The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-08-15
The True WING Spirit.

tshsaSttN iSAtNE tEOtl LIOi
JoHN NJ. CLAYTON, Of Delaware, was rea
at the great Wing celebration of the Alb
July in Philadelphia. /; is worthy of il
noble, true-heafted author and Of the sren
and glorious cause OF which be is such a
able advocate. II will, without doubt, I'm
a welcome IN the bosom Of every thorough
going Wing. Let just such spiri, per
wade the whole Wbig Party-lhose gallaa
spirits Of the ever-nemorable year ls4O-
and we have no more doubt of the ,rinmph
ant elevation ofHENRY CLAY 10 ,hs Pre-
sidency, than We have ofthe disgrace whicl
John Tyler has cast upon the office which
was occupied with so much honor 10 to,
country by WASHINGTON, JEFFERSON an,
MADISON:
New CASTLE, Del, July 8, lS43.
" Gentlemen-l was honored BY your 10
s''ailon TO dine with the Wings OF the City
and County Of PhiladeIphla. Though oh.
er engagements demand my presence else,
where yet 10 heart and feeling, shall be
with you on that occasion.
We arc rapidly approaching that crisis
IN the affairs Of our country, upon which
her destiny, whether for good or evil, must
as think fulurely depend. The Presden.
Ilal contest IN 1874 will be pregnant With
moro important consequences than any
winch has occurred 10 our past history
Experience has fully demonstrated, that
there is no possibility OF recoucllina by any
compromise, or halfway course 10 be adopt
ed, the aniago1ising principles which resu.
late and govern the two great parties now
dividing and asi,a.ing this nation.
4" There is no halfway house into which
he Iimld and irresolute may now retreat un.
Ter the pretexl of an affected candor and
moderation. We must resume our former
ionored station among the nations Of the
'arih by The faithful discharge Of our State,
8 well as national responsibilities, or NC
Lust he down 10 shareholder all The onpro-
tum OF the most degrading epithets which
orelgneEs have recently lavlshed in progu
400 upon US. We must restore the curreu.
y which the nation enjoyed Tor forty years
ut OF the fifty four during which The Amer.
can Constitution has been ID operation, or
re mus, re establish the Sub Treasury and
li'oduce the hard money system advocated
modern democracy. We must give The
cor man, who has nothing but character
nj industry 10 depend upon, credit for his
apital, or We must sink him 10 the condition
the laborer 10 other hard money coun.
ries, who works for shilling a Cay and
ids himself. There is nov no Longer auy
fele1t lett tor such as have sought 10 eyade
az true issue before the country By Excbe
yer projects or other decisions Of a similar
haracter. 10 the next contest il must he
eclced, whether We shall have a currency
'orihy Of nation Of freefnen, or such one
8 may conTlbule much towards mahiug
8 ration o! slaves. We mus, have
ysiem that Will yield the iaborer fair re.
Fafd Tor his toll, aud enable him 10 elevate
IS condition 10 life BY the aid OF Iha, rea.
enable credit which bis character as n
ian, and his Industry ought TO confer upon
in, or We must accept the proposition
iade by our opponents which confines cred. !
to wealth and property alone, which in r
ie name u Democracy, excludes all bu,
lose who ENJOY property or wealth from e
'ust and confidence, and The inevitable h
ndency Of which will be. If not 10 make i,
re rich richer, 10 nuke the poor poorer, :
30 10 entail poverty on their descendants. /
'ith the present administration, the are r
experiments and expedieufs is passing 4
way aud must expire on the or March, B
$40 In the meantime let Us make one q
a!idn' effort 10 save our country from the 4
ENLISTMENT Of sn ars!ocracv Among US =
from The most de.estable of oil arig,ocra. I,
es--an arisiocracy Of wealth, without
Iher talent or merit 10 gid It's CALLING
iain' The day and the hour randy 40
caches " hen the other greatquestiou must )
SO be tinally decided, whether We shall
'oiecl our own home labor against the eff. h
cts oil foreign legislation aud foreign on 0
'slton. Ia this field too, there is now no L
ili-way fence or hedge, behind which the a
'li'ical coward can shelter himself auy 0
nger Even The enemies of protective c
arm proclaim their coutemp; Of all "cow o
1ys N the approaching contest, and | c
ust we have now learned 10 regard them e
more dangerous 10 US than fair and omen b
pponen's. la word, all the great prin. c
piles for which as Wings We have ba,tled &
glonously 10 the great contes, of Is4O, n
re 10 issue again before the country: and
We lose the victory in lsl4, VIC shall
'enceforih be regarded as having aban- i
1ned all for which we so zealously and &
iumphanily conlendcd. Al this moment 0
&c worst enemies Of the cause Of civil lin. il
-iy, aud Of that enduring national prosper. il
for which we are contendlng, arc tho Il
mid, weak, lrresoute, half way men. and i
ose pretended friends who wish 10 dis v
act US by bringing out another aud new
indicate for the Presidency. With q
aspect Of victory for the fayorilo cham. Il
on Of our party blazing 10 their faces, they c
lsh 10 give Us another availa bic candidate. q