Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-11-16
THF WILMINGTON JOURNAL.


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rress and the governments of European countries 10
more intimate than we here are apt to imagine 0n
4ho cont;n ont the press is subjected to rigid censor
chin On that although articles may appear Win
which the government does not interest ltSeH' u
csrtain that in this number cannot De eiaSSeo any
having reference to that government or Its acts 3d.
IF the articles recently appearing IN the London
clobo Times. Chronicle and Post, abusive OF TINS
country had appeared in Partisan journals there
could remain no doubt of their having received TIC
Imperial appreciation, or, at least eScaPeu 'ne
I'll oorsure otherwise they could not have appeared
at all Iii true that in England no such direct CEN
sorsbp exists, vet is equally true, that to very
great extent certain London journals are the mouth
neces of the administration or of individual members
of it. The Chronicle, Globe and Post are known to
he in this category, and the simultaneous assump-
ton of the same tone of insult and apparently upon
the same grounds, and with reference to the same
event. by the leading papers of the British meropo-
lis, is not without meaning or significance 1t has
meaning, and these journals no doubt speak the feel
ings of the government towards US, while they hide
the measures ard objects aimed at With the excep-
ton of some of talent and oratory but not of &C.
ton, who have gone into the business of being pa
triots" the citizens of the United States of Irish
BIRTH like their neghbors, have quite enough to do
to mind their own business and make living IN
these times of pressure. Filibusterng OF any
kind is at a pretty low ebb just now, and the
idea of flibustering against Ireland, or any other
British possession, is Just about great nonsense
as could be dreamed of. The only real flibuser
in the world is the British government, which, as
the London Chronicle truly observes, is reduced to
the humiliating necessity of spreading her agents
over the whole civilized world crimping and fishing
the refuse of all nations to enlist under her stand
ard but that such has been and continues to be the
fact, is undeniable We have little doubt that among
her agents, for this dirty work, John F. Champion
her Minister at Washington, is to be classed. Shorn
of her prestige in Europe-sunk beyond remedy tc
the position of a secondrate power in Europe, sht
need not hope 10 win any laurels in an attempt tt
bully or coerce the United States. In the event o
anv actual outbreak with the United States, sht
might and would find to her cost that the strong
of those whom her expressions had driven to seek
refuge in another and better and-whom her agent
and sycophants had raduced even there, however in
disposed for lawess adventure, would flock to tn
standard of their adopted country with double yea
when she was to be the enemy, when blow was t.
OPPIC00Ol0'
Look to Your Figures Neighbour.
The Journal has been harping good deal late
on what it has assumed as fact, that if the tw
wings of the Democratic party in New York 9TH
Hards and the Sofs) had only healed their difference
before the election there, the American party woul
have made no sort of showing. Well, what IS tn
fact Why, that the HardS and SottS together hav
cast but about two thousand votes than tn
Americans that is, for Secretary of State the Amer
leans having given about $4,000 votes and the Hard
and Softs combined about $4,000, leaving out OF tn
calculation the vote of the Fusionsts.-Wi Wilmington
Herald.
We still adhere to what is the evident fact. w
have not all the figures from the New York election
but even by the Herad's own showing the two wing
OF the Democratic party poed an aggregate vote aI
vote of the State is about one.third short The OF
ganization of the Nothings enforced by the oh
legation secured the polling of their full strength
the Fusoniss did their very best. The Democrat
were divided and did not vote. Thousands upo
thousands refused to vote, as they believed that
ting for either wing of divided party would be equiv
alent TO throwing their vote away. All of hundre
thousand votes, which could easily have been polle
were poled and of these fully three fourths we
Democrats.
THAT LARGE " MAJoRITY.--That veracious inst
tuition, the telegraphic agencies of the associat
press, proclaimed througho the length and bread
OF the land that the Know Nothing party had carrie
New Orleans by large ma ority, and that the ele
ton throughout the State was probably close, wi
chances favorng the American party. Having spre
this abroad to operate upon State elections conf
after, not another word could be got for days Ho
ever, the mail is hand with the TRUTH and the lar
majority is two hundred and eighty.fve in all /
twenty-hree precincts of the great city of New {
leans, and the chances throughout the State are We
largely in favor of the Democrats. So passes aw
thelfanciful story of the telegraph
BY the way, the Democrats are getting along
New York, and would be perfectly straight if Coz
mOdore Stockton could be induced to get up anott
Peace Maker and certain leaders of both wings cot
also be induced to witness trial of said Peace
ker and be blown comfortably to the - eemen
Clear of certain willy and selfish disorganzers
people would come together naturally. But for V
Buren, and other facionists the Soft' convent
would have gone straight PLATFORM endorsing
President and his policy, while on the other hand
for influences of a similar class the Hards" wo,
have gone for the policy and the President The,
come together yet honestly and fairly, and woe TO
traitors!
o. From Mr.. Whitaker we have "Crotchets a
QuaVers; or, Revelations of Opera Manager
America" By Max Maretzek New York
French, 121 Nassau Street This is another
those AutobiogrOphies common in this modest a
Max is a smart fellow-handles fddle-bow or
baton of the leader of fddlers with grace, "
shouldn't he write and make readabv scandal
and scandalously readable book d!
Also, GeoffIeV MonrtOn or tho Ea;tLloss n >,