Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-04-25
DEMOCRATIC RATIFICATION NE -.
Glorious 9athering-Immense
Speaking.

over held in Wilmington. we say part because the
C,,oor large as it is, could not beg 10 contain
the assembled multitudes and numbers were unable
10 get within the door. The meeting was organized
bv calling Robert Strange, Esq, TO the Chalr' anu
annoin1ing Messrs Styron and Robinson SecretarleS.
After the Chairman had explained the objects OF the
meeting in his usual concise yet clear ana empnauc
manner. Hon. VIM S. Ashe arose and introduced
20 tho opd;ance his old friend and cowoTker IN Con-
gross Hon. Jas. c. Allen, of Illinois, gentleman who
had stood by the Constitution in all emergencies,
and further a gentleman who had stood up for and
voted for the appropriation for our River and Bar
We feel that any attempt on part to report the
able and eloquent speech of Col. Allen, must totally
fail to do that gentleman justice. We cannot even
nretend to say how long he did talk. So absorbed
was our attention that we took no note OF time.
The Col. commenced by remarking that he be-
Ionged 10 party that was the same IN North CARROLL
ma as in Illinois, that he could speak to the Demo-
Gratis of North Carolina as freely as ne could to the
Democrats of Ilinos-that all had the same con-
stitution 10 defend-the same combination OF lsms 10
resist and overthrow. He spoke OF the great battle
that the Democratic party at the North had waged
against abolitonsm and all It's kindred denominations;
of the cunning movements of the aboltonss IN start
ing the Maine Liquor Law party and the Know
Nothingypany, and half dozen other such parties
and combining them all in common opposition to the
rights of the States, and for the destruction OF the
Democratic party.
It was true that the National Democrats in the
present Congress were few, and their power small
Whv had National Democrats been driven from the
House Because of their uncompromising devotion
to the constitutional rights of all And who had
been sent in their stead KNOW. Nothings And
what had these Know. Nothings done? They had
made an Abolitionst Speaker Of the House. And
this was the party with which Southern men were
called upon to cooperate. If Mr.. Fillmore stood
straight upon anything like national ground, he could
not carry his party in single Northern State The
order North was aboltionized He knew what he
said He had fought with them and cOmbatted their
isms and could, therefore, speak with Conhdence.-I
He had heard great outcry against naturalized cit
izens and Catholics but he would tell his Southern
brethren that, although there were good many men
Of foreign birth and several Catholics in his section,
he had not found them getting up rifle companies to
shoot Southern men in KanZas-he had found no
Catholic priest desecrang the altar of the living God
by stump speeches and Sharpe's rifles in the manner
of Beecher and Parker and such ike. Upon the ia
natics at the North who steal negroes from the South
He told the people plainly that Mr.. Fillmore could
bring no assistance to the South upon national
grounds-that his running could have no effect but
TO throw the election into the House and that then
the same influence that put Nathaniel P. Banks into
the Speakers Chair would put the same Nathan
lei P Banks into the Presidential chair Who de-
sires such consummation? Who would not depre-
cate such state of affairs d? Would the southern
~ Al: &c
started for the purpose of humbug because of any
preiudices against their Democratic brethren. The
Union and the Constitution must be preserved, and
the national Democ rats would rally for their preser
walton, and triumph in the coming contest
To say that the Coils remarks were greeted with
the most enthusiastic applause, would express but
feeby the reception they met with. We have en-
deavored to touch upon one or Two points; but who
could transfer to paper the eoquence, the wit, and
the argument with which the speech eVerfowed Z
We cannot but they will long be remembered by men
of all parties here.
Mr.. Aliens presence purely accidental, he be-
ing on his way farther South to recruit, by short
trip health somewhat impaired by winter and
spring in Washington. Being here, he yielded to the
solicitations OF friends, and addressed our meeting
last night. He, from Illinois, told the people
exactly what we here nave been telling them tor
years about the relative position of parties at the
North.
After the applause had somewhat subsidized, Hon
VIM. s. Ashe was called upon, and responded, as he
always does, with force and TO the point, abiding
the Greensboro and Raleigh Conventions-to thu
nomination of Governor Bragg and Mr. Gmer, ant
regretted that such jolly good fellow. and man HI
liked as we'll as he did Mr.. Gmer, should have beer
put up only to meet the certain defeat which awaited
that gentleman 1T the hands of Governor Bragg
against the Democratic party in the last Philadelphia
platform, and showed the whole thing up in its ru
colors, as he also did Mr.. Gilmers antecedents.
DuBrutz Guitar, Esq, in answer to loud call, cam
forward He did not desire to make speech and h
did not intend to make speech he meant Simply tt
give in his adherence to the great Democratic party
His associations and connections were all whg-bu
the wing party had vanished and in its place hat
arisen the Know Nothing order, which purpored {:
have risen upon the ruins of the Democratic part
also, but that nonsense-the Democratic part
was not in ruins, the contrary it was alive an
vigorous, and stood the only national and const
tutional party to whose principles he could subscrb
and in whose success, be could rejoice. Mr. Cuta
heartily cheered.
M. B. Smith Esq, was next called forward an
made most capital speech-spirited and argumer
tative-by turns elciting applause or compellin
aughter-showing up the course of Mr.. Filmor
and his friends at the North or sarizinp the rider