Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-10-11
Robson County-The State of Things Generally.

Robson COunty-The State of Things Generally.
An intelligent subscriber in Robson county, sending
to renew bis subscription, says:
You no doubt have heard much of the strength of Doug
las in this county tell you from having been l many
parts of the county recently that this talk amounts to
thing In my opinion the ticket will not receive twenty-five
votes in this county for of the very leaders of
the Douglas faction waverng and regretng their fol-
ly."
This in accordance with the tenor of our information
received through other channels.
In fact the great thing now is to bring out the
vote North Carolina is all right for Breckenridge and
Lane Just bring out the VOTE and faction and oppo-
sition will be nowhere. We appeal to our Democratic
friends in all the country precincts We beg them to
recolect that there are too many people who do not
take papers who do not keep up with the times whose
attention is not aroused Let those who do keep up
thus with the political movements of the day see to IL
forming the Judgment and rousng the energy OF those
who do not Recolect that full vote is Democratic
triumph-especialy so is this the when we apply
it to the rural precincts of and nearly all OF the
adjoining counties If increased vote Is pOled, say
in Sandy Run Black River, Long Creek, Holly Shelter
Rocky Point or almost any other precinct outside Of
town. the benefit thereof inures to the Democrats.
apathy exists and there is falling off, the whole loss
falls on the Democratic party; therefore DO VIZ
say, that above all things, our policy and ou
duty is to bring out the Democratic vote. Let tn
majority of our friends who still favor Douglas alone
don't think nor speak hard of them They will al
right They are coming to the party as nicely
possible AS for the noisy leaders, why let them b
nosy-be funny be sarcastic, be anything they PLEASE
It does no harm-nobody minds it, and perhaps
amuses them. Let them brag. That's their game, bu
it is one that everybody sees through. Let US simp
resolve to carry North Carolina for the Democrats.
course Douglas being wholly out of the way, then so
as carrying the State is concerned Breckenridge is IL
on[y Democrat in the field and for him the Democrat
vote of the State will of course be cast So mote it.
And when you hear about this and that county goin
for Bell and Everett Douglas or there being stror
Douglas party here, there, and tother place, don't b
lieve it. 1t is all gas. Get away where people don
exactly understand things and you will hear Robesc
claimed for Douglas Bell and Everett, some 9th
outsiders. Find out the fact and it isn't so. No, n
by great deal On the contrary, quite the reverse
Why, we actually once beard an enthusiastic Dougasi
claiming New Hanover. Did anybody ever hear Il
like
Without bitterness or unnecessary excitement, let
quietly but efficiently go to work to stir up the Dem
cratic voters of the State. The great personal exerto
made at the August election by local candidates al
their friends must be replaced by the concerted
industrious action of all true supporters of Democrat
principles.
To every Democrat to whom these presents nay con
we send greeting personally and Individually. We b
them not to rely too confidently upon their strength
Votes are not votes at all unless they are voted NJ
in New Hanover, Dupln, Onsow, Columbus and 9th
counties in this section, we have large majortes a
can easily carry local elections, therefore it son
times happens that our Democrats get comparative
careless, forgetting when voting by general ticket,
for Governor and President every vote counts, and tt
vote lost in Duplin or Edgecombe, would be just
much loss though it in the most closely cont
ed county in the State.