The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1859-08-02
THE ELECTION.

Next Thursday the voters OF the old North
State will again be called upon to designate the
nan who shall represent them in the next Con-
=. bv aDpeal to the ballot-box. This is a right
I.or 70 every lover of liberty, and should be ex-
,rc;sed only after mature deliberation, and with
,r;so reference to the future prosperity and hap
noes If our people. The democratic party is
,.or and has been for years past, the only national
r,rty; respecting the rights of all sections, and
L,IIipc as a fundamental principle, and carrying
ont r practice as far as possible, economy in the
administration of the Government Of course as
the country expands, adding State to State and
territory to territory, the amount Of expenditures
must increase in the same rato--it requires labor
and money to keep this vast machinery in opera
ton; and if the opposition, who pirate so much
about extravaganza, were in power, they would
scarcely, with their hungry officials, drive the
wheels of government for the same money, with
cg, serious determent to the public interest-and
they know 1t.
The extravagant expenditure feature of the
present canvass is of the merest tricks Of poiti-
raj c"crdemain that has ever been resorted to by
aparty for the purpose of obtaining possession of
place and power. The opposition have staked
their hope upon this single die. Hence, Leach,
the opponent of Scales In the sixth district, openly
cndeavored to deceive the people with regard to
the Government expenditures by reading from
4 miserable electioncering pamphlet inserted be-
tween the leaves of the Treasury Report, and Civ
ing the book as authority for what he read Oh
shame, where is thy blush And worse still,
Crittenden the pet of the opposition, and the man
who bid for the Presidency with false statement
as to the government expenditures, the very
man who introduced a bill into Congress to throw
away three hnndrcd MOuSdnd dollars upon some
flyOrite for printing useless book ! The
opposition candidate in this district is fighting
under the same banner and endorses this incon-
si>tency-this miserable juggling! What say
the people? Will they endorse a set of
who preach one thing and practice another?
We do not believe they will.
The political opinions Of Gen. Walkup are
directly antagonistc to democracy. First whig,
then know nothing, now oppositionist, he has
fought against the party and principles which
have borne this country to its present position OF
greatness and prosperity, and now asks to be sent
to Congress for it.
On the other hand, Mr. Craige has always been
a consistent democrat, and has pursued course
in Congress unobectonable 10 all, except to those
whose business it is to find fault where none exists
He has been true to the South in every trial. His
votes stand recorded in favor of economy, against
protective tariffs, in favor of holding the public
lands as source of revenue, against the measures
OF the opposition for squandering the public money,
and in favor of States Rights. We appeal to the
voters of Union, Mecklenburg, CASTOR, Lincoln,
Catawba, and other portions of the District, to go
to the polls on Thursday and vote for the man
who has been tried and found true; who, when
the party was in an almost hopeless minority, bore
the heat and burden of the day, and commended
manfully for the right until victory crowned his
efforts