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



- can;tsI n1aissf Dugad Mcmillan, Esq, our late
Commoner in the Legislature and Tor itself We make
the assertion broadly and stand up 10 II.
The above is the opening paragraph Of an article
in the Wilmington Herald of Thursday The Her.
aid may make its assertions as broad as ten acre
field, and stand stand up to them until its knees get
tired for anything we care We are not responsible
for what people may do. We had an interview yes.
terday morning with Mr.. Mcmillan himself, which
was satisfactory to both parties and therefore shall
not take further notice of the interference of the
Herald. Mr.. Mcmillan and the "Journal-man'' can
settle their own difficulties, when they have any, we
presume without the HerGldS firing itself "standing
up" much longer or asserting so broadly.
We stated distinctly in article of the day before
Yesterday "wednesday, that said nothing thought
nothing, and cared nothing about the announcement
of the passage of the law authorizing the subscrp-
ton, having first appeared in the Herald; and yet
with this fact plainly before it, the Herald of yester
day says that "this astounding fact was doubtless in
the eyes of thei' Journal.man abundant evidence to
sustain charge of conspiracy, something equally
criminal" What sort of way of doing things is
this TO comment upon an article and found asser-
tions upon it which are distinctly and emphatically
denied and conradieted by the article so commented
upon? We don't pretend to understand it. Who
could?
What Mr.. Mcmillan has chosen 10 say himself in
this matter has found place in our columns So,
we think the Herald might as well "hold It's horses
for while. Its fussing is what might be called era.
tuitous, to harsher expression It had better
cool down andItake it easy. Our friend VanBokke-
len keeps ice.
So much for anything of any consequence, or "a
Their appearing to be of any consequence. in the
HeraldS article. The rest is fumHnery, as might be
expected. The Herald has teemed with illusions to
the editor OF the Journal individual, instead of
meeting the arguments of the Journal
paper. This the public knows; and we have showed
up and exposed this course OF those illusions and
attacks leave the public to judge, as also, of the
manner in which they have been met and exposed.
We leave to that public to judge in this matter. We
indulge in no bitterness of tone unless compelled TO
do so, nor allude ourselves unless forced upon
as a painful task, rendered necessary by the duty
which self.defence imposes upon us. We take care
of ourselves in such cases in the manner which we
deem most proper, without caring for the permission
or needing the requirements of the Herald. The wind
bloweth where it listeth and generally passes I'M
needed
We don't claim TO be-we don't want 10 be-and
we don't intend 10 be " martyr" if can help it,
much as the Herald seems to think to the contrary
And, finally, we have not the most distant idea of
submitting quietly to be martyrzed. 1t don't suit
as.
We don't complain--neVer have complained of the
support we have received. Considering the hard
times and hot weather. have no sort of reason to
complain. For that support We have to thank and
we do thank, the liberal spirit of the people at large
liberal spirit which has always distinguished this
community, and, feel confident, always will form
leading trait in its character This does not prove
that the efforts to which we have heretofore alluded
have not been made, but simply that they have not
been so successful as might have been wished for.
Let the Herald and its correspondents eschew hard
words and bitterness and we will go farther
than we have done to avoid unpleasant feelings, or
any manifestations of them.
Talking about capital. what else is the Herald
driving at? If it didn't want to make capital, why
didn't it wait until it had seen what Mr.. Mcmillan
himself had to say, instead OF publishing article
calculated TO widen supposed breach between that
gentleman and the " Jomnal-man ?" Ell