The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-10-15
THE
Unanimous Declaration
OF TIE
WINGS of NOkTH-CAROLiNA
IN CONVENTION AssrsBIkp,
sta October, 1910.

AA II DbtLAhls tae lthNVio VI thS
w Party in Power unworthy The con
! fideuce of a free People:
Because, they hare cioidied erery pledge
: hey haue girsn 10 the Nation:
, Coming into power with the alleged pur-
pose Of enforcing the most rigid economy,
they have increased the Public ENpendi-
lures from Twelve, 10 Thirly-six Millions
of Dollars per annum'
Promising us a Currency better than
Bank Notes, which were convertible at the
will of the holder either into Gold or Sill
yer, they have redeemed the promise, by
! course of measures which has issued ~
general suspension Of specie payments (;
has deprived US altogether Of gold and sill
yer; compelled the Banks TO curtai their
discounts, and contract their circulation,
until the price Of property and produce is
generally and greatly reduced and the
wages OF labor rendered uncertain, huctuat-
ing, and inadequate;
Protesting holy horror al the very idea
of the patronage OF the Government being
brought into conhic, with the freedom of
ally conferred office as a reward for past,
and a stimulus TO future electioneerIng SER
vices; have directly iuculcatcd the right
and duty of Federal Officers TO interfere 10
elections have treated as ground of re.
moyal from office, not only opposition and
indifference. bat inactivity Of service in POI
itical canyassing and have thus, so far as
in them Law, converted the whole body OF
oilice.h9lders into mere dependents upon
Executive favor hound, not to serve the
! Country, but 10 maintain party and hold.
ing their places by the tenure Of unlimited
obedience TO Executive commands
Protesting boundless devotion to the will
of the People, and asserting the right of
the many 10 rule the few they have, never
theiess, lost no opportunity OF encouraging
public servants to betray their constituents,
when their own schemes would be thereby
promoted and have repeatedly rewarded
with honors and emoumenls, men whom
the People have discarded from their ser.
vice for incapacily and corruption
BECAUSE, they have subyerted a system
for the saie-keeplng aud disbursement Of
the revenue, nearly co-eyal with the exist
ence Of the Government, and continued IN.
der every Administration, and have sub,
stliuted Ia lieu thereof the Sub. Treasury
BY which, the revenue is withdrawn
from the channels OF business, which II was
wont TO nylgorate and support, Is locked
up IN vaults under the charge Of Executive
officers, and subject :, Executive control
and interpolation
BY which, the People are required to
pay all the duties to Government IN gold
or silver, while, by the measures OF the
Government IA respect 10 the currency, 10
obtain gold and silver IS rendered inipo,a
bic 70 many, and to oil difficult or expen.
sivc
BY which, under a power Of issuing Troa-
sury Drafts, ostenslbly for the transfer Of
the Revenue, the President i coycrtly
armed with power, at ms pleasure, to sup.
ply Government paper currency, to con.
vert the Treasury INTO great Bank Of is.
sue and deposit, and thus, by contracting
or enlargng the amour; Of circulation, to
enhance or diminish the value Of labor aud
property, at his own will, aud for his own
purposes;
And which Sub-Treasury system, they
themselves IN 1884, denounced as unwiSe,
unjust, contrary to the genus og our lusti.
tutlons and the practice OF the Government.
as exposing the public funds To loss and
pecuatlon, and comforting on the Execu.
tive power dangerous to freedom;
BECAUSE, the Sub. Treasury plan, repu.
dated by the People, and repeatedly re.
lected IN Congress BY large malortles, was
finally carried IA the House 81 Representa-.
tlSes 10y majority, procured IN part BY
corrupt coalition, and IN par, By gross and
paipahle violation Of the Constitution, nc.
conpanied with open contempt and dlsre.
gard Of the symbols Of Authority appointed
by the la~s Of New Jersey to authenticate
the will Of her People:
BgcAusE, IN order to secure a clear ma.
lorlty ~ the House Of Representatives, the
Administration members of that body, dad,
without any color or shadow Of right,
against precedent, and IN violation of the
Constitution and Laws, refuse to admit to
~ - 'NNt7 Nv Hi'liiAlfiN uhlN ItllfsItl Nv
the State Of New Jersey, aud did admit, as
Prtmd tacie entitled to seats, five persons
not returned, whom they finally declared
70 be sitting members on the part Of New
Jersey, for the whole Congress, against the
return under the great Seal Of the State,
and without any evidence to fasfy the SAID
return, or IN any manner 10 manifest the Ii. (
tie Of the persons SO admitted whereby the 1
sad Administration members did, in truth I
and effect, Of their own authority, appoint
five members 10 represent the State Of New
Jersey, and thus usurp to themselves the
elective franchise Of the People Of that
State:
BEcAu.E, they have, from time to time,
obtained from Congress, grants Of large
sums money, have increased by hundreds
The number of office holders, and BY many
thousands Of dollars the amount Of salaries.
beyond the demands Of the public service,
and have then squandered the money and