The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1859-11-22

time In the history of this country that called for
the united efforts of all conservative and patriotic
men, OF whatever party, in order to perpetuate the
blessings of a Constitutional Union, and to frown
down, In the language of Washington, every at
tempt to ALLEVIATE one section of the country from
the other, that time is the present. The signs of
the times are omenous for evil. The recent out
rage In Virginia is only the first fruit rpeBed upon
the tree of fanaticism-the simple bursting through
OF the smouldering flames which have been kim
died and famed by hypocritica preachers and fan
atiea orators at the North. The moral and politi-
cal leprosy eminaing from the Phillipses the Cor
wins and Stewards of the free States has permeated
certain classes to such extent that the laws are
scarcely sufficient to restrain and prevent the cor
ruption and rotteness from breaking over and car
rying pestilence and death to society Wendell
Phillips openly counsels rapine, murder and con-
fagration to the South, and advises rebellion to
the laws Of the land, and an open violation of the
rights guaranteed to the South by the Constitution
The Greeleys, and Smiths, and Bcechers hire
villains to steal negroes and murder shareholders
The stump, the pulpit, and the press with few ex-
ceptions, ring forth the praises of Old Brown and
his band of thieves and murdcrers, and Seward
tells the people that these things must go on until
the negroes are all Free or their masters Threats
cut, and the rice fields of South Carolina and sugar
plantations Of Louisiana worked by free labor
ers.
While these things so, mob law prevails in
Baltimore. Plug uglyism is the offspring of
northern fanaticsm; and has completely anniha-
toHt ha e. Al Io)lo
Southern city. The deep-seated hostility to the
democratic party, and the factious contention for
an obsolete principle by the plug ugly represent
tatves of Know Nothingism in Baltimore, has
almost sold the rights and interests of the South
to crafty their malice and enmty.
How these evils to be overcome? for over
come they must be in the next Presidential con-
test, or good-by to the Union. This is question
which rises above party-it is question of being,
and the South is called upon to decide either ''to
be or not to be- In our humble and candid opin-
ion if the National Democracy cannot avert the
danger and save the Union, It's epitaph might as
we'll be written at The contest is confessedly
between the Black Republicans and the Democra-
cy. Democratic papers and orators at the North
beard the lion in his den, and call loudly for the
blood of the traitors and assassins to satisfy the
claims of justice Do the papers of any other
party at the north do the same? if so, which are
they? Does it not, therefore, behoove the South
to stand by those who stand by her? Will south
ern men be so ungratetul and so blind to their own
interests, as to stand by and see northern bat
thing for our rights go down before the storm with
out lending a helping hand speaking one en-
word? Every southern man should
do all he to sustsin them.
at is well known fact that the democratic party
has been using North Carolina Railroads politi
cal machines to strengthen their power and to reward
its members. Is it advantage to be Director? The
advantages Of that position is divided between about
20 democrats out of "a Directors appointed by the
nor.'-Sdksbury Watchmsan.
The above remal ks are made by the Waterman
in reply to quotation from our paper of the 9Th.
Our neighbor is as much mistaken in his conclu-
sions as he is about the facts in this matter 1t
is we'll known fact that the democratic party is
held responsible for the management of the States
interest in the Railroads, and if members of that
party appointed Directors, it is no good cause
of complaint but that L" our North Carolina Rail
roads" have been used Gas political machines to
strengthen the party or reward its members we
deny. Furthermore, it is we'll known fact that
whatever party feeling has been mixed up with
the management of railroads, produced
by the opposition party. 1t is we'll known fact
that when Gov. Ellis appointed j. W. Thomas of
Davidson, Wing, to represent the States inter-
est in the last annual meeting of the Stockholders
Of the N. c. Road, opposition papers raised
The cry that the Governor trying to bride Mr.
Thomas and secure his support for the democratic
party and they called upon him to say if he was
going to desert the opposition party. So it will
be seen if the Governor appoints democrats he is
of using railroads political nachines-if
he appoints wings, his motives are impugned and
no credit allowed. Therefore, the possibility Of
silcncing complaint is slim-the opposition don't
want to be satisfied and they have determined not
to be. When the opposition was in power in this
State precious little favor was shown democrats
Wing Governors, Morehead, Graham and Manly,
rewarded their own political friends with appoint
nents-and certainly complaint ought to be
made if democratic Governors now consider demo-
,rats as capable of holding Office as other people.
Ha- DR.. w. R. Palmer an abolition cmissary,
vas arrested at Memphis, Tenn, and evidence pro-
luced which showed that he had been in CORES
,ondence with old Brown and other abolltionists
or some time. Palmer, in one of his letters, had
advised the sending to the South, from the North,