Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-06-18
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Under the above caption the Herald OF last Satur-
day has an article, which commences with the as
serion that :. the Journal is busiy engaged IN the
selfpleasing occupation of publishing the favorable
comments of the Democratic press upon the late
nominations and platform Of the party and then
follows with EXPIRE sion of surprises that we have
not copied from the Charleston Mercury, the New
York Evening Post and the New York Sun.
/ If the Editor of the Herald win only look once
more over the notices we have copied he will find
that we have not been copying the favorable COM
upon the late nominations and platform of IL e
party, from Democratic papers; but on the contrary,
as we expressly stated at the time. from Wing and
neutral papers-the Augusta Constituionalist being
the only old line Democratic paper from which we
took word The first paper on our list OF extracts
was the National Intelligencer, which has generally
been considered ewhnt Whiggish in its tenden-
cies! The next paper was the Baltimore Sun, we'll
known and reliable neutral sheet next tn that the
Charleston Courier, highly respectable commercial
paper but Of acknowledged Wing leanings. Then
follow very short extracts from the Columbia South
Carolinian, and the Georgia Constituionalist, and
the matter closes with the Charleston Standard, a
co operation paper. In separate article We pub
IiShed short paragraph from the Richmond De-
spatch. independent paper, but the Editor of
which is a known Wing, and formerly Editor of the
Richmond Wing. Our neighbor Of the Herald Will,
therefore see that whatever point his remarks may
possess is turned against himself since the state of
the is the very opposite of what he asserts it to
be. We have quoted Wing, and not Democratic au-
thorty in favor of General PIERCE.
The reason why we have not quoted from the
Charleston Mercury, is simply because we have new
err been able to know what it means; and because
further it is foregone conclusion with that paper
abuse everything not connected with South Carroll
ma. We sincerely believe that had the Saviour of
the Mercury would have reviled him as an obscure
candidate and not fully to be trusted upon the Sec
tonal question.
We do not exchange with either the New York
Post or Sun the latter of which does not even pre-
tend to be Democratic sheet but it so happens.
that late number of the leading organ of the Ad-
ministration at Washington City, makes the very
same extract from the Post that the Herald does
and in commenting upon it, the following Ian
guage, which coming from the source it does ought
to be regarded as satisfactory
MIR Pierce is as fully committed to the Com
promise measures any other man in the country
and especially to the Fugitive Slave law without
reference to The resolutions of the convention which
the New York. Post treats as a humbug and
farce He the principal speaker at the great
Union meeting held in New Hampshire in November
1850, thereabouts, to which Mr.. Webster and the
late Judge Woodbury. addressed letters that have
not been forgotten. Mr.. Pierce spoke his opinions
pretty strongly touching Abotonsts and Freesoilers
Just at that time -Wnstin gton Republic, 9th inst.