Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-03-08
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The Washington States and Union very irrev
ereny denominates the Constitutional Union Party,
which recently convened at the National Hotel in Wash
ington City, the PecksniI Party" monsrous holy
party which abhors spois and Office for Others and
hbits its own sincerity by having of its EXON
gressmen doorleeper to Congress- and another APP
pointee under Forney while the Ex-Governor of the third
State in the Union Ford of Ohio indicates his sincere
deestation of the spos by taking the appointment OF
public printer to the House Of Representatives
Further, Tennessee, North Carolina, Kentucky and
Virginia have held State Conventions in pursuance OF
the call Of the committee of the Constitutional Union
Party" which met at the National Hotel In Washing
ton CITY, and each Of these Conventions, with the ex
ception of Virginia has exhibited its forgetfuness of
spois and Office by bringing forward candidate for the
Presidency. Kentucky puts forth Crittenden Ten
nessee John Bell North Carolina w. A. Graham, and
Virginia would have put forth Bolts but he was rather
too wormy to be tomached and rather too strong to be
thrown overheard for any other person. Virginia had
to put no candidate in the field. The object of all these
manouvres we will endeavor hereafter to explain 1t is
quite Pecksniilian.
In the Senate of the last Legislature of North Caro-
Ena an attempt was made to take the initiative for
change of the Constitution to disturb under
stood sectional compromise of the Constitution OF orth
Carolina. It fell cold as a Wedge-there then, COM
paratvey speaking, poor as do it reverence
John Pool Of PasQuOtank not OF those who did
it reverence but he was Of those who did not do it
reverence In brief year, on the supposltlon that
capital might be made out of it, taking the hint from
certain cratic movements and disturbing elements in
the fourth district this party which abhors spos and
the thirst for Office, takes up this hobby party ISSUE
making of this rejected timber the chief plank in their
platform, upon which they place. apparently in derson,
one of their main builders by whom this plank had been
but the other day rejected For what purpose but that
they may ride into office?
The Constitution of North Carolina made for
the people and not the people for the Constitution, and
if the people really want any change, it is not for any
one to say that that change shall not be made but we
do say that we look upon the existing status of negro
property with reference to taxation part of the Sec
tonaI compromise of 1885, and say, further, that
neither in State nor National affairs the Democratic
party consent to array itself upon sectional issue,
for the abrogation of constitutional compromises Of
tonal difficulties If the people Of both sections of the
State are DESTROYS that this thing should be done, let
them say so through their delegates to both branches of
the State Legislature
rec suffrage Is uOL dIdIGI Cast al oIl cuCC ITO "
Grafton did not and could not disturb any sectional COM
PROMISE nulify any existing arrangement between
different portions OF the State nor operate unequay IN
any way By the way, we do not that Mr.. Pool has
as yet accepted How many prominent gentlemen were
there in the Opposition Convention whose history showed
a contempt for office? DO we turn for an example Of
such to Mr.. Ex-Governor ex-senator, ex-Secretary ex
Vice Presidential candidate Graham Mr. ex-senator,
ex-Secretary Badger or Mr. ex- Congressman exGuber
material candidate Gen. DOckcry? Indeed, we might
go on and make long list of the dsincrecd but we
torbear.
We have few words to say about the state of the
Presidential field. The policy far adopted seems to
be- to put up candidate in nearly every State, where
any hope exists Of doing anything. There being no
chance on earth to elect an American, or New Party
man by any sort of concentration upon him, the object
seems to be to scatter the candidates around among the
States of the South and then by atterng State pride
carry off some votes from the Democrats, thereby throw
ing the election into the House. Having gained expe
rience in wre-working for Speaker they may thus hope
to share in the spos of Office if they do not secure
the Presidency for there is such thing understand
ngs with third parties, by which certain things come
about. But we forget. The " Constitutional Unor
party hates Office and spoils long can't get them
1t is q holy party, but will bear watching.