Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-06-09

ar%The Fa1pttevtue Observer of Wednesday
last is bitter upon the action OF the Democratic
Convention, and particularly so upon Generals
Cass and Butler, the nominees of that body.
Now this, according to our opinion, of the
Observer, is the very highest testimony. of the
strength and propriety of the nomination. If
the Observer really thought Gen. Cass was so
weak as he says he is, his tone would not be
SO denunciatory. Indeed, we are disposed in
this case to apply The remark once made to US
by an old friend from Sampson County =
"Whenever see the Wing papers abuse a
Democrat, or Democratic measure, gene
rally take it for granted that the Democrat is
able and faithful, and the measure such as Inc
country really wants" Such inference we
NAV draw from the abuse of the Observer, SO
far as Cass and Butler are concerned.
The Observer thinks the nomination weak
that the signs are cheering for his side of
the house. Well, we have no objection that
the Observer should, at this stage of the con-
test, lay this fattering JUNCTION to his soul. He
will have abundance of need for all the little
consultations of this character which he can
manufacture, ere the ides of November are
passed.
The Observer chuckles no little over the
dissensions of the Democratic party in New
York-particu!arly on the denunciations dealt
out by the Barn burners against General
Cass Now it seems to US that even Wing
partizan Southern paper would find little &c
rejoice at in this, when it is known that the
main, indeed, we might say the sole, objection
to Gen. Cass, so far as the 'Barn- burner
wing of the New York Democracy is concern
ed, is because he is understood, by them, a
least, to be opposed TO the Wilmot Proviso
But the Observer says that Gen. Cass votet
for the Wilmot Proviso about Is months ago
in the Senate. We would like the Observe
TO point out the place on the record wher
that vote may be found. If our memory i
not sadly at fault, we think Gen. Cass vote
against the Wlmot Proviso in the Senate abou
l S months ago. If this is not so, we woul
like the Observer to correct US. Again. TIL
Observer is DESTROYS of creating the impresso
that the delegations from several States di
not vote for Gen. Cass at all. Now this
entirely incorrect. Gen. Cass, on the fourt
ballot, received 179 votes, and was declare
the nominee of the Convention. having recei
we'd more than two-thirds of the votes cast
The delegations were then called that had nc
voted for him ON this, the last, ballot, in orde
that they light have an opportunity of record
ing their votes for Gen. Cass. All of Their
did so record their votes, and pledge thei
States for Gen. Cass, with the exception G
New York, that did not vote at all, and Ala
States permitted their votes TO stand as on III
last ballot that is, Alabama for Cass and
for Woodbury.. and Florida 8 for Woodbury.
Gen. Cass was unanimously nominated wit
the above exceptions
But the Observer says that Gen. Cass was
Black Cockade FederaIist III early life. Nov
i it is one thing recklessIy to make a charge
l and another thing to prove it. 1t is, indeed
;. Federaist in early life,'' that he should b
found in early life" CSC years ago. an off
$ Ger in the American army of 1912, when it
known that that war was most bitterly oppc
sed by the Federal party, and that to that wa
D the old Federal party owes its final downfa
e in this country. Stranger still, that at tt
close of that war g Black Cockade Federal
is" should be appointed by Rcpublica
President, Governor of the Territory of Mich
igan, and re-appointed by every Republica
President that filled the Presidential Chair fc
Is long years. This indeed appears strang
[ to US But we would like to see the eyidenc
of his Black Cockade Federalism.
Let the Observer look at home. He ma
find enough in the proceedings of the PhiIs
delpha Convention to employ his utmost il
genuity. Mark this.
WHAT WILL THE Who's DO Some week
: ar0, we put some three or four plain question