The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-08-02

. this Union. The other States are call,
9 the Alias Of South Carolina An act
Congress. lthe Compromise Acl) is Gale
!, " Sole:A Treaty I" What bloated Gel
2 consequence What contemplate sell. in
portance I!
h IL South Carolina bss to be treofe
With solemnily, and that treaty has TO b
ratified; if she assumes the lofty posilio
> OF only honoring Us with her aliiaace !; "
7 now tell her, we have neither the time no
{ the inclination 10 negotiate With her for
. Ruler; nor have we any idea Of going /
an Ally, as some countries do 10 Europe
to furnish US with Despot. Our Presi
dent must be Of ns-one Of Qs-a citizen q
our gsorions union-not one procured b,
Treaty, daily ratified from Oar Ally, ,h
Palmetto State.
Long may the Stars and Stripes and Ea
gle of our glorious Flag OF Union wave owe
us! Add in IFS dazzling brightness, ma,
that solitary Star Of Modification aud Urea
son be dimned and no more seen forever
am free to declare, that if am driven
to the alternative Of embracing Whiggery
or Modification, bitter as the pill may be,
shall swallow The former. We have sur
vived two L. 5. Banks, and may survive
the rava2es Of many more such monsters.
We have survived five political Tariffs
wo may struggle on, and survive FIVE times
five more, under our glo' ious Union. But
carry Modification into practice, BY resist.
ance 10 the Federal Government, and the
lasi day ofthIs once happy Republic is come.
That is the dark abyss into which we look
and SEQ nothing, nothing, bu, darkness i;
and the deePer we look, the deeper the
darkness
Ne miserable which way shall fly
Which way fly is He'll myself am He'll
And IN The lowest deep, v lower deep
"Stiii threatening to devour me open WIDE ~
My soul ''shrinks back upon herself and
shudders as look into the hideous gulf
now prepared Tor you Modification must
be put down, or /, puts down this Union.
Suppose Mr.. Calhoun elected President,
what Is The frs, thing he 10 bound to do
Reduce The Tariff 10 The revenue standard
only, and that standard IS TO be reduced as
low as possible. What is The consequence
Europe will food our country By her in.
dustry. This will demolish the manulac.
turing interests Of the East. New En-
gland, New York, New Jersey, Pennsyl
wanna, and perhaps other States will forth
with nulliy upon the true principles of S.
Carolina. They 60 to the death for
their Sugar"
They will be told, this Tariff is for reve.
nue., therefore constitutional. They will
reply $50 IS protectiretariF constitution.
a. but as you have gwen Us the example
Mr. President of taking this question from
the Courts, we will follow your high au
'nofity' and resist your collecting dollar
o. FeVenae-unless you grant Us at the same
time constitutional protection. Depend
upon u, this stand the manufacturing States,
%h 'ake. And what will Mr.. Caihoun do 7
KepudIs'e his own doctrine, and copy Gen.
Jackson's Proclamation and reissue IFS ful
minations against this new Modification
nat viii not do. What ,beul Why, re.
commend an amendment Of the Consti,u.
lion. Amend il in what for VIA, J.
suppose II amended. These States may
put themselves upon their sovereignty a
gainss the amended Constitution. VIVA, !
Ihen To what ridiculous pass shall we
come The whole Northern and Middle
states will resist Tariff for revenue, 10
less II affords protection likewise, and Cal
hcun will be the authority for it!
E-.nhn-u al
viable destruction. It's the dread siroc.
Co whose pes,ilen,al breath will spread de
ISOLATION and death over our fair and flourish.
ing land IT'S hideous monster, whose
approach is danger, whose contact is death,
whose embrace utter annihllatlon.
Now my bonored, Democratic fellow.
citizens. you who are true 10 ycur party,
TO your country, and to Mr.. Van Buren,,
have endeayored TO awake yos from that
false security, into which the Standard
when true, told you had fallen. Arouse
awake awake or the deep sleep Of
Notification will come upon you, from
which even The last trumpet shall not awake
you And let me again warn you against
the arts and uiIes Of the Arch Decetyer
You will be told these numbers spring no,
from any love TO Mr.. Van Buren,, or re
gard FIR the Democratic cause, bal from
modification, disappointed ambition, de
cep,ion, trickery- from any and every
cause, TO induce you 10 disregard these
wholesome warnings. Modification Pres
ses will denounce them-nay, they may be
driven TO such desperation that even meet
Ings f1ay be held TO denopnce them and de
ceive you. JUS, in proportion as they
shall endeavor 10 falsify them, will their
fraud aud hypocrisy be deep aud damning.
Meet them like men, and ask them in what
are these numbers untrue Tell them 10
host the Van Buren, standard, as they have
that OF Mr.. Calhoun. Ask them how they
can be faithful worshippets al the shrine Of
both God aud Mammonl How, as honest
men, they can be ready TO vote for MIR. V.
b. or Calhoun, whichever may fall upper
most at the Democratic Convention
where they are as truly political antipodes
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