Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-03-19
Democratic Discussions,


Our Wing friends are felicitating themselves upon
what they are pleased to call Democratic Discussions
or Family Jars 1t is but natural that they should
do so since in these dssensons lies the only hope of
Wing success. But let our good and amiable Wing
friends restrain their exultation little and look at
the thing calmly and they will find it presents diff
ferent aspect and instead of being ominous of dis
sensions after the nomination, it is, under present
circumstances, perhaps the only way by which it
could be prevented. As thus The Democratic Re-
view-which has fallen from the character of a ma
tonal organ, made fierce attack upon General But
Ter, bringing against him just such charges might
be expected from the most political oppo
nent. This afforded an opportunity for Mr.. Brock
enridge to defend him-to refute those charges and
to bring forward Gen. BIS letter to MIR. Blair where
in he repudiates all sympathy utilization with the
Free Sellers. The defence was complete. Again,
some other Incorporate and imprudent friends of
Judge Douglas, (and no man has a better right to
pray for delirerance from his friends have attacked
Mr.. Buchanan and other prominent statesmen and
aspirants to the Presidency, and thus chance has
been given for clearing away suspicious that might
have existed ard been taken advantage Of by the op
ponents of the cause at the same time we must do
Mr.. Douglas the justice to say that these censurabe
movements by his friends were without his knowl-
edge or consent. A just and honorable ambition is
highly laudable. but the attempt upon the part of
any to build himself on the ruins of another
should forever deprive him of the confidence and re-
spect: not only of the person sought to be injured
for such selfish purpose, but also of the whole
munity. We are pleased to know that Judge Dou-
glas is clear of this imputation.
Now, the result of all these movements and appa-
rent squabbles will be- the complete sitting of every
candidate, and the full explanation of every suspi
cious circumstance before the nomination. thus leav
ing clear field after it. The candidate will already
have passed the fiery ordeal; and all subsequent
movements will be only the embodiments of harmo-
ny and triumph. On the other hand the wings claim
to be free from dissensions, but how because their
wounds are so deep and festering that they are a.
traid to probe them-because that, knowing the rad
ical weakness of their cause, and the unsoundness
of their party, they content for the present to
smother things over, and to cry peace, peace, when
there is peace. The effects of all this will be seen
in the coming canvass.
But while We know that such will be the effect of
some of the movements of would be disorganizers in
the democratic party, We cannot consent to regard
them in any more favorable light. Their object, or
that of a majority of them, is -self-self-no-
thing but SELF and we would have the party to mark
them we'll 1t is necessary to the country that the
democratic party should succeed and it is necessa
ry to its success that there should be concentrated
effort in favor of the nomination. 1t will not do,
then, for men to denounce candidates in advance
and after having done all they to forestall pub
lie opinion, to come out in their support after the
nomination. and claim the praise and rewards of f.
deity. The time for mincing matters is past, and
we mince no longer. 1t is time to speak out, and
we speak out.