Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-04-28
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ore the organ of no in particular, are
der no necessity of devotpg any more space to poll
teal controversy than may comport with our own
views Of what is right and fitting tide present time.
These views, well personal feelings, lead
us to pursue our own course without taking part in
new spaper squabbes filling our paper with election
eerI no sppea!s Waving. for the sake of harmony all
ree renee to the party issues that had formerly divided
our people, steadily eschewing all appeals TO the party
whose principles we SO long advocated and for whose
success we so long labored and of course making 70
appeals for that party, it can hardly be supposed that
are going to permit ourselves to become excited
partizans in any between w. w. HoL.
DEN and Il. B. VANCE personally. Governor
VANCE has never been with in bis life,
and he is rot now for even this time when all former
differences ought forgotten he could not forbear
in his w ikesbOro' speech from making certain unkind
and uncalled for illusions to portion of his fellow
citizens whom be chose to single out Secessonsts-
Habits of mind and OF talking, long INDUCED in, are
perhaps hard to get rid Of but we say now said
substantially if not in the same words wheo his speech
come out, that this hadar better have been omitted
from speech made by the Governor ofthe State at
time like this when all should be together But,
have said more than once willing to overlook
this we care very little. for it seek no favors and
we expect none. We willing to support Governor
VANCE for reasons satisfactory to ourselves and, we
think, to majority of the people of the State These
reasons have been fully set forth in the columns of this
paper and in the resolutions adopted by meeting held
come time ago IN tnis County
M HOLDEN differs from Gov. VANCE in this, that
he has been with u.s. at one tme and is now against
US. This may be readily accounted for by lecting
that Mr.. HOLDEN has been at time another with
every party in the State Having boxed the political
compass there is and party that be has not
by turns praised decried These facts too well
known to every who knows anything of the poll
tics of North Carolina to require any proof at this
late day. They patent to all, and the
trouble of going into any history of politician who
has been Wing Democrat Secessonist, and is now the
biterest deuncer of those who, because they agree
with the doctrines he professed and taught are
now stigmatized by him as "dest uctives dangerous
men persons CT perDcious views, his present organ
the Ralegh PROCESS elegantly remarks Much, very |
much, of the orulate div sIons and distractions in
this State lies at Mr.. HoLDsNs door. He has now
put the finishing stroke to The work at the time
that he has rendered clear the disfsed character of
his motives, by announcing himself a candidate for
Gov efhor. We cannot support Mr.. HOLDEN. We
himself SO apt and eager architect of ruin -
who however fathss to parties and professions has
shown himself So consistently and perssently and it
does to us, urscrupulousy devoted to the pro-
motion of bis own personal ends
But we have dWCIt longer upon these things than
we intended to do. Our main object In commencing
this article ard but for which it would act have been
commenced at all, to notice some of the random
and unoundcd assertions in which the Raleigh Pro
greSs, MIR. HnLDEN's present organ, daily INDUCES it.
self The POgrss ries 10 forward the prospects OF its
candidate and il nre those of Governor VANCE by
dsavouring to create prejudice against the latter be-
certain persons and papers willing 10 support
him. and to strengthen this JUDGE by atribltng to
such persons and papers sundry obaozions views We,
quiet have been, seldom as have re!errcd to
this canvass, little pnrt have taken it, fad
ourselves daily paradtd a sort of bgey TO scare peo
pie off from the support OF Govssaor VANCE. We will
notice one or two of these ref rtnaes
The Progress OF tie b, commenting upon ex-
tract rom the Raleigh Conservative, papr which
we have not aud know nothing about, talks CT
thai small portion OF cur people who favor the snb
version OF all civil authority and the supremacy oil En
tary rule, led by such paPrrs az the Confederate Viii
mngtun Journal, State Jo,r,ot and the Fayetteville
Observer" The other papers named are abandany
able speak for themselves. For ourselves will
simply Say that the ron is wholly gratnitous and
unfoundei. We favour such thing and never have
favoured it. and never expect TO favour it.
Again in IFS issue o the ooh the Progress says that
this paper along with the others na2d advocates the
last man ard the last dollar in war that is to be p,
continued tiR Maryland Kentucky and Missouri are
redet med, though half tie aud children of the r
land die by starvation and the last man., literally fall
In the struggle" Where does the Progress get its J
warrant for this assertion Not ia our paper certain
ly. We would like to see Maryland with We
know that many Of Ler people devoted the cause
of the South, but know that Maryland is rot Con.
federete State ard may be, and we have
said so. The CoDiederacy is not bound to Maryland
since Maryland is not bound to the Conederaey. We
not yet ready to abandon the gallant of Ken
lucky Tennessee and Missouri who have made SO many
sacrifices for cause who have left home and fortune
to follow arms, and standing, between the
ruthless Joe and the homes Of tie fortunately stu
ated States Of the Confede:acy. We wouseGot aban-
don them ii could and we could not abandon them
if We would. W would occupy an honorable position,
would not to crawl to the ootstool of LIN
to buy merco ourselves by the sacrifice of those
who have borne with people the brunt of the bat
tie Who most exposed bate suffered most, and who
for their devotion to the they have espoused
exiles from their bomes-too often penness eaes
Shall come with their heads upon a charger
But LINCOLN goes for all. There is no question of