Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-06-23

of March. 1852, a resolution in favor of amending
the Constitution of the State by open Convention
had been passed at a Wing meeting held at the Ma
sonic Hall, and said method of amending the Con-
stitution declared to be the only republican one We
also showed how this resolution-which we will now
say was somehow other pushed through BY the
editor of the Commercial-was publicly repudiated
by the party leaders, another meeting called and an
other resolution passed. declaring that the party here
did not consider Convention the only republican
method but preferred another method pointed out
in the Constitution and if that instrument was TO be
amended, they would sustain that other method at
| all hazards.
Now, in abiding 70 this on Friday last we had nota
thought of the editor of the Commercial we had no
wish TO hurt his feeling by revvng the recollection
of his signal discontinue but it seems that we did,
and that so hurt and iritated him that he went TO
work and penned the singular article in the Com
mercal OF Saturday, headed Northern Parties, which
has one leading characterstic-il mature Without
being greatly disturbed in way, our venerable
contemporary could hardly have been guilty of any
thing so very silly Even in his abuse, he does not
do justice to the subject-he falls below himsef-he
| is by no means artistic as might have been ex-
pected from his long experience In that way lie
only filings brick brats Gas it WERE" at random-says
somo things very much like calling the Journal a
humbug and all It's readers foos-tels that we are
shortly TO be weaned and get more pap" and
furthermore judges us by himself, (Which is the un-
kindest cut of all and says that cannot give the
weight of feather, now, in the result of the August
election In the last he is right without knowing it
we would not alter that certain result unless to make
it more so.
! Let dogs delight to bark and bite,
But we sold fogies' of the Journal and Commercial
ought to behave nationally than to engage in
in any such improper and bad-shaped fight.
Or to get riIed and show it in such an ugly man.
ner as the Commercial of Sat urday morning does.
Daily Journal, 18Th INST
Our neighbor of the Commercial makes a consde-
rable mistake in supposing-as by his article of Tues
day, headed ga Dodge he seems to do-that we in
tended reply to his article of Saturday. We did not,
for the simple reason that in that article there
was nothing to reply to. In the Commercial of Sat
urday it was assumed that the Northern Democrats
were as sectional as the Northern Wings, and that
we were guilty of humbuggery in coming TO an OPP
posite conclusion and in giving expression 10 such
conclusion. We do not that the Commercial once
attempted to do away with the solid grounds upon
which that conclusion iounded-it made not even
show of combating the stubborn facts, that nearly
every Northern Democratic Senator, and not one
Northern Wing, voted for the Nebraska Bil-that Ill
Northern Democrats in the House voted for the bill
and not one Whig-that pretty much the state
of things existed at the time of the passage of the
fugitive slave law--that Judge Conrad, the recently
elected Wing Mayor of Philadelphia, was out in
speeches, and even his signature against the law
that nearly the same test is made in all the Eastern
States-that of the Northern papers who now stant
up for the South, all, without exception, are Demo
Gratis The Commercial attempted to combat none
of these facts. 1t could not do so. 1t contented it
self with the naked and not very courteous charge
humbug, etc, against US, for simply stating thes
: facts, with the inevitable conclusions to be draw
from them-conclusons which some of the ahes
Wing papers of the South have been led to adopt.
We repeat, the article of the Commercial of Satur
day, headed " Northern Parties," simply CON
- mented upon for its i'll nature and pointed out ttl
g matter which appeared the most obvious "cause" ft
. such effect" namely, republication b
us of some occurrences in 1852, showing how Cor
vention resolution, pushed through by the Editor
the Commercial on the 9Th of March of that yea
- created kick up in the Wing party here subs
quent meeting, and a complete reputation of sue
, resolution, with resolution 10 sustain another moo
- of amendment, pointed out by the constitution
:, legislative enactment, at 'all hazards" We sta
"' these things and call public attention to them,
" pertaining to the political history of the times 1t
for all concerned to reconcile this last resolutiC
- with the support of Gen. Dockery. who goes stror
for Convention. Mems motives their own, fac
1e and expressed opinions belong to the public Let Il
public draw what conclusion it pleases.
Daily Journal 21St inSt,
rs BSe~ An extra from the Newbern Atlantic off
rs dated June 18th. informs that the General Coz
n mssioners, under the &C: Incorporating the Atlant
IVY and North Carolina Railroad, met at Newbern
Wednesday last and after examining the books, fou
m that $500 300 had been subscribed in Newbern, al
&C. per cent in cash paid in. On Thursday the VI
be gstrates of the county of Craven authorized 81
m scription of $4,000, and appointed G. s. Steve
he son, Esq, to make the subscription subscripti
re- of $3.50 900 made at Raleigh was declared void a
I'm thrown out on account of there being no evidence
,il the standing of Rsley g. Co., by whom, we suppo
We it was made and of informality in the note offered
On. secure the per cent. The subscription alrea
r, made secures the charter.
we HALIFAX CoUNTY.-The Democrats of Halt
no, County have nominated L. H. B. Whitaker, Esq,
ad, the Senate aud DR.. NJ. c. Whitaker and N
Long Esq, for the Commons, from that county
tor We learn that all the above named gentlemen
a eminently qualified to Eli the positions for VIII
, &c they have been nominated. With the candidate
hos the Senate, We have the pleasure of personal
,+;u quantance. No cleverer or better man could b.
nile been presented TO the people of Halifax for their