The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-01-12
From the Raleigh Register.
cFNATORIAL ELECTION.

Oir readers al uio.""Ne, va -"
ou 'orised 10 learn, that the Loco focos
~, LEGISLATURE, on Tuesday last, elect
~ Wal;am II. Haywood, jr. TO the Senate
%a limited States. The elevation Of
4. Gentleman, over the heads of all the
az Is,s Of the genuine Democracy" IS
e1 'Dang exhibition OF political Iegerdeman,
"p p,cb however, we believe, he, himself,
T S"o hand. 1t was Mr.. Haywood who,
A. short twelve months ago, publicly
Y" lad from the Loco Foco Convention
nj. Civ, because he could not sanction
%nroceedings; who then declared that
lra,tv had been beaten 10 1910, because
~ ,.pdoning elevated views, ii had devoted
'Lf 10 humbuggery who, m the course
| + his Speech affirmed that he could not
~ 10 make political capital out OF Pres I
'a, uarrison's Funeral and who, ever |
' sos has been rather viewed with suspi- |
n 'o and dislrust by the Loco Foco leaders.
THIS elevation, so unexpected by the /
90 little desired by the managers,
NV orodaced by series OF events, IN
,Somselyes amusing, aad even ridiculous.
1, the beginning Of the Session, Judge |
c,nnders was taken up as the representa-. !
,,e Of the Calhoun wing Of the Democra-
~. ubile Hon. Bedford Brown, being the
heau deal of pure Loco Focoisn, was the
s.eI.,s about which the elements OF Van
p",eoism rallied. II was in vain, that
| r,ncus after Caucus was held. The
lends Of Saunders, regarding his success
| matter OF vital importance TO MIR. Cal.
bouo. would not give way, though IN M.
Univ. On the other hand, many OF
p,oao's friends, al an carly period, declar
eJ that they would prefer the election OF
NJ, Graham, to that Of Mr.. Saunders and
come oC them affirmed that, 10 no event,
copld they be brought TO the support OF
,oy man tainted with Notification. Let
tors we're received from Gen. jackson, Mr..
pen,on and others, declaring 1t all lmpor-
,,o, that Calhoun man should not be
,lsced. The Richmond Enquirer"
"a Standard" a ID omae pecus, took strong
ground for Brown, and the party screws
eDgled 10 the uttcrmost. Yet the friends
O, Saunders, believing that they had the
| bitter man, though reduced 10 number TO
| what The Brown men called ga set a re-
/ FACTORY Young men, still kept up the fight.
| Then came on elimination and recrlmlna.
,on in abundance. Brown was rldlculed,
| and great aslonlshment was proicssed, that
+ such a person should have ever gotten M
10 the Senate. HIS interchangeable election.
eerng was also the subject Of comment,
and some Of his own supporters complain
| I'd that he was interrupting the business
+ Of the Legislature, by fastening upon all
members, whom he could surprise m an
{unguarded walk through the lobbles or
roanda of the Capitol. When, however,
Saunders, with the aid Of a strong Wing
Vote, went far ahead OF him, aud his sue
| cess appeared certain on the next trial,
hem and not all then, did his ardour cool
| eore the evident demonstration OF coming
dscat, and losing the lenacity with which
h lad cung TO the hopes Of success, he
| co1soled himself with the gum sailsiac-
lon. that If he could not save himself, he
coad, al least CRAFTY his hatred, by the
| delcat of Saunders. Though he had not,
| lfom the outset, shown any dellcacy IN
speaking Of his competitor, yet now his
ldienat,on boiled over. II rumor IS 10
| be credited, he declared publicly, on divers
occasions, @llh The greatest emphasis, that
he would rather see an ultra FederalisI
e.ec,ed, than Saunders that he chad
loat known him to be politically dlshon'
est stat he was "ncvor satisfied, unless
/ he had his hands in the public crib, &c.
With view OF confirming and supporting
his own statements, he stated that Mr.
Van Buren, had told him, that he hao
long known Saunders, and that he tsaun'
dcrs) seemed to lhuk that no man u
North Carolina, bu, himself, was capable
Of filing an Office and tina, he knew tina
be had conlemp,uous opinion OF him.
The Wings, seeing that there was n'
prospect Of electing Mr.. Graham that tn
voting had continued for several weeks
al the cost of many thousands to the State
ieIt II their duty to withdraw him, 10 ordc
that the matter might be, 10 some manne
terminated, and the public business per
matcd to proceed. Tnercupon, the Loc'
focos, though Que would have supposed
that they had already candidates enough
to distract them sufficiently, forthwith
nominated others, still to prevent, Il pos
sblc, choice. On this occasion, 10
Wings, with the exception OF some te
or twelve, supported Judge Saunders
They did so, because OF his abillty-Oc
cause he had been badly treated by hI
own party--hecause they felt hdignan
that our State Election should be d'recle
and controlled by influences from abroa
land because they felt an lnvlncIble re
Pngnance to again investing with power
man who 10 propitlatc triumphant powc
by an act Of scrvlle adulation, assisted !
January 1896, TO deiace the Journals
the Senate of the United States, and TO v
olate the Constitution of the country y
Just nj that moment, when 1t was
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