Wilmington journal., 1875-08-13

COKRRCTION.
The Washington City Natsona Re
publican 10 quite boassfu1 In ise utter
ances about the quality OF tho "nasiva
blood In the rsnks Of It's party IN
North Carolina. snd the Intelligence
aud education Of large element ofits
citizenship.
The blood ofiHsldeu according 70 the
Reps1lioasA and OF BuasA, aud BsoRdan
and Docksry and eettla, end Resde. and
Rodman, and Moose. and BadgeR. and
Byuum is sons OF khebsst native blood
in North Carolina, association with
which is the result OF mem aership in
the Radical party. But IL Is nos the
native blood alone shas znakss the Re
publica,, cry oai b sdmzaton and
delight The carpet baggss, too, is
worthy OF much oonmendation-
It is true the Republican does not
speak OF the cArpet-basear as blood
cd animal, but then il is an exceeding
Iy useful one. Says that paper;
The so-oalled ''oarpet tbaggers' are
men Of exceptionally good chaE actsr,
| and have won the IN wiling respect Of
| their opponents by years.of horast do
| yotion to the best interests OF the
people among whom they have taken
| 40 their residence. Anon2 thAss are
| such men as Messrs. Keogh and Ball.
| of Greensboro, French and Cansdy, OF
| Wilmington, and others, 800 nuneY-
| GUS to mention, who are entitled IL
| consideration as pubho-s spiri>sd citi.
| zens, whose solid worth would enable
| them to deserve. Ii ID did uo4 win, the
| reepect OF eny communia5.
And What has become OF Mesars
| Tourgee and Fissial Foster and Alb
botts Are they not carpet baasers,
who have done the party aoma eerVtc6'
Alas! that such emiuaat specimens a
their kind should have fallen into the
undistinguished mase 900 numerous
to mention"
What has hi Pzeaoh done to az
title him to suoh prominenee In hadtoal
estimations Mssass. Toursee an
Abbott were, as veil As he. mem
bers Of the infsnous Oon-entaoo of 1s6s
And was not Abbott, es we'll as Fronon
concerned in that little ''speoulation
on the rise IL State bonds, spaka1l O
in the Fraud Reports And vas ID 10
, Tourgee that tnld that +Duohine
truthful little story about sho fftc<
dead negroes in one naN,-gopcs
Aud will any one dRSo dispute E1a'
a ial Fosters right 70 the ictnes
, | round in tho lnddas Of. RAdIot
9 fame, that very benevolent, very lsrg
q hearted man who vent into the en
g balming business directly after ii
t war in order 20 soothe gTiaf-stricke
: families at she Hnsth By sending the
/ for q consideration the deed budies
4 | their frisnds, killed Ia basue! al
4 if he did occasionally seud ots.
J, with the wrong Jsg or aie wrong ar
A cut off, was that bis faalsf Could
9 tell which arm or which leg 80 out t
/, unless the family vss pe-acnlar n /
s description Of the body IL dasi.st
II | And Is this any reason Why hsr. Frsn'
it should be mentioned and he note
e protest against such tavor3tisn.
e And, then. too, What ignosance.
A class Mr.. Oanady As a carpet 'bsgge
& We had thought II tha<e was ii
d specimen of the soallawng pare al
= simple in North Carolina, that May
Oanady WAS The man. We psose
Is against his being taken from a,nol
d the blooded stock aRd put with t.
d | common herd. He belongs with su
illustrious native bloods as Rodm
and Holden and Reade
Let justice be douo though 4
heavens fall.