Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-10-03
No Joke.

Our neghbor OF the Herald thinks that our little an
ecdote about johnson Hooper's supposed joke upon
the subject of the abolition tendencies of the Northern
whig party. is remarkable for age, and known to
~ body. So is but truth, and rot novelty, was
what sought after ,however, the Herald thinks
the joke too bad, happy in being able 10 relieve
its suerings by assuring ii that is joke at ALL but
the sober fact That Hooper meant just what he said
The editor of the Montgomery (Ala) Journal got quite
hilarious the hoax which he supposed sc Jonce"
playing off on the democrats, and penned very
pretty editorial 10 that effect, But it wouldn't do
Hooper swears he is in earnest, as will be seen by the
following extract from late number of his paper, the
Chambers Tribune:
The Journal and we may not differ essentially in our
views oil things: or we may differ vastly But we
think that in the main, and on the principal PROPOSE
tion-thGt the arhigs Of the South cannot be rallied
again for fight IN fdror of the measures men of
The Northern rhig party-there will not be found TO
be any wide disagreement. If the best man of them
all 1--WE the Northern whigs,) be the candidate in
1852, will be worse than useless to attempt TO run
him in the South If he runs under the auspices of
the Northern section of the party. he must
high Tariff man. This alone would drive off the wings
of the South, who, whatever their attachment to the
Union, not going to give bouns to the Northern
wings, in the shape of Tariff protection in return for
their interference with our domestic institutions. We
have been for years in favor of SO Protection prin-
cipe, hut if we had hundred votes in Congress
should cast them all against high Tariffs as long the
Moth remained the principal beneficiary of the system
and while Northern politicians continued TO make wal
on the South. We apprehend that this is an almost
universal feeling at the South; and if give up the
protective system, will somebody inform us what 9th
bond of sympathy there will remain between North
ern and Southern wings?
On the assumption and in the belief that the nation
al democratic party would nominate man sound in
respect to southern rights we have said that we be
eved the wings of the south would support that nom
nee We believe so still. Not that we think the Un
ion wings would vote for him because of his being the
democratic nominees but because they cannot Tin al
probability support the national wing nominee, anc
they will hardly be inclined to go for Southern dis
unonist Il there should be, however, Union nom
inee for the Presidency why of course they will gc
for him. but if there is Union nominee there will bt
no democratic nominee, in our opinion
We shall what wesshall see' One thing il
certain the Union wings of the South will not short
ly advocate protection again. What besides, is lief
TO them as hgs, perhaps our hilarious friend Bates
of the Journal, can tell: we can't Why. we haven
even coon skin to rally upon
We learn from teleg:aphic despatch to the Charles
ton Courier that duel was fought on Saturday af
ternoon last, at Vienna, South Carolina, between
NJ Smythe, Esq, of the editors Of The Angus,
Constituencies and Republican, and DR., Thomas, o
Augusta. The of the dispute arcl
which appeared lately in the Chronicle and Sentine
signe Doctor, refecting as Mr. Smythe considered, o
himself of which DR.. Thomas avowed himself th
author. At the third fire Mr.. Smyhe shot throug
both thighs The wound, however, Is not considere
mortal, and he is now doing well. DR.. Thomas wa
untouched