Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1844-11-01

Henry Clay, on the 4th of November next.
With, what grace does this charge OF
frauds upon the election, come from the
organ of a party who gave paternity to the
lexecrable practice of "pipelaying IN
lS4O? and that too, after the fruits of their
triumph in that election, secured by such
frauds, seemed, as by an avenging power,
turned to ashes on their lips! With what
grace charge they upon the Democratic
party design Of fraud upon the election
when their own party lately in the Senate
of the United States by strict party vote,
refused to 1fr the Presidential election on
the same day throughout the Onion p
With what grace can they charge upon US
a design against the Union, when all the
recognized organs of the Democratic party
have Indignantly disavowed it; when none
but few hotspurs in South Carolina-not
the one-thousandth part Of the Democratic
party-have given the least countenance to
such an idea; and when their own party
are making, at this moment, through such
men as Giddings. Adams, Webster, Ew-
; ing, Choate, Seward, Cassius NJ. Clay and
others, the most desperate appeals to the
aboltionists. Nhe worst enemies of the
South to unite with them in the support
, of Henry Clay? What reckless incon-
sistency do they exhibit. when, in the same
breath they charge "disunion'' upon US,
? they unblushingIy advise, that :" by any
means, an apparent majority IS returned
for Polk and Dallas, o. NOTHING
BUT REVOLUIION CAN HELP
U.s." III Here we have the spirit of
violence overt, bIoodshed, revolutions, dam
, cling i'll the brains of this very patriotic,
, sla1c-aed-order" loving organ of whigge-
ry, casting its horrid glare upon happy
!, and contented community! And by whom,
and for what, are the peaceable citizens of
+ North Carolina threatened with revolution?
4 Why, elf by any means the good peo-
a pie of the State should happen to prefer
, Gov. Polk, her native son, educated in her
: schools, and true alike to the South and to
e the country, to Henry Clay for their Pres
n ident, then we have the menaced intention
of those who profess to be charged acith
:. q general oversight Of the achig cause IN
:. this State" to excite revolution in the
government! If this be not their mean
e ing, what is it! Connect it with what one
e of their great leaders in the North, J. Q.
e Adams, lately said, in all address to the
= Dung men of Boston, that 1.-THE AN.
Il NEXATION OF TEXAS TO THIS U.
T. MON is THE BLAST OF THE TRUM.
. PET FOR A FOREIGN. CIVIL, SER.
IT VILE, AND INDIAN WAR;"
t, We have been forced into this defence
r by proper sense Of what was due to the
- honor and dignity Of the Democratic par
J. ;y, whose organ we are. We had hoped
that the ensuing election would have beer
permitted by our adverssries to take its &C
customed quiet and peaceful course. W.
had hoped that they would have consented
to address the people of North Carolin;
upon the great questions at issue between
the parties, and particularly upon the Ia
j. riff, and the annexation of Texas-ques
to tons Of such deep concern to the South
and at all events that they would have ex
er erted their influence TO restrain the ppbli
NC mind from any excuses Of violencef no
to to exasperate and prepare it for revolution
- But we say, and say it deliberately, too
&c that if revolution and violence must come
9 Democrats will be found battling for thei
-, country, its freedom, its laws and republ
can Constitutions, and resisting every an
II all reasonable efforts to overthrow them
-, by all the powers with which nature ha
49, endowed them.
~ This secret circular ought to caution tn
of friends of good order and free governmer
.;c TO be on their guard against false alarm:
10 unfair means, and violence, on the day {
-et election. Efforts may be made to drlv
. Democrats from the polls. In the languag
i Of this circular s truth should be mad
~ known early, and laIsehood only dreac
- examination" Beware then, fellow cit
zens, of secret means to surprise your be
IN ter judgments and to infame your passion
20, There is much wisdom in the adage III
in s. the greatest thief is apt to cry the lou'
to est, and they who are ever ready 10 chars
ar others ought most to be suspected.
1te LOUIS D. HENRY, Chm.
in Josiah 0. Watson, James B. Shepar
ed Weldon N. Edwards, Geo. Whitfield,
ee' Thomas n. Cameron, Thomas Bragg, J
zig Perrin Busbee, William White,
tic Charles Fisher. Alpheus Jones,
lily Gabriel Holmes, w. w. Whitake
he Joseph Allison. Burton CRAIG.