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

The time for holding the annual state convention
OF the democracy is close at hand. Nominations for
state otcers the election of two delegates at large
10 the national democratic convention. the presenta
ton OF the issues before the peOrle and the annual
preparatory business will call together a convention.
It Is to be hoped, large. patriotic and Efficient con.
sisting OF delegates from every tow and city D the
State Let the democracy assemble this wear in fnl1
numbers in council and let the gathering. in its ac.
ton. come up fully to the wants OF Massachusetts,
We never knew better apiEit prevail ing in the
democratic ranks. Measures, principles, the good
old cause the Constitution, the Union, the whole
country, are now the watchwosds that lower above
ali thought of men, Factions, by combining their
forces have inflicted LASH disgrace on M .saachu-
eetts-Dy the most extraordinary and diSreputabIe
proceedings as to its domestic afAirs-hy the most
reasonable and disorganzing legislation to the
affairs Oh The Union The dominant patty has done
what II could do to render strong The ercest animos
tiles Of race-o render week the frat rnal relations
OF country. 1t has made this State odious 10 her
lster States. Every mail that arrives brings evi.
dence of this in the comments made n these nro
ceed"gs, by the journals and public men; and not
SIMPLY oil one parry, but of all parties; not merely
OF one section OF the country, but of all sections
With this state OF affairs al home in view-wth
the certainty that this disgrace proceeds from be lie.
SItimate working out of bad prnciples-each demo.
crat and true it himself to the noble old
Bay State OF better days, TO the obligations he un-
der TO support the constitution of his country to the
country Itself, to do what he to remedy these
eFIss II can Ony De zone Dy STRIKING at their rOut
by ploughing into the soil-by exit. pating Its
weeds-by substituting, for the upas that deadens
whatever it's branches shadow. that grand old Ii;e
giving and inspiring TREE OF LIBERTY The evil
lies in aboltionism that would DESTROY this Union.
and in know-nothingism that would make the Union
not worth destroying
1t ls noble fact, that everywhere in the country
mark everywhere-the democrats stand together,
whether IN najorities minorities in opposition 10
these pestleniia hereses. Il is so here in Massa-
chusetts. Last year. when the land mad with
them, the den ocr tic convention of this Stale stood
up against them and against all the poor, dema-
goguish, disg isms of the times. So 10 Judge
from what we have every day from the lips of true
democrats-it will be this year. No action looking
10 CO operation with the heresies of ow-nothingism
or abnlitionism, will be tolerated for moment.
This is time that requires of all who would act as
patriots. to think of what they their country.
Men fanatical on the slavery question; other men
from whom better things might have been expected
who dare to profane the grave of WEBSTER and even
to speak in the name of him who made the great
speech for CANCELLATION are now fomentng Sec
ional anmoslties, playing into the hands of the Gar
rison traitors, and doing what they can to array the
north against the south Let the democrats at this
crisis, act as patriots constitutional men, lovers
of the Union. Warn the committees that the time
Il for action has come
! Democrats! send full and true delegations to the
convention. Send there no secret lodge men, and no
freesoilers. Send democrats.-Boston Post.