Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-03-26


Bag@We claim the privilege of consi ering ourself
one cf the most abused men in the word-we were
going to say, the best abused but that would have
been untrue for it is generally done in very clum
sy manner We rather like it than otherwise, since
it can do US no harm, and may, perhaps, relieve the
feelings of the unfortunate perpetrators who might
otherwise burst, to the great deflement of the
rounding atmosphere and the discomfort of the pas
sers-by.
The last case under this head is a communication
in the Esprit of the Age" Ga Temperance paper
published in Raleigh,) of the 18th, which the
editor of that paper says written by citizen of
Wilmington, and in which we are roundly attacked
This communication might have been worthy of
some attention, had any of It's charges been true
which, unfortunately for the irae individual, is not
the case. In the first instance, we neuer made any
attack, covert otherwise, upon the of Tenn
perance. In the second instance. one of the very
first names on the list signed to the petition to the
Commissioners of Town in regard to licences, alluded
to in the second paragraph, own. In the
grammatical language Of the commandment, that list
testfy that We are in favor of all Just and proper
methods for effecting reform in this matter but we
say t-and We say it boldly. as friend of Reform,
that this Maine Law movement will result in reac-
ton of most disastrous character AS for any CO.
vert insinuatons in the communication they are I'M
worthy any notice at all, and we pass them by
Let give few words of serious advice to
our friend of the Age and his correspondent. We
would beg them to remember. that there is such a
thing as zeal without knowledge-that perhaps a
decent and respectful manner might be just efec-
! md abu footC f how
seem to be in total ignorance and strange as may
appear to them, that epiihets are not arguments
nor sneering illusions to the size of 4 mans corpo-
real tenement, the very highest order of wit, al
though perhaps, the highest Of which they capa-
ble These may be startling propositions to them; but
do canddy believe that they will be found worthy
of their attention and have such strong desire
for their reformation and welfare that, even at the
risk of growing tedious, we will offer more sug-
gestion Never condemn until you are sure
that you properly understand his meaning if indeed
you be capable of understanding anything; if that
meaning be doubtful, ask him as friend, for an ex-
PLANTATION, and he will 81 We it to you such Nay,
if he be of common sense, he will give it also
to the public and correct any misapprehenson that
might have existed: if such correction be deemed
necessary to prevent improper results but do not
we beg of you, 6 60 off, to use common phrase
q at half COCK nor call man thing until YOU be
satisfied, by some better testimony than your own
that you rise even to the dignity of that appelation
Temperance is one Of the very highest virtues, but
it is only one and its profession cannot supply the
want Of that cardinal virtue without which all 9th
ers ara nought-charity and good feeling nor form
any excuse for violence and personal malignity.-
The large, respectable and influential body of mer
who constitute the friends of Temperance in this
State, feel the truth of this, and act upon it and i
would be unfair to judge them by the unreasonine
zeal of some we'll meaning, but excited members Oh
the small malignity of others, who would try, under
its cloak, to give vent to their little personal spleen
or forward their petty personal interests ambitions
The gratuitous attempt to get up little excitement
against the Journal among the friends of Temper
ance, by misrepresenting it to them, will be more
strkngly apparent when we state that the article
upon = Humbug and Can't which has been mad,
the text for these revlngs has been copied into th
leading papers of the State of both parties anon;
the rest the Raleigh Standard, and the Fayetteville
Observer but Of that fact no notice is taken
) Good bye.
DG-The Steamship Isabel arrived at Charleston OF