Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1878-06-20


he and his friends insisted on his
nomination. After about twenty
five truitless ballotings in caucus, he
and his friends gave the pledge To
the caucus and the Democratic par
~, that if he should he elected
Senator and shonld not be promptly
admitted to the Senate he would
resign, SO that the Legislature then
sitting might elect some eligible
person i'll his stead. In view of this
pledge and the pcrsisteEcy Of his
friends, he was ti6iuinatcGa and cleo.
ted. He was not promptly admit
ted to the SeEate; but in the ftcc
Of the pledge SO made,.. he, persis--
ted in the truitless fforts to be adj
mittcd for nearly twelve months
lie was repeatedly urged te. desist
on the ground that he certainly
would not be admitted. Still he
kept the State without representa-
tion for all that time in violation of
his pledge and tor long while in
defiance OF the wishes Of the Demo-
cratic Senators then in the Senate,
They at last drew up and signed a
paper writing, telling him he would
not be admitted and to desist arR!
let the Legislature eject an eligible
man. lie still delayed TO do SO.
The time he thus kept the State
without representation, was one of
gravest moment to the State and
the whole South. Measures affects
ing the South vitally--sone' aii-s
versely, passed, and others favor
ably, failed to pass-somc of them
too, by one vote! The Democrat
ic Senators thought this conduct
indcfersibie, and it seems TO me
there WAS substantial ground for
complaint. Now, can his most
earnest friend make any reasona-
bile apology for this conduct, and
can he say that he did not pm: his
private interests and his ambition
to be Senator against his State AMI
the people who sought to honor hiIn 2
And is it not surprising, seeing
this, that he made the efforts lie
did in 1872, in the absence of every
body else, to secure by hord elect
5oneerlny' tor months, a pledge
from a majority OF the caucus To
vote for his nomination Let can
did men judge. .s-
l advert to another Incident in
connection with his efforts to be
admitted to the Senate in 1S7l.-
EX Gov. Holden was then 6over-
Dor of the State. He was impeaeh-
ed for transactions in 1870, with
which the people are faniliar.-
Pending that impeachment, Gev.
Vance favored the proposition that
Gov. Huldeu's 5 friends in the LAg-
isiatute should vote for IL State,
Convention to amend the Consti-.
tuition, AID ia consideration OF such
SUI polt of the Convention on opossi.
ton, the parchment proceeaiags
should be abandoned. At least Qua
consideration III support Of this
proposition was, that it would help
Gov. Vance TO get into the Senate.
The proposition WAS secuted, and
spurned. If Gov. Holden merited
i'm; eachmeur. how monstrous file
proposition to barter right for
wrong Can the most obtuse fail
tn see ut least one motive that Gov.
Vance had il favoring this propos-
sitiou? Can dislnlerested men even
/ fail TO see the ear marks of ambi-
ton, if not unhoiy ambition :? /
will not c,lticise. 1 leave others to
Judge OF such conduct. :
1t is said that Gov. Vance labored
I hard to secure my election as Cover
/ nor in 1872, and, therefore, was cen
surable for being III his way TO the
Senate. ] shall not unClerratea any.
thing he said or did in my Gehalfth
But it is due to truth 10 sax, tina: he
was opposed to my nomination for
Governor, aud what he did, was quite
as much in his oicn interests as mine.
/ He srcke generally where he could
! best promote his OWE advancement-
there were complaints made heard
them-that in many instances he did
notsgo where he might do much good.
Besides, Iie expenses were paid .hy
the Democratic party ,ldring tfie Gam am
paign. Mine were not. / was very
sensible of the high honor conferred
upon me by the nomination for Gov
ernor. 1t is well known, however.
that l accepted it with great reliic2
tance, because my circumstances were
such that | could ill.atfort. to suspend
my professional business, or undergo
the expense incident to the ai4IAderta
king a three months tour threngIl the
State Nevertheless, did so-clos e,I
my office and suspended, my bushes,
for three months / did the best
, could for the people and nv party, ant
the history of tile time re, ords show
well on i'll | cid it. \. -a.-~ Il
But further in reply to the .eharq,
just referred to: In 1876, when Gov
Vance was a candidate for Governor
: | did what could to aid in HIS tlec
tion. although he and many of his ar