The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1855-07-27

s'soIemn affidavit, that II IS JttSt Hte tttft5' 49,
does not desire 10 mar or destroy this sacred IN
strument have publication in my hand lro"
which make the following extract: III OF my
own free will, in The presence OF Almighty 1ou'
and these witnesses-do soemniy ana sincerely
swear-that il ii may be legally done, "lll' ""en
elected or appointed to any official station con-
ferrng on me the power to do so, remove all ior'
epners. aliens, or 4 oman CutItolacs. from office
or place, and that will in no appoint such to
any office place in my gift. have Periec'
faith in The truth Of the assertion that this ooga-
lion ellis lhe eye" of "Oid Mecklenbnrg" to l.
and yet looks to me very much like swearing TO
violate The constitution Does Mr. Stowe approve
that obligation has he not taken it? if he has,
will he, when he presents his credentials swear to
support the constitution. If he does, which swear
will he keep? Can he keep both ? prefer to
stand by the constitution and its supporters, rather
than with fanatcism and It's abetors. If | aban-
don the constitution and let an oath, made by an
individual who has no legal right 10 administer it,
take precedence over it, may not my example be
pleaded against me with overwhelming force
when come to nterpose that instrument.
barrier to the aggressive spirit OF the North when
she raises her banner and nscribes upon its folds
'the repeal OF the fugitive slave law-''the aboli.
ton of slavery in the District Of Columbla"-''the
prohibition Of slavery in any Of our territories
and in the end "civI aOar rather than submission
10 the constitutional rights of the South" ''OId
MeckIenburg 'saslzs'' is he willing TO agree that
these foreigners who fought against our fathers in
the revolution, who tried to crush American ber.
~ in is infancy. and who used their deadiiest
arms against it in its darkest and most trying hour
these hreng Germans and Hessians who cut
the lhroats Of many brave patriots OF our CLIO.
RIoUs revolution in their struggle for liberty ?"-
"Barks is wn'' providence they didn't die with
The small pox. If they did +; then it would be
we'll to put them with the tories, Quo.h "OId
Mccken burg" sis he willing tina: these beasts
of prey, these running wolves should come in.
and enjoy equal privileges with the of the
soil % If the ''beasts'' and evolves WILL when
they do ''come i'm suffer themselves to be Gagged
and sent to Barnum or ''shot and sea ped" without
muSs. l think can safely say that am willing
that they should enjoy all The privileges guaranteed
TO them by the constitution again. | am asked
if sit is RICH to take be chdrens bread for which
they ,oiled so long and arduousy and cast it to
the dogs! | think not, am sure it is not right TO
dogs very, very hungry. Is it proper that
those ignorant and pauper masses who pour into
this country &c. &C., should without reasonable
training be forthwith be allowed the full right Of
citizenship, and the sacred right of suffrage NO.
Let them, one and all patiently await for the COM
ing OF that time which the law made in obedience
to The constitution, has assigned to them, and if
experience has proved that this period is too short
let be extended to tina! which is proper. Let it
be done by dignifed and impartial reason and ar.
gumcnr, which is seemIy in the mouth Of a gen.
tleman, and conclusive 10 the mind Of our inteI!i-
gent listener, and not by defending to the level of
a blackguard, and damnng that man as a foreigner
catholic, or heaping abuse his head with.
out scrutnizing his character, and awarding him
the need due to his merit. | opne that one
| would crafty Virginian or New. Yorker for
heaping unmerited abuse upon US because we are
North Carolinians: neither do | suppose that i,
would be just or truthful to denounce the entire
population of MeckI"nburg county as murderers
because the bro hers Sharpe killed a brother
trust shall not be subjected to the charge OF
arrogance for claiming at least sufficient capacity
Judge of the character and ability of an ndivi-
dual after years association in all the business
transactions o! life nor, do | hope, shall one be
| adudged to be political myopes because we are
willing to abide by the constitution and the laws
10 my card announcing my withdrawal from the
canvass, took a position that the South had better
trust foreigner with honorable places IN the
government than yankee Abolitionists, and that
know no'hingism was foil given by the North to
the South. with which our attention should be at.
tractrd while Henry Wilson, Gardiner, Pollock
and others of Mr.. Rayner's 6retheraa were matur.
ing their plans TO destroy u.s. now, notwithstand.
ing, shall subject myself to the charge of being
blind 10 the most 'palpable truths" by a gentle.
man who noaO knows that Mr. Stowe acQs yerv
respectable member Of the State legislature in
ls4s, 40, 80 and '5l, but who tA0ss know him
hardened locoloco. | say, notwithstanding
this, am of the ''same frame of mind" now that
| was then, and contend that the history of the
times bears me out in my conclusion. w. H. Sc.
ward has been elected TO the United States Senate.
by majority of the votes OF the know. nothing
party, in the New York legislature, yet, since
Mr. Greedy denounces the party, it is .s7,ulpa-
bic truth" that these know Mornings are not aboI-