The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1860-10-02
NOT CORRECT.

We find communication in the Raleigh Doug
las Democrat, purporting to relate how the dele
gates from this District in the Democratic Nation
al Convention, (Messrs Lander and Walker,) were
selected, and tehy they selected. The article
asserts that Capt. Walker and Mr. Lander we're
chosen delegates because they were for Dou glas
We deny the correctness of this statement, and
we do so not only from our own knowledge of the
circumstances, (for we were in the District Con-
vention,) but the recollection of several of the
Mecklenburg delegates justify us in saying that
our District delegates were not selected because
they were for Douglas, but because they were
good reliable democrats, and the party had conf
dence in their disposition and ability to act as
circumstances might show that the welfare of the
democratic party required. When it was rumor-
ed that Mr. Lander a Douglas man, We denied
it, and so did some of his most intimate friends
from CASTOR and Lincoln, and when we learned
that the Rowan delegation refused to vote for him
on that ground we sought an interview with three
of the prominent gentlemen in that delegation Gas
they will rennember) and told them that it a
mistake, that Mr. Lander did not prefer Mr. Doug
las nomination, but no doubt was willing to take
him in order to unite the party if his (DouglasD
friends would allow platform to be made affirm
ing the equality of the people of all the States in
the Territories. This was precisely the position
of Capt. Walker also. At January Court, in a
democratic meeting held in the Court House in
this place, when delegates were appointed to the
State and District Conventions, Capt Walker
made speech in which he distinctly stated that
Il. I
support him if fairly and regularly nominated and
placed upon platform which proclaimed our
rights This was Capt Walkers position, as it
was also the position of Mr. Lander and their own
statements, as well as those of their friends accord
with this explanation. When Messrs Lander and
Walker went to Baltimore and saw that the friends
of Douglas were determined to force him on the
party without yielding single point the least
satisfaction to the demands Of national democrats
North and South, they very properly determined
not to submit to such dictaton and thus sacrifice
their princpes-they thought there was more
than one man In the democratic party Of the Uni
ted States who would make good candidate and
equally entitled to the support of the party there
fore they assisted in nominating John G. Brock
inridge, man who had been endorsed by the
democratic party Of the country. We believe their
course will be approved by the people in Noyem-
Der.
VINO THE DEMOCRATS ARE FORA friend in
Union county, in business letter, says:
you may be sure the democracy of Union have
the right coat on aud will give Breckenridge and
Lane the full democratic vote. If there is a Dou-
gas democrat in the county he is ashamed to let it
he Bell al
to get the democrats to go for Douglas, and have
lost ght of Bell and Everett-but the democrats
understand the game the oppositionists playing
and will not be duped by them"
a good old democrat in Cabarrus county also
writes to and says:
''Cabarrus will give her full democratic vote for
Breckenridge and Lane. [ don't believe Douglas
will get 20 votes in the county. The know-noth- |
ngs working harder for Douglas than for Bell,
but it is well understood that their only object is to
divide the democratic party that Bell may carry
theState Before the Baltimore Convention these
same Bell men were denouncing Douglas, and only
praise him now with the hope of fooling some
democrat"
The Raleigh Press says:
"From Halifax, Edgecombe, Nash, Warren,
Wayne, Franklin, Northampton and Granville we
have had the most encouraging intelligence with
in the last few days.
A gentleman from the mountain district declares
upon what he pronounces good authority that
Breckenridge and Lane will sweep the mountains !
by at least 1900 majority
Thus you see, friends, giving you the opinions
of reliable men, men who have put themselves to
some trouble in ascertaining the public sentiment,
we have most encouraging prospect before US.
The Democracy will not err if they know it, and
they are now satisfied that to divide in this fight
will be nothing less than gi0ing up the State to
our enemies. The masses of the people (and they I
are always right are for Breckenridge and Lane.
They for the Constitution and the Equality |
Of the States"-they are not willing to trust in
crisis like this, any such hair splitting doctrine
Judge Douglas enunciates.
To it all up in a few words, we confident
in our opinion, that North Carolina will give
Breckenridge and Lane 10 900 majority"
Rss~ Our Douglas neighbor, the Bogus "Demo-
crat," in reply to question why it does not di-
rect some of its assaults against the Bell party,
says that it is we'll known that he fought the know
nothing party with "uncompromsing hostility"