Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-04-04
From the State Journal.
THIRD CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT,
Marnh 1Afh 1851


THIRD CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT,
March 10th. 1861. /
JOHN SPELMAN, ESQ., Living on the margin OF tne
State in which, las ye are to some extent cut on
from the news of the world well as from the rest
of mankind" we have not heard how the State has
gone but we still have hopes that n despite OF the ~,
ing misrepresentation by tee6 rams ana Vi
the Tory press and partizans, that all Things WI" COME
right and that Convention has trlumpneo "esay
I0ru press and partizans and mean precisely what
we say for as the old party lines have been completely
obliteraed men have again to be classed according 10
their respective political prOcivtes and as these nave
already to some extent been developed 1t IS both rght
and proper that they should take their appropriate
names.
No man now speaks of Wings. of Democrats or A
mericans and following the example OF our Revolution
airy sires in their memorable struggle for equality
under the British Constitution conceive that" hlg
and Tory" is now the only correct classification
Why we respectfully ask, should it not be so Who
were the Tories 10 1776? They were the adherents
of the Constitution OF England Who were the
"Whigs?" They were political party who might be
traced back the reign of Charles L. or H. when great
contests las now existed between the royal preroga-
tves and the rights of the people Those who support
ed the King in his high claims were called Tories"
and the advocates of popular equal rights were called
Wings" During the Revolutionary war the friends
and supporters OF the and of the principles involved
were called " Wings why? Because they claimed
equality under the British Constitution.
Our fathers did not separate from Great Britain be-
they dtslaked the English CONSTITUTIONS nay, verl-
y but because of the tyranuical and unconstitutional
exactions claimed by Lord Norths Administration so
at the present day the State Rights of the South
(aias Whigs have not proposed separation because
they even now dislike Federal Constitution but
because of the unconstitutional Interpretation placed up
it by the Black Republican myrmdons DOW IN pow
er. Look for one moment at the principles involved in
the present struggle for equality and you perceive at
once that Wing" and Glory are the appropriate
designations and apply with as much force as they did
in TO Who now claim equality, or the equal rights OF
the States under the Federal Constitutituton The
Wings J" of the present day. Who deny this right,
and go for maintaining and unfolding the Republican
Administration in " coercion or, what is the same
thing In collecting revenue at the ports OF the seeded
States? The supporters of a strong government-the
modern Tories OF the present day. holding the same
sentiments the Tories of 10
We insist, then, that the designation proper one
matter from what stand point may be viewed. In
the days OF rs there were many North Caronlans who
allowed their conservatism their attachment, to the
old order OF things or their fears OF the British Lion
first, to put them in opposition to the movement for
constitutional equality and finally to array themselves
the side Of King George and the Parliament.
Although young man, we knew some of them, and
they recovered from the disgrace of position the
first steps into which TAKEN doubtless, with the
best intentions
In the revolution now progressing, and since the
shameful and insulting propositions submitted by the
Peace Congress, revolution equally more justifahe
pfeSSlHSty Inal IL is 10
be hoped that every OF North Carolina will be found
to array himself on what classify as the Whg
sdeon the side of the South against the unconstltu
tOndL exactions of the Seward Lincoln administration.
The noble stand taken by South Carolina, and the
nimty of her people in taking it, has proved itself to
have been perfectly right and taking it she has wiped
out whatever of stain toryism may have attached
to her political escutcheon in by gone days for she,
100, had more than her proportion of them.
But not so now, for that gallant little State, L" the
hilCtP Of rIol
threw her onesarred "pameto to the breeze and al
though a " Hale and certain redoubtabe General
Dockery, from adjoining county, may traduce, and
vent their low, malignant partzan spite upon her
much as they please we for ourselves say" all hail the
gallant State of South Carolina"
ApropOs Of the redOubtabe General alluded tot has
reached here and that too from reliable source will
not admit to be questioned that General Dockery stated
in his county village the other day. in the presence of
several OF the most respectable citizens of his county,
that he 1.-THE General) should feel himself bound aid
Lincoln to retake the Southern FORTS and that Lincoln
would be perjured traitor if he did attempt it,
Let the General deny this, and proof is at hand.
What say his federal associates, the senior editor of
the Observer, and n. G. Standard to this? Will they
dare utter any such anSouthern, perfectly reUoting
sentiments these? W hat aid the black republican
myrmdOns in shedding Southern blood! simply because
they cOntendng for the constitutional rights of their
domestic Institutions? Any Southern man who can be
so lost to Southern feeling utter such sentiments
should receive that which would be justly melted out to
him. If uttered Onehalf degree south of this and we
should not be the least surprised to learn, or
told that he has planting interest in Misssspp that
the next time the brave general visits that State f not
before he gets there that he is treated to ride upon
a rail-" Sd CONGRESSIONAL DIS TRICI.