The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1836-05-20

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VAN BUREN, MEETING IN ASHEyurr
We are really much surprised that M -
fetal account ofthe proceedings ofthstCo On
vention has yet been made public. Ilsaa
the Convention assembled in the nicbt -.
private room. in Asheville, during The h,
term Of the Superior Court, and nonnalel
Robert Love OF Haywood, as the Elec,o,C 4,
this District. We also learned, that ,ha,a
were delegates in attendance from the cnr
ties of Macon, Haywood, and Vance,
Burke, Rutherford and Buncombe. werr NJ,
represented, unless some Ned Rucker ,ooL
upon himself to represen, them without A.
,horlty. The NanItes never attempted !,
appoint delegates from the counties Of Bu0.
combe and Rutherford. They did ailenn
It m Burke, and we're most mlseraby d,an
poinicd-thsy could only get Chairman
two secretaries, and spokesman When
meetings were held IN the Counties Of Ruiz.
erford and Buncombe, 10 nominate DELE
gates TO the " hlte Convention, every nere
was strained TO defeat the,oblcct Of the meet.
lngs. Boasts we're made beforehand, ,h,t
the meetings would be broken up counle,
resolutions were offered and fully dlscussec
the question vas fairly put; the yaates
we're routed, horse, foot, and dragons AL
yet, many have the audaciiy TO clam lhs
district ior Van Buren,, Rltaerfrdi.a
Gazette.
Ii there were nothing else to induce ogr
opposition to Mr.. Nau buren,, the mtsa.
bic pal,erlug OF his late letter, without Re.
ference TO IT'S obnoxious principles, wull
be quite sufficient for us. The man vito
advocated the cause OF abolition IN Nlsog.
n; who advocated the abFidgmeni Of tho
rights Of the States, on this subject, IN re.
gard to Florida who. as a Seualor 10 the
New York Legislature, delberaled and
spoke upon the subject Of the nights Of The
free blacks hciore whom the whole subject
has presented itself IN all ITS variety d a..
poets, both as legislator IN The Stale and
national councils; for such man, to al.
about " hIs present lights, and about BEN,
open TO couyiclion. and all such equso-
cation and Iusinccfity, as Il the matter bad
for the first time been brought before BIS
mind, ~ disgusting Tor IFS preyariea,io0 aad
loatbsome tor It's hypocrisy. lis present
lights : better have the grace 10 SPEAK
The PLAIN truth for once, and have sad ts
present prospects. Such shutting qub.
bier, such selfish dissembler, for cur Prs'
dent l--faagh = Southern Recorder.
Col. Crocktf.-Thc following s 40 sT'
tract Of letter from a gentleman IN Log'.
lana, dated April 18th, TO a memberoi Ca
gvess
Crockett, was found within the AIanol
IN an angle made BY two houses, yhs On
his back, a irown on bis brow, smilc Of
scorn on his lIps-his knife 10 hls hand
dead Mexican lying across hls body, ard
twenty-five more lying pell,mell before o'H
IN the angle.
We know &C nothing that would give u
more pleasure than confirmation Of 'oe
rumour from the paragraph IN the C'ns'0'
natl Wing, VIZ: that Col. Crockett T''
not dead, but vas recovering from souna'
We have. however. not the slightest eoah'
dence in IL. All accounts concur ~ o.
scrlblng Crockett's conduct as most heroc'
Col. Travis servant, upon being asked WHO
killed the. greatest number OF the bes'es'
ing Mexicans, answered he supposed ,f.e',
Ell did, g" as he had the biggest plte q a'a'
around him, ball. Chron.
Our Congressional Cdnrdss hes'''
Graham and Newland are again before wv
people. Mr.. Newland now explicitly asoN'
himselfa Van Buren, man, and ackno"eog''
that he was for White last summer N''a
canvass,ng, before the people. ! rom :"
parts OF the district, we learn that Mr., y"
friends are deserving him. The people alo
we'll convinced that Congress has done y.
grosscst injustice 10 Mr.. Graham, ano ".
are determined to put the matter oeyo"'
dispute when the next election takes P''-''
-Rutherfordtoa Ga-.
Logic.--The North. Carolina !oi''',
(Fayelteyilc) denounces Judge "3''s
an enemy to Gen. jackson, because DC n, D.,
ed against the admission Of Michigan. ~"
why did the Judge oppose the adIn,s', ',,,or
Michigan! Clearly, because BY ad'i', S,.ss
that Territory into the Union, rega'v" i
of ordinary forms, palpab'e yloa.' ,Iau.
the Constitution will ensue. y 'O'O Il,
therefore, according to the showing " !.
Journal, that to support the Consl''p"O''
to oppose the President. Neg