Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-02-22

about the place of holding it, although must re-
peat what have said before, that our views deei
dedy point the very latest day that can be named
The I'd Monday in May would accord best with our
notions and, for various obvious reasons woulo DE
the most expedientat least so it appears 70 US Oae
whatever will suit the wishes of the people through
out the State we willing to agree to. week
or two sooner or later, is minor consideration wei
consider it, however, settled matter, that the
Convention should be, and will be held Indeed We
know of no other way in which anything like una
nimity or harmony well be secured it, indeed,
they be secured at all, at the time that it will
promote an interchange of views and feelings be-
tween the Democratic citizens residing in different
sections of the State.
In case that no Convention is held, dozen candl-
dates may be brought out, the result of which will
be certain defeat. The people of one county may
propose the name of one man. those of another coun
ty another man. We notice that correspondent of
the Standard who takes ground against Conventions
PROPOSES the name of ISAAC T. AVERY, of Burke
Half dozen other correspondents may nominate
half dozen other gentlemen, and if no Convention
is to be held how by whom is the selection to be
made? Who is to be recognized the candidate of
the party Are we to have candidate or one
dozen Has the Mountain District any more right
of nomination than the seventh We think not
Most certainly it seems to us, that we must have
Convention.
AS for O canvass or political contest Of any kind
In this State we know that it has been objected to
as being out of place in the present position of our
national affairs and calculated to promote division
among our people at time when union and concert
of action are imperatively called for. From such
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dividing the people on the question of Southern
rights it will unite them. 1t will bring politicians
in direct contact with the people upon this question:
when justification must be laid aside and decided
stand taken, and woe betide the candidate, the
party that dares to shuttle betray the people when
brought face to face with them in popular
We say decidedly, let us have a canvass, free and
full canvass If there any thing sought to be hid
den, let it be dragged forth. If there be any who
fear a canvass upon this issue, let them VINCE or
shrink from it, but the people want to know the sent
ments of all for whom they called upon to vote
they want the candidates to come before them like
men, without any concealment and equivocation-
This is not time when discussion should be avoided,
or light refused upon question of so much imporz
tance to the South and to the Union.
Besides; there other questions of policy, which,
although temporarily thrown in the shade by the
perior urgency of the territorial question: should not
be lost sight ofwhy should Democrats lose sight of
them Why should they abandon every thing,
while their opponents abandon nothing! We do not
think that any reasonable expects that they
will but while they adhere as party men to their
party principles and organization, they the
less willing to join with the different parties, upon
ground different from, and above all parties.
Let us have canvass. Let the candidates go be-
fore the people fully prepared to speak their minds
upon the slavery question: and what harm can be
done p? What man party has any to fear
such canvass, unless from consciousness of being
unsound !
THIS DAY-We deem it hardly necessary to call
attention to the fact that this is the 22d day of Feb
ruary day rendered memorable in our annals the
birthday of the immortal WASHINGTON, and more
recently illustrated by the glorious victory of Buena
Vista We presume the day will be celebrated with
all due spirit both by the military and other bodies
Although by very fond of parades Or cere-
monial observances of any kind, we still cling to
the hope that the time is far distant when those
days which stand landmarks to nations histo-
ry will be forgotten cease to be observed.
, FIRE IN MAcoN.-A fire broke out in Macon, Ga
, about midnight the 18th inst, which destroyed
property to the amount of one hundred thousand
dollars. About twenty houses were burned, mostly
, situated on Cotton Avenue No cotton was consumed
JUDGE SrRANGEs SpEEcH.-The address delivered
by Hon. ROBERT STRANGE, at the Southern Rights
meeting, held in the Court House in Wilmington, or
y the Goth ult, will appear in our next issue.
. bss~A Reading Room has been established a
Elizabethtown, Bladen county, N. c., under the
charge of Col. j. G. McDUGALD, DR.. n. GRAHAM,
= c. WooTEN, w H. WHITE and J. J. McREE.
gGs~The North Carolina Star has Just been con
It sderably enlarged and improved in appearance
is is of the very largest size of North Carolin
10 newspapers, and is distinguished being of tn
d few Wing papers in the State that have taken boil
and independent ground upon the question of South
% Rights. 1t stands alone in this respect in Raj
a cigh. We sincerely hope that it may becom
Star of the first ma gnitude in the matter of patron
4 age.
c. FIRE IN NEw-ORLEANs.-A fire broke out in New
d Orleans about midnight the 18TH inst, which dc
stroyed property to the amount of one million of dol
:, lars. The Office of the Picayune newspaper wa
= burned down, and very little saved from it. TIL
Of Picoyae issued the 18th. The fire is suppe
1t sed to have been the work of an incendiary.
CANDIDATES FOR THE PREsIDENCY.-The n Yor
n, Times and Republic, formerly Democratic paper
: has changed hands, and now appears with the nam
- of HENRY CLAY Presidential candidate in 1876:
It subject only to the people" A meeting in Penn