Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-03-31

D BARNES, black Greek, Wayne county
LEWIS JOINS, Pink Hill P. O., LeuOir county
eS DOgberry merely requested somebody to write
him down an ass-the Newbern Atlantic has perform.
ed that somewhat unnecessary office for itself, and
certainly no person who may happen to read an arti
Gle IN that paper of the 22nd under the heading of
Ridiculing General Dockery-Boston Abolitioniss,"
fail to perceive the full ineaments Of the donkey
with all the graceful and distinctive marks and ap-
pendages of the animal, ears and tail included.
First, the Atlantic Editor talks about Democratic
Editors and others trying defeat General Dockery
because he is one of the people plain farmer,
and so forth and he Furthermore says that The
Wing party against the formation of arstocra-
cy in our midst who will make wealth with all its
advantages the only passport to honor and to Office"
Now see how little and plain fact will
suffice to show the ridiculous character of such stuff
General Dockery this plain farmer and all that,
is a man much richer than Mr. Reid, the present
Democratic Governor. He is weather. than
most if not than all of those who have been spoken
off as his Democratic competitors. What then is the
use of all this twaddlc unless the cry of Ridculing
General Dockeryn be raised in advance to break the
force of the ridcule 10 which his demagogeism might
Justly subject him. 1t has been started as another
edition of the larcenous cry of stop thief"
But the Atlantic-man proceeds in the manner and
form hereunto annexed:
And not only this-not only are these editors and
leaders ridiculing and abusing Gen. Dockery them
selves but they import rldcule from the rabid aboH
tonists of Boston, that very hot bed of aboltonism
Now we are not at all surprised that Boston Adolf
onists should hate Gen Dockery, because their
DRY yet burns with the remembrance of the effective
fire he poured into their ranks whilst in Congress,
and battling for the cause of the Union. They have
reason TO hate him.
We suppose the Editor must refer to the time when
the General took prominent part in the Congress
sional caucus which refused to endorse the Compro-
mise-which helped to Stay Mr. Fillmore, and thrust
General Scott upon the Wing party, and from which
so many Southern Wing members of Congress with
drew.
But the article goes to talk about the abolition
isS of Boston, and their interference with the Guber-
material election in North Carolina and thus proves
it:
Yet such is nevertheless the fact Why just
read the following which we extracted from Dem
ocratic paper in this State
Speaking of Alfred Dockery, the worthy citizen
whom the North Carolina wings have nominated for
governor the Wilmington Journal says the name
ttrhymes to no known substance, and except
crockery thus:
They went Raleigh and they smashed their crockery
They throw'd themselves away on General Dockery"
There is certainly one other theme for the general
for after the election the Wings will find that
Going to Raleigh to put up General Dockery
Was nothing but a nominating mockery ~
Wecopy from the Atlantic Uerbatim ct Meratim. Oh
the way in whichit mang led the extract it makes we
need say nothing-that was 10 have been expected
But we cnuld take the liberty of asking whether the
Atlantic knows anything about the character of the
Boston Poss which it classes, with all the emphasis
of italics ar ong the AbotionistS Of Boston, Does il
happen to know that the Post has always and at al
times stood up even in that hot bed of Abotonism fol-
the rights of the South-that it has openly and
boldly denounced all coalitions and alliances with
Free Soilism in Massachusetts-th it strenously
urged the passage and enforcement of the Fugitive
Slave Law--that it now lends all the influence of t
talents and circulation to the Nebraska Bill These
are facts which no intelligent wing paper will pre-
tend to deny.
But in truth, the rhyme about which the Atlantic
makes such q fuss, simply innocent pleasantly
10 which nothing but an abiding consciousness o
being ridiculous could add any sting-which con
seriousness the Atlantic ought to have after perpe
trating the efusion to which have been referring
even If it had not before. 1t, too, tries its hand a
rhyme. and says of General Dockery:
Hell show them in August next"
That the Wing candidate for Governor Alfred Dockery
Is Just the to smash such Crockery."
Which coupet, in the relative length of its dltferen
lines reminds of the old adys lines about Pharaoh
wasn't Pharaoh great rascal
That wouldn't the Children of Israel go forty days
journey wilderness to eat little bit of Paschal
TAKEN UP AT LAsT.-'OthellOS occupation gone,
the powers that be have at length arrested the trl
umphant career of the great big black he-pig, tina
used to circumnavigate anywhere along Princes
street, but whose headquarters used TO be some
where between the State Bank and the Journal Office
He was arrested last Thursday morning, at least S
we have been informed, but of his subsequent fat
we have heard nothing.
Nseems to have been a sort of g Black Warrior
affair-no aluson to the old fellows color; but b
had been travelling so long unmolested that he ha
been lulled into fatal belief, that, in his case, tn
ordinance was a dead letter, when suddenly he
brought up all standing" and carried to the recer
tacle of hogs brstling with indignation and expos
tulatng in the most strenuous and convincing manner
AS Cowper saith -
Sc Mans inhumanty to pork,
Makes countless hogs to mourn
o. From Mr.. Whitaker, we have I" Natural His
tory" for children-a nice little book, with picture
for the young ones.
From the publisher " John. Livingston, of tn