Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-11-09

ms The Herald of yesterday comments upon our
article of the dav previous in relation to he meeting
held in the Court House Tuesday evening last
It makes one mistake in saying that the Jo0r"at' Tor
anv purpose orsakes the old standard OF Democracy
T. abandons no position in regard to town matters
that It has ever OCCUPIED 1t never did occupy po-
sition of political proscriptiveness in town matters
II never hoisted at the head of its columns Demo-
cratic or other party ticket for Commissioners; and
reference to it's files from 1914 up to the present
time will show this Neither Of the Editors of the
Journal has ever voted an exclusive party ticket for
Commissioners. We have published as advertise
ments great number of tickets, at the same tme
and none of them gotten up party grounds COM
posed exclusively of members of one party, until re-
cent days. since the advent of isms and their inter-
ference in our local affairs.
We would simply ask for any evidence of Demo-
Gratis, or any other open party, having brought
out and concentrated upon strictly party ticket in
town matters. We invite an examination and analy-
sis of all the tickets elected until within the
last wear or two. We ask of the Herald whether,
within the last named period, ever since the K. N.
order has had an organization and strength here it
has not nominated such local tickets in council ex-
clusively of its members, and put them through as
such By doing so it has compelled open organi-
zaton against it. Whether now, at the present time,
the council here does not hold it's secret meetings
with reference to this very matter Whether, on
the very night on when the open meeting was held
in the Court House, an exclusive meeting was not
held at Temperance Hall Whether, in the begin
ming of the week, red pieces Of paper not fas-
tened to every lamp-p fence and corner in town
Now, the Herald is free to have reporters at any
anti-Know Nothing meeting Such meetings invite
publicity. But is it with regard to his party I?
Are the reporters of the press equally free its bust
meetings!
The Herald asks if we do not know of members of
it's party having been threatened with the loss of
employment, &C., because of their connection with
that party? We do not. We think it much more
likely that the boot is on the other leg.
The Herald asks us if the language used on Tues,
day night was not at variance with the statements
in our editorial. Having been in the Committee
room part Of the time we heard but one speech of
any length, that of DR.. BelIamy. He spoke as a
gentleman who felt strongly upon the subject, warm
ly and uncompromisingly opposed to the ism. That
is certain and no doubt such are his feelings towards
it. But this warm and uncompromising opposition
dangerous delusion he believes K. N ism TO be-
does not by any means imply bitterness unchari-
tableness towards individuals. DR.. BelIamy's char
acter is TO feel and express himself warmly where
his Judgment convinccs him of the mmnency of
any danger. To be bitter or uncharitabIe towards
his tellow-man when he believes him mistaken,
is foreign to his nature.-Daily Journal End INST.