The North-Carolina standard., 1848-08-16
CAss AND BUTLER cLUB.,

5 CASS AND bUILER. CLUB.
The cass and Butler Club had . most enthasias-
tic meeting on Saturday night last Insthe absence
of the President, Mr.. McRae, Mai. Nixon, one, Of
the Vice Presidents, took the chair. He congratu-
lated the Democracy present the splendid victory
they had just aided in achieving, and alluded hope
fully and eloquently to the elections in November.
We had every reason, he said, to hope for thorough
of the Old North State, and he called
upon the Democratic party to redouble their efforts
and exertions.
After few remarks from Mr.. Busbee, Maj. Gas
ton HI. Wilder, who had just returned from Mexico,
was called up Maj. Wilder found himself surround
ed by numbers of old and valued friends, and he was
greeted with tempest of applause. He alluded, in
the course Of his remarks to many topics and Incl
dents connected with the war; and REFERRED in touch
ing strains, to his feelings while absent from his
country, and to the cordial welcome which had been
extended to him his return his native soil. He
said he left North Carolina Democrat, but he had
undergone a change ;-he was radical Demo
crat. He had seen, with his own eyes. the effects
produced in Mexico by the conduct of leading Wings
in this country; and he felt more than attached
to the party which had enlarged the borders of the
Republic in peace, and upheld it's honor and its flag
in war. We do not pretend to give any thing like
Tue SuOSCduC0 OA NAdJe I6HidIhS3 hO4 CECA
satisfactory sketch of them. He wields powerful
batte-axe, and we hope to see his IS blows falling
faster and thicker as the campaign for President
progresses. -,5 ---r.u..~ 49, --sr-7r ,..s- -
Captains Buck and Singeltary were also called up.
The former expressed his qualification at the enthu-
sasm which prevailed in the Democratic ranks and
the latter left the impression upon the minds of
his hearers that he would not vote for Gen. Tay-
L.. - %bo1
any body for President. Both these gallant Officers
were warmly received. raf -s4 tsssE
Captain Singeltary has heretofore acted with the
Wings. We have no authority to speak for him
as to his future course, nor have we any right
to advise him but we do not see how he can con-
tinue to associate with party which condemns the
war; and which has declared that he and every soldier
that went from North Carolina, stood ready to up-
hold and advance an unjust cause. If the war was
righteous and necessary, then those who fought it
not only deserve credit but stand acquitted of all
blame in moral point of view; but if unrighteous
and unnecessary then blood murder, and moral gull
rest the shoulders of all officers and soldiers! This
is the argument-this the logic which neither Fed
eralism nor Mexican Whiggery answer.
Quinton Utley, Esq. also addressed the meeting.
In clear, pointed, and effective speech he held up
the Inconsistencies of the Wing leaders-their want
of principle, and their afliaon with Wilmot Proyi-
soists and Abolitonists and he cut himself loose
from them, now and forever! He had been Wing,
but he was whig no longer. He took his stand in
the Democratic party he refused to follow any fur
ther set of men who expected him to ''go it blind
for Taylor and principles; and he hoped every in-
dependent whig in the country would read for him
SELF hear for himself and then determine for himself
as he had done. Mr.. Utley was one of the Wing
candidates for the Legislature in this county in 1886
he is Democrat. We welcome him into the
ranks, and We have room for more. He is gentle
man of character and respectabity, and his late
sociaes destined feel the force of his right
before the campaign is over.
We cannot permit this occasion to pass without
again calling upon friends throughout the State
to form Cass and Butler Clubs. We k,1o,c the Club
here has been of signal advantage to the and
if the Democrats in every County will rally and
ganize, and work! work! work! there can be no
doubt about still brilliant triumph in Novem
Der.