Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-07-27
THOMAS Richie, Esq.
CIRCULARS.

District The Carolinian of the goth June,
contains an article which is calculated to in
iure me in the estimation of both OF the great
political parties of the District. II represents
me as seceder from the wing party, using
the following language Ever since MIR.
Reid left the whig party" &c. An open,
manly charge, could have been met by
prompt and unequivocal denial. The para
graph is so worded as to convey the idea that
the fact charged is matter of notoriety. The
charge is false and unfounded and am in
formed that the Carolinian will explain it in
the next issue of that paper. Mary who have
seen the paragraph, may never meet with the
explanation, and justice to myself requires
that my defence should be as widely extended
as the accusation.
Mr.. Ashe stated in several of his addresses
to the people of Columbus and Robson, that
| was brought out by the wings of Fayelte-
vile, and he grounded the charge upon g re-
mark he declared was made 10 him by Col.
Alex. Murchison, soon after his nomination,
SO That Mr. Ashes whig enemies in Fayette-
vile would bring out either me. or another
democrat of Cumberland, in opposition" Be-
low is appended the certificate of Col. MuTchi-
son, it speaks for itself. The wings of Fay
etteville know me too we'll 10 make any i'm
proper advances OF that kind and have too
much respect for them, to suppose that they
would lend themselves to such project and
can say that the other democrat alluded 10
would not for moment counlenance it.
appear before you. fellow-citizens, as a
candidate for Congress, in the exercise of a
right which enjoy in common with every
other freeman. have right 10 present my
claims-you have the power to grant or 10
withhold your favors. | have always been a
democrat, and defer greatly to the first claims
of party but party dictation may become ty-
ranncal, and interfere with the unalienable
rights of freeman. do not regard the Clin-
ton Convention as an authoritative declaration
of the wishes of the democratic party |
know that the nomination of MIR. Ashe has
not met with favor and appreciation from a
large portion of the political party with which
we act, and | think can succeed in showing,
to any unprejudiced mind, that am under no
obligations to abide by the Clinton nomina-
ton and am confident that the verdict of
the people at the polls in August will ratify
what say. unless The ISLANDERS of the maevo-
lent should succeed in fastening upon your
minds the belief that am a whig, charge to
which my whole life and political course en-
phaticaly give the lie. | regret the occasion
which has called for this circular. | am not
warning against but for the democratic party,
and time will show who is the true friend and
best enetled TO your confidence. Whatever
may be the result of this can vass, shat be
found, as heretofore, the advocate of those
principles for which we have heretofore con-
tended together. The head and front of my
offending is, that, yielding TO the solicitations
of my friends, have presumed TO declare my
self as free and independent candidate, soi-
citing the votes of freemen With you abdes
the result DAVID REID.
July 10, 1849.