Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-04-28

"THE OLD IssuEs''-t OBSOLETE IDEAS. -
We find in the Raleigh Register OF the 22d
instant, an article upon the sayings ana 40
;no If the {. Democratic Convention" which,
amongst other things, takes those who ad-
drossed that Convention somewhat severely
70 task for using the phrase "obsoleteism"
and obsolete idea,' as applied TO the princi-
pies once avowed and advocated by the wing
party. Now, as an humble member of the
Democratic press of North Carolina, we reiter-
ate and endorse every word which was said
upon the occasion referred to by the Register
upon this particular point; and more, we dare
the Register 10 deny that his party have been
endeavoring to create the impression during
the past two years, that the old issues Oh 'ildl
party are now obsolete and dead. II we De
wrong, then, we call upon the Register and
the other Wing papers of North Carolina TO
come out like men and fling their" old banner"
10 the breeze with GA BANK OF THE UNI
TED STATES" A Protective TARIFF, DIsTRI
BUTTON OF THE PROCEEDS OF THE SALES OF
THE PUBLIC LANDS, ABOLITION OF THE VETO
POWER, and INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS BY THE
GENERAL GOVERNMENT, emblazoned upon it
in flaming capitals as in days OF yore. We
dare the Register to do this When that pa
per does this, then we will cease to tell our
readers that the old issues of the Wing party
are obsolete ideas, but not before. Who ev
er hears Wing now a-days hint, even in the
most distant manner, at Bank of the United
States? or Protective Tariff? Plainly, we
ask the Register, and the other Federal pa.
pers of North Carolina, if they are now Bank
advocates? We ask them if they are now
Protective Tariff menu We ask them in the
plainest sort of English, where are their prin-
ciples to be found' Come out, gentlemen,
and let us know what you really want. 1t is
a matter as well known by the Register as by
any body else in the country, that there is
not single measure that has been proposed
by the Wing party to the American people
that have not been repudiated. Which of the
doctrines, let us ask of the Federal press Of
North Carolina, urged upon the people of this
country by the so-called Wing party, has been
adopted by them' Can the Register point tc
single one? No wonder, then, the Whig
party are DESTROYS of drawing over the pas
the veil of forgetfulness.
In truth, the only real issue which the now
leaders of the Wing party can present TO the
people, is that of the war. Having abandon.
ed bodily, all the old issues, uncompromisng
hostility to the Mexican war is the sole arti.
Gle comprised in their creed. Upon this issue
we, for one, are prepared to meet them when &
where they will We fear them not If
however, we hold ourselves ready 10 meet
them upon the issue of their own raising, we
will most assuredly require them, on THEN
part, to meet us upon the old issues We call
upon the Democratic Press of North Carolina
to force upon their opponents, either an avow-
al and trial of the old issues, or backing out
in toto from them. We give our Wing op-
ponents fair warning, that so far as we are
concerned, they will not be permitted to play
over again the game of 1910. We will call
upon them either to stand by their oft repudi-
ated principles, or ingloriously abandon them
To close this hasty article, we would advise
the Register to be cautious in his illusions to
d" obsoleteism," and Sc obsolete ideas"