The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1836-06-10
Rip. How 7

PdrSon. Mr.. Dickerson is the Secreta.
ry OF the Navy under General jackson, and
therefore any disrespectiul allusion TO him,
is an attack on General Jdckson.
Rip. Well, well, seeing you dislike nv
song, let us chat a while. | discover yo,,
are fond Of politics. Colonel Wilson, Of the
Gazette, gave that Clay fellow Kendall, Of
the Frankfort Angus, an excellent hit the
other day.
Parson. 'Tha, Clay fellow Kendall ?
How dare you speak in such derogatory
terms OF General Jackson's Postmaster. Gen.
eral. Opposition, sir, 10 Mr. Kendall, is
direct aud dastardly opposition to General
Jackson.
RIP. W.h.e.ug-h I'm done Tempo.
ra mutdntur, dc.
PdrSoa. W hat is it YOU are saving
against General Jackson, in that heather
tongue
RIP. intended no offence. only
sand, Times change, aud we change with
them
Parsoa. How now, sir Do you mean
to attack General Jackson by saying he ha,
changed
Rp. Certainly not. | have no, the
least doubt he is now Just what he was
twelve or twenty years ago. Oh, what
fine letter 1t was, which he wrote to Mr.
Monroe. Extermlnatc," says he, that
monster called party spirit" The Chief
Magistrate Of a great and powerful nation
should never indulge N party feelings
" Consult, says he, no party IN your
choice, &c.
Poraon. lScizing him by the collar.l
How dare you, SIR, make such a dastardly
attack on General Jackson
RIP. Let me 90, pray YOU. meant
no dlsrespeci to the President, ~hom hon.
or and revere above all men living,
Pars0n. Base hypocrlc You are on.
ly looking ont for pfetcs, TO assaiI him.
lou could not have cited those passages
sllh any good intent You mandesty in.
tended 70 give General Jackson mos,
dead, sab. You are an enemy IN dis.
gGtse. lou are al heart anti Jackson.
Rap. Itkougbt--
Parson, hat right have YOU 10 hiak
at ali General jackson knows What Is
best. lie car itluk tor US all, and there
~ save us much trouble. want no bet.
Ter evidence Of your being an enemy Of
hencral Jackson, than your presumlnE
10 think for yoursell-especlaily on the sub.
lcct Of Mr. Nan Eurcn's merits.
Mp. Then ! had better return TO the
aollo", aud 60 10 sleep again.
Pdrsoa. Exactly, my good fellow. And
bark YOU, take as many OF the people along
atth you 10 thit hollow, as possible. The
more they sicep, the better Van Buren,
IS always wide awake, aud viii be sure
to see that things are fired Ertt Rip.l
ParSoa. S0l@.l think the exper.
mcnt Will work. II We eau but &c, the
people into Slcpg Holialr, rre arc safe.
But To return 10 our aulncaucus stahzds.
Ia the lines
/ ,SlsltoN kna,es. with forms 70 mock us,
/ Struggling, one by ore TO caucus
IS coulanrd a great and important truth,
lell and understood at the time by the DO.
dy Of the people, ard which prompted them
To rise ~ their majesty and put down the
Caucus System. The people clearly saw
that they were Knocked ruth forms, while
the Substance was taken from them by pc.
htcal management. They felt, that in a
Caucus Nomination, they we're Knocked with
forms OF Repu5heautsm; while IN reality,
they were deHied the privilege OF an unre.
stncled choice. And therefore it was, that
the sir huHdrcd and sirtcea lrecuen OF Sc.
yler county assembled themselves together,
and SoIemnly protested against the form of