Wilmington journal., 1876-08-18
For the JOnrnal.
LOl IIlC JOllI lIdl
Hhe Opening Gun I'm Pender.

| ef1nBs even assembled III Wilmington
For the JOnrnal.
The Opening Gun I'm Pender.
Mr.. EDIToR:-The largest and mos
enthusiastic democratic meeting hell
| here since the war convened to-day
1t was grand rally, and the unit
and enthusiasm were such as to pro
duce expressions of Joy and enthusi
asm. 1t is truly gratifying to note th,
uprising Of thepeople and the..patrioti
zeal moving them. The Tilden anC
Vance Club of this place are the all
| thors Of this happy omen .of demo
| cratic success, and more than this will
be accomplished by these gentlemen
of energy and work.
The proceedings of the day were
opened by salute from noisy little
gun. the ''little Dicks" It's operations
energetic name-sake, whose lungs are
and exertions are more effectual, and
which rarely result in smoke and
noise. There runs mp to the top of a
q magnificent Tilden and Vance
1uRs IaN1dS 1uSCI1Dcu On 10 blS
names OF our noble candidates and the
energetic president of the club, now
introduces Maj. G. W. McClammy. It
was fine effort like FOwle at II a.
eigh, he excelled himself, and with
telling effect, dwelt upon those great
now so much needs.
He began by tracing the origin, his
tory and career of the republican par
ty. Exposing at every turn it's venali-
ty and corruption, and the shame, ty-
ranny and corruption it's god-forsaken
members have inflicted upon the
Southern States and the general gov
ernment. It was no mere play of
words he justified himself at every
step with indispntable facts and
figures - producing an impression
awakening in it's nature and impressive
upon the hearts of his hearers. It was
Hannibal talking of war. Right nobly
did he tell us Of the issues at stake and
their great Importance; the audience
endorsed it and you will find it SO.
Speaking of national matters he gave
us the following figures to show to
what extent the Southern States had
been imposed upon by tyrannical, COR
rupt governments
Alabama-Debts and liabilities at
close of war, $5, 939. 654 81; debts and
liabilities January LIST, 1872, $3S, $751;
961 35-$32 1921 50.
Arkansas Debts and liabilities at
close of war, 81, O36, ,952 Is; debts and
liabilities January 1st, 1872, &19 'Gi :
2G!J G2 -$15, 724 }l2 IS.
Florida a-Debts and liabilities ut
close of war, 1921 900; debts and lia~
bilitcs January LIST, 1872, $I5, ,763,-
AT 81 = $15, 763, 226 81.
Goorgia-Debts and liabilities at
close nj war, nominal; debs and liabili
ties January 1st, 1872. $50. 1877, 800.
Iiouisiana-Debts and liabilities at
close of war, $40, ,O99, ,O74 81; debts and
liabilities June 1st, 1872, including
excess of expenditures over receipts,
$50, $40. .2OG G1-$4O. Al, 1872 81.
North Carolina-Debta and liabili-
tiea at close of war, 50, 500, 500; debts
and liabilities January 1st. 1872, Ss34,
S87, ,467 85- $>25, lS7, ,9G7 IS.
South Carolina--Debts and habili-
ties at close of war, So, 900, 600; debts
and liabilities January lst, 1872, $780,
159. .914 1884, 154, ,914 II.
Mississippi-Debts and liabilities at
close of war, nominal; debts and lla-
biities January 1st, 1872. 81, O00,OO
Tennessee-Debtsa and liabilities at
close of war. $40, 105, COS G6; debts and
liabilities January lst, 1872, S45. .6SS,-
263 46-$25. $50, 65c 80.
Trxas-Dcbts and liabilities at close
Of war, nominal; debts and liabilities
January 1st, 1872, $40, ,361 900.
Virginia Debts and liabilities Mt
close of war, $31, ,939, IA SO; debts and
liabilities January 1st, 1872, $45, 4SO,s =
$40 21-$13, 542, 1897 90.
The republican party, he said, has
had exclusive control of the govern
ment for the past eleven years and are
responsible for the present terrible
condition of the Countrywide dirth of
business, the poverty at home and the
disgrace abroad. Then Hayes and
Wheeler came before the country emf
dorsing the corruption and thievery o
their party and then ask oar honest
yeomanry to elect them for another
lease of power of fraud and oppression.
His reference to our State affairs
was forcible aud eloquent. He con-
trasted tho noble god-Iike defence of
Vance, of that great bulwark of Amer
lean liberty, the writ of h0beas corpus,
with the willing obedience of Settle to
suspend this sacred right and place
the people at the mercy of such
demons as Kirk. Settle, he said,
must have forgotten that the people
had turned their backs upon him for
his 1esertiOn of them in that hour OF
trial, and the Major gave him the ap-
pronriate name of the "knight of Nc
Memory He then took up the
amendments, and spoke of them IS the
means of our bankrupt State regain
ing her former career of prosperity
We attempt no report of Maj. Nc
Clammy's speech. Adorned with his
usual pathos and vivacity of style, II
was at the same time impressive, pro
found and eloquent.
The people of Caswell township have
been aroused they are still aroused ane
viii remain so till after the election
| The club here now numbers some
thirty names more than the democrat
ic votes cast here at the last election
Seven white republicans who votet
with tine negro party at the last elec
ton are now members of the Tildel
and Vance Club. They have washe'