Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-03-27
THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL.
VVIl.NIN,. TON. n. a.. FRIDAY. MARCH ~. 1887
rne FIrst Thursday In August.

this momOeTS 20 represent
the Congress of the United States.
We have before taken occasion to call the atten'
ton of our readers TO the probable relative strength
of parties in the next House OF Representatives, as
indicated by The results of the elections already held
Without further gains in the States yet to elect the
Democratic party will still fall seven votes short of
clear majority in the popular branch of the Federal
legislature.
Of the Importance of securing these votes we need
hardly sneak The conservative feeling of the couu-
try has placed MIR. Buchanan in the Presidential
Chair, but the work will be incomplete-but halt
Done unless be be sustained in that position his
power for gou, his influence in rrpeing the attacks
Of factious 'anatcism will be shorn of much OF Its
due ef-c unless prePonderance OF those represent
ing the same feeling be secured in all the ordinate
branches of the public service. The representative
Of that feeng-,he great national party that defeated
Free SoSm by carrying the Presidential Election
against it, is the Democratic party and it Is upon that
ar,v that the adm straton must depend to bear 1t
through in the coming struggles to which the country
may he subjected
If these are considerations 10 be reflected upon BY
all the people Of the South, they certainly adores'
themselves with peculiar force TO the members OF Inc
Democratic party, because in sustaining Mr. bucn"n-
nm. thew will not simply sustain their principles up
nm all ta sectional ISSUES involved, but on all other
issues as well.
After arduous and exciting contests like those OF
last year. people are apt to subsde into comparative
arathy, and some Democrats may even be LED to sup
pose that The necessity for present waGhfuinesS no
longer exists. This deuson, natural enough unoer
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the circumstances might, if too long persisted In
prove fatal to our hopes and wishes Such occasions
of apatbec Indifference and false security present to
an active and willy opponent the opportunity 10 SOW
the seeds of dssensons and DISCRIMINATION, and pre-
pare the way for overthrow and Its success Leu
us not perest in such fancied security TOO long, Leu
MS never be led 10 suppose for moment that We can
afford to divide among ourselves, or permit Jeao
or distruss 10 spring up in our own ranks. Let u'
keep up our organization that hguratvely speak
inr each Democrat, as he stands up in line, may at
all times feel the friendly touch Of his brother Demo-
crst Victory is scarcely less disorganiziDg than de
feat. and disorganisation means too often defeat
Let this not be the case with u.s.
The different districts in this State are moving or
preparing 10 move 1t is for the Democratic electors
in those districts TO say what the nature OF such
movements will be, and the incumbents are unques-
tiopaby willing to abide by the action Of their party
in Democratic districts and Democratic aSpirans in
districts not now represented by Democrats, WILL OF
course, submit their claims to the same decision.
As our readers are aware, Hon. Warren Wnslow,
the Rerr sentative from this district, comes forward
promptly to submit his claims to The action of his
party throughout the District What that action
may be, il ia not for 10 say. 1t will be our duty,
a. it viii! be the duty of all good Democrats to sub
mil 10 he will. and act in accordance with the
wishes, OF the ry of the party, fairly expressed.
Ii for the parry say whether there shall or shall
no, Re Conventi'n We presume that, if desired
by any considerable portion of the party, the balance
will readily agree to it-f desired. we presume
that the ready aequIescence will be displayed
in not having a Convention.
So much for the general position of things, Pc
sition with hich we think all Democrats will rec
We now wish 20 allude to matter not exactly per-
Eonal to curse yes, but to certain degree affecting
our local action AZ citizens OF New Hanover county
AT one time, when il was propo-ed TO call conven
ton, viii Mr. Ashe was the incumbent, this county
took the ground that it would be discourteous tt
Mr.. Aehe for hi- own county tn come forward to de-
mand convention, but. at the same time, that New
Hanover won, cheerful, submit to and participate
in any action in that respect which the other coun
ties of the District might deem proper and advisable
For various reasons, in favor of acting will
the same courtesy 10 a citizen of Cumberland. W.
would not willingly have The action of the Democrat
of New Hanover misunderstood OF mslepresented
as being dictated by jealousy unfrendiness to lh
upper end of the district. these only our Owl
personal notions as individual Democratic citizens
and given simply for what they may be worth. The.
arise from desire for harmony, and determination
30 far as we are concerned, neither TO be misunder
stood nor misepresented. We take it for grante
that, in any event, the Democrats, of New HanoVe
will provo themselves to be they have Away
besn slraghtforw and ndepenGen in their action
yet willingly bringing that action into harmony will
the views of their brethren in the other counties
RSrThe great principles of the Democratic part!
must possess peculiar power over the minds of tn
American people, for according to the testimony o
the opponents of that party, its success must depend
upon it's principles alone, and not at all upon the in
huence or ability of their advocates. Just look a
North Carolina. According to the opposition press