The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-05-21

/ surly porter OF lOreign blood and patDpered
,nsoleGce will be permitted to drive decent
people from bis door, because they do moi
know the hours or the ceremonial of Court
etiquette. But, fellow. cltlzeus, have been
! lrawn aside from the main subjects Of thi,
address, 10 notice these little illusions oil
petty mallguity and upstart presumption
Perhaps | should have treated them with
the contempiuous silence TO which they
nlone are entitled; but there is something
10 excite Indignation in the base spirit Of
these attacks, while their insignllicance may
well provoke merrimeut.
Can any reasonable doubt be made 0!
Gen. llarnson's fitness Tor the Chief Mag
lstracy If he has not gwen evidence Of
high qualifications for it, siat man IN this
country has He has, IN forty years, iilled
a greater variety Of public stations than any
man lying -demanding rare combination
81 the most elevated moral aud mental en-,
duwumeuls--and 10 none OF them has be
failed. In peace and IL war, as an cxecu
tive otiicer-la the halls Of legislation, he
has served his country with uniform ablii.
", asslGulty aud success and 10 one etncr
gency has arisen IN his long and eyeniiul
life TO which he has not proved fully equal
HIS services have been marked by singular
self denial and dlsiutoresiedncss-h PRIV
clples as Statesman are uuatIectedly Re.
publican, and has character as a man with.
on, blcmish. 10 al! questions IN which
the South is particularly concerned, his pc.
slIion is altogether what We should wish
~ IS opposed 10 squandering away the p0b.
lie dominic making donation Of the
whole Of the public lands the property of
the Union, 10 a few Sta,es-he is IN favour
Of a JUS, distribution OF their proceeds
He Is totnlly opposed TO Abolition 10 oil us
iorms-he holds il TO be unconstitutional
daugerous--illegal and presumpluous-he
denounccs eveo the discussion Of the subject
Tout Of the slave Siaies) as an abuse of the
freedom Of The press, a violation Of the spirit
Of the Coustuilon--and pronouncos The
schemes Of the AboliiIouists such as can
command no appreciation but from an 10
carnate devil. These opinions he has open
iy declared and published in The mids, Of a
population having contrary sen.iments, with
noble candor mud Jealocs regard for our
rights, which has never been as yet equal.
ed, and cannot be exceeded. And declare
10 you, SIR, that If We could have dictated
position for Gen. Harrison 10 assume on
this subject, We could not, as Southern men,
in my opinion, have chosen auy other or
better than that which be occupies II any
evidence Of his sincerity be required, it is
furnished by the whole tenor Of his life
BY the times. places, and manner in which
his opinions have been declared and the
uniform conesslsacy with which he has acted
upon them. Il is found IN the singular bold
ness aud decision With which he made com.
mon cause with the South on the Missouri
ques,ion--und sacrificed his popularity at
hotno, and lost his seat in Congress, rather
than vote with the restflcitonisls against US.
II mans sincerity IS not proved by uul.
lormly consistent declarations and conduct,
against the Influence Of example, aud the
bias II interest, ask how eau sincerity be
manifested TO those Sho canno, look upon
the heart
Such is Gen. Harrison in lis services
his generalm merits and ms rarltcularagtee.
lnonl with Southern interests. Can any
fair aud well informed man doubt, that be
is able and altogether trustworthy ,
4iR. VAN BUREN,
How stands the case with Mr.. Van Bu.
rem OF public services, what memorials
does bus couatty exhibit wha, testimonials
arc registered IN our history what measures
Of executive or legislative wisdom have ow,
ed their origin or improvement, to him .
Alas 10 all such inquiries, barren none
must be the answer. What instance Of ex
posure or suffering in the cause OF the coun,
Try, does lbs life presen, Not one. The
mos, dangerous exploit he ever performed
for the nation was his voyage across the Al.
lantic IN public ship--hs greatest exercise
Of self denial, was mixing III the highest
circles OF the English court, and the slender
allowance from which he saved, was nine
thousand dollars OF salary, and an equal sum
Tor bis outfit. He, indeed, gave good sup,
port 10 the protective system, for he voted
for tho tariff Of SOS shat bill Of abom.
nations, according TO southern Opinions.
He indeed, gave Support to the anti slavery
spirit, for he voted 10 instruct the Senators
from New York to oppose the admission OF
any state into the Union whose constitution
did not prohibit slavery he voted to
prohibit the slave traffic with the territory
Of Florida, aud TO specify the number OF
slaves TO which southern man, travelling
in tina, territory, should coniine himself
These acts of his public life are sufficiently
well known, and with cmphauc clearness,
manifest either his opposition to southern
feelings aud wishes, or his utter indifference
to southern rights. They may be consIG
cred ground Of support TO northern manu-
faclurers and aut slavery societies; but
surely constitute a singular foundation, on
which TO build claim 10 our confidence
True, he is called northern man with
southern principles, when he wants south