Wilmington Journal

An Infamous Proposition,

[Letter of Kenneth Rayner declining Know Nothingism the honor in leader of North and an election Carolina the heart to in the and his soul Vice late slavery of Presidency all the other factions on the words Stockton in the proposes country ticket a proposes union slavery a or union pro]

mous proposition in Rayner's own words:

"And if I could be allowed to offer a word of advice to my Union-loving Democratic fellow-citizens of North Carolina, it would be to forget every prejudice and unite with the Know-Nothingism gulph appear man unite fanatics all to from in forget every common with the WHETHER of The let the national for the following them North the Black time even PRO-SLAVE to is Republican all put the now- down minor infa for

there is yet time—make another effort to secure party and which concert is perpetual deceiving of action both conflicts in and that like the Fox in the fable, they may parry off the spoil, when the combatants are exhausted.

As an American, I would advise it, FOR THE OCCASION, AMERICANISM CAN NEVER FIGHT THE BATTLE UPON THE TRUTH OF ITS PRINCIPLES their mies PRINCIPLES nature it is embarrassed Americans as long by as must other by bide the issues tactics their irrelevant time of its ene Our in day will yet come No matter what suggest in the coming political matter what may be the issue of believe the day is not far distant when Americans will be united and we shall pre- solid phalanx against the myrmidons of eignism, Romanism and disunionism—and the contest will be decided on these issues alone."

The man who makes such a proposition deserves no more or respect we Wilson tell from them And Southerners that what man will than who our a aspires readers to be the next Governor of North Carolina tacitly and indirectly gives his assent to the infamous by refusing to say he is opposed to it On Satur- day Gov Bragg after characterising in appropriate or not he terms approved called it upon Mr Mr would Gilmer not an swer the question! We leave the reader to form his own opinions. Silence is generally construed to give assent—and we are thus left to understand that Mr. Gilmer also believes that "Americanism can never fight the battle upon the truth of its principles," and that he also favors a union of all parties, "pro-slavery or anti-slavery,"—southerners and abolitionists, to put down the Democrats and put into power Know nothingism!! This alone ought to deprive John A. Gilmer of the vote of every true North Carolinian.

Charlotte Democrat.