Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-08-06
From the Daily journal of the 31st ult.

Me- We have learned with regret that ticket is out
and in circulation bearing the name OF John Shepard
Esq., Of Holly Shelter District a candidate for seat
in the House of Commons from this county.
Mr. Shepard was in Wilmington on Monday OF last
week. and in our Office and talked with both the Editors
of this paper freely and Openly-more especially with
the Associate Editor in whose company he was for some
considerable tmc and yet not the slightest intimatlon
was given by him. nor word dropped to indicate any
such idea intention his part although the approach
ing election was one of the topics of conversation I'm
der these circumstances, the high respect we have al
ways entertained for Mr. Shepard well the feelings
Of friendship which have always subsisted between
him and both the Editors Of this paper, constrain
us to believe that Mr. Shepard 8gnorant of this move
and that his name must be used without his consent if
even with his knowledge.
No good purpose can be served by using harsh ex
pressons dcnuncatory language and we do not feel
inclined to use them, any more than we do to
withhold our unqualified disapproval and repro
baton Of Il movement which is totally at war
with the organization OF the Democratic party, cal
Culaed to promote divisions and distractions, to gene
rate hard feelings to pepetuate old sries and reopen
wounds now happily healing up. 1t will not do. The
Democrats neither CT town nor country can begin to
sanction it. Organization apart it is unjust to the regu-
lar candidates to spring upon them any OF them OPP
position at this late day. when they have fulfilled their
engagements and retired to their homes after tatgu-
ing Of the county 1t smacks too much OF that
class of " Know Nothing tactics of which men OF all
parties Democrats and their opponents Eake, now re-
gard with disavOr
With the gentlemen engaged in this movement we
have nothing to do. We would not denounce we would
reason with them. We would appeal to their better
judgments. We would respectfully ask them to weigh
the probable nay the inevitable results of their
Should they succeed their triumph would be over
which no Democrat could in his camer moments rejoice,
by which he must hereafter feel panied by triumph
over the organization Of his party Should they fall as
they must do, the result might be more Immediately
mortifying but could hardly be more permanently in
furious to them.
OF what they complain we know not, and do not care
to inquire but we sincerely wish them-some of them,
at least friends whom we like and esteem to pause be-
fore reyocably committing themselves to step which
we feel certain they will hereafter regret We beg of
them to pause before placing their and our friend Mr.
Shepard, in false position which will be at vari-
ance with all his past course as Democrat and as
Convention man.
As we have already remarked, we do not care to IL
Quire what private gref8, feelings may be involved
if any, but this do know that the county ticket for
the Legislature one altogether worthy of the confidence
of the Democratic party of New Hanover county One
about whose soundness and devotion to principles and to
the best interests of the county there be question
and one which, in point of ability can compare fvoura
bly, with any delegation likely to be sent from any county
in the State.
We have before endeavoured to impress upon the
Democrats of this and the other counties of hedsic
that the only way to make assurance perfectly would
he to do their full duty partymen-to go to the polls
to let no apathy come them, and then no danger
could arise This warning with double force