Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-10-31

by Southern votes. The North-at least the North.
ern Wings, had opposed the admission uf Arkansas
as slave State although South OF that parallel
thew had uniformity treated the compromise as a
nullity. and yet Southern men join in de-
CRYING its repeal as reckless and unwse
and the cause of oil our difficulties. =
He showed that the doctrines of popular sovereignty
the right of the people of every territory when
forming State Constitution, to decide for themselves
tho character of their own institutions, was the
true doctrine-the Constitutional doctrine-ths doc
trne of perfect equality between the sections. He
also showed that Mr.. Buchanan was the only real
competitor of Fremont, the only candidate who could
crush this demoniac spirit of fanatcism and agsres
sion at the North, and that the throwing away OF
Southern support upon Mr.. Fillmore could only give
the appearance of division at the South without al
ording that gentleman the most distant shadow OF
chance for an election He invited all true lovers OF
their country and their section, to cast aside preu
dice and come up manfulIy to tho support OF those
who alone could do efficient service to either.
| The Chairman next introduced to the meeting COL
Walter L. Steele of Richmond county, an old Line
Wing, who had the moral courage, the boldness and
maniness TO come forward c act with the Democratic
Marty in defence of the South and Of the Constitution
Col Steele delivered most able and telling SPEECH
administering causic rebuke to those who urabIe
n meet the issues involved resored to the miserable
sublerfuge of impugning the motives OF those
whose arguments they were unable TO answer
Thew had denounced him as q renegade-a pretty &C
cusaton to come from party composed OF renegades
for were not ghths of the adherents OF the
"American party renegades from the old Wing par
ty-had they not proclaimed both of the old parties
in ruins and ruined By their own corluptons. what
claim had Mr. Fillmore, the nominee of that pal
ty, upon his allegiance but even supposlng tor
moment that Mr.. Fillmore still Wing, where
was Andrew Jackson Donelson, whose vocation IL
had been TO reve Mr.. Fillmore while that gentleman
was the head OF a Wing administration Such an
amaIgamation was unworthy of his respect or sup
mort He might go into the antecsdents of the can
ddates and the parties and show how far preferable
Mr. Buchanan was as the candidate TO be voted
for bv the Southern people, but would confne
himself to what is now before the people,
The Cincinnati Convention and it's nominees alone
plant themselves upon the plain issue OF resistance 10
unconstitutional aggressions upon the rights OF the
they alone could bring together the national
strength necessary 10 crush such ageressions-they
alone had shown themselves able to do so, and they
alone were worthy to receive the support OF Southern
freemen and they ought to receive such support uni
tedy and undoubtedly. He disposed OF all the char
ges against Mr. Buchanan, summarily but eHectualIy
There was peculiar boldness and pointedness abou
? Mr. SteeIes remarks which warmly responded
to- and we've only sorry that larger number OF tht
r opposite party were not present 10 listen to him.
, After Col Steele had concluded, the Chairman
Dr. Bellamy, announced the fact that dinner was OF
the table and extended hearty invitation 10 all Il
1 partake of it, We found two long tables covered
with beautifully provided, well set and we'll cook
ed dinner, embracing corned and fresh beef, hams
turkey beef tongues, roast pig vegetables, corn ane
q loaf bread pickles and condiments, pies ETC., etc.
the whole tasteully arranged and SET of with flow
n ers After all had partaken to their fullest sasfac
ton, procession was formed to come up town wher
is Hon Thomas Rufhn and other gentlemen were
address Them In hat procession there were neithe
d boys negroes. 1t was solid column OF men-e
n voters, and, although numbers did not join ia it,
l. vet spoke for tselt-a who chose could see it, an
% what and how vast it was and no newspaper-tal
t. can make it less or greater. TWAS composed mainl
j. of visitors.
y When the assemblage had got properly placed, d.
r. J. D. Bellamy, from Holmes Balcony, introduce
Is to the audience the Honorable Thomas Rufin, RI
L. preventative in Congress from the Newbern Dstrie
y Mr. Ruffin prefaced his remarks by saying that
st should not detan the meeting by lengthy speech
J. He felt quite unwell and could only occupy the pos
of ton of laboe7 in we'll. cleaned field, picking up
nv stray grain which mig have escaped the atento
of the able gentlemen who had preceded him on tia
t. day. and on the previous night He picked up som
solid and substantial grains, however. and he use
as them with force and telling effect. The Democra
r. had been charged with having occasioned the pr
ID sent sectional difficulties, but this all wrong
IN The Democrats had pursued the only true course
ed restore peace the country and establish that peaC
e. on solid foundation-the foundation of the Const
as tutonof perfect equality between all the States
~ the people of the States. No, the Democrats WEI
er not chargeabe with these Observation-Disclosures fl
ut which the Know Nothing institution al the Nor
lie was alone responsible. 1t could not have been TO
y, gotten how the enemies of the Democratic party
d. the South had reoiced the successes achieve
ad over the Democrats in Northern States, nor no
ad these successes had in fact proved themselves 10 hay
I'D been nothing butSabolition victories To the oper
est tons of this institution in filling the Halls of OF
a. atona Legislature with vile aboli,ioniss the who
es difficulty was attributable; such set had bee
y, seen there before-such set he hoped never to 81
he there again-a set or ver set he would de-
he the Internal regions themselves to produce But
er was said that the Democrats had done all this by
to pealing tie Missouri Compromise But what did IL
IT. friends of Mr. Fillmore mean by all this denunci
at ton of the repeal of the Missouri Compromise