The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-03-26
From Ae Raleigh Star.
The Curtain Raised.

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chair of North Carolina, delivered their
opening speeches 10 the people OF Orange,
on Tuesday evening of the last Superior
Court, which was held in Hillsborough.-
We we're present on the occasion, and en-
ioyed fair opportunity of comparing the
two nominees, and OF ascertalnIng the I'm.
pressions which we're made upon the minds
Of the people by their respective address
es. The whole evening was occupied by
them from | O'Clock TIL the hour had ar.
rived in which it was necessary TO subs,i
tute artificial for natural illumination
the hour of twilight having set in before
they had finished their speeches, replica
lions, rcjoiaderS, Sur.r9OsnderS, re6utterS,
and Sur.rebutfers.
the speeches of both candidates were
such as TO reflect great credit on their po-
tical research, experience and sagaclty
for We must do Judge Saunders the justice
TO say slack twisted as we know him TO
be) that he delivered a speech which rails
ed the public estimate OF his abilities as
stump orator very considerably-a speech
which would have told very decidedly III
an ordinary canvass for the State Legtsa.
ture. But as there is blue aud yet a
better blue, so there are good popular ha
ransues and yet better. Aud we are salts
fed that we are faithfully rejecting the
sentiments, feelings and opinions Of all who
heard them in saying that Mr.. Morehead
got decidedly the better Of Judge Saunders
IN their opening speeches 10 the people and
that the effect wrought on the public mind
by Mr.. Morehesd's address was indefinite.
ly more favorable than that produced BY
Judge Saunders.
The speech of Dir. Morehead abounded
in political facts for the information Of the
people from It's commencement 10 lis Ter.
nlnation-'his the most poisoned paftzan
will 90, have the hardihood TO deny. But
this was not oil, there was an air Of good
leeling-a coustan, flow of benevolent hu.
NOR aud kindness-an apparent persuasion
OF the business Of the cause IN which he
had embarked, and Of the purity Of his
own feelings and principles displayed in
Mr.. Morehead's delivery of his views,
which irresisiibly swayed the feelings OF
the people in his bshalf--he was playful, i,
is true, when commenting on the mock
protensons of Mr.. Van Buren, to dcmoc.
racy, and on many other borrowed plumes
which his friends have stuck in his poliil
cal SOUL cap-but was remarkably kind
aud courteous TO bis opponent Judge Saun.
ders, and only severe when referring 10
The political manifestations OF him aud his
party.
Judge Saunders, on the contrary, was
the very persoulticailon OF impoien, wrath
and harmless tury. lie appeared like
maddeOed serpent from the commencement
TO the termination Of his III natured hur
argue. lie raved and rauted ioamed and
chaied like a furious animal ahen closely
hemmed in by the hounds and hunismen.-
Tie belsbOured the table before hin, with
such sound aud continued thulnps that il
must have roared out Justify had it possess
ed even the degree Of vitality which has
been ascrIbed 10 the sensitive plants which
are said by naturalis.s TO constitute the
connecting link between animal and vege.
table nature. Not very bland and bcwitch
ing originally his counienance had al the
rage OF fury impaired to IT by the blows
which bad been so etieciually dealt out TO
him and his party by his adversary ;-nnd |
Wills, Hogarih would have seized his then
appearance es a fl occasion for commun, |
eating to the canvass a vivid representa-. |
tion Of sound aud fury signhytng nothing,
we thought ourselves that he resembled
very much, 10 his resilessness, an eel
which might be drawn from the water aud
siraghlwny thrown upon hot gtldlrou.
The impression made by his speech was,
as Far as We could collect the sense Of the
people, decidedly uuiayorable.
There were, we would suppose about
tour hundred persons present, aud Mr. |
norohead unclaimed the attention Of The |
whole OF them whilst ho was speaking. and |
kept iten alternately stepped in profound |
meditation or jocund merriment according |
as he happened to change ,he style of his /
speaking.
A short lime after Judge Saunders arose,
manifested by large portion Of The audi
ence, some of them talking, some moving
Of, whilst great portion Of those who !
we're perfectly still and composed seemed
TO Indicate by their counleuances that his
speech, to say the leas, Of it, was in very
bad taste.
We must here take OCCASION 10 remark
too that We have been crcdlbly informed
since the two candidates made their nppear.
ance al HlIlsborough, that several iniluen.
iIal Van Buren, men have dropped of from
Judge Saunders. They said they were
not able to ABIDE the difference between
The powers, atlainments, and manners. of
two men.
What "a "Diskivcry.n