The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-10-24

nave nuDIs.ieu piete VI tie scS0nu P"Et
credited to the Lincoln Courier.
The Editor declines the examination
we proposed 10 him to see how many des-
cendants Of tories be could find in The de-
mocratic ranks. We suppose this right,
for when a fellow is in bad company the
best way is to say as little about il as pos
sible, for the more dirty thing is stirred,
the worse il stinks.
BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION OF ls40.
Siuce the overwhelming defeat Of the
Jackson-Nan Buren, party in ls4G, it has
been in the mouth of every stump orator
of that party and asserted by large por-
ton of the press, that bribery and corrup.
ton was resor,ed TO during the canvass of
that year to accomplish their defeat, and it
has been even intimated that foreigners had
sent their gold here TO be levishly distri-
bu,ed for the purpose Of buying up votes.
What contemplate opinion this party
must have OF the honesty and virtue Of our
people. How degraded we have become
| But are these charges true Let the peo-
pie answer low many of the 1000 votes
given in this county for Harrison were 10.
duced to do so under the influence of foreign
gold. None have We ever heard of, and
/ if gold were provided for that purpose GER
,ainly we should have heard of some of it
having reached our county, but as this is
not the case these charges must be pro-
uounccd false and slanderous. As an hon.
orable exception we give the following ex.
I tract from the Charleston Mercury, pa
per although bitterly hostile to the Wing
party has honesty enough to admit the
falsity Of the wholesale charge Of BRIDE
ry and corruption against the Whigparty
at is quite pardonable in party smart.
ing with defeat TO make such complaints
and such accusations-.I, is miserable child
ish folly TO make them now--nobody be-
Iieyes them, though every body believes
that in the Presidential election Of 1910,
office. holders and ofiice-seekers fought
hard for the spoils, that votes were bought,
that fraud was practlsed, that people were
imposed upon, candidates abused and be.
lied, &c. &C., and nearly every body is Of
opinion that the same thing will happen il
lSi4, and in every election that has ex'
ctement enough to tempt rowdles ant
rogues into the contest. But the plan
truth is that Mr.. Van Buren, was beat
en--notoriously and shockingly beaten
aud TO deny it at this day is TO utter ride
uIous absurdities and to deserve the appel
latlon Of " rabid.' Not beaten Why
how was il in New York, where Gen
jackson had established n party influence
so powerful, that the election went for Mr.
. Van Buren, in 1896 by default; but The
very next election after Mr.. V. b. had ia
ken the chair of the Old Hero at Wash
ington, New York broke from him like ;
wild horse from an unskilled rider, ant
never returned to the Democratic faith I'll
he, New York's favorite son. was ex
PEELED from power. His own State oppos
cd his administration from first TO last
and gave a great majority against his re
election. Was this bribery and fraud AM
ppelaying Ii looks more like settle'
> aud consistent opposition, if not aversion
> Is there any suspicion that fraud decide,
: the votes of the New England State =
: Was Pennsylvania bought up, which ex
, hibited the greatest change against him i
: those parts Of the State most easily excl
ted TO enthusiasm. but least liable to tn
c influence Of the banksl Were the vote
= of MARYLAND, North Carolina, Georgia
II Louisiana, Tennessee and Kentucky, ia
. sified or gained by bribery for Gen. Harr
q son? Were the enormous majorItes {
!, Ohio, Indiana and Michigan secured b
q fraud To make these charges is to sa
l. that the people of the United States ar
e corrupted and embruted to degree tina
s. even Trollope and Dickens never laid
J. their charee--it is to insult them and con
e. mon sense in one breath"
n wWe notice that the names of DIR.
]. Hill, W. w. Cherry, Geo. E. Badge
and Gen. Patterson are spoken of in cor
le uec,ion with the selection of Wing cand
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