Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-07-27

III
The GREAT Moguls who wish to reduce the masses 10
sto"ery, ~ WI '''' INDEPENDENT.
FLOR the Journal |
KENANsv1LLE. July 18th, 1855.
MEssRs EDITORS 81 essrs. Reid and WinsloW
met today at this place. Well may M. WInslow
axclaim veni, vidi, uci p Or to adopt the language
If true American, we have met the enemy, and he
is ours ~ Yea! met him in his strong hold-batt!ed
with him upon his adopted soil, and achieved VIC
tory at once thorough, perfect and complete.
do not purpose in this hurried communication 10
indulge in extravagant panegYrcs upon the enor' OF
the one unduly appreciate that of the other but
in few words to impart the truthful impression
made upon mind open to conviction.
To say that Mr.. Reid, from my previous know;
ledge of his shrewdness and ability al the oaf' iel
far short of my expectations on the OCCASION would
but feebly express my disappointment. HIS speech
was aimless pointless, purposeless-sound ana Jury
signifying nothing.
| Thanks 10 the late great. grand glorious, nahona
convention of the american party (quass iuctts non
lucendo0 Mr. R. had platform composed OF two
planks upon which to stand. Up to that time ne
was oath bound not TO disclose that he was memoer
of that party and dared not proclaim What its pur,
pose or it's policy was. But upon the God-seno
plaform erected by hackneyed politicians to sustain
the tottering hopes of Southern Know Nothlngs IN
the coming elections, the consistent gentleman plant
ed himself squarely and firmly for the nonce)-ap'
plauded its principles, and pronounced 1t 'pa' e1-
breath commended himself to the sterling Democracy
of Duplin as Democrat no had never deserted his
party-nOw ever true and STEADY when he knew
that one of the resolutions composing this platform
proclaimed, that the new American or Know Nothing
party was founded upon the ruins of the Democratic
party; and another denounced the principles and
policy of the present administration and Its llusrl
Gus head, Franklin Pierce, the very embodiment of
national, conservative If you will old line Democ-
racy Oh shane! where was thy blush, when Mr..
Reid faced the democracy of Duplin, and claimed
their votes as the nominee of party which he knew
to have been originated by and mainly composed of
that portion of the Wing party which was essentially
pariZan and proscriptVe, and of dsafected Demo-
Gratis, who in their self-conceit had convinced them
selves that their peculiar claims for government pap
had not been duly appreciated. Mr.. r. has been
publicly asked to-day. for the fourth time 6 if
Know Nothing Wing and Democrat were in nomi
nation for the Presidency by their respective parties
for which would you vote 2" and for the fourth time
he refused to answer the question. So much for MIR
Reds democracy.
Mr. Reid again shifting his position, claimed that
all men of all parties should desert their old party
affiliations and flock around the standard of the
national organization, as the only under which
the constitutional rights of the South could be main
tanned. Does not Mr. Reid know that this party
sprung from the very hot beds of Nothern abolition
ism Has he forgotten the notification acts Of the
last Massachusetts Legislature, which, with the ex-
ception of one Democrat and few Wings was
constituted entirely of Know Nothings
Does he not remember that in its spread at the
North has swept away from national councils
almost every who had dared to stand up for the
rights of the South !! Is he oblivious of the fact
that the so-called national platform of the American
party is the verest sham attempted to be palmed
off upon an intelligent people g. that upon its intro
ducton, fourteen Northern States seeded from the
Convention into which it was introduced, and three
others protested against that portion of it which
cognzed the constitutional rights OF the South ?-in
Short that it was essentially minority platform, in
fho tor orh1T crIto of nIoIa fn WI
Mr.. R. could not have forgotten these, and multi
plicty of other facts which demonstrate that the
South has hope in the Northern wing of the
American party.
isolated principles upon which he would base great
permanent national neutrality-suspicious. of Foreign
ers and Catholics If l understand Mr.. R. Alright,
however, his prescription of these classes of people,
extended simply to a deprivation Of their right to
hold office; but not to their right of suffrage. In
which particular he is behind the prescription policy
of his party He is willing that all these people of
honest purpose, should be welcomed TO our Shores
; and received with open arms Now, consistency is a
jewel that highly prize, if Mr.. r. does not; and if
the influx OF foreigners, and the increase of Catho
lies in chs country, half great and their in
fuence halt so communicating Mr. r. insists upon,
then can see no reason why should stop simply
at the curtaiment of their right to hold Office. We
should strike at the root of the evil and either for
bid them our shores, or absolutely deprive them of
their right 10 annIhilate upset and the gov
eminent by voting for those who they may think will
best maintain the glory of their adopted country and
secure to them, in with all citizens, lite lib
erty and the pursuit of happiness. But enough of
: this Mr.. R. concluded his harangue Ivy what was
intended for eloquent defamation In relation to the
power of that great big BEAST the Pope, to send peo
| pie to the bad place. &c. &c.-(a copy of which,
} when printed, would recommend 10 nurses where
with to naughty children to bed)-the shipping
Either Of paupers and criminals, and something about
Americans ruling America Just as if twenty. three
/ millions of American Protestant citizens had cause
to fear old, imbeciIe Plus TX whose temporal power
in the once Imperial city, has to be upheld by
hlrehng French bayonets; or, if are not all in
favor OF re shipping by return vessel is now done
In Northern Cities each and every cargo of foreign
paupers and criminals landed in our midst; or what
is more ridiculous STILL if anybody had ever heard
of anybody ruling America except Americans.
Mr. Wlnslow, In his reply, most happy His
vlndcatlon of the principles and policy of the great
National Conservative Democratic Party was lrium-
plant, and his exposition of the origin progress pur
poses, and the ultimate dreful results of the new
secret oath bound organization, if successful was
graphic In the extreme, and well calculated to strike
terror to the heart of every true lover of American
, liberty. He objected to it nasmuch as its primary
purpose was the destruction of the Democratic mar
ty He opposed it for the that there was no
necessity Tor such an organization for the further
reason that it was born and bred in the iark-tbat
bound secret political organizations were utter
ly incompatible with the genius of republican instu
uons--tnat 1T was prcscrptiye in it's characterized
tered the individual will by the will of majority.
and that it begat distrust between man and man in
the social and political relations OF life That by its
persecution OF the Catholic religion, it only multi
Piled It's apooglsts, and planted the seeds of that
church And that by drawing nvidious distinctions
between our foreign population and other classes of
cuzens IL Out made them aO'th US, not Of US, in COM
noInI fY nF Inka~o