Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-10-29

porting to come from highly Respectable ana Wor-l
thy gentleman in private life, in the shape of cir
cular to the people of Brunswick county, bearing at
the foot of it the of Frederick j. Hill of that
county. We will say that it is a secrect clrcu-
lar, but do say that although by accident No.
of the series has fallen in way, have been I'M
able to lay our hands upon single copy of No 1,
nor wefnd any person here who is better posted
up in regard than ourselves and also that
out and circulated among the people of Brunswick /
county just the eve of election, and fnds neither
place notice in any wing organ.
We do not allude to it because of any Importance
we attach it or any influence it possibly exert
for its statements are too loosely and yuguy put it's
charges too void Of proof foundation. to produce
any effect on the minds even of the weakest and
most unrefecting 1t only shows the shifts to which
the supporters of Gen. Scott driven and the des
perate efforts they making to regain to retain
Ian influence ascendency which has either to-
tally passed from them in this State is the eve
of passing from them forever. ~.'t
The Doctor charges the Democrats, that while
they are opposed to the distribution of the public
domain among the States, they have yet assented to
gratis of lands to States to be employedin spe-
ofc objects. Now, this does not touch the case at
ALL because the grants made, have been of alter
nate sections for the express purpose OF adding to
:theyalue of the remaining sections, by opening of
an avenue to market,-being neither more nor less
than what the United States Government, a faith
full trustee Of these lands is bound to do and what
any other proprietor would do for the benefit of his
estate--giying part for the enhancement Of the
value Of tho whole Of course, corrnptlons have
crept into this system bat these have been the mere
incidents Of all human action, and are by no means
ehargeable upon the system ITSELF affect at all
i the principle involved.
4 Again the Dr. charges Filbusterism upon the De-
mocratic party, simply because Of their resolu-
tons expresses sympathy NTH struggling freedom
} Throughout the world Can any freeman who loves
the freedom he enjoys fail to sympathise with the
efforts made BY others to attain the same blessing, or
oes the Dr's party on the contrary confne its sym
pathies to the yrannies of the old world, and woulS
he md his party rather lean to the spirit of the alien
laws than to that generous feeling that animated
) MIR. Clay when be sympathaed with Grecian and
= South American freedom
u Bat the Doctor next undertakes to defend in toto,
the Ga!phin and Gardner frauds things which have
been stamped frauds by the verdict of the whole
people and which have consigned their authors to
merited nfamy. The circular gravely asserts, that
i she immense and unprecedented allowance of some
two hundred Thousand dollars Of interest the Gal
: pAin claim, approved by Mr.. Walker, Secretary
Of the Urea snry under MIR. Polk, This is mistake
D "a total mistake The Congress of the U. States
passed law giving certain amount of money to
satisfy claim brought by the heirs Of one George
Gaphir, who. by the way, is shrewdy suspected Of
t having been Tory. The Congress allowed what,
in its Judgment, the claimants entitled to and
j Secretary Walker paid over the amount awarded by
: Congress But General Taylor in, and Mr..
: Crawford was - member OF his Cabinet, and also a
: Gplphn claimant, believe by purchase and he
# while II member of the Government, got that Gov
eminent, through one of his colleagues the Secreta
l. ry Of the Treasury, to allow interest the claim
not from the date of its allowance by Congress, bu
e away from before the acknowledgement of our indie
0 pendence Mr. Crawford thus pockcted fov his SHARE
d eighty or ninety thousand dollars. The fact was
shat Congress granted somewhere about forty thou
sand in full satisfaction of the claim, and The De-
e partments Of one of which Mr.. Crawford was head
e paid some five six times the amount awarded b,
re Congress: by bubble not contemplated by the law
y sanctioned by usage In this fraud: high Cab
p met officers under Gen. Taylor, deeply impea
re ted, were sharers of the plumber and receivers 0
r, the goods stolen.
The Gardner affair is different, but not less dis
at Fereditabe. Secretary Corwin, while Senator Q
= the United States became counsel for this claim-h
continued interested in itwhile Secretary of the Urea
N tury-he now while holding on to this last high OF
I'd 6ce ALSO holds to his share Of the money paid
OF claim which has been proved to have been allowe
re on the evidence Of forged documents!
L. But the circular says that Scott and Graham ar
OF the candidates of the people, because in many
~ the primary meetings preference expressed fo
one or both Of them" We would respectfully as
= what SINGLE solitary primary or other meeting i
is any Southern State expressed preference for Ger
Scott Meetings did express preference for him
n is rue-meetines at the North, under the auspce
n of Mr.. Johnston, of Pennsy lvania, MIR. Seward
New York, MY Vinton, Of Ohio, and the like an
the meetings also expressed preference fc
:. the repeal of the Fugitive Slave Law, its nullif
AZ cation: Did not the South know this, and did ne
IT'S the Southern section of the Wing party at Bait
ne more resist his nomination for. days and days?
But the author of the circular heard of Ger
Pierce before his nomination is the fault of tn
IN authors limited ipformation-not of Gen Pierce
lsitwant Of qualification. Gen Pierce has refused
I6 high Offices than Gen. Scott held and has he'll
A. more than Gen Scott and his friends put togeth
have either held refused And not to have heard
Nv Gen Pierce is no mputation upon that distinguishe
AMI man-it is simply an acknowed gment Of ignoranG
vn on the part Of the person making the assertion
re- been. Pierce had been Speaker Of The Legislature
- his own State for years; Representative in Congre
fand Senator in Congress for years before the age
i've lof Governor of New Hampshire. Had refused a +
HnnOlntmPnt Of itnA St0tas