The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1856-05-27

habit, his teacher placed him ny tue slde
,,f =. rnnuse-huIe in the <choel-roem, with
pair of ton -, and commanded him to stand
tb,.re and catch the mouse when il should
come out. AZ soon a the school was done
laughing over his ridiculous position, ana
quiet prevailed, the mouse came out ana
sure enough the little fellow clamPed 1t with
the tungs and cried out: Master, by Cd
I've got him - This, said Mr.. b.. will be
The exclamation of the Americans" to the
Democrats, after the Governors election.
To this assertion prediction as to what
j. to be, we might have attached some little
Importance, if Mr.. Il. had not just before
asserted that Banks was elected Speaker
l,y the Democrats. We thought, however,
it was u most appropriate winding up OF
his speech We had ofton heard of noun
tain being III labor asS bringing forth
mouse, but never before had we seen So
striking an Illustration Of the adage. We
predict that the Democrats will be caught
Coy the Know No:hings, just as the little
girl ceught the Ash. With pin hook, she
the aousc, out of breath with excitement,
arr cxclaiming, 80, mother, mother, Pve
got emu Got what, my child 7" why
I got the fish, Il don't see any fish,"
Why, mother" answered the little girl,
her voice and face suddenly changing TO
mournfulness, 81 got 'em, but they unbit
and dir" And the Know \ Othings, who
are also now on a fishing excursion with
pin hooks, may exclaim We've got EN- :"
but mark the prediction: after the election
they will, with vinegar faces, be exclaiming
a. We got 'em, but they uRbit and dr.
The pin hooks wouldn't hold them. The
Know othings are now making about the
same progress in ''catching'' Democrats,
that the little boy made in catching ground
squirrels. After whole days hard chase,
the question was propounded, "How do
you get along, my son, catching ground
squirrels :" 90, frst-rate. When / catch
the one I'm after, and two more, I'll have
three" And with like success are Know
Nothings, since the people have had time
and opportunity to look into and understand
their prOscriptive, secret, and Oath-bOund
principles and dark-lantern mummeries,
catching Democrats. The people who at
first "bit" are unbitiHg and diring daily.
en.Young's speech was the most genteel,
if not the best, on the occasion. We will
let him pass, as we were pleased with his ap-
pearance and manner, and heard nothing
from him to which much exception could be
taken. Mr. Barringer closed the exercises
of the day. lie pointed to the fact that
Electors had been appointed before the
candidate for President had been present
ed, to prove a want of principle on the part
of the Democrats. This was a rather a
singular charge or matter of complaint, in
face of the fact that the Know Nothings
take a solemn oath to support and vote for
whoever bare majority of their councils
may fix upon, no matter what their princi-
pies may be. In the face of the fact, too,
that the Know Nothing party are support
ing Willard Fillmore for the Presidency,
while they do not know his opinions OH the
main issues of the day, and which form
the most important questions which have
ever aSitatcd this countryside questions
arising out of the repeal of the Missouri
Compromise bill, and the principles con-
tanned in the Kansas Nebraska BILL Mr..
Barringer was evidently under the impress
sion that the Democrats were, like the
Know NothinSs, without any fixed princi-
pies, and liable to have candidate pre-
scented for their support without any knowl-
edge of his opinions. But, in truth, the
leading opinions and principles of the NOM
inee Ofthe Democratic national Convention
is well understand to all except Know-Noth-
ings who are wilfully blind. The Democrats do
not recommend men without knowing their
inciples-their avowed principles Their
motto is measures, not men," Their Elec-
tors too, they regard as freemen, to sup
port or not support, at their option, who
ever the Convention may select as a candi-
date. They are not bound by oath to go
with their party right or wrong" They
are under no obligation, whatever, to swal-
low, whoever their Council may select,
let the dish be palatable or unpalatable.-
They do not take an oath in the following
''dark-lantcrn' form: You swear that ''you
will in all things, political and social, so
far As this Order is concerned, comply
with the will of the majority when ex-
pressed in a lawful manner, though it may
a. conflict with your personal preference"
1t becomes men, who take such an oath as
this, to talk of a want of principle and blind
adherence to party, on the part of others
Mr.. Barringer, unlike the Elector, Mr..
DarSan, said he knew Mr.. Donelson; and
alluded to his Editorship of the Globe, as
an evidence of his ability. This, we deemed
rather singular allusion, in connection
with the fact that the ability" of Donelson
was chiefly exhibited in articles in abuse of
Fillmore and his Administration! Some of
these abusive articles we have now before
us, in one OF which Fillmore is compared as
an abolitionist to Sumner, the mean aboli-
- Of