Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-10-13
AuthOrized Agents Tor the Journal
Some Facts.

The census of 1850 shows free white population
in North Carolina of SIT $780, and Of this number p
524 are of foreign BIRTH the white persons of foreign
birth bearing the proportion of one to two hundred
and twenty-eight native citizens The average num-
Der of votes cast is about one in every 6a OF the free
white population, which would give the whole vote
cast bv foreigners at $780, taking for granted that such
ponulation will poll as many votes in proportion TO
aggregate numbers as the native population, which
is not So by any means. Many are not naturaFlzed
Others have not resided year in the State,-and
we feel certain that there are not 300 votes poed at
any election throughout the whole State by citzens
of foreign birth-not enough TO have affected the re-
suit of any election held IN the State lhese
are facts which any person can look into Tor himself
Do they not show that in North Carolina, at least
anv association like The q" Know NOthngs,' although
gotten up for the ostensble purpose OF combating
foreign influence must really have some uIterIor OBJ
iect in view, since there is really no foreign influence
to combat The idea of its being necessary for the
10000 native voters to combine for the protection OF
their rights against the dangerous entertainments OF
two or three hundred naturazed citizens is ndlcu-
lous in the extreme-like loading up mnety-pouhd
paxhan gun to lombard tencerail 1t ls' therefore,
evident that something else must be IN view BESIDES
opposition to foreign influence, or even Roman Gam
ole influence. According to DR.. Durbln the learned
and highly esteemed Methodist divine, the number
of Catholics in North Carolina is even more Homo-
pahic than that of naturalized citizensthey not
drop in the bucket-a rill in the ocean of our pop
ulation Combining against them is simply loves
labor lostn-there really little nothing to work
upon.
r.. al H,ot biob hoU
stated can easily be verified by any person who will
take the trouble to examine the census and the de-
nominatonal statistics of the country Many have
neither the time the opportunity to examine into
these things, and hence it comes that molehlS are
magniied into mountains. We sincerely believe that
upon examination these mountains will sink back IN
to their primitive insignifcance, and be moe-hllls
again This world, and the particular portion there
of embraced within the limits of the State OF North
Carolina, is altogether too practlcal-has altogether
too much common sense, to keep excited, stirred up
and banded together without some tangible otJect'-
The realities of lfethe rush of Improvement IS al
together too pressing to allow time and energy 10 DE
wasted in combats with wind mills. The Northern
getters up of the secret organization commonly deSg-
mated as Know Nothings," no doubt have Speclnc
purposes in viewends Of their to serve, but the
great majority of the people have such ends-lt
can benefit them little to be made the means for the
ACCOMPLISHMENT of certain parties who would use
them as mere instruments to promote the aggrandlse
ment of a few-to be held under bonds and pledges
in comnarjson with which the usual organization o
parties is nothing.
In some few isolated cases. Democrats, or at least
individuals who have previously acted with the Dem
ocratc party, have been nominated by the new or
ganization, but always where such nomlnauol
would tend to the disOrganizaton OF the party AM
tend to injure it more than the nomination OF al
open opponent would have done. Whenever an Ell
fcien blow can be struck against the party, then a.
disguise is thrown Oft.
1t takes all sorts of people to make party as we
as a world and of course indiscrimlnate denuncla
ton of all the members of any organization would
both foolish and unjust 1t Will be found OUT no"
ever and that before long, who are the decelHers an
who the deceived in this affair. The original getlel
up-the 'Ned Buntnes,' and the other cattle of tn;
sort will be all out in their full ccors and Develop
ments, and many very clever people, who have bee
drawn in--we had almost said sucked ln-Wlll tur
in admirng WONDER to see what fools they have bee
made. Democrats, especially, will find this out
they will find that they have been secretly and /
sidiousy arrayel against the principles they no
most dear-that while ostensibly aimed at this
that they have really been working into the han
of those they have been contending with on primo
pie, for years The best portion of the Wings, to
will get tired and ashamed of secret plotting and c
bals of square and triangular pieces of blank pape
etc, etc.
IN Cborlo last me