The New York herald., 1874-08-12
THE NORTH CAROLINA ELECTION.

THE NORTH CAROLINA ELECTION.
Views OF . Conservative Editor ON the
Recent Democretic victory-The Do
moraltxsd Democrats Rallied BY
Summers Legacy.
RICHMOND. Va, August 10, 1874
To-day accidentally met North Carolina Jour-
naiiss VINO well known in the politics and letters
acquaintance with Southern men and arairA
Immediately sought his Interpretation OF the
democratic earthquake In which radicalism and
Granttsm were completely overwhelmed. My con-
versation with this gentleman, who very cour.
teously responded to the inquiries OF your cor
respondent, was substan TALLY as fouows:-
CORREsPONDENT-Hsve you seen enough Of the
recent canvass IN North Carolina to justify you in
explaining result which, in view of previous cleo
tiOns In your State, has been something Of sur
prise to the cOuntryS
J0URNALIsr-Oh yes; and I think there can be
no ground OF doubt to the meaning Of the result
in our State. However. would say that the re-
suit was not surprise to us in North Carolina.
For example, Colonel Pool, our candidate for Su-
perlntendent OF Public Instruction, assured me at
Fayetteville, more than month ago, that he would
beat his radical opponent at least TO- 900 vetes and
some apprehensions during the canvass in the
Raleigh Congressional district and in the First
district both OF which are now represented by
radicals, and IN which we had to make heavy
gains to secure success, but even as to those 10.
caltries the prevalent feeling was one OF conf
dence.
CORREsPONDENT-Win you give me your idea of
the cause Of this confidence, because the impress
sion outside of your State was that the North
Carolina democrats and conservatives were badly
demoralizedS
JoURNALIsT-we were badly disorganized by our
defeat in August. 1872, when, as our people know,
they were cheated BY United States Senator Pool
and Omitted States Marshal Carrow OF the fruits
OF splendid victory and atter Grants election
1t looked Tor long time II party organization
was forever gone. or this state OF things you
need no better evidence than that Afforded by the
election Of Merrimon to the Senate over Vance
when the latter was the regular nominee OF the
conservative caucus and when We had q major.
tty OF seventy-four votes on q joint ballot
In the Legislature. After that result has 30 un-
m1stakably shown the brtttleness OF our organiza-
ton, and after other and minor events indicating
the general Generalization among our people,
know that the gravest apprehensions were enter.
tanned by our best public men. Nothing could
have been more gloomy than the outlook m North
Carolina q few months ago.
THE APATHY OF THE PEOPLE
consequent upon the belief that radicalism was IN
trenched in the State SO securely that it could
not be displaced was appalling, especially because
OF the grave Importance OF the coming elections.
While 1t was Of Importance to secure members OF
Congress It was Of vastly more Importance to
yative judges in The judicial districts where cleo
tOns were to be held.
O0RREsPoNDENT-Tnen your judges are elected
bV the peOpleY
JoURNA that is one of the choicest
blessings bequeathed to the people Of North Caro-
wags who framed our present constitution. And
the radical judges IN the State have been, perhaps
the most violently partisan and despOtic tnat any
Southern State has been cursed with. 1t is not
necessary TO name them all but the despotic par
tsanisms am Of Russell Tourgee, Watts and in fact
known to all who have followed the course Of
events In North Carolina during the past six or
our condition was bad enough when, fortunately
Tor 70! our = salvation, Congress took up the Civil
'sUNNER's LEGACY OF HATE TO rHE soUrH,n
and gave US an issue upon which we could once
more rally our people:
rights issue defeated radicallsm in North Caro-
llnaS
bv other Influences not TO be overlooked in ex.
planning our success though that was the main
one Upon 1t and under 1t our organizations be.
came better than a. any election since the war.
In Wilmington, the place OF my residence our
organization was almost perfect; the young men
turned out and worked increasingly, ana the old
men labored with like devotion SO far as physical
strength would endure. Another potent auxiliary
was The reappearance OF public men VINO have
been buried since the war In voluntary retire.
ment upon the political arena. or this class /
would especially mention the Hon. George Davis,
the late Coniederacy, who has few equals
any where as public speaker, and whose
mated Davis, vance, Ransom soma and qvsrss SundTed
other minor orators came to the aid OF Waddell,
Scoles and other candidates Of our party, and
''civil rignts furnished the most Important arpu.
ment and the most eloquent and glowing appeals.
'cIvIL RIGHrsr DID THE BUSINESS
Ior radicaism IN North Carolina, and believe 1t
wlll have similar efect in the south Wherever
bne voice OF the white man Is powerful.
CoRREsPONDRNT-Detainin you for one mo-
nent.what do you think Of Grant for a third |
JoURNALIsT-My opinion is worthy OF nothing
lpon that subject but am almost positive in the
,eis1 S that % no healthy popular sentiments prevails
irant. know Of no public man In the State who
or moment tolerates she idea-that is, avowediy.
me idea, undoubtedly, has taken hold OF the
southern mind in particular localities generally
q shape which presupposes that the South viii
vils-I e.. between Grant and something worse
which event, OF course, the lesser evil would be
elected. The truth OF the whole matter is that
70 In North Carolina are
DIsTsUsrYUL OF GRANT
pom civil rights. so far he is committed. we be.
Olicy.
O0RREsroNDENT-But suppose that the Civil
Lights bill shall pass Congress next winter and
he South toward GrantS
,JoURNALIsr-Sucn q contingency would materi-
lly alter the feeling toward Grant. But until
hen, as the French say, nous peTTOrs
bioding me a courteous Good morning. the
Qltor TOOK passing street car ana left the
lkkALD correspondent musing upon the stgnlh-
ant reticence OF Southern politicians and editors
pom this absorbing question OF the third term.
THE FLORIDA REPUBLICAN,
low et the Csnvention-The Governor
Unable 70 Quell II.