Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1859-09-02

There are by this time at least one hundred and ten
thousand voters in the State of North Carona-that
is to say-that number Of vots can be pl'e''. We
presume there fully twenty-five Thousand voters more
10 the State than ever be brought up to the ballot
box on any one occasion.
Now ten thousand is large majority in this State
Exceptional CASES show larger noritiebut ten thou
sand is a large majority any purely party issue
Suppose parties perfectly balanced, change o. five
thousand from one side to the ther will give prcpon
derance of ten thousand to the party CD whose behalf
the change is madtat is to say the vibration OF one
part of the whole OF voters gives t"
the partv to whose side the political pendulum may hap
pen to swing the time clear ten thousand majority
This being so, it is plain that next to the sacrhce OF
principle which cannot afford under any tunstan
ces we can least afford to repel drive eli Democrats
on account of issues of non-Pssentla character Or
which have reference simply to personal preferences or
prepossessions n favor Of or against individuals where
no party allegiance is in question.
While we feel confident that the tone of politics and
OF the political press generally would be much elevated
by an abstinence from heated elimination and recrlm-
nation even as between political opponents, 1t surely
can require no argument show that the interests OF
the Democratic party will be best promoted by each
Democrat placing upon the action o. all other Demo-
Gratis the most charitable construction OF which 1t can
admit We take it that the object of political writing
and talking u.s. if possible to bring men INTO the party,
not TO read them out of it. While our ideas of Demo
cratic principle and Democratic organization of the
most rigid Enthusiastically to cause some pro-
gressves to class among the Old Fogies we have yet
felt at all times, but more so of ate expert
IL o,ooS,tu ~
policy but frequently the occasion of serious lnJus-
tce when issues are made unnecessarily, when
properly made pushed beyond what their nature and
Importance will justify demand Particularly is this
the when passion personal feeling appears as the
melting motive or when there reason suspect that
the interests of particular persons cques sought
to be subserved under the shadow Of za for the Demo
cratic party, which party in convention assembled has
alone right to prescribe rules and regulations.
We make these remarks not as rejecting wishing
to reflect upon Others for that is foreign to purpose
and would be in violation of the spirit which we seek to
infuse At the same time, however, they may not come
amss as tending to explain during the past
summer, when Col McDuf1ie ran against Mr.. Winsow
for Congress, and some Democrats who ought to have
known US BETTER far misunderstood to attribute
to motives wholly foreign to anything we had ever
thought or dreamed of.
Whatever we might think Of Mr.. McDutfe's being q
candidate he had abstract right to be So according
to the most rigid party rules. AS to the policy of avail
ing himself OF that right he free to judge, the
people were also free decide whether they would sup
port him or not. We know that he got Democratic
votes, few many is not the question: but he do
get votes from who have supported and will continue
TO support all regularly nominated Democratic cand.
dates.
TO squabbe with Democrats such matters as
these-to allow denunciations and hard words to pass
between members Of the same party when there is not
necessarily any party ssueto do anything calculat
to aleniate any portion of the party-is something We
afford to d. and that the party cannot afford tc
have done. We acted upon this principle last summer
and although got blamed 10y some, every day retec
ton only makes it apparent to US that the policy
we pursued the rg hit Tor the Democrtc party
The least said is the oDest mended. We tie
of struggle in which will need all the strength
of all the party and OF all its members-a time is APP
preaching when temporary squabbes must be forgotten
when temporary offences must be atoned for forgiven
when temporary wounds must be healed, and tempo
rary arrangements reconced We cannot afford tC
widen any breaches in ranks rritate and max
incurable any wounds-to drive any of our members
into the ranks of the opposition.
The steadily concliatory course is pursued
and the sooner such entered upon the better
Let US reorganze, not only in good Iath but in gooc
feeling Let us do this i'll every Congressional district
in every county, in every precinct and of the resuI
| there can be no doubt.
But let us repeat at the close assurance that WI
FT,rdt Gry pCf
Democrats, to njure organization for mere mel
or cliques.