Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-03-29
THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL
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: T.V,e TlcTn ocY,atie Party--The Next Canvass

ISgry srTyJsgrCN, N. c., FRIDAY, MA1kCH ~, 1880.
7-13e Democratic Porty--The Next Canvass.
A tho time has arrived when it is usual for
the different parties to take initiative steps towards
more nerfect organisation in the ensuing State
yass we would take this occasion to say few words
TO our Democratic friends in this district and through
out the State upon the necessity and propriety of
exerting themselves dGthe SUCCESS of their party
and their principles at election in August next
The question which has now possession of the pub
c mind almost to the exclusion of all Others is that
of slavery rather of the interference of the Gene
raj Government with the subject of slavery and it
is argued by that in the present position of at
fairs all party divisions should cease all other ques
ons be laid aside and parties be organized upon the
single ground of a defence of Southern rights and
Southern interests All this is right enough, far
as it goes; but it is founded upon the
sumption that the old party issues are not in any
way connected with such Defence and it is also liza
bic to the practical objection that great party
be permanently organized and maintained upon one
idea, no matter how good how powerful that idea
may be. All great parties must be founded upon,
and organized for, the maintenance of some great
principle or system connected with, and having its
origin in, the nature of the government. Thus the
principle Of the Democratic party is rigid cOnstruc-
ton of the constitution and restriction of the &C
ton Of the General Government within the limits
Of its most clearly defined powers and upon this
principle has grown upa system of measures such as
the tariff for revenue, opposition to internal i'm
provements by the General Government, separation
of bank and State, non-intervention in the ques-
ton of slavery, and other measures, framed in
direct accordance with this fundamental principle ;
while their opponents-the federal wing party-ac
ting upon principle directly the reverse has also
adopted system of measures in direct opposition
to that of the democratic party. Among these
measures may be enumerated-a Tariff for the
protection of peculiar nterests-a system ofinternal
improvements for the advantage of peculiar sections
"a United States Bank, founded upon doubtful
power in the Constitution and in regard to the
tion of slavery, be it remembered that no leading
whig-not even Mr. WEBsTER-has taken the ground
of the unconstitutionality of the Wimot proviso-
none of them oppose it upon princple-no not ever
Mr. BADGER OF MIR. STANLY, Of our own State. If
then, any friend of the South is DESTROYS Of giving
pcrmanency and efficiency to his exertions on he1
behalf let him lend all his influence, and use all hi
powers on behalf of that party which embodies non
Intervention fundamental article of its creed
E with which it is permanent principle, not mer
\matter Of temporary expediency.
~As we have before said, the permanent organiza
tion of any party outside of one the other of tn
two great parties, is practically impossible. N
third party exist for any great length of time
DANIEL WEBSTER said during the last campaign
speaking of the Free Sellers, that it not neces
sary to leave the whg party to be a Free Soer, 70
that party essentially the Free Soil party of tn
Union So we say, that in order to go for Souther
rights, it is not not necessary to leave the democrat
ic party, which is essentially and from principle, tn
non-intervention party of the Union. While ther
think that at the present crisis every friend of tn
South should lend his best effort to promote the SUI
cess of the democratic party also think that tn
duty of making such efforts is doubly incumbent upo
all the members of that party.
We would call upon friends in the diferer
counties to be up and doing and to send delegates
the State Convention, and to take such measures
will ensure our triumph in August next. This ca
be done if true to ourselves. Such vot
should be given would rebuke EDWARD STANL
and all similar demagogues who dare to stigmatiz
their fellowczens traitors, for their devotion
the Constitutional rights of the South. \