The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1858-10-12

prOfessed little of everything and harmonized
in nothing except opposition to the democratic
party-that the chief constituent elements of its
conglomerated corporation far principles were
concerned, the scattered fragments of explo-
ded political humbugs!
The Wadesboro' Argus of last week seized this
remark of ours the basis of lengthy article, in
which it putfs this mixture of I" black spirits and
white =" the balm in gilead for all our woes and
the only salvation for the country, and then lets
slip the dogs of war" upon the democratic party
with considerable vim; which party, it thinks, is
somewhat analogous to the evils with which Mar
tin Luther contended in the reformation!
We have neither the disposition the space
to enter into lengthy refuatOn of the oftrepeated
and as oft-refuted charges, which the Argus re-
hashes against the democratic party Nor do we
deem it necessary to argue at length in order to
show the weakness and falsity of the analogy which
it attempts to draw between the oligarchy of Ro-
man Catholicism and Democracy. We would SIM
ply remark however, that if Luther and his CO.
adjutors had no more noble object in view in set
ting on foot anti-Catholic movement than that
of attaining political poaeer and p1umdcr, it would
not have required half as many devils in Worms
there tiles upon the houses to have fright
ened them from their knavish and hypocrtical
work. But Luther barred his bosom to the blows
of his enemies for no such paltry reward. He
fought for liberty of conscience Opposition fights
for liberty to squander the property of the general
Government among the States in violation of the
Constitution. Luther battled for religious princi-
pie and the downfall of error. Opposition strives
for place and power by the downfall of party
whose crime hath this extent that it stands in the
way of their enjoying the emoluments of Office.
Luther contended for the right of searching the
Scriptures and interpreting them for himself the
only infallible rule Of faith and practice. Oppo-
sition contends for the right of searching the pub
lie crib and Of appropriating its contents to the
use Of its fanshcd leaders and partizans Luther
exalted the authority of the Bible above the ira
ditions of popery The party which forms the
head and front OF the opposition contend for the
cxaltation Of ni@gers above white folks To be
short: Luther and his compatriots composed
noble band of honest Christians. Opposition is
composed in part of NAL -contents renegades and
hypocritica croakcrs; welcoming into its pale every
thing that can bleat or bray, push with its horns
or kick at Democracy; but none genuine unless
labelled Il Butts and all
Having this sign of brotherhood:
That each helps the other
But the Argus says that "oppositon to demo-
cracy is co-cxtensive with the Union"-that " it
embraces and unites all the clements Of good
against the one element Yes, and so is
opposition to Christianity coextensive with the
Christian Era and if age lends virtue to cause,
then Satan is far ahead of spotless opposition
But let us examine this emaculate party which is
claimed to have the only salt that has not lost
its SAVIOR, and which ''attracts all the good men -
for the salvation of the country decming it neces-
sary that some man should die for the people
First on the list is the small moiety of South
American Wings, (the only respectable lump In
the whole mass( Then comes Traitor W. Forney
and the forty thieves Of Congress- know-nothlngs,
Observation-Disclosures their hybrids-black re-
publcans, nigger-lickers, observation-disclosures, rene
cades, stingy -heads-econonlizing in governmental
expenses that the savings may 90 to pay northern
Congressional thieves for putting through certain
bills-mal-contcnts, sore-hcads and strikers.! 1t
these are to constitute the nations body-guard, we
say deliver lis from our friends"
But Democracy will relieve this motley crew
OF all responsibility in taking care Of the country.
Under the fostering wing of the democratic party
the nation has risen to position of responsibility,
wealth and power, unprecedented in the annals OF
nations The party has administered the govern
ment with but few brief intervals, ever since its
foundation; and in every time of danger and peril,
has brought order out of disorder, and succeeded,
when factious oppositi u, mas not rendered all
effort nugatory, in perpetnAting peace, prosperity
and happiness to the people. And so long as Fed
eralism is kept down, aid the people rule, as now,
in the form of the democratic party, the country
will rise to higher attainments in happiness and
prosperity; and the old ship of State, guided by
pilot like her present chief magistrate, shall out
ride every storm, having her anchor bedded in the
everlasting rock of the Constitution.
BURNING OF THE CRYSTAL PALACE IN NEW
YoRK-This great building was destroyed by hie
ON the 9Th inst The building of immense
capacity, and as the Fair of the American lnstl-
tue was in progress it is presumed the loss will be
two or three hundred thousand dollars.
! CoTToH PICKING.-The Goldsboro Tribune
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