Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1859-05-13
From the Winchester vrginian
Who Friends Mt the North.--Testimony of
Citizens of Both Pnrffes.

AT the late meeting in Leesburg, between Messrs
aukner and Boteer, the candidates for Congress- after
the regular discussion had taken place, and further
discussion had come off between Mr.. Garter, the 0ppo-
sltlon Eector, and candidate for the Senate and Mr.
Faulkner the latter gentleman having made frequent al
usOnS, in the course OF his remarks to the slave case
recently decided in Philadelphia Mr. Boteler rose and
said he desired to submit question to Mr.. Faulkner
lie did so at the request of gentleman then in the
Court house. He wished to know whether Commits
sioner Longstreth was not democrat.
Mr. Faulkner replied that he was not able to inform
him that he had never heard from any source what
Commissioner LongStreths politics werenor could he
even Inform his competitor what were the politics of
Judge Greer OF the Supreme Court of the United States
who had given MIR. l.. his appointment. And he would
avail himself OF that opportunity of correcting error
which he believed existed to extent in the popular
mind that the Commissioner held his appointment under
the President This was an error. The President had
control over the appointment than Mr. Boeler
1t vested by law in the Circuit Court of Pennsy
vania. As he had been interrogated upon this subject
he would like to so little further, and make some ad
dtiona statements oi facts I1c, (Mr. had during
that day conversed freely in his room with two of the
gentlemen from Loudoun who were present as
witnesses at the trial of that case. He learned
from them, and they were now present in the Court
House to bear him out in what he ascrbed to hem that
they found in the Marshal and assistant Marshals and
every officer of the Federal Government who directly
or indirectly, derived his appointment from the Pres
dents able, faithful and efficient ministers of the law,
who ready to contribute their purses and risk their
lives in vindcaon Of the authority OF the constitution
and of the rights of the further assured
him (Mr. FL that they had not met at Harrisonburg,
Philadelphia or any other part Of Pennsylvania, one
who sympathsed in their cause, who rendered them
any aid assistance who exhibited any purpose of
standing by them in the maintenance of their constitu
tional rights, except he proved upon enquiry to be
National Democrat and that every who thwarted,
frustrated threw difficulties in their wayproved upon
enquiry, far they could learn his politics. to belong
to some wing of the opposition to the democracy
This has been their declaration, made to him (Mr. F.
in his room that day and made, as he was informed
openly upon the streets of Leesburg since their return
from Philadelphia 1t is said that the only two that
left here opponents of Democracy have come back to
your county National Democrats, and mean for the
balance of their lives to unite themselves with the desti
nies Of that party But be their determination upon
this latter point what it may there no question as to
the evidence they bear from the North that the only
friends of the Constitutional rights of the South which
they met with in their expedition to Pennsylvania were
members of the Democratic party.
This is grave matter, in which every owner of slaves
is interested, Put down the Democratic party, and
where is the party to stay the uped hand Of the Abo
litiOnSts?