Wilmington journal., 1866-10-04

energies of the bravest are we not justified
in our belief that he will again succeed il
this, his greatest trial He himself is san
guine of success-has so expressed himself
on more than one occasion, and it will re
quire arguments more convincing than the
special pleading of the New York Herald
] to make us doubt his triumph.
| We notice that the Standard is circula.
ting printed tickets for Alfred Dockery fol
Governor We take it for granted, then,
that the old gentleman intends to run, that
he really is in earnest, that lie Is still lis
ambitious of political preferment, even in
his "sere and yellow leaf, as i'll the days
of his vigorous manhood. Not having seen
any official announcement Of his acceptance
of the nomination, we had come to the con-
clusion that his natural Shrewdncss had
prompted him to refuse being put up as q
ten-pin, simply to be knocked down by the
gigantic wave OF popular opinion. 1t
seems, however, that he is determined to
tempt his fate, though the writing OH the
wall is so plain that the most obtrSe cannot
fail of comprehension. 1t is astonishing to
what extremes restless ambition will lead,
and what singular conjunction of opposites
are made harmonious by its influence
When the old gentleman ran for Govern
or, ten or twelve years ago, IN opposl-
ton to Gov. Bragg, the Standard was
,,on,,IiorIv saXaorn against him.
He was ch arged by that paper rs a
demagogue Of the first water denounced
as an ignoramus and Il mulish imbcclle,
and his actions, and pronunciation of
words even, held up to public ridlcule. We
thought that the old gentleman Was onti-
tied to great credit, as we think every man
is who rises to position by his Hnaided c1-
ertions. and who oycrcomes the defects of
his early education by the exercise of his
ovnwill and determination. But the Sa17tE
ard thought differently; it not only gave
him no credit for what the General prided
himself Oh being, Il self-made man, but
made that very fact a good reason Tor con-
tempt. We mako a few extracts from the
Standard Of 1854 Gen. Dockery, who is
the most consummato demagoguc III the
State" Again, ga scJ-naale man will not
only write, but speak his mother tongue
correctly. An able-bodied man is we'll
enough in his place, but 4 really self-made
man is not to he found every day and run
for Governor. Under date OF June IA,
81, we find the following fron'th same
paper : Keep it before the people, that
Alfred Dockery, after having had as favor
able opportunities as most OF the boys OF
the State to improve his mind, now com
plains of his want of education; tnat
man who could not be Dlade OF educated
under such circumstances, cannot he made
at all: that he Is not q specimen of those
self-made men whom the people delight to
honor; that lie is naturally dull, and Of slow
and ordinaryintellect. We give this asafair
snecimen of the estimation i'll which Gcn1
Dockerywas held by the '&n'dTdafeW years
ago. How human things have changed
In the opinion of that paper, the consum
mate demagogue Of 81 has become the no.
BILE old patriot of '66; the Inan 81 natural
" dull and ordinary intellect, statesman
OF the highest order, and Il marvellous pro-
ner man for Governor. Oh, consistency,
thou art indeed jewel It seems to us that
the old General must smile grimly when
he thinks of Tic treatment nc for so long
time received from that paper, and contrast
it with its present attitude towards INN,
and must necessarily estimate its profess
sions at their proper value. He knows as
we'll as any one in the State, thai there IS
no earthly chance for his election,
and we are surprised that he has
allowed his ambition t. ovcrrule
his prudence. 1t may i3c, however,
that his action is prompted moro by hopes
of the future, in the event of the continued
SUCCESS of the radicals, than III any pros
pect of present success, but he is too shrewd
a politician not to know that those who
now use him for & purpose of their own,
will be very apt to cast linn aside when
their purposes are accomplished. lie has
made blunder III consenting to be their
tool, and we think will live TO regret the
position he has assumed i'll the present con
dition of public affairs.