Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-07-11
The canvas. d, mi. state.


this will be precisely twenty days after this
date. We may fairly presume that all the candidates
in the field, and their principles and course
of action made known to the people, and therefore
proper subjects of criticism
in the First, or Mountain District Mr.. CL1NGMAN,
Wing. the former representative, is a candidate for
reelection, and is opposed by Col. GATHER, also
Wing. MIR. CLINGMAN is known to have taken strong
Southern rights grounds in the last Congress- and
in other respects to have differed from MIR. BADGER
and the Raleigh Regency his opponent, Col. GATH
Err who by the way, is alman of high personal cha
racter is virtually the candidate of the BADGER and
STANLY clique. So far as we can judge, there are
no doubts of CLINGMAN's election. CL1NGMAN will,
at least, divide the Wings with his opponent, and
will get almost the whole of the Democratic vote of
the District.
| In the Second, or Rowan District, Hon JOSEPH
CALDWELL, Wing, the former representative, has no
opposition. and will no doubt be elected. He is a
| Wing of the BADGER stamp.
| In the Third District Hon. G. w. CALDWELL and
| Gen. ALFRED DocKERY are the candidates. In this
District, above all Others the questions Of consolida-
ton ultimate secession the real points at issue,
although Gen. DocKERY and his partizans raise the
false issues of union dsunion 1t has been charged
upon Capt. CALDWELL that he is disunonist be-
cause he contends that the constitution is compact
for the violation of which the proper remedy is Sc
cession Gen. DocKERY seems to be ignorant that
| if Capt CALDWELL be disunonist, he has dstin-
guished Wing authority for his doctrine no less an
authority than that of DANIEL WEBSTER. On the
28h of last month. at great public dinner given to
Mr.. w EBsTER at the Capon Springs, in Hampshire
| IL I'll
give them in the words of the special reporter of the
Baltimore sam:
A Mr.. BRUCE who was present. gave toast:
The Fugitive Slave Law-Upon its faithful execution
depends the perpctuty of the unon
Mr.. WEBSTER again addressed the company, declaring
constitutional and that should be
well any other law. He declared that if the North
wfuy aside that part of the Constitution, the South
would be bound any longer by the compact The whole
Constitution binding ALL If party breaks it, the
other party is discharged from the compact bargain bro
ken side broken all sides He continued his
speech time in the further maintenance that the
Constitution in all its parts equally binding ALL and
that section of could be set asde violated with
| out destroying the whole
| We think the assailants of Mr.. CALDWELL had
better dispose Of DANIEL WEBSTER before they at
tack him. If we understand the organs of General
DocKERY. they would contend that State is as much
an integral part Of the Union county is of a
State-certanly most monstrous doctrine. A coun-
ty is from the necessity of the case, part Of State
while State is, by free compact, member of the
confederacy. DANIEL WEBSTER used to be the high
priest of consolidation. but he is perfect States
Rights man compared with Gen. DoCKERY.
In the Fourth District, JAMES T. MoREHEAD, Raj
cigh Clique Wing, is the candidate, and has op-
position.
| In the Fifth District Mr.. VENABLE. Southern
Rights Democrat has no opposition. The Feds. are
trying to coax up some Democrat to oppose MIR
VENABLE, Lut can't come it.
In the Sixth, or Wake District, Mr.. DANIEL has
no opposition. The Feds. class him ultra Sc
cessionist, and want some Democrat to run agains
him. 1t won't do.
In the Seventh (this) District, Mr. AsHE has NJ
opposition. and will be sent back unanimously.
In the Eighth as in the Third District, the contes
is very warm and the vote WILL no doubt be close
We speak in all sincerity when we say that we an
tieipate the election of Mr.. RuFFIN, the Democratic
candidate over Hon. EDWARD STANLY, his Viii!
competitor The Democrats from that District Will
whom we have conversed, seem to be quite confden
of success. Their opponents are not. Mr.. STANL
is, perhaps the best stump speaker in the State
course in the last Congress is too great weight TO
any man to bear up under. The candidates spok
j to an immense audience at Goldsboro, on the 4tt
and we believe it is fully admitted that MIR. RUFF
sustained himself ably and creditably at all points
Indeed many, both of Mir RuFFINs political friend
and opponents who unacquainted with hi
powers, were somewhat surprised at the ability an
. knowledge of politics displayed by him. MIR. Stan
LYs doctrines are consolidationist, after the fasho
lie of ALEXANDER HAMILTON. He has not even the fea
ID of DANIEL WEBSTER before his eyes. We have yer
y little doubt that MIR. RUFFIN will beat him by RI
spectacle majority. 1t would be folly to talk abor
a large ma ority and, indeed it will require the be-
exertions of every Democrat to at al
o, In the Ninth District, Col. OUTLAW, Wing, is
I'd candidate for reelection. No opposition.
al Bs2~The Warrenton NeuS is very much mistake
g in supposng, as it seems to do, that alluded
r. that paper, when, in article in reply to Gener
n. SAUNDERS speech at Warrenton, we used the e.
PRESTON particularly small newspaper echoes
" We have quite many controversies now on OF
hands as we for attending to in this hot weat
re err and certainly if we referred to the Neus at al
is it would be in terms of respect the of any oh
ny terms would be in contradiction to feelings. Tt
H. particularly small newspaper echoes to which "
had alluSon, of an insnuation in regard to tt
place of nativity, conduct of which we belize
=" the editors of the NewS incapable.
nc By the way, friend has kindly furnished us wit
e. history of some matters connected with the getir