Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-06-26
THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL,
The First Thursday OF August.

little chance for opposition-none Tor SUCCESSFUL
effort in that direction We hardly care to be con-
staptIv pitching into fallen foe, and although
Samuel {" in the days of his apparent strength was
hardly fair opponent, his own course so etectualy
did for himself that we feel temptation to follow
his example.
But an election is approaching in this State, and
strong as the party may be in this or any other I'M
mediate locality it ought to be forgotten that
the condition tender which it retains that strength IS
eternal vigilance. Neither ought it to be forgotten
that although majority of the districts in this State
sent to the last Congress Democratic representatives.
such was far from being the case throughout the
Union, and that even with the great changes that
have been made within the last year, much yet re-
mains TO be done to secure clear Democratic Ta'
iortv in the next House of Representatives.
Bv whom is this to be done How is it 10 be done
It is to be done by the States yet to choose represen
aives-it is to be dcne by carrying districts not car
ried before-by sending Democratic members to rep
resent districts represented the last congress by op
position members. 1t is to be done by looslng no
single district and by gaining all that can be gained
North Carolina is one of the States that has yet to
elect representatives to congress- She Is one OF the
States that is confidently expected to exhibit clear
Democratic gains and no losses IN the next House. as
compared with the last She can do it easily. The
vote in August and November of last year shows
that.
The first district was Democratic in November
Beyond question it is Democratic now. lie Demo-
Gratis have put up good able, and true Democrat as
their candidate Henry M. Shaw earned for himself
a high reputation while in Congress. His party owe
1t to themselves, to renstate man who did them
honor until driven from the halls of the National
Legislature by " Sam" in the first burst of his TIL
umph.
In the second, Col. Ruffn has been re-nominated,
and will, beyond all question, be elected without op
position Opposition to so popular gentleman IN
so strong district would be folly of which no sane
man would be guilty
In this Ohe thrd) district, no convention has been
held. At this late day none will be held, we pre-
sumo. Thus Hon. Warren Winslow, the Democratic
incumbent has the field to himself, without OPPOSE
tion. He occupies the position Of sole Democratic
candidate and will be so supported. We have no
idea that there will be any Democratic opposition
The time for that has passed 1t understood that
if any feeling of opposition existed, any desire to sub
stitute another at this time, Convention would be
the proper place, at which to bring forward any
opposing claims, to be decided upon by the repre-
sentatves of the party properly convened. This be-
ing the state of the case, opposing claims having
been so brought forward we regard the matter as
settled, and that there will be Democratic opposition
to Mr.. Winslow. 1t would be useless for any other
opposition to be attempted against the undivided
Democracy No Democrat will now do anything to
interfere with the union and harmony of the party.
In the Fourth or Raleigh district, Hon. L. OBJ.
hos Tod mil DIU no
reelected So will Hon Rnrtnn Craign in the 7'h
and Hon. T. L. Clingman in the 9Th.
Messrs John A. GIlmer and NJ Q. Waddell
preaching L" Americanism,' and pitching into each
other in the 5th district Mr.. S. E. Williams is the
Democratic candidate. His chances are slim, but not
hopeless.
In the 9th, Messrs. Scales and Puryear are at it
hammer and tongs. Two years ago, while " Sam"
was furnishing like green bay tree Mr. Puryear
barely held his own. He barely got into Congress by
ridicuIously reduced majority. NoV we think his
case is hard one. His look out is gloomy, so far
as Washington City is concerned.
We ought certainly to carry all the districts but
one,-the 5th. That will be a pretty hard nut to
crack, but it will be cracked after a while
FRE-The alarm of fire last evening, proceeded
from an old frame building at the bridge on Front
street, where it crosses the railroad track The old
house was built in hollow gorge, and rose about
one story above the level of the bridge with which
it communicated by platform.
Between nine and ten o'clock the blaze was at it
height and the bridge the platform of the railroad
warehouse, and smaller wooden receiving ware.
house, over the track on the hill, were in imminent
dangerfor some time If the bridge and platform had
gone, would have been hardly possbleto have saved
the warehouse and Offices.
Fortunately, however the exertions of the fire de-
partment were successful in coninng the fire to the
building in which it originated. Had the warehouse
gone, the shops and the passenger shed would very
likely have followed.
The loss cannot be very great as the building was
old and not much account at any time 1t belonged,
we believe to 0. G. Parsley, Esq, and was uninhab
tied at the time It may have caught from the spark
of locomotive. If it did not, the fire can only be
accounted for the, supposition of incendiarism.
We would suggest to the Railroad Company the
necessity OF having on hand good fire eng inc of
their own. with the necessary fxturOo. They can
have as much water as they please in reservoir,
ready tor any emergency, and thus the risk from fire
be very greatly lessened We believe the Board of
Directors are already awake tc the necessity of this
Daily Journal, 10th INST.
THE " WASHINGTON DIsPATCH."- We have before
us the first number of very neatly printed weekly
paper, the publication of which has just been COM
menced at Washington, in this State, by Mr.. Richard
9lahger. Terms Two Dollars per annum in advance
VI LIE Dispatch has business-like, thrifty look,
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