Southern telegraph., 1837-05-09

Gu legal rosEaaal Has he uc
er ojea.ol--lal pillsly toa-n hei
lm1gin- ufie bead with ,ht Felem lu- /
henry, ami the o2ol vil'a,i 81 b sec ,ste
u'y ia permitting is decisions ij Be dlso-
,oyol with cuelcss m2aaiyi lls ho
,eycr cumplliucl of the INST prlaig,t aud
lisgmccfl expenditure Of the public traa-
urc2--of the feeding Of hungry minians
.ran It's rasouyces!-nl the obnoxjaas dis
.hareo of faithful, but iniigoRI public ser
wants without any reason or yhe pre,ence Of \
any? HIS he never denounced /
the stupcnl1us land frauds which have been /
pcrpeiratal within the last few years, with |
the knawlalgc Of the GIyarnmen., nnl in !
some in>hnrcs, for the private em'lumcn
Of men in high stations? Has he mover
the railing powers fr rntaining
that purjureI hiroliuy RelbeaM. Whitney
within the precincts orSheTreasuryDa?art-
moni! And dare he now say, TINT because
the Tariff, 3 INK, Indian anl lnjerul In
proyoment questions, arc settled for the pre-
sent, he can, without any violation Of con.
sstcncy or principle, desert his former hlg
or party, and G. over to what be esteemed
a loathod, degraded and mprinciplcd enc
my? Yet this is fair construction Of his
orgumen!
Another reason for supporting Mr.. Van
Buren,, on which Mr.. Johnston dwelIs with
much seriousness, is that he is the We
ry IMAM to put down the abolitionists! |!
Lo! A man raised in its very hot bed--ihe
abominahlo supporter Of Rulus King--and
the fanatical opponent of Missouri's ad-
mission into the Union, the very man to
put down the aboliiionisls The NOrtsera
lcandidaie--the mln around whom the de-
Iuded followers Of Tappan and Garrison
focked, as their only hope ofa final triumph,
the man to qnench the forg spirit Of North
ern commouOn and agitation, which seeks
to mako the plains Of the South red with the
blood Of her sons and daughters! And how
much better is the case modo by the pledg-
es which have been extorted from hun by
Southern Supporters and uncontrolled events
pledges made but to be broken, as cir.
cumstances change7
! The idea Of a triumph by the Wings in
the result of The election which has produc.
ed this controversy, seems to he regarded
by Mr.. Johnston Us "ludcrous" and "roprc.
honsble,A and as beyond the bounds ol
possibility. Hhe.doos not know what kline
ofa triumph twas to which ! alluded, | will
reIievehis anxiety and tell him, that it was
signal triumph in the selection Of the eas
i'oG evils presented fof their support--it was
a triumph in the election Of man, though
not first choice, yet one in whose proles
sions and devotion to the interests of hi
constituents they could con6le--it was
triumph over an apostato politician and ar
ambitious demagoguo-it was a triumph il
the defeat Of an Individual who had imn)-
lated his long cherished principles at the
shrine Of party infttuation, and had bowoc
the knee to Bail. Do YOU take it, Mr.
johnson?
Bat it is no! my wish to follow the gon,lo
man through bis elaborate political defence
There are, however, some personal remark
--some slight touches of an unciyil pen
that must glance at. lie says that I'm ii
prove or rotract my charges, no can nei
'hor recognize in me "a rog,ri for truth, o
the injunctions of honor"
Now, for proof Of the charges, cni
only refer to the events Of his past polilica
life, and to the testimony Of those who hay,
known him weh--to those who know hin
when he was loud-mouthed in his denunctia
tons of those with whom he is now seek
ing to ingratjate himself. | can only cal
hts attention to the time whom, as I am in
formed by his own fricnls, if he was not
leading Wing in Louisville, Ky, the fauI
was in his ability AMI inauence-not hi
zeal and ciamor.
In my communication to the Elitor of tn
Courier, intimated that this change whc
has so suddenly come over the spirit of tn
genteman's political dream, was not dictat
ed by the still small voice of honesty an
duty. | may be mistaken: others are
liberty to form their own opinions. The as
socialons and connections of Mr.. JJhns!o
for the last year or two, are as woIl kn)wi