The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-06-09
THE CONGRESSIONAL CANVASS.

4AA SS1NIn1Aoo4OHAL CANVASS.
The present state of feeling indicates that
the candidates and politicians in most of
the Congressional Districts in this State
viii have rather duh time this summer.
The first and sixth Districts will be
warmly contested. In the latter, Messrs.
Puryear and Scales have already COM
menced the canvass, and will keep the ball
in motion till the day of election. Mr.
Scales chances for success are said to be
fattering, and we sincerely hope that he
may be able to overcome the know nothing
majority in the District. Two years ago
he was beaten by only a little over 300
votes;-with proper exertion on the part of
our democratic friends that majority can
be reversed. While Mr. Scales is fighting
the battle with energy and devotion, let
every friend buckle on his armor and take
the field for worthy leader and use all
honorable. means to secure his election.
The people of the sixth District owe it to
themselves and to the State to put the seal
of their condemnation upon Mr. Puryear
and his course in Congress. He voted
against the Kansas Nebraska bill, and by
so doing manifested his unwillingness to
remove an odious restriction which opera
ted against the rights of the South. The
Missouri compromise was not only uncon-
stitutional, but it was tyrannical and par
tial in its operations-it conferred privil-
eyes on citizens of the North which it
denied those of our section of country, and
prohibited southerners from settling with
| their property in territory acquired by the
| common blood and treasure of all portions
of the Union. Such was the effect of
compromise which Col. Puryear, the know
nothing candidate in the sixth District,
voted against repeating, although he knew
that he was acting in opposition to the
wishes of majority of the freemen of
North Carolina. Not only so, but Mr. Pur-
year is liable to the charge of indirectly
aiding in the election of black republi-
can Speaker. Although he did not vote
for Banks, he voted for man that was but
little if any better-he voted for Fuller
proviso man up to the hub" and Fuller
voted for Pennington an abolitionist. Are
the good people of the sixth District will
ing to return to Congress man who has
SO often mis-represented them! We hope
and believe not.
In the first District the canvass will be
energetically conducted by DIR. Shaw and
Mr. Smith the former the democratic and
the latter the know-nothing candidate.
The second, third and fourth Districts
will undoubtedly be represented by Mcssrs
Ruffin, Winslow and Branch-all demo-
Gratis, and no opposition so far.
In the fifth District, John A. Gilmer,
Esq, is the regular wing know nothing
candidate. He is opposed by NJ. Q. Wad-
dill, Esq, of Chatham-same politics. If
that District is to be represented by all
nti-democrat, we greatly prefer Mr. Gill
mcr to Mr. Waddill, especially as the latter
(although an independent candidate) says
he dislikes the democrats and is as much
opposed to their principles as ever he was.
The majority in the fifth District is about
5000 against us, and we therefore look
upon the election of Mr. Gilmer as fixed
fact.
Messrs. Craige and Clingman will be re-
elected in the 9TH and 9th Districts, proba-
bly, without opposition. Both are we'll
tried and experienced Representatives. AT
this time the South needs the services of
IL L.. :.
well as the interests of North Carolina are
safe. Dir Sraige's time and talents have
long been devoted to the upholding of the
principles of the democratic party-he
battled for those principles when the odds
were against him. When log cabin and
hard cider humbuggery swept over the
State like a mighty avalanche, Burton
Craige was one of the foremost in resisting
it, and everywhere in the West was his
voice heard for democracy and her time
honored principles. Whether he has oppo-
sition not, we ask the voters of the 9TH
District to give him an enthusiastic sup
port on the first Thursday in August, as
compliment to faithful public servant.
Some time since know nothing Conven-
ton was called at Morganton for the pur-
pose of bringing out opposition to Mr.
Clingman, but we learn that on the APP
pointed day only two delegates appeared;
consequently the move was failure.
Of the eight Congressman, the democrats
are certain of FIVE; and if the proper exer-
ton is made we believe they can get seven.
Try, friends, and have it so.
- We copy the following announce
ment from the n. c. Wing of last week:
V. c. BARRINGER.-This gentleman's
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