Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-12-06
lTURDAY. DECEmBRRj i. 10
The Press of the state.

We have vet to see the first Democratic press that
endorses or approves of the attack made by the egh
Standard upon Governor Ellis message and the Demo-
cratic party generally We have yet to see the first
Opposition paper that does not rejoice and repub
h these attacks with the single exception of the Char
lotte g the temporary editor of which, during the
confinement of Mr. Holton, the editor from the effects
of severe njury comes out in manly article, endors
ing the policy of resistance to the idea embodied in the
election of Abraham Lincoln The article states that
such as been the amazing revolution in public opinion,
that the writer feels confident that its sentiments will
meet the appreciation of nearly every reader of the Wing
By the way, we notice that the Philadelphia Press,
the organ of John W. Forney the Clerk Of the Repub
can House of Representatives. the persistent opponent
and abuser of the President and administration, pub
fishes long article from the Standard of Saturday. the
oath ult. with great satisfaction. What are we to
infer2
We notice that Mr.. John Spelman having purchased
the Democratic Press at Raleigh has merged that
into the State Journal which will be published semi
weekly and weekly. Price S. year for the semi
weekly, and So year for the weekly We need not say
that the State Journal will be Democratic paper
nor add, what Mr. Spemans energy and ability guar
In retiring from the editorial profession, Mr. Whita-
ker takes leave of his friends patrons and contemporaries
returns thanks for the support he received and the con-
fdence bestowed upon him. and asks for continuance
and increase of the same for the very worthy gentle
man who succeeds him. Mr.. Whitaker has our best
wishes for his happiness and prosperity in any avoca
ton in which he may engage.
We were very much surprised yesterday to see that
our contemporary of the Herald should have paraded
thing which that paper ~characterizes deserving
of silent contempt as coming from BLACKBOARD, etc.
and yet after so characterzing it, should have thought
it sufficient authority upon which to base bitter at
tack upon whole State This is surely giving alto
gether too much consequence to such thing. The
deductions of the Herald not worthy of either the e
gal or logical character of the Editors mind and train
ing He would not consider any such evidence admssi
BILE in court of law. He would not believe anywhere
except against South Carolina, it would seem.
Now what the facts The Editor of the Herald re
ceves pamphlet postmarked, Charleston, S. Co. accom-
panied by abusive anonymous note. The Editor very
properly characerizes the thing he ought he char
acerzed at a perhaps the silent contempt to which h
first felt inclined to consgn would have been the mos
fitting reception to have given it. But having noticed
it as the act and its words the expressions of lia
and coward he most surely admits that it can be NJ
evidence to prove aDything-not sufficient to hang
dog upon surely not sufficient to predicate grave
charge against State or influence opinion at time
like this Does not our neighbor really attach aogeth
er too much Importance to thing which, the face
it, shows that it is simply worthy of being treated will
silent contempt We leave it to neighbor himself