Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-04-21

for the times In the very prime of life. a.
bout 80 or 20 years of ags-his democracy of
the most sterling and tried stamp-talented
and energetic. and self-made man, we say
again, be is the very man for the times. He
has served the State in her own legislative
halls and in the halls of Congress, with dis
tinguished ability, and with answering inte-
gritty. He represented the Rockingham Dis
trict in the House of Representatives during
the 28th and 29th Congresses, and whilst ID
the discharge of the duties of this high posi-
ton, he was distinguished for his apIii'y ano
his untiripg devotion to the business OF his
constituents. s'DaVy'' Reid is the very man
to beat {" Charley" Manly.
We present his name to our Democratic
friends, and ask them if they will not, with
heart and hand. labor for his election. The
good people of North Carolina are, at least a
large majority of them, Democrats at heart.
and only require to be enlightened 10 he so in
name. Will, then, our brethren throughout
the State put their shoulder TO the wheel be-
tween this and the first Thursday in August,
and labor like men for the success of their
principles' AS We have said elsewhere, we
have gallant leader, a good cause, and bright
skies, and surely it will be our own fault if
we do not succeed. Let US then, brethren,
rally around the standard of our principles,
and battle like men for "the faith that is in
us" Would it not be glorious thing to re-
deem the old North State from the thraldom of
Federal misrule1 Is there Democrat who
reads these lines who, in his heart. does not
earnestly pray for such glorious consumma-
nation! Why then will we not, with one
voice and one will, as we'll in season as out of
season, labor like patriots and men for the
success of our glorious principles? Never
has there been any period within our recollec-
ton when success was so surely within our
grasp, if we will only do our duty, as just at
this moment. The Wing party has brought
before the people Of North Carolina about the
weakest candidate they could have selected.
| Their conduct during the last Legislature was
the Democracy of the State, but to disgust a
large number of The r own party. Their treat
ment of the gallant spirits who compose the
North Carolina Regiment. itself is enough TO
damn any party in the eyes of the intelligent
voters of the State. In a word brother Dem
ocrats, everything is for US. Let Us then
pledge ourselves to each other that we will
work like men who have the honor and the
interest of the good old North State at heart,
and we cannot fail to attain glorious tri-
umph!
THE RALEIGH REGIsTER-The Raleigh Re-
gster of Saturday last, has quite long arti-
Gle devoted to the Democratic Convention. 1t
is not the first time that Federal newspa-
pers have exhibited a disposition to sneer
at the Democracy of the country, and the Re-
gister may fnd-nay, we venture the predic.
ton, will find-that the tune will be whistled
out OF an entirely different side of the mouth,
ere the lapse of the next six months. Really,
! however, we were surprised that even the Re-
gister could find nothing to praise in the
speech of Judge Douglas. Did the Editor of
| the Register hear the whole Of that speech
We think that at certain points in it, not per-
haps the most pleasant to the ears of the Re-
gister, he was necessarily called away on bu-
sness, or-for some other reason. The
real truth, we presume, was, the speech
struck home. It struck the Register him.
self pretty hard, and it poured it rather hot
and heavy into the Honorable and distin-
guished Mr.. Badger. Now this the Regis
ter could not stand. Can the Register at
tempt 10 refute any of the arguments advanced
by Mr. Douglas? or can he deny any of the
facts set forth in that speech We trow not.
Now friend Register, we would give you a
piece of advice: when you did determine 10
pitch into the doings of our Convention, why
didn't you throw over your article even a
seeming air of candor and fair playl Why
did you cut the thing SO fat! Surely if you
had any sort of sagacity, you must know that
an article so unfair and ungenerous upon its
face, could not do any harm; for the simple
reason that your readers OF both parties could
not fail to perceive that you wrote i'll the Bit
terness of your heart-not for the purpose OF
giving them fair account of the proceedings
of the Convention
|
CHEERING.-The following letter, which
we publish Uerbatina ct Lterotim as we reeeiy-
ed it, we assure the writer, was read by us
with extreme pleasure. We are, indeed, pleas
ed to think that old Sampson is opening the
campaign in such gallant style:
CLINTON, April 18th. 1848.
Dear Sir Il herewith enclose you five
dollars, for which wish you 10 send for this
county as many extra copies of the proceed
ings of the Democratic Convention as it will
pay for.
| have not met with single Democrat.
since my return home, but heartily responds
TO the nomination of Colonel REID and the
opinion of the most of them is, that he will
beat Mr.. Manly, the Wing nominee. Should
he do so, we shall have great cause TO con-
graduate ourselves OH the result of our labors
in attending the Convention.