The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-01-23
NUMBER II.

The Rev. Mr. Cooknan was elected
Chap ain to the Senate.
A bull to amend the nc, for The punish
Uent Of certain crimes against the U. States
was considered and ordered TO a third read
ing aud bill 10 establish a Board of Com
missioners to hear and adjndge claims
against the &. States, was made the order
for "Wednesday next.
The Senate then adjourned TO Friday.
JANUARY l, 1910.
This being New. Years day, neither
House Of Congress is in session-boih hay.
ing adjourned over from yesterday, uii,il TO-
morrow so that have nothing TO add to
the Congressional details which have al.
ready sent you. Crowds Of the loyal are
focking to the Palace fcold and incIemeut
Us is the weather. to pay their homage TO
the Chief Magistrate, either as the bead Of
their party, or as The fountain head of hon.
ors and emoumenls. Many 20, also, as q
mark Of respect due 10 the frs; Officer of the
! Republic. As a tribute TO public virtue
and private integrity, not Z few may lie seen
vending their way 10 the plain residence Of
the venerable JoHN QUINeY ADANs -
These comprise Il class Of citizens whose
respect would DO honor 10 any man.
The chief topic of the day, nov that the
outrage perpetra,ed on the rights Of The
State Of New Jersey has somewhat faded in
interest, appears to he the sudden and most
surprising movement Of JOHN e. CALHOUN
over TO the Administration, and the cUnse-
quent (,hough on the par, Of most of them.
believe, Reluctantly coalition Of his litle
band of follow ers, with the Van Buren, par
! ty. The compact was confirmed and rati-
fed, on Thursday last, by formal inter.
view between Calhoun and Van Buren,, at
the Presidents House, into which the for.
mer has not entered from the time of his
I quarrel with jackson, uutii on this occasion.
Thus are the great heads Of Notification
and LoccfocoiSm united in league, often.
size and defensive. The motives, ends,
terms and conditions Of this unnatural ALI
ance, are fully descantcd on and detailed in
the public prints, with substantial accuracy,
presume, and therefore will not under
take to repeat them. Byron it was, think,
who said that "truIh is stranger than fic-
tions" and truly was it SAID for what would
have been more Incredible, bot little while
ago, than prediction of such an union as
this between these two politicians
Considering the bitter hostility, personal
IS well as political, which has been uurelen.
tiusly waged against Van Buren, by Cal.
houn end PickeHs, and by the Notification
party generally, IN Congress, even as far
back as 1882, when Van Buren's nomina-
ton 10 England was negatived by the cast.
ing vote Of Calhoun, Chen President of the
Senate } the recent movement Of the latter
is the most revolving act Of lcrglversstion
TO be found in our political annals. speak
of 1t with pain; for / cannot forget my for.
nrer esteem, and bright hopes of Calhoun
\ all, alas now quenched 10 the dark and
] foul waters Of Locoiocolsm. You viii have
seen by the report of his Speech, in what
indignant and caustlc terms this unnatural
conjunction (or rather one Of ITS fruits, the
expulsion of the New JERSEY uenbers) was
rebuked by one Of your young members, Mr..
RAYSER.