Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-05-21

come OUT ana say WIaL is 10 De QOne anu eI oDe0tnCt
to their WILL and not personal interest personal pref
erences be the test of what is the proper course to be
pursued.
Democratic observation-disclosures and Legislature
The canvass for Governor has fairly opened That
for members of the Legislature will commence fol
there is not much over two months between the present
time and the day of the election. Let say few
words.
There are people who WILL perhaps say what is the
necessity for organization now since the supremacy Of
the Democratic party absolute that the opposition
inNorth Carolina do not even pretend to run cand
date of their own" Not of their own, grant you
but do they not run candidate? Do they not support
Mr.. McRae? Take up opposition organ and you
see rayng articles for Mr. McRae-you find opposition
correspondents singing peans to Mr. McRae, and pro-
claiming Mr.. McRae's triumphs over Mr.. Ellis. What
Democrat of prominence political information sup
ports Mr.. McRae, if we except those whose previous
course has placed them in the same category? What
Democratic paper supports him? The thing then is
simply Democrat and opposition-that is what 1t comes
to- and so should be understood and the issue should
be met? Indeed Of all the forms of opposition that
which aims to accomplish its ends by promoting dlstrac
ton in the ranks of the Democratic party is the most
insidous the most dangerous and the most watchfuly
to be guarded against and combatted. Such is the
form of opposition we have now to encounter.
It is to prevent interpretations on the democratic creed
TO guard against distractions i'll the democratic ranks,
that organization is mainly valuable. Open foes the
party can meet openly and as openly defeatthe very
pressure of declared opposition causes democrats to
serry their ranks close up their breaches and act
pears to be Withdrawn, when the attack is not made
openly upon the party but cOvcrty and nsdlousy upon
its principles that the necessity of organization becomes
more fully apparent, and its advantages become more
July manifest Thus, while the old Wing and Demo
cratic parties stood face to face the latter opposing In
terna Improvements by the General Government or the
assumption of State debts or the right of Congress to
impose aud collect taxes for any other purposes than
those expressly specified in the Constitution OF the Uni
ted States and the former layoring these things, the
drawing Of party lines comparatively easy, and the
very pressure of open opposition caused democrats to
rally around their flag. Now, however the old Wing
party has passed away-the Know Nothing party is
conscious of its inability to make stand, yet not IN
willing to see some blow struck against Democracy
That blow must be aimed by one laying claim to
the Democratic name--t must be struck in such
ner as to divide and dsconcert the Democratic party
That blow Mr. McRae isnow attempting tosrike. With
his motives hissecre impulses havehave nothing TODD
but his public course candidate legitimate subject
for criticism Protesting to be Democrat, he is the
mouth-pece of opposition Protesting adhesion tc
Democratic principles he attacks cardinal principle Of
the party-one that ramfes through the whole system
of Democratic principles-he urges that the debt o.
h,
provemens made by the funds of the General Govern
mentor the public lands are as much property OF
the General Government is the money in the custom
house, derived from mposts upon goods. Thus, then
Mr.. McRae really goes for the assumption of State
debts and the construction of works of internal improve
ment by the General Government-not indeed directly
but certainly And further he goes for the raising Of
revenue by the General Government for purposes not
contemplated by the Constitution Let illustrate
this The average expenses of the Federal Government
during each of the last three years. have been $7O5
ga of this there have been annually derived from land
$8,l76,744 Now, suppose Mr. McRae's "plan is
adopted-the General Government divides the lands
their proceeds among the States she must raise the 49,
1874 necessary to replace the sum divided and this
must be done by duties upon importsby charges upon
the sugar and molasses used in the family upon iron to
build railroads, or to make the farmers plough-upon
the coat you buy at store the dress by the wife
or daughter of the taxpayer Now, it was never con-
tempated by the trainers of the constitution that the
General Government should impose taxes or collect
revenue for the purpose of distribution does that in
sument confer any such powers and yet such must be
the real effect of Mr.. McRae's Plan"
But great fuss is to be made over taxes. Let us
look little at this. The people of North Carolina pay
the State Government half million of dollars in round
numbers This is in the form of direct taxation and we
all can tell the exact amount of our tax hill let us
Sook little at indirect taxation-that by the General
Government Say the General Government collects
seventy millions and North Carolina pays the average
amount Indirectly over two millions Which
is the likely to create the most rational uneasiness
No, let all who dread inordinae taxation keep the con-
troll in their own hands Let North Carolina raise bar