The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-01-12
From the Charlotte IN g. Je6ersonian
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS

The plan we last week published for laying off the
State into nine Congressional Districts has since
been reported 10 the legislature, and will he found
among The proceedings of that body in to-days paper
Since examining the plan closely, we are astonished
that so unjust and unfair system of Districts could
have originated with party in the legislature
and shall, be still more asonished and mortified if
1t adopted by that body. This plan of Congresson-
al Districts with other acts of the majority of our par
ty in the legislature, show that Federal Whiggery and
the Federal Wings are esteemed more worthy of IA
vor, than State Rights doctrines and State Rights
Democrats. Indeed, it is notorious at Raleigh that
the Hon. Bedford Brown and other Van Buren, Dem
ocrats, have openly denounced Judge Saunders and
the friends of Mr. Calhoun this State as worse than
Wings, and the Hon. Ex-senator declared he would
vote for Graham for Senator in preference to judge
Saunders. These things, painful they are for us
TO record, exhibit the secret influence which has
prompted thi, outrageous plan of Congressional Dis
tricts. Look at our own good old Democratic Dis
trict: with Cleaveland cut off, buried under the
Whiggery Of IredeiI, Rowan and Cabarrus. WHY
need we be thus sacrificed, Have not the Democra-
cy of CleaveIand, Lincoln, and Meckenburg ever stood
firm in their devotion TO Democratic principles and
manuy held aloit the banner of our party IN defeat
well as in victory Who have been more faithful
than they under all circumstancesi The largest pro-
portional gam at the last Gubernatoria election over
former votes in this County and yet because we
have dared to express preference for Judge Saun-
ders as Senator, aud Mr.. Calhoun for President we
are to be buried under Federal Whiggery--to be sac
rihced by our own friends, () and Di trct, and
in FACT the whole western part of the State surren-
dered into the hands of the Wings! Our faithful
representative CALDWELL, must be put down. because
he will not follow the lead Of those who broke dorm
the Democratic party IN the State and who will keen
dorm, II their destructive schemes of personal am
bltion and revenge are not thwated by the prudent
and temperate portion of our party. Look at the
Wake district, too There is every probability that
by this arrangement, Judge SAUNDERS will be defeat
ed by Wing and the Edenton District where Mr.
Calhoun's friends are numerous, is placed completely
under Wing control.
Where, we would ask our friends, is the necessity
or justice of such policy Have the State Rights
Democrats faersd in their attachment to the prnci-
PIES of the party-or, have they done nothing for its
success Are we 10 be prescribed and sacrificed be-
cause we will not aid in the elevation of men instead
of nepes? Let US beseech our friends at Raleigh
TO abandon at this scheme of outrage and ipi,s
tee unless they wish to rush the party in this State
headong TO rum Give us in this District but even
chance, and we ask the Wings no boot
7, s. Since pennng the above, we have received
from friend-a good democrat, who is intimately
acquainted with the politics Of the State-the follow
ing communication. We call to il the attention of
our readers, and particularly request our friends in
the legislature TO give II a calm consideration