Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1859-12-29
From the New York Da ly News, &C. &C.
A CnIOn'' Meeting,

Yesterday and to-day large portion of our space has
been III the usual way OF advertising business purchased
by the managers Of what is called Union MeetiDg"
Now we III favor earnestly and honestly, of Union
meeting. We were the first newspaper at the North to
urge lis policy a matter OF courtesy, if not its
cessy as matter Of simple justice to Southern senti-
ment. We have not altered our views and still stoutly
insist that meetng-a peoples meeting-is called for
and must be held Deemng the proposal as we at first
took it to be, sound, sensible aud seasonable sug-
ge3ed and upheld it; but finding that who have a
trade and not heart interest in-Who have sectional
and not national sympathy with the South had been
made or had constituted themselves chiefs in the
ment only lost all confidence in it, but regarded
it with a species of dread which honest best
comprehend. We therefore dropped that meeting to
take up peoples meeting with peoples leader its
head
The admiXture of good names (prOcured, we presume
at first that OF Judge Bronson, by species OF
false pretenCes best known to meeting maker managers
does not avOraby affect the doubtful character OF this
cOntrvance to make noted abOOnsts pass current for
conservative UniOn-Ovng men. Those who have books
to sell at the Souh-WhO have silks to vend thert-who
have to send therewho have cotton rice to re-
ceive from there-al such, matter what their known
procvities previously have signed the call for this meet
ing and have taken share in its getting up. Now we
not only ustru8 but despse this abnegaon OF self for
the sake Of pelf.
Their real representative is Mr.. Wade, of Ohio. This
gentleman the other day in Congress- as Senator from
Ohio, preached peace and union. 1t looked we'll and
sounded well. But suddenly Senator Mason, Of Vir-
ginia reminded Senator Wade, that he (Wade had al
ready linked himself to disunon schemes and proclaimed
disuuiOn ideas. When Senator AIDES treason
able declarations, under his name, placed, be-
fore HIM, he subsidized" and looked ashamed if he did
not feel So lie, we say, Is fair type OF many who
have taken part in the proposed meeting. They speak
WE'LL but what they seem to say does not comport with
what they have publicly wed themselves to- 1t is not a
meeting with which, Judging from most Of those con
cerned IN its getting up have any desire to connect
ourselves. 1t is not national IN ltsmen, although
tiOnaI in its pretencts. We want to see, and we shall
see, in New York, meeting of the people, headed by
a of the people, demonstration which shall rep
resent all classes, and the spirit of the orth
through the true of the North whose records have
ever been NATIONAL and not susceptible OF the least
suspicion. We do not desire to interfere with the
pected assembly, the call of which, as matter OIL
course, publish, but distinctly claim that peo-
PIES meeting must be held, in which sectional ele
ment shall predominant, or at all share We have an
important letter on this subject from prominent ci
zen, which we shall publish tomorrow
ARREsT.-A suspicious character was arrested in this
town yesterday. He hailed from Connecticut and was
peddling books and other things. We believe that no
thing established against him except that he
offering other things than books without license For
this he was liable to a fine. With the usual dis
elimination against our own people, this Yankee is al
lowed to pedde books without paying any tax, whilst
resident booksellers required to pay State tax
all their business
The ma name is Welton and the books he peddles
or preclds to peddle are Moses and the Prophets
! and " The New World"
Nothing being found of a criminal nature, he was
discharged his promise to go off, which he did forth
with. lie camps out with his wagon, and is said tt
have been engaged IN this sort OF rambling life for
year. He will bear watchng.-FayettevMe Observer.