The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1836-10-28

! one Of tie most important domestic lnshiu.
tons Of the south, that he was willing the
country should be conyuised from Ms cen.
ire TO lis extrcmities, nay, TO hazard the m
ION itself sooner than the political Influence
Of the sla,e.holdIna states should he lncreas'
n cd. " hen ne gave llls vote oiacquIesence,
ms lis friend Mr.. Butler terms IT, he sPake
his real sentiments. He had not then fixed
his gaze upon The Presidency. lie had no
motive TO conceal his oplnlons. People OF
North Carolina, can YOU vote for such
nan Can you rely upon hun, when The
spirit Of tanaticism, which, IN all ages, has
IoyerIeaped all restraint, aud disregarded all
consequences is abroad in the land Did
YOU IN sober seriousness regard tins attempt
TO exclude Missouri from the Union, Tor such
cause as dangerous aud unconstitutional
Interference with the relations OF master aud
slave at the time Ii you answer IN The
affirmative, is il less so now For mark
you, the resolutions for which Mr.. Van Bu.
rem voted did not look to The case OF MIS-
souri alone. They declared that 10 terri
torn where slavery existed ought 10 b. adj
united into the buIon. You are asked IA
reference 10 this question, II II IS right to
dsinter long buried teuds TO scatter the
frebrand of discord between the north aud
the south We seek not 10 dlslnier them.
, Bot when an individual presents himself,
and demands our sutiIages, WHO himself con.
tributcd To klndc this lebrand, 10 scatter
thus d,scord, to interfere wlth the constl,n-
,ional rights OF shareholders, We should he
wanting IN duty 10 ourselves, ne should be
rccrean, 10 our principles, # we did not
meet han with stern refusal
Anauempl IS also made to cSeulpale Van
Burcn from the odum Of tariff votes, under
the pre,ence that he acted m obedience TO
the INSTRUCTIONS Of the Legislature at New
York. VIII you lie KIND enough, hr. Al.
thor of tins address, to inform the peop'c
where these Instructions are 10 be- tyund tn
l sci or IN l>27 ; or whether MIR. Van ia.
rem MAS acting under them when he avoW.
ed his being IN favor OF the protective sys
ten, iust before the celebrated ilarn-burg
Conycallon. \ GA are deied "a De- II. You
know you cannoi: tor no such instructions
are 10 existence. These votes and tins
speech we're his oNn deliberate acts, Tor
which, 10 the sight uf Cd and man, he,
and be- alone, - responsible. Tie, and b.
alone, - responsible Tor refusing IL vote 10
reduce the duty on salt, au article ol undIs.
pcns.,blc necessity TO every family, rich or
poor, in the country. Eyen IN regard 90
the tariff of l-3-, there Is 90 evidence that
he used the shgh,cs, e1Cuious 70 prevent
the Instructions beng gwen i'm under htch
hr uow shelters himself. liz uuqucsilou.
ably had great and commanding inGucacc
with the Legislature OF Ncs lurk and 1t
he vas really opposed 20 the bdl u abomna,
tlons. why was not tha, Influence eyerted
10 prevent the imposition a ouerous bur.
,hens 90 The south
Wins did many OF his particular and IN.
innate personal and political friends vote
even sgalnst the compromise b'l Il These
questions cannot bn answered. NJ, 90,
g,ulleu,en &c the cnmmlttre, Il - rather ggu
late IN the day 10 palm oil upon an .utelh
gcat community tive mousltUus labGcation
tha, the sFo,l- candidate VAS opposed 10
high tariffs. lis recorded acts and opln.
,ct.s stare such dec.amiion ~ ihe iaee and
give 1t a lla, contradiction.
The remaining portion 81 tho address,
under tie bead ct hr. Van Burcu, $, dsso.
ted to clearing his skirts from aiotHioalsrn.
We rcitrrale what We have SAID IN another
article, that 10 yielding ihc constitutional
question, ~ admitting the constitutional
power OF Congress to abolish slavery 40 the
district. MIR, Nan Buren, Yields the only
ground upon ~h,eb We ean rp.sc With any
security. II Is giving 50 the citadel 1t our
rights, Whenever tie enemy shall tbiuk pro-
per TO enter aud occupy ii. For mtslliy It
as he may, It bccoa,es mere question OF
cxpedlency. Nhcueser the requisite cou
s'iiuiional malorlt, shall deem It eVped,eui,
they have, by Won Burcns own admission,
the nght--no, merely toe power, bot the
RIGHT 10 pass las aboll-bing slavery. 10
tms complexion II must come at last. Ihis
opinion, coupled s,th hs votes on the Ms
souri, qnealon, md his cxcr,iuas 10 elect
Ruius King 70 the Senate, shonid make III
pause aud solcmnly aud seriously reflect
before We give h,m our Suii,agcs.
HIS views Of the "Spedicncy ot this aboil.
ton question may change We know not how
soon. Even uow lac refuses to pledge hinn
sef to veto bill aboIlshlng slavery 10 the
district. Has his conduct been such as 10
warrant the bchei, that Il our rights we're
invaded, he would, at the hazard Of his own
political destruction, throw himself into the
breach to shield us Let The whole tenor
Of his lle--hls deseri,on Of every man and
every party with whom he has been con