Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-10-08
New Party Movement.

movement III NOFGu CarOl1Dt uodnS Ill.,
thing more than opposition to the name oil
Democrat. We do not know how far that
paper is the exponent of the Salisbury Ola
North State and Charlotte Democrat, which
were the only Conservative papers in the
State now in existence that did not hearth
ly approve the organization, the platform
and the canvass of the Conservative party
in our last State election. AS there is no
Democratic party in North Carolina or in
the South either, according to the Star,
its enthusiasm about the new party move
ment, though "full of sound and fury,
signifies nothing
We have opposed this attempt to organ
ize new party" in North Carolina, or
to inaugurate at this time any political agi-
tation, because it was unnecessary and
hurtful, and have frequently SO said. There
is no canvass pending and none soon to
occur, and whe we do have an election
in this State the questions which made it
polite anu necessary for the Conservatives
and Democrats in Virginia, Tennessee,
Mississippi and Texas to unite temporari-
ly with one wing of the Republican party
cannot possibly exist here. These issues
have already been satisfactorily settled.
Therefore it cannot be possible for the
people of North Carolina to be obliged,
even as a "matter of policy" to choose
between two Republicans except in local
elections.
10 kho of "a a
course of that paper as consistent with its
past political record in opposition to Rad
icalism, we are glad that we have his en-
phatic assurance in confirmation thereof,
cratic papers, and his careless approval of
much that appears in papers ad-
vocating questions and compromises which
do not apply to North Carolina poll
tics, places him in a false position. To
illustrate: Recently the Star published in
it's editorial columns, as leading editori-
al, an article from the Memphis AoaLanche
upon the new party movement. The fol-
lowing day the Raleigh Standard. under
the significant heading, GA LEADING DEM
oCRATIC PAPER BECOMES REPUBLICAN," pub
fishes also an extract from the same paper,
which, according to our notion, confirms
the heading and the remarks of the SIAN
da7U
Again, we say that this apparent divi-
sion among ourselves, we trust there is
no real or permanent difference of opinion
among the Conservative papers of the
South, is calculated to do mischief, not
only because it misleads ourselves and our
friends, but holds out hopes to our enc
mics. In answer to the boasts of Conser-
vative papers in Tennessee over the rapid
suspension of the Radical papers since the
election in that State, and echoing much
of what has been said even in avowed Con-
servative organs in the South, that most
obnoxious Radical journal, the Philadel-
phia Press, remarks:
"The Democratic papers are joyous over the
suspension of several fearless Republican papers
in the South but many of the old organs of
the Conservatives are now preaching SOUND Re
publican doctrines, there is some consolation in
the loss"
1t is easy to perceive how such announce
ments, with color of authority, will do
much harm. It is to avoid these trifing
beginnings, which may grow into real and
dangerous conflicts of opinion, that we
have tried to frown down useless discus
sions We may or may not approve the
discretion of this or that Southern paper,
or some movement of our party friends
may or may not have our endorsement,
yet we regard it as ill-advised and tend
ing to much mischief to taunt them with
unpleasant epithets. If, in the present po-
litical calm in North Carolina, we desire to
give vent to our political opinions, we be-
ieve it can be done more proftably by
attacks upon our most vulnerable enemies,
and not in showing them the weak points
of our friends.
There seems to be really no difference
in the position of the JOURNAL and Star ex-
cept as to judgment in regard to the best
means of attaining a common end. Both
will oppose Radicalism. and we trust. when
the conflict comes, both will form in the
same line of battle.