The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1836-06-17

lhey nave increased, and that they are ia.
creasng, not few hundred thousand dol.
lars, but millions, aye, and tens of millions.
The friends Of the administration nor are
eagerly hunting up objects of expenditure.
to dispose of the immense public revenue,
and opposing the distribution Of the pro.
ceeds OF the public lands and Mr.. Calhoun's
bill TO amend the Constitution SO as TO distri.
butte the surplus revenue among the States.
lest their supplies should be cut of. The
greatest expenditure, during Adams's ad.
mlnIstrailon, exclusive of payments on ac.
count OF the public debt, was short of Ia
millions; that in Jackson's, exclusive of the
same, % millions, or somew here in that
nelghborhood.
Again: the patronage Of the Government
was not 10 be brought in conflict with the
freedom Of elections no federal officers to
be permitted actively to interfere IN them.
Mark how this pledge has been redeeued.
II Is we'll known that not only Is inlerier
eDce tolerated, on the part of the office.hoI
ders, but encouraged and rewarded Eve
ry man who holds an office Of importance,
Is expected TO sustain the party, with an his
Official and personal Influence aud should he
dare 10 20 against them, and exercise his prl.
nlcses as a free man independently, he is 10
danger oil being subjected to punishment.
10 the loss Of his office. Dependents on the
treasury are traycrsIng the country, aud
brawlng as loud as the lOudesi on muster
and election grounds are preparing public
opinion, ~ the shape Of resolutions, aud
sending them 10 different places to be adop
ted. Their Impotence even reached the
heigh, Of getting up little meetings, aud
having themselves or their creatures ap.
pointed delegates, and afterwards meeting
IN Baltimore, under the imposing name oil
representatives of the Republican party, die.
illine to the people whom they should sup.
port Tor President and Wee. President, aud
denonncIng all who had the contumacv TO
resist their arrogance aud expose tie fraud.
Not only thls-lhe President hlmseIf, alike
regardless Of decency, his solemn pledges.
aud his dennnc'ai,on Of such practices, has
openly entered into the arena, aud taken
up the cudcels ~ favor Of his Sccanus. -
lie IS SAID TO utter the most uuDecorring
ianguage, and the most disgusting TRADES
against one Of his earliest, most dtslnteres.
ted, aud pare friends, because he has con.
seuled, contrary 10 the Presidents wishes,
10 be ron a. candidate for the Chief Ma.
giStracy OF the | ), Hens known To have
iauked a vile and Ibelious newspaper, con.
iagGinmg the most scurflI9us attacks on
tba, individual. We mean Judge " hItc,) ta
members Of the Legislatures of diiercut
States, and has eScrlcd his personal lutlu.
auce to procure the adoption Of measures To
drive hm from the Scuatc Of the [. States.
Processing opposition TO the Caucus System,
aud supported on that ground, he has given
Il has cpun'euaucc and authority, IN lts most
odlousand revolving form, (,he Rucker eau.
Gus, and denounced those - ho derrded It's au.
iborty, a. " denying the capacity Of the
people for selt.goNeInment.'
Notwithstanding the resolutions on Mr..
Clly's taking The pubic printing from few
Editors, for political considerations, he
has removed more officers on that account
han every other President, from the ra'l.
carap.oi the constitution, up to the time
IF MS 6wn~ lnauguraiion. We must stop
he disgusting detail for the present. fl
shall be resumed. We wish the people TO
laye the evidence TO enable them to decide
Raj Star.