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The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1856-12-09

DIsGUsTED.-A gentleman recently re-
turned from Philadelphia tells good story
of Disguised Fremonter who, having been
pretty well plucked by his party for ''ne-
cessary election expenses" under promise
of political triumps and an office. was ap-
preached just after the Pennsylvania cleo
ton by committeeman with an invitation
to fork over again for the good of the par
ty."
"No-Sir-e e!" responded the victim.
What! nothing for bleeding Kansas?"
Mary red-let her bleed
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1856-12-09
A WEDDING EPIDEMIC.-The New York
Mirror remarks;

A WEDDING EPIDEMIC.--TheN New York
Mirror remarks;
"Matrimony, just now, seems to be pre-
vailing i'll this city to an alarming extent
The fashionable quarters of the town, about
the middle of the week. Wednesdays and
Thursdays being marrying day. are block
ed up with carriages and bridal cards,
cakes and boquets are flying about as thick
as snow fakes. The jewelry business if
one may judge from the display of bridal
presents. must be fourishing beyond pre-
cedent and if matrimOny opens the gate
Of paradise, New York contains a good
many happy couples about these times
One Of the largest and most splendid of
these nuptial festivals came off on Wednes-
day, 22dinst, the bride being the only daugh-
ter of one of our wealthiest merchants, and
the happy bridegroom a young and rising
member of the bar of this city. 1t is osti-
mated the doors of not less than one thou
sand carriages were opened and shut by
Brown to let out and in the guests and
the jam of beauty and fashion can be bet
ter imagined than described"
STEAM COMMUNICATIONS WITH BRAzIL.-
There is a project on foot, and near COM
pletion, for the establishment of direct
connection by steamships, between Savannah
and the city Of Para, at. the mouth of the
River Amazon. The connection thus formed
will be extended thence, by lines already
established, through all the great navigable
waters of the valley of the Amazon, and by
the Atlantic coast with Pernambuco, Rio de
Janeiro, Montevideo, and Buenos Ayres. In
fact, it would bring our section into direct
steam communication with nearly the
whole of South America There is but
one thing needed to the success of this
enterprise, and that is bonus from the
United States Government, for the convey
ance of the mails, of less than one-fourth of
what has been granted for that purpose, to
the Collins line of steamers.
DIsGUsTED.-A gentleman recently re-
turned from Philadelphia tells good story
of a Disguised Fremonter who, having been
pretty well plucked by his party for "ne-
cessary election expenses" under promise
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1856-08-15
The Portland Fizzle.

There was not large crowd, considering
the efforts made by the Buchananites, IN at
tendance upon the Mass Meeting ofthc Bor-
der Rufian party held in Portland on We'd
nesday Of last week. Great preparations
were made; the fares reduced on all the
lines of the road running into Portland, but
the people did not come. Free tickets were
given in cases where there was an unwil-
lingness to 60 without, but oil did not an
swer. The Portland Advertiser says Deer.
ing Hall was well filed, a good many Of
them Fremonters attracted by curiosity, but
City Hall, the other Hall engaged, and the
stand erected out Of doors for the Speakers
were not wanted. The Argus puts the num-
Der at about 5000, not SO many rs were
down to Kittery to hear Hamlin and the
Advertiser thinks there were perhaps half
that number to hear the DIsuNIoS Speakers,
benjamin and Corr. 1t matters not
whether the number was $500 or 5000
the $4,000 which were to DO there were
somewhere else. In fact, the people of
Maine have no very earnest desire to listen
to men, who, like Mr.. Corr, are the authors
of resolutions declaring that, " should Kan
SOS be refused admission into the Union be.
cause of slavery being In her constitution or
as Stare STATE, Georgia would RESIST
such action Of Congress even to the DISSO-
LUTON OF THE UNION"
Mr.. Howell Cobb was the author Off res
olution containing this, and yet the party
that got him have the earontery to declare
that they are for the constitution and the
Union.
Senator Benjamin only few weeks ago
made q similar declaration in the Senate,
and he too is called Union man.
We are sorry that there was not o larger
number present to hear the Speeches of this
brace Of DrsrNIoSIsrs, whom the Buchanan
ties have taken from their places in Congress
and brought them down into Maine to in
struct our people in their political duties.
Our Buchanan friends have had considera.
BILE to say about the Congressional pay of
Senator Hamlin going on while he is at
home addressing the people. We should
Ike to know if Messas. Cobb and BENJAMIN
stopped their pay before they left Washing
ton. Perhaps the Editor Of the Democrat,
who made little ado about the matter Of
Mr.. Hamlins pay in meeting Of q bakers
dozen Of Buchananites held in Saco few
evenings since, can tell whether the pay of
thess members goes on while they are alb
sent as well as Mr.. Hamlin.
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Fer tie Uaisa ssd Jssrrsi
Annexation Extra.

The little 7 BY Q STATE of Nnr Hampshire al.
tempting TO sraiiop tie STATE Of Name IN
homeopathic doses Of granite!
We have heard Of Jonahs s.rdLloving the
whale, but till recently, had no idea that
New Hampshire, with its little fractional
Portsmouth,, on account Of being familiarly
known as the I" Granite State, would swal.
low oil those parts Of the State Of Maine
which have granite boulders and quarries In
il, till we saw In the Portsmouth Chronicle
of the Goth inst =, that In Uncle Toby's"
opinion, {" the fact Of q granite foundation
thirty-siI feet beloir " tho bed of the Piscat.
aqua river, on the Maine side Of the chan.
mel ,(by which It seems the old man thinks
part Of New Hampshire lies under the State
Of Alaine) settles the question as whether
the Navy Yard,"in Kittery, T" belongs to
Maine or the Old Granite State"
Why, Uncle, you are getting, II not car
niverous, surely ferocious; but you can
never extend the area Of your littlo granite
State by such underground ideas. Talk Of
Granite, old sir Why, Uncle, you must be
in your dotago. There Is Granite enough
in this Dirgo State 70 pave New Hamp-
shire all over thirty.six feet" deep and
more, and thcn have an ample supply for
all domestic uses, and considerable OF
heap left to supply " the rest Of mankind"
for centuries to come - Of good quality too,
and oftsn far superior to any that can DO
found elsewhere In the United States. II
you wish to sec superior sample Of this
Down East article, just take squint at the
Custom house in New York city; and,
henccforth, like an honest little fellow keep
tho line Of your stone fund where II belongs
in the channel ofthc
PHcArAQrA.
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ENTHUSIASTIC MFErIyG.-The meeting of
the Republicans held IN Beethoven Hall We'd.
ncsday, eve., to choose Delegates to the Dis.
trict Convention. was, although called for
simply business purposes, fully attended and
most enthusiastic. Notwithstanding very
many of the Republicans aided in making
an audience for our opponents, who held
meeting in Central Hall at the s,mo time,
and were addressed by District Attorney,
Gro w. SuKPLrY, and that immaculate strait
whlg, Hon. JosIAuS. LITTLE, who Is 20 strait
that he is going to vote for James Buchanan,
the maligner Of Henry Clay the hall was
filed. The meeting was addressed most
ably. aft..r the business had been transacted
by Geo. W. Wilcox, Esq ofDizmont, Leon
ard Andrews and Mr.. Stevens Of North Ber-
wick. Mr.. wilcoI's speech was telling
one, and was listened to with great satisfac-
ton, calling forth frequent and prolonged
demonstrations Of applause.
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The Missouri Democracy and Col. Ben.
ton.


"Old Bullion" is causing the I" Buchan.
iers q world Of trouble. Hercabouts they
boast Of having his support, while at head
quarters the Washington Union dcnounces
him as traitor in disguise. In Missouri
the Atchison wing Of the democracy (those
whoec delegates were admitted at tho Gin
cinnati Convention as the " Simon Purcs, "
have Published. an address to the people
which concludes with the following compli.
mcntary allusion to Col. Benton =
"The true position, fellow-citi.ens, Of
Mr.. BESroS and those who follow him, Il
this: He agrees with all the principles Of
the resolutions Of tho Black Republican
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Traitors and Treason.

HON. WI. Il. HuNES AND SENATOR nAMLIN.
The nature Of the article we are about to
indite, is indicated by the words we have
placed at ITS head. We prOpos, to speak Of
traitors and treason in connection with the
public men WHOSE names appear at the head
OF this article. Mr.. Haincs is Buchanan
eleetor at large in this State, and a Buchan-
an speaker in the canvass. Mr.. llamlm is
the Republican candidate for Governor, and
was here in this city on Tuesday Of last
week to fill one Of the appointments made
for him to speak to the people, at the re-
quest of the convention which placed him
in nomination. The tive gentlemen to whom
we have reference, have, until recently,
sympathised in their politics, and have, 50
We have been told, been not only political,
but close personal friends, and sustained re-
la,ions towards each, of more than ordinary
closenoss, so much so as to justify the Civ
ing Of advice by one Of them to the other
in regard to the manner in which his public
duties should be discharged.
In speech delivered by Mr.. lIaines at
Pioneer Hall, on "Wednesday evening Of last
week, alluding to Mr.. Hamlin's visit here,
and its objects, Mr.. II. took occasion to say
tina, I" he was panied to see how Mr.. Ham
lin degraded himself by assOeiating with
such men as he did when here" that Mr..
II. called on him, but made no allusiOn to
politics, and his inference was, that he was
ashamed TO do 50, and after some further
remarks, Of similar character, wound up
his speech by declaring that he should not
vote for traitor"
We do not propose to speak Of the deg
radiation mentioned by Mr.. Ilaines, for we
presume that he meant political Degrade
tion." and not moral, and therefore IL has
no significance that will either injurc Mr..
Hamlin, or those with whom he associated
when here. We may mention, however, as
n fact OF some significance, that OF the num-
Der on the platform when Mr.. Hamlin was
speaking in Central Hall, nearly one-half
were formerly the associates of Mr.. Haines
in politics, men Of standing and character.
and TOUR Of them, at least, men who have
acted with the democratic party, until the
present year, and who now have only Left
1t, because !, has left the principles il has
heretofore avowed. And in justice to Mr..
HAmlin we ought also to say, tina. we know
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convention, held In Philadelphia on the
18th inst. He disagrecs with all tho prin.
ciples Of the National Democratic platform.
He loves Col. Fremont, his son-in, law, and
the Black Republican nominee for The Pres
idency. He hats james Buchanan, the
democratic nominee. He supports and cleo
tioncers for Frank Blair for Congress, be-
cause Frank il the son Of his father and
goes for repeating the Kansas Bill, and 10.
storing the Missouri Compromise. He do
sires to divide and distnct the democracy
Of the State because he can thereby add 20
much to the strength Of his son.in.law In the
Presidential race, and because II the State
Government fails into the hands ofthe Know
N othings, he can bargain with them, or
nther complete bargain already made,
and have himself and Know Nothing TO
turned TO tho Senate Of United States.h
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now calls him a traitor. We make
no accusation against him ourselves, but
this fact we have mentioned, and anoth-
or or two we are about to mention, when
taken in connection with the support
that Mr.. Haines Is now giving to Mr..
Buchanan, and his endorsement Of the
doctrines of the Cincinnati convention,
abundantly answer the question, who is
the traitor? When the Nebraska bill was
under consideration, and about the time Of
the introduction Of the repeal Of the Mis-
souri, Compromise, this same VIM. p. Haines
in our hearing, denounced it as an outrage,
declaring that it was trick Of Senator
Dixon, (whig from Ky.,) to get the demo-
cratic party into trouble, and destroyit. For
months after its repeal, it was understood
here that he was bitter in his denunciations
Of the act and its authors. Facts are stub.
born things, and If the facts we have men,
toned, now that Mr.. Haines, by attaching
himself to the fortunes Of Mr.. Buchanan,
and swallowing the odious doctrines OF the
Cincinnati convention, has belied both his
convictions and the advice he gave to MIR.
Iamlin,-have placed him in pitable con-
dition, answering to his disadvantage, the
question, who is the traitor ?-the fault is
not ours. Mr.. Haines is q strong man, but,
unfortunately for him. on this question hi'
record is q bad one. There is IN old homely
but expressive adage that Mr.. II. should re
member, which reads, Those who live II
glass houses should not throw stones"
The character Of Mr.. Haines' remarks or
the occasion to which we have referred
was such as to provoke severity OF reply
and comment, which we have not used, mol
purpose to use. There is nothing more
pitable than a strong man laundering II
the mire Of his own inconsistency, and sur
; rounded with facts which show him to be moi
so much the victim Of the treachery of 9th
ers, us sufferer from his own.
{ Severity of expression, however deserved
can add nothing to the force of the inau
enee Of the facts we have given, or draw
more directly the public attention to the 20
sitiOn in which they place Mr.. Haines.-
Under the pressure Of these facts we leave
him. He must be foolhardy indeed, If h,
should, after this, continue to speak Of Mr.
Hamlin rs q traitor.
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y Irry much dcPrccGte al sectional is.
sues. haze not been az ihs past, nor shall
lie an the future, Instrumental an fostering
such ISSUES. Bai the Repeal Of the Missouri
Compromise, and as Consequence, me ca
tension of Sdrsry, are no issues raised By
us: they are ISSUES forced upon as, and ice
act Dat IN selj:Ggi,Hoe ,rheR zee rcpei hm.-
That section Of he country 'rhieh presents
these ISSUES IS responsible for than: and Il rs
his seciioRalisai rAich has Ss'brcricd past
compromises, and Rotc seeks 10 force Sarcry
INTO Kanyas.-WN. l.. DAYTON.
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II COmprshsnding the magnitude Of ne
trtiQ rhieh they hare declared themselves 'r'H-
inq 10 place an my hands, and deeply sensible
10 hs honor 'rhieh their uErsssrred confidence
an this threatening position Of the Ptohe AZ
fairs implies, Iteei that ] cannot btti'r re-
syond than By sincere declaration ihdi' a.
he creHi Of my election 20 The PRESIDENCY, 4
should enter upon the eIecuiioR Of ats dunes
iriih a aRglc-heUicd determination 20 promote
ne qood oTthe WHOLE COUNTRY, and
10 direct solely 10 this end all me Porrer Of ne
Government, IRRESPECTIVE OF PARIl
ISSUES, AND REGARDLESS OF SEC
TIO\AI SrRlFES
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"a Fer As Usiss sd Journal.
Old Democratic Psrsonsasld" Awake.
Trouble !. k Enmy's Camp, R7sSi'ea"

Trouble IN ne Enomys Camp! RfPso0ed"
\..k:f Csueu.
The Republicans Of Pspousdeld held
Caucus at tho Town Hall on the 9Th inst,
which struck terror to tho uuterridsi
Democracy" Of the town. About ono hun.
dred Of the principle men Of the town were
present, and few Of the hunksn' were
there also, as "spies." Everthipg passed
Of quietly, without. any Of tho noisy, blus.
terinz, Dragging which you zee IN tho Dem
ocrasic caucuss; but every man wore de-
termined look, which made our (" Union
saving" friends look rather blue.
The meeting was orsanised BY the choice
Of John Garland, ono Of the most inausn-
tial men in town, as Chairman, and I. Fen.
deson, - Burnham, w. e. Moultou, @.
K. Moore and J. wedgswood a. County
committee. G. Lousce Esq, d. Wood, d.
o. Moulton, Z. Buzicll, committee to attend
the Convention to DO held at Saco.-
They also chose . town committee. The
Chairman made few remarks showing up
the iniquitios Of the +" 9ioriou, and GOd-!its
administration Of FrdnkEn Pierce" after
which G. K. Moore followed In . strain
which made the "spiss" iootas though they
wished that they wers somewhere else.
Never did the prospect look better for .
Republican victory in this town than II does
now. ..........g
In 1910 the democrats throw 1852 votes.
In 1883 they threw about 235. You may
reckon on Papouadeld doing her duty next
fall. II.
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JOHN G. FREMONT.

- FREE LABOR-TIlE NATURAL
CAPITAL WHICH CONSTITUTES THE
REAL WEALTH OF THIS GREArCOUN-
TRY, AND CREATES THAT lNrELLl-
GENT POWER IN THE MASSES ALONE
To BE RELIED On AS THE BULW ARK
OF FREE INSrIrU rlONS.-JouN c. FRE-
MoNr's Letter Of Acceptance.
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Thar +" DoInuL SOUND" II seems that
the recent threat Of Senator ,Toombs, +" that
the election Of Fremont would bo tho end Of
the union. and ought to be-" is not the first
time no has practised that game Of bluff
In lS49, while fighting the election Of Mr..
Winthrop, a. Speaker Of the House, he
threatened II slavery was excluded from Cal.
ifornia and New Mexico, he was for disunion,
and would devote oil he was and al be had
ON earth 10 it, consummatiou.
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vADEEp WORTHY OF IurrArioS.-Gen.
Oliver, of tho Atlantic Cotton Mills, Law
renee, has given practical manifestation Of
his appreciation of the utility Of cleanliness,
by fitting up fourteen bathing rooms IN the
rear Of No. mill, for the operatives on that
corporation.
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EAST Dowsrso,yrlLr, July 80, 1856.

East DowSIsosvrLLE, July 80, 1856.
FRIEND CowAS Politically, you and |
rather parted company last year; but am
snltifed to find that now, In the main, we
arc one again.
Fremont Is the representative Of the great
national fact that /" Liberty 10 national, and
slavery sectional; leads OF staunch and
strong in old Hancock county and oil along
shore, as well IN inland. And Us " Satan's
kingdom tumblcd down." II quote from the
prophetic n. II. Patriot = democratic Of
last year) In New Hampshire in 1855, 50
mock democracy in the good old State of
Maine Is fast following In the benighted
footsteps ofthe like democracy in the " Gran.
ito State"
Maine Is no doubt perfectly safe to reckon
upon for large majority In favor Of free
soil in all our territories now FREQ - for FREQ
speech every where = for freedom and Free
mont In the coming elections.
Indications thereof abound and multiply
daily oil over the State. Had I time could
furnish numerous proofs positive Of the
statement. But as soon these will appear
self.eudent truths, Unjust close this scrawl
with giving you one or two rich specimens
Of democratic terror, fear and trembling
(dis) honesty and consistency in these parts.
Here there sreno Irishmen - consequent.
ly, here democracy represents Fremont rs
perfectly Jesuitical Catholic sold, soul
and body, to POpery. But about IL or Is
miles from this precinct, Irishmen abound.
There democracy imploringly teaches Erin
TO shun Fremont Is they would tho devil
for !" ,u,e" otherwise he, IL elected,
f" will,hang every mothers son Of them !"
Tor, o. those poor fellows arc told, Ere.
mont only pretends to be Catholic among
the Irish bat 10, ut hCart adevout Prot.
estant and Catholic hater.
Ono fact more. Ircccnty met Q nbid
democrat who bounced upon me with the
assurance that the democracy ofMaine, |"
1e'' ~ u 'n' ',es - - kv"'. 80 .o,.
s'oe0'y opp"''a y ".s.. ~ -..,,on.,
0smneu y ~ s.' - ar. ~. a.
s'n ana 'uA' - ;,,..c.,;n.
@oe'.e'' Ne.. 'a'y .p L.. 49,. h,s
~,'n u IN '"' aS -. r.... -. :.
a''oe 'ne'c''v' ~ ~
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DANIEL WEBSTER, 1918.

y" WHENEVER THERE Is \ SUB
STNNrlVE GOOD TO BE DONE, WHEN
EVER THERE Is \ FOOT OF LAND 10
BE PREVENTED FROM BECOMING
SLAVE TERRITORY, | M READY TO
ASSERT TIE PRINCIPLE OF THE In
CLuSlON OF SLAVERY" .
DANIEL WEBSTER, 1850.
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Kszr IT BrrOss rHr PnrLs.-That T. J.
d. Fuller, Of the Sixth Districsin hhSats,
votsd in favor Of the admisiou Of the motto
tious Whitfield the delegate from Kanas.
Notwithstanding the astounding frauds BY
which he was elected having been proved on
the testimony Of pro-slavery men themselves.
~ The Receipts and Expenditures Of the
United States, for the quarter ending June
80, exclusive Of trust funds and Treasury
notes funded, were a. follows:
sales Of public lands, ~ tl,ssI-s's o!
- Incidental and miscellaneous
sources, 8S,lSs ~
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FOR GOVERNOR,
HANNIBAL HAMLIN,
OF HAMPDEN.
Republican Head Quarters !!
BEETHOVEN HALL. Central Block.

Y Rooms open Day and EreniHg.
lam opposed to slavery in the abstract,
and on principle, sustained and made habit
ual by long settled convictions. While l
feel inll,xi6le in the belief that it ought not
10 be interfercd with where it exists under
the shield of State sovereignty, AN iNrLEx-
IpLY OPPOSED TO ITS EXTENSION oS THIS con-
rISESr BEYOND ITS PRESENT LIMITS.
John & FREMONT, 1856.
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HENRY CLAY, 1850.

Under no circumstances will | consent to
the further extension of the area OF slavery
in the United States, or to the further IN,
crease Of representation IN the House oil
Representatives.
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81 repeat that never can and never will
vote, and no earthly power will ever make
me vote, to spread Slavery over Territory
where il does not exist"
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doned principle. lie chose to be a man
insteld Of being mere follower OF party.
This, then, is the treason he has committed.
II treason consists in an unshrinking ad.
herencc to principle, in spite of all the
temptations to depart from it, then is Mr..
liamlin a traitor, but not otherwise. Now,
who is the traitor?
There is a chapter in this history of Mr..
llamlin, connected with Mr.. Haines. which
we are about to relate. which we should
think would have brought the crimson
blush to the cheeks Of Mr.. Haine.. when
speakin. Of Mr.. Hamlin US a traitor. We
state what we have authority for stating.
as good as Mr.. Haines' own word. when we
say that this same Vim. p. Haines. when
the repeal Of the Missouri Compromise was
pending, rrois letters 20 Mr.. HamEa ,or.
nsstiy re9i.esiiRg him 10 do az an has pe,rer
20 prsrsHi as repeal, speaking in these letters
ofths repeal as bang a great rerOay and on,
rage, and when the deed was done, approx
ins of his course, and thanking Mr.. Hamlin
in voluntary letter, for he manly stand he
had taken an opposition TO The rcpeal. Mr..
IIaines will not deny this, ir he should, We
have abundant means to substantiatc il,
without going beyond the limits of our
place, il his own word as to the matter is to
be taken. II he denies his own declaration
to people here, the question at issue can be
sustained by evidence which he will not at
tempt to invalidatc. DOES Mr.. Haines de.
ny that he did no, fully sustain and approve
Of the action of Mr.. Hamlin on the Kansas
Nebraska Act?
IL Is the writer Of these letters who thus
approved Of the course Of Mr.. Aamlin, that