The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1866-08-14

THE NATIONAL CoNvENTIoN.-The time
rapidly approaches when, in the city whose
walls shook with the echoes of cannon fred in
commemoration OF the birth of this nation, there
will assemble from the North, the South, the
East and the West, the Of all Sections and
Of all parties, who desire peace, to determine
upon some plan of action upon which all the
conservative elements of the country may unite
for restoration of the Union.
jealousy the Southern press has labored
since the publication Of the first call, to impress
upon their people the real importance Of the
movement, and there has been obtained from
the States lately in rebellion afullness OF re-
Spouse convincingly indicative of the more than
willingness of their citizens to have re-estab-
lshed the equal and traternal political relations
which must 60 before, as they will produce,
eventually, the return of social determination.
In the beginning, it was the duty of those
who are the opponents, if not the directors Of,
public opinion, to be satisfied thoroughly of the
objects had in view by. the projectors of this
coalition of all the opponents of Congressional
tyranny, and therefore such questions were asked
Nv the Southern journals as answered by the
Presidents organs would leave nothing in doubt.
The responses have come with emphatic clear
ness, and our delegates go to Philadelphia In
the belief that they go not as suppliants tor mer-
cy, as bargalners tor peace, or as bartere1s OF
Southern honor for messes of Union pottage,
but as freemeu, equal III all respects to- those
whom they will meet who, suffering under the
yoke of despotsm as unjust, as CALLING, as dan
eerous to one section as the other come at the
call of those whose liberties are equally threat
ened to arrange such plans for the future as will
check the aggressions of Radicalism and re-
store to the citizens of our government that con-
stitutional liberty not now to be found beneath
its flag.
The South enters the Convention as power
full ally to the Unionists of the North, prepared
to work strenuously to obtain for the American
people the privileges which it must share, ready
to enter heart and soul into any movement prom
isiDp release to the whole nation from yoke
which. if not shaken off, will press equally upon
the Northern Democrat, Conservative, Rerub-
Ican, and the Southern uph9lder of the admin
is tratioD.
Let there be no misunderstanding between
u.s. We 60 to battle for our rights, and not to
plead or compromise iof privileges. We 60 as
an outraged people to join with down-trodden
men in opposition to deadly and common
foe. We 90 to reinforce the oppressed IN their
battle with the oppressor
So received. there will rise from the founda-
ton to be laiG at Philadelphia, party whose
giant power will hurl seditous faction from
the seats whence it now issues the mandates
which make serfs of American citizens, and VIII
establish the Government upon basis more hrn
than it has ever known. North and South,
those who have done this great work will look
upon the Union with pride and love as the frult
of their labor, and there will be none d'sioyal
except those wicked men who have sought'to
make the power of great nation the lnstru-
ment for enslayement of its people:
So rejected, and the doom of the Republic is
sealed-Norfok TirQintdn.