Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-09-19
TdE WILMINGTON JOURNAL
con FEDERATE STAIRS OF AMERICA.
N G., THURSDAY, September 10, 1881.

TuE ELECTIoN by the Legislature of Messrs. Davis
and Dortch represent North Carolina in the Senate
of the Confederate States seems to afford our Raleigh
COtemporarts mrcb food for paper and ink. The end
is not yet. The agitation will no doubt go on. and
there is some cause for it. Had the existing compro-
mise of Davis and Avery been carried out there would
have be this satisfaction, and all the lick bottles
in all ii e sancums in The State spilled over all the resns
Of cap and letter paper TO be obtained and used by
sayen editors and correspondents would not have been
abb create decent ripple outside of their Own spe
cha teapos There none the election of State
delegates made by the Convention Why should there
be now?
We have nothing to add in regard to the gentlemen
eltcyd beyond what we have already said in former
issue. We are under peculiar obligations to Messrs
Avery Clingman or Reid, only speaking of the
eject of the transaction and the dnanauS apparent in
sne Quarters With regard to it. Men may talk as they
lease about the improperly of indulgng in sectional
feelings The best way of avoiding such things is to re-
move the for jealousy. The model OF all prayers
transmitted by the founder of our religion, con-
taus an earnest petition that may not be led into
temptation but delivered from evil The choice Of two
Senators from almost adjoining Counties is under ex-
isng circumstances, a practical temptation and In
cente TO sec ona division in the feelings of our people
Until men cease to be men must expect them to be
fueucd by the feelings Of men in all their strength
AMI in all their weakness. We remember reading some
thing about Trojan horse that concealed an ambus-
cad.
And then it is evident that in rejecting the existing
unlprst ling, not simply a blow aimed at the
West but equally at those who had at first SIT M
med be torrent Of submission, who lad first or last
declared against DouglassizDg the Democracy OF the
Sta'e Even Geo. Davis who fought the Union battle
Bs long rs be could, aud longer we tho ght than be
GU BIT to have done was quite conservative enough
for Ihe new found friends Of the COniederacyfor men
who ha denounced JtHerson Davis and all the rest
Uygge nd cam.
The D ,mocrats and the early States Rights men o.
the State claim no merit Tor having first the coming
storm aud prepared to meet it. But are they 10 be
pr, scribed by those who would not could see it
although posted upon the watchtowes aid claiming tC
be the sentinelS OF the people?
Tie Democrats and StCcssioDiss of the State, came
up to The support of Mr.. Davis who had never beer
either a D, mocrat or Secessionst until every hope
au honorable Union had not OILY failed but he had
its failure as a member Of the peace conference. Hi
western confrere, al original believer in the necessity
sson ought to have been treated with the same gOo
faith. Was be? Whose fault was it
In this matter the Democrats of the Cape Fear, tt
strongest and most unchaDgiDgy Democratic portion
the State have Known party prejudices, and vii
know noue unless the knowledge be forced upon then
by any attempt to prescribe them then of course the
mast assert their rights and accept the issue presse
upon them. We have mentioned party befor
this, since the movement in April and would not now
but for the occasion which calls forth these remarks
The movement Was not intended to benefit MIR. DOrtct
originally, we think, but failing any further success
served to spite Others peculiarly unacceptable
the caucus holders. Mr.. D. need not thank them.