The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1854-09-29

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From the Washington Sentinel
The Victories of the Adversary. -
The present distempered condition OF the pub
lie mind is enough to awaken ihe painful secltuoe
OF every patriot. Old systems and old parties thar
have, commanded the respect and appreciation ot
large masses of people can not be peacefully and
Quietly dissolved Nor, when dissolved, can sat
is(actory and fitting substitutes be inaugurated IN
their places without a struggle. There VIII De
anarchy, convulsion and agitation. These are
the necessary and melancholy accompaniment OF
ali such chances.
All the multifa rous isms Of the day, after com.
batting, single handed, against the truth without
success, have, at length, formed an unholy league,
and united their heterogeneous forces. Thus
concentrated, they assaiIing the integrity OF
the old party organizations OF the country. One
wing of the Wing party, the northern wing, ow-
ing TO its Inherent corruption has fallen an easy
prey to the enemy. Whole battalions headed
by their officers have yielded themselves up as
willing tools to the Fusionists, TO The Freesoers,
to the Know nothings, Others have remained in
the Wing organization, but only 10 become more
demoraIized than the seducer who now woos with
the Establishments. and now frightens with dread.
fu menaces. These Wings thus refusing 10 be
won by willy arts or cruel threats, have commen-
ced taunng their rivals with the declaration that
they are their superors in all the perncious here.
sizes that they both profess. ,
This extraordinary rivalry in degradation IS
growing warmer and warmer, and for the first
time in American politics it is contented that there
is merit IN baseness than in virtue. We
leave these unscruPu oas combatants to hight out
their unnatural -quarrel-unnatural, because it is
like a, quarrel between theves-and come 10 the
consideration of the condition and prospects Of the
Democracy Of the country.
The Democratic party has no sympathy with
such bands of reckless men those OF which wc
have spoken. They all alike its natural and
impIacable enemies. The hatred they bear 10 JIe
another, is as nothing compared with hat iney
both feel for our party. They have won from
ranks, it is true, some recruits-he timld, The
cenary, the corrupt-but as an organizatto tbe
Democratic party remains firm and well -meArs
ed. 1t has despised bribes and d. fed threats. IL
adheres to its timehonored principles, and stands
now, where it stood al first, upon the Constitu.
tion. 49,. .. .-
There is period Of trial for every party there
is for every individual and by that trial is It's char
acter for good or evil, virtue vice, honesty or
dishonesty, tested and made known.
Were certain this moment that the Demo
cratic party would lose all Of the State elections
and that the Congress and all the Stale legs-
atures would IaIl intothe hands of The Fusions.s,
we would still say to them-make no concessions,
give up no principle, relax test, form no COM
binations Our admonition would still be, adhere
TO your old fashioned principles. Keep yourselves
pure and undefled. Let no reverses drive, and no
Establishments seduce you, from the path of prlR.
cIpIe. .-.--i. -. s,. 80 ..-
llby one OF those strange chances, or rather
mlschances, that sometimes occur, the enemies Of
the Constitution and The Democracy, should tri.
umph at the approaching elections, all that they
could gain by possibility would be a majority in
the House of Representatives. The Senate and
the administration would snIl be against them.---
Their. victories would be barren and unproduc-
tive. But so loose their organization, variant
the materials OF which they are composed, that
victory would be as fatal to them az defeat. They
cannot consistently hold together, no matter what
their triumphs now, long enough to make decent
show in the next Presidential contest. The ex.
eesses into which victory would plunge them,
would disgust the whole nation, and all eyes
would be turned from them to, the firm, honest,
unseduced d, mocracy. Then would that faithful
party reap the fruits of yirtuous adherence to
principle. --~s. .---@
While we would, of course, greatly prefer the
present success OF the Democratic party and would
spare no effort to bring about than result vet we
DO not attach to it so much Importance as some are
disposed to do Presentsuccess is not indispensa.
Bile 10 future success Indeed ws cannot imagine
Gay sdrer guarartee OF the triumph Of Democracy
at the next Presidential election, than would ac.
crue from the success OF its enemies at this time
on the issues they make and with me Disgusting
excesses into which they would be betrayed All
these things would, in our opinion, but pave the
way for Democratic triumph at the hext Presiden.
taf election. 5@ e @-.1-. z, - 'z5s e.
. AN AFFRAY.-An afray occurred at Grays.
burg, N, G., last Saturday evening, which result
ted in the receipt Of severe cut by DR.. CaIafrey
OF that place. Two men by theshame Of Daniel,
got INTO difficulty with DR.. c., high words follow
ed, and one oi them, g. Daniel, drew knsle and
stabbed the doctor, inHlcting a wound about six
inches long from hrs left shoulder across his breast
His condition was considered critical The Dan.
iels were Immediately arrested = E@. &# F~
3 The GRoPS.-As far as we can ieara the crops
promise larger yield to the plapters than was an.
t;cipated a week or Two since .r3.s- a a.s
We have heard nothing OF the worm. a--r.s
- = .ShreoeyPort Democrat, Aug. 81.
A feIow1 up town, threatening to- hsoae his
brains out He cant do it, It's thing that
fools are inca pabIes Of. Where there is s5,eH