The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-01-28
ilr. siiepersi's Reply TO Mr.,
GliLsgEnaM.
j. DOWNING,
la 81. &c. Sc. & c.

Mn EDtToR NJ. Chagaaa has some
what singular complain, attached 10 his
Speech, as published IN your las, papoT.-
lie SAYS my GIsi Speech as published, is
somea hut oitered in The qualifications. Now,
all can say about the matter is, iha, DO
llyered the Speech from more copIous notes
ihaa is usual With NE, aud lof the simple
reason that intended 10 uvoid all chance
Of misrepresentation aud endeayored to
give il precisely as delivered and believe
Il Is as nearly SO as possible. As proof OF
It's accuracy, gentleman OF the House of
Commons, mir. Smith of HEREFORD who
heard mos, Of il, asked mo IL had DOT writ
ten it out before delivery. He vas struck
with The remarkable identity between the
spoken aud the written spoech.
All tho public care about, suppose is,
are the facts and arguments such as they
are now represented ] am only DESTROYS
OF presenting few statements to the people.
| have entered lnio M oratorical conlrover
sy with Mr.. Clinginan; aud If il will be OF
any qualification 10 hlm, ! yield han The
p4m--,bo more readily, since victory in
such a contest would be no triumph. The
speech BOW send you, was delivered an The
sour of the occasion, without notes, aud no
Editor has "no!Itely waited on me-" with
uo'es, toa ld nc. II is as accurate a. could
make IT, under such circumstances. Ii Mr..
Cllngman can wrilo on, speeches rerJd0m
et liierdtim, as delivered, he is very extra
ordinary young man. ". b. S.
The gentleman FROM Runcombe has
thought proper TO change the curreal Of
this debate, aud TO make personal attack
upon me aad my political Course be has
dealt 10 assertion as coarse and llliberal, as
| trust can show they are unjust. Ii the
gentleman can reconcile such conduct 10 his
own sense OF propFiety, certainly do not
object to It. No public man should object
to having his public character discussed
A u he ough, 10 ask of those who undertake
the task Of his dissection, is that they would
correctly inform themselves of facts and
events state them fairly, and mol trus, en-
iirely to rumor and insinuallons.
The gentleman. IN designing me great
injury, has no doubE unIntenllonaIy render
ed mo very great service. am therefore
much Obliged to him; - thank thee jew
for that word" lie has afforded me pub
lie opportunity of putting at rest forever, a
SANDER which has been most indaslrIously
circulated for the last two or three months,
and although il has done the biddIngs for
which lis inventors designed it. still il is
agreeable for me TO expose 1t. II has sat
hitherto squat, like toad, ugly and veno-
nous, Disgusting ITS true form and character,
and scattering around pern'clous influence.
| will now touch II, il no, with the magic
spear Of I,huriel, at least with the spirit OF
truth, and force il 10 assume ITS true char
acter and hneament, and winch will be
found, as in the sacred story alluded 10, the
source of lasehood.
Tho gentleman has accused me Of hostili.
" to the West. deny the charge, and ap'
peal to the votes gave at the last session
of our Legislature, as conclusive proof of
iis injustice. say, Sir, aud ! think the as
serton was proved, that those who represent
Western Interests IN the present Leelsla
ture, have been too grasplng, that IN their
anxiety to reward u personal friend, and a
political favorite, they have overlooked and
entirely dlsregarded great Eastern inter.
est, If not 10 It's entire humiliation. l did
no, accuse the Western people Of being par
tles to this injustice. No, Sir, believe Il
;hey had been present, they would hay, had
the Iiberality to have said, let the greatest
peculiar interest which North Carolina has
at Washington, be represented by whomso
ever tha, interest may think best calculated
to aid II.
VIVA, interest, Mr. Speaker, has North
Carolina u, Washington, which is no, com
mon 10 the rest of the States, and which will
require the specialization ofour Senators :