Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-03-17

Tho autocrat of the extreme, prOscrlptvr, con-
vention wing of the selfstyled conservative party
If this State-s an a5mono1 to his followers to take
10 bring out candidates for the Legislature in
ell the counties of the State ard this admonton will be
| needed and obeyed.
=, 1t should not be forgotten that the watch
AOrd of this party, given to 1t by MI hoh
IDEN, is 40 compromise " with those whom nc
chooses to stigmatize destructives." That 10 'ne
exercise Of bis assumed power and prerogatiVe 70 XIII
and make alive" he has decided TO " XIII all tnose
who do not 90 his stripe; who do not obey his oc'a
tion who do not denoupee the Confederate Govern
ment as an unmtigated tyranny who do not 60 Tor
Convention whereby North Carolina may " take Ter
own afairs into her han rs, that Is, secede OF
threaten to secede from the Confederacy, wthura"
from the common cause either attempt the stupid ioy
of isolation, or perpetrate the GROWING disgrace OF
throwing herself in ABRAHAM (LINC0LN's) bosom
These are hard words we know, but we ale sorry to
say that they justified by the threats nuendoes and
insinuatons with which the columns of the Atdndard
have teemed whether somewhat cautiously expressed
through the editorial columns broadly given to the
world in the proceedings of meetings hose hardy os
guised treason found welcome place IN lts pages.
Mr. HOLDEN may not have meant all that bis lam
guage would imply, but bis language has done much
harm, and bis tends to still greater HARM His
position and that Of his followers is continual threat
to the ConeGeracy-s continual encouragement to Its
foes 1t is Mr.. HOLDEN who issues orders to bis fol-
lowers that they must bring out their candidates and
elect them to the Legislature and, as far as depends
upon them, he will be obeyed. 1t depends upon those
who do sanction his course to say whether the last
orders of the Standard will be successfully carried out
II those who dsapprore the agitation carried On by
Mr. HOLDEN and his partizans, and by the discomfort
ed the disaected tie croaers OF whatever name
tent themselves with simple dsapproval without adopt.
ing any Efficient of countesacon, they can ex-
pect nothing else than the spread Of the sentiments
which they regard dangerous the continuance OF the
agitation which they ieprecate the success of the men
and measures to which all their convictions are OPP
posed
x II the conservatives Of the State remain supne
and Indifferent they have heretofore DONE tue activ
y, energy aId organization OF the Bchemers and agi
tators will cradle them to carry the State, and place it
in position which will at least appear to justify all
the fears and suspicious which have been expressed in
regard to it. IT. the contrary those opposed to this
continued agitation, this continued effort to produce
ieeling and disafecton, this prescription of all who
will not join the ranks of the Hodenites and proclaim
themselves conservatives of the sraes Sect" after
his teaching will only organize, have some concert Of
ection and energy of movement, all these things
can easily be set right, harmony be restored and the
State be placed in her true position.
We know that the people opposed to party feeling
and party excitement, but everybody knows that such
feeling excitement have not to be started
They have been kept up by party which has never
ceased to sgtate, denounce prescribe which, for these
purposes has kept organization and az understand
ing Cannot the opponents of these things emulate at
least the industry Of their antagonists and denouncers
Can they not organize bring out and elect to the Legs
lature in whom they have this fullest confidence
and none Others.
We care for old party lines We wish to stir up
no party feeling. We wish to see the true and loyal
men Of the State combine to put end to agitatiop
safection distraction and prescription. We wish to
them bring out good and true men, opposed to the
political hereses that endanger our peace aud threaten
cause and we wish to see the men so brought out
elected. This can be done. Done triumphantly Why
should it not be done?
The people are all right, but the people as general
thing, have not had the opportunity of examining
things for themselves. Two often their confidence has
been abused, and they have been misled. Be it the
business oil the press and all Others whose position
them facilities OF information, to bring the truth
10 the WnOe people ana mus GEaDuSe their minds OF
false impressions artfully made upon them.
WE are indebted to the courtesy of CAPTAIN HcRA
OF the steamship Thistle" for copies of the Bera.u-
dian, up to the 2instan We glad to see that the
Thistle is safe. We ind nothing in the Bermuda nm
that Las not been anticiuated
We have been asked good many times to re-pub.
lsh piece from the Mobile Tribune, which appeared
in the Journal of the Of last September giving an
account of the donga OF Major Curycomb who visited
Mobile on furlough.
1t really well gotten-up piece OF fun but we are
unable now to comply with the request as on looking
over the only file of our paper available, we find
that the ohe, side of the sheet has
been Cat out for SOME purpose, thus making large
break in the article referred to.
Hon. THOMAS S. AsHE, of Arson, MAURICE O. WAp.
DELL, Esq. OF Chatham, and General J. M LEACH of
Davidson, ale candidates to fill the vacancy in the rep
resentation from the 18th District occasoned by
the death OF MIR. CHRISTIAN, the member elect Mr.
Ashe was nominated by meeting CT citizens he'd at
marlborough on the 4th instant. This meeting was
imprOmptu, end held because of special court beino
then in session in Wadesborough. If there was any
appearance OF undue haste tMr. CHRISTIAN died on
the 2nd0 have no idea that Mr. Ashe had anything
to do with il, and Ne circumstance Of the meeting be-
ing held whent was s Ee, 20 coubt, to the presence
OF the special court which seemed to afford an oppor
tuniy os 10 doing, which mig not occur Soon again.
IbRPnSTTnRY We learn hiatt ,sH ,3,