The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1865-08-15

Union man he has BEEN He must remember that we
keep the record of all great in this State. In
the Raleigh Progress of July 90, 1869, we find the
following:
"lf slavery is to be destroyed, the country over
run and our people subjugated it will be more hon
orable for US to go down with our harness on and
with banners streaming than to cry quarter and
abandon the contest. So feeling, in favor of
the immediate conscription Of all white men in the
Confederacy, physically able to carry musket, re-
CARELESS of professions, exemptions substitutes,
between the ages of eighteen and fifty"
LAS the shortest way TO peace and the only road to
victory, we want universal conscription--a con-
scription that has exemptions and no substi-
tutes x y 1--WE are in favor of Il universal
CONSUMPTION law as the only road to victory and
the shortest way to peace, and the Government
must choose between the course suggest and de-
feat and subjugation, for sensible supposes
for moment that we can hold out long without
more men,"
Some people simple enough to believe that
the editor who wrote the above was then a pretty
good war and friend of the institution of sla-
very, notwithstanding his denial and professions
now. He was so anxious for war that be even want
ed the old men put in the fghts
And he was then good friend ofJefferson Davis,
judging him by the following emphatic declaration
ave believe that Mr. Davis is patriot; and that no
one desires more sincerely the Independence of the
South than he does and that he desires to do Justice
to the States"
Then, the editor of the Progress declared that Mr.
Davis was patriot; now, he wants him hanged. A
| change of circumstances and prospects has great
deal to do with some mems sentiments and consis-
tency.
But we must amuse our readers with a few more
extracts from the Progress 20 show how he rejoced
at Confederate victories Hear the gentleman he
spoke through the Progress of May 4th, 1864:
1.-THE dark clouds which have for so long obscured
the light to the East and South beginning to
disappear and the day appeareth. x x These
victories such as to revive the hopes and rejoice
the hearts of people, and may not hope that
they are only the precursors of grand glorious
and GROWING victory over the hosts of the enemy
the soil of the Old Dominion?n eff our peo-
pie at home will but do their duty to the men in the
field and their families, need not fear subjuga-
ton"
And from an old number of the Progress we make
the following extracts merely for the purpose of
showing how we'll the editor loved the Union and
! the Northern people. He said:
awe abandoned the Union soon after the election
Of Lincoln, believing that it gone forever and
openly and boldly declared in favor of associating
| North Carolina with the Southern Confederacy."
eve have come out from the THIEVING set, and
we mean TO stay ou and iii be necessary to fight
| to maintain independence, are willing to
| that
.He who thinks Of reconstruction or submission
| is either mad or traitor" ave would soon Join
in hanging for expressing a desire for recon-
struction as we would an avowed aboHtionist."
| All it is our "good- natured" contemporary that
was in favor of hanging Union men,
We give one more extract from the Progress and
stop for the present. Here is "big" and "bloody'
| lick:
| awe want big battles; want them in rapid
| succession; and we willing that they should be
| DESPERATE and BLOODY. Let the Potomac run
with blood let the farms, houses and other proper
y ofPennsylvania and Ohio fall before armies.
Let them taste some of the sweets which they have
administered to peaceable citizens of Virginia."
| Oh, what Union man. And he is the individual
who is now denouncng as traitors those of his fel-
low citizens who co-operated with him in carrying
| on the war. HI wants others punished for doing
| the very thing he did himself. n
| We have been willing to let bygones be bygones,
but the editor of the Progress does not appear to
| be so disposed. Very well.
| We hope the military authorities will not disturb
our fat contemporary arrest him for being great
| big rebel. 1t may be that he don't mean much harm
| by what he says, and merely wants to fill up his
paper and show that he write if he can't do
acty right. His friends and acquaintance under
| stand him, even if strangers do not But we hope
he will take in his sails," and we would most re-
| specially suggest that those who live in glass
houses should not indulge in the sport of throwing
| stones.
E7 We are pleased to learn that Gen. Rufus Barrn.
ger, who commanded Brigade of n G. Cavalry in the
late war; has been released from prison and returned
| his home in Concord, n. c..