Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-05-25
MAY as, 1855.
n, DIT,-That although the ant-Amencans make
w - aharcas AGAINST the American party, YET

u.2REN wINSLOW, Esq, of Cumberland
. n, That although the nti-Americans make
,oD1 base charges against the American party yet
I"ny guilty of the very charges they so lndustIi-
or:v circulate. Read the Official proceedings OF the
80 clinton Convention at which all the delegates
sTa forced to subscribe to solemn declaration be-
fore they were per niued to take their seats.
FARTgrR.-It is noticeable fact that the published
rroceedings contain no account of the discussions
IThcb arose upon the organization of the Convention
and upon the resolutions when they were reported
The above is from recent number of the Raleigh
Star, and shows conclusively the Know-Nothng
character of that paper if it does not indicate some
thing even worse. If the Star had known anything
about the Clinton Convention, it could not have pub
Tshed this article without the suggestion of palpa
be and known falsehood. If it knew nothing about
it, it is equally cupabe for inventng charges The
declaration was plain, voluntary, unanimously car
RED on motion, and unhesitatngly signed by every
delegate. We were one of the Secretaries, and
mainly drew up the official proceedings, and knoa0
that there was no discussions upon the organization,
nor upon the resolutions when reported, save in the
nature of subsequent personal explanation by Mr.
McEachin, which did not form part of the official
proceedings.
No material motion of any kind involving any dis
cussion was omitted in the official report, and we
will stake reputation upon the fairness and accu-
racy of that report will also Mr. Yates, the other
Secretary and we have no hesitation in saying that
we will be borne out by the members OF the ConVen-
ton. Our twnkling contemporary ought to know
what it talks about before charges either talsehood
or suppression of facts upon the officers OF an open
Convention, held in the face of day, without any
chances for conCealment and no desire Tor secfeSy
We want to make no false representations 20 tne
world-to publish no false reports, nor make JdtSe
charges nor will we permit these charges upon our
solves to pass unnoticed without branding them as
they deserve. "
NJ Yesterday the great political contest in Viz
oinia was decided. In common with our readers,
we look forward to the result with deep interest.
Governor Lieut. Governor, Attorney General, Com
uissoners of Public Works, Members of Congress
and of the State Legislature were chosen.
A deeper feeling has been evoked than at any pre-
yous time in the history of that State, many as have
been the exciting contests waged within her borders
The largest vote heretofore polled IN Virginia, was
in 1852, when the aggregate vote was 129,6O5, OF
which Fierce got 72,4l3; Scott 57,l92; leaving a
majority for Pierce of 1921. The census OF 1850
showed the total number of white males in the State
to have been 2O6 758 exhibiting the fact that IT,,
213 white males over 81 years of age did not vote in
1852. sufficient increase has since taken place 10
swell this number to full $4,000 above the vote oil
1852 and it is quite probable that the tremendous
excitement now pervading the State, will bring out
at least one-haf of this Upon this hypoth-
esis and we think it fair one, "Sam" must do better
than even his boasted seventy thousand "men in
Buckram,n if he expects to carry the State. But in
truth we have no sort of idea that he has any such
number
1t is too late to go on the brag game even if we
were inclined or had anything to gain by it. We
seriously believe that Henry A. Wise will be the
next Governor of Virginia, and that the Democrats
will carry at least eleven of the thirteen Congress
men Were we inclined to bet which we are not
we would be quite apt to risk the eleven Congress
men as the Governor, for there can be doubt tina
Mr.. Wise has had an uphill road of it, having hat
to encounter difficulties even in his own party. W.
do not think Mr.. Wise by any means the most popu
lar candidate that could have been started although
there can be question of his chvalrous characte
and splendid abilities The first Geographic rumor
will be the most favorable for the Know Nothing can
ddates, coming as they will, from the towns in whic
their strength is greatest
els 1T Wing CONCERN ?n-Under the above car
lion the Herald refers to our having re-pubshed tn
admirable letter of Hon. A. H. Stephens, of Ga, o
the principles and practices of the " Know Nothngs
and seems to take exception to our having omitted
state that Mr.. Stephens is Wing which the Heral
appears to consider conclusive evidence that Know
Nothingism is not a" Wing concern" since Mr. ST.
phsns, a Wing is opposed to it.
Now really, supposed that every man who kne
anything at all of politics, would know that Stephen
of Georgia, was a Wing, nor could his coming out
he does tend in any way to disprove the assertio
that Know Nothingsm is mainly Wing concern
Since Mr.. Stephens, enthusiastic Wing, decline
being candidate for Congress for the reason that
large number of his political friends have gone in
the secret order called Know-Nothings, and he, 6
able and popular Whs, in former district, is lie
without party unless he chooses to go with the1
That Mr.. Stephens is not in many points, an admi
of the administration is apparent but we choo
to publish the letter as he has given it to the worI
in full and without garbling-wthout note or cor
ment.
o. The allies are about as bad off as they CO
venienty be. So far as Sebastopol is concer
ed they are whipped. They can't take 1t now, a,
if not now, never. They may have gained son
trfing advantage at the expense of whole min
of iron, tons Of powder and thousands of men, br