Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-03-01

State 1t was bad sign to see the North sympathsng
with it.
The business committee reported two resolutions, one
recommending VIM. A. Graham for the Presidency as
their first choice and Washington Hunt of New \ ork
as their second.
The next thing was resolution offered by Mr.. Smith,
of Halifax, thanking the Opposition members Of Con
gress from this State for their course in Congress
Messrs Rayner and Badger opposed this During the
discussion MIR. Rayner denounced the Opposition mem
bers for at any time voting for Democrat The OPP
position should not have voted for Democrat to defeat
Republican. Mr.. Rayner defended and eulogsed
Henry Winter Davis and in doing So said at least one
true thing In lauding Davis for voting for Pennington
he said that he (Pennington) was as sound man as
Washington Hunt, whom the Convention endorsed.
John Pool, Of PasquotaDk, was nominated for Cover
nor Messrs Badger and Speed made Electors at large;
John NJ. Morehead and Kenneth Rayner, Delegates at
large to the National Convention, (which p Daniel L.
Russell, of Brunswick, Executive Committee man from
this District and with thanks to Chairman and Secre
taries the Convention adjourned
The space which have already devoted to this mat
ter, precudes the possibility of offering any further
marks upon things which shall hereafter receive
attention at our hands We feel for Mr.. Syme. How
the Greensboro Patriot is eIated at carrying its point
over him ! How hard they do hold his downtown
poor Mr. Ferebee sufers-how painful are the pheelnx
of the Wings OF Onsow.
1t is noticeable fact that in all the proceedings and
resolutions, the Republican party is once named,
and only alluded to in respectful manner "a power
full Northern party" 1t is only the dominant party of
the South that is oburgated.
Presiient-NIa Aing-Again.
Our opposition friends at Raleigh last week tried their
hands at little President Making too They did not
condescend to the small level of the vice presidency al
though that with them, supposng them to be the neal
descendants of the old wing party is apt to be the
most important Office Mcssrs. Tyler and Fillmore filling
a much larger space in Presidential annals than 1arr
son or Taylor. Perhaps Mr. Graham was rather sick
of the idea of hourishng again Vice Presidential
aspirant since he made slow run when he rode be-
hind Gen. Scott.
They say that Seward will not be the Republican or
Northern opposition candidate for the Presidency
the managers say hatthcy say that they must put up
something that will not be quite so strongly section
appearance They must perform mancouvre like the
withdrawal of Sherman, to make room for Pennington,
who is in reality just bad but who got support that
for pure shame sake could not be given to Sherman In
order to make strength in the iron region of Pennsyva
MIA and New Jersey, Simon Cameron, of Pennsylvania
will be put the ticket for Vice President with Bates
of No. for President, changing the programme, Came
ron will be put first and young Blair OF Mo-, as Vice
Whether the Simon Pures will stand this remains to
be No DOUBT such ticket we have spoken of
will not fail to find Henry Winter Davises to support it
at the South and Judging by the tone of the resolutions
and declarations Convention Raleigh,
will meet with few denuncatons from the " National
Union party" who have for all their words in abus
ing the Democracy.
Now the Democrats have good many worthy gen
tlcmen from whom to choosc-nen, too upon whom the
denuncations of the Republicans aud the L" National
Union party" will alike pass harmless
Passing candidates presented simply cut of State
compliment, there is Judge Douglas who we free to
say is not at present the first choice the Southern
Democracy, although Of his fidelity to all the substan
tal rights OF this section entertain no Of
doubt lie is unquesonably the first choice Of the
Northwest For obvious reasons, his friends in Con-
venton should he not be nominated, would prefer that
the candidate would come from another section as the
nomination of one North Western man would cut off
any other from that section from the immediate succession;
therefore is that think the chances OF Gen Lane
not strong Tor the Presidency, but he would be
daily supported for the Vice Presidency, and the
ticket with good and true Southern statesman, r. NJ.
L. Hunter, for instance, would make ticket that would
sweep the South and make deep inroads upon the
premacy of sectionaIiSm at the North.
1t will not do to nominate extreme mcll. AS thus
there is better than jeff. Davis, but he could
not be elected and if elected be would be no safer
than Hunter, other men that could be named,
who, without sacrificing the torter re, have cutva-
ted more successfully the suavler modo We do not
60 for men new in the party, matter how able, or
how great our own confidence in them may be. Ma
tional confidence is plant of slow growth and nothing
must be rsked neither do we go for mere secondary,
State or clique regulations give us the best
the sates-the strongest man, and go into the
contest with confidence.
Melancholy Death.
We learn from the Sumpter S. c., Waterman, that
on Saturday evening last, Mr. Thomas D. Mcleod of
Sumter district to sudden and melancholy end at
or near Timmonsvie depot, on the Wilmington and
Manchester Railroad by falling between the cars OF the
train while in motion. 1t would appear that Mr.. Nc.
Leod had remanded in conversation with Mr.. Dsrgan
the Conductor, until the signal given for starting
when he proceeded towards the mail car but being toC
by the Agent that passengers not permitted il
that apartment he attempted just the train slow
y moving away, to get in at the next PLATFORM, which
was that between the mail. He attempted to grasp thu
rail and take the step simultaneously but being
bered by large shawl he missed his aim and AS pre-
cipitatcd Immediately between the two cars his body
about midway, striking the rail upon the road. Bein
but few feet from the wheels they passed quickly owe
his body crushing it in the most awful manner. Tn
alarm given and the train stopped, but life wa
wholly extinct.