Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-05-02
THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL.
W7IM7NeToN, n. G., MoNDAV, APRIL as, 1856.
MIR. GIlmer Again.

The antecedents OF MIR. Gilmer upon matters OF
State policy we have already referred to. His con-
necton with every movement for the change OF inc
basis of representation, and his denuncation OF the
existing basis as tyranny i'll It's most odous torm' we
have SEEM as also his proposition to make the crgan
ic law of the State the football of mere tempo
rarv majority al the polls, thus doing away with 'he
very idea of constitutional government winch 81 '1a
the organic law should interpose certain
a., tho RIGHTS of minorties against the hasty action
Ar unrestrained caprice of maj critics acting
under temporary excitement
We mentioned some time since Mr.. Gilmer's posi-.
ton upon the distribution of the School Fund in
docking over the journals of the Senate 1882 we
find Mr.. Gimer offering the following amendment TO
the Bill to consolidate and amend be acts heretofore
passed the subject of Common Schools.
Be 1t further enacted That the Literary or School Fun
shall hereafter be distributed among the several ~
this State according the free white population thereof
Had this amendment passed it would have serious
" diminished the amount received for the education
of the children of New Hanover, Duplin, Sampson,
Brunswick. Bladen, Columbus, and The whole East,
Look at it men of the Cape Fear and Neuse country.
Let US now turn for few moments to his position,
and the position of the convention whose candidate
he is, upon natoral politics. in connection with the
SAuOAo~N
the Philadelphia platform of the 21st February 1884
known the verbage platform" because lis mean
ing is so covered up that one of the Free Soil dele
gates to the Philadelphia convention said he could
go the platform we'll enough for the order might
elect their candidates upon it before any body could
find out what it meant.
Let us look at a point or two in this strange ver-
bage platform" Section 9TH goes for " The recogni.
ton of the right of the native born and naturazed
citizens of the United States, permanently residing
in any territory thereof to frame their constitution
and laws, and to regulate their domestic and social
affairs in their mode, subject only to the proVs-
ions of the Federal Constitution, with the privilege
of admission into the Union whenever they have
the requisite population for representative in Con-
gress" So far, so good. Let us now turn TO the
18th section of the same platform, which consists of
a regular bill of Indictment against the administTa-
ton Of President Pierce.
One or two of the counts in that bill of indictment
read as follows: Opposition to the reckless and
unwise course of the present administration in the
general management of our national affairs" " as
shown in re opening sectional agitation by the repeal
Of the Missouri Compromise; shown in granting
to unnaturalzed foreigners the right of suffrage in
Kansas and Nebraska" Now look at this thing
The right claimed in the 7h section for the people OF
the territories to mould their institutions, would
have been impossible of exercise without the re-
peal of the Missouri Compromise and yet here
we find this platform first affirming principle, and
then denouncing bitterly the legislation necessary to
carry this principle into effect. Is comment neces
sary? Again, this hill of indictment charges upon
the present administration a reckless and unwise
course Gin granting to unnaluralzed foreigners the
right of suffrage in Kanzas and Nebraska while, in
fact the clause inserted in the Kansas and Nebraska
bills, approvea by President Pierce, is identical with
the corresponding clause in every territorial bill ap-
proved by the candidate of the order-Millard Fill
more
The same bill of Indictment charges that the reck
ess an unwise course of the present administration
is shown 1" in the corruptions which pervade some
departments of the government; as shown in dsgra-
cling merOrious naval officers through pre- udice
caprcen Be it remembered that the records of the
Pierce administration show no Galphin Gardner
frauds, nor has the suspicion of completely in such
transactions attached to a single member of the
present administration, suspicion Certainly did at
tach 10 members of both the Taylor and Fillmore
cabinets The movement for reform in the navy is no
new one. II was recommended by Fillmore and 9TH
es and it's necessity felt by every al all acquaint
ed with the state of the naval service 1t Was per-
fec thy understood that big fuss would be made by
the incompetent who would claim the honors of
tyrdom if dropped and it remained for James C.
Dobbin meet this fuss and do what others had ad-
mitted TO be necessary without having the to
meet the emergency That is the amount of the
whole matter. Some worthy men may, and no doubt
have suffered, and they ought TO have justice done
them But the majority of the dismissed belong 10
the class that swell big at watering places, but would
sooner resign than 60 TO sea.
The Greensboro Convention passed the following
resolution:
Resolved That opposed to the policy of the Gen
eral Government sQuanderng the public lands to provide
homosteads for foreign paupers and convcts.
Now ii is a notorious fact that where one acre O
land has been donated or squandered in any wa,
during President Pierce's administration, fifty were
given away by bills bearing the signature of MarC
Fillmore.
90 1t is very strange, indeed, that gentleman t.
whom, at least, courtesy is due from people fol
whose interests he eAerted himself, in The matter O
the River and Bar appropriation, cannot amoni
us and spend few days in our mild climate with
out having his motives impugned, and the cry raise