Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-10-25
From the Daily Journal of yesterday.

Lest night the Democrats of this county assembled at
Major Walkers ard on Princess Street. but adjourn
ed thence to the Town Hail. where they listened to an
able address from Hon. Warren Winslow. The Hall
was well filled by most intelligent audience who list
ened atteDtivey to Mr. Wnsows remarks from first to
last only interrupng him occasionally by an irrepres
sible burst of applause
Mr.. Winsow reviewed the history OF parties in con-
nection with the existing issues before the country CLAN
cling rapidly at the Missouri Compromise passing thence
to the legislation known as the Compromise of 1850,
which legislation virtually repealed the Missouri Com
promise by acting irrespective of and contrary to its
provisions, so that consistency required this fact this
virtual repeal to be openly stated the occasion of the
passage of territorial laws for Kansas ard NEBRASKA
When these laws passed, fewa very few of those
who voted for them, differed from the great majority of
their supporters with reference to the powers of terri
tory the question of slavery and therefore provision
made in the bills for granting appeals in all
affecting slave property directly to the Supreme Court of
the United States that legal adjudication of this vexed
question might be bad all agreeing to abide by that -
Such adjudication far the declaration OF opinion on
the part of the Court goes given in the bred Scott
case and that against the right of territorial le-
gisature authority to impair in any way the right to
or the enjoyment of that any other property. Its
duty as the creature and instrument of Congress is to
extend protection to persons and property Mr. Wins
low showed by the history OF the government that Con
gress had admitted the right of citizens to demand this
protection and its duty to give it wherever necessary
He cited the instance of Florida, referred to the Fug
tive Slave Law and other legislation all founded upon
the duty of the general government to afford protection
to property.
Mr. Wiuslow rdiculed the constant cry of dsunion
raised and kept up against Breckenridge and Lane be-
cause forsooth, they supported by this Yam
cey. He did not know Mr. Yancey personally, but all
agreed as to Mr.. Yancey's abilities eloquent pub
lie speaker and he had heard him spoken of by those
who knew him best, honorable gentleman. MIR.
Yancey bad distinctly said that he not dsunionst,
unless Jealous regard for the constitutional rights of
his State aud section made him one But whatever
Mr. Yancey was, Mr. breckenridge and Mr.. Lane had
records that put the charge against them to the blush
and those who knew John g. Breckenridge and Joseph
Lane, knew that they the last to be made the
tools Of any or set OF men.
Mr.. Win8low appealed to any of the few Democrats
who might still be willing vote for Douglas in North
Carolina consider we'll before by doing they might
run the risk OF throwing the State into the hands of
their lifelong opponents He alluded to the billing and
cooling everywhere going between the Dougastes and
the Bellies all tending to the defeat of the Democratic
ticket. The Bell men made the Douglas speeches, and
the Douglas men made the Bell speeches.
! MIR. Wnslow hoped he had heart large enough to
embrace the whole country. He was no disunionist,
but be secuted the idea of the compulson coercion
! of State. For the present he thought that
even in the event of I4incon's election, the
Republicans would be poweress for harm, being res
trained by antiRepublicaD majority in all the other
coordinate branches of the gene government But the
time might come and that full soon, when the case would
| be diferent-when North Carolina might deem it ne
cessary to the preservation of her rights and the maine
nance OF her honor to separate and ndepen-
dent position, and call upon her to rally under her
banner. Should that day come, he for one would be
found by the side of North Carolina to whom his first
allegiance due
But he die yet despair Of the republic, he trusted
that that Providence which bad guided far would
still continue to extend its protecting care and that al
the clouds aud darkness would roll away and the sky bt
again clear MIR. Winslow thought it very doubtful
whether either Bell or Douglas could obtain single
electoral VOTE unless through of the usons made
in Northern States.
luons which he voted in the Massachusetts Legis
AZURE, going the whole Free Soil figure.
lie did not charge that Mr.. Bell was an Aboitonis
he did not believe be He had objections to hi
course and his positions, which he regarded unsaf
for the South but he would pause long before believing
that any respectable number OF his fellow citizens OF tb
South, Of any party, could be Aboltionists
He referred to the adoption by the Opposition of
mere motto 10 place of platform 1.-The Constitution.
f But how interpreted? The Union But how main
tanned :" The Emf rcement of the Laws" But wba
: laws?
We have not attempted 10 follow Mr. Winslow's ar
gument consecutively or to give his positions in th
order in which he stated them for we took notes
and therefore refer to things they happen to
u.s. MIR. Wnsow respectful in all bis references
those who differed from him politically, and in this re
spect however different in their political views, hi
speech and that of Mr. Davis recently delivered the
. same hail. were alike We trust that the same spiri
s may be carried out to the end.
Superior Court.
+ The Fall Term of the Superior Court Of Lay
e for New Hanover County, commenced its sessions a
} the Court House on Monday last, His Honor
: Judge French presiding. There are two capital case
the docket Should there be any other matter of pub
lie Importance it will be duly noticed.
The of the negro charged with rape upon littl