Wilmington journal., 1859-09-16
Onslow, Sept. 7th, 1859.


The Newbern Progress in copying an article from the
hmngton Jouf"0I on the subject of the recent Con-
gressOnal elections and the causes of our defeat
There was another which has done much tn wcalyao
the democratic party which the Journal does not touch
The old llners-those who have been bred in the der
cratic pary-are not willing to see those who have
$1,000 oy he coors through good and evil report sacr
heed or thrust aside for renegade wbigs or ex-knov
nothlngs In plain English large portion of the demo-
cracy outside of the last Legislature never have hnen
able to SEE why such men as Gov. Reid and w w
Holden who have stood by the party for twenty years
ana VINO done more than any other two men to give
its first victory in $780, should be set aside for the ro
motion of the janusfaced Clingman-a tricky politician
who aoored against the party long as the opposition
could give him place, and who only came to the demo-
cratic party to bargain for place. But March, 1861
will see his star 60 down, We may resume the sub
ect'
We not positively certain what NAV be the poltics
of the Progress" We have not the pleasure of an
exchange with it. This extract we find copied into the
Raleigh Register where it might very well have orig
naed-since the publication of such paragraphs is an
old trick OF the enemy to excite ieaousies and strife
among prominent members of the Democratic party that
they-the opposition-may reap some advantage from
We would not notice this attack were it not that it
seems to be part OF systematic effort to prejudice Mr.
Cngman in the eyes of the party and to hold him res
ponslbe for the result of election which he had no
power to control.
There is, however, still more Objectionable purpose
apparent throughout the whole of this precious para
graph 1t is very plain that the person for whom the
Progress speaks is attempting to make bargain - Tor
Mr. Chngmans place." and hopes to trade by array
ing the friends of Mr. Holden and Mr. Reid against him.
This disposition to make the Democratic party only the
instrument for the promotion Of Individuals and the viii
lngneSS to convert Democratic newspaper into mere
vehicle for sort Of whangers abuse of prominent
men of the party, is greatly to be regretted. Such
rude josng and scramblDg this the road to pre-
! erment, by Democratic papers and Democratic men,
have already thrown the Democratic ranks into cOnu-
sion. The Progress, instead of attempting to restore
ORDER raises its voice high above those who are striving
to quiet the personal rvaies and eaOusies which have
had disastrous effect in the Democratic ranks and
does all it to array leading in the party against
each other.
Mr. Holden has always been regarded in this section
| as friendly to the promotion of Mr.. Clingham. Mr.
HOdens ability his services to the party are certainly
j acknowledged and appreciated in this section of the
State, and we entertain a better opinion of him and
j Governor Reid than to suppose, the Progress in
sinutes that they and their friends failed to support
the Democratic candidate in the recent election because
neither of them had been promoted to the position
now occupied by Mr. Cingman. Is it true, as asserted
by the Progress that the old liners of the Democra
tic party refused to vote with the party in the recent
election because of Mr. Cngnans election to the Sen
ate? Is that the of Dr. Shaws defeat in the 1s
District? Was the of Mr. Scales defeat in the
9th District? Did this feeling produce the result ir
MIR Gilmer's District and increase his majority more
: than thousand votes Any one who will look al
the vote in these Distrcts-who has sense enough te
understand the points in political campaign-wil
at that the charge of the Progress against Mr. Ho
den and Gov Reid and their friends that they deserted
the Democratic party in the late election because of Mr.
u Clingmans promotion to the Senate is silly calumy
u ASderUe Neacs.
i ARMY ORDERs-1hird Lieut.. S. v Benet, Of the
ordnance, has been assigned to duty at the Military
Academy and I'd 1t. q. D. Bailey relieved from duty
at that station and ordered to report to the commander
i inchief.