Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-12-21

~ The war DetWeentne - American OA6ou, "'
central press of the Order and its Southern asso
ciates continues and grows interesting. Alter nav
ing received objurgation from the Richmond
Whig, it is now engaged in replying TO an article II
the Petersburg InteLigencer. The matter Is THIS
the Organ wants the par. 1t finds that that pap Il
in the hands or at the disposal of the Black Repub
licans and Northern Know-N othings, and that the
Sou,bern Know Nothings are totally powerlese and
without influence as compared with their Northern
brethren In this position of affairs the Organ says
| that the 18th Article of the Philadelphia Platform
ought to be abandoned test of anything; and
in fact, that it amounts simply to an expression OF
opinion on the part Of those who voted for it. That
it is evident that the maorty of the order WILL mol
subscribe to it, and that it is really no tenet OF the
said order.
This, to be sure is no more than what every Dem
ocratic press insisted upon from the first and, IN
deed what was plain to the dullest comprehension
The 10Th Article lame and incomplete as it 0dS' Tor
it is no more, never was understood to De olholng
upon the Morrill, and the Northern members OF the
order promptly said so and now, the Orgd" at
Washington City says so too-says that there IL ITO
use talking about any nationality upon the oiaVerS
Iouastion-it can't be done-there is no agreement
nnon that queston-that is to be ignored-the lamp
t. 70 Eo down with the ion-the Louisiana slave
holder with the Massachusetts abotionst, etcetera'
etcetera.
The Petersburg Intelligencsr calls the Organ' or
rather the Editor Judge Vespasian Ellis to account
for alleged inconsistency in assuming TINS posnoh'
It charge. that Judge Ellis, having been member
of the Philadelphia Council, by which the IZth AfV
Gle was passed, acts improperly in trying 10 give II
the gooy so coolly. To this the Organ replies that
Judge Ellis did not go for that plank-thought 1t
wouldn't take-didnt believe the Northern brethren
would stand on it. Thought the measure l-adVised'
dangerous. and even destructive of all harmony in
the ranks and the result has proved that ne was not
in error on this point. Mr.. Rayner OF NoFeh Caio-
lima. opposed the 18th Article and presented SUD-
stitute declaring substantially that the question OF
Slavery should form no part OF the " Amencan plat
form Mr. Ellis went for the restoration of the Mis-
souri, COMPROMISE line, through the action OF the
" American" party, and without legislation 80 1t
was-hs 18th Article never was regarded as any
thing or binding upon anybody, and ITS only ooJec'
seems to have been to gull the South. Inc hol'of
of the Organ says that he is guilty OF no lnconsIs
tencv-that the case always stood as ne now repre-
sents it.
By the way, the Organ rather gets the Intelligent
Ger on one point-the fact that the nellgencer re-
ioiced with exceeding Joy the result OF the late
New York elections" which result was obtained up
on the Binghampon platform, in which the 18th ar
tcIe of the Philadelphia platform was repudiated in
the strongest and plainest terms. But, then. what
Southern organ of the order is not amenable 10 the
same charge OF rejoicing with exceeding JOY over
the results of elections obtained upon even worse
platforms than the aforesaid Binghampton platform
Let the K N press that is guiltlsss throw the first
stone at the Organ If the stoning be deferred until
the guiItless Know Nothing press be found, the Or
gan will remain unstOned.
The whole thing is coming out pretty fast and the
Southern people can see for themselves and queer
enough things they will see