The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1858-02-16
THOSE BETTER HEADs-? ;,

1A056 BETTER HEADS."
A very pretty squabble is now going On
between the Greensborough Patriot and
Raleigh Register in regard to who shall be
the leader" in the chase for Office and
the spoils; both agreeing as to the neces-
sity of doing semething-acting upon the
principle that even The ass knoweth his
masters crib;"-but one of them 1.-THE Pa
triot complains that the other started off
in full cry after Duncan without consulting
him, or even giving a warning yelp. Con-
sequently, he ignores this imported G oliah,
and strikes with his own puissant arm for
his country, his affairs and his fires!
The Register says it took counsel of
better heads" than its own in regard to
its present course, lin favor of Mr. MoRae)
| and that it has received letters from differ
ent portions of the State acknowledging its
correct position. The Patriot says it has
also taken counsel of better heads" and
it, too, has received lettors." 1t is to be
hoped that these councillors with "better
heads" will, in the future, select persons
more worthy of their counsel and with
better heads than either of these would
be leaders, upon whom they may bestow
| their advice with little better prospect of
doing some good. We think it would re-
quire a man with "nerve" sure enough, to
undertake the hopeless task of reeonciling
these disappointed I" better heads - never
theless, the Patriot says that all that is
wanting to accomplish the end is to inspire
then. acith confidence! A very serious OBJ
stacle, indeed; and pretty much the same
that the old man revealed to his son. If
it hadn't a been for a young critter like
that over thar sweeping the steps, my son,
you and your daddy mought been in
Calforny huntin' dinuns."
The Patriot is certainly ''some'' on whig-
Americanism. 1t goes in for running a
regular dyed-int he-wool know nothing;
although there is no principle at stake but
the estensible one of land grabbing. 1t
seems to think that defeat would be more
tolerable under the leadership of native
know nothing, than under q raw recruit
from the enemy. That's what we call
pretty good pluck, and shows that his head
is ''some'' if not ''better." He repudiates
Duncan entirely, and wishes it understood
that if the Register and his ''better heads
are basimg their calculations upon the sup
position that the Americans will have no
candidate in the field, they will be sadly
mistaken. Really, it seems that these men
think it an honor to be defeated by the
Democracy, for no sooner is their party
sprawIed by a blow from the hard fist of
the people upon its impudcnt face, than it
seuff1es far enough up to be knocked down
again.
Are the Patriots ''better heads in earn
est when they counsel it to say that all
that is wanting to insure the success of the
''Amcrican' party is to inspire it with con-
fidence! If so, we fear that all their heads
put together would not serve Is good pur-
pose as good cabbage head. We agree
with the Patriot that it has mem with the
nerre, and anxious 20 stake upon them
seEccS' the position of leader. fororided, there
was any hope of success; but we risk the
Q ,,inion that the Patriot with all its ''better
heads cannot induce either of the gentle
men whom it mentions, to bear about over
the State that body of death known as whig-
Americanism. What has the old princi-
pies of the american party to do with
Distribution Is it not plain that the
opposition is ready to take up any humbug,
from the Pope of Rome down to ''our share
of the public lands" in order to defeat the
only national party?