The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1838-11-02
From The Raleigh Standard.
NO. l0.-STATE AFFAIRS.

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that our State IN general exhibits lively
senslbllily, of late years, to the question Of
who shall be our next President Whilst
her own leading men manifest little apxieiy
about what is TO be the destiny Of North
Carolina We are all, 10 theory, advocates
for State rights, and yet we do not seen, to
consider that State rights are secure only
where there are State interests to protect.
We all deprecate the patronage and power
Of the national government, q speak not of
this or that administrator his, there are
few IT any who do no, greatly enlarge that
patronage and increase that power, by IN
4 fusIng into al! our State elections the party
politics of the general government. We
can reckon to a man The sentiments OF our
State representatives 10 reference TO those
questions Of national policy that divides US
int parties; but doubt if The besr inform
ed men on such TOPICS can tell the opinions
Of any 10 members Of the next Assembly,
upon the great questions of our State affairs.
We spend our time, talents and money /, 10
denouace the encroachments Of Federal pow
err; TO uphold or to oppose the policy that
Is recommended BY eur National Officers,
and do not complain of il, popular vigi.
lance is the best security for public liberty;
but We leave little or no time. We give no
portion OF our talents or money, to advocate
the interests of North Carolina. and eslab.
lish policy for the State. Without mean.
ing TO assume the office of Censor over 9TH
ers, would respectfully appeal to North
Carollnans, of all parties, and earnestly III
quIre if this is rIghi-lf 1t is peirotlc--if
It IS wise Though am not able TO pre-
scribe cure for such evils, true affection
for the State justifies, If 1t does not require
that they should be stated. II is some check
to be reminded Of them. la our State Il
say It with reverence and love for the dear
mother Of US alp there is a lameuable lack
| Of proper pride; We are not accustomed TO
claim for the State all that she is entitled
to- we do not take the stand We ough, TO
occupy We are too much IN thu habit of
looking at the things that belong to US, as
rather inferior to those Oh She like kind be.
longing TO our neighbors. For example:
we look with indifference. If not with CON.
placency, upon the Efforts of other Southern
States to establish and foster dlrec, foreign
trade with ports of theirs, not superior to
our own, and hardly voice is raised to Sc
cure even q portion OF our OVID trade to our
own seaport towns. We cheer them III their
rxedions to do their own exporting and i'm.
porting, Instead OF paying tribute 10 north
htic VA tHtb
ourselves TO Virginia and South Carolina,
as well as the same northern cities, aud
make 90 struggle 10 resist II. l. this wise
Is this the part Of childieD-of statesmen
of patriots OF North Carollna 7 Why may
We not, with one mind resolve that We will
use all proper means 10 change these habits
of indoeuce, and lei that constitute branch
Of our system Of Internal improvements
The Assembly OF 1886 approved. patron.
lied aud commenced system of Internal
Improvements IN North Carolina yet II ls
plain that the habit OF our people, 10 look
without hope of any PRACTICAL result upon
all our own exertlons, IN that race Of enter
prize which others pursue with wonderful
success, coupled With the apathy of our pub
lie leaders, has found public opinion no fur.
Their advanced than to be clamorousy urg-
ing the people TO meet together and send
Delegates TO Conventions, ITO deriSe some
plans of improvement !" as If plan had not
already been devised and palronIzad by the
State, which is now in course of success
ful execution.
/ earnestly inquire what is TO be the con.
sequence OF such procedure The consti-
tutlonal representatives of the people; The
Assembly of North Carolina, have already
entered upon system of improving our
means OF internal communication tho
work is progressing with unprecedented
success and whence is IT necessary OF pro-
per TO call together selfconstituied body,
to advise the Assembly of 1888 =! Would
you have them abandon what has been done!
Have the people manifested discomfort, and
pronounced against the system Ii so, who
is there to tell, better than the Representa-
tlves, what they wish substituted for II Z If
the Assembly of 1888 abandon the system
of their predecessors, so may their schemes
BE- reversed in ls40; and We shall again
substitute talking for acting-theory for
practice and find our State, at the end of
few years, jus. where We set out except
that our funds will be all exhausted by a
frultless effort to 90 every thing at time
and the cause of Improvement will be ,den.
tilted in the public mind, with extravaganza
and folly.
Is any one prepared to shew that the
plans already adopted are unwise; that The