The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-12-02
[ NUMBER 10.
From he Raleigh Register, 10Th I'll.
RiR. BADGERS SPEECH.

publish 10 to days Regis:e: tho substance
Of Mr. gers speech at the late Dinner
given to him, Il, on examining our notes, 80
found we could DO any thing like justice TO
the effort. We have accordingly written
them out, AMI though Hey present, ofeoursc,
only meagre sketch of what vas said On
the Occasion, we yet think we nay venture
70 publish them, after promising, that va
alone arc ausweEah!e for any inaccuracies
Of sly.e, or aakvaydnsss Of expression, that
may be detected. We think, however, no
true Wing can read even cur sketch, with.
ou.. lge!ics the blood corrse more rapidly
lirorsh his veins, or without hasiag bis
cougictlans s;fcpg;hered aud his hopes AMI.
mated and encouraged Whlt then must
have been ,he ealhus,lsn excited b hear.
ag the Speech itself, clohed il the gifted
Orators own rich language, and adorned
with alt de graces Of bis liue elocuiion;
Mr, EADGuR commenced by remarhing,
that lie should, indeed be wanting in sersi-
bily, not TO be touched BY tie testimonial
Of uudaaerved appreciation this day offered
him, and by the complimentary sentiment
which had JUS. teen so kindly received
he was folly aware that there we're consid.
erations other than personal, connected with
his mark Of respect; ard II was n doubt
expected, surrounded as he was by his cid
friends and by those best abs to estimate
his motives, that be :Jould say something
as to The dissolution Of the late Cabinet, The
+ present posture of our affairs, and the course
proper 70 be adopted by the Wing party Of
North Catolinl.
Il Uas well known to his friends, that he
had never sought Office, tha, lie had 20 fond.
ness FOR il, aud that he took il from eouad.
egai!ous uo.ways connected with bis own
personal n,ores, and advancement. Had
lie believed himself at liberty to consult on.
" bis own wishes and his own interest, he
would have remained in his native State,
and been content 10 attract that degree OF
respect and esteem to which be might be
thought euuil,d. Having been Influenced
, by public considerations to take office, be
lei deeply craiiaed on laying il down, 10
fad his conduct approved, and he rae''Fes
lus.ly regarded by those who had the best
) opporlcGly TO know him.
The events Of the pas. year, continued
Mr.. b. must have excited The ustonishment
Of every observant man. II seemed to him
only rs yesterday, when this Grove was
+ filed uith thousands Of determined Wings,
collected from every par! Of the State
brought together by 90 base or merceuary
motives, bu. By the solemn conviction, that
the fate Of the whole country vas involved
in the issue Of great political struggle
They " re Gred by the same spirit Of ll6er
~, that impelled eur Revolutionary fore.
fathers. and like them, felt, that the success
ftheir Efforts was necessary TO the welfare
and happiness Of their posterity. They did
succeed Day after day, the cheering It'd.
ings came 10, that State upon Stale had de.
clarad a1r the Wing cause. At length, the
voice Of tie whole American People was
collected, and HARRISON, the Patriot, Sage,
Statesman, Solder, and best ofaII, Christian,
was called 10 direct the nation. To bis
voice, said Mr.. Is. yielded and became d
member Of lis Cabinet. And when Sir, |
saw and knew that noble old man, and those
whom he had called about him-when
heard blai ID the midst Of thousands Of his
counIrymen take that soiomn oath which
bound bin to redeem the pledge then given
Of faithful devotion to his country, | felt a
deep assurance tlat misrule was at an end
t that Tie one man power was repudated
from cur system, and the Nation secure of
a true Representative Government.
i Bot fearful change has come over the
land. There is a voice heard as Of mourn
ing, and feeling Of distrust seems to per.
yade every pari of the country. Why is
( this Are Wing principles less valuable
row, than they were twelve months ago T.
Are Loco Fcco doctrines less fraught with
destructive. ant, social and anti religious
Qualities, than they then were :! Are the
Wings more resdy now, than then, 10 em.
brace them None will answer these CUES.
tons in the affirmative. No, though there
are many good, wise and excellent men IN
4 the ranks Of our opponents, the tendency OF
their party principles are still designating
and destructive, aud tho Wings as much as
ever reject and dread them. And vet, look
at the present aspect Of things. OF seven
States Of the Union, in which elections have
recently taken place, and where, last Fall,
the Wing majority was told BY thousands,
FIVE exhibit i.oco POGO tIiumphs. Why is
this ifthe Wing strength be not diminished
10 nv opinion, tins results to be attributed
10 the 81 ne causes which led to the disrup.
ton Il the late Cabinet. And what arc
tbeyl The Wings have raised up man
TO the Executive Chair, who though elected
as Wing, protesting TO be Wing and be.
lieyed to be Wing, nevertheless, either
does not justly understand, or truly valus,
and consistently pursue the great consti,u-
,;onal principles Of tha, party II was
neither his purpose or wish, continued Mr..
B. TO speak in terms Of severity of Mr. Ty.
k.,t 49,, 10 .y>e.,l,p, nft ha Tfatfad States