The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1859-05-10
COME TO THE RECORD.

y few weeks ago. in noticing an account of a
whig- know-nothing meeting at Wadesboro we re-
marked that although the meeting claimed to be a
"rally" Of old-iine wings, men were there taking
part in the meeting who at one time had pronoun-
ced the whig party corrupt and i'll ruins; and that
one of the most prominent speakers on that occa-
sion had, few years ago. gone far as to say
that the same principles which kept men from uni
ting with the American party were the same that
made Tories in 1776. In replying to this, the
Argus says it does not believe that one Of the
speakers ever used the language attributed to him
by US. OF course it is made incumbent upon us
to prove assertion. When We made the re-
mark we alluded to John w. Cameron, ESQ,
Editor of the Argus while it was published in
Fayetteville. Mr. Cameron was certainly the "big
gun" at the Wadesboro meeting-a very talented
and clever gentleman, it is true but who has
allowed his zeal for the success Of the opposition
to lead him into strange Inconsistencies. We
quote from his paper, the Argus, of April, 1856:
"ToRIEs UNDER ALL CIRcrMsTANcEs-There are a
few, very few in the country that hold themselves
up old-line Wings who are in fact, about much
entitled to that appclIaton were Tanning and his
cut Threats in the Revolution. Secessonists in
they are Anti-Americans now. Contemplate always,
and honest at no time, such men would have been
Tories in l77G rs they co-aborers with foreigniSm
in 1886. We caution readers against the machina
tons of these whitcd scpulchers There is neither
honor honesty among them. Secessonists not
to be trusted matter Ivy what name they call them
selves. They traitors ALL and should be estimated
accordingly.
We offer the above extract as evidence Of the
truth of what we said. Is it satisfactory to the
Argus? But let us look at this paragraph little
Docs it not seem strange to hear the man who
could pen the above article now calling upon those
very persons whom he denounced TO orally around
their old Wig banner, and himself hold the staff!
Upon what principle of mental philosophy can it
be accounted for ;? We know there are many old
line Wings who never joined the American party,
who are neither Tories traitors nor cut-throats
but were, and still are as honest and patriotic
as any of tie followers of ''Sam." But this high
priest of know -nothingism now trying to rcsurrcc-
tonize the whig party which he assisted in killing
didn't think so in 1856. He then thought they
were equal to Tories, and so wrote. The article,
when first published, we believe, severel y
commented upon by the Fayetteville Observer,
real old-line wing paper
Here, then, is nice state Of affairs i'll the camp
of the incorruptibles The defamers at one time
OF the OLD wing party, no" calling upon IL iol helP
and claiming a common Brotherhood. Men who
left and abused the Jerusalem of whiggery to fol-
low the Manasseh of know-nothingism to mount
Gerazim, and boldly proclaimed that as the place
where men ought to worship, are now trying to
crawl back into the temple and have themselves
considered Israetes in whom there is no guile .
Call you this principle? plague on such r'ri"-
cpte!
Mr. Cameron, the author of the article which
we quote above, is at present, according to an
announcement made when the publication of the
Argus was recently commenced at Wadesboro, one
of the gentlemen, together with others, who were
to write for it. In abiding to this We mean no
disrespectfu insinuation for the gentleman whose
name stands at the head of the editorial columns;
we merely mention it to show that the persons who
are now trying to rally the old wing party are the
very ones who pronounced it corrupt and dead two
or three years ago.
HsEg~ Bishop Lynch, notice, publishes card in
the Charleston Mercury refutng the charge that he
Influenced the late VIM McKenna: of Lancaster, s. e.,
to give the main portion of his estate to the Roman
Catholic Church. The Bishop says the property was
bequeathed the Catholic Church. but to the bsnop
of Charleston trust for the establishment OF Male
Orphan Asylum and for tie use OF the Female Orphan