The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1859-07-26
THE. TEMPERANCE QUESTION IN THE EIGHTH
DISTRICT.

DISTRICT.
To the Editor of the AsheUiHe Ners:
As expect, of course, all kinds of misrepresenta
ons of my remarks the late discussion in Ashere,
On o certain called temperance movement, to be
spread abroad desire to place before the public, what
all present will remember did say-"and no more"
stated (what my audience knew that was Wiley
and falsely illuminated in Buncombe and surrounding
counties, drunkard and the most incredi-
BILE fllsehoods about i'll that regard eagerly put in
circulation stated that circumstances convinced me
and my friends that this part of general cleo
tioneering system, and charged las reerate broad
y emphatcay, that the leading influences OF the
Know Nothing faction in this and, at least one adoln-
ing county, has been making every effort to use the
organization of the Sons Of Temperance as poltl-
cal engine in this convasS.
In doing this stated that had attack to make
on the Sons For all the good they had done, or were
trying to do gave them full credit, &C. But wished
to warn the Order that deliberate attempt was being
made in these counties by X. y. members, to pervert
their organization into electioneerng concern, and
that appealed, with confidence, to all right minded
Sons to discountenance the movement-that denounc-
ed not the Order but h n politicians, inuring alike
me and their Order.
asked and still ask why is it that after these men
had slept quietly for years the temperance cause
that Just exciting political is coming on
by singular coincidence these gentlemen have sud-
denly awakened into such wonderful activity, and are
now organizing Divisions aresh all over the country
If they could wait until this canvass, would they not
have served the temperance cause by waiting until 1t
was over and SNORING to all men their motives were
pure?
! And bv another singular coincidence, the moment
these Divisions are formed find these reports about
Mr. Coleman circulating among the members, and they
| advised that Son vote for Mr. c.
| And by still more singular coincidence, we hnd
that this unaccounable excess ZEAL just at election
time is confined to the h. N and that the Democrats
have not seemed be that it more necessa-
nv to be enthusiastic "Sons during election times,
than at other periods.
| And by a still curious coincidence, we find
that the in this is almost solely conn-
ed to Mr. Vances brother his brother-ln-law, and one
4! W. Cummings, MOI them maE-wonderinlly aided
by certain other of MIR Vances K N relatives Patri-
otto Individuals They willing to do all the work
themselves-just at this time! did, however, and do,
exculpate Mr. Price, being unwngly to himself led
into this movement by others-being himself not a
politician but an intelligent 1.-THE unsuspecting) chris
tan gentleman do him this justice, though aware,
as is natural, that he is a supporter of Mr Vance
| Cannot any through all this )!
If aught were needed to nail this matter to its true
place this would suffice. l charged on Mr. Vance in
our discussion and defed him to deny it, and proher-
cd proof if he did land he ras silent that these gentle
men were to organized Division at Marshall last
Court and appointed the day. and did noe co. because
Mr. Vances uncle A. E. Baird Esq, sent them word 1T
would o-that UouId damage Nr rdces eteet'0"'
Showing the cloyen foot plainly, that the programme
was that where the temperance cause could be prost
tuted to help Vances election, was to be done
but where it would not help him 1t was to be over
| Ineed not multiply comment. large crowd can
bear witness that the discussion or R. B. Vance and
Mr. Price present and not repiying,) ana tne iac'S
more than bear out my statement
The fact is that the mere circumstance of my being
the only young man about Ashevilie who has always
refused to join the "Sons-(as being free man mao
a right to do as ehose)-had been made handle te
msrepresent me and lie me, ever since have been
in public fe and have thought it time to put STOP
to it.
Those who have so lied and slandered me, are
no,O denouncing my defending myself and exposing
them as a !smal affair" No doubt they would prefer
INV making no defence! Pardon me, gentlemen MAJ
d;}for from Won in nv appreciation of character. Hi
personal character not small affair to any gentle
man and certainly mine is not small anair to me
WIN ' 80 DAVID COLEMAN.