The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1858-09-21
THE BRowNLow DEBATE

and Mr. Pyrne, yankee preacher, is creating con-
siderable excitement at the North 1t seems that
the Parson has put the halfbreeds, free lovers
and freedom shriekers of that delectable region
through regular 'course of sprouts;'' and were
it not our belief that agitation benefits the North,
we should certainly say "well done" to the gen.
teel Ia Brounto1 fagellaton which they have
received.
But, in our humble opinion, the debate can
work no possible good for the South We have
nothing to gain and everything to lose by the agi-
tation Of the question The position of the South,
or of all who desire to maintain her rights in the
Union, should be that the repeal of the odious and
unconstitutional restriction upon her peculiar in
stltution, and the acknowledged supremacy of the
Constitution which guarantees the protection of
her rights, considered as measures of finality-
complete resting of the question and in this
view, the efforts Of the South should be used to
keep 1t at rest. If the Constitution protects us
in the exercise, whenever opportunity offers, of our
rights, then why give the North chance to profit
by agitating the subject as open Qucstion-as
an unsettled issue ? Surely, if anything is gained
it will be on the side of the North, while it neces-
aud isms Of northern society-and these form the
greater portion of the whole massive and have
their being by keeping the public mind stirred up
upon the subject of slavery abolition, and ether
kindred topics growing out of their own vagabond
and icentious habits and fagicous ignorance.
Does Mr. Brownlow expect by words to break
down the antthesis existing between the two sec
tions? Does he expect to-taM negro slavery into
the North Can fair display Of facts and truth
revcutionze the sentiment of that corrupt region :?
No; there is too much 'rottenness in the State Of
Denmark !" and it strikes us as being the plain
duty of the South to act strictly the defensiue,
and maintain practically at all hazards the position
which she nominally occupies. Who cares wheth-
Mr. Pyrne and his deluded rabble understand
our position and appreciate arguments or not !?
We do not expect to convince rabid fanaticiSm of
a moral truth-it is casting pearls before swine to
offer them arguments. Let the South present
united front, and give them arguments, if ncces
sary, in more tangible form-appealing to that
part of their corporation which is susceptible
of impression: the .te~'ing instead of intellect.
The debate closed on the 1lth, and We suppose
both sides claim the victory. Whether the North
has been nlightened much we thin! is doubtful
THE SAME OLD GAME-IG 1910 the way the
opposition managed to defeat the democracy
to get up great cry about 'extravaganee," "eco-
nomy,' "the peoples money" &c, and from the
tone of the leading whig papers in the country we
suppose the same course is to be pursued in the
approaching Presidential campaign. Week after
week the black republican and know-nothing pa
pers of the North TEEN with long stories Of the
''cxtravagance of the democracy" These things
are republished, added to, and magnifed by the
Raleigh Register, Wilmington Herald, Salisbury
Watchman Greensboro Patriot and reechoed by
all the small fry in the land. When principIes
were argued before the people, the democracy have
never failed Of success. The truth Of this remark
is well known by our opposition friends, hence they
are striving to divert attention to what they call
"extravagance," hoping that that hobby will carry
them into power. The extravagant statements of
Crittenden about the expenditures of Buchanan's
have been disproved time and again,
but that makes no difference his friends re-assert
them with as much holiness as if every word was
true Not a syllable do they utter against the
policy of the administration they could not hope
to frighten the people with any thing of that kind
but the way the moneyis spent is the harp they
are attuning for the purpose of playing at their
old game of erroneous assertions. If the opposition
party in the South have any principles for the con-
sdcration of the public, We hope they will be made
known-if its members have anything at heart
more than desire to turn the democrats out of
office, we are not aware Of it. All Of us know what
the handspring of the opposition OF the North is,
it is nothing more nor less than enmity to slavery.
As it is not possible for the motive to prompt
the warfare in the South against the President and
the democratic party we think it is time for the
southern wing of opponents to speak out openly
and say what principle is to be advocated, and
show, if they can, good for their bitter OPP
position to the only party which ever has or ever
can defeat abOlitiOnism
re- We see nothing in the Wing of last week
in regard to the late election in this county that
requires further reply. That paper has made no
points which have not already been refuted, and
it is not worth while to go over the same ground
again. as the object we had in view in first abiding