Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-08-04

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ton of fve voted for repeal. The Northern Demo
Gratis with two or three excel tons, stood win the
South.
Some of our Wing friends seemed inclined to ques-
ton the accuracy of despatch, but we think they
will hardly call in question the report OF the proceed
ings had on Friday last, the motion of Mr.. Elliot
If Massachusetts, to suspend the rules to enable him
10 bring in bill repeating the Fugitive Slave act OF
September 1850. This report is taken from the Ma
tiona Inteligencer of Saturday, the 29th inst. We
have examined the full vote as published and find
that it agrees perfectly with the statement in the
dispatch We will give synopsis IN our next we
ask every reader to examine Tor himself.
This is too grave and serious matter TO escape the
notice of the Southern people. 1t requires not that
we should press it upon the attention of our readers
1t will press itself 1t speaks more forcbIy than any
words of ours 1t shows plainly upon what party al
the North the South can depend for cooperation IN
defence of her rights The motion OF Mr. Elliot took
the Democrats of the House by surprise; yet they
stood in a solid body, in resistance TO the attempt OF
the coalition between Abotioniss and Northern
Wings to increase the slavery agitation. The Nation
al Intelgencer in its editorial synopsis OF the doings
Of Congress- says that " The House refused, by the
decisive vote of 10 to 100 suspend The rules to al
low of the introduction of bill 10 repeal the FugI-
tive Slave Law" but it forgets to add that OF the 40
ayes AZ were Northern Wings and Free Sohers-and
that of the Northern Democrats all but three voted
with the South
We'll might we ask the people to read and ponder
Well might we ask the voters of North Carolina
whether they are willing 10 lend aid and comfort 10
q nartv at the North which shows plainly its OPP
sition to their best interests by supporting an organ
jzaIion in this State which still remains connected
with The Wing party of The North. General Dockery
will not reuudiate this faction. He will "wa and
see What more does he want 10 see " haC more
can any body want to see
While the Democrats OF the North thus stand up
amos, alone on the grounds Of Justice and nationali
ty-whle in the ranks Of that party, alone at the
North, the South can find allies and friends in de-
fence of her dearest interests will the voters OF North
Carolina record d verdict against that party ana
AGAINST an administration which is revlled by every
Abohtionis Free SOer, anil Nebraska agltator and
lVbio at the North, because Of his disposition to
stand up for equal rights for all The result of the
election in Norrh Carolina will be quoted as a ver-
die, bv the South for or against her friendstor that
parrv at the North in which she has friends and al
lies or fof that in which she has none. Again, we
ask our reoders TO ponder these things They are
facts--stcrn, stubborn facts
Daily Journal, July 81.
On Saturday last we received a despatch by tele-
zraph from Washington City stating that motion
made the day before to repeal The Fugitive Slave
Law received the vote OF all the Northern wings with
the exception of five, and that all the Northern Dem
ocra,s except two or three had stood for the South
l. r;cf, nd OFT mot
stating the Honsc in which the motion was made,
nor giving any particulars. Having implicit conn
dencc in the author OF the despatch we deemed it of
sufficient Importance to demand that 1t should be
laI promptly before readers exactly as received
by US.
The Mail next day brought us the Washington
City papers of Saturday morning. From them We
learned that in the House on the day before, Mr.. Ell
lot of Massachusetts, had asked leave to introduce
bill to repeal the Fugitive Slave Law, and objection
being made moved suspension of the rules 10 ena
bic him to bring in his bill. The vote upon this mo
ton was put as a test vote--was regarded az les
yoe--n fact, test vote vote on motion t.
repeal the Fugitive Slave Law. If the motion ha
prevailed the repeal would have prevailed. If III
motion had not have received decided negative
even if it had not passed, it would have been the sig
nal for opening the agitation in favor OF repeal
The Northern Wings knew all this and voted for II
with trifng exception. Although sprung upo
them, the Northern Democrats through it an
voted against it, with still more trAng exception.
These being the facts--the known facs--oi tn
case, we might have been surprised at the course
the Dockery papers of this town with reference +
this matter, if we had not known them we'll TO b
ot in tbnir aOlnn -
As it is, we totally unable 10 characterize the
conduct by any language admissible into the column
of respectable journal, and have been thus force
to leave article without caption.
The articles in the Herald, OF yesterday, and in tn
Commercial, of this morning, are simply bare-face
denials of tdct-attempts 10 up the undeniabl
abolition movements and votes of the Northern CT
adjutors of these papers, by buster and bravado-
They are specimens OF abuse unredeemed by a sing
spark of sense or reason, and of malice without caus
or justification. They only injure their author
while they pass harmleSsly by. The feeling
which dictated them none can envy for if Chart
be twice bleSsed-blessing him that gives and hl
that takes--rancour and ali observation-disclosures al
mainly huFtful to the spirit that gives them shelter
The Commercial seems in lis excitement 10 ha,
somewhat forgotten its caution and is actually e.
trapped into making admission in favour Of the A.
ministIation. 1t says:
The Editors of the Journal get off by promising
synopsis in their next. What wi l the synops
anything else prove? Why that the northe
Democrats voted 10 sustain the Administration wi
three exceptions, and that the IPhlgS voted again
the administration
This simply amounts to saying that in voting
the South the Northern Democrats sustained the a