Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-02-11
Cape Fear Clique, etc.

The Wilmington Herald of Saturday morning
copies from the Asheville Spectator, q paper with
which we do MOI exchange, what that paper calls
programme agreed upon by certain leading Demo
Gratis of this section. whom it denominates in their
collective capacity. the Cape Fear Clique" The
programme is as follows:
Mr. Dobbin to be U. S. Senator; Judge Strange
TO be U. S. Attorney General; D. K McRae to be
Minister to Chilli s. j. Person to be Charge to some
place not yet decided upon. The Raleigh Standard
to be the organ mouth-piece of said clique
After stating the programme as above, the Herald
propounds the following qucstions
LIST. Is there, Mr. Wilmingto Journal such an
association as the Cape Fear Clique z"
I'd. Is the Raleigh Standard the mouth piece of
said Democratic Association or Clique?
Sd. Is The above programme true or not
g LIST. Is there Cape Fear Clque?"
1t is little strange that such question should
be addressed to US, since it is not alleged that we
the organ of such association, or even know of
its plans Why not go to the Standard ? We can
reply for ourselves without difficulty So far as nee
are concerned there is no "Cape Fear Clique or
any other 'Clque." We recognize no such asso
Citations.
ID {" Is the Raj. Standard the mouth-piece of said
Clique g" The Standard is abundantly able to an
swer this, any other question, proponnded to it
and we turn the Herald over to that paper the
proper party to give ii the information required -
We have no doubt that it will be fully answered.
3D. is the above programme true or not o. We
answer unhesitatingIy-not to our knowledge. Al
we have already said. we neither know of. for
nor recognize any such cliques or arrangements.
As for the programme ITSELF Mr.. Dobbin unques
tionaby was the choice of the party throughout The
State for Senator Judge Strange has, for lon
time, been leading lawyer and politician, and hi
appointment to the place of Attorney General woul
give very general satisfaction 1t required the in
terventon of no clique to establish these facts MI
Dobbin and Judge Strange have a position nue.
more apt to be weakened than strengthened ty an
clique. We have heard incidentally that Mr. Nc
Rae recommended for Chill by the Electora
College. With his peculiar state of health, it would
no doubt be very pleasant and might by the chang
to milder climate, prolong his life. AS for MI
Person, the rumor even is perfectly new to us
We never heard of it before
We have no doubt but that the whole charge
arrangement, etc, has been set on foot by some pa
ties inmica to this portion of the State perhaps
the very same whose nfdety to their obligations
party men, in the last Legislature, contributed
defeat the objects most dear to the Democratic pa
ty of the State, without distinction of Sections. "
are only surprised that even party feelings shou
have induced the Editor of the Herald to give Gu
Tency to rumour evidently propagated from m
tVes of hostility to the portion of the State in whie
he resides. We must confess that we had new
supposed the Raleigh Standard so very strong
committed to the Cape Fear Interest rs this spr
gramme" would make it appear but rather the r
verse. However, we live aud learn.
lHE Richmond AND GANvILLE, AND THE NoR1
CAROLINA RAILRoAD,-We publish in another CT
unaa letter dated Richmond, Jan. 25th, 1853, fro
Mr.. Nathaniel ]. Palmer, to the Raleigh Standar
for the purpose Of calling the attention of our rea