Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-10-12
THF WILMINGTON JOURNAL.
=====s71aaToN. \. q. FRTDAY. OCT. 1a. 1855.

a. The straight-out, independent course OF the
Democratic party is fast receiving lis reward III VIC
oon6depce of the people, and aording another con-
6maton of the truth of the adage, that honesty Is
Abe hest policy. few brief months ago, the press
teamed with notices of Know-Nothng victories, and
the flag of Democracy seemed to be Frustrated in the
dust never again to float in triumph over victorious
marty. The timid wavered-the time-serving pro.
claimed the party dead. Even the boldest could but
saH-Stand by the principles of Democracy; they
are right and must in the end triumph; but whether
they triumph or not, stand by them as the hope OF
the country. Well, the tide has turned. The party
is uniting The conservative spirit of the country is
ralying to its support. The note of insolent tri-
umph lately so familiar to its opponents, is changed
into the feeble whimper of excuse and apology for
crushing defeats Even at the North, the old party,
presenting the only strong and stable rallyng point
round which to gather for the subjugation Of the
sms and the safety of the country, is attracting to
its standard men who before fought beneath its
folds There, even there, before another year has
rolled around, it will stand forth the pary-proud
" victorious over every form of fusion and coalition
Always stronger than any one party that could be
opposed it, it is already stronger than ALL and ev'
appointed applicants for Office, and intrigued against
by ambitious asprants, President Pierce has been
held up as little better than knave, and little wiser
than fool. A descendant of good old revolution
arv stock, he was not even an "American," as the
cant goes The people have seen, as they could no
help seeing, that all this was spite and nonsense
They have looked at the Presidents policy and tounC
it Nationalist his eXpositions of that policy and
found them able and the result is that he Is rapidly
recovering all the ground he had temporarily lost IN
the popular favor, and stands not only among
the truest and best men the Democratic party could
run for the next Presidential term, but among the
most popular and available. Some may be inclined
10 doubt this but those who do so mistake the force
of that feeling of the popular heart which revolts
against unmeried abuse heaped upon an honest anG
an able public servant We do not know whether
President Pierce desires the nomination OF the Gin
cinnati Conventon-we do not even know whether
he would accept it if rendered. but we do know that
80 far as we are concerned. we should be as well
pleased to use feeble efforts in his behalf In 1856
should he be the candidate, were IN 1852, and
We should do it as freely, boldly, and as confident
" as we did in 1852; as freely now express oul
conviction that if he or such man as he, be NOM
mated by the National Convention, he will be chosen
by the people.
We say this in regard to President Pierce, because
we believe to be the fact, and because believe
II 10 be due to him not as wishing 10 forestal in
any way the action or even the opinion of single
man in the approaching choice of a candidate In
oil essential points of policy and principle, the next
Democratic President, being a true Democrat must
walk in the ways and tread in the footsteps of Frank
lin Pierce because Franklin Pierce has been true to
the broad landmarks of Democratic principle and
policy