Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1845-03-21

ing attempts are AWAY i"ouos onu ~ 30 a. |
those points that he i. most likely 10 maks |
inroads upon us. We would, therefore. !
recommend our friends throughout the |
District, 10 be on the alert-to organize.
so tina, in August next, they may be able
to shew. by an increased majority. their
grateful sense Of the services which their
distinguished Rerresentauve has always
rendered :hcm>
tbs "Chre. ltcle, - Ourself. and tho County
SolIsitorship again.
Il is always with pain, that we bring
Before our readers, matters that are person.
al 10 ourself. We know that those Of them
at distance. care little. about personal
squabblcs. between ourself and any other
individual, and perhaps, they may think
that in devoIng portion Of the Journal.
TO such matt*rs. we are committing tres
pass upon their patience. or this. we are
aware, and it has. therefore, been our con-
slant aim to avoid all such matters as far
as in Us lay; and to devote The columns Of
the Journal to the discussion of the prin.
ciples at issue between the two great par
ties. Such. we repeat, has been our con-
slant endeavor. We have been compel
led. how ever reluctantly. occasionally TO
deviate from this course. Such is the case
in the present number flhe Journal.
We will endeavor 10 be as short and
concise as possible in the explanation
which we are about to make Of how the
matter stands between the Chronicle"
and ourself. Al the last term Of the Court
of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the
county of New Hanover, majority OF The
Justices were compelled to be present. in
order to law taxes, &c, Well, MIR. Ashe.
the thenincumbent ofthe office ofCo. Attor-
ney, notified their Worships in open Court.
on Monday, of his intention on the next
day, to resign into their hands this trust, and
also suggested, that as there was majority
Of theirl Worsiips present, no more fitting
time could be selected for filling the vacan-
cy. Accordingly. on Tuesday, after dispos.
ing of other County matters. motion was
made by some member of the Court. that
the election Of County Attorney should
then be gone into, which motion was car
ried. At this juncture, H. l.. Holmes
Esqr.. rose and brought before the Court
the name Of D. Fulton, as candidate for
that Office; whereupon. Gen. McRae,
whose peculiar smartness is Proverbial
in this community. got up, and with spe-
cies OF modesty, peculiar to himself. un-
der'ook to instruc; the lin the Generals
estimation) poor benightcd Magistrates
how they should behave themselves
Well nairadle dictu! notwithstanding the
Hemosthenian bursts Of indignant elo,
quence winch the big Ginsral poured forth
and notwithstanding that the big Gen. tolc
: the Democratic Magistrates that their mo-
lives were impure. (how modest and gen
tiemanly in the big GENERALLY still they,
the Magistrates. elected David Fulton
by vote of 20 to 8. This is the state.
ment, and this is the sum and substance o
the offence committed by the Magistrates
by the Magistrates in electing D. Fulton
and by D. Fulton in having the impudenc'
10 accept the Office TO which he was . lee
ted. In the number Of the "Chronicle'
which appeared last week, the Editor o
, that paper took the Magistrates to task fo
, exercising their ii ghts as freemen. and a
2 Justices. 10 that article, our readers ar
aware, that We replied as briefly as W,
, could. The ''Chronicle" and it's behind
, the-screen instigators were not content will
the sweeping Remuneration of week belor
last, for in that paper of Wednesday last
there are two Editorial articles the first
; We suppose, dedicated to the Justices; tn
second, to oursef. In noticing these arti
cles. VIC will make one or two preliminar,
; remarks; and first. We would say that W
feel assured that A. A. Brown is no! the wri
, ter Of either Of them. They are Editorial it.
; true; but we feel convinced that the write
and the Editor Of the "Chronicle" are tw
distinct personages. We would. therefore
say, that i! such be the case, the write
e may take TO himself the remarks whic
S we shall make, as well as A. A. Brown
: the ostensible father Of the Editorial an
r we would further add, that we, hold oul
g self personally responsible for every wor
l we may write in this article. both to til
Editor of the "Chronicle" and to his abe
:. tiers.
e The first article is headed 1.-The az
e pointment Of Solicitor" in the very fir
5 sentence of which there is most palp;
n BILE falsehood. The Editor of the Chrol
e cle says that our appointment to the o
l. fee has aroused spirit of indignation
n mong the people of both parties. No