Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-09-10
The Republican victory in North Car
Olin0.

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The Columbia Union.Hadtd, reviewing
the result of the recent election in North
Carolina, says. lL. ~
The result of the election in North Car
olina for members Of Constitutional
Convention has been signal victory for
the Republicans. The Legislature which
ordered the election was thrcefourths
Democratic, while the Republicans VIII
have n majority of nj least two in the con-
venlion, unless they are cheated out OF H.
On the popular vote there Is at least lO,-
600 Republican majority. The Demo-
Gratis, with their usual stupidity, have
thus reawakcncd and consolidated the
Renublicans in State which seemed but
n little while ago as certain TO be over
whelmiuplv Democratic as Tennessee or
Georgia. The. Republicans were divided,
disheartened and defeated They are now
united, encouraged and victorious. North
Carolina may as we'll be taken OIL the
Democratic slate as certain for them in
1876. .-Ea4E
The result Is significant also Of the
waning power of the irreconcilable wing
of the Southern Democracy hlndlng
large party majority in the Legislature,
the tireeaters began an attack upon the
present Constitution. They declared that
a true North Carolina Democrat ought
not to be able 20 breathe freely under a
" bayonet Constitution-made by Yankees
and niggers." II was in vain to reply that
out of the 100 men who formed the Con-
stitutional Convention of 1868 only thirty.
eight belonged TO either of those hateful
classes. They were unable to point OUT
anystybiectionable features in the instru-
ment which could not be as well altered by
the Legislature. The truth was that they
desired to have a Constitution made after
the old pattern by the old kind of politi-
cians-one in whch the people would be
consulted as little as possible and the
broken.down aristocrats as much as
possible. After much effort these
malcontents dragooned the Legisla'
ture into passing bill calling a
convention. Even then they would mol
trust the people They did not submit the
question " for a convention or against a
convention" TO the voters. They voted
themselves that there should he conyen-
ton whether or not. IL they could they
would have elected its members also
This. however, they had to leave to the
nconle So that nc matter how much OPP
nosed to a change in the organic law
voter NAV have been he could not express
It by his ballot He could simply vote
for a candidate. To meet this difficulty
the Republican, Central Committee called
a meeting Of prominent Republicans to
consult and adopt a policy of resistance.
A large number assembled and put forth
an address, asking the sutfrages OF the
people for the Republican candidates, who
would pledge themselves to an instant
adjournment of the convention should
that party succeed in electing a majority
of its members. -
The campaign wasJcarried on with this
understanding, and if clear working ma
iority is secured by the Republicans the
pledge will doubtless he fulfilled, and the
schemes of the reactionists will have come
10 naught Under any circumstances they
are defeated, for the Republicans are
strong enough to virtually control action,
even if there should be some who are
willing to enter into some. constitutional
changes. We hope, however, that the
body will meet on Sept. 6, and adjourn at
once. In this manner we believe the will
of the majority of the people will be best
carried out, for it is evident that if the
people had been allowed to vote yes or no
on the question the negative would have
been in a majority Of at least $4,000 in the
Gfota