The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-01-14

same course We have not only seized upon
the spells OF office, but we have seized their
armour, and are now fighting under their
banner, With only a change Of name.
The system IS an odious one. Itdepriyes
the minority Of oil voice 10 the goyerumeu,
-ol all choice Of action and should lht
people Of North Carolina submit to il, ,hs
vote Of The Legislature will hereafter not
Indicate the oplnion Of the majority Of the
body, but OF fraction Of parry which, by
boldness, intrigue, aud cunning. can pass
their opinions for tho wishes OF that party.
Should Il be persisted IN, the people on the
seaboard had as well not send members here.
They are nov geographically 10 a minority !,
bnt when matters are done oPeBly--when
/ members act upon their individual! sense Of
light and wrong, We have some security IN
the power Of dcccncy G0G the sense Of
shame. No, SO, however, Il We must obey
king CAUCUS. Men will do mauy things
backed By maJnuty, Which they would not
dare to Do, sAea acting on their own lndl
Ydual responsibility. TIE whole Van Bu
rcn party would never have united 10 eject
ne The New Jersey members from thelf
scals, If many II them had bot felt them.
selves constrained 20 DO the bidding Of the
irresponsible and secret jaa,o that CONTROL.
Cd them.
Tao gfea, reform &C he Government,
Which a majority Of ihjs Assembly united 10
producing, has succeeded Ly greater tn
apph than Gen. Jacksoas celebrated re.
!osm. tIus. Il may Go, have similar is
sue; to prevent Il, we should al least profit
BY Als faults, and not embrace these errors
sc have condemned.
tion. jackson administration came 10 by
40 immense majority ivas soon very per.
-ePllbIc that tAi4 immense majority, pad the
luure dispersion Of hIs political opponents,
relieved lin from all restraint flis Fat.
io.ers tod han he was born to command, aud
he believed Il the party was organized up.
% the pf.ac!plc Of unconditional Submission
70 tho dictates d rs cLloi, or those @hoas.
sumci 70 speaa ,gf A'm. Oso BIZ one biz
old friends aai original supporters were
dsiYen co., " new uni more sIpglaai tea,s,
aud the greatest egI mos, unrardgaadie
cnmc was conceived 10 Oe, tApt u lbt.htua
Tor asa'~ e4l.
/! would adasr, sir, those persons who
are marching On ma similar career g pause
awhile, II they have any ether We've than
sefaggFandlcncu,. Tic peCp,a Of y oria
Carolina Will not dlaw veil 10 tho political
harness they have 10, been Gghuug 10 tie
last contest that few mon may get Office, .
but that the Constitution alone should gov
cru aud tha; every freeman should, opan
all occasions, have the full and unqualified
tigh, TO express bis sentiments free from
the dIclatlon Of caucus, or tho control Of
ans sell constituted body.
OF tho tWo gentlemen selected By this
caucns. have but lille TO say, We OF tie
East have 90 claims upon either Of them.
They are The uoWnors OF caucus Mb,ch
expressly refused to make an advocacy Of
Nag's Head condition Of their election
This caucus took bond Tor their good be
havour. Eastern ,ntercs, is uoi oaa O. the
conditions Of Ihc bond.
The tteads or these gentlemen soy, they
measure, but, ST. bad vo oos 4 dfttt4t Ete
peci something more than cold and lfeIess
friendship We wanted that love "blch
binds oae to rs object, aaI makes lis pyos
petily part Of us eXlsieLce.
Mr. Man2um tells us ho discovered, SIX
years aso, HAT the Improvement: at Nag's
Head was constitutional, oud he called tie
fathers OF the republican church together to
make Tie revelation and yet, sir did any
one ever hear 81 bis opening lis mouth up
on this sgbjeeI, during his long term IL the
Senate lie seems to have had faith with .
ou, good works; Which, i is said, ayaileIh ,
nothing. Mr, Graham told Gs--i quote bis
languag c-ihat he is IN favor Of the project,
butknaws but litlle about it. lie has been for
many years prominent member Of tbe Leg
lsla,are, where this subject has been much
ag,taled be has been called on frequently
to vote upon it, IN the shape Of resolutions,
&c. ael sc, he knows but lttle about il.
shall believe these gentlemen to be our
friends, when see il reported in the Ma .
tionaI lntelligcncer that a bill has passed,
appropra.mg nine hcndrod thousand dollars
to open Nag's Head Inlet and not till then.
| boow, Mr.. Speaker, il viii be asserted
that disappointment IS the true source Of
ny present language. Those who know
NO, vii DO me justice and from these Who
do not, | don't expect it, do not, howcy
or, sir, mean to be deferred from my course
by any consideration Of this kind. have
seen, Tor months past, from signs too palpu
bic 70 be misunderstood, that | had nothing |
to expect; knew, sir, The decree had Como |
forth, from the self constituted organs Of
magnanmous party, that should DO pro
scribed, because my brothers had thought /
proper TO think for themselves on general
politics, did moi, however, suppose that
the prescription would be extended TO the
whole Eastern country. Thore are many I
gentlemen ia tina. region, Of equal claims
and equal abilities to either oithc nominees
but, ii seems the llaw6elds alone are the
favored region of North Carolina; and !
have no doubt her immense interest al
Washington will BIO most securely watched
and guarded,