Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-11-08
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ELLINGTON, N. g., Nov. Sd, 1860.
Messrs. Editors: see an article in the last Will
mington Herald, (weeky,) in which the Democratic
Mass Meeting al this place. the 9th ult is spoken
of as perfect failure" Now, where such idea
ever originated is than l can imagine No one,
presume who present at the meeting, will pretend
to deny that it large, intelligent and attentive
an audience has assembled at Ellington for number
of years and venture to say that there not ten
voting in ten miles of the place. who were able to
attend and did not do The attendance various
~ estimated a. from 800 to h00-at any rate sufficient
to prove perfect success in point of numbers And,
certainly, man. who present and listened to
the eloquent orcibe logical and welltimed addresses
OF Messrs Winslow, Hail. Allen and Ashe, could have
so little judgment to say that they made anything
like failure. On the contrary, their speeches were
everything that could be desired by their friends,
bracng clear exposition of all the issues agitating
the public mind and giving the fullest proof of their
zeal and ability in the glorious cause of Democracy
Such being the case how any one dare to say in
the face OF many witnesses to the contrary that the
meeting failure?
1t also further stated that since the meeting, Bell
and Everett have gained ground sst that their men
have taken down Breckenridge flag and holsted the
names Of Bell and Everett the pole. Now, it
is we'll known here, that the pole in question bore a
banner for one of the candidates for the Sheralty OF
this county last that soon after that campaign
was closed, Breckenridge and Lane flag was pat upon
it, and that the flag torn to pieces, and the pole
bent nearly halfway to the ground Dy storm OF Wlnd
and hail few weeks afterwards In this state Of affairs
this banner abandoned useless, aud not willing
that the village should Re without her true coors the
young gentlemen connected with the Masonic Academy
bosted Breckenridge and Lane flag upon the Acade-
my Lot which does them great credit in every particu
lar Soon after this other friends of Breckenridge and
Lane erected large banner in another portion of the
village So that, having two banners in more eligible
positions the party had thrown away this old tatered
remnant, which was first put up and did not consider
it of their banners. So, after the meeting here
persons none of whom say they vote for Bell and
Everett except one and he is not entitled 70 vot con
cluded they would have little sport by raising i'm
taton of flag for Bell and Everett. They admit that
they did it in sport, and without any view of affecting
the election.
AS for the strength of Bell and Everett at Ellington
(the Long Greek of l84Ol it is nowhere,-that ev
cry man knows, who is acquainted with the politics Q
the district. II any d hts this, let him examine
the vote OF Ellington on ros. tuesday. All We wan
is fair play, without any such misrepresentation
those referred to in the last issue of the Herald Viii
that print be kind enough reconsider the matter
give just and fair statement Of things they really
are?
Yours in haste,