Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-11-08
From the Daily journal of yesterday


The Election yesterday passed off very quietly here
although unprecedentedly large vote was polled,
being so larger than at any previous election. The
whole vote Was l167 we believe of which Breckenridge
received 500, Bell SGT, Douglas and scattering
These Eve represent the Douglas strength in New
Hanover
We need only refer to our figures to show our friends
at home and abroad how our Wilmington Democrats
have discharged their duty and their whole duty New
Hanover County is all right We have no doubt but
that North Carolina has gone for Breckenridge and
Lane We do not think that Douglas has been able to
seriously interfere with this result He was emphat
cay no where. he ought to be allowed to rest there
The thing is over and we do not care for rejoicing
over our fellow citizens. Would that we could rejoice
over the Black Republicans of the Norththe majority
which controls that section We fear that we cannot
We fear that Lincoln is elected and that the extreme
danger is upon us. We have done our best at home
and have carried the town of Wilmington increased our
majority in New Hanover County and no doubt
throughout the State
1t is now time to pause and consider. A new era is
to be entered upon-one which ought to unite every
Southern man in defence of the rights of the South for
they are threatened, menaced and actually in danger
This election OF Lincoln is serious thing. 1t means
all the insult for the present and all the injury for the
future that such an act do We doubt If too gloomy
or too serious view can be taken of this event.
Let all the Southern States and statesmen lay aside
their euds and consult for their safety They
must do So and carry out into practical effect the
suits of such deliberations, or be swamped and over
Wherned and subugated.
examinations and recriminatons will do little good.
We may all know that this event has been helped Oh
this movement at the North has been encouraged and
invited by the assurances from influential parties at
the South that the Northern Sectionaists might
elect their Northern sectional abolition Pres
dent and said parties would still be their very ODE
dent humble servants. All this we can see and can
deplore the results now apparent to US. But we can
not recall the past nor undoe the evils to which itE
errors have given rise We can only look to the future
and provide some real guarantees for safety and
honor. We are without such now. When Lincoln is
nauguraed as Seward declared last week in the Cooper
Institute in New York City, he will soon get Con
gress of the same views and then the Supreme Court
will be reconsructed-the Constitution interpreted tc
suit the Black Republicans With sectional Con
press to enact sectional laws sectional Court to at
firm their Constitutionay, and sectional Executive
to enforce them what real and substantial rights can
enjoy in the Union We will live almost by suferance
1t will be matter of grave consideration for our LIE
gsature how this position of affairs should be met II
is not ours now to make any suggestions upon this sub
ject save this that if only halfway measures are to bt
adopted it would be better to adopt none at all.
only talking to be resored to- we go decidedly against
talking at AL We have had too much OF that already
For anything in the way of true and earnest action we
must have due respect with anything short Of this we
have no concern.