The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1838-09-14

Stale. Let the man "uo uds ucdiA dShSu-
erously, be exposed aud condemned but IN
order 10 do this, let there be no rude attack
upon the public veal.
For instance: The legislation Of our last
Assembly has been assa,led. | think | can
perceive that the real ground of complaint
is. that some Of the members PROMISED 10
distribute tho surplus money" amongst
the people or the counties; that notsith-
standing these promises they failed 10 do It.
Ii such was the couduc, of any OF our last
Assembly do not mean 10 defend them.
/ leave them to the tender mercles OF those
they deceived. But their conduct Is no
proof that the laws of lass Assembly are IN.
rise. Their bad faith 10 their constituents
furnishes no ground for exciting prejudice
and a clamor-uet against them only, but
also agains, the hws passed BY majority,
trust the distlrctioa Is too obvious 20 call
for illustration. desire to see the pubic
mind enlightened by plain statement Of
all the facts, and then leave the people TO
Judge vhetheriheir servants acted wisely or
unsls-ly. What, then, are the facts !
l. Our las Assembly me, soon after Con.
gress had PISSED law for depositIng With
the State, tie surplus money OF the Nation.
Our share amounted to nearly Two Millions.
The Assembly agreed to accep, it. The
firsi ques,ou is, whether they did right, or
whether 4 would have been better to refuse
it,
Public opinion had decided this question,
long before he Assembly met. Moreover,
if 1t had beer refused, the nation would not
have reialn'd the money; for the Act OF
COagress directed the Secretary OF the Urea
sury to pay4he sums refused By any OF the
other States All the members Of our As.
seulbiy votsi for he Dill to accep, the mo-
new, excepting one of the Senators. Do.
Hall oil Ed.eeomb.) Tie dlssented, sud tas
he had a rga to do) spread the grounds Of
his conductGpoa the Journals of The Senate.
None Joub,st hts honesty all honored ms
frmDess, ihash they did no, agree IN his
opinions.
2 IL beng agreed 10 accept this money,
question { deep interest was presented
next Wat shall BE- done with II do
not mean tosaarge that there we're any who
feared lae responsibility Of determining the
question. hope and believe there we're
not ans vi that class amongst our leslsll
tors. Yet must occur TO every mind, at
once, thai tn, best plan tor preserving popa.
tdriiy, was to vote against all the plans pro-
posed, util 4 majority passed any OF them.
II the result proved ITS wrsiom, the people
would be satisfied with It's trulls-lf 1t torn
ed out 10 oe unpopular, the voters IN the
minority xpuId bs lauded for sasac.ty, even
beyond thar merits.
Would have been " Sc 10 do nothing
If there was any member Of our Assembly
10 favor OF lhls proceeding, he did not aYow
II and certain u -, that he might have sui
Jecied hImseL to very SERIOUS suspicious il
be had, Tn money was IN lhr Banks, aud
paid TO our State by drafts on the Banks,
and for the legislature TO do nothing vas to
leare Il there. Thus would have been equal
to loan Of the money to the Banks, ruth.
out isterea TIL the next meeting Of the As
semhv--le wii about tao ears. Indeed
II snuid have been handsome present 10
the Banks But presume there a. No man
sho would justify such a procedure.
What, tlen, vas 10 be done Nth the mo-
ney-what was best This was the ANXIOUS
inquiry OF every member, and The People
sii be aHe &c determine how far their Re
presenfahyes acted wisely. when nave land
before them las shalt do connected and
unpreudred statement Of what was pro.
posed anc rejected, and What vas done.
Before proceed further: Let II be gr,nt.
ed that the Assembly acted not 50 wisely ~
they might have done. LIT It be conceded
they mlght have pursued plan better cal
culaied to satisfy the public aud more &C
cePiable 10 the fs"ple. Still, Congress had
forced on them the responsibility Of dspo
siug OF the question, and If they have ne
Ehai they thought best fpr the STATE ;iftheir
legislation has been the result Of honest IN
curry, anxious study and sincere patriot.
lsn-fstt generous 10 condemn them Much
more, - {, PATRIOTIC 20 throw difficulties 10
the way Of success 10 those plans, ahlcll
Their best Judgments devised for the inter
esis # the State f. It patriotic 10 ebll-t
parry spirit and arouse pubic preiIdice-
against the course already adopted Iftho.e
piap- winch are adopted, were no, The best
that offered, they ARE nor The settled policy
Of North Carolina aud TO war against thelr
sn~cess Is to fight against her interests.
Whatever difference nf opinion existed be
fore they were adopted, u,re can doubt
tia, 's IS nor the interest &c all that the,
should succred. II any representative Of
tn 20" ,ol'' Ha. ar'~d contrary a. 1ts promises
let him be denounced for hiihlessuess. III
az a." deceised the people, iei them b.
e'p''sed but do not STIR ~ against these
measures the odIun that belong, 10 rndlyid /
ual ireaehery. And above all let common