The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1836-04-15
" The letters of Judge White and Mr..

U3~ The letters of Judge White and Mr..
Yam Buren-1Re Coatrast-We published last
week the long and esuitica reply of Mr.. Van Blu.
ren to the question Put TO him by some gentlemen
at Jackson Northampton county, as to the right Of
Congress 10 abolish slavery in the District. The
Standard, with Its usual regard for truth and de.
cency, charges these gentlemen WITH an attempt
TO en;rap the magician, but exultngly declares
mat his response must have utterly frustrated all
their designs " and then, with an air of triumph,
which well becomes the calumniator Of the purest
patriots of the land, asks "why did they not come
out and publish the correspondence 2" And all
the political Parrots in the streets and in the tav
ems, (who know nothing except what they catch
from the dirty columns of the Globe Richmond
Enquirer, and Standard,) are repeating the un-
founded nsinuation that they had suppressed Mr..
Van Bnren's Letter. 1t is amusing to hear with
what admirable precision every dwelling imta.
tor repeats his lesson" Pretty Polly! Pretty
Polly Pretty Polig''
But the fact is, there is not the least semblance
OF truth in the charge. 1t was not expected nor
intended to Influence the intelligent and rejecting,
but was thrown out to operate upon the ignorant
and creduous. The object was to induce them to
believe that the letter Of Mr.. Van Buren, is all that
the South could ask of him and that those to whom
1t was addressed, being his opponents, were afraid
to lay IT before the public. 1t was not so. The
letter OF Van Buren, himself to Mr.. Mallory dis
proves the allegation. lie knew the Northampton
gentlemen had not had time to publish the letter
ard therefore says To Mr.. NJ, "As some time may
intervene before Its publication there, you have my
permission TO hand the correspondence 10 the Ed.
tor of the Enquirer, for publication in his paper"
1t will also be seen, BY reference to dates, that
although the letter TO Mr.. Van Buren, was written
on the 23rd february, he took time TO deliberate
until the 6h Of March, before he could devise re.
Spouse" which he desired to be as "unexceplion-
able TO the North to the South and we are
positively assured by some OF the gentlemen in
question, that several DAYS beyond the ordinary
time required for transmission by mail, elapsed
from the date Of his eplstlo 10 the time Of It's re-
cep;on 80 that the manuscript and the printed let
Ter made their appearance at Jackson nearly stimuli.
taneousy
As TO their object in writing to Mr.. Van Buren,,
II was to crafty Van Buren, man, who denied
that he held The opinion that Congress has the
power TO abolish slavery IN the District Having
admitted all that they commended for, that he does
entertain that worst OF all political hercsles most
| gladly would they have placed the correspondence
| IN the hands OF every man in the country; and
had they not been anticipated by the Richmond
| publication, would have promptly sent ii to the
press, as one Of the most powerful weapons which
can be used against the magician Of Undertook
/ in the South
/ We would now call the attention Of the reader
to the subloined correspondence between several
gentlemen at the same place. and Judge White,
i Mark the contrast between the promptness, bre.
ylty, and cXpllclthess OF Judge Whites reply and
the delay, mystitication, and proIi8Ity OF that OF
i lr, Van Buren,. The same question was address
ed 10 both Of them The one answers in three
days IN language plain, manly, unhesitating, ano
direct The other takes large part of a month
10 consider, and then patches up an elaborate, le
sulucai, and sophlslcal response mixed up viii
many houcyed expressions and equiyocal proml
ses intended 10 be KEEP, to the ear, but broken t
the sense Let the people Judge and choose be
tween them Raj Star.
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