Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-10-13
From the Herald.
W1tm1NeroN NJ c. Der 5th, 1854

Mr.. EDITOR:-Dear Sir, Wiz you be knd en-
ough TO give me for justice sake small space In
your paper, TO say few words to my feIaow-ctzens,
the voters of New Hanover County?
The JouynnL of the 4th, comes loaded as is usual
on such occasions with orders to the reemen OF the
county TO 90 to the polls and vote for the gentleman,
he calls or suppose would have US believe, was
the majority of the party. I mean The Democratic
party.
He the Editor mus think, be well aware that
the meeting he audes to had nothing TO do with the
nomination of the candidate, for the whole proceed
ings were conducted a Ia mode de Napoleon. There
was meeting called for the purpose OF uniting
the party and ascertaining the will of the people,
and TO hear their views to the proprety OF holding
another Convention for that purpose. Some thirty
or forty citizens assembled, not delegated to speak
for the whole any portion of their fellow citizens
And what was the course pursued at that meeting
After it was organized, and motion made TO appoint
a committee to draft Resolutions for the meeting
one man takes the responsibility on HIMSELF II re-
sponsbility it could be called (but if the gentleman
was not a particular friend, | should give it another
name,) of nerrnpting the proceedings OF the meet
ing, and offering the of the gentleman that
heads the Journals columns, to the citizens OF the
county for their suffrages.
Call you this Mr.. Editor, the balm OF reconca-
ton, or did even majority OF the cltlzeAs present.
at that meeting sanction such mode OF nomnatlons
They did not. AS the Journal well knows, or why
the alarm If the candidate now before the people,
suffer him defeated by Wings aided by phantom
Know Nohings? By means. There would be
no necessity TO hurry up he cakes. One word with
regard to the nominee. Will he pledge us TO be tor
the time being strenuous Democrat, as ne acoS q
Wing not many years by gone? But, that CONFESS
is more the genleman's business, than II is mine
But, before delegating him with The power even one
freemans vote would give, have few questions 10
ask the gentleman, as he has not condescended TO
give us his views in any way, or on any SUBJECT
J 1 Al ,Ia fhnfin
at least political matters, cannot take all IN a
lump, without having word from the candidate him.
self.
Is he the candidate in favor of Internal Improve
ments Will he vote for new Banks, and an in
crease of capital of the old If in favor Of Internal
! improvements by the State, 10 what extent would
he, that she should aid in the work; and last but
not least will he obey instructions sanctioned by
maj ority of his constituents
| ONE OF THE OLD LINERS.
| Let US look at this cold Liner little:
PARAGRAPH Ist-''The Journal comes loaded, as
is usual with orders to the freemen of the County,
etc We leave it to the readers of the Journal 10
say whether our remarks of last Thursday, calling
attention to the day of election and the present po-
stion of the Democratic party in this county. could
have been couched in language calmer or more re-
spectful 10 all concerned or whether anything could
!
tone and bearing of the remarks in question. So
much for "Old Liners" flourish al the starting.
| Paragraph 2nd.-We do know that the meeting
| had not the power to nominate, and nobody ever
said it had-it simply recommended. "Some thirty
or forty citizens assembled not delegated TO speak
| for the whole or any portion of their fellow
zens." Was the cold Liner" present at the meet
ing If so, does he not knoav that, instead Of thirty
or forty citizens, there really very full meet
| ing, probably five times as large as1he largest num-
| Der =! Perhaps it is convenlentto "know nothing
about this. CATER the meeting was organized, and
motion made to appoint committee to draft reso
buttons for the meeting, takes the reSpon
sibility-if responsibility it could be caled-(but !
the gentleman was not particular friend, shoulC
give it another name. -of interrupting the proceed
ings of the meeting, and offering the name of tn
gentleman that heads the Journals columns, to tn
citizens of the county, for their suffrage" Does
the odd Liner know that Mr.. Hall, by whom III
first motion was made for the appointment of com
mittee on leave given, withdrew his notion and tina
then Mr.. Holmes submitted the name of Mr. Walk
er to the meeting Does he not know that to sub
NIT names for the consideration of the people wa
the main object of the meeting! DOGS he not kpo'
that anybody else, that chose might have got up an
presented any other name they chose to the meeting
for its recommendation. If the "Old Liner" had an
Il preference why did he not state it? If he had an
s objections to make, why did he not have the mani
II ness to express them on the spot? Perhaps COMMIT
: ming openly with Democrats the spot did not su
his taste SO we'll attacking them secretly,
J, anonymous signature, in the columns of VIII
ii newspaper.
Paragraph 3D." Call you this Mr.. Editor, tt
balm of reconciliation, or did majority of Il
u" citizens present, at that meeting, sanction such
. mode of nomination They did not, as the Journ
10 we'll knows-or why the alarm 2" We do know tn
i much--we know that the Chairman, N. N. Nixo
- Esq., put the question three tmes, and earnestly
: quesed any gentleman present to state any cause
= opposition to the resolution recommending DR.. Wa!
err, any preference for any other for the inform
h ton and guidance of the meeting. If the "
ID Liner was there, he did not condescend to speak,
lie Stephen D. Wallace, Esq, i'll some remarks, urg
to upon Democrats the propnety of counselling amor
L. rhemselvesof stating their preferences objectio
10 to each other and begged that no gentleman Won
is withhold any reason he might have why Mr.. Walk
At should rot be nominated, and why another shout
Is 1t easier or better 10 vent anonymous peen hrOu
ID the Herald than 10 talk like and Democrat
lg brother Democrats like Messrs. Wallace and Nixor
We We warned friends, in our issue of Thursd
y last, that some, secret, affair to be popp
- out on the of the election and therefore t
n. necessity for true Democrats to be their guard
H. The vote of this County is between seventeen a
H. eighteen hundred but it is quite possible that, in
ok special election, like this, not over thousand vol
lrt might be polIed Is it at all impossible that all
at clements of opnOsition might, BY having full Il