The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-08-18
CHARLOTTE. N. C. AUGUST rs. 1892.


f determined to use him to tho injury of h
; cd friends. By what arts, devices an
promises they succeeded, is not known; b.
when they tell US, he is our President, "
repel il. We disown him. He has ioine
has idols. We say To his new allies, !" 10
have seduced him from his friends 70
} hare lnstilled suspicious in bis miad, again.
those who would have been his best SUI
poTlers, and YOU IRE now woolng him her
every day. Ga your heads be lilo coasl
quences OF his measures"
Tho gentleman from Pennsylvania the
proceeded 10 arraisn The Wings for til
large estimates submitted by the presen
cabinet, especially the estimates for tn
increase Of the Navy. Agreed, say III
Wings. We censure them also We hay,
nothing 10 Do with the Tyler cabinet. Ou
friends are no! 10 favor, we are no longeI
responsible Tor auv Of tue acts Of this cabi
net. Some gentleman here asked, wha
are you responsible Tor, then , ar. ST.
will tell gentlemen what we are unswerable
for: &c are dnswerobIe for all that was done
While We had WbIg President. We hold
ourselves accountable Coz tho acts of the
Extra session. Yes, for all the appropTla.
tons then made, even for that Of which SO
much political capital had been attempted
10 be made, 10 tie Shame Of those making
NE attempt hc meant the grant made 10
Mrs. Harrison. Yes, thought il right d,
The time, and still think ii was right. That
man must place low estimate upon Amer
lcan feeling aud patriotism, who expects
the people TO Cad Iau.. with tina, act. The
gentleman laughed triumphuntly at what
he iancled were the divisions OF tho Wings,
and talked about the " fragments Of the
Wing patty." Where arc the fragments
Of The Wing partyl They arc, what IS
called here, lie members Of the CorporaI's
guard. know Of 20 other fragments but
these. Let E1i gentlemen refer 10 some of
HE recent elections as ail1rdins any owl
ience that the Wing party is oyer,hrown.
No, sir; in every State, as far as can
earn, where eu5 opponents have triumph
ID, Il has been because tho Whig-, angry
bat we seemed to recognise uc. Tyler as
! Wing, refused TO vote. We were beaten,
ha e!res sssG 6i owing 10 our indifference,
NO brought to the polls fewer votes By thou |
Iands than VIC did last fall. There is no
fragments in North Carol,na; know Of
lone in all the broad expanse of the Union,
rom Maine TO Louisiana. The true frag-
nen!s, the only fragments. are TO DO found
1t the two extremities Of Pennsylvania av
,nuc---,he President at one END. and his
,1ard a, the other. No. The American
,eop!e NAV hereafter, II VIC fail IN our prom I
ses, make fragments OF the Wing party, |
10, the gentleman from Pennsylvania aud
us friends, with the mighty aid Of the Cor !
,orals guard, cannot do il. The Amer !
AN people are not quito so capucIous aud
The Wigs have violated
10 promises changed no principles, nor
neglected to perform any duty, that they
lare had the ability to perform.
The wings sailed under the same Gag
'ow as they had before the lamen!ed Hur |
ison was taken from them and, as soon
IS they could cut loose from treason and I
,crfdy, they won'd continue the same
ucccssiuI and Triumphant voyag e.Dut
laul pscsidcn, Tyer should return to his
irs, love, or Ais second or his third love,
whichever Il might boi dnlil he refused his
mr. 10 the Nhisperinss Of selflnicres.ed
lalers TIL he discarded hyprocrites from
MS confidence, (oi course refer 10 10 one
II this llcuse-or course there arc no by
1ocrites here y Until he should remove in.
competent mcu from ollice-,he wings dis
,laimcd responsibility on his account. |
J., not mean here to be misunderstood. |
10 not advocate persecution and lndlscTm'
mate removal Of all political opponents; far
from il. On tho contrary, | oppose and
lenonuce il, and always have. consider
the maxim Of tho New York Van Buren,
school, that "to the victor belonged the
spolls,' as the mos, abomindblc and detes
table Of all corrupt sentiments ever avowed
by rabid party politician. 1t was a vii
famous, and atfoclous war cry. God for
bid ever should sanction such principle.
Ga the contrary, have myself saved more
than one political opponent from removal,
and that 20 the dctrimeut Of my own friends.
But that was not inconsistent with the doc
tfine tha, incompetent or unlaithlul public
agents should bo removed from Office
Much had been said about the First Audi.
tor; aud who was Jesse Miller! The
Gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Irwin
bad few days since pronounced his eulogy,
TIlcrc the Chair reminded Mr. 5. that it
was not in order to refer TO debate which
had taken place on q different bill.
Mr., :. | do no, mean to refer to that de-
bate, am hu, pursuing tho argument, TO
show why | do not feel willing TO become
responsible for MIR. Tylev's conduct, and to
assign, as a reason, that he has kept men
in Office who were violent partizans, and
whom committee of this House had re-
ported as guilty Of gross negligence OF du'
". am wiling to admit, that Jesse Mil
Ter is an amiabe man. have no acqnaiu'
lance with him; know him only as one o.
tho officers referred to IN the report o! the
Swartwout investigating committee.
/ GThe Chair again interrupted aud callef
Mr.. S. to order.
MIR. S. said he had great respect for thu
chair, (Mr. Briggs of Massachusetts, an'
would not Intentionally violate the rules
I will waive the subject. AS they say il