Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-04-27
From the Wheeling Argus of April IL, 1856.
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Kndw.Nothingfsm and 1boiItfonisnl.
The two leading organs oil Know Nothngism in
this part OF the State are the wheeling mes anu
the WelIsburg Herald It is in the memory OF our
readers that, about year ago, the Times publisheo
several very violent abolition articles, which produced
great excitement in this city, nsomuch that the edl-
for found it necessary to modify, IT not retract the
most offensive parts of his articles-such his IN
cand;ary threat to light the torch of freedom the
eastern side of the Blue Ridge his bilngsgate abuse
If ss yeholders as disgracing Gods footool &C., &c
While he was shivering under the Indignation of our
neope the abolition presses OF ONO Plttshurg ana
elsewhere backed him up, and the Wes5urg Her
aid upheld his hands That paper published the fol-
is undoubtedly the interest of the entire State,
and particularly OF the western portion OF IT, 10 gel
rid of slavery quick as possible win safety 10 tne
State and Justice to the masters and the way 20
bring about is for the influential editors OF Wheel
ing to grapple the question manfuly and strengthen
the publc opinion of the Western majority IN favor
of Gradual emancipation. We shall perhaps De reao
out of the State for such avowa but it IS our de-
| Gberale opinion and native born and pred Wiz
einan have no hesitation in advocating 1t on every
nroper occasion We conceive that TO be the business
! of Virginians and none else"
| The Times, on the LIST of April, 1854, had very
long article intended to prove that the editor was
not an aboli,onist, in some technical sense ana TO
explain his position precisely. In that artlcle' ne
said:
g We oppose the extension of slavery over terri
tory now Free because sdUery opposed TO We aooSe
fenoy of our Institutions, established by our tore
fathers fought for by them, and left to not for
the one or the few but for all, not 10 build up an
idle aristocl acy but happiness and proec-
ton to Il vast, industrious, useful white populauon'
democratic in their character and condition, equal Ill
their rights stations and privileges, and looking to
the greatest freedom practicable under law, and the
nearest equality available under the natural censt'-
tutiors OF men,"
! And again: -
"We are in favor of taking the earliest possible
means for getting rid of slavery in the State OF VIZ
gnia with Justice to the master, safety to the State,
and comfort and convenience to the aboring popula
ton in it,
From these extracts from the two principal expo
nents of Know othingism in Virginia,
our leaders can make their own differences About
the same time the German Democrats of Wheeling
held meeting, in which they expressed by resou-
ton the most sound and conservative sentiments on
/ the subject of slavery.
We have refraned from quoting the most violent
articles of the Times lest it should he thought that
they did not fairly express its deliberate sentiments
We have quoted from it's most studied effort adapt
the expression Of its views to the latitude OF Virginia
The BEST BLooD"-In recent speech in the
British House of Commons, Lord Pamerston, de-
Tending the arisocracy, said that the best blood OF
the United Kingdom had been shed in the Crlmea
What is the best blood o. The Bible informs US
that the Creator made of one blood all nations of
men, So that the blood " Of all men must have
been at one time equally good. Now the question
arises, how it became divided into different quail
ties-good hetter best, and vile, viler, vlest. In
fact what is good, and what is bad Is good blood
that which is pure and in healthy state, and bad
! blood that which is impure and tainted with Ill
humors !? If 50, the peasanry and aborng men OF
countries have the best blood and III that aspect
of it, Lord Palmerston was right when he said that
. " the best blood of Britain had been shed in the
: Climea. The blood chiefly shed there was that Of
the healthy and vigorous of toll and it has beer
shed in oceans.
However, Pamerston had such plebean cur
rents in view when he spoke OF the " best blood
nor did he refer to exalted moral and intellectual
y excellence, irrespective Of BIRTH The best blood
- in his opinion, is the arstocracy though 1t shou'
be shamefuly efeminate, brutality ignorant, vicousl,
corrupt-t is still the "bes BLOOD" and the wors
J. blood is that which, though it might combine tn
genius of Shakespeare and the pety of Feneon, is ir
y retrievably damned by plehe'an extracton'-R'ch
\ mond Despatch.
A REL1c.-The following curious piece of anti
quaran lore has been unearthed by the Boston atlas
y 1t has reference to singular outrage practiced IN tn
middle ages before Blackstone had popularized tn
e notion that every mans house is his castle:
r, Goosey, goosey gander,
! Where shall wander!
- Up stairs, down stairs,
e In a lady's chamber:
q There slept lady,
= Under the clothes;
l. In popped Senator,
With long nose.
~ Out popped the Senator:
Solemnly he swOre,
n Such sleeping beauty
e He before:
| When a pretty little
~ Is lying fast asleep,
! A native-born American s
l. Entitled to a peep.
lie ,'Ye which,. says the MS, ye goode man tooke q
his pIeasaunce, putting in but his heade, for y
plane reasonne that he hadde eyes in ye legges
le him.
What Now Getting Scared :---Eh:
% One of the opposition Organs of Richmond, in yes
= terdays ISSUE occupies four mortal" column
!, with an effor, to show that the American party is
~, pro slavery party
y If they are pro-slavery. why is every Congressma
II whom they have elected, assisted to elect North
y Mason and Dxons line in favor of the restoration
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