Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-04-03
FAMILY JARS.

streets by the light OF burning tar
barrels. Orators in no complimentary |
terms, referred to the carpet-bag eie-
ment of their party, denounclng them
as thieves and scoundrels, who had
imposed upon the ignorance and
credulitv OF their race to advance and
enrich themselves. Loyalty to the
negroes as well as to tie Republican
party, was announced as test OF pol
itical orthodoxy, which must decide
the fate Of future aspirants.
Al that time delegates sought the
President at tic National Capitol, and
even invaded his smoky retreat ut
Long Branch, demanding the removal
OF Colonel Brink, the Post Master at |
this place, and the appointment OF
MADISON, tie coiored Senator from this |
county. There was no allegation that |
the affairs of his office were not prop |
erly attended to, but Colonel Brink !
WAS a Northern man, and a native /,
should hold the Office. and what Was |
even worse, Colonel Brink was a white |
man, and negro should be appointed.
Besides MADISON was lawyer and
student. He wanted this aid from the
Government to enable him to pursue
his studies, buy a library, and wait
for a lucrative practice. In other
words lie wanted tho Federal Govern
ment to assist in cicvating the position
of the colored man, and preferred tie
experiment to begin with himself. -
| This of course is all very natural.
Colonel Brink, however, did not APP
| pear to be in the least alarmed, either
at these demonstrations or the terrible
denunciations which were launched at
/ him. He maintained his cquanimity
! and good nature, and there was 10 in
terruption il the prompt delivery Of
| the mails or i'll the discharge CT
| the minor details OF his Office
/ He wore tic air Of assured til
r1mph--as if lie had a friend at
/ court who would see that these com
plants would fall upon needless ears.
|
e-al could not see those grand process
sion or hear those eloquent speeches,
although some of them were quite
| loud, and we take it for granted they
never were permitted to learn much
about either
/ ANYHOW our colored fel.ow-citizens
made a most lamentable failure. They
brought great pressure to bear. Set
tie, and Russell, and Cantwel!, and
| Dockcry, probab!y Ike Governor, and
the entire influence OF the North Car
DINA or Scalawag department of the
party turned their big and little guns
upon the impreSnable position OF
Brink, hut in vain. Il WAS demon
strated, we suppose, that the carpet
Dagger, whatever may be his present
position in North Carolina politics, still
retained the confidence and support Of
The administration. Probably this
was before Tie President Thought it
necessary * to unload.
The negroes Of this city, however,
r-crc net happy. Conscious Of their
Iced strength and importance, and OF
the anrequitel loyalty, they began
a flank movement upon the other fac
ton Of the party, If the carpet-haGger
could not be cnSted, probably the seal
awag could. II Brink was strong, pos
sib!y RumIeEr Was weak. and MADISON 5
LOYALTY cOnid air itself as well as Col
lector of The Port, as Pcstmaster. Bnt
then they must work without the sup
RUSSELL or Solicitor Cantwell, or
Governor Caldwell, or Judge Set
tie. Still the North Carolina Re
publican may not have such good
friends at court, and this was
something gained. SO new delega-
ton visits the President asking the
removal of Rumley and the appoint
ment of MADISON.
When about to fail in this second
effort the mcmoralists ask leave to
, amend their bill os complaint, by
Withdrawing the recommendation OF
MADISON, as they do not desire the &c
moval Of Eumiey because he is a white
man, and the appointment OF a Sue
ccssor because he is colored man
quite a concession and rather ii thin
joke, rs the commissioners named
would rot d0rC TO recommend any but
IL negro-that is the two white men
who compose q majority wonlG not.
The do not ;.sl. the removal OF Isum-
Ley because he is an inefficient officer,
OF that the duties oi his position are not
properly performed. These petitions
are not backed UP by our merchants
and shippers and shipmasters SO far
as we have heard there is no complaint
from them. There is no suspicion of
Mr.. Runiey's loyalty, but ''lo is Of
no earthly account or service to the
Republican party of the State that he
is I. drone upon the party" We sup
pose these objections may be in ac-
cordance with the Republican inter-
probation OF "c;viI service reform, .
ard with Grants idea OF "unloading. :"
Ii so Mr. Rumley must prepare for
his political funeral.
The failure TO GUST Colonel Brink,
and the pending attempt to supplant
MIR. Rumley, have already given a
turn Of the wheel favorable to the Car
pct-bag element of the Radical party
in New Hanover county. General
Manning and MIR. Heaton seem to be
walking over the track without for
midable opposition, for Sheriff and
Superior Court Clerk, respectively,
while Black and Gardner, and Birney
and Rourke are making but feeble
canvas. The North Carolina colored
and white Radicals will find out that
the Yankees are too sharp for them.
. The failure of Russell and CantWell