Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-11-08


one of the Democratic Electors for the State at large
addressed his feow-citizens at the Court House Al
though the worst night in the week to get up any crowd
before Mr.. 81. had proceeded far with his remarks the
Court House we'll filed by most intelligent
dience-one that came to listen and understand.
Mr.. Haywood took retrospective glance over the
past history of the country for the purpose of usra
ting and enforcing of the positions which be
ed and that was, that compromises of rights always
dangerous He commended that the South herself was
justly responsible for many of the dangers and difficult
ties which now threaten her,-and the country. She
had been too willing to yield-too willing TO admit, at
least by her acts and not seldom by her words that the
institution of slavery was asserted by her enemies
moral social, political evil. Her statesmen even in
the formation of the Constitution, had yielded to anti
slavery sentmentalsm when they consented to the
clusion of the word from the Constitution though it
were something wrong. Her statesmen had cOmpro
missed away ghts in 1920, when Mssours admission
was resisted and only obtained after compromise
the part of the South, yielding their equal rights in
all territories North of Sc deg 80 min thus admitting
the existence of some abilities and objections connec
ted with slavery, not connected with other species of
property aud other social institutions. This again went
to convince the people of the North that the South it.
self must view this institution as something wrong when
they were thus ready to compromise it away In 1850,
all we got was the fugitive slave law, which was ex.
pressy provided for in the Constitution but has since
never been enforced while the other hand part Of
the slave State of Texas compromised away; the
trade in negroes in the District of Columbia abolished
California admitted almost surreptitiousy. Again rights
were sacrificed and fresh impetus given to the sent
mental anti-slaveryism OF the North.
The only remedy to do right-to assert our rights
not to beg them to compromise them any longer
The platform Of Breckenridge and Lane asserted our
rights and nothing more but it asserted and demanded
them plainly and neutrality-suspicious. evasion o,
sentimental equivocation.
Mr.. Haywood then dissected the whole doctrine o.
Squater Sovereignty and reviewed the history and po
sitions of Senator Douglas in connection with that
with the conventions at Charleston and Baltimore. His
argument was clear and unanswerabe, and showet
plainly two things-that MIR. Douglas was wrong OF
4 the Squatter Sovereignty issue, and that he and BIZ
friends responsible for the disruption Of the Demo
;cratic party. He had loved and admired Mr.. Dougla
in times past. He felt that much due him for hi
services in those times but the unhoy fires of ambition
burning in bis Douglas BRAIN had withered the other
wise green chapt that encrcled his brows and had
duced that chaplet to dust and ashes.
Mr.. H. examined the history of the Federal compac
and government to show the futiity of the argument
advanced by the consoidatonists He ably defended
the doctrine Of States Rights and State sovereignty
paid most eloquent tribute the revolutionary heroe
and the revolutionary glories of North Carolina ant
trusted that at all times, he and all true North Caro-
nians would be found prompt to maintain the honor Q
their State pure and unarnished without blot stain
On Tuesday next, he should vote for Breckenridge an
Lane, believing that in doing be would be dscharg
ing his duty and that, come what would his hand
would be clear of any evil consequences He exhorte
all who valued their rights and revered Constitutions
ULon cast their votes for John c. Breckenridge
u Joseph Lane the champions of the Constitution an
J the equality of the States.
Mr.. Haywood spoke for about two hours, and
we cannot pretend to do than very brief
3 and inadequately sketch the outline of his remarks
without attempting to follow his language do astic
" to his argument.