Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-04-23


The Cincinnati Enquirer thinks the
,ominee of the Democratic party will
i. the next President of the United
C.,tcs and that he ought not to be p
NJ York man. and III this opinion
= heartily concur. Not SO much,
t,aaver. because we have any pi'i@c-
t,on 10 New York men, as because we
tl:sve it is the best cousre for the
South tn throw its Influence and IT'S
-o,.s with the men Of the West and OF
tie North West.
The true policy Of the South to pur-
sne while keeping her own States
m It'd is t. divide those Of the section
h.,etofore called tue North, but which
,,;gbt be more aptly described as The
,r..s-ru and the eastern States. The
Interests Of the eastern and western
States Of the Northern portion of the,
E.publlc are not only diverse bns III a
orrat degree hostile. The South can
r.ver hope to form Il more perfect
rnion with the people of the eastern
States th.n now exists. W.T.
fine people Of the western Statts
~. case is very different Our
in4;uess interests and theirs are
almost identical, both being hostsl", so
+, speak to those of the eastern States
=, i for the same reason; that IS to say,
bee. tuse the eastern States stand IL
~ # buyer to htl er, the relation of
lel.Ger 10 borrower, the relation Cf
c,utallots t. labnrers. These relations
siw4,s. anH aim pst necessarily, brig
ahsut Conflicts more or less bitter be
t@esn the parties maintaining them
IT,. buyer is willing to give only th,.
lowrst price and the seller is wiling
70 take only the highest, AID the IRE
pr zsible conflict begins at once.
Tie western States, then, are our
natural business allies, aud if we
would promote Onr mate ial prosperity,
must speedily be made our political al
hrs 1t requires but few figures TO
sh W at the southern and western
States combined can control the
entire national legislation of the
and if the West shaI! find
tat by southern votes It's ambition is
grAtlfed and it, policy enforced, it
- F.I-o Il Il,
kindly feeling for the men who give
th So votes. 1t is human nature for
m"n to ike those whom it is their liz
terest to Ike, aud it is human nature
a'sO 10 court power, no matter in
wnJse hands it may be lodged The
VT of the South in the Electoral
C iege and the votes of the South in
sFederalCongre SIS, # properly welded
t,gather and cast solidly for the pur-
poe and with the view OF advancing
s'd promoting the interest of the !
South, constitute a power in the |
baton to which both the eastern and /
tn" western States Will speedily pay
respect. Passion that so long blinded
THE yes Of the people vino fought
ag inst Us Is now fast calming, and
u men Of the East and Of the West
ar" beginning to look once more to
tb'ir interest. La the future we may ex-
pee in the West very different state
OF things from that which existed III
the past. Heretofore the legislators,
hoth na ional and local III the western
StaIss. were men born and raised in
the New England States. SO that
tfose States were in fact mere outlying
pt'v'nces of New England and that
C ,'i.d al ways be counted on to come to
thr 'l@f' nee OF the "Old homestead
Wherever danger threatened. But !.
tat ny has passed. From this time
+" d the western States will be
c cntFoled by men born upon their soil. /
and with the coming of this class of
men We witness the end of New Eng |
land dominion.
Now, then. is our opportunity. Let
US not thr,w it away. III our legisIu-
tive Halls and in political c ,Iuciia let
1t be our constant endeavor to es;ab-
llsh tie most friendly relations with
tt people Of the western States