Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-05-04

WHAT ARE WE TO THINK.-It so happens that
within few hours of the pennng of these remarks
have been conversing, at different times, with tW
gentleman both Wings, or who were Wings when
they had party of that name to belong TO- Neither
Of these gentlemen, to whom we now refer, can be !
said TO be politicians, so far being politician i'm
plies the taking of public part in politics but it SO
happens that each of them has very recently received
letter from friend in Virginia. in which the COM
ing election in that State is referred to- The friend
of one gentleman, writing from Western county,
seems 10 entertain doubt of the election of Mr..
WISE the friend of the other gentleman, writing
from Norfolk Whereabouts, feels equally certain
that the Nohings will carry everything before
them.
When private letters thus written to private friends,
in gooG faith and with no disposition to deceive and
no end to be gained by deception, so variant IN
their calculations and estimates, we can easily IN
derstand how accounts in newspapers may also mis-
lead, or how excited partizans may readily deceive
themselves and others.
Now, when those on the ground differ, what are
we here to think, and how our opinions to be
formed? The wish in such cases, is generally par
ent 10 the thought-what we hope for we are easily
persuaded to believe, and thus sef-decelved we be-
come frequently the deceivers of others; and where
added to this, we find the uniform policy of party
to consist in playing the brag game as is the custom
of the Know Nothings we are prepared to listen with
considerable composure TO the extravaganza cacuIa-
tons made by the papers, the orators and the strikers
of that Sect
Dcz-The Black River, S. C., Waterman, just recelV-
ed announces its entrance upon the fifth year of It's
without sly sprinkling of fun We take it for grant
ed that every of good sense has some humorous
elements in his composition, for certainly the man
who cannot give and take joke is radically defec-
tive wanting alike in keenness of perception and gen
iality of nature. The Watchman rejoces in sing
bessedness and as misery loves company do we
VAIN to the unfortunate editor of that paper. 10
say that married men and fat men good natured
is in our opinion, mistake. There is Powell of the
Cheraw Gazette, an old and experienced benedict,
and man OF comfortable rotundity and yet he did
actually express the wish that we-the Journal man,
| by way of subduing asperlties, should get mar
red-have our nose fattened by a smoothing iron
and our hair combed with three legged stool, the
said smoothing-iron and three legged stool being
flung welded by our loving spouse. Why, that
is, almost equal in cruelty to the awful quiz put
upon him of the Herald when he praised him for his
good looks! Just think of the beauty of the Herald
man. This bitter irony OF the Gazette is the unkind
est cut of all. 1t amounts, metaphoricaly speaking
to throwing a lat-iron at Burr's physmyhogany.
We have been intending, for some days past. to no
tice beautiful gold medal and silver cup, now the
store of Messrs Brown & Anderson, Market Street
The medal is in the form of star, deliberately chased
and bears side eagle, and on the other ar
inscription stating it is to be presented by the mem
bers OF the German Volunteer company to their off
GERS, for the best shot, May l, 1855. 1t is Of fine
GOLD, and a really credtabIe affair. 1t was gouer
up by Messrs. B. & A. The cup is TO be present
ed to the German Volunteer Brass Band for the bes
shot
| The Commercial of this morning has an article il
which the refusal of the South Carolina Railroad #
take North Carolina money under any circumstances
is rather Indignantly dwelt upon. This is new
thing. We remember complaining of this thre
or four years ago. The conductors not only refus
touch it, but they generally rude and insolen
in their of refusal. From the head to the tai
OF the South Carolina Railroad it is pompous, dis
obligng, grasping, ll-mannered concern This ha
been personal experience of it, and is the expires
sion of our personal opinion only.
o. THE OTHER S1DE-To every question ther
are two Sides and, wherever there is side left to
taken, matter how unpopular at first, there Wi
eventually be found one to take it, either in de
fence Of some interest real or fancied, or from tn
natural conentiousness of humanity.