Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-06-25

final.
BGrWe somewhat amazed a gentleman last
Thursday, by assuring him that we could not,
and would not vote for the candidate for the Senate,
nominated by the Democratic County Convention.
He knew that we always voted the regular Demo
cratic ticket; and, thinking that we must have
enormous charge to bring against Mr.. Sanders, ask
ed us what objection We had to him. None in the
world we replied" /" Then why not support him
why is it, that you say you not. and will not
vote for him 90 g: My dear sir, we replied, 'swe
have generally passed for white, and free born
read, write and CIPHER indferently we'll and mod
esty apart, pass for reasonably good citizen but
then all this amounts to nothing; we can't vote for
Senator re haunt got fifty acres of lan+." This
will do to represent the position of hundreds of others
similarly situated with US. Whether it is exactly
fair and equal, is another thing
Now, it is true that, for sum almost nominal, we
might purch equal rights-we might go and buy
fifty acres of swamp land that we have never seen.
nor never expect to see; and then we, personally
could vote for the Commons, while for the Senate
would act in mere representative capacity, hav
ing fifty swamp acres for constituents. But we
choose to look for emancipation upon higher prin-
ciple; to neither buy equality nor receive it a
gift but of the prescribed class to urge it as
right on behalf of ourselves, and all others in like
manner offe 1dng." If but fair and reasonable eff
fort be made in favor of the father of Equal Suffrage
for Governor and similar effort in favor of Equal
Suffrage men for the Legislature, the next General
Assembly will pass the amendment doing away with
this restriction, and the action of the Legislature
will be promptly ratified by the people
A United Party.
An exchange list comprising most of the leading
Democratic, and many Of the leading Wing papers
of the Union enables us, in some measure to take
survey of the country; and, making all due allow
ances. to arrive at pretty accurate conclusion r
regard to the state of public opinion upon any prom
inent event or question. At any rate, can tel
how-such event question is viewed by either par
ty; whether there exists harmonious inharmo
NOUS state of feeling sentiment in regard to it,
Since the adjournment of the Baltimore Convention
we have read Democratic papers from Boston to N
Orleans, and have not met single one that doe
not cheerfully hoist the flag of Pierce and King
mot one at the South that does not hoist it with en-
thusiasm. In Georgia, Mississippi and South Caro-
lna that portion of the party which, during the lat
period of excitement, received from their opponent
the sobrquet of g fire. EATERS zeal
Wv A'N' s'''
free-soil element has been essentially rubbed dow
to grease spot. upon which grease spot few sue
men as John P. Hale shave taken their stand in lac
of any useful employment. Those Democrats VIII
had honestly been misled by the free-soil intrigue
and fanaticism. have the error of their ways
have caught the national spirit of the Baltmor
Convention, and have honestly and in good faitf
come back to the great Democratic party and 9th
ers who, from motives of interest or disappointc
ambition. organized freesol opposition to Genera
Cass in l84S have been so essentially showed under
have felt so perfectly the futily ofresistance
the necessity ofbecoming passengers in the Demo
cratic wagon, if they would not be crushed under il
wheels-that they too, will labor earnestly for tn
success of the truly national nominations of Piere
and King. 1t is also fortunate circumstance ths
neither of our candidates have any old feuds to Re
concile; so that stray sheep in returning will hay
only to make their submission TO great party, an
not have to succumb to a personal enemy. Thes
are elements of strength which cannot be denied
and our opponents feel, when they speak eandidly
their own hearts, that the Democratic party, whe
so perfectly united as it is at the present time hs
invariably swept the Union by large majority.
Ratification Meeting in Charleston.
large and enthusiastic meeting was held at tt
Hibernian Hail. in Charleston, the evening of tt
10th inst. Hon. w. D. Porter presided, assisted
81 Vice Presidents and FIVE Secretaries. Resolution
approving of the Democratic nominees for PresideI
and Vice President, in the strongest sort OF term