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


Sunday afternoon, laden with the delegates return
ing from the Goldsboro Secession Convention, a
collision between them, some of them, and a
portion of the citizens of Raleigh on the eve
of taking place, and would have taken place but
for the departure of the train its western route
These belicose delegates were filled with the
spirit of Secession and what amount of other
spirits we do notpretend to say. On their arrival
at the depot, some of them, we learn, for we were
not present, cried out that Raleigh was id
Abolition hole" To this refined compliment to
our city, an Oak City man replied that they dare
not come out of the and repeat the assertion,
whereupon several of the fre-eaters tumbied out,
and the light would most assuredly have begun,
but for the opportune and conservative notice given
By the locomotive that it was about to drag" the
train out of Raleigh This sort of secession was
looked upon by the fre-eaters as more judicious
than laying over in I'D Abolition hole"
for the purpose of reverencng the Sabbath with a
fight, the result of which might not rebound to
their benefit. So they tumbled back into the cars,
and went their way, if not re oicing," funing,
and singing Dixie" Among those of the party
who were ready for the fight, was, we learn the
Hon. Burton CIage, who remarked, we hear, that
if there was any fighting to be done he wished to
be considered in the ring.-Rdleigh Register.
The above is an extract from the Raleigh Reg
lister of the 9th March. 1t would not have been
noticed by the writer of this, had he not dis
covered an entire misrepresentation of the affair.
The Register has been nearly as badly imposed
on in this matter as it was in that "LyOn letter.
and hope he will make the amende honorable as
promptly in this case he did in that
Here is plain statement Of the case: Instead
Of the being " laden with delegates" there
were only eight on the train. Only one of these
intoxicated. As soon as the train arrived at
the depot, this delegate commenced to harancue
the crowd, which to all appearances numbered over
hundred. He frequently interrupted by the
Union men with cries of hurrah for the Union r'
" hurrah for w. w. Holden ~ &C.; which was
answered by those on the cars with, hurrah for
the South" 4" hurral for John Spelman :" This
continued for some time without anything directly
insulting to either side having been said till the
delegate above referred to said, let the South
rule the South and then will have our rights"
The spoke sman of the crowd outside, who, | I'M
derstoOd, is constable in the city, answered, Z" if
you had your rights you would have halter
around your neck" To this friend of the dele
gate replied, off he gets one there it will be
put there by d abolitionist like yourself"
To this the valiant constable replied, you had
better not come out here and say So" Notwith-
standing every endeavor made to deter our
friend from going-it being the Sabbath day, and
on every account wishing to prevent row-we
could not. He confronted the constable reitera-
ting the same words. The Hon. Burton Graz re
Gas his name is mentioned in the above article, he
will excuse friend for here inserting it, then
said, I" come boys, our friend is in the right
and We viii back him ); which sooner said
than done, and forthwith the submissionists fell
back to the rear, the majority of them scampering
off like many sheep; but few had the pluck(O
to retreat only short distance-amongst them
the constable! Our friend repeated the assertion
that he "no better than an abolitonist,"
and other language calculated to bring spunk out
of him if any within, but the return was ''ncn
est inventus." Seeing they of that stripe
who followed after the example of Chas Sumner
Il Co. in fighting matters, and being warned by
the whistle of the locomotive we marched back to
the to the tune of % Dixie" and left the
abolition hole" as the editor of the Register is
pleased to designate his city. l believe our
friends have too much respect for that gallant
band Of patriots who adorn the capital of our State
to apply any such epithet to their place of resi-
dence, and hence | believe the expression Original
ted with the Constabies party.
So you will sec, Mr. Editor, that the first insult
ing language came from the Raleigh men, for
everything said up to the time of the insult by the
Constable more for fun than anything else
and created merrment on both sides. But they
were not satisfied with that, and being on their
own "dung- hilr' they grew bold and applied in
sulting language and, as the sequel proved, had
not the spunk.to back it.
The Register says something about "civil war"
The citizens of the Catawba Valley will be the last
to encourage civil war in midst but will
ever be found amongst the first to resent an INSULT
or an encroachment upon their rghts-as men and
ms North Caronians. YINDEX.l