Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-08-01
This Day Week.

didate for Office who is not with us is against US.
This Day Week.
Most of the papers which reach US contain last ap
peas 10 their respective parties to be up and doing
In most cases the issues weekly, and the paper
for this week is the last that reach any consd-
cradle number of subscribers throughout the country
We know not that it is expected of US TO fall into
the custom we trust not, for eleconeering APP
peals are not in our line, and we have desire to
insult the intelligence of readers by supposng
that the convictions which had remained unchanged
by the cooler arguments of months, would yield to
the stories and appeals too often thrown out reckeSsy
on the eve of an election under the impression that
they cannot be contradicted or exposed in time to
prevent their exerting some influence on the coming
contest We trust that the Democrats of the State,
generally speaking, are of too firm material to be
carried off at this period of the fight by any weak in
venons of the enemy nay, we feel sure of this. 1t
is only necessary to urge upon those who have more
fully examined for themselves, the necessity of
ton, counteract and expose the efforts which may
be made 10 deceive the unwary Those who are fully
impressed with the importance of the contest will be
wanting to their country, their party and themselves,
if they fail 10 stir up the apathetic confirm the
ing and strengthen the weak This is what We would
urge upon every one of readers. There
many good men who, from various causes, never
read any papers, and thus liable to be deceived
and led off by all sorts of misrepresentation. To
endeav to place before all such voters the precise
unvarnished truth, enforced by the legitimate argu
ments suggested by such truths will suggest itself to
every Democrat, is matter of duty-a matter which
ought not to be Iected.
We wage no personal warfare, nor have we, gur-
tho 49, hn EVVko
North Carolina, used a single expression personally
disrespecful 10 Mr.. Gilmer. Such has not been the
course adopted towards Governor Bragg by the papers
of the opposition Such epithets housing politi-
Cian'' fall harmless at the feet of such man, who
requires only to be known to be respected whom 10
meet personally is to like personally-to add attach
ment to the man, TO the existing zeal in favor of an
able statesman and faithful public officer.
But it is charged as somemething wrong that Gov.
Bragg should canvas the Slate-that he should meet,
refule and coniound his competitor from one end of
the State to the other. Did any sane man expect
that Gov Bragg should permit hinselfto be attacked
by Mr.. Gilmer from pillar 10 post, from Curruck to
Cherokee, without opening his mouth in his
own defence. If as the Herald of yesterday charges,
Gov Bragg HAS been careering from Cherokee to
Currituck, what has Mr. Gilmer been doing? Has
not Gov Bragg been strictly on the defensive? Has
he not in nineteen out of twenty been meeting
Mr.. Gmer at times an places of the latter gentle
mans own appointment It might have been yery
convenient for MIR. Gilmer 10 have gone over the
State making charges against Gov. Bragg, without
the Governor being present to nail them to the
counter as base coin, in the triumphant manner Wit
messed by the audience at the rail road depot in this
place. 1t Is known 10 every man in the State that
every Governor, since the first election of Governor
by the people has met his competitor on the stump
1t is also known that every Governor has sought a
second term. So unvarylng has this latter rule been
considered, that althou yh from causes not now ne.
cessary to enumerate, the candidacy of Gov. Manly
for second time was deemed bad policy by his
party, s in the failure of that gentleman TO decline
his party felt bound to re-nominate him. and did So
Why then should it be objected to Gov Bragg that
he simply defends himself and his partv-tbat he
does what every other Governor has done-that in
obedience to the unanimous call of his party he
bears It's standard The answer can only be found
in the ability with which he conducts the canvass
the crushing defeats which he nficts upon his com.
petitor and the signal riumphs he achieves for the
cause he advocates. AS for the emolumens" etc.
of which the Herald of yesterday speaks, we all know
that in the of either of the gentlemen now be-
fore the people of North Carolina these emouments
amount to vast pecuniary sacrifice. Among the
onors," Gov. Bragg Justly claim that not even
his enemies have found ought to censure in his Off
cal course. Mr.. Gilmer, after hard hunting fnallv
charged that two incompetent directors had been an.
pointed the part of the State in the Central Rail
Road But this charge he was forced to abandon and
did not even aude 10 it here, the fact being that the
men charged against really among the most eff.
hcient directors on any work in the State
Why should this good and faithful officer be turned
out Why should honesty and efficiency be repudia.
ted IS such the custom of North Caroiinians?
But Gov. Bragg, ii is said, was in the Legislature
one term, and thereupon is built huge pyramid of
charges against him. Mr. Gilmer tried that on tor,
more than once 10 our knowledge. and got pretty
badly skinned II is charged that Gov. Bragg went
ogaanSt certain things. Now, Mr. Gilmer has been
not one time. but many times in the Legislature and
therefore, II the measures opposed by Gov Bragg
were such great vital important and glorious meas
S5es why is 1T n" M elmer has nothing for
1t is contended that Mr. Gilmer "a hottor ;ntas5n
Improvement man than Gov. Bragg. There is some.
thing IN THIS We have no sort Of doubt Of his %.
ing farther than Gov Bragg. Unless Mr.. Gilmer has
separated himself from the Morehead Greensbo n~t
clique. of which he has always been an integral ort
he favours the connection between Greensboro, and
DanVllle Gov. Bragg can't keep I'D with him on
mat tack and we question much if the friends of on
TWO roads, or the supporters of the real interests