The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1855-06-15
From the North Carolina Standard
Hon. Burton Crafce
CLEAyELANn T

wy II. L, \
May %, 1855
MEssRs. EDIroRs On Saturday las, h.,
;no 10 be in Shelby, where many Of the nao pF%
,he County had assembled to attend the pHd
muster of Col. Loves brigade, was yerS S,Iea
,ra,if;ed to witness the enthusiastic recepioa Sa
en- 90 the Hon. Burton Craige by the PATRON. sl
Gems Of Cleaveland.
His old friends greeted him with cordSn
cred;table 10 them and highly COMPLIMENTS
h,,n The Democrats welcomed him as nn!r
servant whom they were delighted to honor: 'a
the republican portion Of the Wing party-,So.
who scorn to be mere stock IN trade TO be barn.
cd about by the dark-lantern party like caus :.
the market place-received him with expressio'
Of their sincere regard and friendship, pedo~'
him their support in future against any OppOsipoS
,hat NAV be brought TO bear upon him by the m
fair means now resorted TO.
There were also present lew hood.wink4
slaves of the ubiquitous, nocturnal, treacherOu
sneakIng s'Sam," the very sound OF whose nan
has become nauseatDg 10 all honorable politician
of all parties and their reception oil our patriOl.
true-hearted, Southern statesman was lille D.
cuLiar. Being but few, they strove 10 make On
in buster what they lacked in numbers and
though, by equivocal disclaimers, they tried han
to appear like free men, yet the Palor Of then
cheeks, The wildish glitter OF their treacheOu
looking eyes, and the tremors in The corner d
their neither lips so clearly marked them, that i
yrs easy to point them out the slaves OF The
dark lantern party.
Without paying any regard to the few hood
winke RS and dark .Iantern lighters, who stroye d
pass current their mock acelcOn1e, which, howeve,
was clearly discerna6e from the genuine homes
hearted, true republican sincerity which came w
to his support from every fair and honorable man
| without regard TO party, and from all his old De-
mocrac friends, with most triiing exception Of
a Very few of the VerY smallest specimens of In,
mainly that ever were caught in a trap, Mr.. c.,
reception was fAttering in the highest degree and
as encouraging as his most ardent wishes could
have desired.
All 2 o'clock, Mr. Craige delivered his address
which was in all us parts, one OF the happies eE
forts ever heard ON any occasion Of the kind /
will not do him the I'M justice to aItempt rryiev
of it. may say, however, hat his exposure oflhs
dark lantern party, tracing their footsteps from
their starting point, in the hoI bed Of northern "a
naticism, through the ''graveI pits" Of SALISBURY
and The buck Sh0p of Yankee from Mnssuchuseus
who is now squatting with his treason to the South
among he good people Of Charlotte, was so hOr
GU rh and complete that the best informed among
those " no had already come out Of the dark parry
we're full convinced that such speeches would have
the effect to bring out OF the ''graUcL pitt" the
q" YANKEE shop," aud other hiding places every Que
of the young Democrats who, after having been
inveigIed in, may still remain bound in the net
Confidently, then, Messrs. Editors, may ya
assure your readers that, although it has been an
nounced that, to 'sdiUiHe AMI conquer" the Demo-
cratic party, Col. Stowe has accepted tn" nomm
ton of The dark lantern party, yet Dir. cOigs
| will be trumphantIy elected by largely ncreas.
ed majority. BY his open, frank, manly, honest
upright conduct, no is gaining me support Of To
patriotic Wings, who scnrn Sneaking meanHes'
wherever ii muynppear, for every hollow b. artd,
..grareI pit" Yankee slap" Democrat he eau
possibly lose.
By the way. | may inform you that Sans
hiding places are well known; and thAt his dark
deeds are being exposed all over this rrgicn-
The hood -winked, who still willingly wear he
collar OF the political slave, arc all $pOfted; and
am happy to add that the nj mber of Democrats
in that unenViable condition is now exceedingly
small and weekly growing 'tb"aulIully less"
AT the proper time, | may send you somrlhng
decidedly ''rich," from " hich your readers vii
be amused to learn how "Gre has been fought with
fre"-how, in their eagerncss 10 secure recruits
the enemy have admitted the ''uoOdcn horse" with
in their gates how the d. has been smOkca
in his own den BUFFALO