Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-09-19
cine President and the pampero.',

The Herald of the 18th has an article under the
above head, which requires a brief notice. We do
not think that our neighbor intended to attribute
wrong motives to us in criticisms upon the
of the authorities towards the Pampero. and other
vessels in the employment of the Cuba expedition
sts yet his article would bear that construction
The fact cannot be denied that the Pampero sailed
openly That her object was openly proclaimed and
her destination known, and that this state of things
existed for time--long enough for it to be
known throughout the country. For confirmation
of this we can refer to the papers of that day 1t is
also known that pending this critical position of
affairs, the President and most of the Cabinet were
absent from their respective posts on tours OF plea
sure from which some of them have not yet returned
People who inclined to judge more harshly, say
that they were electioneering circuit We
say nothing. but leave that an open question. The
facts of the case seem to be, that the Pampero was
fitted out openly by the connivance Of the authori-
ties at New Orleans-that the fact known all
over the country previous to the sailing of that
sel--that there fatal negligence in allow
ing her to go out or some fatal inconsistency in not
allowing assistance to go out after her, and the odum
of the blunder and its consequences must. to GER
tam extent, rest upon the ADMINISTRATIVE WISH
to take calm and charitable view of the thing, and
attribute wrong motive to government. beyond
| culpable negligence and its concomitant evils A
for party spirit, have not thot oft. tits true
| uould like to some unity of sentiment between
the executive and the people of the United States
Out of 81 States &c have Democratic Governors, anC
we believe after the 18th of next month, Pennsylya
MIA will prove the 9th. In the Senate which rep
resents the States the Democratic predominance il
permanent and overwhelming. In the next HOUSE
the Democratic majority will be immense. In th
state of the case, harmony and fair representation
of the popular will require Democratic executive
Even Kentucky is Democratic, and so is Nortl
Carolina, if fairly represented With people so unan
imously Democratic, would regard the re election
of MIR, Fillmore. the choice of any other Wing t
the presidential chair national mistake The mo
raj strength and successful operation of any Govern
ment can only secured by cordial cooperation be
tween its different branches Such operation can
not be expected while the President is in a pcrma
nent minority and the executive is called upon
enforce system of laws in opposition to its politica
views and opinions. Upon these and other cogen
reasons of policy and principle We shall at prope
be found advocating the success of the Dem
ocratic nominee and opposing that of the " hg. Blu
even as prudent politician. apart from higher mo
tiyes of justice and propriety, shall insul
the Judgment of our readers by any illiberal' O
unjust attacks upon the present administration
nor shall attack them at all unless we conside
ourselves fully justified by the facts of the case