Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-10-29
THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL
MILmINGToN. y. O., MONDAY, OCT. IS. 1858
Never Desmond.

Never DespOnd.
The Romans paid honors to their defeated Consuls,
because in the darkest day of defeat they refused to des
pair of the Republic. In doing 3d. they set an example
worthy of imitation by true men in all coming hmes
an example which ought to be followed by every Demo
craft now and hereafter-one which has been followed
by the Democracy in the past and in following which
they have arisen from each defeat only to achieve new
riumphs The pluck the energy of the party has saved
its organization time and again. and it is right to add
have largely contributed to the webeing of the coun-
try, and the salvation of the Union itself
In the present position of politics at the North there
is ground for regret but none for dependency line
Democratic party is no Summer camp to be broken up
BY the first storm 1t has weathered many worse
tempest than that which has just swept over it.
With all its recent reverses, it is by means certain
that the party will go into minority in the next
House of Representatives Quite otherwise we think
Even if it does the Senate will remain, and the Amer
can Senate, unlike the British House of Lords, is
really coordinate branch of the government and fully
determined to assert its rights and dignity SUCH
The recuperative energy Of the Democratic party is
something which excites the envy and admiration of the
various coalitions which have been formed against it
In one important particular, at least, it differs from all
other parties or political organizations that have arisen
in the United States 1T has been defeated but never
routed It's flag is still there" its name, its principles
are still there-it is disbanded it is never merged,
it is never lost Therefore it is that it rallies from dis
aster so easily and is really formidable even in de-
feat than any antagonstic coalition even in victory
We will not argue the question OF Union or dis
union We accept the fact that we have Union and
are likely to have one. We tired OF the mere talk
of disunon or of a Southern cOnfederacy, for the
leadership of which asprants already prepared to
squabble. The agency may arise through which the
South may thus be arrayed in efficient union for the
purpose of dsunion 1t has not yet done So The men
to head the movement have not yet presented themselves
Living then in Union shall the powers OF that Union
be swayed for us or against us? Under by what par
IT, or through what party ascendancy we look for
results most favorable to and to the of equality
in the Union? We really think there be but one
answer unless indeed there be those who would prefer
Black Repubcanism to Democracy for to that point it
is narrowed down. The Presidential election of 1856
showed that pretty plainly. The recent elections in
Northern States prove it cOnclusively. The straight
American ticket hardly got vote above the dignity OF
scattering" Jacob Broom, the most trusted Know
Nothing leader who was talked of for the Pres
utCy III lIt Fanny utS vi sam, ldh lO OH 'hlOC IL
Philadelphia on the straight American ticket, and
got two Hundred votes out of Of thousands. Every
form OF opposition merged into the great sectional
opposition Peoples Party" of which organization
Gausha A. Grow and Ihad Stevens are the moving
spirits.
The National LdeLligencer presents certain etete
patitudes in series of beautifully rounded Addsonian
periods 1t talks about benefcent legislation, and
all that sort Of thing by which it means the bestowal Of
public avours at the general charge upon particular in
terests Thus Railroads seldom never pay their
stockholders directly They built for the purpose most
generally of developing the agricultural resources of
State by bringing its products to market We all know
how they have to struggle for completion and then fol
existence The benefcent " legislation of the h1eli
gencer would put heavier burdens upon their iron anG
make them all pay thrtyve per cent into the pockets
Pennsylvania free soil men of iron. Benefcent Legislation
let's the people do what they improve their own con
dtion without pamperng those of one section at the
pense of those of another The people know this, ant
temporary successes obtained false and untenabl
grounds will soon be turned into defeats.
We look for harmony at the Charleston Convention
and we look to see boilers either coming in quietly
crushed finally at the polls.