. Some OF
these Magistrates for the sake Of fee,
hard run as many of them arc, will
issne to any lgnOralnou5 or rascal, any
process applied for against any gentle
mar and drag him up to a township
court for trial, knowing full well them
selves that neither Jaw nor justice calls
| for it. Ii it turns out that cost cannot
be collected ont of the plaintiff, the
case often goes against the defendant
in order that the needy township
squire may be kept from starvation OF
from the support of the public CHART,
| The records of the township system O
New Hanover county abouuds will
hundreds and thousands of these and
other like cases of malpractice. NAL
feasance aud oppression, and wheI
the fight gets warm On the adoption o
a new Constitution, some of them vii
be published, if not sooner. Arouse
then, white men freemtn who love
your children, your county and yOul
| State, and come To- the Iescue of all
yo1 hold near and dear, by throwing
of this incumbus upon yDur prospect
ty. A new Constitution and new
set of State officers constitute the
+ open sesame of our hopes aud pros
perity.
CE.OD HOPPER.