Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-07-20
knock somebody down, and he's up, tried and in the

Knock somebody down, and he's up, tried and IN the
tombs before you could say Jack Robinson.
There are good and bad among naturalzed citizens,
and there none of them as good they ought to
be. But who is? Is it fair right that they should
be condemned and sneered at by implication pau
pers and criminals without chance of defence? 1t
is not, and we feel certain that the American heart
will revolt against any such attempted condemnation
Men will be judged they are found TO be, and not
otherwise, and we feel confident that the sweeping
indiscnminate and malignant denunciaons against
citizens OF foreign birth, WILL upon examination, ex
hbit no foundation but in thu bad heart weak head
of the utterer.
time, the whole affair will pass away, all but the
odum it will entail upon its orginators and promoters who,
hapy of the Kenneth Rayner and Ned Bunne order are
insignificant to be long remembered even as objects OF
eorstempt- Wilmington Journal
We put this mpudent declaration Of impudent, I'M
scrupulous print on the record This is the STYLE oh hon
est independent citizens of New Hanover, Brunswick Ba-
den Columbus Sampson, Dupn, and all the counties OF
North Carolina in which the Wilmington Journal, edited
by alien born has the audacity to speak OF the great
American party which hundreds of you belong Are ye
all Of 'she Ned Buntne order' Are ye oil "too insig-
nfcant to be long remembered objects contenpt
[W1L'nangtoH Herald.
Ne put this whole precious piece on record as
refreshing specimen of the style of warfare INDUCED
attempt to msrepresent the plain meaning of the
words used by US, as we'll as TO excite personal
prejudice against ourselves.
Where or when have we alluded, in the language
attributed to u.s. to the people of the Cape Fear VINO
have been led into the new order No4rhefe NeUeF
We haze alluded to the broken down demagagAeS IKE
Kenneth Rayner Ned Buntline, and others OF that
ORDER Or if you choose, stamp, as its orgnators anu
promoters an6 this is the plain, obvious, unmlStake
able meaning of our words. Many good and true
men, we feel assured have been drawn into IL
without reflection. The great body of the people
are always right in their Intentions, and pure ID
their motives; and God forbid that we should
ever far forget ourselves as to place them Tor
moment, in thought, upon level with such
men as Rayner, Butne, Wilson, Hale: and other OF
the orignators and promoters to whom we reter-
We address ourselves plainly, openly and tearlesslY
to the great heart of the people, however, IN our
opinion portion of them may, for time, be msled,
with full confidence in the ultimate success of the
great principles we advocate.
An alI-wse Providence ordered our birth in anoth.
er land, and until we have learned 10 rebel against,
or he ashamed Of the dispositions of overrung
power, we can see no cause to be ashamed of this
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dence to our account and attribute what 1t has done
as fault, can settle this matter with their God, if
they really relieve in one, or with their conscences
if they have any. 1t is none of our business. We
ore an American citizen-a citizen of North Caro-
lima Circumstances have made us an editor, our own
convictions Democrat, and while continue TO
occupy the position of a Democratic Editor, shall
do our duty as such fearlessy, faithfully and to the
best of our ability. Not swerving from course
one lot or one little, one line hair, TO please
any little, proscriptive clique. its scurrilous
gans or TO avoid the abuse of any opponent who
may fit to try TO injure us by resort to such
weapons. Weapons to which those who felt any
confidence in their cause, or in their own ability to
maintain it, would never condescend to resort Such
abuse every true Democrat must expect
SHERlFF's ELECTION CHARLESTON On Monday
of last week, Col Carew, formerly of the propri-
tors of the Charleston Mercury chosen Sheriff OF
Charleston district, by majority of between eight
and nine hundred, over Mr.. Kanapaux. Both candi-
dates were natives of Charleston, and Mr.. KanapauX
was also the son of q native, while Col. Carew's
father, although very good citizen, was according
to the Know Nothing cant of the day, ga urrine y
having been born in Ireland Col. Carew himself,
had once been Chatholic but had changed we have
no doubt from conscientious conviction, while Mr..
Kanapaux remained Catholic from conviction it is
to be presumed. equally conscientious. Col. Carew,
with zeal moe ardent than graceful, has joined the
Know Nothing ORDER to denouce and prescribe those
who profess the religion of his youthful days,
who, like the author of his own being, first saw the
! light OF day under foreign sky. Col. Carew was
elected mainly upon the issue o. religion, suppose
matter with which as politicians, do not feel
either the right or the inclination to interfere, save
to regret its introduction element in political
contests.
GENTLEMEN ALLOW me the liberty, through your col
ums correcting your informant the remarks of MIR
McLaurin last evening" at the meeting do this not by
way of reply to your Comment to the right
before the citizens, and let them judge who made the
called for remarks on that occasion Mr. Ms remarks oos
of Wilmington kne1c nothing OF t1S awthere was no
under drill and that by the tool of party The first
information tho citizens had of the passage of such law
the notice heralded from the HERALD Office few days
after the oarnmont of the Legislature The J0nYsaQn
knew nothing of it before that notice appeared Which
called for explanation from how far went to
the minds Of the citizens leave to those who heard de-
termine. If Mr. McIaurin any person who wished in
formation relative to the passage of the law alluded to- they
could havo obtained by asking it. It is did not
opportunity Of addressing the citizens of the
usual interchange of opinions necessary make known
engage the attention of the Legislature and result the
interest prejudice of constituents butt far hed
opportunity did very freely and spoke of this worry
matter.
My political teachings being that particular (which
when conscious of being right assumes the in
proportion to the emergency of the case acted fully
it, and am now willing to abide the result
Very respectfully yours,
| D. MACMILLAN.
We publish the above communication from Mr..
Mcmillan as an act of justice to him, it being mat
ter to which we have referred, ana in which he is
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