Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-10-03

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precedence between rival beauties of his court ty
announcing the rule that the oldest should go first Then
did beauty put the charms of retiring modesty and
each become only too ANXIOUS to yield the foremost po
sition to any OF her fair rivals.
The present SCRABBLE for precedence and position for
Office ard emoIument of which complaint is made by
the people, no doubt with too much justice 10 many
cases. might be narrowed down. at least solution of
the points involved be arrived by the adoption and
PRONUNCIATION of some such rule that referred to above
Let it be known that the least fit shall take precedence
in seeking Office aud pressing his claims. Let it
be known that the people have to this conclusion
and mean to Judge by this standard and then. perhaps
modesty may become fashionable and selfpraise cease
to be recommendation.
While We know that this thirst after office Is inde-
corousy displayed by most lnopportune period,
we cannot but perceive that good deal Of the news
paper growing upon the subject is no better than the
offspring of that party spirit which it pretends to attack
Nay, in TRUTH it s worse it the mere venom OF Ger
tain outs " against certain ms of men who have
sought rs much as any and received as much as
most men, and whose great ard real objection against
things is the seeking finding OF Offices posi-
tions and elnournents that these desirable things
have fallen TO others and to themselves. These dis
plays of hunkerisn ha'kerism atvey rare
beyond the limits of the Metropolitan presses which
are essentially orr ans" At other points there
xre minor echoes These echoes may be classed under
the denomination given such affairs by SmOlett of
" yepers." When the chiefs cry ont about party and
party spirit the yeIpers squeak out party hacks.
PShGr! Some sort OF independent journalism, with
Sense enough know what is independence nay, any
sort Of independent journalism almost is better than this
sort OF thing.
So far as we understand The Democrats of this Sec
ton they are no ies8 Democrats than formerly,
far as the principles for which they always contended
are co cerned. Bat they believe that under the consj
tuition of the Confederate States all their rights are &C.
cured, so far possible by aey merely written
stitution. They immediate necessity tor any
distinctive Organization to usrd against any inraction
of the principles Of the 'tion until such infraction
IS attempted directly indirectly Out of any such
attempt land we cannot fatter ourselves with immuni
ty from differences of opinion, at least az to coustruc
tion) will spring up resistance to such attempt sup
posed attempt. I his will present ssue-a point in
disputea question with two sdes-snd the advocates
of opposing sides will be opposing parties All this
will off itself naturally enough and enough
We see use in trsnsplantng any more of the party
growth, especially Of the party weeds OF the old Union
into the fr so soil of the Conederacy than we can
reasonably AVOID. We wish to do the hest we can in
the position in which We find ourselves and State.
We do not refer to matters connected with party his
tory in this State otherwise than Of history
which it may be necessary to bear in mind in order 10
q full understanding OF others which are now becom
ing history.
Last Fall after hard pull aud in spite OF faction in
s ranks he Democratic party carried the State
for the Beciuridxe eIsctOrs by clear ma 0rity against
all opposition. Ate Lincoln, however, Was elected
THEN felt in bones that the thing up, and
were anxious that thr State should be in position to
act, and confess thn still unable to see how
any coud oDg have shut their eyes the certain
ties of the case aud e necessities OF The position
But they Gid ihe Legislature wraugIsd--even a con-
venon denied Things pre-. resseI as we had seen
they must proceed, and while and those who acted
with US, denounced by some conchblowcrs and
yelpers. Lincoln did what his nature and his position
alike lead him to d. ard worst 'dcuouncers were
forced torwartto drop their opposition to the
policy Of the States Rights Party, the that met
primarily in Gold5boro ard was 20 have met ia Con
venton in Charlotte en- the 2Oth May. they with
drew their oppos but did not abate their bitter
ness. We aIude OF to the bitterness OF dsap-
pointed leaders.
We'll now, party largely in the majority at the
Presidential election, valves party and QrenlIy its
own political supremacy. A party, again, which had
been defeated in the spring. but concusively INDICATED
by events which precIoded all thoughts of opposition,
also unites most cordially with all who had diff r
ed from it, and its members know no party but
One the State and the Confederacy. They only claim
right not to be prescribed ard hunted down by those
who we have already said were forced to Withdraw
their opposition but contrived retain all their bitter
ness The history of the Convention and the Legisa-
ture affords plentiful illustration of the working of
this bitterness.
We do not defend the action OF every man who has
been in Office because he has been this that or the other
thing There has been too much centraism and clique
ism about. But peither do want to see men pun
shed because they have been longer friends of the Con
ederaoy than some Of their woud-be punishers We
do not want to know party at all. DO not let the
: knowledge be forced US.
t The Petersburg Erpyess has very little doubt but
that Wilmington will be troubled by the fotila which
is secretly fitting out by the Yankees for the South
ern coast We agree with the Express that it is very
likely we also do il its opinion that nothing will be
lost in the amples preparation to repel attempt to
capture this place. The Express adds that there are
other ways OF approaching it Wilmington besides the
river SO there are and hence the necessity of prep
aratiOn at other points, and of force to sustain any
fixed or held batteries
We yesterday evening had the pleasure of meeting
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