The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1836-03-11
Charlotte, IN. c. March Ill, 1886.

~, but briefly, assign some Of the reasons
OF my opposition to Mr.. Van Buren,.
To say all, in one sentence: He is not
one ofus. He is Nothern man in sori, IN
principle, and in action, with no one feeling
of sympathy or of Interest for the South.
Do YOU ask me fo~ che evidence point
you, first. 10 MS advocacy Of the High Tar.
rfSystem, impoyerlshing the Southern Far.
mer for the benefit Of the Northern Manufac.
turer. | point you, secondly, to his record.
ed opinions upon the subject Of Slavery.
He IS an Abolitlonist. Is there a Southern
heart so dead 10 our pecuniarv interests
and institutions, so lrammeed BY the strong
web Of Party, as, under any contingency,
TO support him. Is this charge contested !
Ii it's, look at bis course on the Missouri
Question. See his supper, of Rufus King,
who opposed the admission of tina, State III.
10 the Union, unless with Constitution
prohibiting Slavery. Turn to his letter to
a certain gentleman in Georgia, who asked
for an explicit declaration OF his opinion up.
on the subject. Does he deny the Consu
tutlonal right of Congress TO leglslate on the
matter, in the District OF Columbia No /!
Does ne fearlessIy, candIdly, and man!ully
meet the question! MOI HIS reply is non.
commita" and full OF casulstry. 1t is . in.
expedlent," he SAYS, for Congress to act up.
on the subject. lnexpedIent 10 say the Ell.
tering wedge which is TO split US into twenty.
four fragments, should be driven lneNpe.
dent TO put forever at rest, BY decisive
vote, question which agitates as with an
earthquake throe-to place the seal Of the
Country's reprobaton upon Wild, mlschley.
Gus, aud mad flDalicism, that travels abroad,
overwhelming the land and cutting asunder
the cords Of the Confederacy Geuilemcn,
this is no, our doctrine, and It's advocate is
not our advocate.
might, IN further evidence, point you
to the conduct ofhIs political lrlencs IN Con.
gress and ~ our Legislature, upon this sub
Ject. nigh, remind YOU OF their studIous
efforts to eyade 1t, and OF a time. serving poll.
cy, slckening 10 the heart Of every patriot
of the South. But what reliance can the
friends OF Mr. Van Buren, place upon his
professions, his principles or his faith Since
his entrance into public HE, has he not be.
louged to all parties, and has he not belray.
ed them all : lie was the leader Of the
party who brough, forward De Wit Gin.
ton, IN opposition 10 Mir. Madison, aud 10 I!
with the turning Of the political scale, he
too turned, aud We soon lind blm eo.hbor.
er in the opposite ranks. so too, with Gen.
jackson. Opposed to him until his star
reached the ascendant, then ready 10 do h.m
homage 10 work himself uio his confidence,
aud To lift himself by the influence OF his po.
puIarty. Consistency, certainly, has not
been his Polar Star, aud the rising, not the
setting sun, the object OF his devotion.
But, gentlemen, find AN trauscoudng
the jusl limits OF letter, aud am unable to
say much that my own feelings and the sub.
iect demand. | pray you, however, TO be.
lleye that NY bes, energies are at the ser
wee of political truth and honesty, and my
true devotion TO the expressed will of my
Fellow citizens.
While lam, with great regardan respect,
Your obed't serv't
EDWAD B. DUDLEY.
Msssrs. H. K. Gales, 1, Rogers, &c.