The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1836-11-04

Ii requires sure patience 10 read through
this address, not 50 much on account OF us
length, though II is lons enough. but for The
bold attempts which IL makes TO hum6ug
the people, and in some instances It's per.
version of facts. Who would have eXpec.
ted in an address purposely written To re.
commend Mr.. Van BIren aud Richard NJ.
Johnson, there woul.' have been treatise
on Gen. JackSon's administration (etsuch
is the fact This attempt Of the writer OF
the Van Buren, address TO transfer 10 the
caucus candidate the glory or popularity OF
Gen. jackson, will be as sIgnally defeated
as was the attempt OF the old Hero himself
TO hitch Tennessee to his car. Ii does not
follow as we have seen II somewhere Truly
but sacasticaiy remarked hat II | love a
man, | must therefore love his dog. Gen.
Jackson's bold aud energetic character
makes Van Buren's spaniel like servIliy
the more striking by the contrast.
The very first assertion Of the writer Of
the pamphlet, under the title "General
Jackson's Administration, - such aiSih
cation of facts, as renders Il difficult to treat
him with any respect. IieabhIm War,
which at one tine threatened Us. aud which
the violence Of tactIous opposl ION had
well nigh produced, has been aterted by
the stern virtue and iuaeylble Integrty OF
our venerable Chef Magistrate" Now,
there Is not an individual acquainted With
the history of our difficulties with France
who does not know that wanton, and Ne are
bound to say, wltul Injustice Is done 10 those
members OF Congress opposed TO the admin.
lsiraton. Had Congress clothed the FTesl-
den, With the powers asked IN his message
at the session of Congress before the last,
10 wit 10 seize The property 81 French clli-
zens, in all human probability We might
R0r, instead OF peace, have been IN the midst
OF bloody war. 1t Was the mud and con.
cIhatory course of the Legislative depart.
ment Of the Federal Government 10 which
tins nation is indebted Tor the peaceful aud
honorable termination OF our difficulties
with France and II any portion Of Congress
more than another contributed 10 bring about
such result, Il was thus very " iAcuous op
position"
We would ask the author of this address,
or any vi hts friends, why he did tot specl
Y these particular acts Of the iactious op
position which threatened the country with
war, which @as only averted BY the stern
virtue aud Ioaeyble integrity Of the Pfesi.
dent. Was 1t that ihey refused TO cIulhe
the President with the high powers asked
by him-poSers "hich would la sus:daece
have transferred the declaration Of ~ar from
the Legislative TO the EXECUTIVE Branch OF
the Government Then, the adme;-lfa.
ton members are as obnoxious To the charge
OF beng factous as the opposition members
Of Congress. TIE resolutions reported by
Mr. Clay, from the committee OF Foreign
relations, we're unanimously adopted. Re
solutions were passed with like unanImly
III the House OF Representatives.
The resolutions OF both bodies, whilst
they insist upon tie payment OF the ndeu-
alty stipulated by the treaty, carefully alb
STAN from the employment Of any thlng cal.
culated still further 10 wound the PRIDE Of
the French Government. Did this appear
like iactious opposition, or like desire 10
involve the country IN war; Iie believe
the writer Of this address PROCESSES some
reverence for the requirements Of christi
auity. lie commend to his attention. that
portion Of the decalogue, which enlous Us
not to bear false witness against our neigh.
Dor.
81 lar from wars being averted by the
President, or the country being threatened
with II from the course Of the opposition, It
IS notorious, that II was the language of the
Executive himself, menaclng the French
Government as they commended, winch caus
ed the difficulty. Whether the conduct OF
the cabinet Of LOUIS PHILIPPE was such as
justified the language OF the President, re
ierred 10, Il Is useless now to enquire. We
are merely stating facts to repel the un.
founded and unjust Impulation that we we're
near beng involved 10 war by the acts OF
the ''factIous opposition
The address says peace with all foreign
nations has been preserved; but we hear
.Othng OF the numerous lndan wars which
have taken place during this administration !;
wars which have been expensive, destfuc.
tive to our citizens, aud dlsgraceiu to our
arms. 10 some Instances, these wars, 1t
has been stated, on the most respectable
authority, have proceeded from the fiagi.
iIous frauds OF Government agents, and pro.
lracted by the negligence Of the proper au-
thon,ies 10 no; having the necessary force
on the spot to queI them when they first
broke out. Neither does ii suit the conye.
nlence Of this writer to inform the people
what an economical administration this has
been-ho~ the public expenditures have
crrl.lI1I L y