The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1854-09-01
From the North Carolina Sta
A ComDIefe Surrender,

The Register OF Saturday last IN imitation OF
.Rritish practice" of Lord CORVALLIS at Yorktown,
grounds its arms and ma&es a complete surrender
~ the victorious hosts Of the Democracy. The
Editor unlike other great military commanders,
accompanies the act with prolusion of tears but
we suppose that his confession of defeat, lnasmuch
as it was so unex pected and frankly made,
must atone in the judgments OF the harsh and the
heard. hearted for the display which ne makes in
what might, in vulgar parlance, be called the
bluJJeTIng line. He says:
ave are not quite sure that we have formally
announced to our readers the grand result of
late very spirited contest. We have however we
believe stated some circumstances and facts from
which a general defeat OF the Wing party could
be- fairly inferred. We now state distinctly and
ACKNOWLEDGMENT if not with tears in our eyes, it
ia because we won't cry--Ihat 1OOred
routed, battered, bruised and whpped--bu; with
sundry qualifications. We confess ourselves
noored, but not trodden down routed but not re.
duced to captivity; battered and bruised, but by
means broken whipped ''in every principal
part" like old Ben Stevens calf, but not yet SUBJ
dued. Being relieved by this solemn
nouncement of our great disaster, we dismiss The
subject in disgust, and never mean 10 aude to it
again. And We hope, if we have any friends, they
will never mention II in our presence"
There now he cOniesses, at last, that le is
'foored, routed, battered, bruised and whipped
Well. ali we have 10 say in reply is, he dcSerCed
IL. We fear, however, that he is incorrigible-
that the genteel dressing he has received will but
stimulate him to new acts Of siubborness and
disobedience Still, it is enoined upon US 10 hope
that
while the lamp holds out to burn
The vilest sinner may return
and we, therefore, in compliance with the nuEc.
ton, wish him good time OF il in repenting of
his manifold political transgrcssons and in learn.
ing that Democracy is really, after ALL something
to be thought of, deferred to, and respected.
But the Editor asks, in the way of "quarters,"
the recollection OF Mr.. Badger TO the Senate We
borrow reply ID this modest request from our
friend OF the Wilmington Journal, who says:
'.Of course the Election of two U. S. Senators
from this State, for four and The other for six
years, will devulve upon the Legislature which
has recently been elected. Oar Wing cotemPo-
raries, finding themselves defeated, have, after
multitude Of wry fuccs, apparently determined TO
make some fun out Of the matter, and, the best
Joke OF The season. grIvely ask the Democrats TO
elect at least one Wing TO the Senate, IL very com
mon thing in such cases, and for which the pre-
cedens in the history of the Wing party may be
counted IN round numbers, and expressed by the
following sgn-O! We of course treat This as a
joke, for cannot suppose anybody could
seriously expect Democratic Legislature, with
an unqaestioned majority IN both Houses 20 elect
Dir. Badger any other Wing to the Senate
nor can any force whatever In the reason
tocetIously brought forward TO such course. Ad-
uniting everything that is claimed for Mr.. Badger,
his recollection by Democrats would he simply
sacrifice of political principle 10 personal consid-
eratnns. IL would be like saying Tint North
Carolina, in her brond borders, contained but one
man--that out of the fifty thousand Democratic
VOTERS in the State no man of sense could he found
tn send to Washington. The whole talk about
the matter, when fairly analvZ"d: amounts TO n
reiteration of the old and arrogant assertion Of ''all
the sense and all the dteency' mad" i'll times gone
by on behalf of the defeated party"
Again The Editor, in order to strengthen his
request in Mr.. Badgers behalf, and probably to
show, for III" first lime, some slight estimate of
Southern rights involved in the slavery qucs-
ton, adds:
'It is often said that there ought to be but one
party in the South, and that we ought to have no
fellowship with the Wings the other side OF The
Potomac. Nothing would .ffectunIly accom-
psh fusion of parties in this State, as liberal
and generous, but just course, in the dominant
party, towards one who is the pride of the Wings
--honored for his manly talents and purity in The
hearts OF all patriotic democrats, and whO has
trIbutad mucn towards enabling good old State
our mothrr-to hold up her head without blush
ing, among her proud sisters. Can we be thus
unFd-iused into one! We think not"
at is often said''-WhO said i'll Have non ever
before warned the shareholders of North Carolina
against your Wing abolition allies of the free
States! Have you not uniformly cXu"d when
these pCstilent incendihries triumPhed The
friends Of the Constitution in the free States .
and did you not rejoice when IohR p. Hale and
his Wing abolition associates but few weeks since
achieved a victory the friends Of the President
In his own Stale, New HAMPSHIRE, because he hal
sta&ed himself for S0MicTH Rights? And What did |
you say when Judge Douglas brought forward the
Nebraska bill -! Did you not impeach his motives, |
rr'ie hun tor his course, and profess TO accept the
measure only as choice of evils And did you
not, when Messrs Badger and Kerr voted for, and
Messrs PuryCar and Rogers against it. manage TO !
60 with both sides and defend both sides Fused |
into one why, What concord, what agreement
can there be between light and darkness-between
States rights and Observation-Disclosures disirust of |
the people and full confidence in their capacity OF
self government!
Our cotem2orary, if lie Is in earnest desiring
10 be "fused." must look 10 some other quarter 10
be met a!f.way. Probably The know Nolhings" /
would "luSe" with him ana give him. and ihen,
a of the spoils. He admits himself beaten-
he confesses, in substance, that the " hig party !
as national party is more; ard now wha!
remains 10 be- done but for him TO come and
Join us, and be 'fused' by Time, circumstances,
and the course of events. We rhirk he might be
received on proba zion but if he puts airs, and
talks Of our joining him instead of LIS joining US,