Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-08-28

tive in its character These parties moved Heaven and
earth to get out candidate, Who by the ea Of mill
tary position and personal electioneering popularity,
might carry the State, give apparent triumph to
their party and apparent influence to themselves For
this reason COL Vance, gentleman against whom per-
sonay have not now, and had not during the can
vass word to say, though the Raleigh Standard for
merIy had brought forward this clique lacking on
bis military prestige while secretly other methods
employed, and know that all sorts of attacks against
the Confederate government and the Conscrpt law we're
used covery to prejudice the people against Mr. John
ston, who honestly and frankly endorsed both.
| A military position in wartime personal popu-
arity at any timesrong eectoneerng on the part of
supporters and none the part of opponents rather
should say the opponents of the mode in which he
was got out and supported, gave Col. Vance large
majority over Mr.. Johnston, who, save as perfect
gentleman in private life and most clear-headed
in the transaction OF affairs was not at all known to the
people of the State having before mingled in the
arena of politics. And TO- and of course the vaines
the most upfted the surface of the earth at this
present writing is the Editor of the Raleigh Standard
who evidently thinks would convey the impression
that he has done somethng-that his influence elected
Mr.. Vance and others, whereas in TRUTH the result
shows that the only really strong opposition that Col
Vance had to encounter was due to the TACT that the
Standard supported him.
The result that we feared begins to show itself The
telegraph brings us word that "The Northern version
of the North Carolina election is that the Secassonst
candidate for Governor defeated and that the Union
lists elected nearly every member of the Legislaure.-
second time have the maDeuVres and representations
of the Standard and its clique placed the State in
false position before the world second time is the
enemy excited to hope and stimulated to exerton by the
idea that there Union element in North Carolina,
which only requires fostering What advantage will be
taken of this at the North, and how much it will
strengthen the hands of the Lincoln administration in
its war against the South, who say That it sCD
strengthen Lincoln to some extent there can be no
doubt Justice to himself to his State to the Confede
racy demands that Col. Vance, as Governor Vance,
should cut loose altogether from this destructive clique
and by bold and manly course undo as far as is
possible, the evil which has already resulted from its
Vaccinations strengthen the spirit of the State and
free her good from the suspicion to which unscru
pulous demagogues have subjected her.
Let Governor Vance disprove the howlngs and re-
ocings of our enemies of which the following from the
w aSnlnStOn, N. ", NeW Era, Lincoln paper, Is an
example, or let him at least let US know where we stand
Are to understand this to have been political con-
test?
From the Washington, N. c., New Era, Qincolnite)
Aug. 14th, 1852.
Complete Overthrow the Democratic Secession
Party I'm North Carolina.
The Democratic Secession party this State been
defeated by nearly forty thousand majority They lest
their Governor and both branches of the Legislature By
thirds vote. Everything has gone against this
corrupt party which took North Carolina Union
without submitting the ordinance of secession to the
ting their acts for ratification the people in have lost
confidence in them and relieved this party from duty and
all positions Of trust"
What remarkable coincidence there is between this
and the reoicngs of at least paper in n Carolina,
which once claimed to be Democratic and whose Edi-
tor signed the ordinance of secession
The time is coming in which all these things will be
more calmly reviewed than they can be at this time,
and we of the sonuchdenounced "destructives'
have doubt of full and perfect approval of our
course, being in truth emnenty and truly conserva
tive when others claiming to be conservative will be
seen and known as they are.
And the Legislature too will have duty to perform
even a higher duty than the Governor-Gcd send
that may do it fearessy and WELL not yielding to the
dictaton of any clques the teachings of any dema
gogues Then will it prove itself to be indeed equal to
the occasion and worthy of the confidence of the people,
If THE Governor and Legislature elect can and will
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