Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1859-12-15
THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL.
WILMINGTON, N. c., SATURDAY DEC. 10, 1850.
The State of Feeling.

We had the pleasure yesterday of meeting our e.
teemed friend T. D. Mcdowell Esq of Bladen County,
on his way home from Washington City, where he had
been in attendance at meeting of the Democratic Ma
tonal Convention, of whichhe is member. From him
we learned that the reports in the papers give but
feeble notion of the state of feeling at Washington,
which is unparalleled in its intensity as it is IN its bit
terness.
Daily the immense galleries Of the new House are
crowded to their utmost capacty-every foot of stand
ing room in the passages occupied and persons crowd
around the DOORS anxious to hear every word while even
tie slightest ausOn to disunion ects the most marked
applause. This applause comes from the Southerners
and their friends mostly So far, with few exceptions,
the Republicans have kept dark going so far in
their crawsh movement that John Sherman, their can
ddate for speaker as well others of their prominent
men, repudate the ideas contained in the new compeId
of Helpers book " The Impending Crisis, and how to
meet it,, after having signed their names to circular
endorsing it. The Southern members want better un-
Outstanding before they consent to take part in any
organization.
In some respects the attitude OF the Republican leaders
is more udicous than that of some of those who put
themselves forward ultra Southern men, and assume
to speak for that section There is always power in
caImncss and cooncss- always disadvantage in mere
display Some few Of the younger men from the South
have-we were going to say-permitted themselves to
be drawn into undue excitement, but that would be
wrong They have gone purposey excited to say things
so as to be heard and known OF men. Some OF these
gentlemen given to change rapldy-one OF them is
now quite q Douglas man, although the time is very
recent in which he demo unced Mr. Douglas traitor
and no gentleman. We alude Of course 70 Mr.. Pryor
of the Petersburg district of Virginia The time is still
more recent in which he denounced Mr.. Buchanan'S ad
ministration in equally unmeasured terms Would that
the day of talk OVer and that of common
had arrived when men would say only what they had
resolved to do and abuse and denuncation would
to be regarded marks of spirit and patriotismwhen
some decent respect for eminent service and high stand
ing in the Democratic party, would be looked for and
required from all asprants to the favor of that party
1t is unfortunate that gentlemen of this stamp, how
talented or personally brave should be Put forward
or should put themselves forward at this time as the ex
ponents of Southern feeling. Their tone is nothing
new to the North, while those who know the South
know that new spirit is abroad among US that cannot
find its expression through the organs of mere display
The North is thuslcd into the Of SuppOSng that
it is only repetition Of the gusts that have swept
over the country and then passed away Besides, the
Democratic party cannot afford to divide against ITSELF
or indulge in or tolerate denunciatOns of its best mem
bers
Very large meetings being held all over the North
to vindcate the reputation of the Northern people from
the imputation Of sympathzing with John Browns in
sane effort. But this amounts to little. These
meetings have been held in the large commercial cities
directly dependent upon Southern trade. The rural
portions of New York and Pennsylvania are Republi
can and John Brownish and the cities cyphcrs
in the State elections or State Legislatures.