The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1839-04-04
s,rrcU OF Mr.. PRESTON.
BE- United STATES GAZETTE.

adjourn. ,oan& Court House, where part
ooly of those uhe wished 10 attend were
enabled % oSlsin sdm'ssioa.
JOSIAH Randall, Esq, President took the
char.
The Hoo. JsAsssergesu, responded to
call, and ~hh h,s Usual eloquence, stirred
I'd the Wings to good feeling and good re-
saves. We we're unable TO squeeze into
place Of audiencs Vnt'f'near the close OF the
address, but found that the true feelings
were suimatng sh's speaker and extending
20 the audience. Ar. S. urged the wings,
to prepare for She June state convention,
and to abide BY their principles ) The prin'
ciplcs by which they had united, and By
which they must stand or fall. he urged
them 10 a due consideration OF men to car
~ on, their principles aud assuring them
,ha, success with those who could not sus-
tain the principles of the Wings, would not
remedy the national evils, and would be less
desirable than defeat. As high minded
minority, We might prevent evils, but sue,
cessful With incompetent meu, We cooio
peiiher do good cor prevent wrong.
Mr.. Sergeant concluded amid the hearty
applause OF the meeting, and the Hon. W.
c. Preston, U. 5. Senator from South Car.
ollna, vas loudly called for, vhG came tor.
ward amid the cheers Of the company.
"Mr. Preston expressed the highest de
eree Of pleasure which he fel; 10 once more
meeting bis Wing brethren Of the city Of
Philadelphia. II IS now he said, i've years
s,nce he had visited this city on The INVITA-.
ton OF those whom he had the pleasure OF
meeting. He tben stood SIDE BY side With
nen whose lead he was proud 10 iolios-hls
distinguished colleague, Sena,or from Al.
sbsma. a S-ra,or from louisiana, and
neubers Of the House Of Representatives
from his own State. Those gentlemen
we're now mostly estranged from hun. 1t
were unnecessary to 20 INTO causes, bat
they had been such as 10 leave him stand
ing alone, the solitary Wing member 81
the T.. 5. Senate south Of the Potomac.
But the cause which be supported va:
the same nos that II vas 10 ls3i-he stooC
upon the same ground, maintained the san'
prnciplcs. ard baiiled against the safn'
abuses of po~cr and executive usurpallor
po~ that be did thea; ADD by the help o
God. he you'd MAINTAIN that ground and
h.h, that battle 10 TIE last, finch Sho might
H. allGdes 10 the severe contest which
The Ways 10 Congress bed been compelled
10 .us.ain. II required all their ex-rtloai
10 keep the rurnuu= measures OF the admins
tratsoa 10 check tney could do h't!e else
thev had prevented much EVIL BY defeating
The Sub Treasury Bill, bat they could d
~ more. Even uDdcr the defeat II Iba
bsll-ils suspension, Tor II was Dot YET Killed
oniy ssoiched--the coUniry began TO rls'
from It's depressed state, and 10 exert be
georges. But u this sere the case sher
the career Of the present administration ma
been only checked, v aat might Dot be es
pectsd @hen the atgr should dlsrtace tb'
preseai powers that 5e, E24 * sbEe 10 &C
efficiently and to cafry out their own con
srrra;iye principles We should then Sc,
the ~boIe country rt-e aud expand, and teeu
With prosperity. Industry wouid find en-
coQra senent and prgiec,on--the shackle
wo-I.d b removed from commencement
ceocs woUid be restored, and 20 man sogl
have Cause to fear suy fh'sl 6Io~ to hls pro-
p CTS from The government, which Was no
poa tie case, aud had not 6een FOR man,
years cast.
Mr.. Preston urged upon the Wings thI
necss.'iy Il beiog Uaittd. They must sus
tam The broad principles Of Nhisism, th'
only IAN. be sala, b. atiich they could sus
tstu themselves. II - they might look for
ward to certain triumph. He ss fully be
heved II they stood b. their principles an
pressed iornsrd 10 the good cause shOUlde
70 sloulder, they would come IF Victorious
e. he believed 10 an all wise and oyerFuln
Providence bot If they did not, defeat "a
cerrata--il vas IN vain 10 talk Of rictor1
N,pscss Jaioa.
Teuheasee, he said. was With VI, Geor
eia ~as silh u, North Carolina, Lpnisiani
and Mississippi, we're with Us, Virginia va
coE.ug. II she had not already come ant
What, he asked, had brought them 10 Us =
The p1actpies--tbe broad, the catholic
the Conservative principles Of "hg,sm
These principles had sent Wise, ol Ntr
gina, a Dawson, Of Georgia, Prenllss, o
hi~ssipya, a Bell, Of Tennessee and ;
SiaRly, Of North Carolina, TO Congress. aDt
notify dld they sustain the glorious cause.
Yes. be repeated, 1t Is Wing principles
and Wing principles alone, which ba
broush' 80 many Of the Southern States I,
SUSAN that banner, and 70 array themselves
against this destructive Administration.
impiore ypu then, BE- said one and all. a.
YOU regard the success Of these principles
-snd thls cause 10 stand by them and man.
'sin them as the last hope ofthe nation. Do
10, suffer any division lei US rally under
the sane banner, and supporting the con.
stitutl0nal rights of al sections Of the coun.