Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-07-16
upposlslon candidates, etc.

Onp0s1fH0m L1kUaM4te3s ctCs
We notice in the Commercial of Tuesday, and IN
the Herald Of Wednesday. q nomination of candidate
for the Senate from this county, to be run in oppo
stion to Mr. Sanders, the nominee of the Democrat
ic Convention. The gentleman whose name is used
is Joseph G. Pickett, Esq, Now, We know that Mr.
Picketts name is used without his knowledge or con-
sent; and that he has wish to rum and will not
run. The efforts of the Commercial and Herald.
therefore, are simply Loves Labor Lost" in this
instance.
In local matters of this kind we generally desire
to avoid mixing ourselves up, when we caa avoid it;
and we know that there members of both parties
who are opposed to Conventions; but we would beg
every Democrat to remember how essential harmo-
nv is at this time-how requisite it is that the or
ganEation of the party in this county should moi be
broken at the outset, by deviation from the usual
custom. The gentlemen whose names have been
put forward by the County Convention, were fairly
nominated according to usage. Of the Convention
its objects and time of meeting. due notice Civ
en- and any considerable body of the party failed
to have their views and wishes represented there,
must say that it appears to to ave been sim,
ply their own fault. Messrs Sanders, Strange
and Corbitt have been nominated, and actep-
ted that nomination. Before nomination they
had claims upon the party than any
other citizens. Noac, they occupy different
position. In accordance with the usage of the
party they have been placed in the position of can
didates and while the party has right to command
their services, they have equal right to look to it
for support--tbey have right to expect that it will
sustain them in the position in which it has placed
them. Good faith--the necessities of party organi-
cation, and the present critical state of political
matters in North Carolina, alike require this at the
hands of every democrat No nomination please
every body. Personal feelings of opposition or of
preference there will be in some quarters--factiou
disafection there may be in others. Those who are
truly and honestly disappointed in the ticket will
weigh our words carefully, and act in accordance
Those who are determined to find fault will no doubt
find it with US as we'll the candidates. This
not be helped. and must even be borne with.
The gentlemen nominated are sound democrats
and respectable and intelligent gentlemen. Ger
anly, under these circumstances, neither the whole
nor part of them are to be thrown overheard at
the dictation of the opposition press 1t certainly has
not come to that pass in New Hanover county.
We have neither the right nor the wish to
exclude advertisements respectfully worded, from
our business columns. In this way, we give place
to communication signed Many Citizens which
has just been handed in, proposing opposition can
ddates for the Senate and House of Commons. We
must, however express the hope, that the gentle
men named will not permit their names to be used;
and that the citizens bringing them forward, will
reconsider the matter, and support the nominees of
the party. We say this as democrats for
the harmony of the party--anxious to prevent any.
thing that might divide or weaken it on the eve of
great and important struggle-as friends of Equal
Suffrage-of David S. Reid and of Pierce and King:
We say it, not enemies opponents of any men
for we highly respect the gentlemen named-nor as
aiming or desiring to dictate to any body-for we
have no such wish.