The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-09-17

defending great criminals OF Sia'e, not De
fore carefully packed jury, but before the
free, enlightened, vruous and patriotic PEG.
ple-and therefore We may well hope that
has present deieuce will not be attended
With his hitherto usual success
Mr.. CLAY referred 10 Mr.. Van Buren's
recommendation in 81, Of Bankrupt law,
bearing exclusively upon State Banks, as
an evidence Of his regard for State Rights,
aud mrrored forth the evils OF such law.
Tie reverted to the progress of the Sub
Treasury bill through It's several stages,
and descanied upon he manner IN which
It was finally got first through the Senate
and then the House, with great ability aud
eloquence-in which connection he gave a
clear md succnct account of the manner,
aud for what cause New Jersey was SO dis.
gracefully dslranchised.
MIR. Clay said the party in power profess
10 be Democrats par ercelience Among
all their ususpallons he knew OF none more
absurd than the usurpatlun Of this name
lie professed himself 10 be a true Democrat.
lie iearned his Democracy in the school OF
'9S and 3d. II was very different, he con
tessed from the Democracy taught nov
a days IN high places. 1t did not say, III
the language OF the motto upon the Bedford
County Banner, which he Just read: q The
People expect loo much from the Govern
meut -" Let The Government take care
OF itself aud the People of themselves -
No the Democracy tina, be had learned
vas the reverse of this language Of the pre-
sent Democratic President But the new
Democracy does not stop here. IL asks
for allegiance 10 the powers that be. The
Democracy OF Jefferson asked candidate
ior Office Il he was capable, and honest, and
you'd support the Constitution. But the
new Democracy asks very different ques
tons. tasks, how many votes can you bring
10 the polls What's your influence =
Are YOU bolsierous par.izans |, also holds
out Inducements, or ioribes, which Jetier.
sons Democracy did not. II says if you
labor IN my cause aud the People reject you,
| sll take care that your reward shall be
certain. He insianced The appointment OF
Mr. Grundy, and then referred TO the up
polntment of J. NJ. Niles, as Post Master
General, who not months ago was feJec
ted by the People by $500 votes. To be
Ib6s beaten, was sure passport TO an Es
ecu;lve Office. By the bye, be said the of.
fee conferred upon Mr. Niles was not We
~ enyIabe one, for he had 10 take q seat
previously occupied BY a creature than
whom a more dospicable creeping reptile
could not be named. His fellow. citizens,
ne presumed, would know 10 whom he al
lUded.
Mr.. Clay here dgel, for some minutes
upon the immoral tendency 10 which such
a course Of administration, as he had been
abiding to- would lead. But be trusted il
would be cheched-ihai The great phys
can, the Ballot Box, was near al hand, and
that by November the disease would be met
by an effective and mos; salutary remedy.
v ben before had such state Of things a.
COW exists been known When before
such disregard Of Obligations " hen
before have 81 out Of 81 Land Officers
proved Getau.ters " hen before have de-
iauters not only been retained In office after
their Declarations we're known, bat absolute
y re appointed He referred to the appoint
meat Of Mr.. Livingston as Secretary Of
State al q time when he was defauter, bat
said be presumed The President did 10, re.
fec, sufficiently upon the tendency such n
aPpsInlmeni would have. tie referred 10
the Moore aud Lelcher case, and to the az
poin.meni Of Hooker 10 the best Office 10 the
country for bis services 10 that dark trans
acton. He had heard that Hooker had
clnce proved defauiIer.
Mr.. Clay said be would like to address
himself directly TO the Democrats within
the sound Of bis voice. He wished 70 ad
dress them not as enemies, bat as brothers,
as men equally patriotic aud equally devoted
wIth the Wings, 10 The best interests Of the
sounlry. We differ, SAID he. but upon what
subject DO men not differ Have all your
hopes been realized 10 regard 10 the admin.
istraiIon Of the government Have the
pledges that were made you, been fulfilled
Take, for example, the one term Of the Pre-
sldency, Did 30. toe great Captain prom
,se you that one term was enough for
President to serve Was il carried out
HO" vas he promise not 10 appoint mem
bers Of Congress 10 Office, carried out =
How vas the promise 10 reduce the extrav
agsnl expenditures, Glhded " hat rrln
eiple was carried out ? what promise kept ?
what pledge redeemed is there an Ad
mlni-ration msn 10 this vast aseenblagc
that wilt answer, shouted the Kentucky
orator m tie l0udost loues Of his musical
voice
Mir. Clay said he had called the present
vast assembiage and he would take that
occasion to declare that there were more PEG.
pie and more banners there than there were
i, the great Baltimore Convention. And
ahy are there so many people here, coming
together from almost every Slate IN the
Iatou
Mr.. Clay sad he claimed to be a Dem
ocrat IN the true SENSE u the word-a De,p
ocrat ready 10 stand by or die for his coun.
try. He RETIRED to the great contest nov
going On, 7rd asked that nothing should he
done to the uJlry q our opponents. All,