The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-06-23
From the Raleigh Reois,,r

Billy. Good morning-I hope Won
rested well.
Pat Not the best in the world, bu,
better than you did ! presume.
Billy. Why do you think I resleJ
badIyl
Pat. So anxious TO hear the balance os
nv Orange "reminiscences.
Billy. What | did hear. pcstered ma
more than what was 10 here.
PAT. How did that poster youl
Billy. Why, it is evident from VIA,
you have told, that you did not take we'll
and it only confirms me in what have All
along believed.
Pat. What is that
Billy. That there is no chance for
your success, unless I elect you.
Pat. You elect me, indeed Since I've
been among the people, ! don't find Won
such powerful auxiliary as you pretend.
cd YOU were. You are rather a clog than
olherwise--I could give you divers ia.
stances.
Billy. Well, now-Giyc US one, will
youl
Pot. can do that readily. When
found my attack or the Raleigh and Gas.
ION Rail Road votes, did our friends an in.
jury, left that, and commenced an assault
on the vote in favor of the other Rail Road.
when every body broke out in downright,
laugh in my face. And, afterwards, when
] enquired what made them laugh, va.
told that you we're 10 blame for the whole
scrape-that sou, with the assistance d
your Democratic Legislature in is36, al.
ter il was evident that the Sioekholders
could not build the Road, vested 5000, OoO
of the Peoples money in actual stock n
that Road. You see that this was not 20.
ing security for tina, amount, but actually
pay ing Out the chlnk.
Billy. Well, if ! and my Democrats
Legislature did do so, didn't you and YOUR
Internal Improvement Convention, 10 1885.
recommend tina, the last hundred and iily
thousand dollars Of the Same should b
paid before the Stockholders complied Nth
their terms.
Pat. Yes, ! did, but you were a mem.
Der ofthe Convention too, and voted for Il.
Billy. ! know that bu, il was then
Democratic measure, for Saunders and
Strange, and all the leading Democrats
were in favor Of il.
Pat. Eat why is i, not a Democrats
measure now
Billy. There is reason enough Cor il.
because il is now unpopular. Nothing Is
Democratic, that is not popular. Iha,
moment, measure becomes unpopular, il
is a Wing measure, and 50 continues until
i becomes popular again, when i, is agaia
democratic.
Pal. Why YOU had as well call our
principles Tuna tic principles, subject to The
lulls and changes Of the orb of pnpularii,.
| thought principles were immpfubie.
Billy, So they are while popular, BIT
no longer. The Fedcrlists comniiledlba
primal sin against she Constitution b.
The establishment, of the frs, United States
Bank. The Republicans committed lhs
'fooadat SIN against II, BY doing the aua
thing. And now, we Democrats, rafa
compound Of odds and ends, Of Federalism,
Republcanism, and all other isms--a pef.
feet Salmagundl Of polilics--wo comm.
the terfiai sin by declaring every thing On.
constitutional, unless il Is popular. AID
that is the true doctrine. Ours is q Cos.
eminent Of opinion, and popular opinion is
the Constitution aud is immulabe ns lors
as that opinion Is immutablc, but ehaaaes
with It. The immuiabili,y consists 10 al
rays going the way popular opinion goo..
Pot What rope Of sand YOU mas.
us i've under
Billy. It's the right sort Of rope.
never hangs Demagogue alias Pairio',
and always affords the means Of throwing
dust IN the peoples eyes.
Pat | like your notions-ihev seem5
make some Of what nigh; be deemed
body Inconsistencies, CONSTANT; but We
are getting off the track. The excuse d
the last Legislature for lending is creAi
TO this Road for $500. 900, was, because
owned already s600,0 900 Of its stock, aud
70 save that, II was necessary to help the
Road and they say, that You helped to ge!
he bill through-liow's that
Billy. don't think the stock oughtio
DC lost, and fit was in danger, it was nghi
% aid.
Pat So think bot how is il to bc
'econcled to Democracy.
Billy. Don't try TO reconcile il by any
means; pour II into Whiggery, for aiding
he Road-damn them for doing right as
veil as for doing wrong---alI answers our
purpose. One half of our "licge subjects
re such geese, they don't know the differ.
nee between wright aud wrong, aud the
ther half are interested in keeping them
y ignorance, q thing not hard 10 do, as We
eaders take the labor Of thinking for them
pom ourselves.
Pat Well, they say tho Company pas
ca an ordcr to ride you on the Road graf
3 .eonsIderationof your services in get.
ng The peoples money for il. Is that so
BiHy' lnever examined their Journals
Paf' But you know, whether you pay
hen you travel on that Road !
billy. Certainly, | do.
Pat. Well, what do you pay for
HyfIu w.. 4