Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-09-15

and he is identified with both. Of his Democracy we
have not a shadow of doubt Having this assurance
ourselves we give it unreservedly to our friends.
Is 1t So:
The Raleigh Register, commenting upon the Jour-
naPs thrust at Mr.. Clingman, asks
Does the Journal, we wonder. reflect Mr.. Ashe
preference That gentleman is represented,---We
know not how correctly,--to have declared himself,
fully and unreservedly, IN favor Of C1ngmGn
Wilmington Herald
The Raleigh Register, of Saturday last, with mark
ed disingenuousness quotes the two concluding par
agraphs of article in reply to the Metropolitan
of the End inst and asks the question above quoted
by the Herald, but negects to notice the TACT that In
the paragraph Immediately preceding, we make use
of the following language: owe speak now simply
| for ourselves" This ought 10 have precluded 1t
from asking the question which it does unless APP
plies to the rules which appear to govern its own
conduct and takes for granted that plain language
deliberately used, means, either nothing all, or else
directly the reverse of what it says.
We really don't know what MIR. Ashes views on
the subject are We are certain that we cannot re-
feet his preference. since we have expressed no pre-
ference ALL unless that for good Democrats should
be SO construed. and presume few Democrats Will
dissent from that. The truth is that we have never
interchanged ideas with Mr. Ashe on the subject
have not seen him since March last-haVe not heari
from him since that time on any political subject nor
on any other and except the Cape Fear Bar mat
ter and in that he expressed his feelings of gratitude
TO his colleagues of both parties, from this Sate for
their hearty cooperation well as his appreciation
OF the genuine North Carolina spirit which actuated
| them. 1t to very questionable, indeed.
whether Mir. Ashe has committed himself, at this
stage of the proceedings the Register says he has
| done But of all that we do not pretend TO speak
We only speak for ourselves, and express own
convictions of what is right. The Journal is not of
that class of papers which reflects any preferences,
unless such preferences shared by It's conductors,
or defers the expression Of what it knows TO be good
Democrat doctrine until it can find ont whether
their expression will please any particular man or
| set OF men.
But, to conclude, we don't know what Mr. Ashes
preferences are. Our remarks are simply the
preston OF our views they commit only
selves their only strength is in their truthfulness
and their adherence to Democratic principle, We
are not so sighted as the Herald and, therefore,
see no thrust Mr.. Clingman in any article we have
written in this connection We simply attest fact,
in which the returns bear out, namely: the Dem
ocratic party of North Carolina triumphed in the
cent election It's strength and the strength of
its principles and that the Wing party need not fiat
ter itself that the result due to any other
o. The Herald of Wednesday quotes, from the Ma
tona lntelli-encer and slightly alters as il says, to
suit this locality, article commenting upon certain
Democratic nominations made at the North, which
the Intelligencer says approved by the Washing
ton Union, and the Herald supp ementally adds by
, the Journal. These nominations of Messrs. H.
H. Johnson, Gen. w. D. Lindsey and James c. AL
en who it appears voted against the Nebraska Bill
The remarks of the Ceaveland Plandealer also
{ quoted, approving of these nominations, upon the
ground that the Nebraska question is not made test
IT, by all this, the idea meant to be conveyed that
we approved of the course of the above named gen
tlemen in voting against the Nebraska Bill, or tx.
cused them for it. because they Democrats then
we must say that totally false idea is meant 10 BE-
conveyed. We did not and do not, do any sucl
= thing The Nebraska Bill is passed the only ag
tation in regard to it nOw-the only test now posi-
BILE with reference to it, is that which points to it,
p repeal, and that is Wing party test at the North
1t would be folly in Northern Democrats to allow
themselves to be split up by test having reference
. to the past, when all their energies will be required
10 meet the agitation arising from this present anG
i prospective test set up by their opponents. We de
not pretend to deny that several Northern Democrat
h voted against the Nebraska BilI--but we know tina
q oil the Northern Wings did, and that, without tn
Northern Democrats who voted for it, the Bill coult
g not have been passed. We do not deny that som
. Democrats who voted against the Bill have been re
:; nominated, but so have those who voted for it'll
O last being condition of things which could not oc
. cur in the Wing ranks since none of them had vote
for it. and, consequently, there were none such t
re- nominate. We do not pretend that approval c
g Nebraska is made test Of Democracy at the North
u but the exclusion of agitation for its repeal, no,
that it is passed, is the general if the universe
d position occupied by Northern Democratic poht
Is clans while, the other hand, repeal is the watch
u word-the raliying cry-the test of the Wing part
u of the North
AS for the cases cited, We really know little or M
thing, although the Herald, in it's prescience choose
d. to put words in our mouth with reference TO then
at STILL IT any discussion is sought upon the gener;
L., subject, we reason for avoiding it on OF
part save and except its useless consumption of tim
Ter The truth is that Democrat will pretend that til
Northern section of his party is perfect upon tn
nd question and, on the other hand, no candid VIII
deny that while there are things to depore anon
the Democracy of the North, there is much also
i'll approve at the same time the Wing party of II
nd North stands now without one redeeming line
IT. pointwholly and totally antagonstical TO u.s. The
III are some unsound Democrats at the North-gante
There are no sound Wings there. That is the sta
. of the case.
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