The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1859-11-15
THE TWO PARTIES IN THE FREE
STATES

The late nsurrectionary movement at Harper's
Ferry has tested the nationality of the Democratic
party. The organs of the national Democracy in
the free States loud those in the slave in
their denunciations of the vile traitors who are
soon to expiate on the gallows their atrocous Of
lenses. The language of Indignation employed by
the organs and orators of the Northern Democracy
is open, manly and eloquent. Their sympathy
with the South and their detestation of Brown S
crime are sincere and cordial. They charge home
upon the leaders of the Black Republican party a
cognizance and approval of the late conspiracy to
deluge the South in blood
In New York, the Democracy have issued a
pamphlet full of crushing facts identifying the
leaders Of the Black Republican party with Brown
Harper's Ferry movement. They insist that all
the conspirators high and low, against the lives
aud property of the people of the South, shall be
punished.
The Black Republican organs, whilst they do
not avow their knowledge of Browns conspiracy,
in hundred ways show their sympathy for him.
Whilst fear prevents majority of them from
openly approving Browns designs, their comments
upon his true and probable fate show that they
design making capital out Of crime which they
dare not directly advocate.
The editorial columns of the leading organs of
the Black Republican party TEEN with unfair and
mendacious accounts of and comments upon the
trial of Brown. They declare his trial to have
been mockery, whilst Brown himself admits that
he has had a fair and impartial tral.--Rich Er.
EXCITEMENT IN ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
excitement exists in portion of Kentucky, relative
to the supposed detection of secret organization
having for its object slave Instruction. The
facts received are as follows:
Two anonymous letters we're received through
the Post Office at Cynthana, Kentucky, announcing
the existence in that locality of organization
upon plan similar to Old Browns at Harper s
Ferry, and having the same object in view. The
letters and their contents were made public and
Immediately created great excitement throughout
Harrison and Bourbon counties, where it is alleged
the organization exists, and intended to operate
A public meeting called at Cynthiana, and
largely attended. Measures were taken to promptly
ferret out the members of the organization and to
protect the community against any outbreak that
may be attempted among the slaves.
ATTEMPTED MURDER.-We learn from one of
our citizens that Mr. W. w. Ellis, living in the
eastern portion of our District, was waylayed and
shot by some person, secreted on the road side on
Friday evening last about dusk Mr. Ellis was
returning home, riding in his buggy with his wife,
and at the discharge of the gun his horse took
fright and running off some distance before he
could be checked SO, the assailant in ambush, was
allowed sufficient time to make his escape. The
ball took effect in the back part of his neck and
lodged just behind the right At first no hopes
of his recovery entertained, but we are happy
to state, from last accounts, he is doing WE'LL
Lancaster Ledger.