Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1845-02-14
Again.

Again.
The Chronicle is again croakino about
the New Hanover delegation. From the
first we felt lndisposed to 60 into the mer-
its of the amendment attached TO the chat
ter which reused the ire of the Chronicle
in such degree.
The Chronicle says that our article has
SO little point in it that remark upon it is
hardly necessary. However this may be,
it would be the same thing had the article
been as pointed and terse as one of Junius'
letters. The Chronicle would be utterly
incapable of either seeing or approaching
It's point. The sum and substance of the
whole matter is, that there are a certain
set in the town of Wilmington, whose or
gan the Chronicle is, who have taken it
into their wise heads, that they, par ercel-
tc'ace, have right to dictate to the people
of the whole county how they should act
and think in all matters. They think, for
sooth. because they happen to live in town,
that they know every thing, and that it is
an act of presumption in the people of the
county, or their representatives either, to
do Or say any thing, unless their precious
selves be first consulted on the subject
This arrogance Gmpotent, thanks to the
intelligence of the people, Of the little Fed
eral leaders in this place, although COM
mon to-the party every where, is, perhaps,
no where more strongly developed than in
this very town of Wilmington: nor is
there any place where it has been, in times
that are past, more signally rebuked, than
in this county. The people Of the county
know how to treat such folks as the Chron-
icle and his clique. And the Chronicle
will find that had his sole object been to
create feeling of strong and merited in
digna!lon against itself and the Federal
clique, of which it is the mouth piece, 1t
could not more successfully have done So,
than by pursuing the course it has.
But the Chronicle says that Mr.. Nixon
should have known positively that his con-
stltuents would sustain him in his acts.
We say that Mr.. Nixon did know with
sufficient positiveness, that his constituents
would sustain him. Will the Chronicle
pretend to say that they wont? But in
the very same breath in which the Chron-
icle says that Mr.. Nixon should have
known positively that his constituents
would sustain him, he ia kes upon himself
to say, that the three lourths Of his (Mr
Nixon's) constituents were Indifferent in
the matter. Now, in the name of common
sense, how does the Chronicle know this
Does he fancy or conjecture it? or what
How would the editor of the Chronicle like
to make canvas oflhe co. in company with
amember of the Delegation and put this
matter to the people? If he, or any o
those who think with him, are DESTROYS O
testing the question, we pledge oursel
that he shall be met at any time he, or any
person for him, chooses to appoint. Doe:
the editor of the Chronicle remember any
thing of the meeting which put in motor
this Canal charter? We remember some
thing about that meeting which was helt
in the Masonic Hall. We remember that
although the meeting was "called through
hand bills" and although it was held in thl
very town Of Wilmington, where, if thu
Chronicle is to be believed, the people ar
running distracted for Canal, it presente
a beggarly account of empty boxes
There were not more than 80 or 40 per
sons present. And this, too, meeting 70
the express purpose of taking into conside
ration a subject of such vast interest to tn
people of Wilmington
But it is perfectly useless to discuss til
matter. As we said in our last, we ar
perfectly willing that the conduct of tn
Delegation shall be tried by the only legit
mate tribunal which has a right to tax
cognlzance ofthe matter, to wit: the pee
pie. 10 you, then, voters of New Har
over county, we appeal. We call upo
/ you who alone have right to say whethe
or not Messrs. Holmes, Nixon and McIl
tyre served you faithfully during the la
session of the Legislature. We kno,
what your verdict will be.