Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-05-19
THE EARS SICK our.

papers lnsidlous appeals to the mem
bers of the old Wing party, with the
vieW of aroasiag prsi1a ices Nagaizst a
nan1e, aud. thus causing them 10 go
int the ranka Of Radicalism. No
reaaon. worthy Of The oommonsst in
tefiigence. soffered-but base up
peal, that is by no means complimentary
to the character OR intellect of those
sought to be Influenced. It is neither
more nor less than that, because,
during the existence of the old Wing
party it's members were hostile to the
Democratic party, and had those
prejudices, which are, unfortunately,
too common among us men, they should
continue that hostility. and join their
enemies. whatever may be the posi-
ton or character Of their new asso-
ciates If such an argument is worth
anything at all, it proves entirely too
much. The old Wings of the South
were quite as much opposed TO modern
Republicanism- much more
so-as they were to Democracy; and
hence it would place them in purely
negative position. They have sense
enough to see the folly of that and
will hardly be swerved from their
virtue by SO ridiculous an appeal.
All intelligent men who belonged to
the old Wing party know full well that
whatever shortcomings were charge
able to the Democrats, nothing which
they did could be compared in atrocious
meanness to the acts of those who now
falsely style themselves Republicans.
The old Democratic party adhered
closely to the Constitution, and the
chief allegation made against it was
that it placed too narrow construc
ton IN that instrument, and restrained
it's powers within such a circumscribed
compass as to defeat the ends of its
adoption.
But the Radicals, the fiercest oppo
nents of Democracy, utterly disregard
the provisions of the Constitution, and
set its limitations at defiance. Still,
those of our people who were Wings.
are impatiently asked to ''swallow
a camel because they have ''strain-
ed at a gnat." Such conduct would be
quite as wise as that shown by a
skittish horse who SHES at knot-hole
in bridge, and to escape its danger,
falls off the bridge into the chasm
below That is worse than jumping
from tbo frying pan into the fire."
! No honest man, who understands
the corruptions and general villainies
which have covered the whole Rad cal
party with their slckening slime
which have made it 50 full OF
wounds, bruises and purifying
sores as to have not sufficient health
left in it for publication by any known
appliance, can possibly identify him.
self with any such gangrened organi'
zation. In the South it's leaders are
those who hold Office or want and
expect Office. These are careless OF
the interests of the country. so their
bellies are filed with the fat of the
land Some of them are known
thieves. Indeed, we have it from good
authority, that, one of those selected
to represent this corrupt party in the
rogue and compounder of feloDy-
the basest among the base. Verify, he
is fit representative of his party
- Tie controversy is between those,
on the one hand, who have proved
themselves to be incompetent by their
baseness to manage the affairs of free
people, md those who have been freed
from the corrupting influences of office,
for many years, and for this reason, If
for no other, excel their OPP onepts in
honesty. The people who have every
thing at stake, and who have intelli.
gence enough to see their interests,
| cannot hesitate as to which are the
safer custodians of their rights and
interests. An old Southern Wing,
who was such from principle, cannot
be Radical. Nor can an old Souths
ern Democrat, like Rodman, or Set
tie. or Dick, or Moore. if honest and
sincere il his professions then, be
honest Or sincere in his professions
now. If old Wings should nor OPP
pose the Democracy, then old Demo
Gratis should noU oppose Radicalism
What would then become of the
worthless, whom we have just named,
besides many others who are scare ly
worth naming? Old Wings and old
Democrats recognize the force of the
Constitution, and the obligations of
honesty, and here may, and should
unite, for the preservation of the
country. Radicalism acknowledges
neither, and practices neither.
CHE NEW SOUTH.