The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1860-03-27

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crate this emblem of our national liberties.
Yet in of the plain facts of our situation,
an effort is being made to organize another polti
cal power, which effort, it must be confessed, bor
ders rather the ludicrious, considering the very
serious nature of the subject. few respectable
gentlemen, who in times past, held high offices in
the government; politicians of former generation,
nearly all of whom long years since have selected
an involuntary retirement into the Blossoms of
their families, where only, it is said, true content
Iment is to be found assemble in the City of Wash
ington, and gravey undertake to set up and knock
down political organizations just as boys toss about
their jack straws.
1t may be that these gentlemen were not ANNA
ted by desire for office, yet, when we look at
their acts, we scarcely resist the suspicion that
they least have pleasant recoectons OF the times
when the robes of high Office encircled them Doubtless
when assembled in conclaye in the Federal City-the
theatre OF their former grandeur-and looking each
other In the faces they thought of the past and all Its
glories-the halcyon days that more, and in
dulged in the reveries of the poet:
Sweet memory waited by thy gentle gale,
Oft up the stream of time turn my sail
To view the fairy haunts of long lost hours,
Blest with far greener shades, far fresher flowers"
But, it is said actions speak louder than words let
chem speak in this These venerable gentlemen
and politicians, in lengthy address of much sound
and little substance, bearing the charmed date of the
22d February-of course they mean appeal to popu
lar prejudces-seriously propose to their followers
convention two nominees for the Presidency from each
State Great Heavensl party with sxty-six
didates for the Presidency and that young parity
aye, small select party!-and yet these the men
who modestly charge the Democrats with love of of
fee! Now, gentlemen: mark the sequence of events!
No had this association adjourned than its mem
bers fly into the States with the lighting speed ofthe
railway and bravely commence the'work of what?-of
nominating each other fo- the Presidency! Already
they have conferred this honor upon numbers of their
body; and the others doubtless anxiOusy awaiting
| of MutQal Admiration
Society, entertaining rather better opinion of them
selves than of other They say that they
iOus to save the cOuntry,-aye exceedingly anxious
that they unwilling to trust any else to be its
saviour, except one of their own number; upon the
principle, suppose, that when man wants a thing
well done he must do it himself.
1t is of political lottery that has parallel in
all the bogus lotteries that infest the land. Even the
great gift lottery itself of which have heard so
much pales before the brliancy of this high scheme.
should be glad to find the mathematician, proficient
in his science TO calculate the chances of one of
these State nominees for the Presidency. In the first
place the Wheel of Fortune" that turns out the
nominee contains sixy-five blanks and one prize.
Sixty-fve chances against for the nomination. And
then the wheel of Fortune" that out the Pres
dent contains can estimate in figures, about
sxtyfve millions of blanks and prize at all This
sir is the grand Presidential jugge of the United,
Solidated, Constitutional. National, Union Party'
1t presents merit least the tickets cheap-he
State nominations but little. Call you this party
that is to meet and overwhelm the hosts of Black
Republcansm?-ths little juna of Anticipated pol
ola party; it is joint stock company of President
seekers, nothing more nothing ess.-Ths very PROPOSE
ton is Insult the American people. They propose
to re-enact the miserable farce of 1886, when Mr.
Fillmore third man, and got just small
State in the Union, and that by brow-beating and
sku-breakng, and he the strongest man among them.
But suppose they got State of the thirty three
event scarcely within the range of possibilities
does not every know it will be taking just that
much from the strength of the opponents of the
abotioniSts? This is party that certainly do
good, OF
country should beware of party that possesses only
the power of doing harm.
In con- junction and unison with the operations of
the Joint Stock Company at Washington, were the
transactions of the late Opposition Convention in this
State. The Opposition Convention it is called and
surely it richly merits the 1t presents collection
of opposites contrarities antagonsms and contadic
ons, not to be found elsewhere in all the uncertain
annals of politics and politicans-They resolve in
favor of system of ad valorem taxation, and select
gentleman to advocate the measure before the people,
who, but few months since, in his solemn and sworn
capacity legislator recorded the convictions of his
judgment against it. They propose Convention to
alter the organic law. and nominate candidate TO go
before the people and that it is who but
few short months since said under OATH that it is wrong
They place Mr. Pool of 1862 in direct opposition and
hostility to Mr. Pool of 1859. They resolve warmly
in favor of works of internal Improvement and to
their sincerity to the Western people, select gentleman
to advocate them before the people, whose first political
success triumph over a Democrat because he had
supported and given existence and life to these very
measures,-a gentleman who has voted against every
illrOau IN some lOrm now In course OF
and who voted for talked for worked for any
Railroad that has been built in North Carolina, or
in my opinion, that ever will be built.
Conduct so extraordinary as this, may seem mex
pcable at the first glance but it has its explanation
and feel bound in justice to my Opposition friends
who now absent. to give it, You will recollect that
they passed similar resolution in 1854, in favor of
Railroads and the distinguished General who led their
forces in that contest promised the people beyond the
Blue Ridge that he would "bore hole through that
mountain should it cost ":en millions of dollars" Now.
it so happened in the nllness of time" that that
redoubtabe General placed in situation to 'bore
that long promised ''hOle' The augur placed in
his hands and he requested bore" according
to contract hut bore he would not-no, not inch.
From that day this those shrewd mountaneers have
somewhat distruSted platforms and politicians upon
this subject. And now in order to Them to
satisfy them fully and entirely that they in earnest,
and mean to out. without fail and without doubt,
their promises to construct Railroads. opponents
have selected gentleman to execute these works
whose whole life has been at with them. and whose
whole political been of unmtgated and
nnbending opposition to them. But despair not,
longsufering men beyond the mountains This paradox
is explained upon the principle that the Opposition
party of North Carolina. like Dreams go by contraries
In the fourth resolution of the series adopted by this
Convention they nmonsly admit that the adopted
citizen is entitled to protection, like the native; and
they take the foreigner into their especial
keeping, and, strangely enough select his guardian
and protector third degree Know Nothing Verify. |
gentlemen this is. the lawyers would say, 'quasi
agnnm commttere upo ad devorandum.'
Really. Mr. President the Opposition seem to be more
opposed to the political acts of their candidate
than those of the Democrats 1t certain that upon
two of the four panks in their platform referred the
Democrats have always Stood and it is equally certain
that upon neither of them has their candidate