The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-06-16
THE cHANoHAzLn PARTY.

TIE cHANoEABLE PARTY.
1t has been positively and correctly as
serted that the Ethiopian cannot change
his skin nor the Leopard his spots. We
imagine if such a thing were possible, the
former would still retain his distinguishing
feature and the latter prove true to his
savage instincts. The spots of the one nor
the hue of the other cannot be effaced;
neither can the opponents of the demo-
cratic party and its principles obliterate
those traits of character which have always
marked their course. 1t is amusing to re-
count the efforts at change made by the
anti-democrats in the past, and to watch
their exertiOns to deceive the public as to
their present intentions. Know nothing
ism, after having distinctly announced,
since its first organization. that the cid
wing party had died. and died of its corrup-
tions, and that upon its ruins L. new party
had been constructed, freed from the impuri-
ties of the old one-after having scoffed
and ridiculed the idea that there was any
other alternative than for those who had
hitherto opposed democracy. to join the
new order in opposition to it-still finding
all its efforts fruitless to get into power,
has turned squarely around, and. with an
etfrontery that knows no parallel, is now
swearing that the wing party is not dead,
and never a0as dead, but is standing cheek
by jowl, a twin-brother to their secret
order, cordial and united IN all things,
making common cause against the demo-
cratic party. We shall not argue the
question with our opponents. IF they de
sire to advance such absurdities, to be
laughed at by all intelligent people, they
may go on with the sport. The object
they have in view is too apparent to de-
ceive. They must have recruits, and that
in large numbers, or they are eternally
crushed out. Nobody is going to join the
know nothing party. That is well under,
stood. They must muster all their blue
| books. refit all their secret lodges, reorgan-
ize all their councils, and send out theil
missionaries through the country to swear
Hici AHLp lho OiutI, dHu lIl6 eupII "oulC
| be positive failure. The fellow that
| with a significant nod, would take his
neishbor around the corner these days
and ask him if he did not a0iSh to see Sam
would be laughed out of the Country. The
man that would approach another now, tc
talk about the threatening danger to oul
civil liberties from the Pope of Rome
would be set down as fool by his listeners
The fellow that would take another into 6
! secret place. and ask him to- be SUOrn upon
bible and cross. to vote for none but
| third degree members of 1.-THE ORDER fnl
any political office, and that if he violated
it he should be expelled and published as 6
perjured traitor through all their council:
in the country. would be very apt to End
himself insulted, if not more rudeIy dealt
| with.
| Know nothingism is, therefore, hopeless
ly dead, unless it can conjure up some new
deception for the people. If there are
any now acting with the democratic party
who want to sell themselves cheap, here i.
a chance. Who answers to the call! Those
of the present democratic party that were
wings during the lifetime of whiggery, are
''most earnestly solicited" They car
have at least one-half of all the honor.
that know-nothimgism has to distribute.