Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-05-12


that THos BRAGG, Esq., the Democratic Candidate Tor
Governor, will address the people at
I.umbertOn, Robson county, Monday May 10Th;
Whiteville Columbus county, Tuesday - 10th;
Fliznbethtown, Bladen county Wednesday May 18th;
Rockfsh Cumberland county, at Murphy's Mills May 18th
The Wilmington Convention Again.
We again take occasion 10 call attention to the
Convention TO assemble in this place on the 25th
nst and TO urge lis Importance upon the citizens OF
the various Counties of the State, especially OF those
Counties in which our crcula tion mainly lies. The
arguments in It's favor are so plain as to suggest
Themselves to ALL From its objects no will dis
sent. nor can any North Carolinan for momentin-
stitute a comparison between it and the Charleston
Commercial Convention, about which so much tuss
was made. 1t is speculative affair with sup
positions objectg-nQ attempt TO reconcile rreconclle-
able and conflicting interests. 1t opens little held Tor
the intrusion of political srifes or the display OF
windy defamation. 1t is 10 be simply meeting OF
North Carolinians actuaed by feelings OF State
pride and mutual dependence all having interest
more or less direct in the establishment of sufficient
and convenient port in North Carolina, for the benefit
and advantage as well of the State at large of It's
chief town. 1t will be an assemblage for consulta-
ton for the common good 1t will tend to develope
true North Carolina feeling of individuality and
commercial independence, the profits of which will
not enure and are not expected to enure, TO Will
mingOn alone
We are pleased TO see the spirit in which the call
for Convention in this place has been already re-
sponded to by many Counties throughout the State
The very feeling thus engendered and exhibited will
result in good. Let press this matter upon the
attention Of those Counties in which no action has
as yet been taken, and urge upon them 10 move i'm
mediately.
The Wilmington Herald need not get into fever
ahout the voice from Washington, as it is pleased to
designate the very moderate letter written by Mr..
Ashe, in defence of his representative IN
Congress from this district when insdiously attacked
in his absence by the whig candidate for Governor
General Alfred Dockery. Although Democrat, and
therefore no doubt in the Herad's estimation, tit
mark for attack and obIoquy, Mr. Ashe has still the
right 10 be heard in his defence, and We have
shrewd suspicion that he will be heard. 1t may be
a fayorite theory with General Dockery and some Of
his organs that he possesses the right 10 aim all sorts
Of blows at those who may differ from him, without
the persons at whom such blows aimed having
even the privilege of reply If they attempt to avoid
themselves of this common privilege of American
lngs," and the cry is raised that they "abusing
General Dockery" If General Dockery, in the exer-
else Of his supreme power and authority takes it into
his wise head to try and the seeds of dssatisfac
ton and ll-will between representative and his
constituency in his own home, and that representa-
tive replies for the purpose of indicating the truth
of history, it is "a voice from Washington against
the gallant" Dockery.
Would it be believed that, with such arrogance and
presumption staring the people in the face the Com
merciaI and Herald of this place actually have the
sublime and touching modesy to talk about the Cen
eral as poor, abused martyr, whose prosecutions
could only find parallel in FoX's Book of Mar
tyrs - But it won't do. They throwing away
their labor. Their demagogueism is too palpable.
The Commercial knows Just as well as we do tina
it was against the conduct of General Dockery here
in the discussion with Col Person, that protested
and that we never attacked General Dockery's privat
character yet in its issue of yesterday, tsappears
convey a different impression. We would here ven
ture TO add, as matter of information, that whel
we find matter to censure in the bearing of candi
date we shall do so, undeerred by the little capita
that may be sought to be made out of it. The Zero
cious sympathy with the farmers" ETC., sits S
paper writers that we would not have it oherwis
for something. They working for very effec
tually They are doing good deed unawares.
(G-The Fayetteville Observer of yesterday weel
which paper we have somehow mislaid, and therefor
trust to memory, seems to think that we do it njus
tice about the matter of the $4,000 said to hav
been given by General DOckery TO Wake Fores
College, inasmuch it had seen the statement
some Dockery papers in the West. Well, it amount
to the same thing 1t was stated among them--th
Generals frends-for the purpose of electioneern!
upon sectarian grounds. 1t about gu
and the Observer resurrected it for the purpose
giving il small touch of galyinsm.
In regard TO Mr.. Ashes presence in the Hous
during the last day of former session of Congress
when the Senates amendment to the Navy appropri;
ton Bill, giving sixty thousand dollars for the Car
Fear Bar, before that body, the Observer is rgE
in thing We should have said the last momer
instead of the last day Mr. Ashe that day remained
long as he could, but not in the House after tn
Committee of Conference had been raised Our state
ment was careessy worded but that does not alter I'll
case nj ALL Our information comes from gentleme
who were in Washington City at the time, an
whose word is authority.
o. The Raleigh Star of the 9th, evidently with
bad grace, reports Mr. Bragg as havng,in his speec
at that place on the Sth, denied the truth of the
port of his remarks upon Internal improvements
given in the Newbern Atlantic and Wilmington He
aid. He was not opposed to Internal improvement
nor the extension of State works; he simplv CO
tended that in going into the prosecution of SUI
works the State should act as prudent indiyidu
similarly situated, and regulate her progress nv h