Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1845-05-23
THAN SPEECH.

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this district, favoured the good citizens of
the aforesaid county of Sampson with
laundering speech.
Many speech have we heard before,
OH all sorts of topics, but never in our life
did we hear just such one as Mr. Meares
perpetrated on the occasion alluded to. Il
would have puzzled Philadelphia lawyer
to have even guessed what he was driving
at. One while he would tell his audience
that Gen. Mckay was no democrat-that
he (Thos. D. Meares) was much better
democrat than ever our distinguished Re-
preventative was-anon he would pour
TRADE of abuse upon the head of his oppo-
nent for being so ultra democrat, that he
would 60 with his party at all hazards.
Then he would charge Gen. Mckay with
wanting to get to Congress any how Or on
any terms--that the Gen. had not intended
to be candidate. until he heard of his
(Thos. D: Meare's) nomination, and that
he only come out then, just to have it to
say that he would triumph over him, the
speaker. We really did not know what
Mr.. Meares meant by this portion of his
speech. Mr.. Meares said that he would
not have been a candidate, on any conside-
ration, but for the reason that Gen. Mckay
told some gentleman in Washington, who
told him, Mr.. Meares, that he would not
again run for Congress in this district
that he thought Gen. Mckay acted un-
kindly towards him, in waiting until he
accepted the Warsaw nomination, and
then coming out against him. Well, this
was really funny, and as matter ofcourse
created many broad grin on the face of
his auditory. What, we would like to
ask Mr.. Meares, have the Wings to do
with Gen. McKay's saying he would not
run and then changing his mind! What
has he to do with the action of the demo-
mocratic party! What difference does it
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said ne would not run at one time, and
then was induced to change his mind at
the solicitations of the democratic party !?
But Mr.. Meares in the course of his speech
broughtup some charges against Gen. Nc
Kay, based upon hearsay and gossip. Such
as that Gen. Mckay should have said that
he would 60 with his party right or wrong
that he should have said on some occa-
sion that some individual in Duplin ought
not to be permitted to vote. These char
ges were supported by hearsay evidence
only, and we feel certain that not a single
one Of them we're believed by the audience.
Indeed, many of those present, Wings as
well as Democrats left the Court House in
disgust, when Mr.. Meares was delivering
himself Of this portion Of his Speech. Mr..
Meares charged Gen. Mckay with being
no patriot! What apity it is that the ar
dent temperament ofyeung striplings like
Mr.. Meares, will not permit them to reflect
Tor mopent on the ridiculous figure they
cut when making such a foolish charge as
this against man like Gen. Mckay
Had Mr.: Meares thought for moment
Just only looked around him and observed
how those old gray headed farmers smiled in
derrslon this, to them, novel and unlocked
tor charge against man whose head has
become almost whitened in their service,
surely ne would never again be guilty of
such another indiscretion. That it was an
lndlscretion, to say nothing worse of it,
Mr. Meares will find out by the vote of
Sampson in August next.
But Mr.. Meares told the people that if
they would elect him, he would 90 to Con-
gress as. the Representative of no party
This, as "a Democrat in last weeks
Journal observes, is all " electoneering
stuff" He says he would act with the
whig party only when he might think they
were right. Butithappens that Mr.. Meares
thinks they are always right, for he defends
all their measures.
Mr.. Meares told the people of Samp-
son that he had been raised amongst them
that he had gone to school with most of
them,. e.; and on this ground he solicited
their votes. Now we will take upon our
self the responsibility of saying for the
people of Sampson that this will not have
one lota of influence with them. Why
should it! They believe that Federalism
and Federal principles are inimical to the !
best interests of their country, and we
know that there isnot man amongst them
who would vote, even for brother, if he
believed that that brother would advocate
principles at war with those which he
knew to be those and those only, the OBJ
servance. of which can perpetuate to
posterity, our republican institutions in
their pristine purity. But we have not
time to notice all the incongruities of this
most homogeneous speech. The best idea
we can give Of its whole course and effect
is by stating that. when Mr.. Meares COM
menced speaking, the COURTHOUSE was