The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1838-08-31


That ever broods over the bemghted vallies
OF That Be,lan region, as left no reasonable
doubt, that, If brought forward, he would
receive the vote of that State. You re.
member well, sir, that this first turned from
you to him, the thoughts of those who be.
tore had boosted you as the champion aud
glory Of the West. But they wanted a
Western President, as they want Western
| minis and Western armorIes, and inland
ports OF entry, aud natlonnl turnp,kes, par.
allcl TO nayIgable rivers. You will not sus-
Pect me of disparagmg your high preten-
tons, when | say, that even YOU owed
part Of your popularity to the obvious
thought, that, IN you, this wish vas most like
TO be accomplished. But, the omen declared
in favor Of one of whom ia that day, you
scorned to think as rival. Like AJAX Of
old, you felt dishonoured by your compeii.
tor. Dempst honOrem 9mniuS. But the
neigh OF horse gave the crown TO Darius,
and the bray of an ass did the same for
Andrew Jackson. But not al once. All
this was not enough nor was II yet enough,
even when North Carolina turning 10 dark
ness the light that was in her, joined 10 the
lnsensate cry. He was still 10 d minority.
A PLURALITY of voices had indeed been
procured ; bot he was still IN MINORITY.
All this known to every body: and they
who then understood what swas passing
around them, also know, that this alone de
clded IN his favour that great party III the
South, who had vowed the defeat Of the ad
mlnistfatlon. at every hazard and by any
means. They had no choice but 10 submit
10 a second defeat, or to uuite themselves
to that brute multitude, who could not be
made to hear reason. 1t may seem strange,
how the mind of the country should submit
to be led BY passion, pr iudIce aud iguo.
rance. But such things happen, whenever
accident supplies the place OF concert 10
those incapable Of concert, and sets the
herd in motion. The consequence is always
such as may be expected from any lnver.
sion Of the order OF nature; and such il has
been IN this case. envy none his feelings,
who, at this day, remembers that he bore
part IN giving the vote of Virginia to a man
stained with every crime, and profoundly
,gnorant of the principles OF the Govern
ment he undertook TO administer. But
they, who did this, we're wise and good
men, visited by sort Of Judicial blIHd
ness from on high" Do you remember,
SIR, how, when some one spoke With merit.
ed contempt OF the presumpiueus asplran,
Mr. Randolph quantity sand " hat be had
the best abilities of any Wan In the country,
for he had the ABILITY 70 BE ELECTED"
Well, SIR, he was elected elected BY the I
CHOICE of SOME, and the reluctant assent OF
rs many more as made decent majority. I
Blu, who was has competitor You, sir, or
any man of established mud metlted popu.
larity No You stood aside. Circum /
stances, blind God, command II and his I
competitor was a man never popular, who {
was believed by many TO have gained bis I
office BY means which added noihing TO his (
popularity and who had done more than all .
h.s predecessor, chs father alone, perhaps, .
excepted 10 make himselirldIculous and his .
authority at once odIous and contemplate.
What evidence have We, in ell this, OF
that overshadowIng popularity which vas
to carry through triumphantly all the mea.
sures OF the new President, and 10 make Il
safe for h,m to carry fully into action prin.
cipes which his predecessor had been turned
out Of office for limiting at
But look at his majority ct subsequent
election, even when opposed by you See
how his popularity had grown by the indul.
sence Of his arbitrary temper, on which we
are notr told the people looked lndulgently,
because he was already popular. See how
II grew after his second electlon-how II
even became assiguable TO his very foot boy
Che is no better as soon as he declared war
against all constitutional and chartered
rights, and openly proclaimed himself the
Rabies h,ng. Men who looked only TO
laws aud constitutions, stood aghast at his
bold, unhesitating exercise of the veto pow
err, while the multitude threw up their caps, !
As they would hang them on the horns Of the )
mocn," 5
and shouted their devotion TO one who In /
deed " did bear him like a King" and in {
whose face they saw that which the herd, /
nsoIent and servile, delights TO call "MAs !
TER" They acted over again that scene
n hfe's drama, which the wsrld has been
witnessing since the world began, and which {
princes IN the abuse of power. :
/ is an old lesson, which we in our ttoplan I
lreams had been trying te forget. They c
lad seen in him that which has given popu o
arity 10 tyrants from Commodus TO Henry p
VII and Bsnaparte. They saw in him p
ha, single minded selfshness-- that strength r.
f will which knows no other law--that b
eckessness of consequrnces-that reatI d
less 10 reward friends--ihat eagerness 10 d