Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-06-12
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DtCOI diich |'JJ N - -
eu,nrising than pleasing to note the
change one short year has brought
,A,ut in the manner of its observance.
Last wear, it will be remembered, the
cemetery at Arlington was closed by
order of the Secretary to all persons
,irsrimg to lay flowers upon the graves
IF the Confederate dead there buried
aui this brutality was carried SO tar
that flowers put upon Confederate
ria,es in defiance Of orders were re-
moved by those in authority. Iestcr
dn Il different spirit prevailed, the
Secretary Of War having made for
NAL announcement that the Cemetery
would be open to all orderly persons
who might desire to pay respect to the
memory OF the dead, no matter on
which side they fell. And not only
fins. invitations to attend the ceremo-
mes we're very generally extended to
the prominent Confederates in the city.
Tonight also had the pleasure ofhear-
i,g Dixie" played III sOul-stirring
WAY by band accompanying one OF
the clty military organizations on its
return to It's quarters from pleasure
-yrursion to Richmond. Indeed, take
If al! in all, [ am forced to believe that
tn,r,. il a decided improvement in the
Iuui cal atmosphere Of this city since
nv last visit. Then the Ku Kiux Ont-
race G,Ininittor was IN full blast.
john Pool the other. Official lawiess-
ness and de- -potism were thenr mpant.
Holden WIS here III full feather and in
full favor without regard II law or
Constitution the government did what
il pleased, without the ,Jretence even
of aHv disguise as to its purpose. Now
neither Pool nor Abbott any longer
disgrace Moth Carolina, and in tLeir
stead We have men who dare defend
and uphold the honor of their State.
Georgia, too, has the gallant
GoEDon here, and Mississippi her gift
ed LAMAR. Southern men can uow
speak their sentiments forcihIy and DO
so, and what is OF far more Importance
they are listened to with attention and
respect. The number Of carpet t-bag-
gers and scallawags claiming to repre-
sent Southern constituencies is daily
growing smaller. The effect of all
this is seen III the abatement Of the
rancor and hate that was then mani |
tested for everybody and everything
respectable from the South. 1t will |
take long years yet to bring about |
anything like an honest, genuine fra
tarnal feeling towards us from our
Northern br, thren. The policy of the
Radical party to court the negro vote
IS too fixed and its dependence on that
vote too well known to afford any hope
OF change, So long as it maintains ITS
supremacy, but there is hope and
strong grounds for belief that the
Radical party is rapidly moving on to
destruction. The work of disentegra-
ton has already begun, and every
time eamoderately fair minded Northern
man can be induced TO listen to the story
OF Southern wrongs and TO comprehend
the condition OF the Southern States
the Radical party feels the shock.
The corruptiOns have been so gross
and the frauds so glaring on the part
of officials since the Radical party has
been i'll power that the eyes Of the
people have at last been opened. The
facts III these cases have all been
brought to light by Democrats. The
Sanborn frauds, from the filth OF
which the skirts Of neither Secretary
Boutwell,, Secretary Richardson, nor
those of Assistant Secretary Sawyer
are free the frauds in the admins
tration OF affairs in the city following
close on 10 the Credit MObiIier sean
dai have brought Radicalism into dis
reputa with all LOnest-thinIzirg men.
Nor has tHe determination of that par
~ to force the passage of the Civil
flights Bill added anything to It's
strength. Many white people at the
North do not desire mixed schools any
more than do the white people at the
'5onth. Nor do they drnre equality
at hotels ami other places of public
resort, Ihesc people will be driven
from their accustomed political moor
lrgs hy the adoption of the Civil
Rights Bill.
The currency question is another
disinti@ratin@ cause. The people of
The y cst have not abated one lot in
lhoiF demand fOr more money and for
cheaper money. President Grant Is
i';ilr committed TO the policy OF less
n ny and higher money. He says
t.le volume Of the currency must be
IeS~entd and the line of march on the
f2ad to contraction and specie pay
mants at once taken up. The differ
enca IS unreconcilabIe. Added to
lH"He Is the conflict Letween the lead
ii8 itii r.tis for the succession to the
ffs''d~Acy. But it was my purpose
h'' 10 WritrahOutp politics or politicians
''he q the most remarkable men [
nave L.@t here or elsewhere is Mr..
Ne9fnIth, once a Senator and now a
member Of the House of Representa-
yves from Oregon. OF what is tech
hirailT termed education" lie never
Ihd even smattering, he never went
10 S'h"oi day i'll his life For ten
F''f* ii" never slept under any roof,
save tt.tt OF the broad canopy Of the
heavens. When he crossed the from
Hrr on las Way TO Washington to take
lis seat as n member Of the United
9:a-"s Senate he had never seen q
steamboat, steam engine, rail road
or ' telegraph. In his adventurous
i.l' lie has had many hard fought
nights with the Indians, and bears upon
he body the ardence that he did not
"i"ays come Of scatheless, even if he
dld manage to save his black hair IT,