The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-10-29

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lican scrutiny, that acute aud asluie inspec.
lion which have distinguished the present
as they have all preceding generations Of
men in this ancient Commonwealth. Al
lowing this TO be 20, let me present to you
my own view Of the present aspect Of our
public afalrs.
In my opinion, a decisive majority Of all
the People Of the u. s. have been. for sever.
al years past, opposed To the policy of tho
existing Administration. sdall assume
this 10 what | have farther to say, because
! believe 1t TO be true; aud believe that
events are on the wing, aud viii soon take
place, which viii proclaim the truth Of that
position, aud will show vote ofthree.touuhs
Of the population Of this country IN favor Of
a change Of men. Cheers, aud strong
marks OF assen') Taking this Tor the pres
en-, as the true state Of political feeling and
opinion, | next call your attention 10 the
fact OF the very extraordinary excitement,
Of agitation, and had almost SAID Of CON
motion, which marks the PRESENT moment
throughout every part Of the Iaud. Why
are thesr vast assemb.saes every where
congregaled Why, FOR example, am
here, five hundred miles from my own place
Of residence, TO address such an assembly Of
Nlrciuiansi Add Why does every da,, IN
every State, witness something Of d similar
kind Has this ever been the case before
Cetiainly not 20 our time, and once only 10
the time Of our fathers. There are sua.e
present here ~ no witnessed, and there are
others who have learned from the rps ui
their parents, the state ul feeling which ex
isted ia l17i aud ., before the resort 10
arms was had TO effect the otj7cts Of the
Revolution. speak now Of the time when
Patrick Henry, standing as we now do, ia
The open air, ~ua addressing the Nirginians
Of thai day, vhtle at the samc momenl Jam S
Gus nnd his associates were king tie
same rouslaa appeal to the ppopl, Aassa
closets. loud cheering / that
time TO lhis, there has been nothing Any
degree resembling whs, We now behoN =
THIS general esrneslnrss, this universal 5
eeru OF oil mcu IN public fairs, is nov :.
messed for the FIRST time since the ReVolu
iion. Do no, men abandon their fields IN
the midst Of seed llue-do they uot leave
their various occupations, as OF have now
done, TO attend to matters Witch they deem
mpto important And Is Il not 81 through
all classes Vi our citizens all over the y hole
Aud Now The important quesitun | wish
To put Is ihls, and put IT as a question 81
for the mind Of the statesmen nl Nrglnla-
propose it, with all respect, to the deep
delihefaiion aud reflection Of every patriotic
uisn throughout the counify--It Is this II
1t be- true thlt maj"rity Of the People OF
the L. ), have, for some years, been op
posed 10 seni,meu, TO ihe policy Of the ore
sent Administration, WHY rs IT NECESSARY
that these extraordinary oifrts should be
put forth to turn that Administration uut 81
power, and To Put better men m their pla,
ces We inhabu free Country-eyery
Office Of pubic trust ~ 10 our o9n hands
at the disposal Of the Peoples oen uublas
sed suilrages oil public concerns are con.
tralied aud managed by them. at Their own
pleasure md ibc trust has ALWAYS beeh To
the ballot box as an rG'c,Jal means 70 keep
the Gosctnmen, AT all tunes 20 conformity
with the public viii. How, then, has It
happened, hat VITA al this. such eAiraor
dInary Efforts have been necessary 20 put
out particular Administration Why
has 1t not been done by the silent power oi
the elective franchise Why has not the
Government been changed both III It's poli
CIV and in the men who administer ~ /
desire from the free, the thinking men Of
Virginia, an answer TO that question. =
" hen the elections nte every where shew
ing tha, large majority Of the People are
opposed IN sentiment 10 the existing Ad
mlnis,talion, dcs,re them TO tell mr. how
that Administration, has held It's place and
pursued rs own peculiar system OF measures
so long
Nv answer TO my own question IS this
In NY Judgment, II has come to be true IN
the actual working Of our system of Gov
ernmeui, that the Executive power has IN.
creased It's influence aud It's patronage To
such degree, that II INA, counterfeit the
will Of a majority Of the People, aud con'ln
ne To do so, until that majority has not on.
Is b come very large, but TIL /, has united
/ in It's objects aud in ils candidate, and by q
strenuous effort, is enabled 10 turn the Ad
mlns,rauon out Of power. believe that
the power and patronage Of the Executive
+ IN our Government has increased, rs IN
cteasing, ard ought to be Diminished.
believe that II does enable the l0cambeni'
to resist the public will, unul the country Il
reused to hl.h aud simultaneous effort
and the imperative mandate OF the public
ynlce dismsses the uuGnthiui servants iron
thelr places. Now, | ask, can |! be sup
posed that this Government can 70 on Ions
IN course Of successful operation, II D,
change can be produced without such al
ranft as that IN which the People OF thu
country are nov engaged pul 1t TO Ih
old fashioned Republicans OF Nuglnn.
SIX them, whether It can be supposed tha
tins free Republican Government OF our
can last for half century longer, II lts AID
minis,ralion cannot be- changed wiihou
such AN excitement-l NAV say, such