The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1858-08-24

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orders to keep his mouth shut until after the eiectoa
Or was he afraid to take open position against the
democratic nominees? Come now, Mr. Wing, let the
public know vhy you remained until after the
election, and then explode sin a snar" the subject
And while furnishing that information tell for whom
you voted in the Commons. Don't be afraid row, but
out with it.
Before the election gave the Wing opportunity
to give vent to its opposition the Democratic County
Convention, and as it did not do then the article in
its last issue does merit notice; but that
paper has proper quit limiting and openly al
Jude to the Democrat" propose to examine the
tcle for amusement if nothing else and if there is
any Pith amongst small Of verbiage. The Wing
says:
eve cannot dissapprove of the opposition to the
ton OF the Convention, because heard it asserted
coming from respectable gentleman, and he member
Of the convention that he knew the of the per-
to be nominated before the convention in the
afternoon to make the selection"
Of course the Wing disapprove of the action
of the convention" inasmuch the convention
democratic. Nobody expected it to "disapprove
cny kind of opposition democratic conventions and
it not necessary wait until after the election
define its position But why could the Wing dis
approve of the opposition" county convention?
Because said that another said "that he
knew the of the persons be nominated before
the convention met" &C. We don't believe word OF
this rigmaroie, and don't believe a friend of the
venton candidates said any such thing But be that
as 1t may, cue thing is certain one knew who the
nominees would be before the ballotting commenced
The first ballot showed that there unanmity of
opinion to the selection of of the least
Suppose somebody did say that he knew who the nomi
nees would be- does that prove argue anything
against the convention? Let the Wing show if it can
how that affects the character of the convention. 1t
,bo, IL
vict the members Of that convention with unfair deal
ing. So if that is all that prevented Rip Van Win
ke neighbor from disappearing of the opposition to
the action of the convention, it might have pursued
different But here is another quotation from
the Wing:
''Ths is. to mind of the party's defeat
Another is that from the day Dr. Pritchard de-
ciared himself independent candidate the day of
the election studously charged that the Doctor
brought out by the KnowNothings, and the char
geS rang continuously on this key that many of
the NothingS themselves who cared little and in
tended do less relative the election, determined
long they branded with the offence to throw
their aid in favor of the Doctor
Let it be remembered that the Wing says the demo-
cratic party was defeated. Bat why did the Wing
make its confession about the support of the know
nothings before the election? Was it afraid of driving
off some of Prchards democratic supporters? Its pre-
candor cannot its past hypocrisy. But who
charged that DIR. Prltchard was brought out by the
know nothings? There was such charge made in
this paper, and we never heard it made by any
The Wing necj not trouble itself to offer any
why the know nothngs (as it calls them supported the
Doctor; we expected they would do so, and it is we'll
known they feel justified in doing all they to dis
organize the democratic party That they did so, the
| Wing acknowledges Many of Them however, unlike
the editor of the Whig had the manliness to declare
their opposition to the convention candidates before the
election. They did not remain silent until the contest
was over but they openly declared their position be-
forchand. We do pretend to blame them for oppos
ing candidates, 1--WE repeat it is nothing more than
we expected,) but do think the Wing has acted
rather in attacking the convention after the cleo
tion and trying raise quarrel, when it was afraid
to say anything about it before.
We willing to let the past lie forgotten, but as
the know nothing organ shows disposition (even after
the election to attack the democratic party of this
county and its convention, willing and ever
ready to repel it.