Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-07-18
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Our know nothing neighbors in Fayetteville APP
pear TO he considerably exercised yea, indignant,
not to say lied The facts appear to be that in jan
uary 1885, for the first me the municipal elections
were conducted on purely party grounds and carried
overwhelmingly by the know nothngs,who forthwith
decapitated all outsiders who happened to hold any.
even the slightest Office employment under the
town The same town authorities were reelected in
January 1855 and Americans-that is members Of
the order-ruled that portion of America included
within the corporate limits of Fayetteville, pretty
much as seemed good in their eyes, and the faithful
said amen, until Wednesday morning last, when the
American -" Mayor and Commissioners had meet
ing and made for Offices, held by four natives, into
one Office, and gave this office to foreigner named
David Wemyss turning the four natives out OF thel
fou Offices, to give the whole to one foreigner MIR
Wen1yss is Scotchman by birth and, from all We
can hear or learn, the appointment is good one, a:
the appointee is capital fellow, quick: honest anG
intelli gent But how does this agree with the preach
ments we have heard
On Thursday night, the members of the know moth
ing party held meeting al the Town Hail. to take
into consideration the action of The Board of Com
missioners in appointing a foreigner to office. A
committee of five, appointed TO prepare reso utions
introduced a series condemning the Appointment o.
MIR. Weymss appauding the member or members
of the Board who voted against Mr.. Weymss and de
nouncng those who voted for him.
communication just received from Fayetteville
and inserted in to, days Journal presents a lively
and amusing view of the 'peppigramme,' and will b.
found to repay an attentive perusal.
The Sou. -ern Rights aud Union Congress.
This is the name and title of new society forme
in Washington, but TO have its headquarters in New
York the object of which is to form and keep in
istence more complete union of sentlment feeling
and interest between northern and southern mer
chants, and to discourage and discountenance sec
tionalism, faction and disuniOn so rampant ir
the northern States. The society is composed prn
cipally of southern men, and men doing business
with the South, and one of its chief objects will be
TO get and circulate information regarding the
ments, plans, plots and designs of those who seek
ing the overthrow and destruction OF southern socie
ty. The officers and members of the society," feeling
that the South has an interest in the continuance o.
the Union and rights citizens of ii in the city O.
New York, will make it part of their business tc
guard the South against the evils that are planned
and carried out here and also against contributing
| by their commerce WITH and patronage of those mer
chants and business men who use the profits of thi
commerce to rob the South of their property
| They will learn for instance, and inform the south
ern people as to the truth or faIsity of the charge
that the propr'etors of the Aston House are active
working abolilionsts, who spend the money receive
from southern people TO aid such men as Greedy, Sc
ward and Beecher in their raid on Kansas whether
merchants from whom they purchase goods, by who's
vessels they ship their cotton, &c, &c. large con
rihutos of money to buy Sharps rifles; and in short
to guard the South against turning the grindsone t
sharpen the axe 10 cut their own lhroats with.
We wish the undertaking every success, and hop
its efforts will be promotlve of much good to south
a A.
whose trade and success is bound up in this Unior
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