The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-03-10
From The Fayetteville Obserrer.
Mr.. nENRY'S LETIER.

we return 10 consideration of this Ia
bored appeal 10 The bad passions OF the
people, document which has excited the
establishment of those who looked for either
talent or truth in The Confession Of Faith
Of tho leader Of the Locofoco party.
The second paragraph Of the letter is as
! follows, land as it is all in one sentence,
we would ad7se the reader 20 draw long
breath before lie starts D
"Tbe exalted motives Of patriotism, tha,
called together a! this Indictment season Of
the year, at so great distance from their
homes, such large Convention Of Plan
ters, TURNER'S, and Neehanics-truly repre-
seniing the great industrial aud agricultur,
al classes Of our population, sent forth by
/ the spontaneous movements Of The people
! in their primary meetings, prompted by the
distress and embarrassment brought upon
the county by the misrule Of the Wing
party--tbat Convention too, IN IFS action,
Influenced By no leaders, or aspiring poll
ticians, but proceeding under the dictates
. Of their own judgment, and zaaiously &c
solved upon the good Of their suffering
Ecountry--GU these considerations, united
with my ardent devotion TO The cause Of De
mocracy, and admiration of its principles,
and the deep impression thai our common
country is bleeding under wounds Inflicted
by infatuated party leaders, have determin'
ed me to accept the hoDored banner OF my
party, and 10 bear 1t with my best ability,
incompatible as know it is, with my feeble
health, aud the retired habits Of my lite,
trusting under ProrideHce, 10 the justice o.
our cause. aud 10 the Jealous co operation
Of every Democrat, rho torres his priaci-
pies for tie sake Of lis country"
"Such large Convention" SO large
that 81 only out Of II counties IN The state
wero represented. "Such large Conren.
ton of Planters, Farmers and Mechanics"
| This is intended as another compliment, we
suppose, but i; is equally a, the expense Of
truth. If the people take MIR. Henry'a
word for ii, the Convention vas composed
entirely of these three classes. We oil
course do no. know the occupations Of al
the members, but lei US take the delegation
| from this county, aud what 90 we find /! ::
| LQpyers and Ian Student, out Of ter
delegates. Who are me individuals Whc
| figure in the Convention lis President /:
Preacher, one of lis Vice Presidents ;
Doctor, its principal orators we're Mr.. Hay
wood, MIR. Hybart, Col. Wheeler, Dir
Jones, Mr.. Strange, Mr.. Edwards, MIR
Wilder--all Lawyers. And yet MIR. Hen
~, Lawyer himself, SO lowers himself a
10 fall into what lis party appears TO resar'
as popular prejudice, and casts s!ur up
on his own proiessiont cts an i'll bird,
&c. says the proverh. For our part, we
have no idea Of professional men being
deemed more unfit for public employments,
than any other class. We know many Of
them who will compare with persons Of any
other class for all the qualities that make
men respectable and valuable. If Mr.
Henry, as Lawyer, is wiling TO adtni
his uuwor,hiness, so be It but We profess
against the application Of any such groyel
ling doctrine TO any class Of the people.
But il seems that the Convention, (or the
people, it is not exactly clear which, } were
"prorp,ed by the distress and eubarrass
men, brought upon the country by the mis-
rule Of The Wing party" This would be
gross deception, if il could deceive any
body. Every man in The country, inclu-
ding Dir. Henry, well konys, shat this
distress and embarrassment bad its origin
long before the Wings had the power 10
rule or msrule the country. He admits the
/ fact himself, in another part Of his letter,
where he says, after tracing, in most de-
cep.ive manner, the extension OF the credit
system, that I" in October, 1889, the L. S
Bank led OF with another suspension,-
the State Banks followed, and in few shor
months, this mass Of superintendent debt
fell pith a mighty crash upon he people
under the ,reigLt Of which they hare Lee'
grooming, and iDill continue TO grodn foI
years to come" Now here is distinct ad
mission, that his former assertion, that "tht
distress and embarrassment were brough
upon the country by The misrule Of The
Wing party" is not true. Tile Wings
came into power on the 4th Of March last
and remained IN power ouly SIX months
so long. The Executive then abandoned
the Wing Congress, and left 1t powerlesS K
carry out its measures Of relief. But lhi'
distress under which the people are groan
ing, is admitted by Mr.. Henry to have ex
isted since 1889, more than year befor,
the Wings came into power. The mos
that can with truth be urged against tn
Wing party is, that they have not yet bee
able to stay the torrent of adversely whicI
for eigh, wears pas, has been bearing dow
every interest in the country. Il had Il
source in the unlawful and arbitrary reno
val of the depostes by Gen. jackson
was fed by the Specie Circular,-by th
creation of hundreds of mushroom Bank
by the Locoioco party, TO supply tho pIac
Of the Monster which jackson killed b.
the orders issued to the Pet Banks 10 len
money freely, SO that the United State
Bank facilities nigh, not be missed. Ihl
; "superincum5ent mass" as Mr.. Henr,
would so elegantly express It, finally becam
; loo strong TO be controlled by those VIII