Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-03-12

And we confess that have sort Of affection for
by the Tribune, when speaks of the getting out OF Coy
Bragg, who, the Tribune says, written to months De
forehand &C. Wilmington Journal
The Journal is mistaken saying the Tribune stated that
Gov. Bragg g written months beforehand, &C. The
Tribune in its article of the oath of February, no such
language.
Neither did the Tribune " hint that Gov Bragg was
nominated 1854 the result of cutand dried arrange
mens The hint the charge by ndrecon that THIS
the case, from the JOmndt and not from the
Tribune. We have only to say and we feel our duly 10
saw that the charge unfounded and unjust towards both
Governor Bragg the Senior Editor of this paper There
were no cut and dried arrangements to nominate Gov
Bragg 1854 but he freely, fairly and UNANIMOUSLY
nominated the Democratic candidate without any ar
rangements by the Senior Editor of the Standard or any
one else, far know. He does not as the journal
hints, his present position to the State to any " cut
and-dried arrangements in 1854.
The precise language of the Tribune is this
I'VE feel also warranted in saying that Mr. Holden did
more the nomination OF Gov Bragg IN loo4' W
any other ten men combined in the State We beleVe our
information correct, that was at the sOlcltauons vi
Holden that Gov Bragg first to run o the
Convention which did nominate hlm
Now we trust the desire of the Standard Tor Uerom
accuracy is fully satisfied. We think the Aa"doTd
would have been little nearer the mark If 1t had tOr-
borne to say the Tribune in its article of the oath OF
February uses no such language The Tribune did not
use the rcrg qrors attributed to it, but it did use such
language" and it is merely bubble to say it did not
The Tribune distinctly says that months previous to the
assembling of the Convention which nominated Gov.
Bragg, he had been solicited by Mr.. Holden. What is
the difference whether Mr. Bragg was written to or
talked to? None that any plain man can see IN place
of written to !" substitute talked to-, W lnked at,
"telegraphcd signaled anything you please, the
fact remains unchanged We have no doubt the ntor-
nation of the Tribune is correct-nO more than we have
| of its source
The Standard adopts its own tone of reply to us,
which it is perfectly welcome to do, and do not COM
plain since we are not disappointed but we forbear re-
pvng to it in the same tone it is not in accordance
with our habitua tastes or our present wishes we
have only to say and feel it our duty to say that the
assertion that we hint injustice to others and charge 1t
on the Goldsboro Tribune is-wc, we will not violate
the courtcsics of life by saying what we think 1t u.s. but
it is certainly not i'll accordance with fact
We have no disposition to say one unpleasant word
to our friends of the Tribune contemporaries OF the
Standard We feel satisfied that the Editors OF the
Tribune cherish feelings Of equal friendship towards
We will not permit ourselves to say Or do anything that
we can avoid calculated to disturb the harmony and
good feeling of the Democratic party which is free re-
public not an autocracy council of ten.
We totally repudiate any idea of doing injustice to
Gov Bragg and it is useless to try to create the I'M
preston that we do. We want to do injustice to no
one and we confess that want one to do injustice
to u.s. We want to indulge in no hard feelings towards
any one but we mean to speak candidy and openly !;
and if this be wrong, we incorrigble We hate to
employ harsh language, especially to our Democratic
brethren but we equally hate to have it applied to us.
We will provoke nothing Of the kind nor even retaate
when in Justice to ourselves we can 2SOd doing so,