Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-10-27
The Election Yesterday.

The result of the special election for a member Of
the House of Commons, held in this County yester,
day, is already known. We do not pretend 10 dis
guise the fact that regret that result 1t renders
it painfully apparent that there is deep-and, We
fear, permanent-split in the ranks OF the Democrat
c party in New Hanover county. This has been too
manifest for some time past. That this state OF
things must operate injuriously, all must feel and
know The reduced majority for Governor, at the
August election, shows how it has operated. We
can sincerely hope for the prevalence of greater hsr
mony and better counsels but it is not in the excite
ment now prevailing that these can be listened to-
and perhaps the less said the sooner mended. The
promptings of chagrin or the language OF excited
feeling are not always the wsest or most just and
we would indulge in neither.
All men do not and perhaps cannot, view things
alike and it may be well that they cannot. In
supporting DR.. Walker, as the openly avowed candl'
date we pursued the course which sense of duty
dictated u.s. without having any personal end or OBJ
ect PROMOTE opposed the mode Of electioneerng
adopted against him from conscientious belief thai
it was not the proper mode to be adopted, and must
eventually result in evil whatever might ne It's lmme
date success or failure. Having done SO, we have
nothing to charge ourselves with. majority of the
voters of the county have their sufrages for Mr.
Mcmillan. 1t is our duty, good citizens to sub
nit We can only hope that the injury to the party
will be less than we have reason to fear it will be.
is against the mode and manner of bringing out ant
eectioneerng that we have objected, and do object
mode and manner characteristic of secret assocla
tion which, in all its doings, has proved itself inim
ical to the Democratic party, as it is opposed to 1T
principles AS we have said before or failure
is no criterion Of what is right or wrong.
AS we said yesterday, Mr.. Mcmillan is respecta
BILE man and good ctizen-one whom we woul'
have taken pleasure in supporting, if brought for
ward in O manner which our views Of party duty
could permit US to approve. We have said before
honestly and sincerely, that such has not been TIT
case Having said so, we have discharged our duty
Others appear to have thought differently 1t is FOL
them TO feel satisfied in their own minds. If they
can do so, we have nothing to say
Dr. Walker came out against his own wishes and
interests because he had been persuaded TO do so by
members of the party who had no more to do With
others who are talked of as constituting clique
than the man in the moon. Those who persuaded
him did so under the impression that he could do gooC
service in the Legislature, Even after his name
had been brought forward, he would willingly, nay
gladly have given place to any other good Democrat
who could be elected and would consent to serve
1t was due to him that, if others wanted some ohe
person. he should have known it, so as to act accord
ingly. To allow man TO stay in the field, agalns
his own interests and wishes and then STAY him, with
cut notice. cannot be otherwise than wrong, and no
BODY on reflection and examination, can fail to adm
it. Everybody knows that, even according to tn
strctest party usage, any candidate had as niue
right to be brought forward as Dr. Walker, and nc
body have word to say against t-but every ma
has right TO fair notice and fair treatment-DaI
Journal 20th inst.