The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-03-09
TO THE VOTERS oFTUE SECOND CON
6kESSIONAL DISTRICT.


Fcilop Citizens: Upon the first receipt
Of the intelligence Of the new organization
of This District, ] announced myself a can
! didaie to represent the same VI the next
( Congress, not knowing or believing that
should have any other than Democratic
opponent. la becoming a candidate | ouly
avail myself of that privilege which is
guaranteed by our happy form Of govern.
meni 10 the humblest individual in society.
My relation towards the People of this
] District is rather Of Il peculiar character:
having been candidate before them I'M
der the old arrangement, and having re-
celvcd the highest testimonials of the
friendship and Partially of the Wing por.
ton thereof, together with the fact that
have learned by consultation with a large
majority Of those with whom | have re-
! Gently conycrsed on the subiec, that their
former confidence and parllaity had not
diminished aud received continued assur-
ances Of their support convinced Of these
facts, feel free to continue and strengthen
that silver cord Of friendship by all hon
orablc means, until find disposition on
tie part Of the people TO sever 1t. | have
stood by you IN adversely, when the storms
Of the political hurricane swept over our
prospects and buried our hopes with the
desolating influences Of an eastern sirocco,
ever ready TO espoase the Wing cause, be.
lieyng it identified with the good of my
country. When party is in the major
lty and enjoying prosperity there are many
ready to serve them for the honors 10 be
conferred; but in adversely but few mani
fest their willingness TO surrender them
selves for the benefit Of the party, therefore
when thou hast a friend and his adoption tried
GFapple him 10 thy soaI with hooks Of steel"
Since ! declared myself "a candidate, I
regret 70 learn that the old fashioned way
adopted by our Fathers Of candidates com
ing before the people has been dispensed
with and that move has been made by
portion Of the Wing party 10 call Dis.
tI!ct Convention, for the alleged purpose
. Of ascertalning if possible, the most popu-
lar and efficient candidate to unite and
concentrate the Wing party Of the Dis.
trlct, and have been urged and solicited
by those gentlemen friendly to Conyen-
ton TO surrender my pre;ensions and the
rights of my friends to the deliberations
of that body and abide its results but
having been informed that very large
and respectable portion of the Wing par
ty prefer the old plan and are opposed to
a Convention Of this character, and being
advised BY my friends generally that the
proposed Convention cannot better reflect
and speal, public sentiment than the indica.
lions already given upon former occasions
emanatlng directly from the people at the
polls, where the poor and the rich stand
alike, each obeying and exercising the
honest dictates Of his own Judgment, by
giving his vote to the candidate Of his own
choice, (n which consists the freedom Of
our government | have therefore respect
( fully declined taking any part in the meet
ings for the appointment of delegates or in
getting up said Convention, and Co &C.
quently cannot allow myself in Justice to
my friends to be restricted by its action.
prefer taking The more republican course
that was sanctioned and adopted by the
people when was before candidate in
opposition TO your representative Maj.
Connor then became candidate on
my individual responsibility, and while la
boring under accumulated disadvantages
YOU generously took me by the hand and
pledged me your friendship; unaded by
conventional nomination or Of straag lntlu
entail or wealthy relations TO press my
claims, | placed myself before you on my
own merits however few and feeble they
were. | surrendered the profits of my
profession together with every other per-
sona consideration and responded to your
call, with full knowledge that the Dis
trict was decidedly Democratic and that
was to be sacrificed. But in cause 50
noble and so intimately blended and iden-
tihed with that revolutionary struggle for
liberty made by the signers OF the Meek
lenburg Declaration, | could not do other
wise, when but for moment REQUIRED
to the ever memorable nnd bloody sacrl.
I fees made by our fathers upon the same
haIlowed spot upon which | was invited TO
! tllC OiiSJN, NIClC " INAIlLlO pdI w pun
perpctuatins the glorious privileges won
! by the patriots of old Meckenburg, the
I impress of whose gallant and honored
achievements should inspire their children
and their cindrcns children forever to
make like sacrifices if needs be, as long as
their revolutionary fame adorns the infant
institutions Of the country or memory
holds her scat. Thus did | cooperate
with you in the darkest hours of your po-
Ii,ical adversely, when more cautious and
tmid gentlemen of the District refused
your cal and declined the canvass and were
willing upon that occasion to consign you
to disappointment and leave the Wing por-
ton OF the District to meet the same mel
anchoIv fate which it had SO repeatedly
met upon former occasions. Quite youth
in age ana stranger among you | buckled
on my armor and met the enemy flushed
with the trophies of many former victories
upon every debaeahle qL' ,tion, by day