The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1862-12-09

last week elected Jonathan Worth of Randolph county
Public Treasurer of North Carolina in place OF Danel
W. Courts the faithful and competent incumbent Tor
number of years past. Nr Worth the caucus NOM
nee of the called conservative" party (more prop
erly speaking, the Butcher partly and was not elected
on account of his superior qualifications for the ONCE
but because he opposed to secessonists ana the
ole democratic party. When Mr. Hall, in the Senate
demanded to know the reasons for prescribing AIR
Courts, his opponents gave none and could not say
aught against him, because they knew that he had
been a faithful and honest officer. The Finance Com
mttee of the Legislature had examined Mr. Courts &C
counts and reported all The high price
which n. c. Bonds command and the punctuaiity win
which all liabilities have been met affords aoun-
evidence that he has managed the State finances
with ability Then why was he prescribed? Simply
to CRAFTY party spleen and punish him because he did
cooperate with the party that accidentally holds
the ascendancy in the Legislature.
Let it be remembered that those members of the
Legislature who claim to belong to the conservaFe
party have inaugurated the bitter prOscriptive
policy ever known in the State far worse than that
which controlled any political party in former days.
and let it be remembered also, that this is the case
when effort should have been made to keep the peo-
pie united instead of dividing them into two parties.
l. Mr. Courts has the satisfaction of knowing that he
was turned out account OF incompetency, but
simply to make room for partizan favorite of the
conservative" butcher party. In nocase where a
change of officers has been made by the present Lee
gisature has a been put in of superb equal
ability to the turned out
While on the subject, we will mention another
among several others( of bitter prescription. Mr. Russ
Wake county, elected Secretary of State by the
party that elected Mr. WORTHY over r. h. Page
who has filed the office for many years past, and who
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State. He learned the duties Of the Office, when boy
under the late Vim. Hill, whom neither party in the
exciting party times attempted to turn out
When Mr. Hill died, Gov Bragg "a democrat appointed
Mr. Page who then whig to the position, IN pre-
ference democratic applicant, because Mr. Page
familiar with the business OF the office and best
qualified discharge its responsible duties Mr. Page
has remained in Office unGisturbed through several
democratic administrations until the miserable
tangled conservative" party got into power. They
turRed him out because he accused of voting for
Mr. Johnston last summer and refused identify him
self with the party in power. WI do hesitate
say that Mr. Russ is incompetent to fill the place
he knows nothing about the duties of the ofice-and
only elected because he is member Of the mis-
called conservative" party in obedience to advice
and orders given by the Raleigh Standard whose ed-
the chief director the said party fact
unblushingly proclaimed and acknowledged by the
members Of the conservative" party that this proScrip
ton is account of political sentiments and nothing
else Shame, shame, shame!
What we have stated are facts, and we defy
full contradiction. We aIlude these matters for the
purpose of letting the patriotic people of this State
how they were deceived last summer by whose
main object was to get possession of the Offices and
punish those who differed with them. We have
right speak on the subject, for we'made
effort last summer obliterste party lines but the
opposition took advantage of such disposition, and
did hesitate to all of means to defeat
those who co-operated with We do not speak for
secessoniss democrats any particular class but
for all men who opposed party divisions and
party strewe condemn this display of party malice.
We dislike to allude to such subjects now, but we
call upon the people of North Carolina to remember
the conduct of the majority party of the Legislature,
and when the proper time place the seal of
domination upon them for their bitter partzan course
at time when they should have eadeavoted unite
the people aud prevent party divisions.