Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-07-25
fennsylvan,a poiities.The Fayet.eville OBSERVER.

F,cnusylvanin poiitics-THe Fayetteville Observer.
We have before us the Semweeky Fayetteville Observer
the 18TH nth and 22nd inst in all of which more or
reference the present position of parties in
Pennsylvania This reference made in such manner as
to demand reply from this paper which, however, we
would rate in order to expose the msre
presentations which Observer has made voluntarily
which been led by that arehorgan of hypocrisy
and free SOIL the Philadelphia North American We shall
do this briefly pleading reason for occupy
any space with the matter at all the acknowledged fact
question whether the Union be preserved
depends great upon the manner in which the
compromise will be received and executed at the North
With that the responsibility of preserving
destroying the Unonthe South has as far as she
go, will go. Hence arises the Importance which at
the of parties at the North; and hence
also the Importance of correcting misrepresentation in
gard to such movements At Pennsylvania looked
upon battle-ground the North between the national
democrats and the sectional wings.
On former occasion the Observer stated upon the autho
riy of the North American that DAVID WMoT the author
the proviso member of the Democratic Convention
voting the successful candateappauded by the Con-
venton which passed the patriotic resolutions which the
Journal had said Southern could take exception to
and the Observer said that he had been rewarded
with the nomination udgehp In paper of the 18th
showed that Mr.. WILMor had not been member of the
Convention which nominated Mr.. BIGLER, the Democratic
candidate that he had been appauded by
which passed the resolutions and that he
had not been rewarded by nomination to ajudgeshp-
Now how the Observer get around this 1t says that
although Mr.. WILMoT not member of the Reading
Convention by which all the business of political charac
ter transacted yet he member of Convention
held sometime AFTER other place. for very different
purpose.
The Observer takes to task for using the word
necon with the charge against Mr. BGLER of having voted
for passing the law to forbid masters the of the a of
State for the purpose of combining fugitive slaves The
Observer if did kso,c that he did We
that neither knew believed anything of the kind
and find that the Philadelphia Pennsylvanan of the 18th
instant asserts most positively that Col BeLER did vote
for the Jail closing law of IS7 Another humbug disposed
| of.
The charge of the Observer that the
Democratic Legislature of AT passed the Wmot proviso
and that Mr. BGLER voted for it. Of this know nothing
it is perhaps, par with the preceding charge about
voting for the Jail closing lawbut way another it
comparatively unimpotant discussing the present
position of the party in Pennsylvania not the past
a Legislature of four years since
The Observer makes the excuse the pocketne
of Gov JOHNSON regard the repeal of the OBJ
structon BILL that the North American does-namely tina
retained until the last of the session,
then passed for the purpose of embarrassing him. by giving
opportunity of assigning his for signing vetoin
the bill, might have appeared right. Now the fact is
that the democrats tried to get the whole of obnoxiou
law repealed but could only get the few wings who acte
with them consent to the repeal of the sixth secon
though they fought long and weand this alone prevente
its going to the Governor who certainly not ia
unprepared he had been doing all he could to de
feat the passage of the repeal in question.
The Observer next attacks the extract from the Pennsyl
vanian which denies SUMNER and RANToUL demo
they have been repudated by the national Dem
The Observer asks who these national democrat
and its question, by asserting that the
in Massachusetts, must be the national Democrat
party because only IL IA democrats in the Masaehuse
Legislature refused to vote for SUMNER We admit and
greet be forced to admit that the democrats of Masacht
acted horribly in that indeed know of pal
y who acted worse except the wings who went wit
exception for WINTHROP who, twist about the matter
may is just bad, and ten times dangerous tina
| SUMNER.
The Observer goes work and tries say that,
last Presidential election VAN buren, the nations
democratic candidate because he got six thousand
in NewYork than CAss did We really thought thu
CAss the national democratic candidate in 49, The OF
then quotes TRADE of JOHN VAN BURENs made bofo
Free Soil affair." held at Burlington Vermont and tries
pass off democratic authority. The democratic CONVEX
had assembled Montpelier weeks BEFORE and passe
e national resolutions, and we had published them.
The Observer says that the American day after day HI
put the following questions to the Pennsylvania and Go
BIGLER, but that they
Il SIS Col BGLER in favor of the fugitive slave law
L now stands. without modification or amendment %
sis Col BIG LER prepared to repudate his vote on the
ls47 denying the as of this State to
10 gtye slaves 2!
To show how far the Pennsylvania and Col BIGLER a
num- extract from that paper of the 18TH follow
beg the Observer mark how the truth puts
OF the ISLANDERS the North American. The Pennsylvania
says Col BIGLER in favor of all the compromise
at uresis in of the repeal of the Obstruction LAWS
favor of the fugitive slave law stands and endorses
entire action of the Reading convention. This is
position" Can anything be palmer, explicit
show still farther the relative position the democratic
whg canvdates and parties make extracts, fro
each of their respective speeches accepting the nomu
30 ton. Speaking of the ship of State Col BieLER says
To maintain in good faith, my felowcitizens the lett
ne and spirit the several of compromise adopt
by the late Congress final adjustment of the vexatO
slave controversy am determined to do, the democI
ad whole Union constrained be
for the CABLE and tie the old vessel safe in harbor
1t viii be that Col BIGLER accepts the compromise
final adjustment Contrast with this the promise of ag
contained in the following extract from the report
be Gov. JoHNsoN's speech
He spoke frankly and freely the compromise
He should have voted for the Texas boundary bill
the fugitive law but the bills dispos
othe questions settled The controversy these
questions has adjusted the fugitive law is
of the land it demands obedience and honest
re. right-mnded man will resist it.
But the law is still within reach of amendment. 1t
necessarily absolute and perfect law 1t
to discussion and modification the tariff act of 1876
law requires allegiance The wing party has always be
n a party of law and order.
10 While the law remains the statute book win
bde by but if the law could be amended and made
feet would if called upon vote, support it. In
the amendment of the law he said the people
for this amendment for fear of disunion but
did think that of Congress could dissolve
Union. 1t would require long to poison the pub
mind to such extent that it would entertain the idea
I'D dissolution and he esteemed it the duty of every
90 teach his neighbor the improbabity of disunOn"
We have unwound and exposed one tangled web