The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1861-09-10

tHO"Ru we are not mat there
alteration in the committees report In view of this
fact, and the unauimity of the committee in making
the report, we regret and surprised to see com
plants made that the dominant majority" arranged
| the matter for their own benefit. We suppose bv
1" dominant majority" is meant the Democratic party
The committee was fair one composed of members of
both the old parties intelligent men, and it seems to US
that if there was just for complaint, mem
Der of the commtte would have been heard from and
considerable opposition made to the passage of the bill
But this was not the Therefore view the
newspaper complaints as groundess.
| AS we are now all engaged in fighting common
enemy we are for celebrating party lines and selecting
good, energetic industrious fill the Offices with
ont regard to past divisions. We say this the
freely because one of those who never voted for
any man but Democrat since were old enough to
vote. While the people divided into parties-and
! necessarily so, thnk-we were a democrat of the
srictes sect, though readers aware that we
generally pursued such course thought best
without regard to previous arrangements by others.
But this is no time to build up parties Let the enemy
be thoroughly whipped and driven off then parties may
be fostered if thought necessary, and then shall
| take sides with whichever think right. We
have been and expect be a NEUTRAL but
there is necessity for parties when all are for
vigorous prosecution of the and all for the South
"hlle we are wiling TO drop party, confess that
dislike and hear the democratic party sheer
ed at and ridculed by Others a work which the Sails
bury Waterman Fayetteville Observer and Greensb oro
Patriot appear delight in Their course is calcuat-
ed to engender party feeling individuals do wrong
name them and do not blame the democratic party for
their acts The democratic party a party, does
wish to maintain party lines at present
In November elections take place for President Vice
President and members of Congress. We presume
there will be opposition Davis and Stephens
they the peoples choice, and shall only have
go through the form of voting, which all ought to
do to show confidence and strength And we
should be gratiicd if members of Congress were
selected in the same way, without exciting campaign
and without division. If some candidate could be
designated in each District by common consent for
would greatly prefer it. But above all things let
him be man of known integrity prudence and energy
of characer-one who will attend to the transaction
of the pnbfc business and then home and attend
to his business And would prefer, in order
end the in Legislature for Senators, that
a man from each party be selected. Avery and
Geo Davis represent the State at large why not
continue them in that position by eecng them the
Senate? One is democrat and the other a whig.
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WRONG.-The fact that Mr. John w. Thomas of Da-
wilson county, \. Co. visited New York recently has
been mentioned heretofore. We again allude to his
trip for the purpose of saying that Mr. Thomas did
very wrong thing while in New York. He bought
Northern claims aganst Southern merchants, and is
trying to collect them. To say the least Of it, Mr. Thomas
has been guilty of great ndiscreton in acting thus
We hope Southern will pay him Il
Northern claim. If these claims be paid, let the
money go into the State Treasury We have
account which Mr. Thomas this place for col
lection-it is from house in New York. We do not
hesitate say that Mr. Thomas is deserving of
| for II iS HOY he he
claims what he paid for themit is an injustice to
the South and, think, plain violation of law of
the Confederate Government HI is an intelligent man,
and ought to have known better He certainly knew
that people were not disposed to pay Northern
debts while Northern men were invading our SOIL
destroying Southern property and arrestug and rob-
bling Southern citizens
We learn that Mr. Thomas bought claims against citi
zcns in other parts of the State. He is member of
the State Senate, and learn that that body has ap
pointed committee to investigate the matter On
Friday, Capt Walker OF this county, made
marks in the Senate, severely censuring Mr. Thomas
conduct.
OUR Loss.-Our loss at Fort Hatteras Sol Off
GERS and prvates, surrendered prisoners During
the bombardment were killed and IS wounded. Ex-
cept Lieutenants of Companies the following is list
of the officers surrendered:
Com Barron C 5. n, Flag Officer; Col. VIM
Martin, eth Reg n. c. Volunteers; Lieut-Col. q W
Johnston, 9TH Reg n G. Vol; Maj. H Gillian. 7th
Reg. n c. Vol; Maj W Andrews, (of Artillery
{. VOL Adj J NJ Poole eth Reg N. &. Vol; Lieut.
Thos II Allen, Engineer and Ordnance; Surgeon W
Brown; Assistant Surgeon VIM Poole; also Col. Brad
ford J G. Carraway, Ordnance Officer; Captains j
Lamb Sparrow, Noyes Sutton Cohover, Sharpe, Duke,
Clemence, and Luke.
Munitions of war, &c, to the following amount also
fell into the hands of the enemy according to their
report:
OC0 stand of arms, stands regmental colors 500
knnpSacks. 10 strong tents. 0 drums. thirty-twO
FOUNDERS (a spked} six Founders brass field pieces
1.-TWO spiked) Also sluCp. laden with provisions
and coffee; one brig laden with aud assorted
CARGO two t. S ght-boas; $50 bags coffee, about 80
in good order.
The general opinion seems TO be that the Confed-
crates made gallant resistance, and did not surrender
until compelled to do From all the lights before
us we are of this opinion in view of the statement that
the enemy firing shells into the Fort at the rate of
five per minute But the Raleigh Standard of Saturday
thinks differently and concludes an article on the sub
iect thus
We have no charges of corruption or collision to
make We would rot do injustice to any living man.
But we resist the conclusion which the facts
published in our paper to-day force upon us, that
Com. Barron yielded too much to his fears or some
thing else when he proposed to surrender
Cot. J. A. J. BRADFORD-This omcer was among
the prisoners captured at Fort Hateras We regret to
learn that impression prevails in some quarters that
he was untrue to the South-that he is Northern
man. &C. We are sure that one who knows Col
Bradford en,ertains any such ideas We have known