The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-01-21


bic. HIS fagorlte measure is voted down
by the eastern wembers. Instead of as.
calling aud denouucing the authors of his
discontinue, he vents bis disappointment
AID anger on the West, with about as much
Justice as the bully acted, who, a;ier pro-.
y0kiug a quarrel aud receiving a severe
drubbug, as soon as he coulo get on his
less, out Of revenge, went home and whip
ped his wife.
The Senator ii The next place alluded 10
Gov ruor Dudley. tie declared 10 sIroug
iGBe Of censure, tina, instead Of oolt;sg over
the whole State as II became Chief Mag
lsiraIe to do, with insI regard for all It's
Interests, be had referred the matter Ui
opeuiug tho Inlet entirely TO the Federal
| Government. This amazed me, for kuow
that Of tbs last session Of the General As
sembly, the Senator himself, had lutruduc
cd, or any rate supported resolutions refer.
ring tho maIier over enIi' y TO that Gov.
eminent. This complaint VI bis, therefore
struck me us wholly gratuticus aud unbound
cd. The ike seems aisn 10 have occurred
to the gentleman himself moment after.
wards, for he admitted that tie Governor
had acted right, and immediately chapged
his front, aud attacked the Wing members
Of the Legislature. This. Mr.. speaker,
brings me TO the main argument Of the zen
tleman. Ia fact, all else tina, he uttered
seomed merely intended TO prop what be
appears to consider us his strong ground -
Briefly stated, il IS this. The Wigs have
at this session elected two Seualors, and
faded 10 select one from his portion OF the
State. This failure on our part, lie says,
proceeded from sectional hostility 10 that
region from which he comes and therefore,
by way Of retaliation, BIO wtll oppose every
Thing intended to benolit the u asi. Such
ls The position Which has been taken, aud i,
is 10 meet II chirGy, that have Ftseu TO
day. lie tells u, that wheu ho w0s m
Congress SIX years si1cC, he found both lie
Senators from tbs State opposed, or lndh.
ierent % the opening Of Nagsbead. Though
he did not name them, yet he 50 described
them ttat we could not mistake as 10 whom
he meant. lie sncered a, one OF them, Mr.,
Brown, as SO ignorant, US 10 doubt whether
that Gosorrmeat had the Constitutional
power TO erect light bonse. Since have
nothing IN common with Mr. Brown, shall
leave It 10 his Democratic friends on this
floor, to put up for him such defence ns il
may be deemed eypedieni or practicable to
make. He said that the other, Mr.. Man
gum, was so wrapi up in Mr.. Calhoun's
mys;,Gca,iou, that "be had neither lImc
ror sense to atierd to the interest Of tho
State. Whether Mr., Mangunis ud-l6r.
cuco 10 Nagshead arose from bis strong
desire al that tine 10 reduce the expenses
OF The General Gnyeruroul to the lowest
point, and thereby bring down the Tariff,
OF whether be was governed by o,ber rea
sons, shall not pretend TO enquire; nor
shall | ., this time undertake to defend bis
former course in relation to Ibis or any 9th
OF public measure.
Ii MIR. Speaker, am nni greatly deceiv.
cd, the Senator from Perquimons and Pas
quolauk, in the caucus OF Which he speaks,
voted on the hrsl ballot for Mr. Mangum.
ask If be did not 90 SO MIR. Shepard
Snlj he did, Then sir, i, seems that 10
meeting called 10 ascerlcin who was INNS,
acceptable 10 that majority, tho gentleman
with full knowledge Of all MIR Mangum',
past acts, Of which he complains, voted for
him in tho drst instance himself, and Sub
scqnenily did so in The Senate. II We were
wrong in tbs matter, then he was equally
so, for he went NIih US q, every step. Was
tie gnoram then Of any thing which has
since como 10 his knowledge Ii SO, be
ought 10 have had tho charity to suppose
that we were ignorant Of it too. What has
Mr.. Mancum done since his elevation to
The Senate Of the United States, to bring
down on him tho dcrunciaiion of the gen.
hcman Nothing, Sir, that | know Of, uu
less Il wus his omission to rec,procate the
favor by voting for the Senator from Per
qurnons and Pasquotank.
But, Mr. Speaker, the gentleman says
that we ought to have gwen Nagshead, on
advocate on the loor of the Senate. Have
we no, done so Both Of the gentlemen
elected have declared themselves favorable
to the work, and have gwen pledge to use
their best exerlions 10 have il effected. Is
tnoro any reason that they should reside in
the dlstric, Interested | take it, sir, that
the reason is rather the other way. II the
Senator from Perqulmons and Pasquotank.
had been elected, members OF Congress from
other States might have supposed that since
he had direct local interest IN the matter,
be over estimated its general utility. II,
on the other hand, il IS seen that individuals
who will not themselves derive any SOFT of
advantage from the work, advocate il with
ability aud zeal then they will be more
readily be brough, to the conclusion that
the enterprise is one worthy of the patron
aye of the General Government. The gen
ueman IT totally mistaken, when he says,
that Mr.. Graham declared that he knew
very little about the matter. On the con
trary, remember, and my recollection is
supported by that of several gentlemen pre-,
sent, that Mr.. Graham declared, at the very
commencement Of his remarks on the sub
iect. that he was in different situation with