The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1867-05-28

THE RALEIGH SENTINEL AND THE CHARLOTTE
DEMocRAT.-The Sentinel has become somewhat
excited and seems to have lost its usual propriety
in discussing public affairs. 1t rails at US in
rather bad temper, and talks about ..twadde''
and ..whimperings." There is this difference
between the Sentinel and the Democrat: The
Sentinel is the organ Of the present State admin
istration. and is anxious to keep certain set of
men in ofice-t is working for party purposes
and for party meanwhile the Democrat belongs
to no party and is not under the influence or
control of any party. but is striving to establish
good feeling and peace among all men,
The Sentinel has favorites to promote TO Office
and consequently it considers 1t duty to de-
nounce all who come in their way. We have no
particular favorites to promote. and have never
abused Gov. Worth or his friends but have
merely cautioned the Sentinel against abusing
Gov. Holden and his friends, believing that such
conduct promoted contention and strife.
We do not belong to the Republican party and
have no fa>ors to ask of that any other party.
but we can tell the Sentinel that there are as
good and as honest men cooperating with the
Republican party in North Carolina be
found i'll the Sentinels party. and :he sooner it
acknowledges this fact, and ceases its ''twaddle"
and 'whmperings" about Holden and IInldenites
the better will be for the welfare of the State.
The Sentinel has already caused trouble enough
to the people of the State, and it is time for it to
change its course. BY advising and promoting
contention for the office of Governor in the Fall
of 1865, it did great deal to prevent the admis-
sion of the State into the Union. and its facous-
ness afforded an excuse TO some extent for the
passage of the late Reconstruction Acts. by which
inaly of people disfranchSrd and put
below the negro Along with many of our fellow
citizens we have been deprived of the right to
vote. and we feel that justified in blaming
the Raleigh Sentinel for assisting in causing the
di>francrisemcnt of the white people.
We do not approve and endorse everything that
Mr. Holden says and does-he knows that we
often differ with hin-but it should be remem-
bered that he has been badly treated and de-
crircd by the Sentinel and Others who heretofore
profrSsed great friendship for him. but who de-
serted him for very slight or no cause at all and
in that WY aggravated and forced him to treat
his opponents with some severity He is not
superior to human nature, and those who assa
him may expect to be assaulted in return. After
Mr. InlGrn's conduct Provisional Governor
was endorsed by a unanimous vote of the State
Convention. and after it well known that
President johnson and the true friends of the
South in Washington desired his election to the
Office of Governor. if the Sentinel and its advisers
had permitted the election pass without nppoSi-
ton and strife, they might feel that they are not
responsible for the present unsettled and threaten
ing condition of affairs; bat it is, they are
justly subject to blame and censure.
We asked Gov. Holden for favors of any
Aort, AMI hare nerer rcceired any. Can the
Sentinel say much