Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-10-20
DEMOCRATS OF EASTERN NORTH
CAROLINA!

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with us for again endeavoring to stir you up
If you do, we can't help it. We mean to DO
our duty at any rate We mean to talk PLAIN
". We don't mean to be mealy-monfheo IN
the least
In the first place, we would speak of our
own immediate Congressional District. In it,
in the aggregate in August last, we gained just
10 votes over the vote we gave Hoke in 1874,
whilst the gallant Democracy of the State else
where gained 2299 on that vote. 1t is need
less 10 ask now, why was this? Some of the
counties composing the district, did nobly,
whilst others behaved-how shall we say =
mighty badly? We speak plainly, because
we have every reason TO believe that the gal
liant Democrats of these counties feel this mat
Ter as keenly as we or any other Democrat
can and because we believe further, that they
the past. We think we can say so for New
Hanover at least. But we will say no more
about this We feel assured that both our
immediate Electoral and Congressional Dis
tricts will do their whole duty in November.
We have reflected on the probable issue Of
the coming election in North Carolina great
deal, and the more we think upon the matter,
the more we become convinced that we can
carry the State for Cass and Butler, if we will
only try. We have, within the last few days,
seen letter from one of the best informed po-
Iilicians in the West, in which he says that
Cass and Butler will gain upon Reds vote on
the whole in Western North Carolina. some
900 or 700 votes. Of this he feels certain
In the same letter, he says that everything
depends upon the heavy Eastern Democratic
counties. He says if they will only muster
their whole strength-goi it with rush-there
can be no doubt but that we will carry the
State trumphanty for Cass and Butler. We
will add that this is our own solemn convic-
ton. We believe as firmly as we do that we
are penning these lines, that if every democrat
in Eastern North Carolina will go to the polls,
on the 9TH of November next, we can carry
the State by handsome majority. We have
repeatedly heard intelligent democrats from diff
ferent counties in Eastern North Carolina say,
since the August election, that they were con-
WINGED that Democrats enough never went
near the polls 10 have elected Col. Reid. Is
this not shameful is it not scandalous? We
have no patience with democrats who are Ell
ther so lazy or so luke-warm as to remain at
home on the day of election. 1t is true there
was something of plausible excuse which a
democrat to whom it would work some incon-
venience TO 60 10 the election in August last,
might render. He might very we'll say that
the contest was hopeless one that we had
been beaten so often, it was no use in trying
that there was no use in his putting himself
to an Inconvenience, when his vote would do
no good. Now, this is "plausible, but not
strengthy" We hold that it is the sacred du-
ty of democrat on all occasions, and under
all circumstances, 10 record his vote in favor
of his principles. But there will be no such
excuse, however weak, in November, for the
democrat who fails to perform his duty TO him
self and to his principles. The August cleo
ton shews plainly that the State would have
elected Reid, if all the democratic votes there
in had been polled. We have every reason
to believe that Cass and Butler are strongerin
the State than Col. Reid was in August; and
we know that the abolitionism of Fillmore
will deter many wings from voting the ticket
on which his name appears as the candidate
for the Vice Presidency. In fact, we have
hi; hot
overcome the paItry majority $3.50 by which
Mr.. Manly was elected. What, then, could
! we think, or say of the democrat who will
not go 10 the polls on the 18th OF November
next? Under all the circumstances, would
such man be worthy the name of a democrat:
We appeal to yourselves, brother democrats
for an answer 10 this question.
We conjure you, then, brother democrats Of
Eastern North Carolina, to work like men who
, have good cause-a cause that is dear &c
, your hearts. We con lure you TO work like
men who have every reason to believe tina
your Iabors will be crowned with success
, And what glorious contamination it would
. be to redeem the good old North State from
federal thraIdom? Where is the democra
. worthy the name, who would not be willing tc
. work-yes, to work with heart and will
r for so glorious consummation?
We call upon those democrats whose cir
cumstances afford them more time and leisure
= than their less fortunate brethren, to exer
themselves 10 see that every democratic vote
is brought TO the polls. Let those whose ag'
or infrmates will not enable them to get there
a he provided with conveyances. The result
: may turn upon few votes, and how mear
: would those feel. who, if they had chosen It
i exert themselves, could have carried those few
It votes 20 the polls But we have talked lons
!. enough in this strain! We have spoken free
e ly. We feel deeply in the matter, and mus
S say what we think.
:, Brethren, we have everything to cheer Il
on in the glorious work. If we are not YER
y much misinformed, the wing Quakers OF Yves
= tern North Carolina will not vote for militia
J. ry chieftain, fresh from the encrimsoned feel
in of war, unrecommended BY any civil qualif