Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1859-04-22
One Year Hence.

will be on the tiptoe of expectation, and when say
this we mean the whole American world for Presiden
tal election seems to enlist the feelings of men,
and children-of persons lay and persons cericalna
tural persons and persons corporate.
The Democratic National Convention will be held at
Charleston. We do not know that the exact time has
been fixed upon that being left to the decision of the
Democratic National Committee. 1t will most prolIa-
bIy commence its sessions in the first week in june
Not ten days earlier or later.
There are two classes of editors whose influence we
are happy to see declining their day is over and it
ought to be- The blood and thunder alic and capital
letter style of thing that brags to the last in the face of
reason and common sense-that thinks it necessary to
refer to every public man of the party opposed to as
the greatest william unhung, rascal dangerous to
ciety or fool dangerous to himself is passing away rap
idly thank Providence Some semi-cercal rowdy like
BrownIow may affect such spicey style; the rather
more polished but not less malignant Prentice may still
hope to down opponent but generally this sort
of thing confined to the most obscure and badly print
ed of village Sheets professedy weekly but really semi
occasional in their appearance. These form one class
The other class is made up Of the Dugad Dagety Or
der of mercenaries of which the New York Herald is
the prototype and following humbly in the wake of the
man of oblique vision find number of disappointed
asprants-good Democrats in the hope of the spoils-
men who perfectly willing to see the party and the
country both 60 to the Deuce since neither appear will
ling to recognise the ranscendant claims and abilities of
these remarkable patriots.
Now the reader Of these papers-the unfortunate pc
ruser of the datrbes of the village semi-occsiona of
the illusions of the semclercal rowdy the superanuua
ted scold-the unprincped Dagetty the disappoint-
ed patriot turned traitor would be apt suppose that
the Democratic party was not only dead but buried ;
and that it ought to have been buried long before was
dead-that in fact it has not for years contained SUI
icent number of honest men to save it from the awful
fate that befe the doomed Cities of the Plain These
people would, perhaps be surprised to learn that the
question of the political world s-What course will this
deunc and buried Democratic party pursue next year
at Charleston? Who will be its nominee?
The nearer we approach the time for the assembling
of the Democratic National Convention, the greater is
the importance which the public mind attaches to the
constitution of that body and to the Of action
which it may pursue and however the big capital and
small itac semioccasonals, the shrewd Dagetcs and
the disappointed patriots may whine jeer obiur-
gate the Democratic party is still the party Of which all
other organizations stand in dread It is the only party
that really deserves the name and it is the only party
that can conduct the government
That we have fallen on rather troubous times, there
can be no question. No matter what Mr. Buchanan's
course might have been it would have been attacked
both North and South and this too by persons claiming
affinity with the Democratic party. The traitors and
Dalgetties who did not get Office pelf, would have
turned against him they have done The Filbusters
at the South and the Protectonss at the North would
alike have assaed him. In fact we see nothing that
the South has to complain Of except it be very
modified opinion in favor of specific duties and nciden
tai protection His message contained no endorsement
of any such heresy tariff for protection save as an
incident nor did he insist upon even his recommends
ton, but would have been happy had Congress reenac
ted the tariff of 49, Neither did Mr. Buchanan urge
any point with reference to the Pacific Railroad SC
that practically, at least his these points has
been free from exception
But Mr.. Buchanan has been attacked by the friends
of slavery and its opponents He has been accused O
transcendng his constitutional powers and of failing
the exercise of those powers 1t has been required
him to carry out with high hand certain course o
foreign policy yet the factions who take exception
against his alleged failure to do so are those who refus
to grant him the most necessary powers and ndis
pensable means.
Now it is not to be disguised that these things have
operated injuriousy to the Democratic party for thu
time being, but it would be great mistake to thnl
that temporary confusion must end in rretrevabe ruin
or that the mission of the Democratic party was aread
fulfilled and its day past One part of its mission will
be to put down the traitors and factioniss that hav
been disturbing its peace. 1t owes duty to ITSELF ant
part of that duty to show to the biggest and proud
est men in its own ranks or the ranks of any other
ganization, that the National Democracy is bigger ant
stronger than any or all Of them put together 1t mus
show that it will submit to no dictaton and tolerate NJ
trickery. 1t is for it to command and for the bigges
as well as the littest giant to obey.
One year hence and the preliminary canvass-th
for the Democratic nomination, will be in flu
blast. All sorts of arguments and considerations wi
be urged by the friends of particular aspirants Blu
there is class Of motives that trust will never
appealed tome course of conduct that will never
adopted We do hope that we will hear no such thin
said or limited as that unless such or such gentleman
is taken up he may be dsaeced he may do this thin
or that thing Never let it be said that the Democrat
c party is SO poor that it is dependent on one man
one dozen men. Why, good Democrats are plenty.-
The very youngest star in the galaxy of States-ou
youthful sister Oregon can furnish us one who can't
beat-Gen. LANE-a native North Caroinian-a pior
eer Of the Mississippi Vaey-a statesman and soldier
who comes to represent the distant shores of the faro
Pacific General LANE is able brave patriotic natior
all constitutional. Why, when men like him can
found even away in the wilds of Oregon, should th
Democratic party submit to any threats or any dict.
ton? The Democratic party will select man for I