The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-08-29
From The Petersjurg IateIIOsnrcr
" OUT OF THEIR OWN MOUTHS SHALL
THEY BE CONVICTED.


OUT OF THEIR OWN MOUTHS SHALL
THEY BE CONVICTED"
The Loco Focos are proving every day
that the charge brought by them agains,
The Wing party Of carrying the las, Presi-
Central by coon skins, hard cider and
humbusgery," IS utterly false. The char.
ses which the Locos themselves nov bring
against Mr. Van Buren, are but copies Of
the very charges preferred by the W hics.
The " Standing Army" The Specie Sys
tenn" " Deialca.!ons,n and "Extraya.
Gance, are Cow repeated Riih as much
JUNCTION by aati Van Buren, Locos d, they
ever were by Wings themselves. Loco
iocos are DOW, 10 fact, proving Wing char
ges, as witness the article 10 another col
umn. Many Of the individuals Who nov
bring up these accusations, sustained Mr..
" Bureu's administration zealousy, and
the very Candidate whom they seek 10 Gle.
vate over MIR. Vac Buren's shoulders vas
tGily committed to all his measures. But
that IS no affair of ours. We do not care
lar'hing which candidate they select, as
we can easily beat either, and we leave
them to settle with their own cousciences
the candour and propriety Of deuouncing
charges as hurlbugs one year, and prefer.
ring them as true the next.
The following demoilsling article against
hr. Van Buren, was written by the Demo.
cratic Editor of the Providence Chronicle,
We adoP, II, with the single remark, tina,
as far as the measures Of the Van Buren,
Administration are concerned, Mr.. Cal.
houn has slnned as deeply as Mr.. Van Bu.
rem for be sustained the measures Of the
Administration iron September, 81, to
March, Al:
Mr.. Var Buren has been the candidate
OF the democratic party for ti0O presiden.
tial terms, once successful, and once IN
successful. lie has already had as mauy
chances. and ben run as many times
Tor the Presidency, as either Gen. Wash.
Ingtoo or Thomas Jefferson, and the
Trends Of all the other democratic can
dida,es feel that he, as a Presidential
candidate, has been the recipient Of the
democratic favor as long, and has occun,er
as much Of the time Of the present genera
ton o! men as he has any right 10 CLAIM
that he IS unreasonably pressed upor
Tue support OF the party, that # he must bs
the democratic candidate in ls44. because
he was defeated IN ls40, should he be nm
successful 10 l-4i he claims on the demo
cratic party would he much stronger 10 NJ
Their Candidate IN s4-, aud # then defeat
ed, would be still greatly Increased. and
indeed irresistible 10 1852, and so on !,
NE exclusion Of all the other distlnsu,shef
oemocrai'c statesmen Of the present pen
GRAFTON, from the attainment Of, and SERVED
OF the people, 10 the first office under the
Constitution. Is nol the fact, tba, socf
sentiments as these now fi, the minds q
the friends Of all the other democratic ca,
d'dates, who constitute, It Is believed. q
large msJpriiy Of the democratic ns,,v
worthy oil the most grave considerattops
Y IL must, alter sober and careful review
OF Ihe past, be admitted also by all candid
men that Mr.. Van Burens administrator
"as IN many respects an unfortunate one
II was unfortunate 10 the loss 10 the Gov
efnfnent and the people Of many millions
Of dollars BY the defalcaiions of hrs officers.
u vas unfortunate IN being Identified with
the Q1EotIc attempts 10 establish an alb
s0luEe metallic currency, 70 HE exclusion