The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1856-10-07
DONELSON A WITNESS.

A great deal of noise is made by the OPP
position papers because Henry Clay was
once charged with bargaining and intrigu-
ing for Office. Mr. Buchanan is accused of
giving currency to the charge, and accord
ingly denounced in no very mild terms.
Now we want to know why our sensitive
<now-nothing friends don't pounco upon
| Andrew jackson Donelson, their candidate
| for vice President, on the same score. He
| at one time aided in confirming the accusa-
ton by calling for nine cheers for Linn
| Boyd who had (said Donelson) success
| fully prorcd the truth Of the charge against
! Mr. CIaY." What have know nothing pa
pers to say to this-is there no wrath to
| spare for the head of Gen. Jackson's wife's
nephew Is not Donclson as much to
blame for disseminating the ''calumny'' as
any other person? Why keep silent in re-
gard to him! All! gentlemen, he is on the
| ticket with Fillmore, and it will not work
so well to tell cold line wings how he
once tried to injure the favorito leader of
the wing party. Disgust for the ''mixed
| ticket might be engendered and votes
| lost to the party that is cndeavoring to get
possession of the spoils.
TRUTH.-Senators Pearce and Pratt, of
Maryland, in their letters giving reasons
why they support the election of Mr. Buch
anan, say that there is no chance for the
| success of Fillmore, and therefore it be-
hooves every national man to give his in
| fuence to the democratic ticket. The
frankness IF the honorable gentlemen is
worthy of communication, and cannot fail
to impress all unprecedented minds with the
Importance of the present contest. Certain
~ there is no prospect of the election of
Fillmore and DoncIson, and every vote
cast for them only tends to weaken the
party that is now contending for the: Union
and equal rights. Friends, remember this,
! and govern yourselves accordingly.
Eg At the North, the work of fusion
continues. One of Mr. Fillmorc's organs
in Pennsylvania, tn DAILY News" is out
for the Fremont~abolition State ticket.
Fremontsm has nearly swallowed up the
Fillmore party in the northern States. The
contest is between the former and the demo
cratic party.
-, The know-nothing national COnven-
ton pronounced the old wing party dead
and corrupt, and proclaimed that the self
STYLED american party had arisen upon
its ruins. Notwithstanding such insulting
language, a set of respectable old gentle
men, claiming to be ''old line wings" met
in Baltimore the other day and endorsed
the candidates of the party that thus stigma
TIED them with corruption. But we are
glad to have it in our power to say that
many patriotic wings in this State and
others, have refused to cooperate with the
villifers of the old wing party, and have
come out for James Buchanan like men
who love their country more than the smiles
and appreciation of ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
MAMMOTH PEAR.-Dr. Andrews, of this
| place, has shown US a Pear, specimen Of
his own growing, which exceeds anything
| in the pear line we have ever seen. 1t
weighs l lb. 9 o., and measures II inches
in circumference. If anybody has a pear
or a pair of pears that will compare with
this pear, we would like to be informed of
| the fact. It is worthy of prominent place
| at the State Fair.