The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1839-12-12
FOR GOVERNOR,
John Nj. MOREHEAD,
Of Guilford County.


Of the two FIRST days proceedings from the Ma
l.sonian, Of the i,h instant.
The organization Of the House, aAer the call
Of tho roll of members from the New England
states and New York, was arrested By the Clerk
Of the last Congress, MR.. Garland, in pursuance,
We presume, OF the concerted arrangements Of
the Loco.focos. The Clerk called the roll until,
having called ono member from New Jersey,
MIR Randolph,) he took tho responsibility Of at
tempting 10 pretermii the other five members from
Tia, State, whose certificates Of election or eyi.
tences OF title to selts were Of precisely tie samo
Character, word for word, a. that upon which he
had admitted Mr. Randolph This cxiraordial.
~ proceeding, contrary to all law, precedent aud
lsare. which threw into contempt, by the simple
act Of an unauthorized individual, mother mem.
5sr moi an officer Of Congress, the high and so.
leua authority Of sovereign State, naturally
excited discussion, not TO say eufpuse and indig.
rs,ion No matter what may be the ultimate
rights Of tic claimants 10 seats the laws and the
customs OF parliament have settled that mofnbcrs
having Legal and properly authenticated certih.
taies Of election are prima fsoie members, aud
cannot be- oIsied but by proof 10 the contrary. du-
II made before tie House, which Is not q eompe.
tent tribunal until organized The protensions
81 tie five Loco ioces are founded upon a state
ruenl II the Secretary Of State Of New Jersey
TIA, according TO the aggregate returns, some Of
Which were no' included in tho Governors record
on scc0an, Of liopsliiy and inioTmality, five I.o
cofoco- aud one Wig seem TO have majority
81 votes. The five Wings whose seats are dispu.
ird upon this foundation. are ready 70 show that
they no, only have the legal evidence Of election
q, prescribed by the statutes OF New Jersey. ba,
'ha, the apparent majority claimed by the five
Loco focoa wss composed Of Illegal and alien
yo.aa and, therefore, VOID We understand that
he Eve Wings from Now Jersey are .bls 10 prove
iho s7mes IF TIE iRdiUidaals, Aliens, non.reS..
cents and minors, in su;iieIeut number o destroy
e1iIcly tho majority claimed By tho Loco.focos
Ihcy have then, no, only the prima facio cyl
4ercg Of mombeFhhip, bot also positive and con.
ellsi,e testimony tia, tiey tie only lawful
sh3 nrhtfal members Of the goth Congress from
Is state Of New Jersey
Il, the country bear in mind that tho proceed.
.n-s &c Congress have beer stopped by tbs Van
Buren, party, who desire 70 usurp the advantages
81 Organizing the House, vthou, law, custom Or
rigl, upoa iheir side let the responsibility res,
where 1t belongs
The House was s;ii occupied the whols of yes.
,rtdlY IN Discussing the at,emp; o. ,ac Loco.io.
s. 20 ditfsanchse New Jefaav In lie disorgan.
ard .late nothing can be done ~ that body bli
4 tthaie--rot a vote upon ans question whatever
faH b. takea--whstcvcf movement IS mede even
,1li o: adjournment, It can only hc accomplish.
81 b, general consent. For our part, we did not
Ffc,iye - late hour yesterday afternoon. that
,aE assembly u representatives was any nearer
j any gwen point than they werc when th6y start
J "a, c1ccp, IN r5.nt Of time There can be no
i doubt that the House contains an inherent pow.
4, % organize itself and when. through the lights
] 9, diseassion this power Is discovered. we trust
!, win Be- sppl.od Ii the Clerk had tho power
Il s,l 70 determine who Hefe tho Ncnhrrs of tins
CenEress, ne ought 20 have determined Tie whole,
! one SIDE q the oihe; hY the law and evidence
j h,ch m'ee has duty plain Tho assembly, by
i ~ act q the CLERK, have now rot itself into o
difficulty from which 4 cannot be- cxtoicIrd
j without the Clerks taking upon himself thu 70.
Il ponsbiliiy 81 deciding who are. and who arc not.
entitled 20 seats, o. by tho other parts CIV.
ING wa OF by appointing chairman OF mode,
fa'or az ~s some time arc suggested.
lTThe I'aa Burca Men and AJolif5rjtts-
+ is attempted BY tho Van Buren, Press Of tbs
State to gull tho people INTO the belief tia, tie
Wings and Aboli,ionists Of the North are in a
league together aud no, a Wing ID elected bat
the charge Of being an Abol.,onst i. iumed..
a'n'5 made against HIN, bu; nothing is ever said
ofmsu elected as Democrats, Soc extracts from
'Ae Standard and North CuoHuian.
We congratulate the Democracy Of tho eouu.
'r} On the result OF tho election in Massachusetts,
! j - admitted by tho Federal papers in Boston
j hat Morton. the Democratic Republican Candi
4 aiaaic Is elected, or that there Is no c49irc-Ra.
bgd Standard 2ln uit'
ifassarhusctts.-Tt seems reduced to a Ger.
iahiy, that Morton Democrat "a elected Gov
eruoT OF this State over Everett ,FcdcralstJ by
! majority Of more than two hundred votes
q" The eauntenanco Of Daniel the /" Gol-liko"
4 VIII fall, when this defeat in his own State reach.
g. him What he Will say the hateful Demo.
j cncy Triumphant, in the "cradlc Of the rcvoll.
4 Ton ~ Tho odioas loco.focos, tho abomlnabIe
aFiauans victorious in the State where federalism
q IN It's purity has been so long dominant Then,
j farewell loag farewell 10 an my greatness"
II shali never again be honorod even as a randi
Z gate for the Presidency. | will rotirc to tho
blnss Of some rural stream, and raise potqtots, az
I my friend Riddle docs Sik Worms-Noffh Caro-.
'.HiaH sofa ut"
Now upon reading these extracts the candid
y reader would conclude tba, there was not tho
most distant tint Of Aboluon.am attached to the
democratic Candidate but porusal of the fol-
'"'ng letter from Morton himself will mater,
q Wy change the aspect Of things, and shows him
d 10 30 an Abolitonist OF tho darkos, hue
NoRrusNrroy, Sept % 1897
DEAN SIN Your favor oil tho 18th inst. adj
d 'f'sted to mo At Taunton, having boon 10 Berk
'''tfe' has lust oyerakon me IN this place
N h"'!l give mo pleasure to make direct and ex
d fNeit answers 10 your questions Although feel
reluctance to intrudeny opinions upon the pub
Ne' and consider myself restrained by my official
situation from entering into public discussion Of
a ~ exciting topics Of the day, yet have no do
~" y 20 conceal my sentiments on any subject.
say that | am utterly opposed to slavery in
- form, civil, political, or domestic Is saying
ii WY liltle for how can any man under the lnilu
e"co OF any moral or religious principle OF of any
eoHcci political notions justify OF excuse It For
80 human being to hold othors whom tho Al
n'ghty has created his fellows, in bondage, is on
~eely repugnanttothat principle fcqualitywhich
founded in religion as well as natural right, and
'N the high sanction of tho Gospel az well as tho
Su'hotlty oithe Constitutions of our country and
"hleh knows no distinction of race or cnndttion