Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-03-21

nay we admit it for than it is WORTH or we nave
no idea that this vote truly represents the desire OF tne
people of the State because we have no IDEA mat IL was
UNDERSTANDABLE given The people were lead to believe
+b+ the deliberations of the so-caled Peace Congress
had resulted or were to result in satisfactory settle
ment, settlement which would be accepted by both
sections The people now know that that was not So
They know that the Crttenden compromise reject
ed by Congress- and that the report of the Peace Con
ference not even treated with the courtesy of con-
gderatOn They see that Virginia cannot perceive
any settlement in view-they cannot but see that all
honorable for obtaining the rights of the South
ern States have been exhausted and without success
Still the vote of the State has been cast and until the
people of the State Enthusiastically show disposition and
determination to cast it differently, we have wish
to see another election held That they will manifest
this desire and this determination we have not the
slightest doubt and all the abuse hurled against those
who think So and who take the liberty to present the
facts of the case plainly before the people, shall not de-
ter US from doing part in defence of what regard
the cause of TRUTH and of the rights and interest of North
Carolina, We indulge in none of the blatant denunc
alton 50 common with certain class of the opposition
organs Their nosness is proportional to their empt
nes-her bravado to their want of real rmness. The
ged about carrying majority of its members they
secretly worked to defeat its meeting.
Did the Raleigh Standard want a Convention :?
Was it not opposed to it? Certainly, if we take
that paper itself in its issue of the 3h as our witness
Speaking Of the action of Surry county, the Standard
says, that she endorsed that dangerous Holden
by 929 majority =! Now this majority is the precise
majority against Convention, and therefore must
f. H.
she endorsed Mr.. Holden. There is no other conclu-
sion. The thing speaks for ITSELF Now the opposi-
tonsts to the expression of the popular will denoun
cling all who say that under other circumstances or
under changed position of affairs, the people of the
State will yet burst through the feeble meshes of in
triguing politicians and speak their minds though a
Convention. If the people want Convention they
will have it, They will want it, as we solemny believe,
and as we as Soemnly believe, they will have it. 1t is
the party that try to prevent this who afraid of the
people and who try to compel the people to abide by
their rule-not the people who openly appeal to the
people to speak out in their own good time.
Governor Ellis said in the town of Wilmington that
he believed the people would call for Convention
and would have one however the election of the 28th
ult. might turn out He said that circumstances be-
yond their control would force this upon them. Did
Governor Ellis say that he would call Convention p
no for every man knows that he has not that power
Did he say anything about what he would do? No,
not word. He spoke of the inevitable tendency of
events and the inevitable conclusions to which such ten
dency of events would bring the popular mind in this
State and yet we fnd papers demanding who Governor
Ellis is that he should venture to express opinion
upon current events We suppose those who ask such
question know that John W. Ellis is the Governor of
North Carolna-that he is q gentleman who has been
twice elected by majority Of the people of the State to
the highest position in the Commonwealth, and they
should also know that while the people understand that
the propriees of his position estop him from noticing
the personal attacks made upon him. they also appre
cate at their proper value the Of those who make
these attacks.
We do not desire to 90 into this matter further. We
have studiously avoided personalities and indeed, all
controversies even when impersonaL We have been
satisfied to present our positions and the arguments
upon which we rely to sustain them, hardly abiding in
any way to the papers or politicians who may have
entertained or advanced different opinions maintain
ed different positions But we have not failed to per-
ceve the tone of certain papers or appreciate its full
value. Without for one moment thinking of lowering
ourselves to the abusive and vituperatve level which
some of these papers have reached intend that the
people shall fully know what that level is and so know
ing we feel confident that they will place proper esti-
mate upon it and upon those who have chosen to de-
scend to it.
If any citizen takes the liberty of regretting the re-
suit Of the election of the 28th ut be politely request
ed to go-tod to leave the Stae-informed that those
who arogate to themselves the tone of masters do
without him. He is asked to South and so forth
and so Or and yet those who adopt this tone talk
about dication and oligarchy Is anybody to be put
down by talk of this kind We think not and we are
only amazed that who indulge in it, far forget
what is due Othemseyes. speak of those who have
some "ense, some taent-some forethough-who aspire
to be something than being the mere tools of others
their mere jackals to hound down prey for their
masters to devOur. We regret to such make them
selves so subservent while they think that they are de-
ceving the world, they deceive themselves with an
idea of their independence.
How does the State stand? low long is it since all
of all parties talked Of guarantees and of demanding
guarantees, and Of insisting upon guarantees? What
single guarantee has North Carolina or the South OBJ
tanned? Point to one 1t is true we haze got tariff
which must bear most GENEROUSLY upon us. Is this a
guarantee? 1t is true we stand utterly powerIess in
both houses OF Congress. Is this guarantee? 1t is
true that our great conservative border sister State
Pennsylvania has just marked her returning sense of
justice to the South by sending to the United States
Senate David Wimot the father Of the Wi'not proUi
So man whose sole claim to position is his opposition
to slavery. Is this guaranteed 1t is true Abe Lin
coin President and lifelong enemies, Seward and
Chase form the most influential members of his cabinet
Is MsS a guarantee?
There is no guarantee and all who are willing to con-
ess the tr1h must acknowledge that our position row
is wOrse-more unsubmttable to than at anv former