Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1859-12-15
The WILMINGTON JOURNAL.
WILMINGTON, N. c., THURSDAY DEC. 49, 1859.


"a We must confess that our respect for our
Northern Brethren has not at all been increased by
the course of the Republican Representatives in Con
gress since the assembling of both houses but especially
by the conduct of Mr. Sherman and his congeners in the
House of Representatives. These men used Helpers
book at home as an eectioneering document, They
signed their to an endorsement of it. They at
tended meetings got up to sympathse with John Brown
and the other Harper's Ferry murderers That they
did this cannot be denied The printed record is there
but when these things brought home to them they
ignobly deny all knowledge of such things. Mr.. Sher
man, the Republican candidate for Speaker, is
marvellous proper man,, who does not at all sympathze
with the ideas advanced in Helpers book although that
book is now circulated all over the North with John
Sherman's endorsement and recommendation. Henry
Wilson the Massachusetts Senator has sympathy
with Brown although just before he left Natick he
sisted at and participated in John Brown meeting.
This funkiDg outfits afectation of decency where
there is no dcccncy is humating to think about and
would be calculated to convey impression of the
whole people of the North, did we not know that for
the last few years very inferior class opocians have
been forced to the surface by the commissions and
changes in politics and parties
Henry Wilson, the Natick Cobbler," sits in but
does not fill the place Of the majestic Webster Hale
occupies the seat Of the lamened Woodbury. from New
Hampshire. Pigmie8 and unknown men Gil the House
and the real intellect Of the Democratic and Old Line
Wing parties is thrown in the ground, never to be
seen save on such occasions the meetings held last week
in PHILADELPHIA Boston, New York, etc. which brought
out together such men Everett ard Gushing and the
like men great in character and intellect but without
place or power at home TO this marked deterioration
in the character Of the Northern representatives in Cen
gress must be attributed the undignfed and unmany
course pursued by their representative men i'll swallow
ing their own words and Sinking the responsibility OF
their own acts. The Republicans may try TO hum
bug themselves into the notion that they occupy
spectacle postion-they may get up small buster,
but their present force in Congress must feel
secondemned and abascd after the exhibitions made by
Sherman and others, men who have shown themselves
willing to wound, but yet afraid to strike
We are pointed TO the great * Union and Constu-
ton meetings held at The North to dcprccate tie
morbid sympathy expressed for John Brown and the
other Harpcrs Ferry criminals and we are told that
these meetings ought to convince that the North is
still sound-that its leading men are with us in defence
Of Our constitutional rights.
is this so? 10 be sure Edward Everett and Caleb
Gushing, and Frank Pierce, aud Josiah Randall, and
j. r. gerso and such men figure at these meetings, and
Lencwspapers makea display over tie proceedings But
what of that? Not OF these could get elected to
any office. Banks would beat Edward Everett any
other national man in Massachusetts, So in the other
States The ballot box tells the tale and what tale dos
it tell? Does endorse these distinguished national men
to whom we are pointed evidences of the soundncs of
Northern opinion Not all. These men ore power
less because of their nationality.