Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1845-05-30
British influence.

Most of our readers who paid any atten-
tal campaign, remember with what con-
summate efTrontery, the Federal presses
charged that the Democratic party was
aided by British gold and BRUSH influence.
They may remember, too, that no sooner
was one of these falsehoods nailed TO the
counter, by the vigilant sentinels on the
out-works of Democracy, than another,
still more grossly false and unblushing, was
sprung upon Mr.. Folks friends, with a
view of injuring and defeating the glorious
cause of the people. The good sense and
intelligence of the people, triumphed over
all these fraudulen! attempts of Federalism,
once more to foist itself upon the country.
But we only recur to these things Of the
past, for the purpose of showing to what
depths Of hypocrisy and deception, the
leaders of the bona fde British party, in
the United States can descend, when a
point is to be gained, and to contrast the
real feelings and course of that party, with
the hollow pretensions which it so often
arrogates to itself. Lcok, for instance, at
the course which the wing papers are pur.
suing on the Oregon question. Most Of
them chime in with their English brethren
in pouring out the walls of condemnation
upon the head Of our Chief Magistrate, fol
boldly and fearlessly expressing his opin
: ion, that the United States has a clear anc
indisputab!e title, to the whole of that Ter
rittory. They cannot, to save their lives
keep the cloven foot from peeping out
But the following able and just article, from
the Philadelphia Ledger, a neutral paper
expresses our ideas so well on this subject
that we will transfer it to our columns, i'll
stead of what we intended to say ourself
This country has always contained Brit
ish party; a set of politicians, and set 0
presses under their control, who have invaria
! bly, opposed our own and supported the Brit
! lsh Government, in all disputes between them
This party originates in the personal interests
created by the commercial relations of the TIVE
countries. 1t is the growth of the English
stock market and the English manufacturin!
2 interests. These two departments of trad
. seHu W OhI great cues, especially new DIX
a numerous corps of English Commercial
agents, who subscribe to and advertise in til
j commercial newspapers. Such newspaper
e insensbly fall under the influence of these
\ English relations, and finally become Englis
. property, or pass under the control of Englsl
editors. Before and during the late war, tn,
head quarters of this party were at Boston,
n Some OF its leaders were men of great talen
e and energy, which they exerted IN the posecu
# ton OF measures which finally terrified thei
followers. The latter would not follow whe
, they saw that they were marching agalns
v their country; and the leaders were never alb!
e to overcome the popular odium imposed o
q them by their violent measures. The direc
tendency, and even avowed object of thes
- measures was to embarrass the Federal c.
e vernment, first in its negotiations, and fnal
in the war which it was compelled to declar
against the British; and during the prosecu
ton of the war, these leaders rejoiced, throug
their presses, at every advantage obtained b
, the enemy. Through their presses, they de
e nounced the war as unjust, as war which
s moral people could not conscientiously SUP
h port with their money or their arms, in who's
victories moral people could not rejoice
And through other agencies, they endeavore
to facilitate the military operations of the enc