The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-10-29


putting its hand upon you, to that extent
you are fee; and oil regular liberty con.
sIss 10 putting restraints upon Government
aud udISlduals--so that they shall not IN
.erfcrc with your freedom Of action and
purpose. You may easily simplify Govern
ncuts shallow thinkers talk Of a simple
Government Turkey is the simplest Gov.
eminent in tie world. But if YOU wish 10
secure entire personal liberty, you must
multiply restraints upon the Government,
so that it caunot 90 further than the public
good requires. Then you may be free, and
mot otherwise.
Another great power by which EyecU.
live Influence auE,an,s itself, especially
when The man Who wiplds II stands at the
head ol . party, consists IN the use ofnames.
Wsra6sda said that words are things, sand
50 they are. But believe that they are
often fraudulent things, and always possess
ed OF real power. The ipcu!ty Of taking to
ourselves popular name and giving an On
o ular naWe 10 an adversary, IS faculty
Of very great concern in politics. ! pat /;
TO you, genllemeu, whether for the last
month or two, the whole power OF this gov
eminent has not consisted chiefly in the
discharge Of shower Of hard names. liaye
YOU for month pas, heard any man defend
the Sub Treasury Have you heard any
tHan during that time burn his fingers by
taking hold Of Mr.. Poinsetts Militia pro
Iect? Their whole resort has eccl 10 pouy
ont upon US tide o. GenuEciation as ars
tocra,s. eris,ocrsts: taking 10 themselves
the meanwhile the wei! deserved deslgna
ton Of true Democrats. How cheering,
how delightful tina, man iudePendeu, Of
any regard to his own character or worth,
may thus range himself under banner the
mos, acceptable O. all others 70 his fellow.
citlzeus. It's with false patriotism as with
base money all goes by the stamp. I!
does mol wish 10 be weighed, il hates the
scales; il is thrown into horrors at the cru
chile, II must all 60 by tail It holds out the
Kings hend with his name and superscrlp
ton, aud if challenged replies: Do you
+ not see the stamp on ny forehead be
long to tue Democratic lsGlIy -niake aie
current. Loud laughter aud cheeflng.)-
But We live ~ an aIe too cn'Ig hlened 10 be
gulled by this business Of s,amping We
have learned TO enquire into The true nature
aud value Of things. Democracy mos
: surely is not a term Of reproach, bu, spect
Our Government is constitutional, Demo
cratic Republican Government, ard if they
mean that only, there is none who Will dis
pute that they are good Democrats. But
If they set up qualifications and distinctions,
lf there are genera and species, it may re.
qlire twenty political LIunRuses to say 70
which classification they belong.
There Is another conirlvance for the in
crease Of Executive power, which IS utter
IL abhorrelt TO all true patriots, and agalUs
which in an especial manner Gen. Wash
ngton has left US his farewell injunction
| mean the constant recurrence 10 local DIT
ferences, pfcudIces and jealouses. THAI
is the great bane and curse of this lovely
country of ours. Ii covers vast extent o
Territory, hence there are few from among
US in Massachusetts who enjoy the advan
tage of personal intercourse with our
friends in Virginia, and but few OF you who
visit US in Massachusetts, the South is still
more remote; the difference which exists
in habits and pursuits between US, enables
the enemy 10 SOW tarcs by exciting local
preudires on both sides. Sentiments are
mutually aScrlbed to Us which neither ever
entertained. BY this means, a party press
is enabled to foment joaou>es and to de
strov that generous spirit Of brotherhood
which should exist between US. All pdirl
otto men ought carefully TO guard them.
selves against the effect of arts like these.
Aud here | am brought 10 advert for
one moment to what constantly see IN all
the Administration papers from Baltimore,
South It's one perpetual ont cry, adnou
lshng the people Of the South that their
own State Governments, and the property
/ they hold under them, are not secure if they
/ admit Northern man To any considerable
share in the administration Of the Govern
ment. You all know that that is the zen
eral CRY. Now have spoken my seutl,
ments in the uelgh5orh0od of Virginia.
though not actually within the State, il
June last, and again IN The heart Of Massa.
chusctts IN July, so that il is not now that
proclaim them for the first iime-hut ten
years ago, when obliged to speak OH this
same subject, I uttered the same seuumen,
IN regard to slavery and TO the absence OF
oil power in Congress 10 interfere, IN any
+ manner whatever, with that subject. de.
lvered my sentimen, fully IN Alexandria IN
the month Of June, and in July at Worces
ter, IN Massachusetts. | shall ask some
friend connected with the Press, 10 circu
late IN Virginia whal said on this subject
in the Senate Of the L. States on the Both
of January last have nothing to add
.NorE.-Tho following is the passage 10 which
Mr.. Webster relerrrd
Extract from Mr. Wsbsisr's speech in reply to
Mr.. HGyne, january 2lSt, 1880.
At the very first Congress, petitions on the
subject of slavery were presented If mistake not,
from different States. The Pennsylvania Society
for promoting the abolition of slavery, took lead,
and laid before Congress memorial, praying
Congress to promote the abolition by such pow.
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