Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-07-03


threaten to exceed bitterness il they tail TO equal 10
diffusion those Of aEy ever before carried on in
times when mere political exeitemen:s bad full swing
and the ampes! scope.
To this excitement we will be no psrty-for the in
ception of these divisions in no wise responsible
We could have wsfed that some prison had been
agreed upon and iun through for Governor irrespective
of former party divisions and without creating any pre-
sent dissentiODs In this spirit We begged for sus
pensions of opnon-we refrained from any discussion
of State politics ourselves deprecated bitterness in
others.
We might as we'll have talked to the winds. 1t ap-
pears to have been foregone conclusion with some par
ties that most acrimonious contest should be made
They had if not friends to reward at least enemies to
punish as they thought. They bad ends of their own
to gain and to gain these ends they have been willing
to plunge the State into newspaper excitement that
has attracted the attention of Virginia neighbours
and brought the Richmond Enquirer calmly and argu
msutativey into the arena, while the Examiner which
has good word for nobodyo course takes part with
the Raleigh Standard which is in the same category,
making exceptions only in favour of those whom it open
y acknowledges to having formerly wiley abused for
political purposes" and whom it beslavers with
praise for the same purposes.
This latter paper denounces all persons who even
oresaw and predicted the inevitable results Of Lncons
election as dstructives 1t turns the very name of
our government into ridicule by it's vile abuse Of
language in contemptuousy styling Confederate candi-
dates and officers coIn-federates, staledtTates etc
etc., and by other sneering and dersve compounds
1t exhibits " the instincts OF a gentleman thing
which it actually talked about by tie lowest appeals
to the narrowest prejudces Of its readers with
to creating storm upon of which it hopes
to ride into power end profit fer although enriched by
tenure aud extent of public patronage altogether M
precedented and unmerlted, it ceased TO be
the recipient Of public patronage, Of which it had had
enough in all conscience than it commenced its present
career Of vHication and abuse. No sooner was the
public teat taken from it's mouth than it commenced
such hideCus believing hath not been heard within
the memory of man. BIoated and pulled up beyond all
due proportions is still anhungered still believing
for the teat still eDvious Of the slightest sop of pubic
pap that does not all into its capecious nav, still
wiling all whom it thEkD stands in its way ss staftde
rates. etc
In order to get the public teat back again within its
own lips and at the same time crafty its own malig
nancy it has abored to stir up party strife ard excite
bitter feelings in North Carona-it has urged the for
nation Of bitterly proscrptve party and the drawing
of the most rigid lines. 1t has applied epthets it has
done all that might have been expected from it, and he
result is before US.
That result is not the candidacy OF Mr.. Vance in
opposition to Mr.. Johnston, or of MI Johnston in
opposition to Mr.. Vance. We intend to say nothing
derogatory to either Of these gentlemen The result
which we depecate is the division of people by party
lines, and the infusion of bitter party spirit. We
ask in all sincerityIs not this result to b. depre
Gated? We have personal interest in the election We
look for no pap or patronage. We seek for Deither
place nor power. We have never had sought for
either. We seek fer no party triumph. We have ig-
nored party We can only think that the state o
things which has teen brought about can lie produc
tive OF nothing but evil We can hardly hope for
any thing better.
We have alluded to the Standard especially because
it has been the ostersibe head and front of this
ment. Its motives have been too plainly apparent to
admit of doubt and its Guvres have avowedy had
for Their object the production OF the state of things
which we now see. so far its tone goes the card of
Mr.. Vance is in good taste and in good temper. We
do not wish to do that gentleman the slightest injustice
We do not find fault with his being candidate. We
do not object to him because of any former difference of
opinion. We waive all such things. We do deprecate
his candidacy the organ of rigidIy progcriptive
party-a party whose organ denouuces all who do
not agree with it as destructives" to be put
down, read out, annhilated. AS the exponent, the
standardbearer of that party, having the support of
that organ, Mr. Vance, IS a logical consequence, ac-
cps and endorses its tenets and will carry out its poll
CT against all, old Wings or old Democrats who are
not watch and wait followers OF the Raleigh Standard.
IT WOULD seem that, as we're I'D to believe and
say yesterday, the great battle has at last commenced
the great ISSUE involving so much Of all that is precious
to the country has been joined and will almost certain
ly be decided within the limits Of the present week.
most likely in the fortyeight hours from yesterday
noon, alluded to in our paper OF that date.
II, by taking thought, we could make hair black
one hair white-f we could avert the course Of one
bullet aimed at brave men, then indeed might we
raise the sound of alarm end fore5odng Bat we have
assurance of Him whose word is truth that these things
would avail nothing and under Him, We have deep
and abiding confidence in the justice of cause and
the vaor of our troops We are in the constant receipt
OF letters from friends in camp, and they ALL whether
from officers prvates indicate nothing but rmness
determination and the reasonable confidence of brave
men who know that they will acquit themselves cour
ageousy and we'll as men deeply conscious of the ire
mendous interest at stake for ALL from the General
to tie latest joined private know how essential
victory is to the Confederacy and all inspired by
the same feeling-the same dterminaion-to do or die
Still we cannot hut feel anxious Be the result what
it may, we know that many-very many of our best
and most valued friends exposed to the FIRE Of fe
rocious enemy-tbat in any event many home must