Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1859-09-23
THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL.


Gov. Ellis and the Raleigh Democratic Press.
Some short time since the Democratic Press contained
brief paragraph, headed What is it to us ?" which
we in common with the Democratic press of the State
understood to be attack upon complaint against
Gov Ellis said attack or complaint being based upon
the supposed fact that Gov Ellis had given State print
ing or advertising "favors to certain Opposition
gans while Withholding any such avors from the Press
This we believed to be- and indeed knew to be error
a mistake and commented upon it accordingly simply
with reference to the facts of the case but without any
outside feeling any undue bitterness 1t is just to
the Press to say that it has since stated distinctly that
it meant attack upon Governor Ellis by the article in
question: and that its feelings have been and friendly
to that gentleman. Taking that stated then surely
it ought to be pleased to find that it had been mistaken
in the grounds Of its apparent complaint against Gov
Ellis. By the way, the assertions of the complaining
article headed What is it to Us ?' remain uncontra-
dicted by the Press, and far the complaint at
tack goes appears to CO. it remains in full force aud
effect
So far as the newspaper war between the Press and
the Standard between any other parties in the Fourth
District is concerned we have nothing to do with it, in
any of its personal aspects at least So far however
1uCoCAOHo PuCAAN SOhSNALSNJ
matters discussed involving the general interests of the
Democratic party of feel at liberty to discuss
it fully and freely This we have done-nothing more.
We have copied nothing from the Standard rejecting
upon the Preserve have copied nothing from the Press
rejecting upon the Standard Our relations with most
of the Editors and leading Democratic politicians in the
4h district are frendywith are they unrendy We
have our own notions about the $3OOOO000 BILL and we
Al l., liz. r-+,,,to & Il,
honest motives to the President of implying dsrust of
his integrty-nether have supposed the bill to be
unconstitutional but at the same time we doubt much
its policy and we doubt still more the effects that might
hereafter flow from establishing such precedent. With
all our confidence in Mr. Buchanan, know that his
term of service will close on the 4th March, 1861 and
VIC know alsoanybody with his eyes open knows-tbat
that the thirty million bill cannot pass before the 4th of
March, 1861. The composition Of the Congress elect
shows that 1t therefore question of confidence in
Mr. Buchanan. MIR. Buchanan will be out of Office
long before any such bill could possibly be passed 1t
is no question Of the acquisition of Cuba; there
people who prefer other measures for ctcctng that OBJ
ject, who just favOraby disposed towards it
men can be- Nay, the President himself is by
so dead set" to speak, in favor of that particular
persons would have the world to think
He wants Cuba. Some blatant newspaper correspondents
want an issue-a fuss-a something to make little
temporary notorety out o-thats about the amount of
it.
A communication in the last Press, dated Duplin
County n. c., Sept. II, 1852 and signed A WORK
ING MAN" is specimen ofthe Spread Eagle style of
thing. In speaking Of the thirty million BILL he calls it
that huge scarecroW, that frighul Gorgon to your
contemporary, Fulton of the Journal - evidently proving
himself working man." indeed, hard working man
in the manufacture of men ofsraw for his private de-
moiton. There is nothing anywhere in any article of
the Journal to afford the least foundation for the grand
oquence of the correspondent alluded to. The truth
Isl that, although not ourselves agreeing with the policy
of the thirty million bill, while approving its object we
have been willing to allow all who do approve of such
policy to hold and express their opinions without remark
or ISSUE but must and do claim the same right for our
selves. 1t has only been in sedeence it were, that
we have said anything about the bill in question We
find that will not be permitted to occupy this posi-
ton if we can be driven from t-but there is an If
We sincerely trust that merely personal recrimina-
tons are at end between Democratic papers. We at
least shall be party to their circulation 1t surely
no time to be quarreing dead issues nduging
In personal quarres.