Newbern weekly progress., 1859-09-20
l. c., TUESDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER 20, 1859
OF the Track.

OF the Track.
The Asheville News which paper says it ha
not the pleasure of an exchange with the Progress
though we sent the Progress to the News for sew
eral months when we first started without getting
the News in exchange, in copying from the Viii
mington Journal some remarks of ours not ONLY
does us injustice but misrepresents US. The fol
lowing remarks made by US some time ago are CO
pied into the News
| THE old liners-those who have been bred il
the democratic party-are not willing 10 see those
who have stood by the colors through good and
evil report sacrificed thrust aside for renegade
wings ca ex-know nothings. In plain English a
large portion of the democracy outside of the last
Legislature. never have been able to see why
such men as Gov. Reid and w. w. Holden who
have stood by the party for twenty years, and
who deaissn,ctot 30. r other two men to give
tits .Ss1,N - should be setl aside for
the dss, ,faesd- CHI gmaal 9
tricky sSeeician Iab6iSd against tie party as
long aN ;he opposition could give him place. and
who only came to the democratic party TO bargain
for place. But March, 1861, will see his star 90
down"
Upon this the News comments at some length,
closing as follows:
Mr.. Holden has always been regarded in this
section friendly to the promotion of Mr.. Cling
man. Mr.. Holden's ability his services to the
in this section of the State, and we entertain a
better opinion of him and Gov Reid than to sup
pose, as the Progress insinuates. that they and
their friends failed to support the Democratic can
dldates in the recent election, because neither of
them had been promoted to the position now oc-
cupled BY Mr.. Cllngman. Is it true, as asserted
by the Progress that the cold liners " of the Dem
ocraticarty refused to vote with the party in the
recent election because of Mr.. Clingman's cleo
ton to the Senate? Isthat the cause of DR. Shaw's
defeat in the 1Sf DiStrict1 Wac If tba oouso of
Mr.. Scales defeat in the 9th District? Did this
feeling produce the result in Mr. Gilmer's Dis
trict and increase his majority more than thou
sand votes. Any one who will look at the vote
IN these Districts-whO has sense enough to un-
derstand the points in a political campaign-will
at that the charge of the Progress against
Mr.. Holden and Gov. Reid and their friends that
they deserted the Democratic party in the late
election because of Mr.. Clingman's promotion to
the Senate, is silly caumny.
In the beginning the editor of the News says
awe are not positively certain what may be the
politics Of the Progress" We will enl;ghten you
Mr.. News. The editor of the Progress is upwards
of 30 years Of age and never voted against regu-
lar democratic nominee in his life for any office;
he never voted for a know nothing or a man who
had been one, if he knew it, and never will He
has always opposed and always will oppose any
man of any party who deserts the principles to
which he has adhered and which he has advoca-
ted for years to JOIN the dominant party that he
may get office. Can you present as good politi-
caI Iss2s,lsl = nm,
the II! !sffren -ffss that sF71ae We
efsfs g u II olden and their friends
with falling to support the democratic candidates
in the recent election account of the promotion
of Mr.. Clingman is calumny-we prefer mild
er language-but it is a mistake, incorrect
We know that Messrs Reid and
Holden have always been true 10 party organiza
tion but we did say, and say again, that the
democratic people have never been able to realize
why it was that new converts-renegades if you
be elevated over veterans in the
cause, and if this course of promoting new con-
verts to the faith, (whose motives in coming over
somehow the people will question: and ex-know
in preference to those who have borne
their part in the heated conflict for many long
years. be persisted in, the decayed energies and
wasted ability which will be presented by the
democratic party in North Carolina in few years
will bring not only the editor of the News to his
senses, but will cause many other leaders of the
party to see and regret the folly of the they
have pursued.
AS to the complexion of the Progress. Mr.. News,
it is not political paper, if you deem it neeessa
ry to be solely in the service of any one political
organization to be considered such, and we sup
pose you do. It claims to be Independent in all
things and neutral in nothing, and claims the
privilege, and will ever exercise it, to say what
ever it peases about politicians in office Or aspi-
rants for office We hope this will enlighten you
as to the individual position of the editor, and
also to he character politically, of the Progress,
which in future, would be pleased to exchange
with you.
CANT DIvIDE.-Friend Walter thou knowest
that we love thee, but we can't divide- Should
we be permitted to go "halves" and get the
SIS ,0OO nary red can you get unless it be on good
i'-s=e-...S~ ~days> Thou knowest that we areid
nerotent; 3, m-words, but in a matter of
5000 charity begins a. home, Can,
haver0>> go days. however, if it will do
you any gzx<
Salisbury Prosperings
We believe that Salisbury at this time is MAX
ing more rapid strides than any other town in
the State. An immense quantity of goods are
sold in Salisbury every year, and manufacturing
establishments are going up in almost every drec-