Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-08-17

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of formerly Of Mississippi, Sam Houston of Texas
and Andrew J. DoneIson of Tennessee, are the men
at the South, formerly of the Democratic party, who
now attacking that party and going for the K N
organization. The very position and circumstances
OF these men show what they want, and why they
occupy the position they do. Jere Clemens was
elected Senator from Alabama over Mr.. Fitzpatrick,
the choice of the majority of the Democratic party
by split in that party fomented by Clemens himself
who obtained the votes Of factious minority of
Democrats and all the Wings, and thus obtained a
triumph his party friends and party organIza-
lion. His course while in Congress satisfied every
body that his election was one not fit to be made"
and neither of the old parties would touch him with
a ty-foot pole. Jere. is Know Nothing
Who don't know Henry S. Foote? Everybody, We
presume, but Henry s. Foote himself. Foote Is a
man of talents, far superior to Jere. Clemens no"
often we have heard the remark made Foote Is an
exceedingly smart man, and would be great one' II
he had either judgment or principle, but ne mas
| neither.
Sam Houston has for years past been trucking to
the non.saveholding states for their interest he
does want to be President exceedingly bad. For this
purpose he has been making temperance harangues
throughout the North and West; and, ii is worthy OF
remark one of the course of antisavery lectures at
Boston this year. was delivered by Hon. Sar- Hous'
ton Senator from Texas.
Major A. J. DonesOn is quite d big K N, in his
own opinion and, perhaps, some people who do
not know much about him, might be led into the
error of supposing him to have been man OF some
popularity or influence in the ranks of the Demo-
cratic party Let US give small Instance of the
| otio in ba hold
gress At the time when the present Administration
came into Office Major Donelson became proprietor
of the Union newspaper. Congress met. Everybody
knows that there is public printing AID patronage
at the disposal of Congress, and everybody also
knows that it is the invarable usage Of the party in
power to testow such patronage upon the paper
which may to some degree, be considered the organ
of that party. We are not discussing the right
or the wrong of this We simply stating the
known usage of parties in power. So unpopular was
Major Donelson with the Democrats in Congress-so
little did they like him a man, trust him a
politician, that his withdrawal from the Union news
paper became imperative, and the question of the
printing was not settled until after that event had ia
, ken place. General Pierce considered himself, we
believe somewhat bound to Mr.: Donelson, as having
invited him to Washington City, and, we have no
doubt stood his friend throughout, but Congress was
inexorable. Now, Donelson presumes upon his pop
alor7ty. his standing in the Temocratic party, to
add weight TO his detection, although he knows and
by his course shows that he resents his reputation
by that party in Congress- He goes far to turn
upon an administration which was friendly to him
when he had no other friends
| These not the only of any mark at the
South, calling themselves Democrats, who have, at
the South, given any sanction 10 this attack upon the
party, and the administration, and their motives and
position patent that no man need for moment
be mistaken about them.
Now look around in this State and see the cand-
dates put forward to be slaug Uttered. We mean NO
disrespect 10 them men; but look how they stood,
Rev. T. J. Latham in the Second District-what par
ty position, influence had Mr.. Latham? None
| whatever. disappointed man-remoVed by DEM
ocratc administration that he would not trust, hut
became party 10 foresalI its action by taking ap
pointment few weeks before, by arrangement
with an opposing and defeated party. The district
has marked him Need we turn to this district TO
dwell upon Mr.. Reids political antocedents? The
labor would be lost, everybody, Of those who
supported him, is fully acquainted with them. Nor
is Mr.. Shepard in the Raleigh district, whit better
off, Col Stowe, in the Seventh district, is q very
decent in private life and, poor fellow, is now
SO badly, SO very badly used up that comment upon
him would be cruelty The Colonel had been soured
and badly advised, but then could not, and did
not go the stripe, advocate the proscrptve doc
trnes he was called upon to endorse. Co.. Stowe had
no sort Of nhuence-was terribly defeated in his own
county, and if the truth must be told, the he
kicked out was that he could not obtain the support
of the Democratic party, even in his own county
This we know.