The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-09-26
MR.. HAYWOOD

The las, Standard seems 10 think thai
the Wings are evidently stung by The
" able and patriotic speech" delivered by
this gentleman here a few weeks ago. IT
they are "slung," we can assure the Edi-
tor it is not by any thing he did say, or
could say, against the Wing party. Blu,
they were mortified to think that The party
should perpetrate lie by holding out the
idea that there was to be no politics dis.
cussed at the dinner, and then Mr. Hey.
wood to get up and say he was no spar.
fi=an pediar" and there exhibit himself 10
the crowd in the character Of political
builoon. The Wings went 10 hear a dig.
niied speech, but they came away disap.
pointed, and some Of the Senator's cwn
party were as much disappointed Us the
Wings.
These Of our readers who heard the gen.
llcman, will rccoIlect, that he took great
honor TO himself for the service lie had
rendered tho West, but the article below
from the Raleigh Register shows tina, in
fact, aud 10 lrulh, the West is under 10
obligations 10 him at an, as the stand he
iook nj that timc was not devotion 10
truth and justice as he represented, bat
the reverse. Seeing beyond doubt tina;
tho West would Succeed in calling Con.
vention, he was for yielding 10 them as
little advantage as possible. This is what
wc might expect from the great Raleigh
intrgucr "a man who comes to you with
smile on his face and deception in his
heart. Bat % the article, read it:
We are Informed that the ioas; drank
TO Mr.. Haywood, commemorative his va
liant deeds 10 favor of the Wost--ln which
he is called "our long.iricd and faithful
friend gives that gentleman at least all
the credit he deserves from Western gen
tlcmcn. Alter all the parade made about
throwing himself into The breach, in his
canvass in Wake County IN 1884, will II
be believed that the ground he took, was
not quite so high as he would make the
Yves, believe In that contest, we think
his devotion 70 Western interests chad
this extent, no more "that tho West
trouid have a Convention any how, and
this part Of the State might as well knock
under at once, and make the best bargain
in their powcr-ihat If they would elect
/ him, he would take care that the West
should get as little as possible in the bar
rain.n This was the burden of his song
/ IN that famous campaign. The sugared
epithalaLium upon the matrimonial ALI
anco of the /" Senator Of his Parry" with
the great West, and the sel(-complaccncy
with which he attempts 10 feed them on
soft corn, viii be properly appreciated
If" North Carolina's Senator was really
in favor Of Western interests, aud the
Convention, why did he not boldly So SO
and not talk 10 the People about yielding
to the necessity, aud making good bar
gain for theml Why did he promise e
yield TO the West as little as possible tt
see that they should not get much IN thu
, scramble We do, in our souls, scorn al
indirection--b there are some men whit
have sort of diosyncracy which delight
in circuity and doubIe-dealiug who can
not, il they should Try, go straightforward
= to any object; who would be unhappy,
Z. they could not wire in and wire out,
and perform sundry gyralons in maxim
> the nearest distance between two point
Q merely to show their superior shrewdnes'
l. Where plain, supplemented man woul
r. march boldly to his object in stralgl
>. line, these cunning folks will first squl'
the eye and take observations, co'cu'a
r the alitudcs and departures, plot offset
&c and set the compass, so skilfully, that
= ter wearisome Recommendations and ST.