The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1836-01-01

ton, signs himself.
"Anti-C aucus, Anti.Nan,
A Whi,e.Jackson- Union Man"
This, as matter OF course, the modern
democrats will swear is lie. Can't be for
jackson, say they, and against Van Buren,
at the same time if you do, you oppose the
measures Of Gen. Jackson's administration.
The President prefers Mr.. Van Buren,, they
continue, and if you dare oppose hun, you
are at once an anti.Jackson man, Bank
man, Nulli6er, traitor, yagabond, fool, and
every thing else but clever fellow. These
are the epthets applied 10 the friends of
Judge White for daring TO support him in
preference TO Mr.. Van Buren,. 4 fine doc.
,rine, this, 10 teach in Republican Gov.
eminent like ours. Citizens of the United
States are you prepared to tolerate such a
course' Are you willing TO be transferred
like slaves 10 promote the interests, or graf
liv the ambition OF any man or set of men
We hope not. Let this practice be kept
up for a few years-let the office holders,
with the influence of the Presidents name
appoint his successor, and ere long we may
expect to see nothing short of the CROWN
descending from the FATHER to the
son ! The freedom OF the elective fran
chlse will be wrested from US, and our lib
critics gone. May Heaven forbid that such
should ever be our destiny Col. Obserrer.
From the PHILADELPHIA Enquirer Of Nor. %
A iarge and highly respectable meeting
of the friends of Mr.. Clay was held at Car.
els Bolivar Hotel, on Saturday evening last.
Col. John G.. Watmough was called 10 the
chair, and Messrs. Cope and Macaferty
were appointed Secretaries.
We rejoice 10 be enabled to state that the
proper spirit peryaded the meetlng-that
general disposition was manifested 10
Weld all personal attachments, in order to
promote union and harmony and concert
Of action among the entire opposition, and
thus 10 ensure the triumph Of our cause and
our candidate in 1886. The meeting was
addressed in the course of the evening BY
josiah Randall, Esq. Cot. John q. Wat.
mough, Col. John II. Powell, and one or Two
other gentlemen. The merits and services
Of Mr.. Clay we're adverted TO by each OF the
speakers, and in language Of the strongest
eulogv but the sentiment was universal that
the present is not the time to urge the claims
Of anv particular individual, to the exclusion
or disparagement Of the other distinguished
gentlemen of the opposition; and that hence,
IN order to allow the whole opposition an
opportunity Of concentrating their strength
and harmonIzing in their course, II is eXpe.
dent to hold General Coareatioa, at some
future period, ia which the whole party may
be fairly representative claims OF the va
rious candidates canvassed-and the mos
available selected. A resolution to thi,
effect vas offered BY Mr.. Randall, and adop.
ted without diSseuting voice. Another res.
outIon was adopted empowering the Chair.
man aud Secretaries to appoint committee
for the purpose Of making arrangements tor
a general Town Meeting for The election
Of Delegates to the proposed Convention.
The friends of Mr.. Clay have IN this mat
terpursued a magnanlmous course-.a course
admirable calculate to alay the strife that ha;
existed among us-a course we have reason
TO believe will meet with the hearty concur
renee of all who are opposed to the Albany
Observation-Disclosures the friends of Webster
Harrison, White, or any other distinguished
member of the opposition.