The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1856-10-28

DEMOCRATIC MEETING.

SPEECH OF MIR. BAltl;lNGEf.
The Democracy Of Charlotte held meet
inc in the Court House on Saturday even
,ar last. DIR. II. NJ Pritchard presided,
and p. NJ NJ. Orr acted As Secretary. The
President called the large and respectable
audience to order in few appropriate re-
marks. after which the Hon. Daniel NJ,
Elrringer, being loudly called for, appeared
on the stand amid enthusiastic applause and
cheers. Whenever before had the pleasure
IF hearing Mr. Barringer make , speech,
although We hal long known him from
reputation. We knew him, at one time, as
the leader of the once great but now dead
whic party. We knew him as the Minis
ter to Spain during Mr. Fillmore, admins
tration, and We were glad to know him on
til, occasion ts the advocate of the election
Of James Ibuchanan, aHi were mere than
rr,tif.I =, the able, digniiiei ana bcc"m-
;,,,, manner in which he defended Li> pres
,.rt position. He commenced 10y stating
.
that he did not appropriate to himself the
honor conferred 10y being called out on thu
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pes WHICH ''' 'i'' i''">'' ~ '''''' ''i'S'
gentlemen had been called b. know-moth-
ing presses an ..;,miahlc trio, deserters, dc,
"H' Vine" man WIS engaged III Hu'y 1t
a"'' iItIIe difference what ~''i''' people S'''i
a'"ut h'm-tiey could not harm hin. lie
h''l long "'tei with the old Wing party
had helped t" hold "Lo"I ITS Hay bat
when that lag WIS dragged an" Dragged
il. ','' H">t 'E k"o" ho'hlhSie'h' am car
mel INTO tn" cui'"rtS OF secret, "Ath-"'i'ni
political connNelN' he refused to follow H.
and Tor - DONG he was denounced 10y some
"h" had helped TO slaughter the OH wing
Parry Acknowledgment mad pronounced
The wing party dead and that another
anil rurer party had ARISEN upon ITS runs,
and because he would not stand by the
corpse ami ;'N~l>t Iii Its burial he WIS accused
o. having Il h;'nN'F'ilS ai''r olii''' TIC Ia"
"' desire l"r "lil1e-hr hat had Offices
rendered nun "'ht'i ne Declined, and only
once HAD Iie ever accepted an office to
when he was hot elected 10y thePe"rIe. 80
i'r Il holding Office WAS concerned, he w''s
Wiling t" return all the proceeds received
IN this WAY if they would pay him back
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H. "''9 noun" supporting the "'llo-
,'''' candidates tor President AMI wee
resident III opposition to Mr. Fillmore; but
cm It not occur to those gentlemen that
they were supportinr a vilIiticr of the old
Wing party for which they row profess
such .rrc.,t 1.-Two \ ! D,r.I-on Wbo
.ln..J Mr. I -. H., ,,o,.t,- ,,,,r,. ,I,.,,
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N"'" H''i'''i ''I'' ~ " o"i'' e'i''''' /
.'-l'''7 ''S,i "old-llhe wing they could
give good reason for acting III this way
he would like to know it. But the public
j. told that the wing party WAS revived by
The late Baltimore Convention. Who COM
posed that Convention was il not mon
who If they dill nat ACTUALLY. L,,.,,,.. a.,
ordcr) had written sr,lor onI ,,,oI t,r
tn" know nothing rartv. A. nviInnro If
tins he cited the delegates from North
Z roll II
Mr. BarrinScr then proceeded in few
words to speak of the principles of the self
styled American party" He was on-
nnscJ - .bo,,, b,,,,,., .,,.,..- ~
publican and unconstitutional Am tL;,,