The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1860-06-05

alt has not been long since our North Carolina
Democracy read Judge Douglas out of the party
for entertaining the same opinions which he main
tanned in a speech in the Senate few days ago
more decidedly than ever.-FayeaeviUe Observer.
As member of the North Carolina Democracy,
we deny that the charge of the Observer is ap-
pIicable to u.s. We have never denounced Judge
Douglas, nor have we undertaken to read him out
of the party Both by vote and voice he has been
faithful to the South, and we have considered
him a safe man; but respectable number of
good and true Southern men objected to his nomi-
nation, we have thought it would be best TO nomi-
nate some one else. As for reading him out of
the party, We have never assumed the privilege Of
reading any man out of the party. Every mans
actions and words will show to which party he be-
longs, and it makes no difference what may be the
professions of man, if he does not act and vote
consistently his professions sounding brass
and tinkling cymbal. There are those, it is
true, who profess to be democrats, but who are
doing all they can to dsorganize and break up the
party. All such will very run their course
There is VIM. H. Yancey-a man who wants to
precipitate the Cotton States into revolution, and
thus dissolve the Union-he calls himself demo-
crat, though he is doing all he car to break
down the democratic party We condemn his
course and disapprove of his schemes now we
did last when he made frey speech in
Charlotte. Whenever all the Southern States are
ready and prepared to act together, we are with
them heart aud hand; but we are opposed to fol-
lowing the lead of such men as Yancey in a move,
the only tendency of which is to distract and
divide the South, aid the election of Black Re-
publican President, and dissolve the Union
Such men, therefore, who belong to the 1ancey
school, need no one to read them out of the party
The tree is known by its fruit But Mr. Douglas
stands upon different ground and so far from read
ing him out of the party, we have never read him
anywhere only where We have found him by his
own acts, right upon the question of slavery and
in favor of Constitutional Union. He has done
much any man, and great deal more than the
most of our public men, to give the South equal
rights in the Territories He is in favor of strict
ly executing the Fugitive Slave Law, and of pun
ishiug those who obstruct its execution, directly
indirectly. BY his vote aud the measure he
advocated enough of slave territory has been added
to the Union to make FIVE slave States as large as
New York Then call him free-soer 1t is
ungrateful and unjust. Others may do as they
please, but will never join in the clamor against
man who is and has been true to all sections
of the L mon.
After reading this article, some persons may
make up their minds that we are in favor of Doug
las nomination. but not soft we had our
choice it would be some one else We have never
changed our opinion about Mr. Douglas-he occu-
pies now the same position he did ten years ago,
when he was sustained by the good men of both
parties, Hon Geo E. Badger among the number
and we do not if all the Senators and Repre-
sentatves in Congress combine against him now, it
shall not change sentiments We have no
he-leaders-we are not beating about for populari-
ty OF patronage-and we don't care whether our
position is popular not, so that We feel con-
fdent of being right. We are decided party men.
always supporting party nominees, but entirely in
dependent in managing our paper and shaping its
course.
ssE- We return thanks to a friend in Cabarrus