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

W congress, as we'll as IN the State Legis
latures, the righ, Of declaring their opinions
ia the form Of Resolutions on any great
question Of rational policy. The ResoIu.
tons Of the Senate, censuring the conduct
oil the President for removing the deposltes,
was an exercise Of this right. Mr.. Pinck.
ney's and Mr.. Paiton's Resolutions on the
SUBJECT OF Abolition are instances OF this
kInd. Our own action here, at this very
Session, On the subject of the Vernon, Res.
buttons is another. The Resolutions pass.
cd some years ago, on the subject Of Nulh.
tication--lhusc on the subject Of the Mas
sau outrage, and DR.. Henderson's on the
suhJcct Of the Public Lands, which passed
this House, in all Of which most OF the " hiy
party coucutred, we're essentially such as
sc propose on the present occasion. We
hold 10 common, therefore, with our adyer.
sarics, the political right Of Instructions
I i is on the effect of these instructions we
differ. But, as The instructors have no
compulsory process to enforce their man.
dates, IT IS not for them TO say y hat effect
they should have. The Instructed have IN
every case to determine this question.
When the v higs were defcudln,s IN the
case Of Jackson, Benton d. Co., vs.. Man
gum, s. Co., they we're called On 10 take
The responsibility Of giving the due effect TO
instructions. Now, that the present Seua.
tors aud their party are defendants, they
must take like responsibility. We give
these instructions simply for WIZ, they are
worth, ieuviug II 10 these instructed gentle.
men 10 decide, al their peril, as to their value.
But, SIR, We have heard good deal said
here about +" deserving our principles" We
have been asked " Where are your rrisci
pics p Where are y0ar coasc,encssl Who
are they Who dare cali US TO account for
dong ihis actl Sir, ,hcy are tie very
men WHO have done ihis thing themselves,
mud they hold thai 1t IS rghi. They have
driven oGe flijhiul aud able Senator from
our service Is th.s nenas, aud whether We
be night or wrong in our course, We are
notausWcruba 10 them l9r II. Mr.. Speak
er, must illustrate our positions on this
'Aules'' - 'st.s.na an .acIaenl thal occur
red 40 Tbs Tory war ef tie Revolution. \ gu
have heard Of the celebrated John CIeve.
land. North Carolina has mover done ius
tee 10 TIA. INNS tamn. Ny friend from
Lincoln nr. liske, Van Buren man tho
be b. 10 propos NJ TO name his new coun.
y after lhls neglected Patriot, has shown
al elevated aud a proper spirit, Cleveland
vas hig a eeuU.ue, bold aud thorough.
gong Wing. | wish may or be able
10 say as much Coz his rarncsake the gen,
:leEaus ge~ county, H. was oue Of those
gallant spirits that FIRST turned back the tide
OF Brit>h domination by the battle OF Kings
Mountain. He had an impairment IN his
Speech, and, like oil Sufferers that ever
aa,e known he vas hysiy in temper aud
uo,gut-
"Iafgsr iraeuH5os ,ae1ora5,!is oeer."
If may be permitted to quote a free l'ans.
!-liaa, Str. think il viii So urn bo~rvok
our Hero as the original, (Leaye, leave,
here resuunded through the HaIl.l ! sill
give you, then, the rendition Of Ina, Scot
fish worthy, Cosmo Comyae EraGuarGlre:
a Gcry ersr.cap, fractions chicl;
A. not as ginger, and Is sticYc steel"
Cleveland I;vod in a tory ualgkborheod,
and while ho was OF, campaigning, these
dasperadoos used TO Gcpreda;e upon hun
greatly. They ould steal hps horses, drive
Of has cattle, ard burn his fences and cut.
houses. A party Of them, headed by
leader, enc EiH Hurrisoa wen; so far as to
put hrs oyersccr 10 death for endcavornr
to protect hGs employers property. The
manner of this crlmo was somewhat pecu.
liar, They took their victim tc a steep
hill side and placing him on log, fastened
one sud Of grape VINE around his neck,
aud the other over prong Of STOPPING
dog wood, When they had thus arranged
IL, one Of the party went up the hill and
rushing head foremost against their cap.
tive, hurried him of into eternity: John
BOSS was the name Of the sufferer. Now,
Joha Ciercidaa was not the man to pu, up
with all these injuries, uUd the day Of rc.ri.
bu;len was near at hand. NGrriSoa, the
ring leader IN all these oulraaes, shortly at.
forwards fell into Cicrciaad'S hands. He
was an ingenious mechanic, when C}erc.
iaad had often employed ~ more peaceful
; days, and had done him many tavors; and
the remembrance Of these things was by
r no means calculated to mitigate the otiand
ers doom. Accompanied by his tayorte
: servant Bill, and one other individual, with.
> out speaking q word, CierelGad carried has
, prisoner to the same dog wood on which he
: had hanged poor Doss. .ilerc was dang
l ling the very grape vine, which had been
. used On the former occasion. Without
more to do, he placed the nooso over the
. others neck and placed him on the leg.
. ~ uu will not hang the Colonel at length
D, family observed the trembling wretch.
, Can you give ne any reason why should