The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-06-04


denounced these measures as destructive o
The best interests Of the country. VIVA
J difference is there between an acknowledge
I despo,ism, where the executive makes III,
laws, aud such state Of things as thus
where he makes the laws through the agen
cy OF others, many of whom are lhemselyc,
opposed 10 these lass!
There is ono ground Of objection TO Mr.
Van Buren, which would forbid me Ia vote
Tor him II approved of his measures, which
DO not aud i! ] had confidence 10 his pro
LESSONS which have not; al!udo 10 the
iefocious war which he has been wagua
and which If reelected, be- will carry on
with Increased energy, upon The currency,
commerce, and credit Of the country. New
or has The world known people as pros
J porous and as happy as ours when he came
ii'Io power; never has aHy people suffered
more severe tuals since. Ii has been one
1ubtokcn series q! Suffering, disaster, and
misery. DO most sincerely believe that
nothing can restore prosperity TO the coun.
Try bhl taking poaeI from his hands moth.
ny else WI restore public confidence, aud
confidence IS all that IS nov wanting. 1t
Is true lnat many Of the causes Of ethbar
fa,sment ev s,rd before the last election !;
0e should have suffered somewhat, but That
the troubles aud embarrassment Of the couu.
try have bcen infinitely aggravated by his
measures, do net doubt, We have had
other periods Of drrangcd currency, but
they have passed speedily away. Why
les tins bcen 30 protfacted and severe -
FOR no Other reason than that the whole
soser 81 the Government has been cxcried
% The destruction instead Of 60 the sustain
lng ii credit and confidence. IL is SAID that
Hf, Nln liuren has come 10 our principles
lie says uoi. But that lie IL carving oul
hts own principles, those Of his l,lasinous
predecessor ~ whose footsteps, With uucA
more Of policy lllan Of dignity, he was plcds
81 70 follow Has he come 10 cur pfinct.
pies, our States Rights principles II is
DOT to BE- denIed that he makes on annual
profession d some Il these principles SO
dad hts Proclamation ADD Force Bil prcdc
cessor d. not look 10 his professions
ahai has been hrs practice propose 10
examine that, and 10 contrast the opinions
Of has competitor aith his, on every one Of
these pUjuis. First as to the tariff: Gen.
Harrison regards The compromise Of 1892
a. Q! the highest obligation, aud is d,sgos.
cd TO adhere 70 II aud /. more revenue Is
required, not 20 increase the dut,es on pro
tectcd articles, but TO impose duties on those
Articles which are uow duty free; such ar
'iclcs as The people Of the North usc aud %
not manufacture aud as TO which, the ck.
empilon from duties IS more bcucliclal to
them than 10 Us.
Nhatnro the opinions or Nr. Van Barren
on this suhjectl No one knows. say no
ore knows Hta, are the present opinions q
Mr.. Van Hurcu. We do know Nhat hls
pus. opinions are that he voted ior tie b,ll
Of ubomia1aon The tautfol SOS aul that
10 boosted a, Albany on his return from
Washington, N a public speech, Of bis IN
varying support If the tariff Il was then
sglt nj The South that he gave that vote
august hls own apn,ons aud under the /
coercion Of legislative Instructions. THIS !
| never believed, mud il has been lately /
-hafged, aud Mr. Taimadgc Of The Senate 7
referred TO as authority, 10 prove from uu. +
der the hand Of Mr.. Van buren,, that be /
wrote TO hrs friends n the New York leg /
islaiuTc that those INSTRUCTIONS were OILY IN (
conformity TO his own fixed opinions md II /
has mol been denied. As TO internal i'm /
Gen. Harrison holds precisely 4
the opinions OF Gen. Jackson, that Congress +
possesses The power to appropriate money /
10 works Of a natloaal character. ! dissen, /
from that opinion. Nut he is n. tie sane +
time opposed to the exercise of the power.
Nt Van Buren, Processes 10 believe that
Congress does not possess the power but T
hahruaily sanctions It's exercise. More (
money vas appropriated Tor internal TN
prosemeuls in the trst year Of his admins /
traton than was done IN the whole four
years Of the administration OF MIR. Adams.
Now, | would rather have a President who
admitted the power, but was opposed TO ITS /
exercise, than one who denied the power,
but hlbituui|y eXerted Il. As 10 internal |
tion than would be- the embargo, except as
To the Cumberland road aud harbours Mr.
' an nlrcn sanctions both Of these. re.
garI thus as the very worst form IN which |
the powur can be cxcrted. 1t is not only /
necessarily partial as it is confined ~ lis
benefits to the seaboard, bu. that IS tho very |
region where, from vicinity TO markets,
these improvements are rot needed, aud II
they ale, the people beng wealthy can
make them fur themselves. It's III The re /
mote interior where they are needed, anu
Whorc the people are generally too poor to
make them.
A National Bauk. General Harrison
denies the power under any express grant
in the Cousll,uiion-bu says, that II II
shall DO demonstrated that the public re.
venues canno, 10 collected withou, such an
institution, he thinks that Congress may IN
tha, event, establish bank. have never
seen any man, even Of the shIclcst sect,
who denies the power thus qualified. no
Govornmnnt ran pXist without Teveuuc--lt