The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1865-08-15
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cause expressed the fear in our last issue that
some of its editorials has done the people of North
Carolina much harm" Correspondents of Northern
papers, writing from this State, have represented
people 40 on the of rebelling against the
authority of the Government, and they generally
cite the Progress authority for their representa-
lions. The Progress denies that such was its mean
ing but we submit that if such was not its meaning
it has been unfortunate in of it's language.
From the tone of the Progress not surprised
that Northern correspondents should be led to be-
leve that further trouble might be expected in
North Carolina. And inasmuch. as the Progress re-
quests to point such articles as we object to-
make the following extracts from that paper of
June 9th, 1865 Speaking of portion of our peo-
pie, the Progress uses this lsngurge:
"The preachers and have been allowed
such license during the that many of our people,
those whose hearts are still in rebellion and who
WILL AVAIL THEMSELVES OF THE FIRST OP-
PORTUNrTY TO STRIKE A BLOW AT THE
GOVERNMENT, use them and stand behind them
to throw their treason broadcast over the land
Is not such language calculated to make Northern
people and the authorities suppose that people
about " to strike blow at the Government"
And does not such talk do great I'M ustice and
much harm?
And again the Progress said:
"Keep the rod over them for the present sor trea-
and secession aciU again rear its head in North
| Carolina. Their mutterings now heard through
| channels that represented as belonging to
body else and if to this license be added pardon,
they will soon aspire to office, will get office, and
| the work of undermining the government to which
| they ready to swear allegiance, actU COM
mence"
| keep the rod them,' lover the people of
North Carolina) says the Progress, cor treason and
secession will again rear its head in North Caro-
| lima" No wonder letters have been written and
elegraphic dispatches sent to the North represent
| ing that the of rebellion" when
one of our State papers makes such declarations
as the above. Are not justified in saying that
the Progress by of its editorials has done the
people ofNorth Carolina much harm?"
From the same article from which the above ex-
tracts quoted, we clip the following to showthat
| the Progress wants somebody punished:
| Thousands and thousands of men in North Car
lima will ask for pardon who ought have it, and
whom the President does not mean shall have it, for
| the present. The leaders, State, district county
and neighborhood, should have no pardon now OF
| for some years to come"
This looks very much like the editor of the Pro-
gress wants southern mems property condscated.
If he don't quit writing such sentences shall be
compelled to conclude that he is not good natured.
The Progress quotes from our paper to prove that
| We rather dangerous of fellow. 1t
| might be surmised that the editor our paper
and others suppressed so that he can enlarge his
circulation But we suppose he is joking, for
tainiy fat land one who has heretofore harped
much he has in favor of the freedom of the press
! would wilfully misrepresent any The real,
conscientious, honest Union of the State Go not
consider us dangerous, for some of them have re-
| Gently expressed warm appreciation of course
| since the closed They think have not
playe the sycophant and tried to make pretensions
| to having been ii Union during the war. In
stead of that, it is known that we have canddly
| knowledged that our sympathies were with the
South in the late war; but, the cause having failed,
| we now very properly advise peace and submission
| to the authorities that be. We have never much
as received hint from the military authorities
| to how should write, and we have never had to
| back down from any of our positions, explain.
| Can the Progress say as much?
But the fact is, the editor of the Progress and our
selfare alike in respects ard in respects
| we are not alike. We are alike in this only that
we both denounced the "Yankees" and supported
the war 1.-THE editor of the Progress favorirg and
going into it little and little further than
| we did): and we are unlike in this: that are &C.
knowledge the part took and have never attempt
ed deny it, while the editor OF the Progress de-
MES everything and pretends to set himself up as
having been the best Union man in the State.
The Progress denies saying anything calculated
to mislead Northern opinion, yet in the very same
article in which the denial is contained it falsely
charges the Charlotte Democrat with endeavoring
foment strife, thus trying to lead the authorities
and the Northern people to believe that paper
and others here in North Carolina arrayng the
people against the Government. Before we are
done with it will show that the Progress is the
paper which has tried to array the people of this