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WINSTON,iN. C, THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 1878.
VOL. XXII.
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Martin Grogan,
WHOLESALE AND HETAiT. DEALER IN
' GENERAL MERCHANDISE
' Winston, Ht; O.
Dr. Geo. W. Graham,
Raleigh, N. C.
PRACTICE LIMITED TO TIIK
EYE, EAR AND THROAT.
' May 31, 18TT.
Dr. Robah F. Gray,
Physician and Surgeon,
Offers his protession.il services to the.
citizens ol Winston and surTouiriliiijr
country.
5gp OfBce opospite Merchant's Hotel.
"Winston, N. C, March 21, M7S. 1C tf.
Dr. Richard H. Lewis,
(Late Professor of Diseases of the Eye and Ear in
the Savannah Medical College,)
PBACTICE LIMIT D TO THE
EYE .AJNTD EAR,
Raleigh, K". O.
Refers to the State Medical Society and of the
Georgia Medical Society.
Nav W 1v.
JAMES D. PATTON,
Wholesale &rocsr & Coxnn Msrchant,
TOBACCO MAHUFACTL'EER3 SUPPLIES
A Specialty.
Licorice Susrirs, Wyrups Grape
Siiffar, GIiicom!, Oils of every
descriptions, Giiiik, &c,
NO. 1320 UAUV STKEET,
Richmond, Va.
Every thing sold in my line war. anted to tilease.
April 23th, 18783al.
MILLINERY
AND
DRESS-MAKING!
Hrs. GORDON & Ih CEUTCHHELD
ANNOUNCE TO THE LADIES THAT
that t hey have opened a
MILIIIUY 111 HIM KM
establishment next door to SMITH'S lriig Store,
Uliere they will keep the latest novelties of the sea
lou at prices to miit the times.
April 18th, 1878. 20 tf
J. J. Waggoner,
WITH
I n niiufTnM o on
u. r. wvinoiuii a uu.,
MAKE A SPECIALTY OF
TOBACCONISTS' SUPPLIES,
Are agents for
Pure parish . Mass Licorice.
Keep Powdered Licorice Hoot. Sesame and Olive
Oils, Hum, -ugars and Syrups of ail grades, Spices,
cloves, Tonca lleaup, Giuuoe, &c
r-orner of Cary and 14th streets,
. March 7,178. KICHMOND, Va.
Robert D. Johnston,
FASHION ABI.K
MER CHANT TAIL OR,
WINSTON, N. C.
"tEF.PS ''OVSTAXTLY OK HAND A LINE
of flue imported
Ootb, Cassimsrss, Veslings and Buitings.
A long practical experience in the art of TJ T
TlNtJ, in New York and it this State, justifies the
aeserti n that I can give a perfect fit. and I guar
ntentbat H goods maete up iu my establishair nt
to give natiiction.
, t A II work done on reasonable terms.
My establishment is next door to li. F. Pbos
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UP STAIRS.
17 tf
. ; H. EDWELL & SON
IIWE OPENED A
MATTRESS AND UPHOLSTERING
tWT ABL ISH M Elf T in the Market House, on
i Main Street, where th-y are prepared to mamitac
' ture Mattresses and do Upholstering of all k-nds
we make a curled shuck Mattress which s al-
mrat equal to our chair, and we refer you to Mr.
Crutc.hneld and W. A 1 emiy who have used Ihem
Repairing done in good style.
Our work is superior and cheaper than Northern
worm.
Special terms given to parties wishing a number
' j Mattresseti .;
" vm9.Lvaac arc kepi in siore ana ior sate Dy
th. Winston furniture and oniu tympany, op
"Pit the Piedmont Warehouse and joining Uiu
, shaw t :o.
I Winston, N..C, June 6th, .1878. 27 tf
- . s . Established 1853.
N. K.ROAX,
WITH .
A. Y. STOKE 3 & CO.,
Importers and Wholesale Grocers,
i DEALERS IN
: LICORICE, GUIS AND SUGARS.
w Pernonal attention given to Sale of Leaf i'o-
warcvauu stems
. i Jutf-umda f Ucaricc.
- WVtomQ.y.'Ga A.d. C Pi S.fPtira,
VTn.1ira Unas R R- . - - --
', ' "JX Grape Scujar. Olive Oil, Powdered
Licorice.
We keep a full stock of GROCERIES al
vaT8 on hand.- Jio poods retailed.
,-jKichinond, MayUtb, 1878. 25 3ni.
A CARD.
To the Public :
Since my tiled ion to the
Senate
of the United States in 1872 Gov.
r mu I,U ,l
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warfare upon me sometimes open-
lv soinetitnes covertlv wholly
unworthy of that gentleman and
unmerited by myself. Unwillinn;
to parade my wrongs before the
public when I could avoid doing so,
anxious for ihe harmony of the
Democratic party, the quiet of the
people and the promotion of the
general welfare, I have silently sub
mitted for more than live years to
gross detraction, misrepresentation
and insolent jeers and taunts, choos
ing to rely upon my character and
conduct, both public and private,
for my sure vindication.' My si
lence has been misconstrued by my
adersaries. The have taken advan
tage ot it in v iew of the approach
ing August election for members of
the Legislature, and the election of
my successor in the Senate in Jan
uary next ami have ot late renew
ed their assaults upon me with such
violence as manifests the wicked
purpose to destroy me, it possible,
in the esteem of my fellow citizens.
Forbearance in this respect on my
part, hng since ceased to he a vir
tue. I have submitted quietly long
enough perhaps too long to such
calumnies. Iu defence of myseif,
in justice to my friends and the
people general lj". I feel called up
on to take some notice of the false
and unfounded imputations made
against me. I am averse to and
deprecate such a controversy, but
1 venture to trust that, under the
circumstances, 1 shall be pardoned
for engaging in it now only iu de
fence of myself.
During the time I have been in
the Senate, m--itt-rs and questions
of the most complicated and embar
rassing character, and many of them
of grave moment to the whole coun
try and particularly to the Southern
States anil people, have come be
fore that body lor consideration and
HCtioti I have voted t.pon all, anil
di.-cnsseo, to a greater or icss extent,
most of the important
on s. It i
could hardly be expected
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tnat I i
1 am, !
lio.vever, gratirud to mipw tti it no
serious ohj-cthii has been tttkeii to
my course of conduct as a Senator.
I have endeavored to serve my State
and people and the whole country
faithfully, and 1 c.ha lenge the clos
est scrutiny of my conduct and re
cord. I think I can truth. u!.y say,
that I have not neglected the busi
ness interests of any one, rich or
p.ior, white or black, and without
regard to party affiliations, when
the same have been brought to my
attention and I might be properly
charged with them. And while I
have paid due regard to the inter
est of the country and particularly
those of the people whose immedi
ate servant I am, I have been ever
faithful to the Democratic party.
In matters of subaslance there seems
to be no complaint or ground of
complaint agai'ist me.
The single charge against me,
'hat I have heard of, is alleged in
subordination to the Democratic
caucus in the Legislature in 1872,
on the occasion of my election to
the Senate of the United States;
and iu that connection, collusion
with the Republican members in
th" Legislature to secure their voles
for niNsell foi Si-iiator.
This chaise 1 flatly den-. It is
utterly false in substance and de
tail, and I challenge any one to
produce aught iu proof of it.
It has been said, and often re
peated, that, those Democratic gen
tlemen in the Legislature who sup
ported me for Senator and myself
'"bolted" tne Democratic caucus.
This is not true, and those who 6a-
so, eitner no not know the tacts, or
the- are unacquainted with party
usage and practice; or they wilfully
pervert the truth. In f: ct, I ex -
pres&ly refused to submit to or be
bound by the action ot the caucus,
and the gentlemen referred to re
fused to go into or be bound by if,
or its action, because it had Wen
"parked" by Govern, r Vance
Governor Vauae told mb in plain
terms, and did not deny it after
wards, that he had a majority of the
caucus pledged to vote for his nom
ination for Senator before the caucus
assembled. ' He stated in terms,
lliat he had for months "electioneer
ed as hard as he could" to secure
such pledge. I .complained then
that I had been grossly misrepre
sented by himself and some of his
friends in reference to the late war,
not only on that, but on former oc
casions as well, and by such undue
means I was prejudiced greatly.
I insisted then that he had by such
P,UUSU,K ' -
I the caucus as a nominating ho-ly.
And so he had. ; The fnndamental
principle on which the caucus 6vs
r"" k . . , a
tern rests is, that the members first
consider the public good, and in re
spect to nominations, that they con
eider fairly hnd without prejudice,
the fitness and claims f encn per
sons as may go before them to share
in the distribution of such honors
and benefits as they may have pow
er to bestow. The absolute fairness
and freedem of the caucus is the
single quality that gives it life and
binding power--none may tamper
with them. Caucuses are perverted
by active, designing men. and tins
has been done so often as to cause
Mr. Calhoun and other great polit- j
ical writers in this country the de J
nouiice them as the instruments ot
intrigueing men to defeat the popu
lar will. They arc essential to con
cei ted party action, but unless true
fairness prevails they do not and
ought not to bind anybody. A
majority of the caucus having been
pledged in advance of its meeting
to support Governor Vance for
Senator, what a mocker' for other
gentlemen, including myself, to go
into the caucus just to see his nomi
nation recorded !
It had been procured, prearrang
cd, predetermined. Upon what
considerations ? Upon what repre
sentations ? And it was so done in
the absence ot every othr gentle
man who aspired, and without such
majority haying heard or consider
ed any other person's lights or
claims, or an- thing that might be
said in favor of the public, the par
ty, or any other person. The ma
jority being so pledged, the minor
ity were helpless they had to sub
mit to the dictation of a pledged
majority, pledged for one considera
tion or another, lair cr unfair, in
the absence ot everybody save only
the man p. edged and the man who;
received the pledge ! If such prac- from others. I here give an ac
ticc can be tolerated and upheld by ! count of what happened afterwards
agieat party it one member ofif.om the pen of Col. W II. A vera,
tne party can tuns succcsbiuiiv pios-ja
1 it ute the machinery ot the party,
'hen the caucus xyztem is a cheat j
and a fraud. Ihe man who can
afford 'o go around in advance of
the assert. bling ot the caucus and
intrigue with individuals, make his
own ex parte statements, arguments
and misrepresentations, with no one
by to correct them, will almost in
variably -zot a controlling advantage,
which those who cannot and will
not do such things can never have.
Such practices are vicious, contra
vene every principle of true and just
party discipline and destroy all fair
and wise party action. Such prac
tice makes the caucus and the con
vention a mere trap, a snare for the
benefit of those who employ intri
irne and cunning. In this case a
friend ot mine asked that I might
be heard by the caucus in reference
to certain methods of electioneering
against me and misrepresentations
of which I complained. Of conise
the pledged majority rejt cted and
mock'-d at the respectful request
the nomination had already been
decided and before the caucus met !
I did not "bolt" the caucus nor
did my friends for the reasons
stated, we expressly refused to go
into it or be bound by it.
The result was, that although a
number of gentlemen aspired to the
nomination for Senator, Gov. Vance
had a clear held in one cared to
venture it. to a caucus the majority
of which was pledged to one man
and without opposition in the cau
cus so pledged, he received, on the
first ballot, ybfy nine votes, only
a halt a vote more than enough to
nominate him. Then, as of course,
the nomination was made unani
mous ns to Ihosa who went into it.
For the reasons stated, 1 did not
submit m self to the caucus, al
! though a number of gentlemen who
desired my election did go into it
and abided its action. I here de
clare my firm conviction that if there
had been a tree and fare vote of
the caucus all the Democrats' be
ing present 1 would have been
nominated, and I kno.v this was the
opinion of man y other gentlemen
Eighteen Deinocrats friendly lo me
some of them among the leading
and ablest men in the Legislature,
and all of them men of high integri
ty and respectability, absolutely re
fused to go into the caneua unless
Gov. Vance, and . I. both should . be
withdrawn from its consideration,
I know that many others went into
it and submitted to its action with
great reluctance, find on the ground
that h majority of it was pltdyed,
and it was not a free caucus on the
subject ot me oenarorsmp. j unow
that many gentlemen who were in
it desired my election. They told
me fo, and some of t.he most cordial
congratalations I received after my
election were from gentlemen who
under order. of the caucus voted for
Gov. Vance.
I was "nevertheless sincerely anx
ious to preserve party harmony, and
from the beginning of the contest be
tween Gov. Var.cj nnd myself to the
end, my friends and m3'self pronosed
to bin) and his friends, that I would j
abandon it if he would do likewise,
and let the caucus nominate a third '
person, llus they ret used to do.
It was then proposed by my f riends
to his that one free, unpledged bal
lot should be taken in the Legisla
tore for Senator, leaving every dem
ocrat to vote as he pleased, and al-
low the person who might receive
the highest democratic, vote, to be
the nominee of the caucus. This
too was rejected. lie was bent on
realizing the benefit of the pledged
vote.
At last, after many unsuccessful
ballottings in the Legislature for
Senator, Gov. Vance withdrew with
a great flourish from the contest,
making loud professions of sacrifice
on his part. Immediately, there
upon, I withdrew, as 1 had all
along proposed to do. I withdrew
in all sincerity, and was entirely
content to do so.
The caucus then assembled, all
the democratic members of the
Legislature being present, and as I
have learned from many gentlemen
of the caucus, with the distinct
agreement, that neither my name,
nor that of Gov. Vance should be
brought before the caucus aain for
nomination. Entire harmony then
seemed to prevail.
After my withdrawal, I gave my
self no more concern about the
movements of the caucus, and only
know of what was done in i, and
how I -came to be elected Senator
democrat wlio supported me. lie
lis a gentleman well known, of high
respectability and intelligence, arid
no one who knows him will for 'one
moment question his veracity. I
have always heard that the facts
were substantially s lie states them.
He says in a recent number of his
paper, The Jiocky Mount Jail,
among other things as follows:
' At the Monday morning caucus
belh the supporters of Judge Merri
nion and Gov. Vance were present ;
not having sufficient time before the
convening of ti e Legisla'-tii e, to make
a nomination, it was agreed to vote
that day complimentary to various
friends, guarding iu the meanwhile
the ballot, seeing to it. that not enough
support begivea to any one to enable
the Republicans to elect by concen
trating their vote upon him. The vole
of the Democrats before the Legisla
ture Monday was therefore cast for
various personal frieuils, scattered in
all parts of the Slate, and of course
resulted in no election; and at 4
o'clock that afternoon the caucus
again assembled to nominate a candi
date for Senator, when on third bal
lot Gen. A. M. Scales developed!
strengtn that indicated tus nomina
tion ihe next ballot. Fillihustering
set in, and the caucus adjourned in
great confusion. The object of this
adjournment just at the apparent
point of the nomination of Geu. Scales
was explained in the next morning's
caucus when it met, by a motion made
by Mr. Bryson, who had formerly sup
ported Judge Meri imon, t hat the name
of Gov. Vance be brought, again be
fore the caucus for nomination, which
was called with the expressed under
standing that neither the name of Gov.
Vance or Judge Men imon,. should be
brought before it ; this pledge having
been made by the friendj ot Governor
V ance, who had invited the triends of
Mr. Meriimon to participate with
them. This motion was carried, not
withstanding the protests mada"ty
Judge Merrimon's frie.ids, (The wri
ter among the number.) Jt is but
candid, however, to sta e that there
were two persons that had supported
him, and did afterwards support lam
on the last ballot before the Legisla
ture, when he was elected, who did in
speeches before this caucus, favor the
introduction of the name of Governor
Vauce aiuin before tbe caucus. This
action was taken and the cancus ad
journed about fifty minutes before the
election before the Legislature was
to lie gone iuto 'T lie friendsT of S1Y.
Meriimon felt that they ought notMo
abide this action ami leave their friend
to be ruined in tbe house of his former
supporters, the3' covering their, heads
from the violence of thepoltt:cal storm
then, raging and they again put his
name in nomination before the Legis-
lature. This action was taken without'
the knowledge or consent of Judge
Meriimon, as doubtless was the.ease
with Gov. Vance, in regard to' the ac
tion of his friends.
-In this way, and under these' cir
cumstances both Gov. Vance an!
Judge Rieri imon were for the second
time brought into this memorable and
unfortunate contest before the Legis
lature, and a vote was taken. At the
end of Ihe roll-call it was found that
17 of the original Democratic sup
porters of Merrimon had voted for
him with 18 Republicans, and while
lhs teliers were casiinn' up ttevote
ihe Republicans who had voted (or,
Mr. Pool, upon roll fail, began to
change their votes to Men imon, sta
ling emphatically that they diil it as
a choice between what they considered
two of the most objectionable Demo
crats to them to be found in Ihe S ate ;
and th?t no overt ares, promises or
pledges ol any k n.l had been made ;
ihem hy Judge Merrtmon, or trom "his
friends for bun. In t his w
under these circumstances.
iy, and
he was 1
elected to the United .States Senaie
"We beg our readers to remember
the following material points : " "
''1st. The integrity of the enneus
being destroyed, ihe friends of Mer
rinion did not join in Us deliberations.
"2nd. That they, at all times, ex
pressed a willingness to withdraw the
name of Merrinion if the friends of
Gov. Vance withdrew his name.
".'3rd. They proposed that a vote
before the Legislature might decide
the ''ontest; which was declined.
"4th. When Y ance was withdrawn
they withdrew Merrinion.
"5th. Thev met in joint caucus to
aid in nominating
the third man m
good faiih.
-li! 11 I hit thnir tl w I rmf 4 !
had voted m caucus to re-nonmiate
him; after they had called a caucus
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ill Hiiiou Lug ill trims Ul mci Itiuuir
, . . . . ,
were invited to participate, with as-
surance that neither Vance or Werri-i
mon were
to be brought, before it.
"7th. That the charge that eoaii
tion, bargain, treachery of any kind j
was practiced, or that personal honor I
was compromised with the ltepubii- j
cans, is absolutely false, and is a foul j
slander upon the J udge and his i
friends.''' I
I knew unthing of what was done
in the caucus just belore theTj-g-islature
met to elect the Sen ttor.
except that I heavd that G"V. Vance
had bte i i fi-nominaied. I went to
the Ciicuit Court of the United
Sfates theu sUtiug in Metr poiifau
Hall where mv business called me
feeling iudiguaut aud supposiug
that Gov. Vance would be elected.
I was entirety ignoraut of my elec
tion at the time it took place ami
had nothing to do with it any wiy.
A friend hastened to the Court
chamber where I was, beckoned
me from the immediate pieseuco ol
tbeCouitaud informed me of it
No one could have been mate pur
prised at it thau myself. As 1
turned to walk back to my seat, 1
met one of the first, purest aud
gieate-t men iu N rth Carolina, a
man whose name aud judgment
always couimande 1 the respect of
the people a Democrat whose sin
cerity could not be questioned, and
informed him ot my election he
congratulated bih vry eoidially
aud expiessed his gra ifiVatin a',
the result. So anxious was I to do
do what I ought, I asked the g-o-tlemau
just referred to aud teu or
fifteen other Democratic gut!e
men some of them members of
tbe Legislature aud some not sev
eral of them geut'emen of much
porniuence aud lufliieuce in the
Democr die party, to meet together
on the second evening after tne
election to consider wha.' I ought
to do iu that respect. Up u 'con
sideration, tb'y ail, without exewp
.tiou, agieeil th it I ought to accep'
the eleciL'U and that by doing so I
would not compromise myself or
the Democr. i' ic party It wus then
mentioned that suvh contests hail
been frequent iu ihe history of
tbe past.
It wiU be seen that 1 was can
tions as to my action. Ii was my
puiposetodo right, and I itisisi
that I did nothing wtong in a par.
ty or any other sense iu accepting
the election of S n.ttor uuiler the
ciicumstances. My eonscieued and
my judgnint app ove my action as
just and pioper.
But let it be supposed that I er
red, tbeu I ask I ana for one en or,
aud a venial one, to be . sacrificed
and rejected ty mv partx? Do I
thereby forfeit caiiti ieuce aud'fa-
e. -r 1 . . I . .
hvor i l CiiDuiu ieiieve inai sucii
disinterested men will, think o.
So barxh a iuih us, .that has uevei
prevailed in ibe past in any par.ty,
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in nitsHS in iiirii -iiii rf .iiiiKti in t-ri .i
cases recorded iu jhe history,.o& the
-'"-" " ? i
Democratic party, ail parti s, wiien
gentleman were elected to the Sen'
ate and, other high 'statiouri'Ms 1
was, and they we not the: eforej
vwvi utsi, pin me . uLiuiuj &i ibiusdii, iitjo inev ucieiu- aiuv, iaiieu to pass some of them,
name of Meriimon in nomination be- I ed the election entirely" Judge ! too", by one vote ! The Democrat
lore the Legislature the second t.nie Saimde. s was no' . t heretoi e repn ic Senators thongld this conduct
until after the friends ot Gov ance' ,1,.,tp. ,v ,- .... !, ,.,.t.-,. t . . .
rejected-by" their 4 parties on the
coutrarv, their parties continued to
honor them, fciometif the greatest
men this, country- has produced
were elected, some 6f them more
than-once, under liVe" circnmtan
The' lion. lit. .Hunter, of
Virginia, was twice ao elected, so
.1 If ti r ....
upo was xur. mason, or the same
State, so was Uon' John' Ball, of I
UW
Tennessee, over Mr. Polk, the reg- Imc 11 ',0, - s'K"a ij, elected
ular "nominee of the party ; so was Ssei,ator and should not be promptly
tbeiate President Johnson there alll.1!"cd to the Senate he would
weie two other like cast's in Tenu- '!Sir,b so that the Legislature then
e.ssee so was the late Mr. Ferry, t,it,i,1o jniht elect some ' eligible
of CoLiif cticu;i. tljeiH are" three or Person in his stead. In view of this
four Senators iu lite Senate now I pledgeaiid the peTtistcmcy vf Ins
some f them among the ablest i trienfl'sJ'fieMvfto fi mil iiafcfi'Mior qlec
there who were so elected. 1 might j fed. Lie was not promptly' atjihit-ci-'e
a score of cases. Great poiit i ted to the Senate; but in the frtLTJ
ical paitie cnnuot afford to allow : of the pledge so made, ha- pereis
tht'ir ac ion ai.d ihe success of m-finf ! lid in rlio tmith.ee , tK.i to t.. I A
pi li-ciples to be controlled bv tilt
personal rivalries and conflieis of
their in em bus, oor can they wisely
emh
against another, if they should
d.i so, the inevitable resuh would
be, that thev would al o-.ice dereu
erate into personal factious
would cease to exisf, or to
any useful pul lie purpose.
ind
l ve
Thei have been repeated instan
ces in North Carolina iu the Dem
ocratic party, whie menibcs of it,
for cause, refn-ed to submit and
ibi;ie the. action of the caucus. Iu
18-rJ'I think it was, the lae Mr.
D 'i.liin was noniint.'eil for United
S a,u?yv;iiHtir by ihSr.Dt-raocrft' ic
caucus. The late Judge Saunders
refused to go into caucus or abide
its action -he tied one other gen
t 1 .-. . S . . 1 J t I. .1 . r . ,
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.j. ...cy i-tniiiuueu u. uonor mm
while he lived as one of their great
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1 O! pai i y tn ;a;;iZ ill uj. it oilgtlt- to I
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In; olwei v-d and preseiTed if Is
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;,;,t mind must unde, stand that ' be H ""V" ,,'!l,I,,st ,",S Htewl
l .i. ij oMMtdza.iou ,,au only be pre. j l,e.l,1tJ who So,,ht .uor I'"" ?
s v. d l.y absolute fairness ami : AnJ ls lfc "ot surprising, seeing
f.eedom iu all paity transactions. ; t,,,f tl,ilt he m:,de the ft..rts he
l t,e 'packing'' and pledging 0f j did in 187?,, in the absence of evcry
P' Uii mes, caucuses and con vet-j body else, to secure by hard fleet
ii ns, is the bane the ruin of par - I iuneerimj' tor months, a pledge
I ty oi naiiiz ition; and the uiau who;
i.njiges in it should marit the re-i
pmbati i. of every party. Those -
who sustain aud encouiae ictii-j
guers aud those who seek to cir- j
cuiuvt-ut tiiH p -pular will, are not
entitled io public coDfidencp, and
will rmt euj )J it for a long period
of lime.
The imputation that I colluded
with the Itepublicaus in the Legis
lature or bargaiced for their votes
is utterly false and scandalous, and
the reckless mendacity tf those islalui e should vote fr a Suitt
who pei si-t iu miking it has scarce-; Conveulicn ta amend the Consfi
ly a parallel iu the vilest ype of ) tntioii, and iu consideration of "Shelf
political watfare. I denounced the' sui poi t of the Conveutiod fldpoHi
suggestion of it iu a published card ; tiou, ihe impeachment pi oceediui
in Januaiy, 1873, as utterly false I should be abandoned. At leaijt imt
my whole course of conduct ever consideration in suopoit of this
since proves that it was falsa the j proposition was, that it wonld heljy
democrats iu the Legit 1 dure m ho Gwv. Vauca to get into the Snutel
vottd for me have denounced it as
false the Republican newspapers
likewise ; aud so many piomiueit
1 Republicans from time to 'time.
Ho a' lost to every seu-e of tiuth,
ih ceucy and honor must be the
calumniator who can persist in.ma-
king such imputation to advauce
the political tortuues ot his . lav-
orite!
It may be that there ate those
wno, measruug mvseii ov iueir owu
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aierceL'.-tiy and corrupt rotl mes ex -! It is said that Gov. Vance rUltorel
pected me to prove false to prinei hmd to secure my election as Goiver
pie and faithless to my political as- j nor in 1S72, and, therefore, I was cen
sociates. I do not doubt that tht re f surable for being in his way ki'-tli'i
wote iu my own ptiity those who Senate. J shall not untleira'e vyf
.voold have itj need, it 1 tad done)
so, ami ate unhappy that I have j
not. Such persons are capable ol
dmug so themselves under like cir
canis'ances. Tuey meiit and have
m v eon tempt.
Those who thus assail me, affect
to be oblivions f f any pts-ible
shot le.'inings on the part of Gov.
Vance iu reference to ihe Senato-
..al eieciiouiu lo i 2 and on Ivir.i.e,
i.v....-,i'1J. A ill V ii ii" I. . . . .fiiiuvi
reasonably complain if, iu self-defence,
I ieter to some jf them.
After what has ben said, can
any fair man say that he was not
censui ttule lor wiiat Uappenetl in
187? Did he pm sue tht couse
of a fair, true party man ? Those
who understand the legitimate . char
ac er and pm poses of a cancus and
patty li.scip'iiifc;trnuot say so.
Bui if in the opinioirofcsome inen
I am su! ice to censure, onaht G'jv.i'or tnree months" I did IKe best I
Vnnct! to bo 1 -i t'l-niti '.ilrn i-i!,kiii' '
What hei-'id to . produce' the strife
- ' ' ATi-i f " " ' t - i 'f . .
in 151 nis oeen matre nianiiesi.
K'T !" k'r ''' Hicasioil ill' 1870)
he
. -
Uas " candidate tor . &omitor.,.Ue
was men oieirrtrw-to utui j'ia:e.
Many ot the wisest ntmii in' the
Dentocratiu party, in and out. of the
Legislature thought it tin wise to
elect him or any other ineligible
man, because it was thought certain
that such a man would not be ad
mitted to the Senate. Nerertheless,
he and his friends insisted on liia
nomination. After about,, twenty
five fruitless ballotings in eaiu-us, he
and his friends gave the pledge to
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' .e,einocraiie par-
mittcd for nearby twelve months.
Lie was repeatedl An-jd
on the ground that he ,jcertaitily
would not'lij admitted".'5 Stilly he
kept Ihe State without refeseiita
tion for all that time in violation ff
his pledge and tor a long while in
defiance of the wishes of the Demo
cratic: Senators then iu the ; S.enate.
They at last drew up and signed a
paper writing, telling iiiin fie would
not be mlniiitcd and to desist iiifd
let the Legislature elect an tligiblu
man. He still delayed Jo. do so
The time he thus kept the State
without rcpresntation, was one of
gravest moment to the State an3
rhe whole South. Measures a fleet
ing the South vitally- fconro adi
1 .. ... 1 1 . 1 .
I tisctv, lasseo, aim outers lavor-j
i i , - i . .
inueici'sioie, anu u seems to mo
; tiK.rc VV;lS snl)r.talltiiU ,M-ounj
',., i.,:., r v,,,.. ,.., i,,-
- - . .
ior
most
j earnest friend make any
reasoiia
l'e aj-ology for this conduct, and
i .i .i i-i , ,.
can be say that he did not put his
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private itderetsnd his ambition
Iioin a majority ot the caucus tot
vote for Ins nomination ? Let can
did men judge.
i advert to another iucident iu
conneeti m with' his efforts to be
admitted to the Senate in 1871.-
Ex-Gov. Holden was then (0ver
nor of the Slate. He was impeach-?
ed for transactions in lS7d, with
which the people are familiar.
Pending that impeachment, vr'jv.
Vauce ftivored the proposition that
Gov. iioldeu's friends iu- the 1jJi
Tho proposition was scouted, od
spurned. If Gov. Iloldeu merited
im. eachment. how moustrou's ftfe
proposition to barter ngbS tyr
wrong ,
'Can die mostf'oulAasel
to see at least one motive that Gliv.
Vauco had in fa vol ing this- propers
; sition '? Can disinterested ,iueu nveii
tail to see the ear-marks of ambi
tion, if not unholy ambition ?
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i lutige oi suen couuuer. . . :.
thing ho said or did in my behalf then.
Itu U is due to trulh to say, that he
wtis opposed to my nomination for
Governor, and what he did, was quite
as much in his own interests as UU?e.
lie spoke generally where he could
best promote his own advaneement--there
w re complaints made I beard
them that in many instances. die u
not;o where he might do much good.
i,,.;.iL. i.: .
; ttty,, ..irffaW
p.-ugn. iiine were nt. 1 was very
sensible of the high honor conferred
upon me by the nomination tor. Gov
Ta lit
j tiiat, x accepted it with great rel.ft
ernor. it is wen Known, iiowcver.
lance, because my circumstances wfV
such that I could ill-afford to suayijtjd
my professional business, or undergo
the expense incident to tlie' mriierta
king a three tnonths tour through the
State Nevertheless, I did Kv closed
my ollice aud suspended, my business
t-ouiti ior me -opie ana my party, and
the history of the time lecords' Low
well or illT cid it.; j., . 41
liut further in reply to tlie chajfe
i .1 -"
just, reierrcu to : In 1070, w lien Gov,
j V'ance was a Candidate fof 'GoWnnr,
1 thd.whati I. could ita nrfl ia tits le;
lion. nl'liough he and runny ofjbis W
dent nunporiers h"'l.,'naljTod iite for
Cuidinncd lo llit P"Zi" Jf tJ