Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-05-30

"a We are not little surprised that the Herald
should have referred, Saturday last, to Hon. c. c.
Cambeleng, of New York. as prominent member
of the National Democratic party. Whatever he 1Cas
in times gone by, the ntimation that he now as a
member of the National Democratic party, will GER
tanly be as much news to those of that party who
have watched his course, as would the intimatIon
that Francis P. Blair is one. In fact, Cambreleng's
own letter shows that he goes for the Topeka Reede
| and Robinson crowd which the National Democrats
do not; neither is he correct in saying that even
Southern in Kansas admit that it will be free
State We have talked with gentleman, formerly
of Missouri but a landowner and what is more,
a slave owner IN Kansas, who cntertains such
opinions. If Mr.. Cambreleng be National Demo
crat, all say is, that the true National Demo-
Gratis do not know it nor believe it,
There is another matter in Saturdays Herald with
regard to which we must differ in toto from that
paper. We alIude to Governor Braggs letter Of
July Sd, 1854 TO the Committee OF the Railroad Con-
venton held at Charlotte on the 4th July of that
year. Mr. Bragg, candidate for the Governorship
of the whole State acted, in our opinion, with the
strices proprety and the most careful avoidance OF
demagogueism in declining to take electoneering
part in the imtatory movements for the fu.therance
of any particular project which had not then assum-
ed such form and pressure to be definitely judged
of even by its especial friends, as has been
abundantly proved by the fact that the work eventu
ally chartered as the result of that movement is a
very different work indeed from that then AID there
discussed. The Wilmington, Charlotte and Ruther-
ford ROad is not the work originally proposed
To place this matter in fair and proper light
Suppose that i'll some other part of the State SINH
lar Convention had been held, for the urtherance of
work having for its object the promotion of differ.
ent and, perhaps, discordant interests, how would
those who censure Mr.. Bragg for keeping aloof from
the Charlotte Convention have liked his going into
or participating in the deliberations of that q? No
al ALL presume, and yet the principle would have
1 been precisely the same. 1t was the obvious duty
of the gentlemen aspiring to the Gubernaorial chair
Of North Carolina to conduct themselves, that the
particular elected could enter upon the duties
his Office free and untrammelled at full liberty &C
and to recommend according to the dictates of his
best judgment, and after careful examination of al
the facts before him. Mr.. Bragg acknowledged thu
importance of the subject occupying the attention Of
f the meeting. To have gone farther would, in ou
{ view and let US add, in the view of very many gen
| tIemen whose judgment we place long way aheaC
D of our own, been msnifesty improper
e But General Dockery thought and acted different
o ly. 1t is not our business wish, to impugr
the motives of General Dockery-but he was not ar
n unprecedented person. The work to benefit Gen
4 Dockery and General Dockery's immediate neigh
t bors. There is one thing little strange, however
, in the connection. Why was Gen. Dockery, whose
course is said to have been much approved, total
: ly ignored by the Greensboro Convention =? Where
were the friends OF the old wagner of the wri
e ter of the letter to the Charlotte Convention
9 &C. We hardly know what 10 make of the reports
from Kansas, especially the last, which says that
battle has been fought at Lawrence with loss of lift
on both sides and, finally, the despatch dated St
: Louis, May OATH which announces the arrival of tn
8 steamer Morning Star at Bonneville, with the repor
=, that the city of Lawrence destroyed on Wednes
day. All this is, beyond doubt, very highly coored
Lawrence is the depot of the Sharp's rifles, and tn
centle of the so.caled Free State movement in or
position to the constituted authorities, and If battl
:, las been fought it has been between the militia call
ed out to assist the United States Marshall, and tn
organized resisers of law in the socalled city. w
shall await farther Developments with consideabl
anxiety. We trust that this nest OF treason and Sc
:. dltion may be promptly broken up.
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