Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-01-14

1T GIVES Us sINOSRE PLEASURE 10 marx the mannef
Ia which the appointment of our fellow citissu Hon
GEo. DAVIS, to the position of Confederate Attorney
General is received by the press OF the country His
merit and qualifications recognized in most kindly
and liberal spirit generally indeed without exception
80 far as We have seen.
For many years we knew Mr.. DAVIS as a political
opponent, we being supporter and be opponent of
the Democratic party, until the of the Cir
cumstances which, eliminating in the present war, 81
fenced the voice OF party in every patriots breast
and merged all other feelings in those OF devotion to the
Confederate cause and anxiety for it's success 1t Ia due
to Mr. DAVIS say that in all that time he could never
be cassed as mere politician nor did we ever know
him to indulge in bitterness or vituperaon against the
membes of the party opposed to him. When delegates
were sent to peace conference by Legislature con
tanning decided Democratic majority, Mr. DAVIS was
elected c ole OF those delegates. While serving IN
that capacity be became convinced of the certainty and
mmnency of the crisis and bis return to Wilmington
addressed an immense audience in the Theatre proclaim
ing his convictions of the hopeessness of any attempt
Cancellation, owing to the fixed determination of the
North neither to respect the sacred rights listen &c
the past demands of the South. We recolect the &C
casion though it were yesterday. 1t was very
few weeks before the issuance of Mr.. L1NooLNs pro
clamation, which set the seal upon the matter, and
closed the door against the hope Of reconciliation with
even the most hopeful.
Mr.. DAVIS was chosen of the first Confederate
Senators from North Carolina drawing the short term
He was chosen by Legislature having large Demo
cratic majority, and lifelong Wing though he had been
was supported by the representatives from such ex-
treme Democratic counties as New Hanover, Dapln,
bol E0r Mr.
whom be was supported were willing to throw aside
party end did throw it t3;de-they would not obey
the b,1sg.s of certain rule or ruin clique-they OPP
posed making party issues-therefore they we're called
By this clique destructves" and Mr.. DAVIS, as not
eitte bowling down to the clique aforesaid calling It,
sell G servative although in fact he was more tru
Iy conser vative than it, cursng and denouncng
those with whose principles he agreed, although they
were called destructives, marked for destruction
by the conservatives who ruled the roast last winter
He turned out csremorts. The reception
which his nomination to cabinet appointment has
met with from the Senate and the county, shows that
neither agree with the Hodenite party OF North Caro-
lima in their upon public men, whose only fault is
devotion to their country.
1--WE allude to these matters with no disposition to
reflect for party PURPOSES" upon the eminent gentle
man (Ion. WIN. A. GRAHAH,) who succeeds Mr.. DAVIS
in the Confederate Senate but simply to illustrate the
character of parties they stand in North Caro-
lina and to show how unjust is the stigma endeavored
to be cast upon those sneeringy denomlated dseruc
tves" Mr.. DAVIS never Demoerat-not original
secessionst, but the contrary, who held on to
the hopes of the Union until all hope had failed was
elected by Democratic Legislature-a socaled Des
ructive Legislature and turned out by congomerate
socaed conservative Legsature Let the facts speak
for themselves He is appointed to the Attorney
Generaship by President Davis, with whom he never
cast vote under the old government, or while old
parties existed. And yet President DAVIS denounced
daily and hourly partisan Again, we say
let facts speak for themselves.