Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-02-06
Gen. Butler of Kentucky.

ye conv an article from the Raleigh Standard OF
+h aotb nit in refutation of some of the charges OF
Erpcsoiism which have been brought against Gen
w q Butler of Kentucky. We had intended to
bo oIJudcd TO this matter ourselves but friend
of ,ho Standard has anticipated us and superseded
the necessity of saying anything at the present
time By the way, the charge of Freesoillsm against
Con r is one of the most mysterious things with
which we arc acquainted; since we nave been IN
able to find even the color OF excuse Tor 1t founded
unon any acts or declarations OF the gentleman him-
self 1t was not brought against him In 49, although
It would certainly been desirable for the wing eoi
TORS and stumpers to have had some such imputauon
unon Gen B. to ofsett the known and proved ADOLF
+ionism of their own Vice Presidential candidate
The charge can hardly derive much strength from
tbc nositioa of the Kentucky Democracy when we
raaect that that State--the most inveteratey wing
of anv Southern commonwea is now ruled by a
Democratic Governor, and that the revolution which
placed him in power has been brought about by the
confidence of the people in the greater soundness OF
the Democratic party upon the Southern question
1t is by this party, thus triumphlng on account Oh
its soundness upon this very question, that Gen.
Butler is endorsed. And yet he is to De calieo
Freeso;ler by those who would swallow Scott, i'm
Fillmore, ~
richest thing of all is requiring Gen. Butter TO ac-
knowledge that he has been converted from Free
soilism. When was Gen. Butler--the citizen OF
Southern State-the first choice of Southern State
rights Democracy q Freesoiler! and rrhat error II
the way of abolionism has he to be converted from
We want some facts. Not references to aVowed enc
mics of the national Democratic party.
But we fnl that almost uncOnsclously we nav
been writing heightened article, which was not D.
anv means our wish at the outset, our only obJec
heinz to call attention to the article from the Stand
ard It is hardly probable that Gen. Butler will b
the candidate of the Democratic party, although l
is evident that such event is feared by our oppc
nents, and hence the efforts to forestall public opn
ion by creating an unfounded pref udice against hin
We remember futtcring the Volsci sometime since D
suggesting in speculative way a ticket composed q
Butler of Kentucky, and Bigler of Pennsylvania an
it walked them up some-it did We assert now ths
these two men will grow upon the PuDilc-ths
thew are growing now. If Southern man Shout
he nominated as President Bigler would be the ma
for Vice President.
There is one thing about the Wings which we hk
They stick up to their leading men, whether they
candidates or not and fight for them ali occ
sions, affording good example for Democrats wi
are too apt to pass in silene" superclllous sneerS
open imputations brought against prominent al
respectable gentlemen, simply because they are Del
ocra:s-a crime which in the opinion Of some VIII
editors should exclude the unfortunate maletact
from even the legal courtesy of a doubt, and alto
pripo facia if not conclusive evidence of all mann
of depravity.