Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-05-31
To the voters Of New Hanover County.

make your county the requirements of business
both private official me to say to you that
decline the honor of presenting you ID tue next heesa
ure felt extremely proud of being elected by you two
since lille absent from country, and this feeling
made me more socous if that possible, to discharge
the duties Senator faithfully and to your
If not of the way. will state that was well seconded
my efforts to take of your interests by our enu
Messrs Bryan and Moore both of whom by their
attention to business and obging manners, obtained an IN
Thence in the Councils Of the State which their respective
friends may well feel proud to be regretted exceeding
" that the former declines re- election
Iwould be doing injustice to my feelings ciosed ILLS co
muncation without addressing to democratic friends
word wcof advice matters OF party interest par
ty can have permanent existence without proper organ
zaon and solely by the force Of organization that the
Democracy of America able to impress upon the
age the value of its great conservative principles
Is our organization good and perfect as was o
naerlg? am afraid not. We divided upon both ma
tiona and domestic issues. will consider the last first
Since our last election the question of the division
of county has sprung up matter OF considerable inter-
est to a large portion of our voters.
Our opponents entertaining in the event OF division,
hope of destroying Influence, naturally encouraged
project and regret to say that good deal OF 1eeing
aud excitement has been got up Now to my mnd TINS is
plain matter and easily settled to the satisfaction OF our
friends and to the disappointment or our opponents 10
Democrat insists upon division unless majority OF TIE
residing within the proposed limits OF the new C9un
y should This desire easily be ascertaned by
requesting the friends of the measure at our ensuing Au
gust election endorse upon their Senatorial ticket Tor
DIVISION, and those opposed to It,, " against DIVISION
The Judges the different precincts in the proposed
ounty, up and make public the number Of votes
given for and against DIVISION as they DO Tor
ma iory Of sCh division. they Should be
yond all question: have it. But if the result should De the
contrary then thu matter should be allowed 10 resi- e
prudent that the June County Convention should
recommend settlement of the question in this manner
of our National organization Our State Convention held in
April last honored with the appointment of Ha1e del
egate Charleston and in that capacity at ended that
Conventions and will give short account OF It's do
ngs and msogs. Before the Convention was ORGANIZED
it manifest that harmony and friendly 1Gelng Whlcb
have always prevailed in and indeed controlled National
Conventions were sadly wanting: No Cancellation OF
different Interests exhibited, hence the convention,
after session of ten days, failing to make any nomnato
adjourned in Baltimore the 18th of next month,
when hope better feeling will be manifested The course
of North Carolina delegation eninenty conserva
Pretcrpg the establishment of good, sound prmc
pies to the promotion of men, we unanimously adopted the
reported by majority of the States of the Uni
(each and all of them being Democratic Staes and in
strucd our Chairman to pledge the delegation 10 the sup
port But, while thus earnest in the support of
correct principles, different votes will attest
not ctious in our support of any particular cand
date; but, the contrary showed Willingness to vote
for any worthy democrat who would endorse and sanction
the principles had ayowed and correct. Will
further, that the resolutions above referred to- and
which constituted what known the " majority plat
FORM received the support every State which can safely
be relied giving Democratic vote in next Pres
dental election This, them justly be considered
entering into and making part of the creed OF the Nation
al Democracy. You will doubtless want to know if such
the character of these resolutions why they not
adopted by the Convention The answer is easily given
majority the Convention from States which
abolitonzed, and while many willing to admit
the justice OF the resolutions they voted against their adop
ton fer the that the aboton would beat them
home. We could find any Justification for the denial
the and constitutional rights Of Southern States in any
such argument OF eXped eucy have said this much
i'll deteuce of delegation few words personal to my
| sell and Will close this communication -
1t has been nsnuated against me that lmpathized with
the delegates who seeded from the Convention We gen
tlemen will meet the accusation not with denial but
confession not only sympathzed with them in their feel
ings but thought many them would have been guilty of
violation of the and confidence repoSed in them by
their Conventions they had not seeded Several OF these
delegations did just what they instructed do. But
they have been denounced seCeders dunonts and
mics Of the National Democracy. Secedes from the Conven
they certainly but if any Of them disunjon
know and If they enemies Of the
National Democracy, they took an odd way OF showing It,
In my opinion, b. their secession they saved 1.-THE De
acy-from Inevitable and defeat. At the time of
their SECESSION the delegates The Abolition states
showed fixed determination (hey had the powe to force
the principal resolution which,
yond all question just sach Mr. Seward and his al
hes desired 1t was thus wOrded:
TeSOced That all questions regard the rights
property States Territories arising under the Consu-
ZION the United States are judicial in their character and
the Democratic party pledged abide by and faithfully
carry out such OF these questions has been
may be by the Supreme the United
This resolution, reported originally by Gov Payne
ho On behalf of the minority of the Committee on Reso-
utons subsequently rerepOred in the following mod
flied 10 N, by MIR. Samuels, of Iowa:
2 ReSOred That nasmuch as differences of opinion ex
list III the democratic party to the and of the
powers of Territorial Legislatures and the powers
duties of Congress under the Constitution of the United
States over the institution of slavery within the Territories
g. Resofe d. That the Demoeratc party wi abide by the
Institution Of slavery within the Territories.
With some change in the wording, there in the
meaning or interpretation.
Now, it is well known that Mr. Seward has time after time
avOwed the policy of assang the institutions of the South
by stocking the federal Judiciary with the
of this tribunal Gin all arising in law and equity but
am unwilling TO empower it to dictate democracy an ar
tcle OF political faith. Yet such would have been the result
OF the above resolution had been forced upon the COnven
tion which would have been the case, had friends not
hNf
member OF the Democratic Party, thank them for the
they have rendered the country preventing the ncor
poratlon into platform OF such damnaoe heresy-
And lee no hesitation saying that had been on
half OF the North Carolina delegation would followed
their example We further told that they demanded
intervention for protection, and this is held up
strous Innovation The protection they desired moth
ing more than the guarantees of the Constitution. Thew
were willing to abide by the opinions expressed by the SUI
preme Court in the bred Scott decision though without
committing themselves to any decision which thai Court
might make under future organization. We asked
If friends Of the National Democracy, why they
satisfied with the Cincinnati Platform? will ask why did
the Raleigh Convention representing the Democracy Of
North Carolina insist on resolution explanatory of that
platform! The is plain, simple and satisfactory
Partisan ingenuity has engrafted that platform sgn-
never intended and which the South has always re-
Jected platform thus capable of double construction
to suit the North the other the Sou-coud he nothing
but cheata fraud Some explanation necessary and
IN making II the great difficulty whether the South should
adopt the doctrine of squatter sovereignty now insist
ed upon, or insist on equal rights in the Union. No
argument necessary to satisfy unprecedented mind what
course should have taken. ardeny cherish the noble
principles of Democracy love the Union. But North
Carolina mother She the mother my ancestors
far back the fourth generation love and cherish
her more than ALL and with my shall she be
deprived Of of her Constitutional rights this feel
ing of bosom that doubtless made such excite
ment in the Cha Convention subject me to
censure of my friends. In conclusion, hope that we will
reasonable in Baltimore in concliatory mood and
that the result OF abos will be such command
support of the united Democracy throughout the Union.
remain, Gentlemen,
With much respect,
Your friend,
VIM. s. ASHE,
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