The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1836-02-12
To the ErecMeH Of .KeCLlen.
burg County!
POLITICAL MEETING.

The Freemen of Old Meckenburg-t those v hc
are Too free to wear any mans coar-those who
are sui too independent 10 give up their blood.
bought right of choice, to Official dcialon-thosc
Milo prefer, for the next Presidency, native SON
Of their own State, Republican Of the Jeiierso.
nan School, to all ambitious demagogue Of New
York, man with no settled tncpes--those no
desire an honest and economical administration Of
/ tie National Goyernment--in short those who 20
tr Liberty against Power-all such. among the
People Of Old Mecklenburg, are earnestly requcs.
'fl 70 meet at the Courthouse IN Charlotte on
tuesday Of the hrs; week Of our next Superior
court, being the 10Th day Of F.bruary.)
THIS meeting OF freemenis called to discuss and
teclccon, for themselves, measures OF vas, import
,ace % the sholc common country Of which they
.5rm part-ot which their fathers formed so con
gicuous and honorable part IN 1.-THE days that
r,dmen's souls, and the institutions OF which,
lteyexpcct 10 zee II 20 on IN the PLAIN Repub.
hcin tack marked out tor II BY the blood Of their
ancestors, they must guard with eternal yisi.
sact.' Il IS therefore ondly hoped that those
sho regard thor own liberty, or the liberty Of
tht children, as OF any worth, will not fail 10 de.
vote OF east one day to the good work of dong
ehat les ii ther power 10 rescue the Constitution
em tao assaults made upon ii by those IN high
aces, and which. 4 allowed 10 continue, must
thc very hlc.blood Of Freedom itself.
a NUMBER OF WINGS
-
Gy- The Letter. The reader who with
are petussd Mr.. Calhoun's Speech IN our last pa.
i, must have had his attention arrested by the
',aiatks which he makes about Letter said te
Sc been received from the Duke de Brogllc, by
French Charge de Atisltes, and a corynf which
i offered 10 oar Secretary OF State, but which
refused to accept Ii was there seen that Mr..
L .h0un learns the existence Of such letter from
~ ufncnts accompany ing the Ffcsldfuts Spt.
I Message, aud regrets that copy OF il had not
q IN scceptd hy the Secretary OF State. as IT,
u Ilats would no doubt throw HIGHT upon our
y ath ahairs. copy OF this letter has since
y 10 FbsEcd 10 Nov lefk, aud Il DOES indeed
n 4rH light upon an- French affairs = and light
q ahlch shows oil the conduct Of General Jack
D IN siil more feprrhenabic form than ans
j ag Whleh had before tfanspltcd,
Never having before mentioned this letter. be.
n H-e is existence vas doubted by seme, aud b..
...t the President had not mentioned it In his
Astrga Message, m which he said that ls had
u Etg stated 70 Congress oil As circumstances
B aotti iclth ear French af4trs--vc cel autsolf
500, SINCE il has cone 10 light, not only to bring
j aet the oouec Of oar readers, bot to state 1T.
4 'ntg, and tho means by which It has been made
81 5lr
10 tie course Of some comments upon the Pre-.
II emf, lost Message, tn answer to some on The
u We subject Is the National Iategieentsr. the
lie HE official paper Of The Executive oudea.
n ri TO iofiiy some OF iis positions rs aiudiuc
f5a i b. a..
Il IN ette5 to a correspondent In tils country.
BE- lutelAgeHcer turned upon tao Official, ant
80 HGw that letter came 20 tic kaow ledge o.,
al journal or It's masters What were iis oh.
Il cts To " HON addressed &c. &c. The Globe.
asng made tins lal,e step, endeayofcd to escape
II Feteucu that the letter referred TO was gri.
Il "f l'tsr, that it was only casually alluded to,
q that, 10 "hemsoeyer written, u could have ne
Il ''lng on our controversy with France The In.
a.encef vas not 80 to be put Oft II followed
It's calls lor the letter" "thc letter. when
d ally II vas revealed BY the Paris papers, tina,
u ny ~ some sort had Been %tltten by the Dixie
u bfqghf TO w. Pngrot-by the Minister of To.
u '2a Affairs "a Paris 10 the Charge De ifaues
In france IN Washington public official de-
ii F+lfh Nhcrcupoh Mr. Clay moved Call on the
II .e'dfnt for a copy Of any such letter, and the
Il aate sustained the cali The answer was, that
u ettef had been read to Mr.. Forsyth, by NJ Pa.
81 u and a copy offered TO his acceptance, which
3eeiineG receiving,
~ much for the history Of the letter.
q. NeHll now quote Mr.. Forsyth's reasons for re. !
Nag to accept a cops Of it, as the best means Of
Fl wing It's contents; and then close the subject
Il r Hc appended remarks the New \ FORK Anne +
.a'r Aud If a review of the whole subject do
0 prove 'oanf Of eand0r on tho part Of Gen.
''hson, and determination not to let the Difficult.
ttiirtea the ttco countries be anicahIg settled
ii, 'aese positions be not eoncluslvety substantial.
Il 4 IL - not Ia the power Of evidence TO prove /,
thing
'Rfeply 10 the call Of the Senate, Mr.. Forsyth
ae following paragraph in relation 10 "thc
Il words.
H"i1 be seen, by the correspondence with the !
'"e' dc Aiialres of France that a despatch 10 7
nom The Duke de BroglIe was read TO the Sc. +
It,W the Department, IN September last. Ii .
"oHed with an authority 10 permit copy 10
Il 'Aeh II II was desired The despatch being
FL "RHmeHfatue dasrer 10 the last letter Of Mr..
''"pStoH TO the French Government, and in atiir.
''e OF the night of France to expect eyplana,
81 !" oi The message OF the President which .
''Se mad been distinctly and timely informed /
,u "ot De g'ueH '0ithout disregard BY The ChiG
pS"rate, Of his constitutional Obligations, no de-
Il mas. was expressed TO obtain a copy it being OBJ.
Il y improper to receive an argument in form |
D v" admitted OF no reply and necessarily una
j. lung 70 inquire how much or how little would |
,,, ,y france, 'ehen her righ to any such erpla
'" hoa tfeH, beforehand, so d,sfiacig and fgr