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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1844-12-06
The Spirit of the Federal Press

HE SYAfHC Oh the EcUSES1l PRESS
Had we space, or were we disposed, we
might Quote from some-some did we say
from almost all OF the Federal papers
which have been issued since Mr.. Clay's
defeat, articles that would have disgraced
the columns Of the vilest and most aban-
doned sheet. that emanated from the Jaco-
bin Clubs of Paris during the reign of ter
FOR. In one portion of the Union, they
threaten dissolution of our glorious con-
federacy. In another, they tell the people
of Europe-the monarchists Of the old
world, that the brilliant and glorious career
of our transatlantic Republic, has drawn
to its close-that the people of this coun-
try have ceased, as in times Of yore, to be
capable of choosing their own rulers. This
and worse than all this, has poured in an
inAamatory and pestiferous torrent from
the Federal presses during the last two or
three weeks. And why! Simply and
solely because the people, emphaticalIy
the people, of this great country, had the
independence and the intelligence to think
and act for themselves. Because they would
not, like the truculent serfs of Europe,
receive and abide by the arrogant and die
tatorial bchests of the would-be-aristocracy
-=the moneyed and the monopolizing lord
lings of the New World. This is what
SETS the organs of the Federal party in such
a rage. They had fondIy hoped and
dreamed that their fagitious and epheme-
raj success in '40-a success brought about
by system of fraudulent. misrepresenta.
lions, at the recollection of which the hon.
est and thinking portion OF the Wing party
at the present moment. cannot but feel
mortified and ashamed-a success too
which the Richmond Whig, "a leading
Federal paper, has the unguarded cando'
to say, could not be considered as a Wing
triumph-we say, they had fondly buI
falsely dreamed that that mongrei success
had so far suhjugated the hitherto indomi.
table spirit of Democracy that they, 1.-The
FederaIists.) might dictate just such
terms and measures to ii as they pleas.
ed. In this, thank Heaven, they have
been Observation-Disclosures to the recupera
tive energy ofour free MISUNDERSTANDING
to the s.sober second thought" of the PEG
: ple, which we now feel every con6denc,
will ever bring them back TO the path o
duty. the gauntIng ambition of the ''dicia
tor,''-the high blown hopes of Federal
ism have been forever scattered to TIL
winds. (, bs.es5 ..sg..
The great issues pending between th
two parties for the last forty years and up
wards, have been fairly put to the people
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1844-12-06
THE JOURNAL.
pn1DAVo DR0a o, aea0s
The Day OF Election.


We don't know that we have yet said
any thing about the policy and practicable
ity Of altering the period at which our State
Elections are now holden. We are glad
TO see that the Governor has called the at
tention of the Legislative body to this sub
ject in his Message. For our own part.
westhink it is matter of very deep and
general i'm portance to all classes OF our cl-
{izens: and we think that it is high time
shat some action should be taken on the
subject. As the Governor very justly OBJ
serves, It is highly desirable that the cam
didstes for popular favor should have an
opportunity of visiting and communicating
freely with those whose suffrages they are
seeking. 1t is but right that the people
should know the opinions and principles
of those into whose hands they are about
10 con6de the making of the laws by which
they are to be governed. AS the thing
now stands, they (she candidates are COM
PEELED to canvass. alias stump the County
or State, as the case may be. in one OF the
hottest, if not the very hottest and most un-
healthy month in the year. Those who
have gone through the operation can best
tell what dreadful task it is, and what a
risk they run in performing it. 10 ride
day after day, for three or four weeks at a
time, Is or 20 miles beneath the scorching
and almost vertical sun Of our high South
ern latitude, and then to make speech of
two or three hours long in the open air.
with the mercury standing about 80, is a
task which few constitutions can stand
without serious injury. Indeed the awful
mortality which has taken place amongst
the candidates for, and the members elect
to the Legislature, ought, we think, of IT.
self, 10 be sufficient inducement for those
to act who have il in their power. and pre-
vent the recurrence of a similar fatal catas-
trophe. The death of the gallant and la
lnented Hoke will long cause candidates
for the first Office in the State to shuddeT
when they think Of embarking on q can
vass which carried to the gravesa man
in the very prime of life, blest, too, as he
often observed himself, with an iron con
stitution. But we think il is unnecessary
for US to urge this any further. Every
member Of the Assembly must, we think,
be more fully conversant with the matter
than ourself. To those from the Eastern
counties however, it is question of still
3raver importance than TO those who come
from the comparatively healthy region OF
the West. There seems to be adherence
Of opinion amongst those who advocate
the alteration, about the most appropriate
time. We think that the first Thursday in
June would be about the most suitable day
which could be pitched upon..-.TI b Bar two lo
mate, generally speaking, the two most
delightful in the year. Then the candi-
dates could make their visits without be-
ing hourly in fear of their lives. We do
hope the Legislature will take this subject
into its serious consideration. sna... .a
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not yet come to hand. I'VE mean offieial-
Iy.) but enough has been received to make
it certain, as we said in our last. that Mr..
Polk has received ITO Electoral votes. and
that ..that same old on"-Henry Clay
has only received los votes III the Eiec-
,oral College.
From this State, at last, we have some
thing like certain returns. Enough is now
known. TO warrant US in conceding her 3
Electoral votes to Mr.. Clay. The Ma
,ional In,elligeucer gives the official major
ity for Mr.. Clay at ll3. which shews that
the contes. in Tennessee was one of the
closest which has ever taken place through
the whole annals Of our political history
The Wings are endeavoring to make some
political capital out of the fact that Mr..
Polk has lost the vote OF his adopted State.
This is another evidence of how eagerly
..drownng men will catch at straws." -
Every body knows that Tennessee has
been for years past Wing State; that in
lS43 the FeGeralls,s carried it by some
q 900 majority; tina, in 1910. Gent Har-
rison got a majority of 1873. and
now, forsooth. when Mr.. Polk has reduced
these majorities to mere traction, (1l3.)
the Wing organs cry outlook al James
x. Polk at home; see how the son Of old
Zeke Polk is appreciated iii his own-his
adopted State" Well now, the result in
Tennessee. perhaps more than ofany 9th
er State in the Union, ought to be crafty
ing 10 Mr.. Polk. His popularity and his
principles have Utterly annihilated the pre-
vous Wing majorlies. Blu, how is it
with Mr.: Clay in his 8 adopted" Slate
Gen. aIzRrison's majority in Kentucky
was "a 900. Has Mr.. CIay's pop
uarily maintained this majority? No.
The Federallsts have lost about $4,000
in this State-the scene of Mr.. CIay's
early popularity and of his subsequent
tergiversations too. So much for the
relative popularity Of the Federal and
Democratic candidates in their own States.
The Federa,ists can't institute eompari-
son between Mr.. Polk and Mr.. Clay. that
will not rebound to the advantage ofthe for
mer.- 7a<
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1882

Folks majority over Clay in the q. States,
65.622.
The estimates Of The votes of Illinois, Mis-
souri, and Alabama. are founded on the late
elections for members of Congress and State
officers. It'll possible the result in all Of them.
on the Presidential poll, may show that we
over estimate them four thousand votes. Make
th.s Large allowance, and Mr.. Folks popular
majority over Mr.. Clay will be SIXTY
THOUSAND! But throwing these Demo-
cratic States out Of the question altogether,
the popular majority for the President elect is
THIRTY THOUSANDS; and yet the shameless
sheet from which We have qnoted, has the har-
dthood to spread abroad the news that Clay
Is defeated with the popular vote on the polls
for hun !! and party feeling is exasperated.
and the ,tation insulied, by talking Of the
. deep disgrace" inflicted or the country by
rendering 1.-THE ,oiH Of this MATURITY oboriire.' -
We rejoice that, by the decisive majorties
of fifty and sir,y thousand suffrages, man
whose purity of life throws his competitor in
to midnight, has reached the Presidency with
out an Effort on his part, and has exiingnshed
forever the prospects of that man who has la.
bored necessarily for quarter of century IL
install every vice in the chief magistracy. II
he had succeeded. the worli might have ex,
claimed, I" How burning the shame how
deep the disgrace!" But THE people of thu
United States have vindicated their character
for virtue and intelligence by their choice, ano
by the inVincihle integrity which they oppo
sed to corruption, bribery, fraud; and ever,
Infamous practice that ever debased the cleo
tive trdnchsein any part of the earth.-GIobe
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1844-12-06

Horrible Deah.-:An elderly lady, by the
name OF Mrs. George, residing some three or
tour miles from this place, came to her death
IN most horrible and frightfnI manner, on
Monday night last. The old lady, being
helpless, was put tn bed at the usual hour
Sometime in the night, becoming cold, it is
supposed she got up to warm. and, upon turn
ing ronnd, made misstep and fell backwards
on the fire; and. before the alarm was given.
was burnt nearly to a crisp. Tho not quite
dead when taken from the FIRE. she expired in
a few hours Richmond (Ky.) Courier.
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Coz. JAMES K. Polk, the President
elect, was so years of age on the I'd
Nov. ult. go -
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- AAOASA ACSAs1atur9
We present below, in condensed foA
from the Raleigh papers, all tina. we deem :.
all interesting, or of value to our readers
Ia the House of Commons, on the o.,
Nov, the following standing committees ny
appointed
On observation-disclosures. Cherry. Hail.
Shepard, Waters, Cunningham, Walls
]. G. Dickson, Guthrie, C. L. Payne, Cs aIa''
well, Mills. 0'
On observation-disclosures. Bond, Co,E.
Murphy, Doak, F. II. Robinson, Gris,. jaas'
son. Street, Golding, w. Dickson, Rosne a'S'
On Internal provement.-Mrssrs. En-.
hause. Moore, Regain. Mclean, Kirk. Cass
Their, Washington, Brown, Puryear, Chp,.I
Fleming. -4 '
Privileges and Elections. n
Barnes, Martin, Mcintyre, Faucette. nu.a
J. Barnes. Foy, Atkins, eTaliaferro, Keens,
Ellis 49,
On Caims.- Mess:s. T. Wilson, HawL;,.
McNair. Mebane, Phifer, Harrison, Brosds'
Haughton, G. A. Miller, Reid, CLAYTON.
On Propositions and Grievances.-Mes,,.
Jones, Littlejohn, H. Robinson, Grava.
White, Davenport, Adams, Locke, Sealss
Lord, Fagg.
The Senate being unable to organize. oSi,.
to tie, Gent Wilson, the Democratic easds
date for Speaker, addressed the follow ING let.
ter to Mr.. Edwards, which was read to 5.
Senate by the Clerk, on the 2lst.
WEDNESDAY Morning, Nov. 90, 1874.
Dear Sir: The present painful State NJ
things in the Senate should exist no lonser
The question is, what is to be done? and that
question must be decided and should be der;.
ded at once. The Senate, when tnIl, is tied
Consequently, concession is necessary to the
organization of the body and the despatch Of
business. But in the absence of one of m.
Wing Senators, the Democrats have major.
i1y. The question is, should the Democrats,
with an equal number when all the melubers
Dire present, yield, when they have majori.
ty, although that majority may be produced
by the accidental absence of Wing member,
In all fairness think not; for to carry out
that principle, if, in the dispensatlon of Prov.
idence not only one but dozen Wing Sena.
tors should be absent, yet the present demo.
cratic majority must yield TO a present wing
minority, because they may have majority
if all were present. Yet something must be
done, and sacrifices submitted to rather than
the public interest and welfare of the State
should suffer. AS may be thought to have
some personal feeling in the contest for Spea.
ker, and les: the action Of some of my friends
may be embarrassed from personal consiGtra.
lions towards me, have thought it right that
should express the desire which feel that
they should look alone TO the interests Of The
Stale in the course which should govern them
Respectfully, your ob't sery't, ~.
LOUIS D. WILSON.
Hon. WELDON N. EDWARDS.
HOUSE OF COMMONS. &
&. November 81.
The House met and adjourned without do
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1844-12-06

Mr.. Lindsay, from, the Committee aPpoI0
ed for the purpose, reported that ManyleeSI stk.
Waddell was duly elected Expressing o'
After, the transaction of other business ...o.
The Speaker announced the following -
dug Committees, to wit: s ..,sers.
On Propositions and Grievances.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1844-12-06
Hon. WELDON N. EDWARDS.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
CENATE

The House met and adjourned without do
ing any business, the Senate being unorga'
nized. t-t ,<4f
The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-07-05

IMMENSE WING MEETING OF ADoPTED err
1zENs IN BALTIMoRE.-Agreeable TO an
nouncement, an immense meeting of adopt
ed citizens, consisting principally of Ger
mans and ~Irishmen, took place last night in
the spacious Fourth Ward Clay Club room in
Washington Hall. The ROOM, which is cal
culated 10 accommodate 1900 persons, was
completely crowded, and very many were I'M
able to get in at all. The meeting was call
ed to order by Mr.. George Kaylor, President
of the German Clay Club, after which MIR.
G. C. Collins, an adopted citizen from Ire
land, addressed the assemblage in an able,
eloquent and convincing speech. He allu-
ded to the recent disturbances in Philadel
phia, and proved clearly that the Wings, as
a party, had neither part nor lot in them fur
Their than to assist in preserving order anG
protecting the rights of all good citizens
He also went on TO show that the Locofoco:
had been the first instigators of what is term.
ed the Native American party. His address:
throughout was most enthusiastically cheer
: ed, and gave universal satisfaction. Ate
closing his remarks, Mr.. Raine, editor OF th'
4 German Correspondent, made a short speed
in German, wherein he stated that th'
Wings were not responsible for the action
of the Native American party, and that an
adopted citizen, from what ever nation, wa
greatly deceived if he or they entertaine
any such opinion. Mr.. R. also spoke of tn
great advantage resulting from a Protectiv
S Tariff, and proved clearly that all thos
measures contended for and advocated b
Henry Clay, were safeguards to workint
men, to the country, its noble institution
and to every species of honorable indu
/ try.
d A more enthusiastic gathering of Wing
e could not have been wished. Shouts resoun'
d ed long and loud for Harry of the West, f
ly Frelinghuys 2n,and for the prosperity of VIII
principles.-Balt. Pat.
The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-07-05
"THE WORK GOES BRAyELY ON"

The Eaton (Ohio) Register contains an
account of a spirited Wing meeting which
was held in that town on the 18th ult. The
meeting was addressed by several gentle
men, among others by Mr.. G.. F. Demsey,
who has been heretofore one of the main
pillars of Locolocoism in that county. But
like hundreds of other Locofocos in the
State he cant go for Polk, and the British
Tariff"
The Augusta (Ga Chronicle contains an
account ola Locofoco meeting held at Clarks-
Vile in Georgia, which was attended by Col.
Stanford Heretofore a leader of the party
Col. S. was called upon for a speech. He
did speak, land soon gave his quondam friends
to understand that he was no supporter OF
Polk, but should go for Henry Clay. The
meeting then tried to put him down, but be
ING unable to do so resorted to the expedl-
ent of Withdrawing their forces. On calling
for the Polk men to "come out" only aDou'
a third of the meeting went, and they sub
sequently returned to hear the truth as Col
S. plainly laid it down. The speech produ'
ced the happiest effect.
The Albany Argus swallows Polk, bu
cho kes badly in the process. Hear it:-"Nt
one can doubt that the failure to recognize
Mr.. Van Buren, as the democratic nominee
presented as he had been by a vast majority
of the States, and preferred on the first bal
lot in the Convention by a decided majority
of the delegates over all competitors, has
been received everywhere in this State, and
in many other States, with a feeling of deeI
The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-07-05

@The Sunbury American, a decided,
but decent Locofoco Journal in Pennsylvania
holds the following language. Sundry loco
foco papers in this latitude might profit by
its precepts:
sThe editor efthe Gazette complains that
we do not call Henry Clay a duellisi, a Sab
bath breaker and the advocate of free trade
principles. We regard personal abuse as
the very lowest weapon of party warfare, and
we have always left it to be handled by those
whose tastes sympathize with the means. 1t
is only resorted to, when the cause is des-
perate. While we edit a public journal we
hope we shall not forget that we pretend to-
the character of a gentleman. Besides, We
oppose Henry Clay On higher grounds, ire
spective Of the man. If we have not attempt
ed to prove that he is the advocate of free
trade, it is because we have some respect
for our W character and the intelligence OF
the People"
The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-07-05

The editor of the Old School Republican,
a thorough paced locofoco hack of Ohio,
speaking Of the charge of "unavailability"
brought against Mr.. Van Buren,, by the pub
Usher of the Miamian in the absence of the
editor, says:-eis not Col. Polk, as much
more unavailable as be is certainly person
ally in every respect the inferior Of Mr.. Van
Buren,? Mr.. Polk is the candidate of that
corrupt and selfish clan of Jacobins, agains
whose dictates und party drill commands
the Editor of the Miamian has so nobly de
voted his talents for the last sixteen months
When he gets TO his post; as he soon will
he will show the readers of his paper tina
his publisher was premature in the conclu
sion shat the objections urged agains
Mr.. Van Buren, are no longer in the way;
and not only this, but he will also show tina
the nominees of the Old Hunkers are no
the true opponents of the great Democratic
measures that form the issue in this cam
paign.
The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-07-05
appointment.

disappointment"
The Buffalo Courier runs up the names
of Polk and Dallas, but thus confesses:-"It
would be most miserable affectation on our
part to deny that we are mortified and indig-
nant at the result: these feelings we share
with the great mass Of the democrats of this
section of the country, who desired the pleas
ure and the honor of making one more effort
to vindicate the fame of Martin Van Buren,
from the unjust aspersions cast upon it by
the election of 1910, and who looked to his
nomination as the only certain means of de-
feating the election of Henry Clay. and Of
preventing a revival of the reign of federal
ism. We feel that the Convention, by pass
ing a rule denying to the majority the power
to make a nomination, hav We betrayed their
trust; that they have established a precedent
which if not protested against, as we trust it
will be by every democratic paper and every
democratic meeting in the State, utterly dis
organizes our party, leaving US without any
certainty that the nominee of the party shall
be the favorite of the people.
The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-07-05
AN EXCELLENT STATE OF AFFAIRS

The people will be gratifed to learn The excel
lent condition of the Finances of the Nation, as
reported by Mr.. Evans in the Senate. The ex-
peaditures for the current year are less than S2l,-
0 10000, while the recepts, under the operation
of the Wing Tariff, and a faithful atlministsa-
ton of the Government, amount te. S27 900 900
leaving an EXCESS Of about Sc, 1000, 600, to be de-
voted to liquidating the debt saddled upon the
country byVan Buren's profiga tie administration.
This is one of the many excellent results Of Wing
management. The average expenditures Of Van
Buren's or the Locofoco administration, were
S37 900 ,000-nearly t wrcE as much as expend-
by the Wings! The people will mark these
facts, and rememuer them at the polls. From the
81 900 900, expended for the carrent year, should
be deducted the interest on the L~ocofoco debt,
amounting &c not far from So, DOC, 900. This
would leave the actual expenditures about
SIS, 900, 900. Is not this a satisfactory state of
affairs, SO far as the Government is concerned,to
say nothing of the increased prosperity OF the
C onntry and revival of business under Wing poll
icy?-Haitford Jour.
The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-07-05

JoHN W. PAYNE.-On the first page will be
found an able s. interesting letter from this
gentleman in review Of Mr.. Owens humbug
anti-Tariff and Free Trade speech. 1t
would have appeared before but that the
paper in which it appeared was some how
mislaid. 1t isl scathing and singing ex-
posture ofthe weak and puerile sophislries
of its text, and will be read with interest
and amusement by our readers.