Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1844-10-11
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For the "JOurna."
Fellow Democrats of North Carolina, permit
co-laborer in the cause, to a>k-Are you prepared
for the great contest that awaits you in November
Are YOU organized to ecu e full democra.
tic vote i'll the forthcoming election! If not, re-
member you have no time to lose,-organize at
once 1t is your duty to give the people light Upon
the great questions that row agitate the country.
The price OF liberty Is eternal vigilance, and in
crisis like this we cannot rest supinely upon our
oars without LAYING ourselves liable to the charge
OF gross culpahl!ity. But only do your duty
your ,Uhole duty, and we fear not the result. Our
opponents, although they succeeded in the State
election, are laboring with zeal and an energy
that plainly shows they are far from being SAIL
gune OF carrying the State for Henry Clay. And
! we'll may their fears be excited. The majority Of
! near thirteen thousand which they gave Harrison
IN 40, Is now reduced to the meagre one Of perhaps
three thousand and this too, in spite of the most
| untlrlng efforts of the WING leaders So have the
elections in every other State in the Union since
that time, furnished equally conclusive proof Of the
decline of Whiggery. A change. then, of fifteen
hundred in favor, will, i'm all probability, secure
the vote Of the old North State for that indomta.
BILE friend of repubcan princpes-James X. Polk.
And have the people Of North Carolina indeed. of
the whole South no interest in defeating the cleo.
ton of Henry Clay! Does he not stand pledged
against, even modifying the presen oppressive tar.
i'll, which, in its Unequal and unjust operation,
drains the pock,.s of the people of the South, to
build up the Northern Manufacturer? Does he
not boldly advocate the establishment of /" fifty
million" monster, an institution which experience
has already demonstrated, is one of the most dan.
gerous enemies that can exist within us? Who
does not recolect the history ofthe old U. s. Back
with much smaller capitol invested, than the
now contemplated by the Wing Embodiment"
: and consequently, Its power to do mischief was
correspondingly limited yet its convusive throes
while struggling for existence, shook the fabric Of
3 our political system to its very centre. Beware
then, fellow-citzens, how you either directly. OF
indirectly, lend your aid, to establish an institution
which, if again fastened upon the country may, for
ought that human wisdom can foretell, end in the
subverslon of our republican form of Government"
Nor are Mr. Clay's views in regard to many other
Important questions of the day, our minds, iess
objectionable, or less likely, if carried out TO prove
detrimental to the interest of the people. The
Constitution tself-that sacred gift, bequeathed Us
by our Revolutionary sres, is threatened to be ss
sailed by the INSCRIPTIONS leaders OF the wing
party. The veto power-ihat safeguard agains.
rash legislation, wisely adopted by the trainers Of
the Constitution, is to be made the play thing Of
party malice Frown down, then. and show By
your acts, that you cannot, and will not supports
ny party which would wantonly attack the chsrtes
of our Liberties. Mr.. Clay's course relative TO
the Texas question has also been such as to lose
him the confidence of the friends of Annexation
and at the same time betrays him in the light OF
man whose overweening desire for power, wouid
lead m to stoop to almost any thing, to secure
his own personal asgrandizement. Besides, bis
character as gambler, and duellist, is too vel
established to require additional testimony. MueI
more might be said, but let this suffice. Opposes
to Henry Clay and his ruinous measures, we hss'
a. a man whose moral character stands unimpeacna
bic, and in whose integrity, and strict adherence
is the principles as laid down by the great farther
on Of Republicanism, we can place the utmost csnh
of dence. That man is James K. Polk, who, by 10
IT. by we may justly claim as the son of North C'l
DINA. Again we say to the Democrats, do you
nd duty, and ere long the sentinefs on the wac
towers Of democracy will be able to proclaim ."
of cheering cry, that all is WELL" -e-,
81 CLINTON.