Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-02-05

oncation for admission to the Union We take it for
granted thatt viii be generally read and that no one will
find fault with for devong to it the space which
occupies The President decidedly recommends the adj
mission of Kansas with the Lecompton Constitution.
RSs We have no desire to bore our readers Or our
selves with many more long dsquistions upon the pub
lie ands-not at least for the present Wemerey refer
to an item or two in the Herald of Saturday.
We share the regret of the Herald that we did not
hear the opening remarks of Mr.. McRaes speech on
Thursday night We lay no claim to stoical Indifference
or churlish disregard Of the good opinion of Others We
appreciate, at their due value any compliments Whlch
friends or opponents may be pleased to besow upon our
course but while such compliments, in and by them
selves may be grateful to our feelings they to be
so as soon as they paid at the expense of breh
rem of that Democratic press with whom have stood
shoulder to shoulder for years Side by side with the
Raleigh Standard have warred for the principles OF
Democracy We have seen these principles down-trod
den In North Carolina and we see them triumphant
Side by side with the Standard, and the Democratic
press Of the State generally have fought the fight
with the legions of Known othingsm, and have not
forgotten that struggle In that srugge-in the strug
gle for the election of Frank Pierce or James Buchan
an we cannot recolect having heard the voice of Mr.
McRae He was sick Or absent. Here, at the South,
who bore the heat and burthen of the day. appealed
in all honesty and sincerity to the old line Wings aye,
and to those who have Joined the order too to up
and secure the union of the South against Fremont and
the South united and the victory won and now
Mr. McRae who viewed the struggle from afar off, comes
forward to compare those gallant gentlemen who joined
us to rats-rats leaving the sinking ship of Know-No
thngism to get cheese Such was his sime on Thurs
day night Surely this is unkind to u.s. and to those
who acted with us.
The Herald speaks about our fling at Mr. McRae
about the old song of the Raleigh Register in connec
ton with Mr.. McRaes reference to the Editor of the
Raligh Standard. Now, VIC have cnquired, and, VIC
think learned accurately, the tenor of Mr. McRaes re-
marks in this connection and feel assured that the
substance of the whole matter has figured more than
once in the Raleigh Register. With the personal
differences of Messrs McRae and Holden VIC have no.
thing to do and little desire to interfere. WedO not
care to repeat the charges made by Mr.. McRae Let
all that pass far concerned 1t is certainly
painful to our feelings to find ourselves compelled against
our personal wishes to uniformly oppose Mr.. McRaes
position The first speech we ever heard him make was
at the Masonic Hall, in Wilmington, where he preached
theories repudiaed by his Democratic friends and again
at the Court House. And again he comes forward in
his defence in 1858. Mr.. McRae speaks well when at
lacking the position of his party in North Carroll
ma. We would like for once to hear what sort OF a
speech he would make in its favor But c hare nerer
heard such speech from him. In times gone by Mr..
McRae did yeomans service for his party we believe,
but in the struggles of later years-those struggles
which resulted in victory his voice not heard
his arm felt Can we join him now in sneering at those
who did rally our forces at those who up to
our assistance in the hour of danger?
Another paragraph or two, and we will close. The
Herald thinks our quotation from Mr.. Calhoun irree-
vant. He (Mr. Calhoun asserts, and Mr.. Clay admits,
that Congress has no right to impose and collect
for the purpose of distributing their proceeds among the
States The public lands have either been acquired by
cession from the original States, by purchase. All
authorities agree that the cessions create trust
which the United States is not at liberty to abandon
transfer. The money for the different purchases came
out of the treasury 1t money that could not be
distributed among the States By what potent alchemy
could its character be changed by its investment in
lands Could the holder of certain monies in trust for
special purposes take and invest these monies in other
property then dispose of this property for purposes for
which he is forbidden to use the purchase money?
he could it would be whipping the devil around the
stump in a very barefaced manner. The absurdity Of
the distinction attempted to be drawn by the Herald is
too palpable.
But our railroads are to be built by money taken out
of the Federal Treasury. The Federal Treasury wants
every cent it get and every cent taken out by dis
tributiOn must be returned by taxes. Who pay these
taxes? The consumers of North Carolina and of The
other States, so that after ALL would only be making
the General Government our tax-gatherer for our OWL
works-we would indirectly be inaugurating system
of public improvements by the General Government.
We do not suppose that all men can see everything il
members of the Democratic party ever
cannot There must be some yielding for the sake o
harmony. Wehave wish to push this question where
it is not pushed upon 1t may create excitement
here in North Caroina-it may even disturb our har
mOny for time, with practical effects in the Union
Knowing this, we would let it alone if VIC could. Th
we are not permitted to do and meet the issue since
it is forced upon us. We desire to meet it courteousy
to impinge rudey upon mans private notions upor
the matter but to endeavOr to prevent the party of thu
South being unnecessarily divided upon issue which
result in producing practical effect for good anC
may eOpardize much Tor which we have been laborng
Perhaps we had better correct slight nacuracy il
article of Saturday. 1t was at Rockingham Rich
mond county, that Mr. Leakc made the avowa reported
by the correspondent of the Raleigh Regser-not il
Arson county, as inadvertently stated by us.
Sudden Death.
On last Sunday afternoon Or evening, gentleman VIII
registered his name as R. L. Bandy, Florida" died
the Carolina Hotel in this place. He had arrived her
on Friday and talked of starting off this morning HI
was stout hearty looking man, apparently about f