The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1856-11-04
THE DEMOCRATIC POSITION.

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/ serving the Union and acted accordingly.
Because some democrats have felt it to be
their duty to warn the people of the con-
sequences of the election of Fremont to
the Presidency, and express an opinion
that the union of the States could not and
ought not long to survive such calamity,
know-nothing speech-makers, (who have
Joined secret oath bound political societies,
and obligated themselves to deprive men
of the rights guaranteed to them by the
constitutional pronounce them disunionists
and disturbers of the public peace. This
is done for electioneering purposes-they
know that the democrats are the true Union
men, and in. order to preserve the Union
they have impressed the minds of the peo-
pie with the Importance of electing Mr.
Buchanan.
Mr. Fillmore himself occupies near about
the same ground that the democratic party
of the South does, and when we hear his
friends talking about there being no danger
in the event of Fremont's election, we sup
pose they are ignorant of the sentiments of
made by Mr. Fillmore at Albany, n. Y,
soon after his return from Europe, he ask
ed the people of the North if they would
submit to similar restrictions upon their
rights sought to be imposed on the people
of the South by northern fanatics! No,
no." said Mr. F., Il know you would not"
are the southern people less Jealous of their
rights than the northern people! He said
he did not believe the Union would last if
Fremont was elected, and although he did
not ssy in so many words that we ought
not to remain together in such an event, he
| implied it by the tenor of his speech. Not
withstanding the correct opinion entertain
ed by Mr. Fillmore on this point, we find
some of his southern supporters promul-
eating opposite doctrines. When will men
learn to forget party for the sake of their
constitutional rights
Since the above article was written we
have found the speech of Mr. Fillmore to
which allusion is made. At Albany, NY,
not long since, Mr. Fillmore, speaking of
Fremont's election, said:
"Can they the abolitionists] have the
madness or the folly to believe that our
| southern brethren would submit to be gov
| erned by such chief Magistrate! (Cheers.)
Suppose that the South, having
a majority of the Electoral votes, should
| declare that they would only have slave
| holders for President and Vice-Prasident;
and should elect such by their exclusive
sufrages to rule over US at the North. Do
! YOU think we would submit to it -! No, not
for a moment. (Applause.) And do you
! believe that your Southern brethren are less
sensitive on this subject than you are, or less
! Jealous of their rights Tremendous
cheering.) If you do, let me tell you that
| you are mistaken. And therefore, you see
! that if this sectiOnalparty succeeds. it leads
inevitably to the destruction of this beau
tiful fabric rearedby our forefathers, cemen-
| ted by their blood, and bequeathedto Us as
priceless inheritance"
When Mr. Fillmore was using the above
correct language, he never dreamed that we
of the South had in our midst one Nat.
Boyden and q man named Rayner, who
would advise submission, and pronounce
those who entertain the very opinion that
he CNrF.) entertains, traitors and Gisunion-
lists. Would not Mr. Fillmore be ashamed
of these men!
- Kenneth Rayner, in 1885, in the
Convention called for the purpose Of amend
ING the Constitution of North Carolina,
made one of the strongest appeals in favor
of Roman Catholics that we have ever
read He made it for the purpose of hav-
ing a Catholic elevated to one of the high
est offices in the State.
This same man Rayner has been going
through the State recently, making speeches
for Fillmore by abusing the Catholics and
endeavoring to brighten the good people |
with the Pope of Rome. In 1885 he was
the apologist of the Roman Catholic, but |
now as his only hope of ever again getting |
an office is the defeat of the democrats, he |
uses all sorts of ways for lettering voters
from supporting democratic candidates.
This same man Rayner is the person who |
is willing t. ignore all sectional differences |
for the purpose of defeating the democracy.
That deuded old gentleman, Mr. Boyden, |
had better turn his attention and wrath to |
southern democrats who are unwilling to |
submit to the Fremont party.
- The ''WeStern Eagle a Fillmore |
and Donelson paper, published in Ruther
fordton, n. c., speaks in the following
manner of those know-nothing papers that
have defined their position in the event of
Fremont's election:
Those American Journals which have
defined their position are submissionists.
The Native Sentinel endorses this doctrine;
the Register does the same if we do not
misunderstood them both, and the latter
intimates that the Governors assembled in
Raleigh are there with reasonable designs.
We have more confidence in Governor
Bragg, if he is a democrat, than to suppose
him capable of reasonable intentions, and
if those Governors meet to form some plan
for unity of action in case Fremont should