The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1839-04-11

dnvo away ih- pleasing delusion. This decl.ra
tlol bat affords additional evidence of the a.
, tempt which tie Administration party are max
ing to impose upon tie Southern People
hut, tir, as far as | can, viii awaken tho at
tenlion OF the people Of my district and my State
10 the doing Of their seEconstitutod democratic
friends.
But 70 the letter. the letter.
hold IN my hand Mr. Speaker, letter dated
at Montgomery, Hamilton county. Ohio, signed
\. Duncan" ~ which the writer gives his views
OF slavery. wish TO read some extracts to the
House, and respectfully solicit the attention Of
the slaye-holding democrats-of the caucus reso.
lution-making democrats-tot the opinions OF their
trusty and well-bolovcd brother in democracy IN.
on the subject Of slavery. ! want 10 show them
Whist q democrat in OHIO, who is no abolnionisf.
thinks of their country and their constituents.
Towards the latter part Of the letter the writer
says:
There u no man living, porhaps, who 8 more
deadly hostile 10 slavery than am. NY feelings
my education, the circumstances that have sur
rounded me through life, together iih my pfin-
clpics OF what believe to constitute the natural
and political rights Of man--all conspire TO make
luc abhOf q az one Of the greatest evils that ex
/ ists on the face Of the earth"
! Mr.. Duncan here rose and asked 10 explain.
| OF ooarfe Mr. Speaker will hear him tx.
plain, said Mr.. :.
/ Nh Duncan then said, that whcn he was ask ed
tile question, whether there were ans abolition
democrat, ie meant 90 say, they dill not belong
70 The Democratic party, particularly in his dis.
\ u.ct and stats. The letter aas in answer 10 IN
lerogatoFira put 70 lin before the election.
can fcad H. SAID hs. a ies OF NJ NOT Iwal
I then briefly state tie contents.
! Here Nj Staaly said; Mr.. Speaker, cannot
.sstats -. sst~i 81. II M
+ y state the contrnls." ! Wi DO that .or Inn,
~. only gave way for c-planaGon. The shoF,
s1uaeis have read, sr, ought not 70 make tho
gentleman uneasy. Il mild compared with
what ioiioss. Bai lis;cn attcutiyely, Sc csc.u.
size guardians Of the >auth, We only good demo-
cfais, 20 the dccilratIon, that slavery l. one Of
,hc Creates evils oU tie face Of the earth. and
thsi uils democrat h. deadly hostile 10 alavcry
I The gcril taar'z gnc-s.Itcss. prcsume j. on ae
caaHi 81 ai- southern .icBds. Thew, IT. North
Caroline, as ! 49, told Is one 81 thcm. denied
ine a,'t a:es,y q. this lcfor wee, SIR ttry pro.
pronounce j f3fzeFy Tie renafr Aci been
@ueD1 % ..,Fs thet iir. Van Is rem had no
a..tFon ileHcs--nu friends opposed Is slavery.
Dat a.rr. r, ne htvr from the pru Of the Re
ir t1tst sma Hamilton county, O.AiO. the
ogippurn OF murp abUse, more hoillsh sa8acr.
deliberately contested. on slave owners, than il
has ,rrr beca los lot TO hcas FROM any ayoNed
+ 4ba..loulai
Nes. ~. this sans abhorrsr of slavery, so
"taa8.y hcsisi1 % i, Il. % al' ether demo. rats
lhs chosen ssroca'- OF the lo.o--ihe chosen
champ f,his Soutacrs-la8iuEA Administration
Another cKtratt. | waat 70 esgc my constitu.
cuts sasna information 81 the opinion. OF this
pessoual ara political friend of Martha Van Bu
rca. The .gt.r SAYS .G continuation
Yes greater IA ts moral effects I'd corrupt.
Ing Tendencies tata all other huUsn evil, pu:
together y u ao, only morl and political
eva uiihs teeiE o. ntsissiraiiy So 81 t4c LarScsi
ana na7' aaE.iuz character but " s.I its baaF.
sugs aHd eace,s calculated % produce the most
Gta. effects ~ 10th the moral sad tie political
Institutions Of our country"
Here Nr pgucan as&rd leave to cyalaiu
scain Nj Stanly yielded for Is plsua,sou and
NJ Duncan s7iA he was not an a'a.n.asisti
an3 ans individual Of ans newspaper t4rt Goats
on the hrlc-e, thst saIl be was ala alo.uou.ot,
wss slic ea.unua,or~
Here Is. Thompson, OF South Carolina, t5sc,
ard called on Tie Speaker 20 ouioyee tba rIlos,
aud 500 that gentleman who waH occupying
,ae loor should not 8, thus frequently .a,etaq-
tcd.l
+ Mr S,aniy continued have yielded the
T I80r with pleasure % he4f aUy explanations, Int
nul 20 llr. speeches IT defence. | mus' insist
grou gny f-ht to She floor asd VII not a-aIn be
interrupted gar speeches 81 tt,s character.
/ Sir, | a@ not acquainted with the kind Of
newspapers h which tba gentleman refers. /
hayr ner,- egn any ,au llalt,d on tho breeze
/ tAas charged tlm wills sing an aaoll'iouIst. Sir
il would tciitr become ibe assumed g1ll1ntFy Of
+ ihs dsstj 1zul-Ged tcpoetst from Hamilton eo1a.
+ tr, u.h..u. vao es-r5gs rib Iar personal de-
feuc, 81 w4ig until b. is charged w.ta BEING an
ala.ioagsi before De throws ell such bold 5euun-
ei5t.su | haya NOT charged him. and DO not
uew rh1rre him with being aa nauuionist. |
: au willing 20 admit dat BEE agd bis acvly elect
. "A Senator Mr. T0ppuu1 whom De AHs heprts-
cd q" as sound a dtmocrgt, and A. Vuro patriot,
as ever houoseI the names and, w.tlol, ct the
frs, order of talents and of the most exception
able department :" aro neither Of thcm abolition.
ists. / am willing to admit that they are bota
as EooJ friends Of the South as any \an Buron
caucus democrat, who voted on the resolutions
of the 18th December last.
viii take this lcitey as proof Of their affection
Tor the South or II he plesse>, viii take the ne
putrd declaration of this " democrat and patriot
Mr. TappauN about the time of the SouthemP.
tau nsurrcciion, as proc. othis sound democracy
and pure patrto,iSu"s
am willing. say. sir. to believe they arc not
aboltienisls. | do not know what Specification
ihog attach to the words democrat and abolition
ist But, sir, | charge HIM with hetug the eothe
ot this letter, and lac cannot deny that. charge
It in ia" presence and hearing Of my democratic
3 .. Van Burcn colleagues, aud wish them 40 Longer
10 consider this forgery
Q but 10 the letter The gentleman told us ina
he dealt in figures, aad from this letter car
, prove thai he does deal as largely ~ hgures' e
/. Imagination Us any member ON tins hoor. lea
i a little moro from this patent Democrat tins her
ala OF anti-aholition, of 'rappan democracy lioa
: a little more of what he says about slavery
. Il is an evil that has, does now, ana VIII Il
a all timo to come who it exists, involve N IT. a
. well in rs present posscssea as ~ ITS future op
/ eratons, crime, fraud, fAei robbery, aardsr, am