Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-07-18

Look at the halls of Congress- What names stand
side by side with the representatives of the South
on any question involving the honor or the IN
teress of the South Northern Democrats -
Against what party at the North are anti'slaVery
coalitions aimed The Democratic party. what
was the actual state of the case with regard to the
Know Nothing party? Out of ninety-two members
elected TO Congress by that party North elgh-
ty.fve were Banks abolitionists. in 1855 they
made platform in Philadelphia. and because OF an
appearance of nationality in it, the councils at the
North commenced splitting upon 1t. In February
1856 they got together again at Philadelphia and
sponged out the 18th Section, after having admitted
the Edie or abolition delegation from Pennsylvania.
They got up sort of wishey washey affair known
as the "verbiage" platform, but even then they
could not stand together. The strength Of the party
North had gone and fused with the Black Republl-
cans to support Fremont or any body else to strike
down the Democracy and the slave power, as they say
Fillmore is nowhere, and all sorts of opposition
will be concentrated upon an anti Southern ticket
avowedly such. Mr.. Rayner had got nomination
from some fragment of an "American" Convention at
the Norh-he had written a letter in reply, IN which
he went for combination of all the elements OF op-
position TO the Democratic party, without regard TO
the question OF slavery. Gov. Bragg asked MT
GiImer if he agreed with Mr.. Rayner. [Mr Gil
mer did not answer directly VI if he understood Air.
Raynern etc Gov. Bragg-You understand my cues
ton, if you do not Mr.. Rayners position Would
you combine with any man or party, no matter what
may be his their opinions on the subject OF slave
ry, to break down the Democratic party proVloeo
such parties agreed with you on The SUBJECT OF Amer
icanism mir. Gilmer remained silent.
MIR Giimer said that Americans should rule Amer
lea Nobody said they should not and every body
knew that they did. So far as he knew, there was
but one man of foreign birth holding office in North
Carolina, either under the general or State govern
ment-Little Paddy MCGOWAN, and strangely enough
this exclusive American candidate, Mr.. Gilmer, was
one of the men who had this /" foreigner ap pointed
to the little route agency he holds but that was be-
fore the dark lantern had come out 10 enighten the
gentleman. In fact the number of foreigners who
were candidates for Office has always been small -
Look at the halls of Congress and the State Legisla
lures and you will find that Americans do rule Amer
lea. of foreign birth in such positions is
sual and his presence is always traceabIe to some
marked service.
Gov. Bragg defended Mr.. Dohbin on the question
OF secession. He, Gov Bragg, did not much about
technical questions and issues, but he knew that the
contingency contemplated in the resolutions supported
by Mr.. Dobbin in the Legislature of North Carolina
was such would demand action from every man
at the South who not prepared to his section
degraded and ramped upon. Much as he loved the
Union and desired the peace and harmony of the
country, still he felt that there acre contingencies
the occurrence of which would impose upon him
paramount duties to his State, which, should be &C.
cupy the position of her chief executive officer he
would be prepared promptly 10 meet and to call upon
the State 10 sustain him.
| 1t was little strange that it remained fer Mr.
Gilmer to find the dangerous nature and improper
character of the Kansas Nebraska act after they es-
capped the attention of the abb and acute Badger
who made perhaps the ablest speech of his life in
their support.
The Governor showed from the treasury report
that Mr.. Gmer had made only slight mistake of
som ething about fourteen millions in the public ex-
pendiures He alluded to the charge against Presi-
dent Pierce of having appointed a Catholic to high
office. Why, Gen. Jackson did the same, and the
country has no purer man than Chief Justice Taney
appointed by Jackson, first, to seat in his Cabinet
and afterwards to the Supreme Court Bench. North
Carolina treasures the and fame of her Gaston
why then this attempt at religious prescription now
| The Governor said that he had been some eighteen
months in his present position. During that time
he had endeavoured to discharge the duties of the
office, at least to the best of his ability He should
feel honored by renewal of the confidence so lib
orally bestowed upon him. and he confessed, that
he should be mortified by withdrawal of that con-
fdence as his conscience acquitted him of having
willingly cone any thing to forfeit it.
After Gov Bragg had concluded, there was some
cross firing during the twenty minutes apiece de-
voted to rejoinders. Mr.. Gilmer got out the ele
plant story The course of this contest was pretty
much like the principal one, all one way
We have every respect for Mr. Gilmer as man.
those who know him best, say he is clever good
man in private life, and we believe that Yesterday he
would have felt much better himself, and his friends
would have felt better too, could be have quietly re
tired very deep into the shades of privacy. H
friends we're deeply disappointed in his effort 81
much putting had been spent with the apparent view
of demolshng the Governor on paper, that really
good many people honestly waited for him to com
mence the demolition. But we think they will wal
some time. here is such thing as going after WOO
and coming home shorn, the meaning of which expires
sion, Mr.. Gimer and his friends felt yesterday Mr.
Gilmer evidently felt overmatched, and it appeared
to us that he must have been broken-down physical
ly 1t really appears TO that he did better at Hal
flax. Perhaps having heard all his anecdotes befor
made them not fresh, but even the anecdotes eIe
plant story included, seemed TO come in badly am
tall fiat Somehow the speech sounded like sor
of compilation of all kinds of documentsn news
paper paragraphs, and rather commonplace stories
General DOckprV certainly mnch mora