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

pealed. Mr.. Gilmer put down Mr. C.-1
National Democrat oreieng is NOT
Mr.. Fillmore had put down the .o;,.
and declared the Compromise inatv srs II, ~ 1850
ana Democranc Conventions of 1852 hsd 'ne Wig
MS language Mr; Pierce went into povo. adopted
not appoint the rig bit men to Office H. Se and did
ed Mt Soule to foreign mission. H. bo "S APPOINT,
ed to seat in his Cabinet M Dohh; nao appoint
Mr.: Gilmer charged as having made seca. Whom he
in North Carolina. Campbell, of Ta Sol Speech
Do you want any better platform ,b..
Fillmore. Gen. Cass had praised MillardI SSlllad
said Mr.. Gilmer. FILLMORE
administration for turning Bronson out sO aced The
forget that Mr. Fillmore had retained in I 10
the noted aboionist Tom Corwin of Oh;o o' GaOin.t
ferred to the case of Brown of Indiana Here.
near becoming Speaker before he was forn VINO was.
have tempered with Giddings, and reecto GUY out to
Democratic supporters. The Democrats in - ~ bis
ent Congress he said would not 90 for CIV 'e pres
Va, for Speaker because he was not bes,..e mthOf
port of this fool Rise. The Democrats bo55 IN sup.
such resolution against the American pa.. passed
they could hardly expect the latter to ;o:y that
them Mr.. Bragg interposing asked b oOln With
II me so,eaied National Americans from tSo was
could not if really national 90 for Mr. AL 9e North
as those from the South Mr. Gilmer aiken an. as well
ne did not justify them, but somewhat excua"a that
II Mr. Fillmore cannot save the Union .! sGen.
things straight, then God deliver the Corr and bring
didn't believe all that he heard ahout NJ TIY He
having no chance, but if he did it wonld rllmores
any difference. The glorious martyrs dd NV make
TO find out the strong side, and nethar nUt wait
He thought there was cheating in the should E! We.
platform, because it re-affrmed the Gi11clnnatl
Virginia resolutions of 1919, which be civ and
Massachusetts, in resisting the Fugitive SI justified
He said Democrats were afraid to publi.b 1--we Law
| lutions South. 'n 'nese Eeso-
He preferred the 18th section 10 the urps.n. d.,
depha platform, but liked the latter well enouah n
der the circumstances. gu uh'
He read from the Perry county, Pa, Demo,,,,
series OF exploded charges against Mr.. BucbaNssaS
and also read from the Know Nothing pamphlat0
duced by Mr. Bragg rather overrunning bis timps '3
doing so. "H'e IN
Gov. Bragg, in a brief rejoinder, said that m a.
Free Suffrage question bis competitor was neitber ~;
nor puppy-talked one way and voted anotber e' fg
talked about bonus from banks and right of t,x.
ton, but had voted against it. He meant M i-A
spect 10 Mr. Gmer, but he felt compelled to ssU
he had shifted his position with reference 10 his
PROJECT. He certainly had Swallowed forth d;~I
and myserousy 1T is true, but still certainly Son.
great State institution that was to be based ,omsbn
on stocks, and was to control things generally mai.
money plenty, and pay the debts of the Stale po
little and had often been talked of before If NV
present Philadelphia platform was the same as tbS
18th section, why was it changed TO suit the North
No. 1t was not the same. The phrases /" w;th >.
without slavery" the really important matter Iro W
stricken out. Mr. Gmer had raked tho Lon WI.
of obsolete SANDER to find abuse to launch a.
Frank. Pierce and James Buchanan. But Sumner on
Seward and Hale and the other abolitionsts and kn
! nohiugs Of Tire North beat him at that game Mr.
Gimer had talked about the danger of filling m tn.
country by foreigners coming, but the platform n
his party did not prohibit them from coming, but on
ly from voting; on the contrary it invited them -
Foreigners had not made the trouble in Kanzas The
Emigrant Aid Society, its agents and it's emgrauts
were men of New England birth. 1t was only from
the Democrats at the North that we could ex0ect Ia
get votes to help to sustain the rights of the South
The Democratic party would elect its candidates and
put through the Kanzas and Nebraska Bills ACCORDING
| TO their true intent and meaning.
Mr.. Bragg is very logical and connected speak
err his points bearing upon and strengthening eacE
other He is, besides, pleasant gentleman, Mr.
Gllmer Is not so logical, less connected and NOR
demagogueical, but still very good stump orator
of pleasing countenance and address, and one VIII
handles his materials ngeniously. His speech wa
not reply 10 Gov Bragg, but he said that if +h
Governor would allow him another hour he would g
over the ground. Everything passed off quietly an
| courteously between the candidates, and the onl
| thing that might have been mended was sort 0
by-pay between Mr. Gilmer and some members @
his party in the audience, the blame not attachn
IN any great measure to Mr. Gilmer. Still il amounte
to sort of discourlesy to his opponent.
person asked his physician if tobacco was in
| furious 10 the brain.
"No," replied he, for no person who has an
| brains uses ito