Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-02-02
The Senatorshlp.

The election of HENRY WILSON senator by the
house of representatives may create great astonlsh
ment but it ought to create no surprise 1t IS an e.
vent which has been predicted from the known pre-
dominance of freesoilsm in the lodges OF this state.
II was this predominance which compelled the know
nothing gubernatoria candidate to write his freesoil
anti-fug,ve slave law letter, and that required OF
him so much freesolism in his inaugural and it is
this element that commands the election OF the
foremost freesoiler and anti Nebraska man IN the
state to the great post of Freesoism work
ed hard to get the control of the lodges, and it works
adrotly in laying hold of the substantial reward.
Thousands We have reason to believe, joined the
ORDER and worked with it, in the tacit understanding
that the old slavery question TO be put away, and
that the order to be national institution How
much does this election look like nationality? Can
there he picked out, in the whole commonwealth,
person who has spoken and written and managed
more downright freetoilism than Henry Wilson
Can there be found more decided opponent OF the
compromise measures of 1880? Can there be found
politician who will go further than he will 60 in
pushing on the antl-savery cause and who IS more
strongly pledged to this course!
What, however, has this well known fact awaited
to check the purposes of the dominant ma jority IN
the lodges This maj ority deadly hostile to the
promise measure, and their objects is to Teptdt
them, at whatever cost and no man who was not
with them at heart no whom they could not
implicitly trust could have been elected by the house
The deceived portion of the order may cry out with
aslonishment-"This is not the entertainment 10
which we were invited"--but it will do good
They have parted with their votes, and this is their
satisfaction.
The letters published yesterday between Mr. Hall
and Mr. Wilson, are the most adroi specimens of po
litical correspondence have for long while
In his letter. The senatorial candidate takes back moth
ing of the past alters not iota his position; but
leaves all his abolition strong and as binding
ever and if he goes to the senate he will go there
ready to fulfil all his lormer pledges Indeed he re-
gar the know nothing movement suspicious 10
the friends of freedom name =, the anti-savery cause
1t is said that the senate will undoubtly concur
in this choice of General Wilson. Then Massachu-
sets will be before the nation in almost thorough
sectional attitude it is possible for her TO be-
unless she should in future array herself in rebellion
against the government. Such position is deeply
to be lamentcd by every friend to the constitution
and every supporter of the Union. In the next
Congress her delegation, in both branches, viii be
nearly unanimously FREEsoTL, Not therefore to her
counsels---not TO her influence it be owing
that peace will continue to prevail throughout our
country. Should this action be inflated in other
states there is nothing more certain than that our
land will be plunged into the deepest and most deplo
rabIe agitation. For such measures the eesoilers
are ready for--so unconstitutional they could
not be triumphant in congress without open resis-
lance being made to them by one half the states of
this Union.--B Boston Post.