Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-08-16
From the Press.


o. lJands of Douglas and johnson 1.-THE national NOM
the IF the National Democratic party) in North Car
neS We presume the writer meant the national DEM
Opa: Convention. In the first place. he stated, that
ogs Dpmocratc State convention, which assembled In
rb last spring pledged the Democracy OF this State
BsHn,nnort of the nominees of the Democratic Con-
pm'od We admit this, but, contend that the con-
1enn had previously to making this pledge repudiated
eD"erabe heresy of Squatter Sovereignty, of which
t os the Father and Advocate, and consequently
pou5o himself If Mr. Dick in whose behalf, the bal
5r comes Independent OF the Standard has taken up
@ drpls be such sticker for the right of instruc-
M on3 the correlative duty of obedience thereto why
ngub 90 to Charleston and there cast his vote for
IpJoS? We hardly deem it necessary here to offer
Du5aoctions on the right of the Constitution to in
Guy the represent ative body, and the duty of the lat
auI obpv This is the conceded doctrine of the dem
H w narty from which no good democrat and true
man has ever swerved 1t is the very foundation
20 III representative governments take it away, and
l rob the people OF the power to govern aud place
!c be hands of the rObber. But, we must return to
ballot box communication the writer of which says
% honestly believe that Douglas and johnson are the
!JoT nominees of that convention"
FSTe had not supposed that any man in this commu-
20 could be so inef1aby stupid as honestly to believe
WI there was any regular nominees of a National
o,ocatc Convention before the people for the Pres
},ucv and Vice Presidency of these United States
W. dpnv that there is any such nominee. What are
Tho fAO
charleston the delegates OF eight States withdrew be-
pse the platform OF principles laid down by seventeen
aes was rejected the Convention adjourned to meet
Baltimore the 10th Of June. The Convention met
rnrsuan to adjournment. Again the Convention divi-
& 1t was broken up by the outrageous conduct of the
DorgasSquatter sovereigntyites They disregarded
and violated every principle of party usage and acted in
5d faith and in violation of every party obligation.
They excluded some twenty or more delegates, Justly
entitled to seats, and admitted as many that had no
.bt TO seats in the convention.
after the division, there regular convention
soon as the split took place. Gen. Gushing said there
rDo longer any national convention, and vacated his
ot Each division OF the convention assembled in
norate places and made their nominations. Twenty
m States were represented either in whole or in part
9s4 delegates in the division which nominated Brock
,,lrp and Lane, and only seventeen States some in
o others in part, were represented in that part or
rncb Of the convention which nominated Douglas and
rtnarCk by only l94 delegates. After making these
carnations, both conventions adjourned SINE de.
Gv Fitzpatrick refused to accept this nomination for
heVice Presidency. How comes Johnson on the ticket
With Douglas? The convention did not put him there
Who did?
Some few, jolly Douglas men, met one evening, after
p adjournment of the convention, in the Dining room
Ite National Hotel in Washington City, and placed
Johnson on The ticket These are facts, and yet the
correspondent Of the Standard asserts that these men,
Douglas and johnson, are national nominees of the
National Democratic party.
We repeat that neither nomination is binding upon
ae PEOPLE, according to the rules and usages of the
rarty Heretofore it required that the nominees
5fGe National Democratic Convention should get a
tRptbird Neither set Of the nominees has receiv
I'd the vote
Thepeope are at liberty to vote for either tie wri-
Ter over the signature Of the balloboX won't deceive
YOU again We prefer Breckenridge and Lane and for
the following reasons Because they the nominees
Of all the Southern States, Oregon, California and a
large portion Of the representation from the North
Because they received more votes after the convention
divided than Douglas any body else. Because six
teen of the delegates from this States voted for them and
only one, DR. Attorney Dick, for Douglas. Because
they subscribe to and stand upon the platform adopted
by The democratic State convention. Because they
naVOr of the platform adopted at Charleston by the
majority Of the States, the very platform adopted at
Baltimore, and upon what they Low stand as the flag
bearers Of the Simon Pure anti-squatter sovereign dem
OCaE.
These are few of the reasons which induce us to
support Breckenridge and Lane. Hereafter, we shall
give many reasons for our opposition to Stephen A
Douglas and the national Hotel nominee for the vice
presidency
The nonsense Of the second paragraph Of the epistle
under review, c0mpes us to pass it sub-silentiO.
The Democratic Press, in making the enquiry " by
what authority Mr. Dick calls together the Douglas anC
johnson men of North Carolina, did not to ques
ton the right of Mr.. Dick, Mr.. any body else to make
nation it has not been usual for one to call con
TDion in this or any other State. The correspondent
ae Standard however, has not answered the question
submitted by the Press, but goes on to assign many
ridiculous reasons in support of the right OF Mr.
Dick to issue prOnunciamentos. So We must lOoE
10 higher source Of intelligence for the desired
nOmatiCn The Raleigh Register, Of the It'll
INST, throws some light the subject This COnven
u0l meaning the convention which nominated Doug
%j appointed an executive committee, and Mr. DicE
The committeeman for North Carolina, with power
call convention for the purpose of appointing Doug
as electors. In the selection Of a committeeman fol
uS State, it was Hopkins choice, Mr.. Dick or nobody
she was the only man who stuck up to the Douglas
@ncern-two others were afflicted with confusion 0
@lgue; the other sixteen went for Breckenridge anC
Lane" We are glad to see the Register, and othe
opposition papers in the State, express a decided pre-
5lace for Douglas &c, ever breckenridge and Lane
r policy is to divide the State between the two
ldeoy give it to Bell and Everett. The Doug aste
should beware of this wooden horse of the opposition
aae is danger concealed therein. Have they no sag
Dan among them to cry out I lmeo Dan aoS, ct dom
igsnteS?
, The balance of the epstle over the signature of th
6aIOtBox is so Supremacy ridiculous, so superlatve
lSenscal that none but animals with long woul
@a over it. Towards the conclusion OF this ad car
Slaum vulgar epistle, is written, nd dare you come
Tue face of the fact that the Democratic Press an
Gt Wilmington Journal and the little squad of pr
auaI dlctators about Raleigh, have decided, and prt
aued that you have no authority, no right to meet
ilt writer is under great mistake 1t has not bee
Ved by the Press, the Journal any body else thu
%s douglas men have ri ht to meet when and Whel
Iy please But we have devoted more time and attel
"O WI u lne Ballot Box than he deserves.
More anon
THE CARTRIDGE BOX,
Us.
A CORRUPT RAILOT BOX