The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1836-04-08
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GEN. DUDLEl.-lt has become so
common weapon OF party warfare 10 as
perse aud mlsrepresent our public men, that
private enwiiy chuckles at nomination, as
atiordIng II safe intrenchmeut Tor lis at.
lacks, while partisan cunning looks TO II as
a rich field for the exercise of its powers, IN
deceiylng the simple, and imposing on the
creduluuS.
We are led to these remarks by an at.
tempt which IS making 10 peryert 10 the in.
jury Of Gen. Dudley, resolution introduc.
ed by him at political meeting in 1923.
TO prevent further mlsconstructlon, and as
an act of justice TO the General, (particu
larry incumbent on his then friends, who 70.
ted unanimously for lis passage) copy Of
the resolution is now laid before the public
Resolrsd, That this Society recommend to the
friends OF Gen. Jackson in tins State, 10 support
DO other person for Congress- he General Assem-
bly,, OF any other important appointment OF pallt
cal nature, than genuine friend OF Gen. jackson,
provided be be capable and honest"
Can any one object 20 the measures here
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Is IL uOt duNOCdtcu III lUt-
DRY aud adopted IN practice, by all who are
actuated by principle, consistency or honor
The resolution surely conveys no llliberali.
~ or improperly Of sentiment, but merely
PROCESSES a preference for political assocl.
ates, if qualified by honesty and ability.
Principles, not men, was once the watch.
word of the Republican Party, and here the
sentiment is but embodied.
The letter Of acceptance to the Wake
Committee, too, has been used with similar
design, and like dishonesty OF construction.
Political llhberalty and narrow sectional
feeling, have been attempted 10 be deduced
from IFS by dlslngenuous quotations; by tear.
Ing passages from their context and giving
them a significance which the letter does
not convey, and which II is evident It's au.
thor never designed. Thus he is made
TO object to Mr.. Van Buren,, because I" he
Is not one of Us. He is northern man.
Such a quotation may suit the graduates Of
the Albany school, and may b. consistent
with the present standard Of political hon.
esty. but It betrays great moral turpltude.
The language OF the letter Is, lie Mr.
'. b. IS not ore of US. He Is a northern
man IN soul, IN principle, and in action, and
continues TO explain why he is not one Of
Us, by referring particularly to the Tariff
and the Abolition Question the great lead.
ing and dividing subjects between North and
South. Does any one pretend that upon
these questions Mr.. Van Buren, is a South
ern man in ieelng-thal BE- thinks with us,
or has ever acted withusl The letter points
to no accidents OF birth or residence CYL.
denti. slludes to no sectional or geographl.
cal distinctions, but 10 great and lmmutabe
principles, which are vital to the South.
Had the writer been capable OF an argu.
ment so merely ad captandnm or had his
ambition been paramount to his patriotism,
the disclaimer OF his friends would have been
hushed, and he might have arrayed the
Southern feeling aud employed the prejudI.
ces OF ms fellow citizens as tho ladder Of his
perferment. But his opposition was to the
man and his principles, not to the place OF
his birth or residence, and we know him
we'll enough to be assured that he would
not, for the sufFrages Of the People, have
played the Demagogue, or SO prostltuted bis
self respect. JUSTICE.