The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1863-01-27


to all the States that withdraw their support from
the Lincoln government.
RATHER NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of the members of
the 30 called =" conservative party" who control
the present Legislature of North Carolina, have
been guilty of many imprudent and ridiculous acts,
but we think the following resolutions introduced
by Mr. Henry of ABertie, not only supremacy
ridiculous. but imprudent and unwarranted by cir
cumstances:
.'Resovcd, That the language used by the Rich
mond Enquirer and other ill-tempered partisan
papers of and in the State towards the Legisla
ture Of North Carolina is alike slanderous, cen
serious md I'M ust. and deserves the scorn and con-
tempt of every free and true heartcd of North
Carolina.
Resolved, That it is with i'll grace that any
Richmond paper seeks to defame the Legislature Of
North Carolina any portion of her people. so
long they the very existence of that city and
the protection of its people and homes mainly to
the gallant troops of North Carolina.
Be it further resolved That North Carolina is
free and independent sovereign State, and will
all constitutional means to defend her rights and
liberties against insult and. oppression from what
quarter it may come.'
! The attempt to have the Legislature pass these
resolutions is direct interference with the free dis
cussons of the press, and is effort to indirectly
sustain and endorse the of the Raleigh Stan
uaTu, the organ Oh the 'cOnseT'atiFe,
fault finding party. We think it probable that the
editor of the Standard is at the bottom of this move
ment Really, things have come to pretty pass
when the Legislature OF State is asked to take
part in q newspaper discussion and decide in favor
of party organ
For the first time in the history of the State is
attempt made to have the Legislature denounce
and censure those who the privilege common to
freemen to disappro.e and condemn the acts of
public legislators. We a North Carolinian,
and as true Mr. Henry or any of his ''conser-
vave' clan, and in common with thousands of
North Carolinians, we have condemned. and shall
continue to condemn and object to the factious and
partzan course of the present Legislature. 1t lit
! tie becomes Mr. Henry, who co-operates with the
most bitter partizan party that obtained power
in the State, to denounce others partizans. His
party in the Leg slature work and prescribed
every man who was in office who did not vote with
the miserable conservative party last summer; they
turned out the Public Treasurer, Sec'y of State
and several other faithful, competent officers, to
make room for party favorites. Any who acts
with the so-cacd conservative party ought to
hang his head and repent before he denounces 9TH
ers as partUans.
But why this attack on the Richmond ENQUIRER?
Why did not Mr. Henry include in his resolution the
Richmond Wing. Petersburg Express, and other
papers which have condemned the of the
dominant party in our Legislature! The reason is,
the Enquirer, particularly. has been raspng the
Raleigh Standard for its efforts to excite the people
against the Confederate authorities, and Mr. Henry
wants to sustain the Standard and rebuke the En-
quirer. 1t is party movement and nothing else,
made by the conservatives turn the dispeasure
of the people from themselves and excite it against
Virginia and South Carolina. small and unchari-
bic business. indeed
We are as jealous of the reputation of North Ca
rona as any one. and we have been unable to dis
cover any assault on our State in the Richmond En-
quirer-we deny the charge made in the above reso-
buttons and defy Mr. Henry or his party friends to
substantiate it. The offence of the ENQUIRER is only
this: it got the advantage of the Standard i'm a dis
cussion and rebuked it forits irnprudent course.
Why did not Mr. Henry include in his resolutions
a word of denunciation for those who have been
abusing the Confederate government and President
Davis Would it not be equally fair TO, censure
those who abuse the Confederate authorities and
throw obstacles in their wayl But that would not
have suited the party purpose which the
tves' have in view. Mr. Henry of Berthe is a flower
that bloQned rather late.
Il Capt. L. NJ. Garrett has been appointed
Colonel of the 5th N. C. Regiment, in place of d.
N McRae resigned. Lieut. Colonel p. j. Sinclair,
OF the 9th Regiment, has resigned
Capt W Bradshaw has been apnointed Major
resigned. - 1'