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

u '""' ihey were drawn up and presented
IS 10 large meeting Of the citizens of Row
an county, by Burton Craige and Charlie.
r Fisher IN 1885. What will Van Burer
: men say when they see how their fayorite
mas been abused by this same Burton
: Cralge who Is now going about the coun.
Try seeking the support Of Mr.. Van Blu.
, rens friends and saying if he is nominated
) he will support him for the Presidency
what has caused this change Has Mr..
Van Buren, changed Not he. Then
Mr. CraIge has made political somerset,
and why? Mr.. Calhoun said the marty
was held together by the cohesion Of pub.
nc plumber. This being the case Mr..
Craige went over no doubt with the expec.
taiion Of being heir expoctant of some fat
office. With the resolutions before them
can Van Buren, men give him their SUI.
lfages? We hope not.
Resofred, That the Convention, which
Is 10 assemble IN the City of Baltimore. on
me 20th day OF this month, for the pur.
pose of nominating Martin Van Buren, as
next President, is another ATTEMPT 10 sub.
vert the Constitution Of the country to
take from the people the right of choos.
ing their own President, and TO transfer il
10 an irresponsible Caucus composed Of
interested ofice-holders and office. seekers I
Resoired, That we are opposed to the
election OF Martin Van Buren, Of New I
York 10 the Presidency; and 10 the end,
that our Fellow.Citizens throughout the
State, may know our reason for this op-
position, we will here briefly set forth the
heads of the principal ones. We are OPP
posed 10 the election of Martin Van Buren,,
id. Because, he has always been hos i
tile TO the principles of the great Republi.
can party. The first po,ed political act of
his life, was IN hostility 10 the Republican
party. During the late War, when the
ENEMY was spreading desoalion along our
whole coast-when our Northern frontier
vas oYerrun, and many of our towns sack.
I'd and destroyed by 6rc-when the brn.
al savage was turned loose on our South
,rn and Western frontiers to scalp and
murder our deienceless women and chill !
'ren, Martin Van Buren, eagued in with I
he opposition OF the North to defeat the :
Republican Candidate for the Presidency. l
md 10 disgrace and drive from power the !
republican party; and yet, notwithsiand. :
NJ all this, his psrtlzans, the oflice.hold. !
RS, have the efirontery 10 call him the Il
andidate Of the Republican party. I
I'd. Because, He is hostile to the pecu. L
lar interests Of the Southern States. In ?
$50, when a most daring and unconsti. ?
utlonal attempt was made in Congress on ?
be subject Of The Missouri Question, to n
Interfere with the constitutional rights Of ?
ho Southern people, HE was found an &C. 7
I'VE, jealous supporter of the nefarous =
cheme. His subsequent vote in the New J
ork Convention 10 place free negroes az
egards tho right of suffrage on an equal Q
voting with white men, is another evi-
enoe what his principles are on this sub.
,ct, so important to the people Of the a
ve.holding States. This ought 10 be v
afious warning 10 the Southern people, o.
OF 10 elect one whose principles are so
ltal 10 our rights and SAFETY.
Sd. Because, He is an advocate Of p'
rofectire Tariff. ain conventions Of v
lanufacturers at home, and in his seat in N
We Senate, we end him steadily approving, 81
nd sustaining the odious Tariff policy, CO
hich has acted on the industry of the Y
outh so oppressivcly, as actually TO have to
the peace and union of these u
tatcs." He voted for the Tariff act Of "
s2S--a measure, Which is now charac- Il
'rized as " The bill Of denominations. - tn
his Tariff system aims to impose heavy "
lXes on the necessarics Of life, such as "
ron, Sieel, Maids, sab, Sugar, Coffee, {
oarse Cotton and coarse Wooden Cloths, pl
rticles that are extensively used bv the v
ommon people, while on Silks, Wines, "
'reilery, fine cotton ard fine Wooden re
'loths, articles mostly used BY the rich, ii
ght duties, or no duties at oil are desired. IS
9th. Because, lie is now avowedly in to
lyor Of system of Internal improvements
y tho General Government contrary to W
he long established doctrine of the Re- al
ublican party; fant is. he is in favor of )
axiag the people Of the State TO make roads 81
nd canals in another State. We hold a
hat /; is unjust to tax the people Of North IL
'arollaa to make improvements for New o.
FORK or any other State-Let each State o
make lis own roads and canals. 81
9th. Because, He has been chiefly in Il
trumcntal in Introducing into the prac- )
ice OF the Federal Government that sys- Il
en- of prescription, and party discipline, ii
which is so rapidly destroying the freedom
If opinion, corrup,ing the morals Of the a
and making the GOVERNMENT l. d
,elf, distinct interest from that of the P
people. By this system, within the last '
few years under the influence of Mr.. Van o
Buren,, more than three thousand persons d
have been turned ont Of office, not for nets P
Of misconduct, but merely for opinions #