The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-03-30
TnE WORK oFvILLAIYY COMPLETED

{ TIE WORK oFyILLAINY COMPLETED
The House Of Representatives of Ala
O'nla have al length adopted the Resolu
non, sent II from the Senate, under whiel
the Congressional Districts of the Slat,
are lald OFT on the basis Of an apport,on
inent OF the WmrE POPULATION ALONE
nus SOiemniy and most ,a.phuf.coijg rrpu.
aidhhS Mot prOrisioa Of the National con,
Stutf'oh, Thtca dHOWS 10 the .Sonfh, re,
PrrfSn'a''oH IF three. }jihs Of her Stare nor.
ufaftoh--and putting into the hands Of
Northern AbOltlonists, fire brand to be
uscd Tor 'he destruction Of the South.
We confess we are at loss for words
10 express the Indignation which we feel
al TINS outrage The Constitution, of pre-.
cedeni and prudence. 1t is a deed Of ia.
comnism for which, in our opinion. every
man who aided or abctted if. deserves
richly 10 be hanged. Yes iii is needless
10 " measure terms" and mince phrases.
when speaking of an act so atrocious-
every man who participated in that work
Oh lhcehdlarlsm, as well deserves the hal
yer, as the emlssary Of the Northern Abo.
lltionlst faction, who is detected in the
distribution Of sedltlous tracts, among our
slaves In fact, the blow which the Dem.
ooFatIc majority, IN the State Legislature,
has just struck at the most conservative
feature OF the Constitution, will do more TO.
wards leyellIng Southern Institutions in
The dust, than the combined efforts Of all
The aVowed Aboltionists In the world
could have done in twenty wears. That
majority has cast away from Tie peonle Of I
ALBANIA, their best protection, Their chief
reliance, the Shield Of the Constitution
virtually declaring the State to be in favor
81 an immediate excson of the Protective
cause. With what show of consistency. +
IAN The Democratic members Of Congress-.
who shall be elected under this Resolution.
meet the champions of Antj-SIayery uDon
he floor of The Representative HALF In
III az uments upon this most vital cues
ion, they will be told" gentlemen non
ave no interest in this matter, adverse TO Il
he North: you do not represent in any b
egrcc, the slave holding interest you re.
resent a State phich has solemaly declur-
d that she does not IRISH her siape.holdinc !
interest 70 be represented here" They viii /
nd then, that by this mad act our asnine i
legislature has broken the hitherto firm I
nd lmpenctrable pha!anx of Southern op. t
oSI'iDn, and that the work Of Abolition has 1
een half accomplished. S
IN aVails poth,prr tt,, ,Lo aI:.c q -. :
'oasnrc was not intended 10 be produced, 0
Ut arises out OF it, as an incidental con.
'quencc. 1t matters not that the de. c
ented Demagogues who enacted ii, wish !;
only TO monopolize for their party the n
'll'lcai power Of the State. They are s.
Sponsible to the people of Alabama, and.
me ~hcfe South, for promoting the cause b
Abolition, either By their stupidity or v
e1r tr'dclery. The effect of the Reso- c
ton IN fixing the political character Of e
e State Representation in Congress. il
hen placed in contrast with its other mis- d
lIevous results and bearings, is 4 secon- o
~ conslderation-is not worth taking RI
OUTS pitiful piece Of party trickery, is
as It's movers and advocates.
e would have preferred that Alabama "
ould never have sent another Wing 10 70
nsress than that her Legislature should n II
is have thrown her into the arms of her to n
a'lcal enemies. And the mere loss TO Ito
Wing party of its fair proportion of Go
hical power we consider as an evil nj. "a!
ly insignificant, when compared with =
lasting bad consequences which must
ow the sacrifice ola most important con.
utlonal principle .-EuSt Aid5amiaa. i.
He TWENTY. CONGRESS. '9o
I is difficult (says the U. S, Gazette to ~
exactly how the tweuty-eighth Con Ice
IS viii be constituted as il regards its oe
Y character. The law requiring an IL;
,tlon of members by single districts, ,[o
not been every where observed. In tbe
llsana, the elccloncamc on before the H.