The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1859-04-19

confesses to having belonged the order
an acknowledgment he could not well avoid after tn
convincing and convictng proof which we brought t.
bear against him. We have already completed.
torn the garb of neutrality from the Bulletins back tina
it might be entirely unnecessary for to reply
not for two points made by that paper.
The Bulletin labors to make the impression that
remarks about it vindictive and malicious, made
for purpose which it does not mention. If the
Bulletin knows any reason for believing that
posure of its true political character malicious lei
it make it known-let him him out with it-that the
public may know what it Is. evil to him who evil
thinks"
We have no desire to injure the Bulletin newspaper
and that print is the first have known to accuse
another of trying nure because its assaults upon
the democratic party resisted and repealed. We
have had discussions with many of the opposition pa
pers of this State, and do not think that of
them ever thought of raising the contemplate COM
plant of malice. If we had desired to inure the Bull
letin should have adopted different to effect
i-one that would be considered every way justiabe.
Neither would we, injure it, deem necessary go
to Columbia first writing the editor letter to deceive
him to obects) and consult aspiring, small
fry politician ~ery dull, harmless lawyer, and try
to form combination against it by making unfair and
incorrect representations. We say that should
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a different way and backed up our statements with
facts beyond contradiction. We have in all
life said word, committed act, either secretly
openly, for the purpose of njurng the business of
other person. neither envious at the prosperity
of any If others choose pursue such course,
let them do so--we shall not. But enough on this
point for the present-if necessary will allude to
more fully hereafter.
The editor of the Bulletin tries to hide his bad tenn
Notwithstanding his wishy -washy, vascating, puric
course and arguments shall try and not show any
want of courtesy in reply deal in personali-
ties, as there are many other ways by which
tease and worry our little months old neighbor
We ask particular attention to the following from the
Bulletins reply -(capitals ours)-
"The Democrat charges the Bulletin with being ga
Wing knopnothing- american paper" which the Demo-
crdt must know stamps its character: TRUE, AS A
UNION PAPER"
Them if the Bulletin disavows Disunionism, why does
it endeavor to hide its paramount Union proclivtes
1t says if it were neutrality-suspicious. paper
it would not be Dsunonist and yet it tried to hide
the fact that pas know nothing paper: forcing the
inference upon that it is Disunion paper That is
also "sensible-et it pass That the Bulletin is what
charged it with being, however is settled by the
editors own confessions and the quotations made
from its columns last week. But this don't prove that
it is Union paper by great deal Mongrel news
papers and politicians just the things that ruin
ing the country they jump from pillar to postrst on
this current then on that-ever ready to drift in any
direction that promises relief or benefit to SELF We do
not blame our Columbia neighbor for using all fair
means benefit himself but do say that it looks
bad for him to say that he ''not know-nothing
the full acceptation of the term and then acknowl
edge that he member of the order "a third degree
he Drinted
know nothing organ in Columbia, when it is well
known that he elected city printer by the know
nothing party-to claim to be q States Rights Demo-
GRAFT and the time fill his columns with violent
abuse of the only States Rights party in existence the
national democratic party-to claim to endorse the
cardinal doctrines of the democratic party free trade
no debt separation from Banks &C., and continue to
publish everything against that party that he rake
or scrape up, quoting from such papers Brownlows
Wing and the Baltimore plug-ugly concerns. If he
were in favor of the principles of the democratic party
would he himself to njure that party? Does he
know that section of the party by itself can
the adoption or success of any particular
principle, and that it requires national party to
compish it? Why then all this talk about favoring
cardinal principles and at the time abusing and
berating the national democratic party? Does the
Bulletin suppose that South Carolina elect Presi
deat, reduce the tariff or prevent a U. S. Bank?
Whether the editor Of the Bulletin talks as he does
Through malace ignorance" or hypocrisy, "we will
not undertake to decide"
But again; he says that if his Exposure of the
ruptions of the National Democracy 1--WE quote his
own words) subjects him to be branded as a know
nothing he is in excellent company &C. To this we
have only say that gave him other brand than
the one he entitled to, according to his
forced is true but the less correct
for that.
The Bulletin speaks of the distinguished guard
ian and head" of the democratic party. While
not acknowledge ourselves entitled to any particular
mark of distinction, claim to have always acted
fairly and honestly in politics, and tried to de-
ceve opponents and palm ourselves off first this
party then that If the editor of the Bulletin would
stop making professions of attachment to all parties
he would fare much better in the end. Go-betweens
are not admired by anv one.
The Bulletin says:
Until the Democrat can free itself from the iron
rule of party and its influences it dare utter in
dependent sentiment it must continue to mark time and
obey the commands of those who control its columns
" Wrggle and squirm it may" it is compelled to do
the dirty work of its party"
1t ill becomes the know-nothng editor of the Bue-
tin to talk about not daring to utter indepen-
dent sentiment of others controlling columns.
We beg to assure it that the Democrat" is joint
stock concern If the editor will take the trouble to
can satisfy him that the above nsinuation is false in
every particuar-some of them knowing it to be SO
from experience. The fact is, the only annoyances
we have ever had caused by those who became Of
Tended they found they could dictate