Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-06-13

lately 10 discuss the proprlety OF dong so. AS Tor
the principles of the ORDER they consisted of attacks
unon catholics and foreigners. The matter about
catholics was plain Eumbug They had shown that
they did not care copper about it save 10 catch
votes They had first rejected catholics and then ad
mitted them, in the case OF maryland anu Louls
ana The introduction of religion into politics ten
ded to the degradation of religion and the injury of
politics.
How had the order appeared in Congress? All
from the North Free Soilers voting for Banks, but
seven and they could not be brought up to vote for
Akin they, too, lodged and put in Banks When
the South wanted support, she could expect to find
it at the North only among Democrats. The Demo
cratic Senate is now the great buwark of Southern
rights against the Know. Nothing House.
But about foreigners-what did that amount TO
All the fuss about their terrible influx was baseless
The famine in Ireland had swelled 1t for while but
| it had receded again within narrow bounds-3S,O 0O
this year against 108, 900 during corresponding pc
Rod of last year. The leading illustration OF the
practical carrying out of the principle OF exclusive
Americanism had so far occurred in the of Gen
Shields, from Illinois, who ousted from the Uni
led States Senate account of his place, and
an inferior man, and abotionist, Trumbul put
in his stead by Know Nothings and Abolltonlsts.-
Washington talked about "a In favor OF the re-
stricve doctrines of the order, but one of the very
first bills to receive his signature for the
naturalization of foreigners
| Look at the last Know Nothing National Conven-
lion Il had admitted the Edie," or Free Soil anti
|
| ference to the twelfthsection delegates 1t had
stricken out that section altogether, and adopted one
denouncing the Kansas and Nebraska bills, one which
North Carolina alone, of all the States at the South,
did not repudiate What the use in talking
about the repeal of the Missouri Compromise being
reckless and unwse. or breach of faith. 1t
not reckless and unwise. 1t was only carrying out
the Compromise of 1850, as Mr.. Badger had conclu-
svely shown, in perhaps the abest effort of his life.
| 1t was not the fault of good law if bad op-
posed it. The Democracy were not responsible for
the big fuss and the Sharpes rifles. 1t was those
who denounced the law.
The Gov then alluded to and read from the plat
form recently adopted at Cincinnati, comparing its
straightforward meeting of the ISSUE with the shut
fling and lodging of the verbage affair. For his
oW part, he saw not the slightest chance for Fill
more andDonelson, and this must eventually be seen
! by every unprejudced mind. The contest was and
would be between the Democrats and Black Repub-
licans, and the only effect of running Mr. Fillmore
at the South might be slight diversion of strength
from the National Democratic candidate, thus run
ming the risk of throwing the election into the House
that elected Banks speaker: and what Southern man
wanted that.
Gov Bragg spoke foo two hours, and with energy
and effect. 1t will be seen that he touched upon
vast number of points, some of which we cannot
alude to, while in the of those refer
red to, we have been unable to give anything like
the force of argument and clearness of expression by
which they enforced and illustrated.
| Mr.. Glmer opened by announcing that he ap
peared before his fellow citizens of the County of
Halifax and the State at large candidate for the
Office of Governor. He returned his thanks TO his
friends for their kind and cheering reception upon
the occasion of this his first public appearance be-
fore his fellow citizens of the east. His competitor,
Gov. Bragg had made an appeal for reelection as
though he had some claim upon the people that they
should give him second term. He, Mr. Gilmer did
not recognise that claim. The Governors own party
had decided against running Gen Pierce for second
tenn for President, and the peop of the State might
not think themselves bound 10 re elect him again
| for Governor.
| He had been member of the Senate from Guford
county, since 1876 He had been held up as a Sec
| tional man, but he wished to be Judged by the
record. The ocalled western address, hal been
brought against him, but that amounted to little. In
| 1848, the Central Railroad Bill passed, and in
1850 Mr.. Asa Biggs wanted to repudate it, and Mr..
Rom. Saunders wanted 10 introduce resolution which
would have cut off all further appropriation The
western members got alarmed, went into meeting
and sent out an address to the people OF the State
in which 1t was charged unj ust that all the power
should be given TO one section Since then the west
had become satisfied that justice would be done, and
! had given up the movement to which that address
pointed. MIR. Gimer suddenly dropped the " western
address and turned 10 calling Mr. Buchanan ten cent
jimmy" "Blue Light Federalis" a man that 81 Jumped
Jim Crow, etc. Mr. GiImer next referred to Mr..
Braggs votes In 1912 on the question of the State
| Bank then IN a state of suspension, Mr.. Bragg
having voted in favor Of enforcing the provisions of
the charter instead granting indulgence Also to Mr.
Bragg vote at one time III regard to the Raleigh and
CASTOR Railroad, in which Mr. Bragg had refused to
vote any assistance 10 the road without a preamble
stating why that assistance was given the State of
NCrth Carolina being under protest. This Mr.. Gil
mer insisted was unpatrotic. When that road want
ed to be re-Iad and organized, he Mr. Gilmer,
and his friends went for it. Mr.. Bragg did
not. John A. Gilmer was always ready to 90 for
anything for the benefit of any portion OF the State
He had gone for the establishment of Wilson county
He had always been Free Suffrage man. In his
votes on that question, he had obeyed the wishes of
Guiford. He had always preferred the conventional
mode of amending the constitution, because a bill
; calling convention could be got through in one
session. From the experience of the last several
years, it seemed TO him either mode of amendment,
whether conventional or legislative, requiring two
thirds vote, must fail. The Constitution of 1885
makes the Senate the representative of the land hold.
ers In that constitution a provso was introduced
to protect negro property from unlimited taxation
the equality of the capation tax white and black
polls. He proposed to introduce simultaneously with
Free Suffrage amendment establishing a certain
relative proportion between the tax on lands and
polls according TO which could not be increased
3 unless the other This, in his opinion, would
have enabled Free Suffrage to pass, and he did not
think it would pass without it. He did not see any
chance for it. He charged the Democrats with run.
J, ming on, riding Free Suffrage as humbug
: He was in favor of sinking fund to extipgusf
: The debt of the State. With the increase of trade
and the development of State resources the demand
for money would increase, and with il the profits or
banking He thoug the State ought to particpat,
e in these profits The State ought TO sell the priy
q lege of bankng-ought to exact bonus from corpo