The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1855-12-18
ANrIKNow-NorH1Ne mEEr1Ne.

| According to adjournment on the evening Of
the 5th instant, the anti-K Down othing meeting
of citizens of Charlotte again assembled, at the
Courthouse, on Wednesday evening the 18th
instant to take farther action, and to ratify the
proceedings of the previous meeting, in relation to
the nomination of suitable candidates to be sup
ported for Intendant and Commissioners for the
town of Charlotte, at the approaching election
DAVID PARKS, Esq, in the Chair, and ]. J.
PALMER, Secretary.
Charles Overman, Esq, not desiring an cleo
ton to the Office of Commissioner, to which his
political friends desired to elect him, the name OF
Jefferson j. Berryhill, Esq, was substituted
when, on motion of r. P. Waring, Esq, it was
resolved unanimously by the meeting, that the
following gentlemen be presented to the voters OF
Charlotte, as suitable persons to be voted for at
the election in January:
William +. Davidson, Esq, for Intendant,
": F. B Phifsr' Nc Mckee 49 JmSon' Forcommis-
Berryhill 81 W. r. Myers, Esqs. } '
In response to calls, R. p Waring, Esq, ad-
dressed the meeting In the course of his speech,
he alluded particularly to charge in the ''Whig'
that the previous meeting was one not for the
purpose avOwed by those who composed it, but
an anti-temperance meeting. He denied, in en-
phatic terms, that ''grog no grog," temperance
or intemperance, license no license, had any
part or lot in the considerations which induced the
acknowledging to meet and nominate a
ticket for town officers. The object was solely
political, originating from the course of the Know
Nothings at the last election, in styling present
ing ticket and afterwards boasting of their vic
tory. They had introduced 'tparty'' into our
town election, and he and those with whom he
acted if their declarations were to be believed,
desired only to meet political issue presented by
their opponents He wished, at this election to
guard against the political use made of the last
election, by the Know-Nothing party.
". R. Myers, Esq, said he had not come there
to take any part in the proceedings of the meet
ing, but lie must be allowed to say, that he had
no knowledge whatever that there any truth
in the charge that the Democrats and Anti-Know
Nothngs were taking action in regard to the
town elections, to promote the cause OF ''grog,
"gr0g-shOps,' or intcmperance. He was nomi-
mated for the office of Commissioner, at the pre-
vious meeting, and he had not been approached
by any member of the Committee who brought
forward his name, or consulted from any source
whatever, on the "grog'' subject; and no person
was authorised, SO tar as he was concerned, TO
undertake to say what course he would or would
not pursue III regard to "grog or no grog," in
case of his election as Commissioner. He was
satisfied the objects of the meeting had been mis-
represented, by those who charged or intimated
that it was in opposition to the cause OF temper
ance.
Stephen W. Davis, Esq, said he did not in
tend to make speech. He proceeded, however,
at some length, in repudiatng the charge that the
Democrats and Ant-knOw-Nothingso OF Charlotte
were forming themselves into 'grog" or anti
temperance party, The temperance question was
one which STOOD as it ever should stand, upon its
own merits, irrespective of party. So far as he I'M
derstOod the object of nominating ticket for town
officers, it to meet political issue presented
by the Know-Nothing party at the last election.
On that occasion they took the responsibility of
introducing ''paIty" into the election OF town Of
ticers, and their newspapers throughout the coun-
try boosted of a great KnOw-Nothing triumph in
Charlotte They may now profess to be the par
ticular friends of temperance, but he had no doubt
the object more to promote the cause OF
ACKNOWLEDGMENT than temperance.
The Chairman Mr.. Parks} also disavewed any
knowledge that the object in nominating ticket
for town officers had any connectionWlth ''gTog,"
temperance, or license questions.
On motion, the meeting adjourned.
DAVID PARKS, Chairman
j. j. PALMER, Secretary