Wilmington journal., 1875-10-29
GENERAL BA RINGER AND
THE JOUR<AL

Gov. Chamberlain. Gen. Barringer and
Lord u tcaulay, the JOURNAL endeav- !
or. I to show to it's reader5 that the |
gentle men wLo bear, respectively, the |
tf-t .wo of these pamas, had each
ina te labored effort to pervert the
writings OF the mo { brilliant pen that
has yet written the English language,
to the support "f a theory of govero-
ment &C which they aspire to be the
champions in North Carolina and in
South Carolina. We say they have
made the effort to 2oerUert the writings
Of Lord Macaulay to sustain them IN
their own political views, feeling 10
doubt, if they could make it appeac
t.... these po;,tical views Were sus-
taiaed by the wy zen wisd ON of SO en-
l,c ed q statesmen, ard sanctioned
j.. exalted a name, it would lecd
their cause a prestige which would an
sv>, 1oc their apology if not their US
tiGcaton.
Our article Of tic 17th was N part
coried by the Cha lotte Observer. bnd
co,nneated upon, in al edltorl. OF
tl>el 7orrlal. It SEEMS it vas il >-.'e
-. ,at Gen. barringer first saw 1t.
W e received a note from him,
enc i.g a copy of his reply written
for pablicstion and published in the
Obseruer, ak ng that We repuhllsn 1t
in t.le JOURNAL together with an ex-
tract from a sccoud speech Oh a differ
ent suoiec from that which We have
in hand.
In another column we republish his
reply with pleasure, having a desire
to N ;srepresent the sentiments of no
one. so far from having thl :
desire as to Gen. Barringer, we
would gladly embrace the opportunity
of publishing his entire and full recan-
tation of all the political errors which
he has committed since the day he es-
poused the cause of those who are an
tagonistic to his former comrades III
arms. The extract from his second
speech, on totally different subject.
we do not deem relevant to the ques-
ton before US, and nave no space for
its publication to-day, though we may
give it to onr readers OF some future
time, with our comments.
Now we assume it as an undeniable
truth, since Gen. Barringer says SO,
(see bis repiy) that he did not take
the quotation from Macaulay at sec
ond hand, through Gov. Chamber
laill's Yale College speech, but thai
be ''read from the BOOK aud that be
did not quote directly from Milton
whose "political writinga are full q
Just such ideas and illustrations. bu
that he ''only quoted from Macaulsy
because he had groured them witt
such beauty and power
If we apprehend the meaning of hi,
part of General Barrengir's "rep!y,
he still strives to make it appear tina
voted to the advocacy of the politica
ideas which Gen. Barringer and hi,
party are ende4yoring to populariz
in North Carolina, and to engraft il
the system of Government for hel
people. AS TO the Political creel OF
Milton, we scare ely expected that @ an
Barringer would, the second time
iaava the kardihoo1 to declare his ad
Ii ration for creed which b-ough'
tta,. I..r, tl''- Iuri,. ns, III,
z. ihera, anl the Cavaliers TO
s-ssra.n alter thing, too high for NOR
tai reach" under the banner of
f.na.ic who always lied them to pur-
sue unw;s4 ends. ont never to choose
unwise ~ ans" creed which helC
those inc. asistent and irreconciliabis
masses to5etner for eleven years, uu
til this fan,tic could grasp the supreme
power OF the realm of England, ant
dreDch her soil not only with th'
blood Of her Ia ygfll sovereign and Lis
followers, but with the blood OF thou
sands who were enlisted under III
own banner and afterwards had the
teme:itv 10 remonstra te at his atrcci
ties; a creed which failed because i
led too high for mortal t. reach; a creet
which failed and left the cavaliers t.
return to their allegiance to Charlie
the Second, and place him upon hi
lawful throne, left the Free-thinker
to become doubling Thomases" ant
'careless Gallios, TO glide into slip
perry paths of infdelity as to religion
belief, and become the passionate wor
shippers of that freedom which fnall,
crossed the British Channel aud crea
ted the Brissotines of the French revo
luton; a creed which failing, left tn
Puritaus free to land on Plymouth
Rock, to enact the blue laws of Con
necticut to burn witches and to pro
mulgate the arbitrary doctrines whicl
eliminated in the great war betweel
the States a war to whic
Gen. B4rringer' had the honor of lea
ing many heroic Carolina soldiers
a whose children he would now place i
ySnixed schools along with the negro.
These were, III brief, the fruits O
Millions political creed and politica
ideas. We are not surprised that thi
creed and these ideas should be KEEP
>or.;o, of d.