The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1836-05-13
From the Raleigh Star.
Gen. DudIey's Vote i'm 1911.

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We are much mistaken, if we do not
make the Van Buren, organ heartily sick
of this matter, 1--WE we're about to say asha.
med Of ii, but that is feeling to which it
is Strangely before we have done with It.
The evident design Of the Standard was to
create the impression, by inuendo and in.
situation, that the change in the mode of
appointing Electors was made by the Fe.
deral Party, that Gen. Dudley was acting
with that party, and therefore not Repub-
llcan as his friends represented him TO be.
Since our last publication, we have con-
versed with gentleman of the highest re.
SPectabllty and intelligence, who is perfect.
ly familiar with the events Of that period,
in which indeed he acted prominent part.
We are indebted TO him for the further ex.
PLANTATION which are about to give OF the vote
in question, which may be relied on as cor.
rect.
A Census of the People of the United
States had been taken agreeably to law,
prior TO the session of ISL, but no appor-
tionmeDt of the representation had been
made by Congress, and it was uncertain
what number O! inhabitants would be enti-
lied to representative. Each State is en-.
titled 10 as many Electoral votes as she has
Members in Congress, Senators included.
II was therefore unknown to the Leglsla.
ture of ISL what that number would be.
If we gained, by the Census Just taken, an
additional Member of the House of Repre-.
sentaiives, and the mode of appointing E.
ectors remained as it then was, the conse.
quence would be this-the State would lose
one of her electoral votes. To guard d.
gdiaSt this contingency (which, by the by,
was no Improbable one, and 10 gre tie IN
dirided rote of the State to James Madison,
the Republican Candidate, the change was
made, which has 50 much disturbed the
nerves OF "the democratic" editor 1t would
seem he had not forgiven, as yet, those uho
e6ected it, and rho thereby deprired Mr..
Clinton of some rotes rhich he might hare
obtained under the District system.
We are much mistaken, however, if the
Republican People Of North Carolina will
at all sympalhise with him in his feelings.
II the redoutable editor shall be as untortu.
nate in all his charges against the Peoples
Candidate, we desire be may continue them.
The shaft, unJustly sped against an oppon.
ent, by lis rebounds Away Injuries the as.
sailan, more than his intended victim.
We again ask for an explanation of Gov.
Spalght's disregard Of the will of his con.
stltueuts. We are anxious TO see BY what
process that vote is TO be reconcled with
either Republican Principles, or that deyo.
ton 10 the Democracy, about which the
Regency Party are constantly prating We
dare The party TO undertake the task. 1t is
due to the People Of North Carolina, for
whose suffrages Gov. Spaight is candl.
date for the highest office in their GIFT. 1t
is due to Gov. Spaights own character for
consistency, especially after his course on
the resolutions TO instruct NlngaR to er-
punge Cidy'S resolution. Ii this explana,
ton is not made, ii It IS not shown that this
vote is consistent with Republican Princ.
plies, we shall conclude, and the people will
conclude, Il cannot be Shoira.