Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1859-12-29
The Crisis,

The honor of the Democratic party imperativey de-
mands that its Representatives in the House shall
fully avoid the advancement to the Speakershp of any
member OF that body who lmDued with n0WN Othng
prOclivites.
The honor of the Democratic party imperativey de-
mand8 that its Representatives in the House shall exert
all their influence to prevent the elevation OF any mem
Der of that body who af1ates with Know Othingism
to position from which it is possible for him to be
translated in virtue Of such position, to the Presidency
of the United States.
The honor Of the Democratic party imperatively de-
mandS that its Representatives in the House shall adhere
faithfully to the end-whatever the end-tO the uncOm-
promising hostility which animated it in the Congress
soaa elections of the present and last years. against the
demoralizng and disunOnzlng tendencies of Know
Nothingsm in the South and Abolitionsm in the North
The honor Of the Democratic party mperatively de-
mands that its Representatives III the House should
gard as political enemies those who would any
ner interfere with the freedom OF conscience or with
the naturalization laws with the institution of negro
slavery as recognized and established by the Constitution
The Democratic party has never yet been guilty OF
transgressiOn OF the provisions OF the Constitution,
OF desire to transgress them, and therefore it has
homage to pay to an expiring faction which has ever
acted upon the principle that the end will justify the
MEANS and reStOratves to administer for It's
rectiOn to active vitality.
The Democratic party has its integrity to protect,
well as conspiratOrs against the Constitution to
come. What would be said of it by enlightened man
kind-What would it say of itset-if it were nstru
mental IN breathing tnG DredLn OF HE nLO the nOSflS
of PROSTATE Know \ Othlnglsm? The answer would
be upon the tipend OF every tongue throughout the
land that had become so INSCRIPTIONS as to sacrifice
PRINCIPLE Tor EXPEDIENCY.
The diplomatzing which has been so actively pro
crossing for the last three days between Adolf
tionism and Known OthDgism, may eventuate in the
ratification of a solemn treaty. Thaddeus Stevens,
John Pennington, and Joy Morris-the member with a
sound recoTd'-voted for Gilmer last Friday Per-
haps John Sherman, Benjamin Stanton, and Thomas
Corwn, will vote tor Etherdge to-day or tomorrow
We shall sCe.-States and Unl0n
How fellow from Shusburg, in the mining dis
rct elected to the State Legislature is related by
the Milwaukee News. The district was close, the Re
pubcans being dangerously numerous, so the Demo
cratic candidate, who was miner and employed men
to work IN the bowels OF the earth, secured the services
OF tythree stanch Republicans to mine in his shaft
the forenoon OF election day. the understanding being
that in the afternoon they should be allowed to 90 to
the polls The fityhree descended the ladder l53 feet
into the shaft and busy at work. drilling,
cutting, blasting &c The candidate and employer
them well employed then assembled the ladder reach
ed the surface and with the help of two three friends
in the secret drew the ladder up after him. leaving fifty
three good Republican voters hard at work hundred
feet below, with means OF getting out till the ladder
replaced Taking two sections of the ladder off to
hare rounds put IN, he left for the polls
mile distant and when the votes counted at night
to the surprise of his opponent he had fortywo MAORI
"! An hour later there i9ht have been seen ftv-
three abebodied men, each one bearing lighted candle
emerging from certain hole III the ground like ants
from vial of mOasSs, prOtanng tearluly, and vainly
seeking for the who pulled up that ladder" but
for two days such man could be found. Concluding
they had been sold earnest after consultation the
miners agreed to charge nothing for their services drink
at their employers expense and let the matter drop
but he elected