Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-04-10


FIVE know anything of our duty to our party, it is
duty which we owe primarily to the principles OF
that party. These paramount Men are but
their opponents and must base their claims for sup
port upon their fidelity to these principles This
proposition we ihink carries its confirmation on the
face of it.
Our object now is not to enter into discussion of
the questions which appear as caption at the head
of this article. So far the Distribution matter IS
concerned, have argued that time and again. ana
incidentally the other form of ii which comes under
the guse of deposits with the States, of monies which
had already been wrung from their people by the
collection of duties beyond the necessities OF the Fed
eral Government duties which not simply took d.
reclly an undue amount Of the peoples earnings 10
pay them, but which forced the consumer TO pay
proportonaby increased price for articles from which
no revenue accrued 10 The Federal Treasury. The
proper of money coming into the treasury is The
payment of the .ebts of the government. and The
carrying on of it's operations within its legitimate
sphere The best and only proper depositing place
for the peoples money is in the peoples own pockets
Don't take it out of that place by unnecessary taxes
to return it in the form of gratuihes to the States
disguised under the plausible guse of deposits
The name may have lead some astray. The tact ls'
that distributions and deposits have amounted to about
the same thing. Practically there has been little differ
ence.
We would willingly have avoided any remark up
on this subject if could have done SO consistently
with our position or if silence were not liable to be
construed into endorsement OF or acqulescence in
Mr.. CampbelI's deposit bill This bill did not pass
,Lo Sonota Tint hodv was not caUE ht. A bill did
pass boh houses, the object of which is 10 bring the
collections within the limits required oy the actual
necessities of The public service 1t may not be and
we think is not perfect, but it was move IN the
right dection-in the only direction in which relief
could fairly and properly be given. Governor Wise
in bis letter 10 Mr. Banks of the Petersburg Democrat
repubshed in the Journal of this week, takes
what we conceive TO be the proper view OF the matter
This deposit affair is not practical question
The occasion to give plausible pretext for it may
not soon again round, if 1t will be by the
sheerest dema goguesm that the opposition can drag
il into the coming congressional canvass in this State
and therefore, while we regret the necessity which
compels US thus distinctly to dissent from the abortve
action of our Congressman in this matter, make
this avowal of dissent simply on our own account,
and for the preservation Of own consistency, not
by way of attack against gentlemen with whom on
all other matters agree. Unless the position OF
the Democratic press of the State be thus defined, ii
NAV find itself committed 10 which it can
moi Justify to ITSELF reconcile with It's principles
We at least humble as our position may be- have no
earthly IDEA OF being so committed by own aches.
We submit our views with all respect but also with
all frmness.