Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-08-09
From the Raleigh Standard.

To the Voters of North Carolina:
FELLOW CITIZENS By virtue of my appointment as
member of the National Executive Committee OF the DEM
ocratc Party for the State of Norh Carolina and at the
solicitation OF large number of the friends of Doug
and Johnson the nominees for President and Vice Pres
dent of the National Convention of the Democratic party
of the Union induced to issue this call to the friends OF
that ticket meet in Convention in the City OF Raleigh on
Thursday the 0h of this month Augus for the purpose
of organizing for the Presidential Campaign.
The excited political contest in which the people OF the
have been engaged since the adjournment of the Ma
tona Convention has caused the OF TINS CAL
ing eur local elections appeal to the friends of and
Johnson-he nominees of the National Democracy-hrougn
out the State themselves TO actionto rally TO
the support of those tried friends of the Constitution and
the Unono stand firmly and boldly by the nag OF tne ma
Administration at Washington City the hand the
Yancey Secessioniss the other. Whatever potcans
may have said or "g oad du od s to the
purposes fortunes of the secession ticket the
as or BUT been waiting anxous
portuniy speak out boldly in behalf OF the Naona nom
Of Douglas and johnson
on Thursday the 3Oh of this nonthand let US take coun-
sell determine what duty and patriots-deVoton 70
the Constitution and from in the present
threatening aspect OF political a RnpT NICK
Of the National Elk Com. of the Dem. Party.
GREENSBORO Aug. LIST, 1860. .u..oa
~ The Editors of the State are respectfully requested
to publish the above in their papers d. r. "
We copy the above remarkable document or nantes
to for the purpose of offering few remarks in connec-
ton with the movement which Mr.. Dick appears willing
to start
Mr. Dick, " by virtue of my [hisl appointment as
member of the National Executive Committee for the
State of North Carolina, and for other reasons issues
call to the friends of Douglas and johnson, to meet in
Convention in the City of Raleigh, on Thursday the
3Oth Of this month"; (August) for the purpose OF organ
izing for the Presidential Campaign.
1t might be worth while to inquire where or from
whom Mr.. Dick received tits appointment, or political
position in the Democratic party of North Carolina by
virtue of which he issues his call for Convention lie
got 1t from Contention aDith achach North Carolina,
through her delegates had ceased to Gc SAGE through
the person of Mr.. Dick himself 1t hardly be that
Mr. Dick had himself appointed and yet it is certain
that no other North Carolnan did, for there was 0one
other there The plain inference is, that Mr.. Dick holds
an appointment from organization unknown to the
Democratic party of North Carolina, and in which, SO
far that appointment concerned we are forced to
come to the conclusion that North Carolina who'll
ly unrepresented
! Mr.. Dick appears to be somewhat in the position Oh
that modest and conscientious juror who was annoyed
by having eleven id stubborn men" serving with
him. He seems to think that he and few others are
alone the salt of the EARTH and that the great orty
of the delegates from this State Charleston and Ba
more-he electoral ticket chosen by the party of the
State the districts respectveythe Democratic press
of the State the Democratic candidate for Governor
the Democratic delegation in Congress- all are wrong
all are awed by dictation from the administration al
Washington City on the one hand, or the Yancey Sc
cessonists on the other We think if Mr. Dick and hs
few partizans in this take counsel and arrive
at correct conclusion as to what duty and patriotism
devotion to the Constitution and Union demand from
them at this tmeAthey will hereafter act in good itl
with the party of the State support Breckenridge
Lane and defeat all opposition.
Since the Douglas men took their queer course a
Baltimore odd ideas tohave got into some people
heads to the independence of State organizations
Who before would supposed that Douglas bod
in Baltimore, or anybody else in Baltimore, could hav
clothed Mr. Dick with the right to supersede the regu
lary constituted Democratic Executive Committee @
the State. The call or recommendation tor Stat
Convention is not matter belonging to Natona
Executive Committee, and the attempt to do so is al
assumption in derogaton of State rights. We thinl
it would be advisable for Mr. Dick to reflect upon hi
matter little more before assuming to do many NOR
things of this kind by virtue of bis appointment etc
1t is rather late in the day for MIR. Dick to attemp
to the action of the Democratic people of tn
State upon this point, nor will the attempt to gnor
that action free any who now attempts to get up
electoral ticket in opposition to that which the part
itself has brought forward from the charge of actous
ness, unless they get off the plea of stupidity whic
we hardly suppose will be put in
P.S.-Upon the whole, perhaps we do Mr.. Dick in
justice. He does not propose to call Democratic Con
vention. He only proposes to have Douglas and John
son Convention A different affair.
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