The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1861-04-02


first saw the statement, because we never saw any
denial of it, and took it for granted that it was
true. But now the Standard one month after the
groans said to have been given, comes forward
with denial. 1t copies paragraphs from the
Ashevile News, Newbern Progress, Salisbury
Banner, Wilmington Journal, and Western De-
mocrat, on this subject, and very feelngy
pronounces them false and untrue. AS the
Standard devotes most of it's remarks in reply to
what we said, We again publish the article and
give that papers reply. From the Democrat of
the 10Th March, We copy the following:
Gov ELLIs.-The Greensboro Patriot, and other ex-
Union papers, continue their assaults upon Gov
Ellis. They abuse him now because he is a sccessonist
but guess old party and personal malice has much
do with it. Gov. Ellis is popular in the State
and has been in mems way heretofore and they
hope cripple and nure him with the people, hence
the violent attacks upon him at this time The scheme
will fail
1t is stated that the Union party of Raleigh when
celebrating their victory i'll Wake the night of or
after the election, the Governors residence and
gave three groans Such conduct is unbecoming gen
temen and disgracef to the city of Raleigh If their
malice prevented them from entertaining respect for
the Governor they should have had respect for
the office
In reply to the above, the Standard says:
party of Raleigh when celebrating their victory in
Wake the night of or after the election went to
the Governors residence and gave three groans,' is
The facts these As the procession passed
the Governors residence its way tie residence of
Hon. S. H. Rogers few thoughtlesS persons groaned,
either at the Governor at the Hon d. NJ Barringer,
whosesdes near the Governor: but learn that this
indignty instantly checked by the great of
the procession. The groans have been few and
faint, for in the procession and did not hear
them. The fact having been mentioned. how ever,
nft In
turn. and conducted it in different direction from the
it had taken in going to the residence of Mr. Rogers
thus preventing the possibility of the repetition of the
insult the Governor. These the facts They
be subStantiated by hundreds of persons"
We give the Union party of Raleigh the benefit
of the Standards explanation, as we have
desire to place any one in false position. But
also think it right to give the other side Of the
story, as communicated to the State Journal on
the LIST Of March, by correspondent who says he
was an eyewitness. Here it is:
horde of fanatca howlers paradcd the streets of
this city Thursday night earryng sparencies
singing election songs and otherwise disporting them
selves Will it be believed that reaching the Palace
some contemplate miscreant had the shameless auda
city to call for ree groons for John w. ElsH will it
he credited that the call was promptly and almost uni
versay responded to-! Such the facts Let it not
be said that only voices called for these
groans-Tery many did sO-nor that but few responded
to the Gala multitude of threats "ang out on the
light air the shame and disgrace of the tair city of
panied and mortified spectator of this insult offered to
the Chief Magistrate of Commonwealth in the
absence of himself and famy-to Of North
Carolina who has been ever since his boyhood honored
and by her. and has been twice elected By large
to fill the highest Office in her gift.
The abominable outrage repeated on pass
ing the houses of Col Barringer. who was known to
be absent public duty, and Ed. Graham Haywood
both tenaned chiefly by ladies and children. Further
is needless. Gentlemen of the socalled Union
party, whittier you tending! Some of you who
present last night not only took part in all
this but endcavOred to check it. Yet again | ask
whittier you tending? When you next mount the
rosrum appeal to the worst passions of the mob to
array class against cassand hold up to public gaze
the rich man and the poor natural enemies
slider what will be the end of these things Mob law
and violence have hitherto been comparative strangers
to community If you the pure patriots you
proudly vaant yourselves, beedre IN time"
The Standard, in reply to our article, continues:
We have been for some time in public life and
accustomed to misrepresentation of all kinds. We
bear it patiently, and often good-humoredly but we
confess that sometimes grieved by it, We have
nothing say the Salisbury Banner for his article
above quoted is evidently the emanation of crazy
very ignorant person but do think the Journal and
Democrat have treated unjuStly and unkindly in
connecting with an insult to the Governor of the
State. Some mems way heretofore was evidently III
tended for us
the Standard unjustly Or unkindly. The words
'some mems way heretofore were not intended for
the editor of the Standard if they had been we
would have said SO. We are not in the habit Of
nsinuating things about any particular individual
which we would not apply directly to him And
especially have we not felt inclined to nsinuate
anything against Mr. Holden. Whatever we have
had to say about him, we have generally said in u
way that c0uid be understood. But we have this to
;ay about the remark complained Of if the cap fits
md pinches the editor of the Standard, we can't
zip it. While we have always considered the
,ssaults Of the Standard Coy. Ellis unjust and
we have RETAINED from replying to it
whilst so many others were doing so. We did not
hink that the editor of the Standard groaned him
self at the Governors residence, but We did think
he ought to have disapproved of such violence-an
insult publicly offered should be reprobated public
y. The Standard has been denouncing and abus
ing Gov. Ellis without any justifable cause, and
no doubt the rabble of the procession thought it
would be considered all right if they publicly in
suited him; they were initiating on larger scale,
he example set by others.
Again the Standard says:
Some three four weeks since, we were hung in I
,figy in Charlotte by foar or five men or boys. We
attached Importance it, for we felt sure the people
If Charlotte only had ne hand in it, but disap-
proved it. Suppose had said such conduct is I'M