Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-08-28
NO. 35.
Our Recent yictorE-Con1ratn
tory Address.
Rooms EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
DEMoCRAT CONSERVATIVE PARTY,
po!,;cI, N ~ Aro 81 1874

DEMocRATIo-C CONSERVATIVE PARTY,
Raleigh, n. c., Aug. 21, 1874.
To the Mensbcrs Of the Democratic
Coaseratiro party Of North Car
ojjnG:
AS Chairman of yoTlr Executive
! Committee, 1 tender you our sincere
congratulation upon the glorious VIC
tory you have achieved.
Notwithstanding the overwhelming
defeat You sustained il the last Presi-
DENTAL election, you now carry the
State, olecting the Superintendent of
! Public instruction by nearly $4,000
majority, gain five Superior Court
Judges elect nine Solicitors, have
moro than tGo-thirds in the General
Assembly ard send to Congress Con-
| servative member from each district
except one, whero we largely reduced
the majority against us.
1t is true that III the contest you nre
not unmindful OF the record of the
Republican party, consisting of SO
many grievous evils, among which we
map enumerate:s
L. Tic great corruption that existed
among the leaders Of that party.
2. The fraudulent misuse of legisIa-
tive powor to fasten Oh our people q
large and oppressive public debt, still
unprovided for.
B. The sacrafice of the States inter-
est in nearly all Of her public works.
~. The protection of our system of
internal improvements.
5. Tho corruption, imbecility md
mal-practices Of many ministers of the
law, who turned our courts into en-
gines of oppression and Knocked Just
ice, disgracing the high places hereto
fore adorned by the most illustrious
names in the history of our State.
6. The denial to many of our citi-
zens many of their dearest and most
sacred rights, the free use of unlawful
means to carry elections, and other in
vaslons OF the liberties of the people.
Yet the chief issue presented in the
canvass was one recently forced on us
by our Political adversaries-nameIy,
that arising from the Civil Rights
Bill" A measure fraught with the
most direful consequences to all of our
people and especially to the laboring
classes, being calculated to arouse the |
worst passions of the two races, to de-
stroy the peaceful and even friendly
relations Existing between them, and
to lnaugurate an era of strife and COM
motion which would be destructive of |
our present prosperity. Its adoption |
would destroy tho common schools of |
our Stdtc-SO much needed in O cOun-
try whose government must rest on |
the virtue and Intelligence Of the peo- |
pie, and wECr0 al men are invested |
with the elective franchise; while its |
social features are violative of tho |
dearest rights OF frCCmcn and in direct |
conflict with the principles of local |
clf-Goyernm2nt declared in tho Con |
stitntion Of the United States.
But tic people OF North Carolina
have no"7, with clear disccrnment of
the right, spoken il Guch thunder tones
III condemnation of :his odious and i'll
iquit0us measure, a3 will forever close
the mouths Of it3 aYoWe1 champions
amongst us. AS far as We arc able we
have averted the Impending calamity.
1t rests now with the Republican party +
in Congress to say whether this mea-
SUre shall be forced on you notwith-
your protest.
The canvass being over and the VIC
tory won, let us III the hour of our ex-
with franhness and liberal
lty characteristic of our people, &C
the support accol ded us
by those KeDublicaus who. having fol-
lowed the fortunes of their party
under deiuSlve promises, or from PIE
Elo'ls animositiCs aud grOundless ap-
prclensions. have m this emergency
risen Superior to such considerations
and arrayet themselves OH the side of
right and Justice
And as reply to the appeals made
to the fears Of the colored people that
their rights would be impaired by our
we assure them that all their
privileges now guaranteed them will
be respected and faithfully obeerved-
and that their interests will he better
suhseryed hy public affairs being ad-
hy efficient officers rather
than by corrupt and incompetent men.
But we do insist that the tyranny
and mob-spirit wii.h they manifest
towards those Of Their race who differ
with them on political matters must
cease.
In conclusion, let lis hope that by
the moderation, intelligence and wis
dom of your representatives, our great
victory may indeed prove one of the
entire people, and that hereafter North
Carolina may be found-as ut heart
she has ever been, in fuii accord and
sympathy with o1ir principles.
Very respectfully,
WY. r. Cox,
Chairman |