Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-11-29
NOVEMBER "a, 1860.
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GOVERNORS U1ESSAGE-1H HE hALEIGH STAND
ARD AND THE DEMocRAT1c PARTY.-The Legislature of
North Carolina met on Monday last. The Governors
Message sent in on Tuesday on which day State
Printer elected We think that we but express the
opinion of large majority of citizens of both par
ties when say that the positions assumed and
mendations made by Governor Ellis upon the4bect of
Federal relations, meet our most hearty approYall ~
In the Raleigh Standard of Saturday. the 24th in
stant we find three remarkable articles the first being
bitter attack upon the portion of the message referred
to- The second an Indictment against the majority of
the Democratic members of the Legislature in general
because of the action of that majority in the election of
State Printer. Connected with this indictment is an
attack upon Governor Ellis and implicitly upon all who
agree with him in opinion. The third remarkable art
Gle is distinct announcement that the Standard will
hereafter espouse the side of the adQrem question: adj
vocated by the Opposition. toy x
We think it about as well that the standard shouldJ
thus openly show its hand. In fact we think it better
for the Democratic party. Although the mode of doing
it may not be the most dgnied in the world it is
tany preferable that it should be done thus than
not done at ALL 1t relieves the Standard from the
malous position of rowing in position and looking
in the other-o carrying the Democratic flag yet firing
the ammunition for our more open opponents to use
against us both in the Gubernatoral and Presidential
contest The articles of the Standard were quoted by
every Opposition orator from the stump. They met
Democratic candidates at every turn They were, to
the rather forcibe language of Democratic candi
date for the Legislature in of counties "hrown
in our faces like dead cats" This the during
the State canvass The different phases through which
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too recent and too familiar to require any heightened
reference. The constant luminary compared
with the central organ of the Democratic party. ~
We will not follow these changes from the first sullen
threats of opposition to the final ungracous acquescence
in the support of John G. Breckenridge and indeed we
have only cast slight glance backwards for the pur-
pose of putting the Standard right about few things.
In the first instance then, the Standard is evidently
mistaken when, in its article upon The Election of
State Printer" it says We 1.-THE Standard qgere de
feaed mainly because Of our deu0tion to Constitutional
Union" We don't believe the majority of the Demo
cratic members of The Legislature operated upon
by any such considerations. 1t grave and sweeping
charge and one that ought not to be lightly made
Cannot the Standard look back its for some
time past and find reason enough without conuring up
something that has no existence in fact apparently for
the purpose of raising false issue and claiming the
crown of martyrdom?
Will not similar retrospective glance show the total
failure of the attempt of the Standard to cast the blame
of having injured the Democratic party and reduced its
majority upon Governor Ellis and those who acted with
him Who does not know that the course pursued by
the Standard itself did injury than all the at
tacks made by the Opposition orators aud newspapers
in the State? Wherever the influence and circulation
of the Standard were largest there the Democratic
loss also largest The biggest split was organized at the
Standards own door, it we're and the leaders of this
split were known to be the Standards most particular
friends Although the Standard placed the name Of
Governor Ellis at the head of its editorial column,
one doubted for moment its real predictions and
one can now after its bitter attack upon Gov. Ellis
and the party general its spenetic reference
to the Charlotte ConvenOn-dOubt that the embitter
ed feelings consequent upon defeat there, still lurked
ranking in the bosom of the unsuccessful aspiran for the
Gubernatorial nomination Having contributed more
than any other influence to reduce the Democratic ma
ority, the Standard taunts those who really worked to
achieve it, because it is not arger-nay under
states it at that. Even with the three Democratic
counties of Allegheny, Bladen and Madison thrown out,
Breckenridge beats Bell 3549 instead of 3,000 sta
ted by the Standard Had these counties been included
Breckenridge would have beat Bell at least four thou
sand. But for the frghtul dsorganizaton at the
tre our majority would have been much larger In this
District, instead of any dminution there decided
gain over all former majorties.
We fear the effort to convince the public that the
cutlery made by the displaced incumbent of lucrative
position is athogether dsinerested will meet with very
slight success. 1t is at the least very remarkable CO.
incidence that the cutlery should be perfectly simulta
neous with the loss of the pap upon the exclusive enjoy
ment of which the Standard had been so long waxing
fat until like character mentioned in Scripture, it
kicks. The Standard has served long and faithfully,
it says and verify it has had its reward and it is also
not little remarkable that concdent with the with
drawa of some of its rewards and emoluments should
be the great enghtment of its vison by which it is en-
abed to that the control of party that no longer
gives pap has been usurped by ambitious and design
ing men.
So far as this State printing is concerned we care
nothing about it or any other pap. We have never
either got or sought any. We suppose that we would
be subject to one of the objections of the Standard equal
ly with Mr.. Spellman who is charged by the Standard
with the crime of being naturalized Engshman p
Would an unnaturalized one have suited the Standard
better?
We have spoken plainly, but without bitterness
We shall resume this subject giving the articles of the
Standard upon which remarks are based. We
are pressed upon much by the proceedings of meet
ngs and other matter that we are forced to postpone
divide articles that we would rather give once and
undivided.
Meeting I'm Sampson.
We learn that on Tuesday last the largest and most
unanimous meeting ever held in Sampson, met at the