Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-10-31
THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL.
WILMINGTON, N. c.. MONDAY. OCT. a.. 1885,
Tno Democrutic Celebration.

Tho Democrats of the Cape Fear country are de-
cdsdlv the largest men in the United otates' 10r VI
Wednesday night they made show IN proceSSion
that any man looking at them would have TAKEN iO'
At least fifteen hundred people, if not two tnous@no'
vet the Herald of yesterday gravely informs Us 'n"'
there were probably four hundred. All we can say
"a that one Democrat must take up as much room'
and look az large, and carry as many heads ana
bands a. four or five Know. Nothings for, had the
crowd been Know Nothing crowd, the Herald could
.ver have seen the end of it, and it would still have
been marching in its dreams several thousand strong
We stood at the corner of Front and Red Cross streets,
where the procession wheeled, and know that the
whole number the Herald speaks about might have
easily been taken from the lime without being par
ticularly noticed But let all that lpass 1t IL Inc
fault of our neighbours optics, which view all things
Democratic as through reversed telescope Inc
procession of Wednesday night was at least twice as
large as any We have ever seen IN wilmington anu
far superior in display. It was composed manly Of
farmers. We marked many well known face there
from this and the adjoining counties AS 1of 'ne
transparences the burden and spirit OF every mo'1o
was the Constitution and the Union, but the consul
tuition always first, and no Union worth preserving
without the Constitution They reflected the high
est credit upon the committee of arrangements and
with the other matters got up for the occasion were
all that could be desired
AS for the crowd at the corner, we estimated tna'
according to obvious rules and precedents. we nave
seen buildings filled with people. We have known
the exact number to a man-we have also KNOWN 'no
exact area of the buildings; we compared such areas
with the area occupied by. the dense mass IN 'he
street on Wednesday night, and know that the est-
mate We made could not differ much from the exact
number, and we never saw people ina building seat
ed or standing socose as were the people crowdng up
to hear Mr.. Venable.
We do not design to get into any controversy IN
regard to Mr. Venabe's remarks but would simply
allude 10 that DO rton commented on by the Herald
Mr. Venable did not say that the immediate result Oh
Fremonts election would be the extinction OF slave
~, with all it's ruinous consequences. But ne calleo
attention to the inevitable result if submitted to-the
inevitable degradation such submission would en-
tall and the duty of the South to maintain Its nghts
at all hazards, 10 maintain them at once without
waiting until it saw itself bound and tetered ana re-
sstauee to oppression useless. AS Tor Fremont
he is but the stalking horse, the mere egy pushed
forward by party who openly avow that they dc
mean all that Mr.. Venable charged but that tor tn
Drssent thew are content to aim at the establish
ment of strictly and avowedy sectional supremacy
as a vantage ground from which to operate for thu
accomplishment of their ultimate designs AS 1o
what Mr. Venable said listened to 1t attentlVeIy
our attention being especially called to 1t at the time
by gentleman who stood next to US, and we know
that we have heard quite as strong expressions IRON
speakers of all parties pending the exciting Issues
the last few years 1t is time for Southern men t
speak out 1t is no time for the free men-the mas
ter race to hide their heads, or speak with BATE
breath. If there be HARM it is not in the free an
open expression of opinion, in full warning give
10 Southern men of what they may expect in certal
contingencies, against the occurrence of which 1t
their duty to guard There is an evil in the suffer
ance given to negroes in allowing them to crow
around stands at political meetings, as they are
the habit of doing. For this, all who have the cor
troll of negroes must feel that they themselves
blame The public authorities ought to see to j
Mr.. Venable made a most capital speech
touching all the cords from grave TO gay, from veI
to severe. However may have differed from M
Venabe's course at one time, his speech here We
that of true hearted Southern and good Democra
People went down to the ground yesterday prett
much as it suited them, but they were there, val
multitude three-fo urths of whom was from the cour
try, thoughtful, earnest, attentive audience
grown men-voters Many ladies were also there
carriages, and on the seats reserved for them.
The arrangements for the speaking were excelen
The day was fine, the shade pleasant, the crowd o
derly attentive and well pleased. The meeting W;
organized by calling DR.. J. D. Bellamy to the Chat
and appointing Messrs. McKoy, of Wilmington al
George, of Columbus, Secretaries. The Chalrms
explained the objects of the meeting, and Introduce
10 The audience Hon. Warren Winslow, the able r
preventative of the Cape Fear District, who spoke
he always speaks, we'll and clearly, giving histo
of party action, and reviewing in mastery mann
the present position of political affairs througho
the country. He paid merited and eloquent tribu
TO the President of the United States for his abilit
Armness and patriotism. Neither he nor his CT
leagues claimed any merit for the course they Ri
pursued on the Army Appropriation Bill They hi
simply done their duty, and for so doing they hi
been amply rewarded. North Carolina the be
Of paymasters - she paid in advance by her m
iority in August, which had fallen upon the enemi
of the South like clap of thunder in clear SIX
while it had strengthened the hearts and armed t.
hands of her friends. MIR. Winslow referred to t
Missouri Compromise compromise that neV
ought TO have been made, and proceeded at length
elucdate the issues at present pending between pa
ties, and to show that Buchanan alone could dete
Fremont - alone procure peace and safely
the South-alone avert the painful alternative of su
mission TO insult and oppression on the one hand,
dissolution on the other.