Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-07-14
WILMINGTON, n. c., JULY I, 1864
yhs Elections In this s,ate.

Ga this day lOur weeks the people OF North Carolina
will he called upon to eject Governor, Members OF
the Senate and House of Commons and Sheriff..
CONTRARY TO wishes, and in spite OF our earnest
remouaranc tie State is the of bitter persona
sid political contest ard her PEOPLE are agtated by the
passions incident to an excited canvass at the same
the that they ere warring for existence itself, and
struggling in the thrces through which all must pass
their way to independe Ice.
Out of evil perhaps good may come; and we can
cheeriuy welcome the coed as some compensation for
The evil although We could assent to the doctrine
or practice Of doing evil that good may come Of it
However the present contest for Governor may term
nsto, to Mr. W. W HOLDEN as he already claims the
honor of founding the Conservative party in North
Carolina must hereafter be accorded the credit of break
ing up tat proscriptive organization 1t a all in his
ine for docs he not vaunt the power to kill " vel
as to make aive?'
We may Geprecate Mr.. HoLDEN's present candida
cy and we do depecate it, but we do this from motives
and for reasons far above party. Had party consider
ations alone governed us, these with whom
in opinion we would have hailed with pleasure this split
in The party by which we have been most bitterly de-
noonced and ruthlessiy prescribed. We would have
doGe all that could do to induce MIR. HOLDEN to
cone cut. But We did nothing of the kind. We de-
cned running candidate Of our before the split
arising out of Mr. RcLDEN's candidacy. We have &C.
clned since making any move calculated to take ad-
vantage Of that split. We declared ourselves at the
first will for the sake of peace and harmony to waive
opposition to Governor VANCE. Our position 81
proclaimed aud has since been Loyalty adhered to- Sc
far as We are concerned it will be adhered to to tht
end and cur sUages will be given in accordance with
our professions. We cannot speak for Others but we
think this is the prevailing sentiment and determination
in this section. Hard as Mr. HOLDEN has worked and
good service as he has done in breaking up the aeon
serVave party cannot yet reward his faithlessnes
all parties by casting for him full vote for Governor
even giving him that half Uote which consists in with
holding our vote from bis competitor. We think tht
Confederate" voters OF this section will come forward
openly and fully for Governor VANCE. 1t will make
but little difference at any rate, in party point
view, since Mr.. HOLDEN has been the of so wins
the seeds of speedy dissolution in the Conservative
ranks and We have only to bde our time. From pa
triouc and unpoltica point of view the difference il
great and inconceivable. The election of Mr. HoLDE,
could hardly fail to be productive of results deeply to
be regretted.
We cave been speaking as persons outside the pale
of tie " Conservative " party-as Southern Right:
lnen only, or, we have been kindly deuominated
"DestructiVes." OF course to the members of th
CONSERVATIVE party, as party-men, we would no
presume to give advice. Trey Can now see tor them
selves, and they will soon plainly the result
mr. doLDEN's movements. 1t is for them to judg
ana ac not tor US to advise. If their organization
nerered with and their councils distracted they hav
Mr. HOLDEN and not US to thank for it. We hsv
oen before stated our grounds for Withholding oppo s
uoa 70 Governor YAEOE, and have defined the charac