Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-06-29

Office the day on which it was written. Willyou be
kind enough to oblge me with inserting it your
paper early possible. Please to inform me by
return mail whether you will oblige me by comply
ing with my request.
Yours, respectfully,
J. A CALDWELL.
To rHE VOTERS OF THE 7ru CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT:
Having at the Mecklenburg Court, announced that
was a Wing candidate to represent you in the next
Congress, take the present occasion to withdraw
my from all connection with this distinguished
position 1t is unnecessary, perhaps for to give
all the reasons which have induced to adopt this
course, hope, however, to have your forbearance
while make short exposition of the causes that
have led to it,
At the solicitation If many prominent men OF the
District, who addressed Whig, determined
TO the District in opposition TO Mr.. Craige.-
This was pretty generally known by my personal
friends, prior to the 4th day Of March last, and be
fore the Know Nothing party, as | believe, had OBJ
tanned any considerable foothold in Western Carroll
| Ma. A few weeks afterwards, | was informed by
gentleman who was admitted into my warmest aftec-
tions of two things, firs-that tlis new party con-
tanned ore half if not more, of the voters IN the Dis
rict, and secondhand must join it. Having an
opinion of my own, dssented to both of his propo-
sitions Again and again, his visits repeated
and his overures rejected finally, his perseverance
prevailed me to abandon ny position, although
my opinions were maintained, and became q men,
Der entitled to all the privileges Of the party
Tho very evening that | had. under treaty of
peace become an involuntary volunteer in the SER
vice of the magnanimous Mexican it was ntmated
to me that might take second position in the
party, that is, that might have the privilege Of
taking place in the ranks and fighting for somebody
else. The planning mill convention met, no lights
being in the loom by which it could be who was
working upon. The discovery in the morning,
that was planned down and snugly stored away
This did not coincide atogetheT with my views OF
propriety, SO awaited myself OF Tho opportunity of
announcing myself candidate that day, in order to
resume the position which had been SO incOn5derate
ly abandoned. I am now both out and off, out Of
the party and oft the canvass. May he pardoned
teow-cihZens, for presuming to speak warning
word to those of you, who have been accustomed
| to battle for the principles promulgated by Mr..
| Clay, and expounded by Mr.. Webster, If | am,
then listen to my voice when say beware OF attach
ing yourselves to the Know. Nothing party. You
will be told that it is national party, which alone
cam and will save the Union, the CONSTITUTION, the
SOUTH. The obligation Gas published( of the third
degree is relied upon the chief panacea after the
mild catharc of the first and second has purged the
country of Romaniss and foreigners. You will OBJ
serve that the regular of the faculty is
sed in the practcesalts first and then ca!omel,
instead of blue and seidlitz afterwards. must
confess that do not appreciate fully the efficacy Of
this oath Every individual who takes seat, either
in the Presidential chair in the Senate and Repre-
sentative Chamber swears to support the COnstltu-
ton of the United States. If this oath, solemny to,
ken in the face Of day, under the eye of ndivid-
ual, both legally and morally qualified to administer
it, will not preserve the Union, the Constitution, and
of consequence, the South, must be pardoned for
doubling the virtue of obgation-a higher obi
cation OF higher law party Do you understand
how obligation taken with the right to dispense
with it at pleasure is to accomplish that which pari-
otsm fails to do? Do you understand how an obi
cation or resolution TO vote dorm Douglass and
Chandler, Shields and Mitchell, while the permission
to vote up Seward and Wilson, Fessenden and Dur
kee, is to preserve the Union? Can you tell me
where is the Justice of venerang Tauney for his in
tegrity, and prAisng Campbell for his fidelity and
capacity, and damnng them for their religion Can
you tell me why l., Southern man, shall spurn for
eigner and embrace yankee abolitionst This en-
qury cannot be answered satisfactorily. Yet, the
Know Nothing party commands the former and toe-
rates the latter. 1t is difficult to perceive that a..
100000 of Protestants endangered by the pres
ence OF 100000 of Catholics while 7,O0O,O of
6hVe-owners secure in the presence of 15,0OO,-
900 of abotionists. Verify it is not so. he Know
Nothing party is foil, given by the North to the
South, mariners throw a tub TO the whale. While
our eyes wandering in search of false tokens
the arbed harpoon is savagely driven into vitals
and we perish fighting an imaginary foe and trusting
to the honor OF Il known one This is senseess po-
) ston for sensible men to occupy. Let men Threat
you Southerners, to avoid it. If you are Wings
opposed to democracy and Know Nothingism com
bined, it is your .uty to take the lesser evil. Mr.
Craige is Democrat, Mr.. Stowe both Democrat and
know Nothing. shall give my vote TO the fOr-leI
with much pleasure as should gi ,e it to the gal
liant Kerr, if were citizen of the Guiford District
Respectfully your obt servt,
]. A. CALDWELL
Know Nothing Presidential Movement Wing
congressman.
WASHINGTON, June a. 1855
A very curious story has been circulated to-day
within narrow circle, and give it to you for VIVA
it is worth. The is that, during the last ses
sion of the late Congress, Prentice of the Louisville
). Journal, Rayner Flournoy, and other gentlemen O
the South, met in this city, in secret conclave The
result of which conference was promise of nearl,
all of the Wing Congressman from the slave States t.
cast their lot with the Know Nothngs Stephens
t Toombs, Kerr, and few others, declined, and ar,
i now actively engaged in fighting that Order, Will,
d the others-at least some of them-are as fercel,
engaged fighting the other side.
1t is further said that Bell of Tennessee was smoker
Of Tin connection with Houston) for the Presidency
He had voted against the Kansas Nebraska bill, AM
this, it was thought would make him acceptable t.
the North, while, being Southern man, he woul
1T not be damaged in that section of the country.
Whether the story is literally true or not, concur
rent events (omittng the ect of the Presidency
O. seems to confirm the rumor.
I. A man recently died at Stamford, Conn, leavip
l. five children, all of whom were born after he wa