Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-09-26

that single individual who ever belonged 10 the A.
merican party was member of the Convention
1t intended to be, and it aU0S, Convention of
Wings, and nothing but Wings, so that its action
might legitimate address itself to the favor of mem
bers of that party throug bout the land. Editorial
correspondence Of the Fayetteville Observer.
We are really at loss how to understand the Sen.
or Editor of the Observer from whose correspondence
in the las, issue of his paper make the abuve
tract. What does he mean by being member of the
American party If he means to say that the del
egates had not joined The Know Nothing order, per-
haps he may be correct, but if he it in the
al accepation of such language applied to polit
cal men, he most certainly is not correct and this
last acccptaton we take 10 be the true Speak
ing of the abolition of the secrecy, etc. of the order"
O. P. Meares Esqr, American" elector for this dis.
tric emphalicaly stated that he had not been mem
Der of the e order-that if secrecy had not been
polished he should never have occupied the position
in which he then stood. We presume no person will
deny that Mr.. Meares belongs TO the American par
~. In what does he differ from FIX Gov Graham or
Hon. Mr.. Bryan, of Raleigh. We all know that they
entered the during the last Summer-that
Mr.. Graham, figured largely at the Know Nothing
MasS-meeting held in Guilford, to bolster up the
sinking prospects of MIR. Gilmer, and pledged the
State for FIlImore-that Mr.. Bryan fourished al a
meeting OF that came orGer or party held in Will
mington, at least far back April last. Perhaps
these gentlemen were not regularly enlisted mem.
bers of the American party, but they were more
than that-they were enthusiastic volunteers, fight.
ing its battles and voting its votes
What is the record in regard 10 other States! One
Hiram Kachum from the State of New York -four.
Il
speech of the said Ketchum's. delivered some time
since at New Haven, c., make the following
extract. Perhaps it may be found amusing
But hear it said from. every quarter, are we to
have nothing TO say about slavery? | wish nothing
could be said from till the election. If there is
anything which has filled the ear and the heart 10
nausea is this discussion of slavery. But do not
intend to ignore that OBJ this OCCASION IF there
is any man here or in the State of Connecticut, that
has opposed the extension of slavery more than
he who addresses you tonight, or has shone
more to give the slave his equal rights, then would
like to see that man. Applause
Gentlemen, attached myself early in life 10 that
party which was always and ever opposed to the
extension of slavery, and say here to night. that
the Wing party of the North has always had that
creed, and these Republicans can't take out q patent
! tor it, for many long year-(merriment and ap.
plause)- say that MiIlard Fillmore has been
true to that party and has never had since he enter
ed into political life any other principle but that
which would prevent the further extension of slave.
ry (Applause. 4
But upon this suhjec, of the extension of slavery
what are Mr.. Fillmores principles Why he
thinks just as we think. | will venture 10 say, il
my friend will allow me to his name, that il the
Rev. DIR. Taylor "a warm free-soiler,) of this city
now present, and Nh Fillmore should sit down TO-
gether they would not disagree particle, and only
exemplify in these distinguished persons the common
feelings OF the North. They think alke-they
could act alike.
1t would appear from this that Mr.. H. K. has beer
not only Fillmore man, but rank abolitionist anc
either Mr.. H. Ketchum tells an untru,h or MIR. M
Fillmore is another aboitionis
1t may be meritorious action 10 infct cas,igatio
upon the evil one but is better and more manly Il
come out and shame him by owning up honestly, thai
by attempting to whip him round the stump, which
another name for evasion or hypocrisy. However,
all in how people feel 4 but it, Casuists who are a
bic to split hairs easily make this perfectly salts
factory to themselves but TO plain people it is no
quite so much so. The difference betwixt tweedIe
DUN and tweedle dee is not, to them, apparent
Which of the gentlemen from North Carolina VIII
attended the meeting at Baltimore, did not belong
the American party so far voting and working 70
its candidate goes? Not Mr.. Graham, not Mr.. Hale
not Mr.. Bryan, nor Mr.. Anybody else that can
pointed out
We care little about the recent Baltimore meetin
for Convention it was not-a Convention is a rep
resentative body, composed OF delegates, and on
pretends that two or three meetings of dozen
SO OF people could appoint delegates to represent til
State. We repeat, we nothing about it, one wa
or the other, except that we like to hear things call
ed by their right names. spade might as well b
called aspade.