The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-10-15

! ol or country, aud by our own wounded
! pride as American citizens. " e feel that
the country has been q shonofed, and we
desire to free ourselves from ell inputaliou
# acqulesceusce in the parrtcIdal act. The
late President, IN communication to Con
gTess, moro than Iuiimates, that some Of the
earliest and most important measures OF
W ashingi0n'5 administration were tie oil
spring of personal notiyes and private III.
tefests. lis successor has repeated and tx
tended this accusation, and given TO IT, We
are compelled to say, grea, degree oil Of
ieusiseness and gfos7uess. No man with
al Amt rlcsn hear; IN his bosom, can en-
dure this without feeling the deepest huril
latlon as well as tie most intense seorn.-
The fame Of Washington, aud his immedl
ate associates is one Of the richest treasures
Of the country. His is that name which an
American may utter with prld- 10 every
par, Of the world, aud which, wherever III
tered, Is shouted to the skies ~ the voices
Of all true lovers Of human liberty. lmPu
ta.lous which assali his measures So rudr.v,
while they are Accountable violations OF tie
truth Of history, are 90 insult to the country,
aud an oiience agains, the moral sentiments
Of civilized mankind. Miserable, iaseTa
bic ludeed, must he that ceuse Which can.
not support lis party predaminance, II, ruin
-ous schemes and seaseless experiments,
without thus attempting TO poisianthe toun
tains Of truth, aud TO prove The government
Of our country dlsgraceiully corrupt, even
IN lis very cradle. Oar hearts would sink
within US, If we believed that such an effort
could succeed bu, they must be impoten,.
Neither the recent, nor the present Presl
dent, was born 10 cast shade on the char
acter Of Washington or his assoclates.-
The destiny Of both has been, rather, TO il
lustrate By contrast, that wisdom aud those
virtues which they have not initiated, and 10
hurI blows, which the aifecliCnate veaera
lion ct Anericau citizens, and the general
Justice OF the civilized world, will render
harmless to chcrs, eud powerful only IN
their recoil upon themselves, II tbs Ian.
gIage lie strong, 50 also is that feeling q "a.
d,gnation which has suggested i ard On
an occasion like this, We couiI loi leave ihls
.consecfated spot, without The consciousness
Of having omitted 20 Indispensable defy, had
we not thus given utIerance to the fitness
of our heer;a, and marked with cur sever.
es, rebuke, and 1osi thorough rcprobsliou
and scorD, aboTed effort TO six deep and
enduring stain on too early history Of the
government.
Finally, on this spot, the fame Of which
began with our liberty, and can only END
with Il, in the presence Of these mul,ludea,
Of The whole country and of the world, we
declare cur conscientious convictions, lha,
the present Administration has proved itself
incapable OF conducting The public affairs Of
the nation in such a manner as shall pre-
serve The Constitution, maintain the pubic
liberty, and secure general prosperity
We declare with the utmost sincerity, that
we believe It's main purpose 10 have been,
10 continue its own power, Influence, and
popularity; that to this end, II has aban
doned indispensable bot highly responsb BILE
Constitutional duties; that it has lrtled with
the great concerns Of fidance and currency !;
that II has used the most repFeheasibe
means for uAucaclng public opinion, that it
has countenanced the application Of public
money 10 party purposes that II seeks to
consolidate and strengthen party b. every
form Of public patronage, that II loborously
seeks TO conceal the truth from the people
on subjects of great interest: that it has
shown itself 10 be selfish in It's ends and
corrupt in It's means and that If Il should
be able TO maintain itself IN power through
another term, there is The most imminent
danger that /, will plunge the country IN
still farther difficulty, bring Cd sniI greater
disorder aud distress, and undermine at
once the foundation of the public prosperity
and the institutions of the country.
Men thus false TO their own professions,
false to the principles Of the constitution,
false to the interests Of the people, end false
TO the highest honor of their country, are
unfi; to be the rulers of this Republic.
The people Of the United States have o
right TO an honest and faithful exercise Of
all the powers of the Constitution as under
stood and pract,sed IN the best days Of the
Republic tor the general good. hey have
an inahenabie right TO all the blessings OF
that liberty which their fathers achieved,
and all the benefits Of the Union which their
fathers established.
And standing here, this day, with the
memory Of those Fathers fresh on our hearts
and with the field Of their glory and the
monuments Of their fame full IN our own
view-wilh Buuker Hill beneath us, and
Concord and Lexington, aud Dorchester
Heights, and Faueull Hall around us-we
here as part of the people pledge ourselves
TO spare no lawful and honorable efforts to
vinJca,e and maintain these rights, aud to
romove from The high places Of the nation
men who have thus condemned and violated
them.
Add we earnestly and so,emnly invoke
all good men aud true patriots throughout
The Union, foregoing all considerations OF
party and forgetting all distinction CT State
or Section, to rally once more, as our la
theirs did in rs against the common oppres
sors of our country, and to unite with US IN