Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-07-13

[For the Journal
MEssRs. EDITORS Can you moi pay soma a.
ton editorially to part of the stratagem thai
in this District, 10 defeat Mr.. Winslow and elias
Reid-which part you probably have not Vel Nv
of II is this It IS industriously repored !, 1es
pin. that Mr.. Winslow is Roman Catholic ~
Reid is not the nominee of a Convention. NJ, W
is Democrat. Mr.. Reid is not a Know Nn NJ. Ne
Mr. Reid did not allow his name to 90 befo,a q
Clinton Convention. Mr. Reid is simply any
Convention candidate. "u'
All these statements, and others equally fabu,
AMI fancifui, are made and sworn to by The u
Nothings. natural and elective about here M
know, as all know who know anything about !;
who do not ear to lies. that Mr.. Winsow ia ia
as much Catholic as Calvin was, and not 70 Sns
as Luther. That indeed, he is about as much Wy
Catholic as Mr.. Reid is at present of Demorra,"
Mr.. Reid cannot deny that he was the nomino.
the Know Nothing Convention, which met at nv
beth; that he corresponded with members og ~
Convention, and that he is qoao the chosen and M
mated month-piece of the Cape Fear Know Notbfln
in secret convention assembled.
Mr.. Reid Democrat Then Judas Iscariot l. !,
reignng saint in Heaven If Mr.. Reid be Dpon.l
how does it happen he is self-sty led phoenix or
from the ashes where lie imbedded the ruins If
mocracg ~ If he be Democrat, how is it that !.
arrayed against the Democratic party and their ~
didate, and is advocating doctrines the Democra
iEeSOlulely anu CONSTANTLY oppose Ii ne be Dom
crat, how comes 1t that the Wings as BODY rafn
to make nomination, and are satisfied to take h I
as Wing and Know Nothing?
| II Mr.. Reid be not Know Nothing, how is if II
he is the regularly constituted nominee of thai va
! ty, when it is we'll known he cannot be nomins,
and cannot receive the votes of that party wnbol
being one Of them? However, Mr. Reid admits ba;r
a" NataUe AmericanF' " A rose by any other nam
would smell as sweet and polecat, though nj
Of ;ta
odor. 1t is surprising man of Mr.. Reds naprl
endowments, should resort to such miserable nj,
tul suhtertuge as to deny his present political panI
age Know Nothing, Sam, Native American, h
one; and yet, Mr. Reid denies the most taking ain
Did not Mr.. Reid allow his name TO go before n
Clinton Democratic Convention We'll, Mr. HmI
ton, of Duplin, whose authority is not less good b
Mr.. Reds, has stated that with Dr.. Reds cons
obtained. he (Nlr Houston) was to present his nal
and democratic qualifications before the udgmei
and choice of the Convention at Clinton but learn
upon unquestionable authority that Mr. Reid was
Know Nothing he did not present it. Mr. Reid al
mitted this much in the discussion at Warsaw
Mr.. Reid now comes before the people sin1pg
an anti Convention candidate, with great prestige I
| truth and great magnifcence of fact, when he waI
50 far as lie was concerned, before the Clinton DsnI
cratic Convention, and afterwards before and nom
mated by the Elizabeth Convention of K Ms.
Please, Messrs. Editors, set these falsehoods of
Know Nothings and the inconsistencies and tergi
erSations of Mr.. Reid, before the people in bet
| light than have done, and oblige the
Dupn N. c.. July 9. DEMOCRACY
IFrom the Fayetteville North Caroljnaanl
We have just received the following letter from 4
| w. Collision, Esq, of Moore county, and hasten
| lay it before readers. Mr. GoIdston is one
the first citizens of Moore, and highly RESPECTED
gentleman, both at home and abroad. Read it DEM
| Il ND chol, o4 Al al
Know Nohngism has sought to bind you and d
p~ive you of your rights. Mr.. Collisions course
worthy of all praise.
Moore COUNTY, July 2, 1855
| Editor North Car0linian-Dear Sir :-Through I'll
false representation of men who professed to be nd
friends, formerly democrats) and without due deli
GRAFTON, was induced to join the order cOmmOnl
| called know-nothings, thinking, as had been reprl
sented, that it was gotten up to break down part
strife, and that those who became members of til
so called know nothing order, eschewed all connP
ton with the old party organizations, and laid asld
all party preferences and pref udices; but 500
! found material difference between their theory an
practice, and that said order owed its origin entre
| to the scheming brains of the disappointed dem
gogues who had formerly ruled the then Qow d
| funct) whig party. | hereby absolve myself frol
| any further connection with know nothingism aI
all it's ad juncts. | never have voted with them I'd
do ever intend to do So Many others in this coud
ty have been deceived, but when they find, as hav
what base deception has been practised upon then
and find themselves in the camp of their enem|
who are now scurrilous in their abuse Of deml
Gratis as the old wing party was, will leave hei
in disgust and rally around the time honored old I'D
OF democracy, and do battle with renewed energy
would say to the democrats and others of Moore l
not deceived by the far speeches and promises of u
leaders of the oathbound party they care but LTD
for You or their country-what they desire and Al
striking so hard to attain Isl the power, that tb|
may ride into Office and fatten on the spoils thered
while you are toiling in the heat of the day
what ito keep them pampered, and rolling in ca
and afhuence.
| send you the name of a new subscriber to yo
Invaluable paper-fnd enclosed two dollars.
- Respectfully yours,
L E w GnInSTnN