Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-08-01
a rev Praetleal suggestlons.


There is nothing truer than that it is always wises
and best to see personally to anything that yon want
done That is the way to avoid mistakes and dsap.
pointments The Democrats of the East. of the Cape
Fear the Neuse, the Tar, all of Them we know de.
sire the triumphant election of Gov. Bragg, and OF
a Democratic majority in the Legislature. Wanting
this thing done the very course for them and each
and every one of them, go and it, and if they
only just do this, just 60 the polls, the thing will be
done and well done Get all the votes out-see that
they out, and the result will be surprising even
e yourselves Great and important accessions have
been made and making in other sections to the
strength of the Democratic party, bot the true re-
of any party for success, must mainly rest upon
bringing out its own inherent strength. Fifty or
sixty accessions in county matters of congratu'
lation and justly so, but any uke-warmness or want
of effort in strong Democratic county, say New
Hanover, by which man in six would neglect to
to the polls, would make loss of two hundred
Democratic votes. The thing is now to bring out
the party strength, for each Democrat to certainly
poll his own vote, and to look around and urge his
neighbours to poll theirs. Gains, al distance are
things that we believe in and rejoice at, but our
votes the votes of our Democratic neg hboIrs and
friends, are things that knoav and feel certain Of
Where gentleman announces his adhesion to De-
mocracy his belief in the necessity of supporting
it, at the present time and under the existing state
of affairs it is good especially if he actually does
support it, by going the polls and voting the ticket
Getting up and getting in the votes-seeing that the
whole vote is poled that is the thing the main
thing now.
The division of labor is the great thing not
I,,t- Ill I'd
exertion at the proper time and place Each district
seeing to Itself and its votes, and making certain hat
they are all there. will bring things right in each
county, and each county being right will leave no.
thing to regret in the general result for the State
We have said dozen times BEFORE and would say
a dozen times again, if thereby we could more earn
estly and deeply impress il the minds of our
people, that no party, no matter how strong csn
safely surrender itself to apathy neglect the
and conditions. of success. The Democratic party in
North Carolina cannot afford TO do 1t is not
enough that the Democratic majority exists. II must
actually be poled. And that it should be poled it is
necessary that the importance of it's being should
be impressed upon and regarded by the Democratic
voters of each precinct, some of whom might, per-
haps, fall into the fatal mistake of supposing that
the party is strong tina! there is necessity for
their taking the trouble to vote. Those in each pre-
cinct, who take more active interest, should also
take active part in dispelling any such dam
gerous illuson-an illusion which no party in a con-
tested Stale afford to cherish.
Now, take own County of New Hanover. 1t
could easily be asceained by the Democrats of each
district, Row many Democratic voters there are in
such district, and with a proper effort, few if any
need be lost the DAY of election-we say lost for
what is the of Democratic vote unless is poll
ed Strictly speaking, is vote at all We apply
the same reasoning 10 Duplin Sampson, Cumberland,
Richmond, Robson, Bladen, Brunswick and Coum.
bus, also to the good OLD counties of Onslow,
Wayne, Johnson. Edgecome, Nash, and all others to
whom these presents may come If they but see be-
ore-hand what they do, and set their stakes t.
do it, then they will do it, and the chance of failure
! be rendered impossible, while victory will be
such TO bring encouragement to the national party
throughout the country
These remarks are plain and unpretending but
trust that they will be found PRACTICAL and thai
| the hints contained in them will not be wholly me-
elected