The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-03-10
NUMBER Fl.

"Whig misrule, !" is mos, gross slander--
an admitted SANDER.
Ii IS worthy Of remark here, in passing,
tba, though MIR. Henry says emphatically,
that "the cause Of truth and fair dealing
demand that no conceament should be
praciiced upon the people" yet he has, in
the course of long and labored history OF
the causes Of the present =" distress aud EN-
barrassmeni," entirely concealed from the
people all knowledge Of the removal Of The
dcposites, of the Specie Circular, Of the
creation, by bis party, Of hundreds Of banks
from 1882 to 1895, Of the orders from tho
Treasury Department TO these banks 10
discount literally, Of the creation OF far
the greater portion Of the States debts hy
his party, and OF the charter of the GOl,ed
States BANK Of Pennsylvania by LegiSla
ture Of which a considerable majority Of one
branch belonged to his party. And yet
{" the cause of truth and fair dealing de.
mand that no concealment should be prac.
rccd upon the people r Verify, truth ard
fair dealing fad but few Of taeir drafts
houored by this Locoinco leader.
Blu, TO return. Mr.. Henry compliments
the Convention as being "inhuenced IN
lis action by no leaders, or aspiring poliIi.
Clans" THIS locks very like stab under
the fifth rib" of Mr.. Haywood. in return
for his refusal 10 unite in The doinss Of the
Convention, which he considered "ungen.
tlenanly, unchristan like, and dishonora.
ble," bot which Mr.. Henry, hoping TO profit
thereby, is willing to regard as highly pa
lrictlc.
1 But the best part Of this long sentence Is
that in which Mr.. Henry processes has
"ardent devotion to the cause Of Democra.
cy, and admiration Of lis principles" We
DO not profess 10 doubt that devotion and
admiration exists a, present for the lead
! ing trat,---we had almost said the sole
1 trait in Mr.. Henry's character, is selfish.
hess and he is devoted 10 Democracy
because he hopes thereby to induce the
Democracy TO devote itself 10 him, and ele.
vate him TO the Gubernaiorial Chair, upon
which he has long had his eye fixed. But
all men here know that he has no; drop
of Democratic blood in his veins, not par.
Iicle of Democratic feeling in bis politics
or his habits. He was an old Federalist-~
Federalst Of the anti.war stamp; an op.
ponen, of the Administration Of Madison |:
and admirer Of the principles and character
of Alexander Hamilton, and this 90. cnly
during his boyhood, but until since the De.
mocracy. aided by the popularity of Gen.
jackson became all powerful. Then and
not until then, did MIR. Henry abandon the
politics Of lis youth and bis manhood. lie
processes nov TO think, that I" should the
principles OF liberty which sustain this Clio.
rious Union ever be dangerously assailed,
their refuge will be found within the ram.
parts of the States" And yet, only eight
or ten years ago, when those principles
were thus assailed by Gen. Jackson, did he
lake refuge within the ramparls of the
States No; with bullyism Of manner
which, whatever may have been thought
of it at the time, calm reflection carrot but
condemn he told the half dozen NuliGers
in our Legislature, son his own responsi.
bility, that Notification was TREASON. -
He was then Federalisi; he is noic Dem.
ocrat, dyed in the WOOL"
10 our next, we promise to say aifew
words respecting Dir. Henry's history of the
/ United States Bank and of the distress and
embarrassment Of the country.