Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-11-06

and every citizen Of North Carolina
do not unite with us. o.: ess
Still we have no feeling; much less
any quarrel, with those who dissent.
We can appreciate their objections
and we do honor their motives They
will find that we will clieerfully accord
to the will of the people as exptessed
by their Senators and Representatives,
ia the LEGISLATURE while we would
not abandon our views as to- the over
powering necessity of q Convention. ]
> We can assure pulr~ friends Of ;. the
EcAo that We regret that the applica7
ton of our remarks has been miseon-
strued by them. we know ttie metal
of which they are constituted, ar are
certain that the fears which hunt
some find no entertainment with Il ON. /
THE P9AaEEGAI4. AkkiVO14UA.EssS.
Never IN the l,isteryeo Of politics has
this country Seen. such q wonderful
political, revolution, Drought about
peacefully as occurred eyeste rtiay sills
more than on e4haff Of tleHStases: Of,
the Union The warnings Fl IS: uttered byt
the people. Of New. Hampshire aud
Connecticut, In, the Spring against the
growing colrr,ptions. and aextrsvagan-
ces Of the. Repubhcan. party were not
needed. The President q, did. inaead
grow circumspect, and refused Ito in
ferfere IN he:Texas and Alabama
elections. But party necessities were
too pressing, and, Louisana VAS made
the heel OF Federal oppression. North
Carolina, Ohio, Indiana end Arkansas,
endorsed the warnings Of their New
England friends, but TO no purpose.
Attorney General Williams, q yeritable
begger on Aofsel,aclz, was rHnaib g riot
with his newborn powers, and the
Army Of the E5uited States was. busy
manufacturing Southern outrages.
Spies and informers roamea tlao=length
and breadt of the SOUTH, :arrestei Il 6
leading citizens, and ferrorizinS tie
people. Tile President smoked and
dreamed, of a third ternz and >Soslrth
and --an Empire. and the people
continued to. complain. -. -. -
On Tuesday from. Massachusetts 10
Texas and Florida the people, assem-,
bled to enforce their complaints; a
free people met to execute the. Win .o1
freemen as lightning does the viii Of
| God. And they have spoken with na
uncertain sound. Never has party
and It's administration been So severely
and :: fatally condemned. Massachu
sets, whicbgave it birth, and in whict
it was more deeply rooted than: in any
/ other State, has driven its >ungratefG,
offspring from Us borders. Grant, is
acknowledged head and the: popular
hero of the civil war, sits eendemncG
and forsal1en by the very people -W1,t
/ had worshipped lam most. Ani
| Butler-the, great Republh,an com
moner-to-day,there are none SO poor
as to- do hina honor. His politica
course is run, and lie drops from pull
( lie life, amidst the shouts OF happy
/ people, with blackened public anC
private character. ;-
/ 1t is too soon now to. calmly review
the Importance Of these November
elections. The smoke of battle We.
hangs over the field, and we are not
| fully apprised Of the extent of our vic:
tory, or do We, fully appreciate -t1e dis
confitHre. of the enemy. we rejoice
that tire victory was al honest one
fought upon principle and won without
sacrifice. The history Of political par
ties in this country prove that yor
can2ot depart from principle and cour'
ozpediency, without loss. In every
abandonment of principle which has
marked the course of the Democratic
party, or it's once honored rival, the
Wing party, tile people have condemn.
ed them. Partial and temporary sue.
cesses have only served to make more
| humiliating the ultimate and certain
| defeat -:,r. - .-i
| Once again under its proud colors,
the Democratic party has 4riumphed.
a very large majority Of the people OF
the United States has voted for it's
! candidates and endorsed its principles.
Let us, then, keep that banner afoat,
and never from motives Of mistaken
policy, place at our masthead: false or
piratieal colors. live be only true to
ourselves. it will follow rs night fol-
lows the morn, that we viii and shall
triumph And such a victory will
repay as for. delays and defeats.
Fhe Democratic party is and must
be tie party of the people. Its early
and entire success is assured.