Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-10-13
DEMOCRATS.


9TH of November Let us then beseech every
Democrat to consider himself responsible fol
the success of our cause. Our country call:
upon us all to give IFS enemies defeat-sucE
defeat as will make Federalism bite the dust
and never again have the brazen impudence
to present TO you and ask you TO vote Tor
man without his having avowed some PfIhc''
pies, from which you will be enabled to Judge
| for yourselves of his fitness to conduct the al
fairs of this great nation. Voters OF the Old
North State, take the warning of the brave
and patriotic dead, and vote for no man that
will not, dare not, avow his principles {" Thai
man deserves to be slave who would vote
for mum candidate, when his Liberties are
at stake" Thus spoke the immortal Jack.
son. Thus have the American people spoke
time after time, and thus, we have every rea'
son 10 believe, they will speak again on the
7th of November next. Fellow Democrats
We warn you now against the PRONUNCIATION Of
Federal secret circulars. The country has alrea
dy been flooded with federal speeches, & more
than dozen different lives of their candidate
Gen. Taylor, to suit every section of the coun.
try. Thus making him appear at the North
as the friend of the North-and at the South
as the friend of the South. These numerous
lives OF Taylor have been issued by the Fed
eral Publishing Committee in Washington CT
ty and various other publications of like
character have been issued from as many diff
| ferent sections of the country. These publ
cations are intended 10 catch gulls, and nothing
more. Federalism has nothing to lose, and
everything to gain. And hence they are per-
fectIy we'll aware that every Democratic vo.
ter they can persuade 10 stay away from the
polls will be so much gained to them. &c
then, every Democrat, to the polls on the 7tf
of November, and cast your suffrages for Cas-:
and Butler, and thereby sustain your country
in IFS present brilliant, happy, and prosperous
career.
Democrats of N. Carolina you have every
thing to cheer you on. Will you not, then, give
to your country and the cause you so dearly
We believe you will. And thus believing
we shall now conclude this hasty appeal, by
Incorporating into this article the following
communication, written by one who we know
speaks his very soul on the subject. He
speaks to his fellow citizens from pure love
of country and of Democratic principles, and
nothing more. Take, then, his advice, and
devote few days to the election of Presl'
dent and Vice President who you know viii
sustain the rights and honor of your beloved
country, let what may happen -
Mr. EDITORIALS the election approaches, j
behooves every friend Of Democracy and Equa
Rights to cast up in his own mind what is TIT
value Of the treasure he has at stake, ant
what steps it may be necessary for him TO a
dept to secure the obtainment of his wishes
Under the influence of Democracy, our coun
try has been made 10 smile with prosperity
Civil government, instead of being used as al
engine of oppression, by the operation o
which stock jobbers and monopolists fattel
upon the honest toll and labor OF the great ag
ricultural interest, has been confined to it
proper and legitimate purposes. The full
enjoyment of life, liberty, and property,
secured and made certain by the least possible
exaction from the comfort and convenience
of the nation. This is the end of all goo,
government. We have it amply vouchsafe'
unto us. By the powerful agency of Ameri
can Democracy, we are in the full fruition O
these great blessings How are we to pre-
serve them The slightest observation mus
convince any rejecting person how anxiou
the Federal party are 10 snatch from US thes
rich enjoyments. What contemplate trick
and devices they resort to 10 cheat and delud
US. Are their schemes to be attended witt
success Are we TO sit still and be quietl
shorn of our protective mantle'
But if it was possible for true and SINGER
Democrat TO prize less than he does the valu
of these arrogated endowments, would he nc
find in the conduct of the present Fedora! par
ty ample reason why he should nobly put hi
shoulders to the wheel, and use every possibI
effort to defeat, yea. annihiate, that faction c
destructiveness, which hesitates not to tram
pie under foot our glorious constitution, if i
its shattered fragment could be made path
wav of" to Office and power. Our constitr
ton is our sheet anchor OF safety yet whe
was this piebald party ever known to conte
an election, if its destruction, in one particu
lar or another, was not made and supported 6
an issue by them? Their advent TO powt
must be viewed by all as monsoon of til
drest political calamites. How can these c;
lamities be averted The election is near
hand-the crisis is fast approaching-and {
a brother Democrat would earnestly ask m
Democratic friends-Have you done all
your power 10 thwart the enemy's schemes
Have you done all in your power to exho
and persuade your neighbors TO come out Q
t the election day, and each lend helping har
, 10 crush this monstrous Federal faction, whicI
: possessing no principles, only seek to decei,
in order to destroy you. Is there any Demo
crat in New Hanover who is not willing
: devote one, two, or three days, to the cause
: his country? But why ask of New Hant
yer? What Democrat is there in North Car
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