Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-04-14

- : -" ~ ~ AsAEy11ILLF. ApriI 1859.

81 '3sf f's ss-S AsAEv1LLF,, April s. 1859.
Thunder in the Mountafns:--OId Buncombe Right
side up 1.-THE sUnterriied'' Undismayed.!!
1t may seem strange TO you, Mr. Editor, to hear of
ing itself to Free Suffrage by Legislative enactment,
and repudIang Convention as trick of the enemy,
intended to distract and divide our ranks and send US
off g in search of strange gods. /" --.f..I
but strange as 1t may seem to you, and unwelcome
as may be the sound that will roll down the ears
of Eastern whigs it is nevertheless that the De-
mocracy of Buneembe did hold Meeting last Thurs
day-none OF your little pinched up, three-voers
meetings either but large assembly of the faithful
and unterri6ed, opponents derisvely but very
appropriately term US. The proceedings and Reso-
utions OF the Meeting will appear in the Asheville
and Rutherfordton papers, and we know you will
take pleasure in transferring them your columns as
you are requested to do. We know you will feel
proud to prolong and spread wider the of this
first Mountain Democratic, Gun, its echoes re-
bound from our lofty peaks to roll through the hills
and valleys Of the centre, and then spread GENTLE
hedrt-cheerng undulations along the Eastern coast.
And your readers will have the benefit of seeing
the proceedings in full, will attempt synopsis
of them, but will try to give you some idea OF the
spirit that animates the Mountain Democracy.
The Convention humbug has exploded, and its de-
sign is manifest. We see that its aim to divide
our party in the West and to kill Free Suffrage. Ev
en- the wings themselves abandoning it, and those
who will be candidates for the next Legislature will,
in most if all the Counties, pledge themselves to
vote for the Free Suffrage bill passed at the last
session. confess that had felt some misgivings,
some fears that portion of the Democratic party in
the West would be led astray by the Convention
hobby, but these fears have been dspeed. Not only
does the Democratic party remain hrm and united,
but hundreds and probably thousands of the repub-
lcan Wings will vote with Them 1 find DISPOSE
ton among the LIBERAL honest masses OF the late wing
party to break loose from their old leaders ana
Join the ranks of the Democracy They begin to see
that their party has abandoned all its old Issues
conceded them-and that it is now struggling to Keep
alive by duplicity and humbuggery. They see that
nd LoTof T1rh u hnCn
who four years ago were so conservative so OPP
posed to changing the Constitution IN any particular,
that they Mortified at the idea OF incorporating
Free Suffrage in it, lest it should lead to other chang
es. Nouv those are the very men who profess to be
in favor of tearing all to pieces roofing up It's very
foundations, and constructing entirely new one
say profess for their sole object is Cor was) to Keep
up the Convention cry until the Free Suffrage Dill is
Convention, even if the Western people desired 1t,
which they do not. This is the whole aim and OBJ
ect of that including, of course, the reso
ration power OF those who would so shamefully
abuse after having resored to such unworthy means
to obtain it. The people through it clearly.
1t is gratifying, Mr.. Editor, to reflect, that while
the so-caled Wing party OF the State Is spit ana
rent into almost many fragments there are lead
and office-seekers in it, the Democracy stands
us,ir. While the Eastern Wing rolls up great swell
ling words to his w esern BRETHREN and the esern
Wing hurls back deiance-while the elements OF dis
cord are surgng wildly through their ranks and pro-
ducng beautiful state of IS confusion, worse con-
foun6ed''-all stirred up with long Convention pole
IS with (hum)bug on the end of 1.-THE ranks OF
Democracy unbroken from Cherokee to Currltuck,
their files close and compact, and one aim, one
spirit, purpose aniInates every heart, and every
one is determined to do his duty. The Western De-
mocFat takes his Eastern brother by the hand, and
each speaks words of cheer to the other.
But while am willing 10 concede great praise 10
the Eastern Democracy, must claim an equal share
and greater forude for the ''unterriied - of the
West. We have fought unweariedly for years and
years, even when no ray of hope that we should be
victorious umined our way and cheered US on. Our
partial victories but until very recently we have sriv-
en- without hope, opposed by odds that would have
driven US from the field if we had not been the
terrified Nothing but the consciousness that our
principles right, were just, and therefore ete-
nal could have sustained under defeat aherdefea,
multiplied and heaped upon d" Showed under"
crowed over, derded hooted at and despised by our
proud and numerous foes, still rallied closed our
ranks, and prepared for another onset At last the
charging columns, accustomed 10 victory as to
deem it thing of course, have recoiled in confusion
and their retreat is fast becoming Tout. The as
sailed have become the assailans, and the strange
but Joyful cry of victory has rung along our well
formed line. We know the enemy, smartng under
sense OF their former defeat, rallying all their
strength resorting to every sratagem and artihce,
and collecting all their strength for last desperate
effort next August, TO regain their losses but we
stand ready for them prepared, undsmaYed " inter-
rifed," confident of full and complete victory.
With DAVID S. REID as our standard bearer, we
feel that we are inyncible and with Free Suffrage
inscribed on both sides of banner will rot know
defeat. ....-..
Greeting, then, to our brethren of the East; and
foT every shout they send up to the mountains we
will answer with one, if not altogether loud and
long as theirs at least much that they will not
mistake it for the mere echo of their
am Mr.. Editor, (and there are hundreds like me)
LIVE DEMOCRAT.