Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-06-30
Abuse OF the President.

While Northern Wing presses even those most
conservative in their character, continue their abuse
of the President for his support of slavery it does not
look we'll for their Southern allies to denounce him
as supporter OF abolition. If justice cannot extort
from them expressions of commendatOn, shame at
least should cOnstrain them into silence. They must
know that there is not one prominent member of
their party in all the Northern States whose record
ed votes and sentiments the subject of slavery
will bear comparison before the Southern public with
those of Gen. Pierce. Yet these gentleman, while
prepared to scout disunon or secession the idea of
dissolving political connection with Northern polit
clans, attempt to show that Pierce-a reliable
man than any in their party to be found beyond
the Potomac-is unworthy the support or counten-
ance of the Southern people!
To make known to our readers and to such of the
Wings of Georgia as may look into columns in
what estimate the President is held-not by North
ern abolitionsts and Sewardites-but by the most
liberal minded Wings of the North we publish the
following sentences, clipped from the Providence
Journal, of June 18th. he editor is advising with
the Legislature of Rhode Island, in session, as
to the which they should adopt in g retaliation
for the repeal of the Missouri COMPROMISED He
saws
"The repeal of the fugitive slave law, or rather
the amendment of it, to place the right of re-
claiming fugitive slaves on the ground as the
other rights under the constitution with extraor-
binary process and no reversal of the common rules
of criminal law, is unquestonaby legitimate object,
yet Of course impracicGble so long as Gen. Pierce
holds the Ueto polcer. No direct aggression can be
made upon SLAVERY, nothing that Slavery now has can
be taken from at till ace haze ne,y President, and a
gerry different one from the present occupant of the
White House,
No direct aggression can be made upon slavery
till we have n new PRESIDENT. is statement which
meets us in one form or another in all anti-save
| ry exchanges. We publish it for the assurance and
satisfaction of the Southern people. We publish it
as sufficient vindicatOn of ourselves against those
who have charged with sacrificing Southern inter-
ests in sustaining the President Lastly, we publish
it for the condemnation and confusion of those who
are driven by partisan bitterness and political hostil-
! ity to denounce President whom every Southernor
should sustain and honor-SaudnnGh Georgian.
The Raleigh Star misrepreScnts the Democracy
OF this county, when it says Mr.. Bragg is held up
here as opposed to internal Improvements, We be-
Heve we have heard every speech made in the county
during the canvass, and We have never heard any
such positions assigned to Mr.. Bragg We publish
the cniy Democratic paper in the county, and we have
never held HIM up as anti-internal Improvement
IN his feelings On the other hand. we have always
heard him ''held up" the ground assumed in his
various speeches-that of making such improvements
rs are consistent with the ability and interest of the
State. The Star has either been imposed upon, o.
else 1t Is attempting to practice an imposition
Eheabeh City Democratic Pioneer.
An American Ship Boarded by n British Steamer
New YORK, june 24-The ship Minnesota wa.
boarded on her passage from Liverpool nv the can
tain of the British steamer Gladiator who demande,
to see the papers of the ship The demand hayins
been complied WITH the steamer retired The obiec
Iof the British commander is unknow