The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1854-10-13
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CHARLOTTE, N c. FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 49, Is
The North and SOutll.

The Petersburg Inteligencer, able Wing
Journal has the following remarks on the political
| aspect Of affairs at the North:
Months ago this paper took the ground that in
| national sense of the term the Wing party had
ceased TO exist, its destruction having been accom-
pIlsl,ed by the open abandonment Of the National
Constitution by the Wings Of the North, who are
loudly protesting the most devoted loyalty to that
great ins,rBment. AT The time when made this
declaration, and called on the Wings Of the South
10 look ou for themselves, we incurred the censure
OF more than one Southern Wing journal, and
were charged with making rash and preciPitate
movement, wnicn, II fuioweu up, might hasten uc
advent Of evils which might otherwise be arrested
in their progress. We took this censure, we hope,
in b. coming spirit, being well assured that time
would vindicate the truth of our position and the
folly OF trusting rights TO The defence of Northern
people. We had no pride Of opinion about this,
and God forbid that we should have any. Most
gladly would we have stood exposed false
prophet and idle dreamer did the facts warrant
such an exposure.
But unfortunately for the country time in its
march, at every step, brought "confrmaton strong
as proofs Of holy writ that Our apprehensionS
were but too well founded. At The North now all
disguise is thrown off, and the wild surges Of abo-
ionsm are sweeping away every vestlge OF con-
servative sentiment. Whatever OF conservative
feeling might have existed once there has been
intimidaled, beaten down and rendered powerless,
and the whole country is drunk with The madness
aud fanacism of abolition. We learn from the
most intelligent sources (irom gentlemen who have
been eye and ear witnesses of their conduct and
proceedngs) that it is perfectly evident that a
large majority of the Northern people look to a
dissolution OF the Union as great good, to attain
which no exerons should be|spsred. We are
we'll aware that there exists class OF persons IN
the South who always excIaiming, "There is
danger. the abolitionIstS contemplate
faction, which, if let alone and undsturbed, would
die out. This has been the language ever
since those demons of mischief, Arthur Tappan and
Lloyd Garrison. commenced their damnabie opera
tIons with handful of followers. Since then, this
squad has grown with every rolling year, until We
now behold great army of traitors painting for
an opportunity Of pulling down the pillars of the
Government and'Erying out, "now let chaos come
again" ..
There exists in the South a class Of men who,
although unconsciousIy to themselves, contribute
to keep the South in ignorance Of its true position
and nnlicy-wn aluAo tho mercantile interest
God forbid that we should charge them with sym.
pathizing with aboonists Our meaning is simply
this, that the mercantile interest of the South is
necessarily so intimately ntcrlaced with the North
that fatal blow to the Union would produce the
widest scene OF commercial ruin ever conceived,
and consgn hundreds of thousands to perfect
beggary. And 1t Is to, staye OFT this day OF un-
uterabe woe that the merchants of the South
many, very many Of them, too, being Northern
men-say to their neghbors, ''Be patient, there
is good time coming yet; the aboIitonists will
be pa: down." This enervating and destructive
advice is only calculated TO deliver up the South,
bound hand and foot, to the Northern oppressors
it is positive ''6ddng while Rome is burning -
and the planters of the South, upon whose great
interests the brvnt Of the is wsged, should
utterly scout it.
We say war is wsged, for who, with half an
eye, cannot that the has commenced, to
end God alone knows how or VIXEN. While we
write, the Northern people are making the most
strenuous efforts to fill the next Congress with
members pledged to a repeal Of the fugitive slave
law and the restoration of the Missouri feature,
and what shall prevent their success? Nothing
but bold united front on the part Of the South.
Il there should be any waverIng and quaiIIng. we
should be reduced 10 bondage, to which death in
ten thousand different shapes would be preferable.
This bold, united front cannot be held unless we
go to work "while it is called to-day" and not
await the night when man can work. Let us
rouse uP-our people in the mountains, the valleys
and the plains Let meet in conventions in
States, in DISTRICTS in countless and at ROADS,
and send back the proud defiance OF freemep ready
TO die in defence OF their rights to the Northern
invader, and drive him back to his bleak and in
hosPitable regions.