The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1836-05-20
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Nay 90, 1886.
THE PEOPLE AGAINST THE CAUCUS
Republican Wing Ticket
EDWARD ID. DUDLEY, for GOrernor.
HUGH l.. WHITE, for President.
JOHN TYLER, for Vie,.Pyesident


rrThe Great (,) Van Buren, Meeting.
AT length we are enabled to lay before our rea.
gsrs an official account Of the proceedings of the
Van Buren, Meeting held in this Town on the 26ih
5,y Of April last. Ii is extracted from the Ra.
,,h Standard Of the 18th instant, and will be
ognd in a preceding column.
Some essaylst has remarked, that in proportion
"a our depreciation Of an evil, will be our gratifcs
ion at its being ayerted from US and often have
~. experienced the truth Of the sentiment; but
,syer more so than in the result OF the Van Buren,
peeang referred 10, aud in the perusal of The a.
f,esad official account" Of il. From the cxer.
ion, made previous TO the Goth of April, to secure
arrc collection of The faithful on that day
ron the extraordinary preparations which com.
isaa report said were going on amsng the leaders
+. grand display Of their oraiorical powers,
,..r deep research in political lore, and their dis
lieresled patriotism in supporting the Caucus
Caadiiales-irom the cauoussing which had been
Aened to he carried on by small select squads
sfis party, both IN the streets and IN back rooms
rc,ioGs 10 and on the eventlul day--bu, above
s from the clustering, busy, and self.mportant
10. assumed by them for some hours before the
d our cause, lor We could expect nothing short Of
l1.ll sunhilaiion Of the whole Wing Psrty-an
.s..fe using up OF us, at the least But our
Principles aud our Party, being founded on tie
movable basis Of diylrc Truth and bound 10.
:stcr by the indlssolub!e ties Of Patriotism, pass
!. glscllhcd through the Goth or April, aud have
,ssolhleEod, suannibl,ated, the tremendous broad
,.is q tie l2Gh OF May, poured upon them ,hro'
~ columns OF the Van Buren, Standard And
sa.aHtly disappointed arc VIC, and greatly DO rc
or, ,herca, We hold j, to BE- good cause for
n.,1tou that srsa Truth and Patriotism, row.
''f.l as they arc, should have been sufficient 10
T. task Of saving the devoted Peoples Party from
e oououiless pl" Of political destruction to
s.eh u1e ohee. holders and aiiiee-scekcrshe
80 mfa--haa hoped to hurl them
Whh the exception Of The usual slang abou,
'.le Deuocrasie Republican Part, 81 the nea.
sas.ed Wing fafty - our venerable Chlcf Ma.
estate, Andfew jackson, and bis Adu.,nrslfa
sa. Sc Sc, ~hlch alioays ohaacleriEcs l,c
i,eo5h's d meetings held By the Federal Van Ba.
i.1ae',. he published bulletin Of this affair has
r@arng m i 70 snttle II 10 serious notice ard We
mi therefore beaiow only sigh, attention upon
6. q iNo q is more prominent POINTS leaving
aae intelligent reader TO detect, as he can easily
6 BE A'uny and de.uslye. though would.bc spe-
--' character Q: the whole account
Tae opening assertion Of ,h.s account. tia, the
',ag WIS aoac II ,!ic larrcs, ever held n ne
s.1ty, v, Decd aot combat. for ,haqe " ,.o were
asu or that day will know. from oorsoral Oh.
rsu,n, boa auel, credeuce to give il. and those
"a distance haze already sccn. Ia tie columns Of
qaper vhi, sc considered. and stall consider,
.'@lihs,anding this feyr,l ia the Van Bufen
'.ogantl true statement Of tic comparative
t'nocr' which attended that and TIC other meet.
bed hefe GA the saue dsy Our op.nou would
.3f tern, Z We had been asked for il, tho, the
''a Barren meeting 9as ono Il the smallcs,
Ell uer ought 10 aitemp, to pass upon such i'm
f''aat matters as came before il. and We marvel
H' ''e Nade;s, k.owiug the ease With which any
Hs'alemeut IN this part Of their ao.fcial &C
'sa could be detected, and tho inevitable eE
se' would have 10 b'ing their other statements
10 diseredi, should have allowed themselves to
a''" 50 long bow Ii can only be accounted
~ N''n the fact TIA, they 20 for t5eef abroad, al
'.'' c'''us'Tely---a fact the belief in which IS
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