Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1859-03-18

By The next presidency has already assumed the
dignity of subject for the occupation of the public
mind speculation is already rife regarding the relative
chances Of this that man. for the successor of Mr.
Buchanan, and apprehend that ere this the sayings
and dongs of the Charleston Convention have been an
ticipated in various the fertile magma
lions of these prophets and of prophets can suggest
1t is needless to add that conceive this thing to be
even worse than premature, by raising hopes and excl
ting ambitions that may seriously impede the delbera
tions Of body which, if it needs thing than
another to command for the party it represents
should have the element Of unity, which cannot exist
with too many aspirans for office in the field Now,
in our humble opinion any journal holding the good of
the party at heart whose flag it bears will at
tempting by this illadvsed policy, to forestall and
shacklethat great lever of harmonious victorya Nation
al Convention One thing we opine may certainly be as
sured to u.s. that the Democratic party through its
representatives. in Convention will do nothing to eopar
die its own interests and will nominate none but
man true to the party that eevates HMM Short
that will do to tie to.
Bgg~ The ayidity with which every novel accident is
seized upon and copously commented o. too often at
the sacrifice of that modesty which should distinguish
public journalism, welding it does powerful an
influence in forming public opinion, is not the least re-
markable of the many, alas unhealthy peculiarities
which characterize the larger portion of the American
press The notoriety which is given to every promi-
nently bad action avowedy though it be in its condem
nation cannot fail to exert it assuredy does, in
Ruence as perncious as it is nsdious in famarizng
the public mind with matters best left unheard Never
did Pope say truer thing of vice than
"Seen too Oft familiar with it's face,
We first endure, then pity, then embrace"
Yet in the Capital Of great country which boasts
for itself the possession of that purity and simplicity
that should adorn republican people, domestic trag
edy is enacted alike disgraceu that the facts are
known to all parties concerned, and the whole country
through the purifying and cevating medium OF the
press teens with the disgusting details The taste Of
the reading public is either Of very vulgar order Or
their caterers have not yet learned their intellectual APP
pettes Much, very much has been said and written
already concerning this social Upas Tree" yet the
poison still flows, and we fear will never cease till un
or millennium shall rise in the shape OF a reformed jour
naism or a more refined taste in the reading public.
Where the real seat of The disease is confess to
being sufficiently ycracd in the science OF philosophy to
determine, and will leave the problem therefore, to be
solved by wiser heads. One thing is certain that
form in this respect would work injury to the rising
generation, whose young minds just being formed
and susceptible OF the most tender impressions, tc
say nothing Of matters glarngly positive in their in
nucnce as this one referred to.