Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-10-27
THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL.
WILMINGTON. N. c., FRIDAY. OCT. ~, 1854
nhe Recent EIectIon.

WILMINGTON, n. C.. FRIDAY, OCT. "a, 1854.
The Recent Election
Orr friend of the Portsmouth, Va, Globe is
pretty well acquainted with matters in this section,
but evidently not "posted" in regard to recent
movements in this County, and therefore mlscon-
ceves our position in the late election, and also the
causes for regretting the result That regret IS
not because of any objections to MIR. Mcmillan as
man or a Democrat-not because DR.. Walker was
defeated-none of these things; but because of the
mode and manner by which these things were effect
ed-of the secrecy characteristic of anything else
than Democratic principle and usage-of the spirit
of vengeance against individual members OF the
party which brought men who claim to be Democrats
into a strange alliance with those whose most re-
specful phrase for Democrats has been 'Loco Focos,
" Lococrats,n or any other term expressive OF con-
tumely and reproach-of the determination, in GER
tain quarters, to meet with their fellow Democrats
on no grounds whatever, to neither approve of any
suggestion made nor make any suggestion open
ly themselves These are the things we re-
greet and that we should regret the success OF these
things is peri ecty natural and right. There no
nomination made, and consequently no regular DEM
ocratc candidate in the field and, certainly, nobody
would object to Mr.. McMillans being run openly
and fairly we, certainly, should not have said a
word one way the other, but did object TO any
mans being run secretly, electioneered for secretly
and only brought out openly the day of the cleo
tion by hand-bill, issued not simply from the Com
mercia Office but by the editor of the Commercial, as
avowed in Yesterdays issue of that paper. An excel
lent and consistent leader of the Democrats of New
Hanover county is Mr.. LOring, tedltor and propue-
tor" Of the Commercial Let this fact be pondered
upon and some idea may thus be formed of others
All these things will be more fully understood
hereafter We have reason 10 know that they are
becoming known and felt already in the county
Many who voted for Mr. McMan-which they
had perfect right to do, as strict party men,
had he been publicly brought out-would not have
so voted had they known that their vote less for
Linn, than to be quoted in ratification of secret
movement, which received its finishing stroke in the
handful issued by the editor of the Commercial.
We do not suppose that Mr.. Mcmillan had any
agency in the matter himself We are only sorry, on
his account that his name was not either used openly
not at all AS it is, desire to indulge in no re-
examinations now that the election is past, but we
want the real state of the case TO be known.
AS for cliques" and all that sort of thing, we
really care little about them and have nothlng What'
ever to do with them. We had nothing to do with
bringing DIR. Walker out, and we know that he HIM
self yielded with great reluctance to the solicitations
of those who desired him to run, in the belief that
he could and would do good service in Tire Leglsla-
ture AS tor " cliques" let state simple fact
showing what has been and what has not been a
"clique in this matter With all the secret exer-
tions made, with all the misconceptions about such
existing throughout the County, it turns out thai
Dr. Walker actually received majority of the Dem
oCratic votes cast in the County, the majority agans
him, 800, being less than the Wing vote cast agains
him. If there is to be clique :" recognized al
existing in the party, it must evidently consist o
those who stood aloof from the public movements o
the majority of their party, and operated secret!
among the people, the great body of whom can hav
no other interest in voting, beyond promoting wha
they think right