Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-07-11
The County Cnnvass--Gov. Bragg.

AT the present period in the Canvass, we feel CALL
od uron ,to submit some calm andj candid remarks
n tho consideration of our Democratic brethren in
this and other counties of the State, but especially Of
onr own more peculiar section, which is shortly 10
be visited by the candidates for the Office OF Cover
nor. We mean to submit these remarks as partlzans
of the Democratic party, It's principles and Its regu
lary nominated candidates. not as the friends or OPP
moments of individuals as such. Take Tor instance
our own county in which exciting canvass is like
ly to arise for the Office of Sheriff. there beng three
candidates in the field, two of them running as Dem
ocra,s and claimed to be such by themselves and their
friends the third a member Of the Know Nothing or
American party.
Now, we deem it almost superfuous for to say.
that we anxiously desire the election Of Democrat
to that Office, as we have no doubt every Democrat
IN the county does and that in other counties SINH
arly situated, The same desire exists. But the Dem
ocrac party of the county, in Convention assembled
dia not see proper TO make any nomination. We may
differ from The policy of this course on the part ofthe
Convention we may be told that but for this or that
cause a nomination would have been made. AS IN.
dividuals we may entertain own views about this
fact or assertion, but publishers OF Democratic
Journal the public official record is before US, showing
that no nomination made for the office OF Sheriff
Under these circumstances, we not only do not feel
called upon, but in capacity as Democratic Edl-
TORS we would not feel justified in taking such par
in The contest as would indicate d wish parl
to decide or attempt TO decide matter which the par
ty Itself had not decided. We can only reltera'
what we said BEFORE that the office is one from which
a very considerable influence is nseperabe, and thai
where the Democ attic party have the power IN then
own hands, they owe ii to themselves to exert thai
power to have Democrat elected, and to permit no
commitments, no preiudces, to interfere to preven
their so doing.
There is another matter Of still greater Importance
As a party upon party issues have never known
the Democracy of The State, the district or the cOun.
ty more fully united, or in more healthy condition
or animated by better spirit. North Carolina fires
the first gum gives the first premoniton of the presi
Dental contest and its results in November, hence
her August election is looked to with deep interest
throughout the country. Thomas Bragg, the Demo
cracc candidate for reelection to the office OF Gov
ernor is gentleman of whom the party, not only
in the State but throughout the Union may well be
proud man whom to know is to respect, we had
almost said to love, for no one who really does know
him, ever speaks Of him but in terms of praise,
which we have heard frequently, from the
lips of political opponents and we confess our
selves to a warmer enthusiasm for the candidate
after having met and conversed with the man.
Is it not then matter for the Democrats of this
and other counties to take home to themselves and
consider seriously whether the interests, claims or
pretensons Of one, two three gentlemen, or one,
two or three dozen gentlemen, of sufficient i'm
portance to disturb the harmony of the Democratic
party, or whether they will allow themselves to be
divided, split up, irrtaed at each other from any
such cause or consideration. What are the claims
or interests of this or that, the other gentleman,
no matter how worthy this that or the other gentle.
may be, TO the success and the unity of the
Democratic party ofthe county, comprising from one
to two thousand voters, just as good Democrats as
any or either OF them. We ask the people 10 look
at this thing for themselves, and then they will see
that there are other and more important matters be.
fore them, and will take it into their own hands to
put end to all attempts to create undue excitement
among them, and all excitement is undue that tends
to array Democrats against each other on mere per.
sonal or any other grounds.
Let opr Interests IN the great contests of principle
now before US, never for moment be lost sight Of
nor the common bond of principles, of common
support of Buchanan, Breckenridge and Bragg lose
It's power.
o. The Daily Bee, the Boston organ, heretofore