Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-07-24
Our COfemDoraries.

Alter the heated ana arQuOuS coheeto Vi Vic PdeU
few wears, in which we bore active II not prom
inent or efficient part, promised to ourselves a
season of comparative quietude and immunity from
such contests and struggles and shall certainly do
as little we reasonably in the way of getting in
to unnecessary controversies Of any kind Just as We
were about getting of week before last for very few
davs absence from our heated sancum, we noticed a
piece in the Fayetteville Carolinian, having evident
reference 10 the Journal to which for a few moments
we felt like replying. But we had then no time,
and we have now no Meditation. We let that and
many other such things pass. Satisfied with being
right ourselves, we care little for indugng The de,
sres of others of our own party who may choose to
squabbIe with on that account. We simply pass
on Our indisposition to present controversy is rem
dered doubly strong when the opponent is found in
the ranks of the Democracy.
BY the way, about the same time-that is about
the 11th inst, we noticed that the Wilmington Her.
aid seemed disposed to draw contrast between the
position occupied by the Raleigh Standard and the
Wilmington Journal, upon certain points. The
Standard is able to take of itself, and it is
part of the duty of the Journal to establish coinc
dence of orinion betwXt it and the Standard, as lit
ance, thing to be avoided by Democrats. AS q
mere matter of fact, however, think the Herald
was totally in error So far as Kansas is concerned
the Standard and Journal fully agree in deprecating
the course adopted by Governor Walker in proceed
ing in his official address to argue the great question
of slavery in Kansas question for the free judg
ment of the people themselves. Also in regard tt
another matter-the question as to the right of th'
Governor to utter an implied threat of congressional
rejection of the Constitution of Kansas, unless thu
people should choose 10 pursue particular course
On neither of these points, so far as we know is there
any difference between the Standard and Journal
Certainly, in our own minds there is neither doub
nor question Of the proprlety OF our course. We
are neither ultraists, disunonists disorganzers
neither are we submissionists. A point may b
reached when the union of the South will be allow
and beyond all other union, the organization of thu
South above all other organization. In the Unlor
the organization Of the Democratic party is the only
national tie left for the hopes of the patriot to hang
upon. That gone and we see nought behind. Every
sacrifice of principle to eXpediency must weaken tina
organization. 1t can rever strengthen it. The bol(
and manly position of Frank Pierce, stemmed the td'
saved the party and the country-and although hi
sacrificed himself in the cause his alone cleo
ted James Buchanan.
There mag be ultrasts at the South--there arr
those who 90 too far in all sections and at all times
but it is the sublime of folly to class all those whit
choose to use plain language, to denounce what j
plainly wrong, as wrong, with maefactors, ultraist
and dsorganizers. Two and two make FOUR neithe
more nor less, matter who asserts anything to th
contraryno matter how loudly and vehemently sucf
contrary assertion is made, by what high authority
it is backed up or by what hgh-sounding name
is disguised
Let us look a little later. The Herald says tina
Mr.. Clingman is reported TO have made speech re
Gently at Asheville in which he advocated doctrine
which are not Democratic. So far, this is mere re
port We have no hesitation in saying that w
could not recognise as Democrat any man holding
such views, although were we in The Mountain Dis
trct, we should certainly vote for MIR. Clingman eve
with such views, knowing that he could be no wors
in this respect than his opponents, while al
others he would be infinitely preferable.