Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1858-02-24
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LETTER FROM PINEBUR MOCCASlN.
MoccAsINvILLE, N. C. Feb. 8, ls

LETTER FROM PINEBUR MOCCASlN.
-.,...,: MoccAsNv1LLE, N. c. Feb. 8, 1858.
Mr.. PRINTuRs: Ned Davolt has sum wholesum
sim2tums of Democracy, but he can't g,s that
Know Nuthin habit Of SWARM yit; and any body that
likes gnuine. emfatic swarm would be delighted
hear Ned on Leak, McRay, Sine Co., (Ned will call
him Slime, tho tell him it's Sim) You see I'm sor-
ter nuss;n' Ned up, and 60 over to his offs every
day or two to have chat with him and innoculate
Democracy into him. I've Jest cum back from his Of
fs now, and want to tell you what he ses.
Uncle Pinebur," ses he, "Tll be darned-"
"Stop, Ned" ses I, you must quit that Know
Nuthin' habit of swarn'f It's the first step toards
your reformashun" 1..
"Well Uncle Pinebur,' ses he, e. won't swar no
more; I'll say rally, but I'll be darned-"
There it is agin," ses l. "That old Know Nuth-
in habit has becum second nature to you. Say rally
and 60 on" ......
In this time Ned had got about half mad, and ses
he, Uncle Pinebur, you must let me swar a leetle
this time for can't do justice to the subject without
it There's Leak and McRay goin round like two
imported animals, showin' themselves to the Ameri-
can party paradn at every court and muster ground
with that cussed old Virginy Slime to groom McRay,
and Leak goin' it loose, each claimn' to have the
best bone, mussle a I'd bottom and darn their pic
ters, thel both git to the bottom afore long, and
don: care how soon. But what makes me the mad
dest is to see that cussed old Vrgny edtur pretend
in to be the central organ Of the American party of
the State, recommendin a disorganizin, trublesum
Locofoco to his party, jest as if We didn't have
man of our own ftlin' to be candidit. And
there's McRay. clamin' to be Dimicrat and advoca.
tin principles jest the contrary to the Dimicratic
party. I'll swar don't blievc he's sincere. And
We take him up he'll be beat to deth, he ort to
be; and then il git into power he'll be expectin'
the bes; place We have, and we can't throw aside
old war hosses to promote him, and then he'll kick
up and play the devi! and give more trubbe than
he does the Dmicratic party, by darned sight
Who ever hearn tell of Ginerars givin' the COM
tn from the
Nobody likes trater tho the treason may be ac-
ceptable. IL Mckay was to git fully into party
he'd be jest like the buttin rams head among the
dumpns Darn me il I'd be surprised if he jines
Douglass next; for when a ambshus man begins to
try to disorganize his party, there's no telin'
where he'll stop; and hess disadvantage to any par
ty he gifts nto.'
I" Stop. Ned" ses l. "You have wus opinion
of McRay than have. He's q Southern man. and
it aint right to suspishun any Southern of be.
in inclined TO Douglas and his Black Republican al
lies"
81 can't help it," ses Ned, "and shan't try, for
in his Dancy letter he the distribution qucshtun
is Of more Importance than the slavery ishuc and
/ don't blieve any good Southern man would have
sed that. The fact is,"-and Ned looked nifty Sc.
rious-" the leaders woud.b be leaders of the Ame
rican party in this State, has got down low and
dragged the party down with them, that honest man
with proper sefrespect can't foller the leaders nor
acknowledge his feership with them. What sort
Of internal posshun is it for the American party to
cum down from its high grounds Of principle to set
aside all its own champions, and take up renegade
dsorganizer of the furren party-a man reject
ed and repudiated by his own party-a sort Of high.
bred or mofradite politshun? I'll be cussed II 60
with any sich party. Darn me" .r
Med, ses ], dontt swar no more / see your
posishun, and it's one that only sich fellers 10
Smthers can stumck. Jest quit the whole concern,
fight for the Dimocracy for years as hard you
have 6t agin them, bring forth fruits meet for
nentance and we'll vou he rivht hand fpl.
lership."
Ned looded right strait into the fire, and ses he,
"Uncle Pinebur, I'll study about it. b'lieve the
Dmi:ratic party is the only hope of the nashun and
solution for it's plain to every body that if it goes
down the Union goes with it and tell you I'll 60
for regular Dmicrats before will for irregular ones
and I'll stand by Mr. Buchanan as long as he stands,
he now does, by the Constitution. The South
be united and it can't unite except the prin-
ciples Of the Dimocratic party.
got right up and took Neds hand, and told him
he was in good way, and that wished all his party
would take the same view things He sed he didn't
how any honest member of his party could take
a different view, or how any American Of proper
selfrespect could vote for dsorganizer of another
party. Ses he, Men may be convinced of error and
may honestly change from one party to another ;
but they can't take up principles in opposishun to
their party and still be members Of that party.
always distrust disorganlzers Nobody has any con-
headed offs seekers, mad and desperit and goin on
the high preshure rule or ruin sistcm."
I thought Ned had abou: much Democracy as
he could digest for or days, and left him.
think he's hopeful case and I'll bet he votes for
| the regular Dimicratic nominee for Governor this
year. shouldn't be surprised if have to restrain
him sum. for you know young converts is nifty zeal
| Gus. For instance, l think he was unjest to McRay
in suspishunin' that he would side with Douglas.
| Yourn till deth,
PINEBUR MOCCASIN.