The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-02-24

, whom, from the period Of his adopting iii,
opinions Of that party, Judge upsllur natu
Z rally disclosed his opinions the most free
~. As one-of their ablest defenders be
: You'd the State, and their leading partsani
IN the press OF Virginia, his opinions anc
! his efforts commanded much attention am
much admiration in Carolina and, on hi
part, | need not fear to say, that the conf
tlencc tolt then IN him must have led to lal
more unreserged declaration Of bis opin
'ons than he could well practise at home
where those opinions possessed mucl
. more limited currency.
" TowcrGs The close Of The year s36
general feeling Of the jeopardy in whicl
toe entire social system Of the South stood
induced movement throughout the Caro-.
Ina party TO reliy0 the Southern Re.
view" in order that, in the great intof.
change Of Thought which now influences s.
powerfully the fate of civilized coramuni.
ties, the peculiar interests and IDEAS of tic
planting States might no longer be unrepre-
scented. In the attempt TO effect This OBJ.
Jeci, myself took very active part, and
was designated with the approval of the
leading men of Carolina, as tile editor Of
the proposed Journal.
4 corps Of the ablest writers that
could be brought to the defence Of the
South was, Of course, to be enlisted
Most Of those who we're fitted to aid IN
such a design we're consulted, either d..
rcctly or through these who could speak
for them. II was in forming this list that,
while cauvassing the assistance Of Judge
up.hur, learned v hat was, in Carolina,
among his closer friends, repu,cd 70 10 the
lengtl. 10 which his opinions went. was
told that he had passed far beyond hplIili-
cation; that he now regarded dlsunion as
the only safety for the South aud that he
had determined TO devote his future lie TO
that causes
"0i a fact learned in that highy-u-
formed circle to which Judge Upshur
looked 50 much, aud with members Of
which he communicated so unresetvcdiv. !
could not doabt, especially as il vas III
conformity with other things which per
sonally knew. ] had been shown tire
printed sheets Of Tho dsuuiou novel Of
/" the Partisan Leader" before yet il was
published: had boon told the parpose lof
which i, was written, and who was It's Az
thor; and lad received an iniilnat!on, from
the publisher, Tia; the writer wished lae
orJ1lge upfhnr IL brDg it iiNorably inio
public notice - a rcliow. ! was aware
illai The Judea sloud in the most intimate
association Of political purposes with the
a7taor Of the novel, and approved lis he.
sign. Nllh those proofs before nc. |
could not do otherwise thau TO yield entire
credit 10 information FROM 50 Liah source,
and 50 strongly caEiirmed and therefore
state, without hesitation. my conviction
That JaIgc Ipsbur, at the end of 1896,
was, in view OF the circumstances then ex-
isting ia the country, deliberately and sys.
tcma'ically dlsunionist.
1&lyftRD w. JOHNSTON
How III aehoty' Trust bc to every lover
Of his country 10 hear Of men high IN Of
Gee advocating doctrines detrimental to
the union Of these States, and for no other
reason than because the laws OF the Gerer.
al Government could not meet the peculiar
notions Of these very men. As the South
ilag bred disuuiou.is ia her bosom cav she
expect any thing else but that the same
spirit Of nisruio VII! be eagendercd at the
North. Oh, my ccuai.y, how degenerate
arc thy sous.
&c. Tho following card from Nj. Up.
shur we copy from the IntcIlisencer Of the /
10Th Instant. lie SAYS be "wiIl make il
very plata that Nh. Bolts is quite as far
from sustaining his charge as he was be-
fore the publication Of his last letter. :
Now how lie will accomplish this IS IN
known to Us, but VIC think he VIII find It
harder task than be is aware Of.
GENTLEMEN: Permit ne to say, through
,uur columns, 70 all who feel an interest in
ho progress and results Of the singular
INTO which have been uncxpect-
,d,y forced, that | shall in due time make
t very PLAIN that Nj. Bolts IS quite as Gar
rom sustaining his charge as he was be.
ore the publication Of his last letter. &
must, o. course, draw nay proofs from the
amo part Of the country from which he
Ias drawn his and hence, some time, pei
laps a week or ten days, will olaPso be-
ore my reply can be ready. ! presume
he public curiosity can be kept alive, and