The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-04-27

night under dISadyuntageous circumstance
+ But the Colonel is like cold-souse aitroy
ready. The Democrat is a sly enemy. II
lowered unseen on the borders all Tues
, day, and then Unexpectedly raised his ban
ner. The Wing did not show a DISPOSE
ton 10 retreat-nor did he make an empi,
round of brayodUs. So at il they went.
Col. Barrlnger being IN his native coun
~ cautiously offered the lead 10 Mr.
Craige. But he, TO the surprise Of all
decliucd taking IL. Col. b. then wiihou
hesitation opened the debate. lie entered
IN medids res. lie had no prcliminarie
about sell, which always amour, to nothing
The agreement was 10 occupy an hou
alternately. Col. Barringer boldly avow
ed his principles aud then entered upor
minute argument TO prove the daily IN
creaslng necessity of establishing a Ma
tlonal Bank, under some form, to regulate
the currency; and OF the propriety of rails
ing revenue rather BY ludlclous Tariff
giving incidental protection TO American
industry, than BY direct taxation. His
hour being about 10 expire, he merely hat
time to demand, in justice to the people
Of his opponent, what was his plan toI
regulating the currency, what for raising
revenue, aud who he was ia favor Of 70,
the Presidency
Mr.. Cralgc also without any useless
parade, and with much fairness, entered
upon his reply. Instead, however, Of ex-
planning his substitute for National Bank ;
he offered none at all, His hour was near
ly consumed in dissenting upon the nature
Of the Constitution, MS If any person diff
Tered with him on the powers Of that in
strument. He condemned the idea of CIV
IDg any weight lC the fact, that all the de-
partments OF the government, had at oil
times. until the last few years, ackuowi
edged, as thing settled, the constitution
aIitv Of a United States Bank. lie thought
ii nothing, that eight out Of ten Presidents
believed il constuuiional--yes small
matter, that eight Presidents, and these
eight, contemporaries with the formation
of the Constitution, differed il opinion on
this grca, subject with txo of modern date,
(to-wit: Martin Van buren, and Jno. Ty-
ler) who were hardly able TO crawl at that
day" now homones "-upstarts in POI
iilical science-and his own towering SELF
K Burton Craige, Esquire J He stated,
that 10 Eliott's Debates Of the Convention
of . IS a motion is said to have been made
to insert clause 10 establish a Bank and
never voted on. This was all true, but did
he give the reason, why II was never voted
on No, indeed Col. Barringer prompt.
II did II for him that there was no need
Of such clause --.hat power is then of
r0urse already by implication" Does Mr.
Craige believe that Gen. Washington, and
he first Congress, uearl all of whom were
IA the Convention, that framed the Con
,titution, aud Of which Gen. Washington
was President we ask empaaiically, does
he believe these nen, the puresl that ever
lived, would Under any circumstances have
established a United States Bank, had they
doubted lis cnnslituiionalily Surely he
wil cast on Them no snch rcproacheS.
As 10 Thrift, Mr. Craigc was no, OK
plicit. lie raised the old huc and cry of
oppression, injustice, resistance, rebellion,
not Notification , aud gloriousy wound
10 with South Carolina and the " chivalry
If the South" All which Col. Barringer
proved TO be mere. bug bear--a bcauti,
'ul absurdity-by simple reference 10
official facts, as published by Congress.
The Presidency was sorc-subject 10
The Democratic nominee, on that he was
ls positive, as i, is possible for an antl-Jack
sou, anti. Van Buren, man, a renegade
Wig to be-. Col. Barrnger wished to
know exactly who Inc was for, so that he
could not misrrpresent him. After hard la
Dor a sickly "CaIhouu-eoadliiOnGl was
TO the Van Buren, family of De-
mocracv. This conditional proved ia.
tai. Mr.. Cragc was reminded of speech,
he made few years since IN Salisbury, IN
which he declared " he had always been
u Republican meaning a; that day, war
to the kn,tc against Andrew Jackson and
Martin Van buren,. He was told with
emphasis BY Col. Barringcr, "tha, tho
most eloquent, the most violent speech he
ever heard from the gentlemen, was hardly
ten years ago, in the legislature. when they
both fought side BY side, against the Re-
moyal OF the Deposits and the destructive
measures of Mr.. Van Buren, and Genl.
jackson" THIS neither he nor the Van
Buren, men could stand. Mr.. Crage hung
his head. Tall as he is he came TO the
ground. Bitter enemies sometimes become
warm friends. Such Is not the case wIth
Mr. Craigr aud Mr.. Van Buron. The for
mer has expressed his preference for MIR.
Calhoun, who is IN many respects the very
aniipodes To the latter. The deadieS,
teud still exists mantled by their love OF
power. They always have been opposed
"a each other-nrc now and ever Will be.
Burton Craigc, the great nullifier, ro'e, tor
Martin Van Buren,. Never! Never i
THIS was glorious for the Wings. These
we're the principle subjects Of discussion
Ca the whole, Mr.. Craige by no means
came up to expectations. And Mr.. bar
ringer, as he always does, left every body
fully convinced of his high ability, his skill,