Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-06-15


many other Of the most ardent friends of the South
and of the Democratic party He had never been
a wing and had never voted any but Democratic
ticket for political Offices
The illusions of the speaker to the battlefelds of
the Revolution wherein the blool of the native and
the foreign citizen flowed in one red stream for the
liberties of the country, were highly felicous He
showed that Washington, far from being, repre-
sented, favorable to any such dogmas as those put
forward by the new order decidedly opposed to
them
The turf had hardly closed over the graves OF Clay
and Webster, the voles of Spring had not yet DIS
appeared-bu, yet ere this has happened, that once
great party which their strong right arms and mighty
intelects had upheld has turned its back upon them
and their teachings, and now processes 10 5 Know
Nothing
In speaking of the Jacobin clubs of Pars-of the
course of Northern Know Nothings, etc., Mr.. WINS
low wished it distinctly understood that ne oid not
charge that the Know-Nohing secret order hod run
into the excuses that produced the Reign OF IeFfor'
or that any of it's members had joined II WIN the
view of bringing about such state OF tnlnSS' out
history had shown the tendency Of such things ana
no one, unless wfully blind would refuse to be
warned by its teachings He did not charge that
Southern Know Nothings could or would go the
lengths of their fanatca allies at the North but ne
sincerely believed that in various ways they had been
drawn into baG company, which they could net re-
main and continue faithful to the rights of the South
and the interests of the country. To those who had
gone into such thing either through deception or
misaprrehensiou, he would say-Come out of it, act
with us and put finish upon fanatcism and section
a!isul To those disappointed Office hunters who had
Joined for interested motives, he had nothing to say.
Let them go
We have not pretended to give anything like
port OF Mr.. Winslow's remarks, or even to have
caught all the points made or to be able to state
them IN the order in which he presented them.
Much las necessarily been omitted, much has been
rendered feebly, but none we trust misrepresented.
Without notes, in a crowded room il would be per-
fecly impossible retain all the points OF address
of nearly two hours in length with sufficient accu-
racy to condense them with any approach to justice
into the limits of a newspaper editorial.
We have never seen set of men better pleased
than our Democratic friends. Their candidate more
than met their expectations, high as these had been,
and after the able and eloquent address of yesterday
afternoon, the contest was felt to be virtually de-
cided Sam" is rather under the weather we think.
In our yesterdays editorial notice of Mr.. Wnslows
speech, made in the Court House on Tuesday last, we
find that wo have omitted reference to the opening
marks of that gentleman, in regard to the improve
ment at the mouth Of our river. As citizen of Fay
ettevle, he is deeply, nay vitality interested in this
question To bis town, TO Wilmington, the Cape
Fear River is the outlet The improvement that ben
efts one must benefit the other. The closing up or
obstruction of the port that would injure must
cessarily I'M ure the other. But he would not now
occupy their time in making pledges professions.
Should he be Sc far honored by the confidence and
support of the people of this district to be placed
in the position of their representative in Congress- he
hoped to evince by acts rather than words, his feel
ings in regard this matter The reason of our non
ausion to this matter yesterday our unavoida
bic absence for few minutes at The opening of the
address, friend, who heard it all, called our at.
tention this morning to the omission
! At one part OF Mr.. WinSlow's address, when he
stated that the report of his having been Wing in
1S40 was erroneous-that he had not voted for Gen.
eral Harrison, but for Mr. Van Buren,, the applause
and excitement was immense. The old Democratic
spirit was alive The Democratic heart turned back
| to the days when, although defeated, we were united
as one man ere dissenson or disrust had crept into
our ranks. 1t turned also 10 those later days when
we went on from one success TO another, as we al
ways will do in the end if we only pull together
The Wilmington Herald of yesterday, in comment
ing upon Mr.. Winslows speech, says it " did not
understand him denying the allegation that he had
once been Whig--he admitted that he had acted
with them 1t appears to that the Herald did
not understand Mr.. Winslow correctly. Mr.. Wins.
low said that unless John c. Calhoun could be classed
as Wing he could not-that unless it could be said
that Mr.. Calhoun had acted with the Wings, the
charge against him Of having SO acted must fall to
the ground He had voted for every regular Presi-
dental candidate of the Democratic party since he
had been entitled to vote, with one exception, in
1886, when he, in common with Mr., Calhoun and
many of the strongest States Rights Democrats Of the
South, voted for Judge White, also States Rights
Democrat When, subsequently, Mr.. Van Buren,
abandoned his pet bank scheme and went openly for
constitutional Treasury, he received the cordial
support OF those Southern Democrats who had voted
for Mr.. White
As for the matter between I, FOLLY and the speak
err we, at least let that rest AS speaker OF the Sen
ate and exoico Governor, the usual courtesy of pub
lie life attaches the handle of Hon." to Mr. Wins
lows proper name, as does lmmemorial custom the
title Of Esqr. to magistrates members of the bar
We thought at the time, that the exception taken by
the Herald 10 the affx of Esqr to MIR. Winslow'
name at the head of our columns was frivolous anC
demagcgueical, and therefore took sort of notice
of it one way the other, and now only alude to j
incidentally.-Ib 14h inst.
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