The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1836-05-20

wherc, 1t will only be necessary To state that al
'eas' some OF the leaders who urge these argu.
inents on their followers, were not themselves al.
ways supporters of Gen. Jackson's Admipistra.
ton" and that, If Messrs. Spaight and Van Bu.
rem have supported Gen. Jackson, they date their
friendship from the time when they saw that his
star was In the ascendant, and when thew knew
'hat friendship for him would import popularity
II not Office to them-Mr. Van Buren,, like many
oil our narrnest Jackson men in these parts no,,.
supported Mr. Adams in 1924; and Mr.. Spa,vbt.
'hen IN Congress, was a member of the Congress.
sional Caucus which nominated Crawford. and nc.
forwards voted for him in the House. potwitbs,an
oihg an overwhelming majority of the People of
the State had given their sufffages at the ballot.
boxes for Gen. jackson!
we could thus discourse, by the hour, of the
want Of candor exhibited in the account of this
meeting, and of the inconsistency in the conduct
and professions of those who conducted it-men
"ho call themselves the Republicans par ereet.
!ense OF the present dsy-but We have already
spun this article out 10 a much greater length
than we intended, OF than its subject merits, and
viii therefore bring it to a close, after requesting
Tor the official account /" Of the "Small Tory
Meeting" the particular critical attention of all
our readers.
61-See the Letter from Judge White, to
Judge Emmcrson, of Tennessee, on the Surplus
Revenue, and It's Distribution among the States"
published IN preceding column.
We are truly reioiced that the Judge entcrtains
The sentiments therein expressed in relation to
the very interesting questions of the large amour,
OF Public Money now lying idle in the Pet Banks,
and the policy, nay actual necessity, of dlstribu
ting II among the States, 10 whom il Of right be.
longs, and should in sheer justice be given. lie
says, that, without such distribution. every thing
which ought 10 be near and dear to freemen will
bc put 10 hazard, their liberties their Cons,itu
ton, their public and private rights Judge White
was opposed to the Land Bill! which The President
yeiood-"while We owed National Debt. and had
no more money IN the Treasury than our reason.
able wants for the common purposes Of Govern
meni enabled US 10 use, always Eel, disposed to
aeqaiesee - ne opinion that We ough, not 10 dis
tribute, but, no@, finding ourselves in new
aod strange conditioa," with an OVERLOOKING Urea.
sury, kcp, no one Knows riers, aud used no one
knows hoir, but al the command Of Government
not too pure 70 use i without s,n, for the purpose
Of fixing corrup, Party over the heads Of the PEG
PIE, he duly appreciates the claims Of the States
10 ,hls treasure, and advocates It's distribution a.
a'ong them, as the only means hy which tic per
mAnent interests Of the country can bc secured
lfnothng else could be urged Why Judge White
should be e!ss aied 10 the Presidency bis opinions
on this imPoftsn, suboo, would ehiitc him 10 tina,
exalted station. Whle, on Tie other hand. II no
thing else could BE- adduccd against Van Barren,
his and his friends violent opposition to the pro
position to divide among the States What is theirs
by every principle Of equity, and wha, many Of
them are at this timc IN most pressing need Of
should be sufficient to deter the frecmen of this
country from placing him v here lie can "cafrr
out SO unjust and suicidal policy. Let every
va'ci soiemnly and dispassionalely consider these
things, before be casts his suffrage IN November
next
c. The Wig Electoral Ticket of North
Carolina viii soon be full We have now TO re.
cord The eleventh nomination of Elec,or and four
more only remain 10 complete gur bdna,r, previous
TO our entrance upon the approaching Political
Campaign with zeal and carncstuess made more
intense and unremitting by the certainly Of ulli.
mate victory.
Al District Convention Of the Wing Delegates
appointed by the Counties Of Franklin, Warren,
Halifax, and Nash, held on the 80 of May, DR..
WILLIE PERRY, of Franklin, was unanimous
" nominated as iii person to be placed on the
White and Tyler Tiekc, as Ecctor ior the Dis.
trict composed Of said Counties.
80
or FOrty.tiro Counties in ". Carolina
have already spoken ont, in voice both loud and
deep in favor oithe Peoples Candidates, WHITE,
TYLER, and DUDLEY and some one or moro
o. the remaining twenty three are responding al.
most every day, aud ranging themselves in the
same glorious cause 4 few weeks more, and the
Wing Flag viii be unfurled from Macon TO Cum. |
tuck aud the knell of Van Burenism will have
been sounded in The "o old North State"
o. The Wigs of Georgia.-A Con.
venton of the Whip Pa-ty of (;oorgia was held n,