Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1859-06-03

being an appointment for le We further expressed our
belief that if there any considerable amount of feel
ing in this district in favor of Convention it had its
origin in considerations somewhat akin to those we have
expressed in the preceding paragraph. We had been
frequently asked about Convention, and received some
communications the subject but could not say wheth
er there was sufficiently strong desire for the holding
of Convention to render the holding of necessary
and proper. That remained to be In opinion
the people, left to their judgment and the exercise
Of their free araU alone, could decide that question.
Immediately our Fayetteville contemporary attacked
with the Utmost bitterness accused of lacking in
dependence because chose to refer the question of
Convention Convention to the Democratic people,
where it properly belonged 1t also asserted that the n
ception of such feeling be traced to wirepullers
political ofce-seekers and in few instances it is gov
erned by matters of purely personal nature. In all
which the Carolrnaan wholly mistaken, no doubt
because it was misinformed.
Again, when the people of Columbus held, on the 9th
April preliminary meeting, their action, being merely
preliminary, was attacked on grounds of verbal inform
atty TO all this, not being party to it, we have
desire to reply but must regret the unfortunately
cited tone of the criticism by contemporary of the
avowed intolerance of any movement Indicating desire
for Convention and its Characterization of such move
ments as having their inception with wrepuIlers poll
teal ocescekers and persons governed by matters of
purely personal nature, naturally calculated to
hurt the feelings of highminded gentlemen and good
Democrats,-men who had stood by the party when
others altered who had voted for its nominees, Nation
AL State and District when some in high places voted
for the opponent of such nomination. and when calm and
temperate reonder in explanation was treated with still
marked contempt, that wound to just and proper
susceptibility, was rendered doubly aggravating.
Following upon this-upon these characterizatons
of all friends of convention a expedent
under existing circumstances as wre-pulers political
Office seekers etc, find the following among the pro-
ceedings of Democratic meeting held at Fayetteville
on the 10Th uIt:
4H ReSoloed That hereby nominate the Hon. Warren
Winsow as our candidate for Congress in this district
Jas. &. Cook Esq, then offered the following which was
unanimously adopted:
5H ResOICed, That approve of the that the
CarOnan has pursued thus far regard to the and
that it meets our entire appreciation.
We ask if it is net natural these gentlemen in Column
bus and Baden should feel themselves aggrieved-
respectful requests treated with
stgmatsed? and yet their card, dated Wilmington is
calm and dignified-most unexceptonable in its tone
We had trusted that nothing had yet occurred to
ate any continued difficulty. We trust so yet and al
though we cannot but think that the gentlemen from
Columbus and Bladen simply standing their re-
served rights although cannot but see the marked diff
ference in tone between New Hanover in 1853
and Cumberland in 1889, still hope that con-
ciatory councils may prevail, and those at least who
conscious of right may be prepared to accede to any
and every fair means of preserving harmony. Wemust
confess however, that painfully surprised to find
the following in the editorial correspondence of the Fay
ettevle Caronian addressed to that paper from Will
mington, under date of May 80, 1859:
The Convention of Coum bus and Bladen counties held
here the other day was Of course ze and like good
what they had tried to do You have doubt
card containing their sentiments The Brunswick county
delegation was here, but refused to go in with the other
wo from the fact that the other counties
sented. The delegates from New Hanover even
selected, consequently the result the assembling of
Columbus and Baden alone. As to the result of this
ter do not know 1t could not very disastrous
the fact that Baden herself divided respecting Mr. Wins
low, and presume that the people of Columbus will sup
port him with the exception of the deegates-and say,
! eight or ten
Our hands weakened instead of strengthened
and the unfortunate feeling already excited was neces-
sary embttered not simply by the expression of an in
divdua but because that expression since the meeting
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the feeling of Cumberland County, the home of the in
cumbent. We were still more panied, because person
ally, we desired as we now desire, to maintain not
simply relations of personal friendship, but of
political cooperation with the editor of the
Caroinian. We cannot but regret exceedingly that an
mpulsve feeling should have led the writer of the above
quoted paragraph to say what must aggravae existing
feelings feelings which if the wound they create is
cred and not cured must break out with more dan
gerous symptoms hereafter.
1t is to be regretted that the repressive policy
adopted by the friends Of Mr.. Winslow If he is really
the strongest before Convention, as is said then
he could have nothing to tearnot every will the
natural conclusion. When any difficulty even appeared
to arise it would have been better to have asked for
Convention to have insisted upon it, rather than to have
| denounced it.
There is still time and it is still our duty to arrive
at friendly understanding, but to do so, we must
meet each other friends not stigmatise each other
enemies. The day of hard words must be over, and
the feelings of good Democrats must be respected.
Virginia.
The great extent of this State and the fact that very
many counties are beyond striking distance of railroad
telegraph leaves the question of which candidate fol
Governor has been successful still undecided We were
going to say which party has been successful but that
has been in doubt. In all respects save that
the Gubernaora Candidate the Democrats retain their
assured supremacy probably eectng the whole thirteen
members of Congress certainly twelve out of the hr
teen decided majority in both branches of the State
Legislature the Lieutenant Governor Attorney Gener
al, Board of Public works, ETC. The supremacy of the