Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-11-29

Keep Cool !--DOn't Use Naughty Words!
There are some people who are in the constant habit
of teking largely about the people, and crying out
against privilege Perhaps they sincere or think
themselves So but the first real trial puts this boosted
sincerity to test under which it fails to exhibit any
qualities of endurance. Now is it not little funny
how loudly the Raleigh Standard declaims against pri
aege and in favor of the people, and yet what hubbub
it kicks up because its privilege has been taken and
given to of the people different from ITSELF John
Spelman and not the editor of the Standard has been
elected public printer for the next two years. Why
shouldn't such lover Of the people and Of equality have
been willing to share little of this pap with some of
the beloved people? But no. Governor Ellis is aw-
ful-the Legislature is guilty Of something heinous-
the Union is in danger-a who do not agree with the
Standard are " hounds of power and John Spelman,
the successful candidate for printer is denounced IS
" naturaIized Englishman." Shades of SAM" and
other KnowNothing Saints, where be ye now that ye
stretch not wide your ghosy arms to welcome this
eruit to your ranks
AS in the canvasses of last Summer and FALL so now
the articles of the Standard form the choicest ornaments
and the leading weapons of the opposition press They
are seized upon with avdy and paraded with oStenta
ton, because assuming to proceed from Democratic
source If denuncation OF the majority Of the repre-
senatves of paryif misrepresentation, Intentional
or otherwise, Of parts Of its policy, and direct oppo
stion to all of it, entite paper to be considered
an organ of that party then is the Standard eminent
ly entitled to speak for the Democracy OF North Gar
DINA. If not-not. IN
We had hoped almost against hope thatths open rup-
ture might have been avoided Caring little for the fac
H.. of lypor
ing that there qcere factions, had trusted that
returning sense of what due to itself and to its
party would have influenced the course of the STAN
dard We have been wofully disappointed We say
this with regret We have seen the trouble brewing
We have seen the Standard gradually changing from
an fundamentally Of good to an agency of evil to-
wards the Democratic party. We have seen the Ia
Dor of years reckessy sacrificed at the shrine ofpas
sion, lighted by disappointed ambition. The motto OF
Watch and Wait, which the Standard so loves to re-
peat to Others might better have been practically a.
dopted and applied by itself. The success of years
the favors Of the party shOWered upon it, made it
look upon itself as the master of the Democratic par
ty with power to kill and make alive" Men don't
like to be killed. They refuse to die. They care lit
tie to pepetuate tyranny with such arbitrary pow
ers of life and death. Since the Standard cannot
rule, it seems determined to ruin. 1t did nearly all
the harm it could last summer and fall. 1t must now
operate in some other field than that which it has de-
serted. 1t has read itself out. 1t has been trying
its kill and make alive upon itself, politically
From its evident bad temper, it does not appear to
realize any large amount of enjoyment from the pro-
\cess. -
The Standard asserts that we malign Hon. Bedford
Brown. We do not do anything of the kind But
what Of paper that after lapse OF years of silence,
brings serious charges against convention of its own
party 1t makes groundless charges against Demo
Gratis, and procaims No Quarter" and yet talks OF
prescription!
IA The Herald OF Monday, has two correspondents
signing themselves respectively H." and Traveller"
We do not refer to these correspondents with the
view of entering into discussion but for the purpose
of correcting some errors of fact committed by said cor
respondents.
"M.' says, have yet to hear of a single Democrat
ic paper in the State at all favOring it, except the ont
in your town." By M" refers to secession, pre-
sumo.
" a." has yet to hear OF great many things. Th
Democratic paper in this town goes for Convention
of the people of the State to take such measures
be deemed necessary to vindicate the honor and guar
the rights and the interests of North Carolina. It
tends that North Carolina cannot safely fold her arm
in this trying time she cannot separate her fate from
that of her southern sister States and reasoning
ding to the logic of events, she must either make som
successful effort to bring about arrangement satsaC
tory to the other southern States and to herself
forced into adopting of two other Joining
Southern Conederacy equal, OR hanging on ik
the bob-taiI of kite to Northern Abolition power
Then, indeed will we be dependent on New York;
Now if"DI" had known anything about the position
the Democratic papers of the State he would have know
that more than half take fully advanced positio
as the JOURNAL. The Fayetteville Carolnian the Gold
boro' Tribune and Rough Notes. the Raleigh Press, tt
Salisbury Banner the Charlotte Bulletin, the Ashevi
News and others.
Traveller has had the pleasure Of travelling owe
half the State just before the election and he don't b.
lieve that anybody wants Convention, ETC. Perhar
if he had travelled since the election he might have foun
things different. When say that the country
ahead of the town, we speak what we do know of tn
section When we express our opinion that the Peep
want Convention, we do not thereby assert what
be the decision of that Convention We are in the mid
of facts which we cannot ignore. Without being at
secessonsts, for the sake of secession must reas
from things as we find them.
Inquest.
On Saturday evening last Coroner Jones was CALI
upon to hold an inquest over the body of white ma
named VIM. Fryan who was killed under the folowir
circumstances He was engaged in saving piling f
the W. & d. R. r, on the opposite si2e of the rv
from town, and whilst saving the top of one which hi
been driven down, the one next to it fell over srik
him on the forehead MASKING the skull and instant