The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-11-17
ONE RENEGADE woRsB THAN TEN
TURKS

The HoE. Mr. Spencer, Secretary OF
War, has come out with long letter in
defence of the present administration and
% Remuneration Of the Wing party and III
par''eniar 10 leader Mr.. CLAY. n. ouI
readers may have some idea Of the char
acIer of the man, we state that Just after
the dissolution Of the Harrison Cabinet
Mr.. Spencer wrote q letter calling Con.
veniIon Of Wings AT Syracuse on the 18th
September fl-the following are ex-
tracts from This letter and shows the opin-
ION he entertained at that time OF Mr.. ".
Ter:
:" 40 eventful crisis has occurred in our politi.
cal affairs. The individual elected to the second
Office in the General Government by the votes
Of the Democratic Wing party, and by an inscru.
table dispensation Of Providence called 10 fiji the
place for which the lamented lIARRIsoN was de.
signed, is declared by the Representatives IN
Congress, of our pnrty, to have forfeited their
confidence, and TO have voluntarily separated
himself irem those by whose exertions aud sufira.
ges be was elevated TO that office through which
he has reached his present exalted Station lie
is represented to hare nrhdr0rn his confidence
from his real friends in Congress and from the
members of a Cabinet selected by his predecessor,
approved By The unanimous uoice Of tie Demo.
cratic Wings Of the Union, oad iacitcd BIZ him
10 continue his chosen councillors; ana to hare
trusted and been guided BY those rho haue been
distinguished By a (dithleSs opposition 10 euery
H'asure for iohieA tee hare long commended, and
phich hare receiued bis olnn sanction,
We are informed from the samc source that
he has cdpricioUsiy exercised that last remnant
Of kiHgip potcer icft in our Consultation, tie Ere
eafirt Veto, against TIE undonbted expression Of
public opinion through The Legislature b,ay, and
IN rioiation Of his orn prerious assurances. =
And we now learn that what may be deemed the
hrs, step OF cancellation toward his and our 20.
lItcal antagonists has been taken by the appoint.
ment TO one Of the most important posts in the
Treasury Department, of decided adheren, to
Mr.. Van Buren,, and who, for that cause only,
had but just been removed from the same post"
A short time after this call was made
Mr.. Tyler offered to Mr.. Spencer the Of
flee of Secretary of War, and strange TO
say all his Indignation at his course van.
lshed and he accepted the Office, and now,
to show his devotion to his new master
turns around and abuses his former usso.
ciates,--but this seems TO DO quite in
character with this gentleman for he has
been on oil sides and with all parties.
Every detection from the Wing ranks
affords great delight to the Loco Focos
aud Il ~ try to make as great handle Of
il as possible. His remarks relative to-
the Bank affords our opponents fine sub.
ice, for comment. Hear him
Within four years Of its existence, the last
Bank Of tho United States became little bother
than den of robbers. Its managers, with few
exceptions, pursued systematic schomo of plum.
der and fraud, which was arrested by tho investi-
cations of a committee Of Congress-
Hear him again:
"Clcnency NOW believed to have been mista
ken) towards innocent stockholders, and hope
that the example which had bson made Of the of. |
Tenders would deter others from similar practices,
saved the bank from dissolution. 1t was allowed