The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1859-04-12
THE COLUMBIA IS. c. BULLETIN.


the attacks of that paper upon the democratic party
The Bulletin might as well keep cool for not
done with it yet OF have objection to
the editor of the Bulletin publishing know-nothng,
dsUnion any other kind of paper but he ought not
try deny his political afncs and sail under false
colors. The fact is his little junk is praca and he is
much mistaken if he expects cruise about at random
without being boarded and made to "show his papers,
We want to perform this duty in good humOr, and if his
craft suffers and the captain loses his temper it will not
make much difference guess.
The Bulletin says the article upon which we COM
mented copied q selection" We stated
that the article abusing the democratic party copied
by the Bulletin from paper called the "Citizen; but
that makes difference for it endorsed by the edi
tor of the Bulletin in the following language:
sThere little doubt of the correctness of the Cti
zens remarks. That party the democratic] has kept
the Union together, but at the expense of Southern
rights, honor and interests"
1t is always fair to suppose that paper which pub
fishes selected articles against the democratic party Ia
the Bulletin has pursued for some time past)
belongs to the opposition, but when that paper editorial
~ approves those articles all doubt at removed
AS whether the editor of the Bulletin is know
nothing not we will let his own language show-by
his words he shall be judged. Hear him
In order to enghten Charlotte neighbor, will
ceptHtion OF the term, never were "know-N
for, many of the readers of the Times during our ad-
minstraton are aware we opposed the principal meas
OF that party (althrHgh had become associated
with the OrganizaOn,) and denounced its candidate
for the Presidency, Willard Fillmore unworthy the
cOuntenancc or support Of the South
The reader will please particularly observe the re-
mark above aLhough had become associated eOiM the
organization." The "Times spoken of was the organ
of the knownothins party in Columbia and South Ca
rona, and published by Mr. Britton, the present
editor of the Bulletin But it sounds strange to hear
him deny that he knownothing Sin the strict
acceptation The term and then acknowledge that he
associated with the know-nothng organization.
Why did he belong the order if he did not approve
the principal Of that party? Why did he be-
long to the order ifhe did, he now says, denounce
Mr. Fillmore as unworthy the countenance support Of
the South? Why did he become associated with the
organization and publish its organ if he did not hearth
y approve of the principles of the know-nothing party
In of the practices and present assertions of our
sprightly neighbor in Columbia, some people might
suppose him guilty of great Hypocrisy but we entertain
a charitable opinion of him and believe that he
was then and is now an out-and-out through going
dyed wool know-nothng, afraid Of that harmless
old gentleman the Pope, and furriners i'll particular
Probably it this fear that induced the Bulletin to
object the action of the Town Council of Lancaster
in inviting Bishop Lynch to lecture in that place.
But apart from the Bulletin editors confessions,
we learn that he was Grand High Priest and chief
Mogul of know -nothingism in Columbia and opened
various Lodges in Richland and Lexington Districts
If he wasn't know nothing in the strict acceptation
of the term he certainly did he could extend the
order by organizing lodges and publishing know-noth-
ing papers.
But the editor of the Bulletin ater confessng that
he member of the know-nothing organization)
saws that he always advocated the principles of the
democratic party expounded by Jefferson and CAL
houn unlike the Democr0t submitted to
the collar of the party-that he is southern States
rights democrat, claiming membership with the Ma
tional Democracy, &C. Now, if these things so,
tell our contemporary he pursues bad plan to make
people believe it. His remark that he the
collar Of the party may be entirely correct far
the democratic party is concerned for that party
nuts collars upon its members, but that he submitted
to wear know-nothng collar is true according to his
own acknowledgment, the earmarks of which are still
visible. We neghbor that the columns of
his paper would lead to suppose that he
had democratic collar democratic principle eth
1t is nothing strange hear the most violent oppo-
nents of the democratic party say they are jefferson
and Calhoun democrats" southern States rights dem
ocrats" &C. but always find that their professions
and practices quite dsSimilar and the Columbia
Bulletin is no exception to the rule
Why the Bulletin should deny being know-nothing
wing paper we understand, when the editor
knowledges having belonged to the order and in the
very same number of his paper containing the denial
uses such language the following:
democracy has long played this double-faced game,
and with great adrOitncss and success has, in this
way done more to suppant the South and to establish
firmly and permanently the political supremacy of the
North all the other great parties of the country
mt toCethcr X Democracy, by coming
+J,o oHa rofa nal
lance for mutual good, has been able to accom-
consciouslv n Most of prominent
politicians have become willing victims to Democracy,
and desire greater honor and can imagine high
er duty figure in the train of that triumphant
mob and aid every fourth year. in the elevation OF
its candidate to the Presidency"
In the above extracts the democratic party accused
of having done injure the South than all other
parties put together hc black republican party is not
excepted)-thc democratic party is styled q triumph
ant mob This is strange way for one to talk who
claims to be Jefferson, Calhoun, States rights demo-
crat. But every to his taste.
We might very well rest the case here, but in order
to show how anxious the Bulletin is to publish some
thing against the democratic party we just remark that
that paper its issue of the 9TH, copies an article from
Brownlows paper Zone of the most violent opposition
prints in the country in which Mr. Goggin the wing
and know-nothing candidate for Governor of Virginia,
is praised and pulled and landed great man and
statesman while Mr. Letcher the democratic candidate,
and the members The democratic party, are abused
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