Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-07-29
From the North Carolina Standa
Stand tn Your p x1IeS Den,


Stand to your Principles, Democrats!
1t is we'll known that there are three candidates
in the 4th Congressional District asking at the
hands of the people election to the next Congress
two hitherto recognized as Democrats and one a
Wing, upon whom it is likely the Wing party will
unite. Therefore it behooves the true Democracy
OF the District to concentrate upon the Democrat
who stands upon the platform of principles adopted
by the Baltimore Convention and the State Conven-
ton of May 1882 in regard to the distribution of
the public lands.
That Democrat is A. NJ Lewis, ESQ. of Franklin
If the democracy of all the counties adhere to their
principles they will at organize and secure their
triumph. Men die and generally forgotten, but
principles endure forever, and he who as a public
man, will torsake the principles of his party ought
to be renowned, let his experience and eloquence
be what they may. The Democratic party have
hitherto acted upon this principle not only with
their local but with their State and National
didates and should they refuse to do so in the pend
ing Congressional election it will be the means of
inducing many Arnolds'' to spring up in the party
and betray its best interests to secure the attain
ment of their individual interests
| lhese principles are now in jeopardy, and | be-
Seech you. brother Democrats, to arouse yourselves
and determine now, as formerly, that you will suf-
fer no betrayal or surrender of them, but that you
will repudiate now and forever those who have and
are deserving them. What but consistent and
perSlstlve advocacy OF the great principles of our
party-one of which is this land question-has ever
enabled it to obtain and to retain, with but short
and few intervals the possession of the reins of Gov
eminent from its foundation, and the formation of
the two great parties of the country! What but
Democratic Administrations and Democratic policy
have iven to our glorious and happy land such an
enviable position amongst the nations of the earth
And are we now-seeing such results-to surrender
two OF the cardinal principles of our party at the
beheSts of a few of the high priests of the party
and embrace those of the adverse party? Never
never! forbid it Democracy! Whenever our part,
has failed to achieve victories it has been owing
the apostacy of those who had always shared large
y OF our confidence. How cautiously, then, should
we act towards retaining or obtaining the services o
: any one who has repudiated, not only the princi
pies OF the part but the usages by which thos,
l. principles can have the ascendency The next ste,
g would be a total abandonment of the name.
We call upon the Democrats of the District Il
stand to their principles, and elect one who is trn
!. to them, and not suffer who is fshyn to ga,
g the least oft. or Wing, who has no right to rem
resent The District, to be elected This thew can Il
g II they Will organize-to organize now is to ensur
the honors and glories of certain triumph on tn
~. OF August Let us be fully prepared BY the da,
OF battle for the conflict; them Notwithstanding v,
have an ardent Whigs and one who has Whig ten
denotes to contend against we shall gain victor,
worthy OF ourselves and Of our principles.
DEMOCRAT OF 1924.