Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-03-24

leave Washington on Tuesday or Wednesday.
THE COMING CAMPAIGN-At stated inter-
walls of four years apart, the American Union
is convulsed from it's centre to its extremities,
by the most violent political commotion known
in the annals Of any other nation, either an
Gent or modern. The election of Chief Ma
gistrate by the unbought sufrages of a free
people, is certainly the most magnificent spec
tacle which has ever been exhibited TO the
world. The approaching election of President
of the United States promises, if we are not
much mistaken in the signs of the times, to be
one of extraordinary interest and excitement.
The Federal party is organizing for one grand
and desperate struggle for the ascendency -
Well do they know that their defeat in the
fall of 1848 would literally annihiate them as
a party in the country We candidIy tell our
readers that theyuhe whigs)will make despe-
rate effort, & that therefore does it particularly
become the sterling democracy of the country
to be up and doing. If we are not more mis-
taken than we have ever been before, the
wings will fight the next battle entirely upon
the war question. Every move which has
been made by that party for the last twelve
months, as we'll as their present position and
course, confirms US in that belief. They have
entirely abandoned their old issues as now OF
no manner of account-at least as weapons OF
partizan warfare: they have staked their
whole fortunes upon the war question. Well,
for this we are prepared. We care not what
course they may pursue, we have enough con-
fidence in the intelligence and patriotism OF
the of the sterling democracy Of the country,
to find them out and unmask their designs, no
matter how carefully they may attempt to
conceal them. If they choose to submit the
war as the issue before the jury, if we may
be permitted the expression, of the American
people, we are prepared to meet them. We
feel certain that the war is just and necessary
and that the American people will so say by
their verdict, rendered at the ballot box. We
feel sure, too, that when the whole course o.
Mr. Folks Administration has been fairly anC
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tiers OF the country, they will also, as they dc
now, approve of it. Let the fight come on
We fear it not. Be it the duty of the Demo
cratic Press boldly and fearlessly to unmasl
the hidden designs of whiggery. Be it thu
duty OF the host of able statesmen, of which
our party can boast, to place before the coun
try, all the facts as they really are, connected
with the Mexican war. This done, we fee
as certain as that the sun will rise on tn,
morrow, that the ides of November next vii
again cover our party with the laurels of glo
rious triumph. There can be no doubt of this
Let democrats everywhere only do their duty
and they cannot but succeed. The war i
popular, much more so than even most demo
Gratis think. 1t will be daily more so, as tn
campaign progresses. Mr.. Folks Admins
tration is popular now, and will be much NOR
so at it's close than even al this moment lie
us, then, 60 into the fight with spirit and en-
ergy. Let US feel as in times of yore, tina
success must be ours Let us do this, and w
fear not the result.
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