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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-09-01
[BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH
Great Excitement among the Wings of
Albany.

Albany.
ALBANY, August 81.
This city was last night the scene OF one OF
the most exciting political meetings ever wit
messed The meeting was called together by
some of the leading Clay Wings, who are IN
dignant at General Taylor's acceptance OF Inc
nomination of the Charleston Democrats, IN
conjunction with General Butler for the Vice
Presidency
Mr. Dawson, the Associate Editor of the
Evening Journal, was the principal man IN
getting up call for large meeting OF the
wings and political friends of Willard Fillmore.
and it is reported that Mr.. Fillmore gave has
consent to the call.
The letter of VIM. B. Pringle, comnunlca-
ting the nomination TO Gen. Taylor, together
with The Generals reply, was read. and pro-
duced tremendous excitement. The Gene
rails letter was denounced as insulting to MT.
Fillmore, as we'll as 10 the whole wing party
in the North.
A committee was appointed to draw up res
olutions expressive Of the sense OF the meet
ing, and they are TO make report on Monday
evening, when the meeting will convene again.
The tenor OF all the speeches was that Gen,
Taylor was unworthy of the support OF the
wing party, and it was expedient 10 drop him
from the ticket, and take up Mr.. Clay.
| Hon. VIM. Parmee was President OF the
meeting, assisted by number OF other emf
nent wings as Vice Presidents.
Speeches were made by Judge Carpenter
B. Haswell, John A. Collier, Esqs., and Other
| leading wings, and the utmost earnesthess was
evinced by all.
We clip the above from the Philadelphia
Bulletin of Monday We were in hopes tina
we would have had it in our power to give
the particulars of this movement in our paper
of to-day, but the mails of yesterday have bro
US nothing further The movement is very
interesting one, particularly to the Feds @
these diggns We are sorry, on their account
that we cannot give them any later accounts
Their own papers are somewhat slow in Civ
ing their readers important intelligence OF this
kind.
The gentlemen whose names are mpntlonet
as participating in this movement, are the lead
ers of the Wing party in New York. Mr.
Collier was the temporary President of th'
Convention that nominated Gen. Taylor, ant
was quite a prominent candidate for the Vic
Presidency on the Wing ticket.
1t seems the New York Wings are yer,
much insuIted by Gen. Taylors acceptance o
the nomination of the Charleston Democrats
on the same ticket with Gen. Butler. They
consider it gross insult to " their own Fill
more
N B. We would respectfully invite the at
tention of the Rough and Ready Club" t.
this subject. No doubt it will be quite an in
teresting subject for the consideration OF it
orators.
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ANOTHER PHASE AT GEN TAYLoR's NORTH
ERN FACE.-The Editor of the New Haven
(Conn.) Journal, rabid Taylorized Federal
paper, pledges his veracity for the confidence
that may be placed in the following letter adj
dressed to him by person whom he knows ::
-, August 22d, 1913.
The confidence expressed by you in the
leading article of your paper of yesterday, in
regard to Gen. Taylor, in reference to the free
soil question, IS, can assure you, we'll foun-
ded. friend of mine, in whom repose i'm
phcit confidence, had conversation with the
General on this subject last May, and in a let
ter to me, dated the 9th of that month he re-
ports that conversation in full
The ground taken by him is, that the ordi
nance OF 81 having been passed by Congress,
approved by Washington, and upheld by the
judiciary, the constituionality of the measure
has been settled by all departments of the Co.
yernmen1, aud consequently there is no ground
lett tor the lnterpcstion of the veto He told
my Trend that he would neither veto the Will
mot Provlso, nor would he intrigue against it.
nor do any thing to embarrass its passage
through the two houses of Congress- X
2. S. Since the above was in type, we have
received the Union of Tuesday morning, in
which we find a letter from New Haven
correspondent, who states that he uhe cores.
pondent,) heard the Editor of the Journal stGte
that the arriter Of the ADORE article IS the Hon.
Truman Smith, leading Wing member of
Congress from Connecticut We would most
respectfully invite the attention of the Trough
and Ready Club" to this matter We think
it would furnish very interesting topic for
the consideration of their next meeting. We
shall have more TO say about this in our next
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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-09-01

In the Ohio Organ, published at Cincinnati,
we find the following paragraph. which shews
that Mr.. Clay has not yet endorsed that note
drawn at the Philadelphia Conventions
"We were admitted to the Perusal of pri-
letter the other day, from this distinguished
statesman Mr. Clay] to one OF our leading
citizens, in which he declares his determine
ton not to take an active part in the present
canvass; bat when the day of election comes
he will go to the polls and vote according TO
the best lights in his possession at the time, :"
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-09-01

"GIvE THE PEOPLE LIGHT" 1T is really
loo bad that Gen. Taylor has no less than
three ''organs" in Wilmington, and yet he
must be indebted to g Loco Foco'' paper for
giving publicity to his sentiments We think
this is treating Old lack too badly. Several
letters from his prolific pen, of a rery intsrcs-
ting character, have recently made their APP
pearance, and as yet the whig prints OF this
place have not treated them with even so
much respect as 10 give them place in their
columns. Why is his gentlemen? We think
that you ought at any rate, to have found
room for the g Llppard' letter in which Gen.
Taylor says he is not d" a party candidate;''
the Charleston letter in which he says he
would have accepted the nomination of the
Baltimore convention, and the other and latest
Charleston letter in which the old hero very
conplacently accepts the nomination of por-
',on Oh the Democrats of the Queen City. Do,
II you please. gentlemen, try and,sqreeze these
interesting ep'stles into your papers. They
ought to be very interesting to a number Of
your readers.
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gg-We call the attention Of the reader to
the proceedings of the Pittsboro' Convention,
published on the fourth page. We had inten-
ded to make some remarks on the subject Of
improving the Cape Fear River, but our space
is SO limited, that it is out Of ourpower. We
trust that the people OF the Cape Fear region
will go on with spirit and promptitude and ac-
compish this great work.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-09-01

TREMENDOUS GATHERING OF THE DEMoCRA-
cY There was gathering together of the
Democracy of six or seven counties OF Geor-
gia, at the Stone Mountain in that State, on
the 18th ult, which, for numbers, spirit and
enthusiasm, has not been equaled by any
mass meeting Of either party during the pre-
sent campaign. All accounts agree in putting
down the number of those who were present
at from fifteen to twenty thousand persons
Some of the first men of Georgia were there
amongst them Colquitt and Hall McAlister.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-09-01

NThe conductors of the whg press in
North Carolina seem TO occupy the rather
anomalous position of flock of smoking tur.
kies deprived of the watchful solicitude OF
their maternal parent, and who keep running
backwards and forward through rail lehce'
in such a confused and irregular manner as 10
render it totally Impossible to tell on which
side they are. The same is precisely the case
of the Wings in this State. on the subject OF
the COMPROMISE Bill. They dare not de-
nounce Mr.. Badger, for his abolition vote
against it, nor praise him, for that would be
censuring Mr.. Mangum, They are afraid to
censure Messrs. Boyden and DonnelI, while
at the same time, by their silence, they cast
an implied censure upon every member from
the South, with the exception of these two
gentlemen. and their six associates in treach-
ery-the word may sound harsh-but we
mean what we say, and are not afraid to say it
what wing paper dare ''go and do likewise'"
Come, gentlemen, do be men for once be either
hot or cold, and no longer lukewarm, for we
have scripture for saying that such are only
fit to be spued out OF the mouth
MeckIenburg N. C. JeferSontdn.
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I have heard a good anecdote of the late cleo
ton, which is as honorable to Wing as it is
characteristic Of Locofocoism wherever it has full
sway. AT one Of the precincts in New Hanover
county, where wings are usually scarce, an old
gentleman came to the polls, to vote for Manly.
He had no ticket, and paper to write one on.
The Locos present refused to give him either pa
per or pen and ink. He was not to be baked in
that way. He walked four miles for paper to
write ticket on, obtained it, walked back again,
and voted. In telling a friend Of this occurrence,
he added, that if he had been younger man he
would have had fight, for some Of the Locos
present wanted to whip him. Such is democracy!
which PROCESSES to be the exclusive friend of The
people, of freedom Of opinion, and of Free Suf
frage!
The above precious paragraph appears in 4
letter written at Saratoga (New York; by the
Editor of the Fayetteville Observer, and pub
ished in that paper of the 29th ultimo. Now
this is very good illustration Of the Old a.
dage--' Lies travel swift Singular that no
one here should have heard of this &c singular
incident" What precinct did this occur at ,
Will the Observer say? We say that it has
not one particle Of truth about it.
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G-The Fayetteville Observer denies that it
ever opposed Free Suffrage! Did not the OBJ
server, before the election, call Free Suffrage
g Reds humbug"' We are not acquainted
with these matters if this alone does not shew
that the Observer opposed the Free Suffrage
" humbug."
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-09-01

ERRoR.-In the communication on the 4th
page, signed "SoUTHRoN,'' a typographical
error occurs. In the first paragraph for Goods
of Tiresas'' read garb Of Tiresias.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-09-01

"Our neighbour OF the Commercial Review,
n his issue Of the 26th ult., says that "there
was vote taken during the last session OF Con-
gress, on the question Of attaching the Wilmot
Proviso to the OREGON bill and that MessrF.
Mckay, David S. Reid, and J. R. ]. Daniel,
OF North Carolina, coted an far0r Of it," Now
this we fatty deny, and call upon "our neigh
bor' either TO produce the documents, CT
make the amende honorable. We presume
our neighbor made this statement without first
carefully examining the facts, and have no
doubt he will do the thing that's right. Meth
er of the gentlemen above named ever voted
for the Wilmot proviso. If our neighbor will
state all the facts connected with the course Of
Senators Benton and Houston, on the Oregon
bill, we are perfectly willing that the reading
community shall draw their own conclusions
without word said pro or con BY US Indeed
ace did publish the votes of these two Sena
tors some time ago.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-09-01

THAT LEATHER MEDAL.-Wheneve the
Commercial shall announce the election Of
Gen. Taylor, then we shall entertain the pro-
position OF presenting that leather medal.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-09-01

They 1.-THE Locofocosl have had control OF
National affairs for about twenty years, have
taken nearly all the honors and emoluments
to themselves, and now the mere fear of being
obliged to share with the Wings throws them
almost into spasms.--Chronicleo Of Wednesday,
Ii the Locofocos have been misrnling the
country so terribly, how utterly devoid OF dis
cernment must the American people be 10 have
suffered this for the long period Of 20 years
when they could have so easily suppressed
ha ovi1
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-09-01

e1-We publish on the fourth page, com
muncation signed ga Southron,' from the
pen of one of our most intelligent citizens.
The views it presents, we think will strike the
reader as having atany rate the merit of origi-
nality. We have not examined the subject
sufficiently to give our own opinion On the
proposition presented by our correspondent.
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For the Journal.

Aot 'H~ "NN'''HA
DEATH OF COL. JAMES K. HILL.
Departed this life, on the 18th ult., at his
residence in Dupl:n County, Col. James K.
Hill, in the 66th of his age.
The deceased has enjoyed through long
life in the community where he resided, rep
utation truly enviable, possessing in remark
able degree, the unbounded confidence and af-
lection of his neig hbors, and of all who knew
him. Indeed, it is not surprising that this
should have been the case, as all who had the
pleasure of his acquaintance will admit for
rarely do we find so happily blended those
manly, noble, and generous qualities of head
and healt-adorned by afable and dignifed
manners--which were 50 conspicuously shown
in his intercourse with his felIow-men, and
which could not fail to win for him ardent
friends and admirers from all ranks of society.
These fine qualities were particularly display
ed at his own friendly mansion, where free,
open-handed hospitality always abounded, In
the social circle of this community, void has
been created by the death of this estimable
man not soon TO be repaired. And the writer
Of this feels confident much more might be
said in his praise which would be sincerely
ana hea .tly responded TO Throughout: the COM
munity IN which his death is SO generally Ia
mented Col. Hill has been in public life from
early youth, and has served his County in ma
ny and various capacities He was returned
to the Senate at the last election, when, could
he have been spared a little longer. he would
have returned home with additional honors TO
himself and higher claims upon the gratitude
of his friends To the afflicted relict and fam
ly OF the deceased, it will be a source of con-
ISOLATION to them 10 know that their grief is so
sincerely participated by the friends of their
venerated relative and friend
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-09-01

ANOTHER GRoAN OF THE BRITAINs The
Savannah Republican, the leading Federal
paper OF Georgia, thus dscourseth OF the pros
poets of General Taylor in that State:
eft is time we were at work, if we intend
to give the vote of Georgia to Gen. Taylor
And here we would remark, that thus far IT
the canvass the Wing press has alone done its
duty. The people seem to rely altogether up
on the press and the popularity OF their can
didates. While our opponents are thus mo-
wing Heaven and earth TO secure their owr
success and that Of Gen. Cass. our friends are
doing nothing We do hope they will bestll
themselves. If not qre are beaten, and that Il
death."
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ozWbv did the chronicle garble what we

as-Why did the Chronicle garble what we
said in reply to his paragraph, headed The
Wilmot Proviso Democratic measured We
expressly stated in our article, that the VIII
mot Proviso was introduced by David Nilmot
and Preston King; but also added what the
Chronicle knows as well as we do, that both
these men are now in open opposition TO the
democratic party and its nominees, because
that party, and these nominees would not go
with them on the slavery question. Is this
not so
But does the Chronicle really know what
the Wilmot Proviso is? We think he does
not, or he never would be guilty of charging
Gen. Mckay and other Southern men OF To-
ting for it. The Wil5not Proviso, according
to our reading, goes for the exclusion OF Sla-
very from any territory that we might acquire
| from Mexico. The Oregon bill that Gen. Nc
KAY and other Southern men-achigs as we'll
as demonstrated for, has no such proViso
in it. It's 18th section merely extends the Or
dsnance of 1887 over that Territory, all OF
which lies north Of the Missouri Compromise
line by five and one half degrees. If the
Chronicle will only take the pains to examine
the vote by which this bill with the 18Th sec
ton in it) was passed in the 29th Congress,
he will find that Southern men of both parties
voted for it-that indeed it was not then made
a test question between the North and the
South. Il the Chronicle will look into the
matter, he will find, that IN the vote taken IN
the sholt session of the last Congress, there
were only 35 nays recorded against the bill.
out of a House containing upwards OF two
hundred members This is the bill which
passed the Senate on the 9Th ultimo, and was
signed by the President on the 18th ult. #
the Chronicle has not gnmption enough to dis
tnguish between the 18th section of the Ore
gon bill, and the Wlmot Proviso, it is need
less for us to discuss this matter.
Why does not the Chronicle and other fed
eral papers let their readers see the reasons
which Mr.. Polk gives for signing the bill
Gen. Mckay did say, when in Wilmington
a few days ago, that he had voted fer the Ore
gon bill in almost the same shape that il has
now become the law OF the land; but as we
have said before, the 18th section Of the bill
is not the Wilmot Prov5o. We know it is
generally spoken of as the Wilmot Proviso,
and we are perfectly willing TO admit, that as
applied to the Oregon territory, il is the VIII
mot Proviso. But as we said before, the re-
alIy~-to us Southern people-obnoxlous Will
mot Proviso went for the exclusion of slave
~ from ALL the Territories of the 7. States
: a very different thing from the proyiso Of
} the Oregon bill.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-09-01
BACKING our-Tke Cass and Butler Clnb

BACKING OuT.-Tke Cass and Butler Club
of Wake County proposed that the respective
Presidents of that and the Rough and Ready
Club should jointly write TO Gen. Taylor for
an explicit exposition of his views with re-
gard to the Justice and propriety of the Mex
lean war in its commencement and prosecu-
ton, and also as to the Wilmot Proviso,
whether he is in favor or against it. The
Rough and Ready Club refused to join the
Cass and Butler Club in addressing Old lack
In word, the Raleigh Taylorites back Out
from the proposition! They are afraid to lei
Gen. Taylors opinions on any subject see the
light They say they are willing totake hin
on trust.
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Democratic Republican Nominations.

FOR PRESIDENT or THE UNITED STATES,
GEN. LEWIS G A $ s.
OF MICHIGAN.
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&c Stick q Pin There. THE Journal denies,
what every intelligent man in the country
knows to be true, viz that Gen. Mckay and
other southern democrats, voted for the Will
mot Provso, in the Oregon biIl-and g sticks
pin " upon the assertion. This is favorte
expression of the Journal, and if he continues
TO stick pin into all his political fibs, he will
not have pin left to stick into the truth
should he ever happen to stumble on fact.
Commercial Of yesterday morning.
Strange that from Federal paper, Demo-
crat can never get justice. We do most fatty
deny that the Oregon bill contains the Wilmot
Proviso. The Commercial knows that the
Wimot Proviso which went for excluding
the southern states from all the territories of
the Union, as well south as north of the Mis-
souri, compromime line, is both in spirit and in
letter, very different thing from the Ptoviso
in the Oregon bill, merely excluding ii from
that territory, the whole of which lies far north
of 36 80. For the Oregon bill with his Proviso
in it, Gen Mckay and other southern men,
both wings and democrats, did vote. VIII the
Federal papers state exactly what Gen Nc
Kay did vote foro If they will DO 50, then we
are perfectly willing to let it go for what it is
worth
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-09-01
FOR VICE PRESIDENT OF TIE UNITED STATES
MAJ. GEN. WET. Q. BUTLER
OF KENTUCKY.
nuuoeratio electoral Ticket.

DemOeratic ELECTORAL Tickets
lst District, THOMAS BRAGG, Jr., of Northampton
ID ASA BIGGS, of Martin.
I'd PERRIN BUSBEE. Of Wake
4th GEORGE s. STEVENSON, of craven.
sin WILLIAM s. ASHE, of New Hanover
OH " SAMUEL, J. PERSON, of Moore
IN CACWALLADER JONES, ST. Of Orange
6th ROBERT p DICK, of Rockingham.
OH GREEN w CALDWELL Of Meeklenburg
10Th w W. AVERY Of Burk.
IIth WILLIAM Fl. THOMAS, Of Haywood
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ABoLITIoNIsT.
We shall resume this subject next week:
Tom CoRwiNs TAYLoR1sM.-.Every one
who knows any thing about the Presidential
election OF 1S40-the hard cider and log cabin
campaign-must remember whata tremendous
federal gun was the famous "iom Corwln, OF
Ohio.'' Every one knows that IN that ceiebra-
ted contest he did more 10 carry the State of
Ohio for Harrison than, perhaps. any other
living man. He has now, as we learn from
our exchange papers, made number OF ap-
polntments to address the Taylorites of his
State during the month of September, and
whip them in to vote for Taylor. if he can. 1t
may be interesting to the Southern Taylorites
TO know Mr. Corwin's reasons for supporting
Gen. Tayor. Corwin, every body knows, is
about as rank an abolitonist as in the Union
In the course OF a speech against the South,
delivered in his place in the Senate Chamber,
on recent occasion, the following passage
occurs:
Il declare, if anybody is concerned to know
what is my opinion on the subject, and what
is the opinion of the Free States of the Union,
that If Gen. Taylor qcas not considered as be-
ing committed by his published letters against
the exercise Of the veto potrer upon this subject,
he would not get my vote, nor would he get
the vote Of a Free State in America, if could
help it,
"Mr. Hannegan.-I would like to be in
formed by the Senator from Ohio. as he has
referred to Gen, Cass's position, and as he is
about 10 give his support TO Gen. Taylor, if he
can give Us Gen. TaylOrs views on the sub
ect, and what his opinions will be as express
sed in his message TO Congress-
Mir COrWln.-l cannot"
{" Mr.. Hannegan. i understood the Senator
from Ohio to say that if Gen. Taylor would
interpOse a veto upon the subject, he would
not vote for him under any circumstances"
: s. Mr.. Corwin-I would not nor would a.
ny man in my State, unless indeed | found
him opposed to Just such another man who
had great many bad qualities besides. "a
D laugh) But, SIR, I hare to san MGt l do moi
: beliere that Gen. Taylor could get the electo, al
u0te Of free State an Anerica, If At acre moi
for the belief that prevaiis, that upon this sub
: jcct as Teit Is upon any other of like chardc-
> ter, he qrould not interpose his Ueto. If The
Congress Of the United States 2cW that there
: shall be Freedom from &arery for ever, ana
nny man sitting IN TIE White House doTe in
, terpose his puny arm against it, l acW no
say he ariH be taken through the forms Of i'm
: peqchment-therc might be more sumncr!
method found on Of di$poSlng Of him."
y Now this is Gen. Taylor's Northern face
What do the people of North Carolina think
of Senator Corwin's views OF Tayorism anC
slavery? Singular that Gen Taylor wouIc
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things calmly and candidly. you cannot. we
think, do otherwise than answer, He IS AN
ABoLITIoNIsT.
We shall resume this subject next week.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-09-01

N-Taylor stock is IS per cent below par.