Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-06-06
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would fail, as the former bumbug had failed. It
| would neither deceive the people relieve then.
from taxation, if it could be put in operation. Mr..
| Glmer Il htit would be money making concern.
Perhaps it would. But it would make money like all
banks did, by taking 1t out of the pockets of the peo
pie. He was in favor of any reasonable and practi
cal project for relieving the people of taxaton.-
The creation of a sinking fund which would gradu-
ally diminish, and finally pay off the State debt, he
thought would answer the purpose better than the
humbug started by Mr. Gilmer to catch votes with.
A bank emphaticalIy matter of details, and
until Mr.. Glmer reduced his plan to some tangible
Ineligible shape shape he could not be expected to
have or give an opinion for or against it. He denied
Mr.. Glmer's right to draw him into discussion of
side issues of this kind. The party which nominated
Mr.. Glmer had declared in their platform that they
" eschewed" all State issues and put themselves be-
re the people on the merits of the paramount prn
ciples of Americanism upon the issues rendered by
that platform, and the Convention which made it,
he willing to meet his competitor. The know
nothings had selected their ground-they had planned
the campai ign, and he intended TO fight them after the
manner of their own choice, and was neither to be
cajoled nor driven from this purpose
He reviewed the history of the struggle for Free
Suffrage, and exposed the insincerity of his oppo
nents declaration that he friend Of the bill
MIR. Gilmer had voted against Free Suffrage
since 1t was first introduced into the Legislature. In
1852, when it only lacked vote of making it
part of the constitution, 0or the people would GER
to give, how did he vote He cast his vote against
it, and his vote deprived the people of this great
privilege. Il was useless to attempt TO Shift the
spOnsibyiity Of the defeat of the bill from Mr. Gil
mers to Mr.. Weldon NJ Edwards shoulders MIR.
Gilmer's vote counted as much as Mr.. Edwards, and
if Mr.. Gilmer had voted for the bill, Mr.. Edwards
vote could not have prevented it from passing. 1t
would now have been the law. Mir. Glmer's vote
had killed it in 1852 and at the last session his vote
was given against it. He had understood that his
bol C,G hoo hop
fered convention but now he had assumed new
position-he wanted to pass additional amend
ment to tax slaves equally with land else he and
the freeholders of Guilford would deny the rest of
the people of the State the privilege of voting in
the Senate His competitor knew that the bill could
not be amended at the next session. IF amended it
would not be the bill passed at the last session. 1t
would fall therefore, to pass two successive Legsa
lures, and, if amended, would be killed. He
for the bill as it is. How was Mr.. Gilmer? To this
the Know Nothing candidate replied in most con-
fused and unsatisfactory manner-he was sorter for
it and sorter not.
Gov. Bragg next took up Know Nothingism. He
dissected and examined the principles, theory prac-
tices and results OF this miserable conspiracy against
republican freedom in a mastery manner. He showed
that the whole thing artfully designed by cum
ming politicians to rob the Ieople of their rights by
transferring to few irresponsible a despotic
authority over all their principles throughout the
entire Union. series of secret, oath bound lodges
was established with one great national Supreme
! Council, whose will upon all political matters was to
be the law of all the State and subordinate councils
system of espionage coextensVe with the remotest
ramficaton of this cunnngly cOntrved rganizati0n
was attempted to be fastened upon the people by
which their movements could be watched and con-
troled and any refusal TO obey the mandates of the
few political managers who controlled it could be de-
nounced and punished secretly, certainly and with
great effect 1t refractory member should become OBJ
noxious to lis managers 1t attempt to in
stitute secret, irresponsible cabal zone which
ped all the important functions of the government,
which fathers had established--a power within
the State greater than the State itselfwhich, fit
had been successful would have destroyed the re-
publican institutions of our country, which we re-
ceived from the hands of fathers baptsed in the
blood Of the Revolution. There no PARALLEL for
these midnight societies in ancient modern history
but the Jacobin Clubs of France They set up gull
lotngs in every public place and drcnched the soil of
France with the blood of her best citizens. They
destroyed every vestige Of freedom and Know Moth
ingsm had it not been frowned down by the virtu-
/ GUS indignation of the people, would have accom-
plished the same results. He read and commented
| with telling severity and power upon the dreadful
oaths of the organization which neither Mr.. Glmer
any other Know othing present pretended deny
He examined their prescription OF Catholics and
foreigners and showed that they had changed their
ground essentially. At first they would have nothing
to do with Catholics, but Catholics were admit
ted into h cir National Councils and in full teI
| Iowship with the men who twelve months ago, swore
they should never hold office under the government
He showed that their oaths were Inconsistent with
the constitution that if Mr.. Fillmore came into
power Know Nothing, he would have to violate
one or two oahs-the that he took to require no
religious test for Office, when he to support the
constitution OR the that he took TO prescribe
Catholics when he Joined the Know Nothings. He
showed that the only instance in which they had car
ried out their principle of prescribing foreigners was
when they defeated Gen. Shields who had spilled his
blood in defence OF his adopted country, and elected
Trumbull an abolition Know Nolbing, to the Senate
from the State of Illinois. He showed the complete
afiIiation and identity of the Northern Know-Noth-
ings with the Aboitio1iss, and completely ridd led
the anti-NebTaska platform on which Mr.. Gilmer
stands He declared Il at this the only Southern
State where that platform had been adopted, and
even here they seemed to be ashamed Of it, for their
papers did not publish it. He explained and defend
ed the Kansas bill, and charged Mr.. Gmer with oc-
cupying substantially the same ground as the Black
/ Republicans at the North in his argument TO show
that the enactment of the Kansas bill was breach
of plighted faith.
! This notice is already too lcng or would give
more Of the points on which Gov. Bragg attacked this
abomnation His ASSAULT on the dark lanterns was
q powerful and able effort unanswerable by his COM
pelitor or anybody else. The effect OF this discussion
will be sensibly felt in favor the day of cleo
4 ton. Know-NohiDgism is dying out and Henderson
VIII give Bragg a decisive majority.
New York, May 2o.-1he steamer Illinois arrived
here this afternoon from Aspinwall. bringing the
mails and passengers brought down by the steamer
Golden Gate which left California on the 5th. She
brings GEO passengers and 81 $4,000 in gold
The steamer Golden Gate passed the steamer Col
den Age on the 10Th. bound
! The steamer Sierra Nevada lett San Francisco on
l. eth Cor Iuop IN al r,