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Newspaper
Wilmington Post
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1880
Page
2
The piece recalls how 1870s North Carolina Democratic leaders were seen as sinless supernaturals. As they took on official duties and engaged with ordinary affairs, public perception shifted, revealing human flaws and improprieties.
The piece critiques the Capitol’s decline from sacred aura to ordinary politics, cites interparty conflicts among Armfield and Robbins, and notes historic schemes to move vessels by rail and canal. It discusses whiskey tax repeal funding schools, Gen Longstreet’s postwar ostracism, and highlights Mrs EB Green as America’s richest woman with a vast fortune.
The piece argues the Democratic party mirrors its Civil War era origins and actions. It claims ongoing alignment with the South and antiwar factions, predicts anti-government plots, and warns that a Hancock victory would empower anti-reform elements, urging Northern unity to preserve the nation.
The piece mocks General Hancock's acceptance letter, noting emphasize on free ballot and fair count while criticizing the Democratic machine for manipulating votes. It flags Southern state outcomes, references Wade Hampton and Col. W. L. Saunders, and urges Judge Buxton to question Jarvis about the tax vote and election process.
A Rochester Democrat and Chronicle report covers a New York Democratic meeting where speakers including Gen. Ray Tucker and Sen. Jones of Florida rail against Reconstruction. They attack Republican policies as “the theft of liberties,” praise the Union, and predict solid southern votes for Hancock. The event features Georgia speaker Barnes wobbling to finish amid crowd noise.
From Our Own Reporter, a Wilmington crowd gathered around a platform showing Garfield and Arthur portraits with a flag arch. Judge Buxton, Col. I J Young, and Dr. R M Norment addressed a large bipartisan audience, praised for moderation and fairness. Roads opened for Canaday Scott closing, as Cape Fear forecasts a heated contest and a vigilant Republican surge.
The Third Congressional District Republican convention at Smithville NC nominated William J Canaday as their congressional standard bearer for the coming campaign. He is described as the poor man's friend and a staunch Republican, noting his roles on the Republican National Committee and in the Chicago Convention, and his early support for Garfield.
A scathing critique denounces W. H. English and the administration. The writer condemns the use of discreditable means to gain power, attacks partisan appointments and hypocrisy in civil service reform, and questions the suitability of a vice presidential figure who issues a semi state document. The piece laments the nation’s direction and calls for accountability.
Ebbitt traces Virginia’s old families from William Randolph of Yorkshire to Peter Jefferson and Thomas Jefferson, noting kinships with Pocahontas descendants and leaders like Henry Lee and Edmund Randolph. The piece reflects on the decline of the cavalier estate system, quoting John Randolph’s 1828 lament on desolate country houses and ruined hospitality, and mentions the Bolling lineage and its colonial prominence.
The owners left but hospitality remained. The onset of the great war turned sacred spots into scenes of frightful carnage. Afterward a desolation spread that would have shuddered Powhatan and the Analosians.
The piece recalls James Buchanan in 1861 facing secessionist pressure and espionage at home. Judge Shannon recalls Buchanan’s emotional plea and predicts Hancock’s potential presidency would face similar party traitors. The writer urges vigilance, arguing a Democratic victory would repeat old schemes and threaten the North.
A Madison Indiana special to the Gazette dated August 2 recounts fatal and nonfatal political violence. B O Smith colored is attacked at Milton Kentucky by Amos Fox and others, with Cornman stabbing Smith and another clubbing him to death. A Virginia speaker Harris is stoned at New Castle Delaware. Crandall discusses Greenback vs Democrats in Alabama and the Black Belt. Danville Virginia convict Lewis Ramey is again found guilty of second degree murder and sentenced to 17 years. Edward Egan in Denver kills a bartender, Owen McKay dies in Council Bluffs. In East Middlebury Vermont a hotel keeper tied, stabbed, nearly drowned, body found later. Philadelphia priest T B Miller arrest for forging and Chicago man Michael Mackin fatally shot by his brother. Danville Virginia youth Oakes 19 stabbed by 15-year-old. Turner Wilson killed in Bullitt County Kentucky politics. Three armed men assault Germans in Minnesota. All from two daily papers.
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