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

u A01Al II AAtNCLANA 4A-haORbN1ss
LIS source OF regret, on every account,
that spun; OF CaAdor ard fairness cannot
obtain in the discussion OF all public ques-
tons. Ii would be more honorable TO the
parties engaged in those discussions Il,
would also be more beneficial 10 the people.
itwould eevaIe The tone Of public sentiment,
it would make the conduct OF public affairs
what II should be, matter OF righ, reason
and of patriotism, aud the best men in the
land might then Justly feel honored, in bear.
ing the burden OF public trust. By pursu
Ing an opposite course, politics is made TO
degenerate into wretched scramble for
plsce-in which, worthy aud competent
men engage With extreme reluctance, and
only from sense of the necessity OF max.
ing sacrifices Of themselves, if need be, in
the effort to save the Republic from The alb
solute dominion Of the depraved and uer
cenary. By habl,ual resort 10 unfair ar
gumeBt aud false representation, the ltl-
gants themselves become degraded, while
they debauch ani degrade the people
Public Questions are rarely decided upon
ialsehood bear alternate sway, and the com.
mon veal, IN the inglorious contest, is fair.
Iy los, sight OF. The people, whom the
Demagogues for their own vile ends, flatter
as the "infallIble sovereigns =" the pure
and immaculate" grow daily more lgnor,
ant, and the better fitted TO become the
dupes and victims Of the nIercenary wretch.
es, who practice upon their passions.
These general remark have been promp.
ted by the perusai Of speech recently
made at a Barbecue in Mecklenburg, n.
c., by Wm. II. Haywood, the gentleman
who was accidentally elected last winter By
the Locos, to represent the Whig State Of
North Carolina, 10 the Senate Of the L. S.
From the liille We had heard OF Mr.. Hay
wood, We we're inclined TO think favorable
Of hun as gentleman, tho not as polr
sicIan, But this speech dIssipaies every
thing like respect and iortells for him
whatever pretensions he may have had for
caOdour and veracity, unless he can take
shelter under the plea oil The grossest igno.
rance. A viler compound Of slang, OF dis.
ingenuousness, OF affected taisness and stu
died suppression Of truth and suggestion Of
falsehood, and of unmaoly and ungenerous
impuialions upon an adversary, We have
have never seen. To say that il is unwoF-
Thy of a member Of the most august assem-
bly, in the world, would be 10 use terms not
at all suited 10 convey an idea Of IFS char.
ac,er. Il were more fifty described as the
production of political charla.an, into
whose composition the elements Of knaye.
~, mal;gni,y and folly were so equally
blended, tina, the mos, delicate chemical
apparatus could with difficulty determine
which ptedomlnated; while all the world
could see that each was 10 excess.
The Honorable gentleman, the embryo
Senator, sets out by charging the Wings
With the responsibility for the conduct of
public atflrs, since The expulsion Of Van
Buren,, and impu!ing TO them a long GAIA.
logue Of sins OF omission and commission
for the least Of which they deserve damna.
ton. Thus charge of responsibility has Of.
ten bsen made before by groe-shop Dena.
gognes, and party hacks-and as often re.
iu.ed But We have never heard it advanc-
ed by any high minded and noble.spirted
member of the Democratic party. Il is
charge from which man Of truth and can
douF would shrink, because OF its falslty-
and which lofty. maenanlmous nature
would not touch--for knowing that what
ever semblance Of truth there might be in
IT, sprung no, from crime, 0u. misfortune
he would dlsdaln 10 take such az adyan.
iage OF gallant aud honorable adversary.
The Wings were IN the ascendant 80 DAYS.
tbs IS history. Al the expiration OF that
time, Death robbed them of their leader,
aud Of the Executive Department. Of the
Government. Tins was misfortune which
no h1man sagacity could have foreseen or
provided against, and nigh. belall any par .
y, without subJect,ng them in the Judgment
OF the just, the liberal aud ,nannaulnons.
10 The slightest censure. The Executive
branch Of The Government then fen into the
bands Of one, who proved false TO honor, 10
gratitude and friends. THIS also, is mis-.
fortune to which ell parties are exposed,
and Vhich nigh! beG,li any, without Justly
mourning Gay very serious blIme. But
We confess there vase possibility Of pre-.
venting il; and shq,cver censUrc Justly
attaches Tor no' profiing BY tia, possibility
we admit, justly falls upon the Wigs
That IS The exien! Of their ofiending-no
more. They did not loresce the death OF
Gen. H9rrsoD, and The resurrection Of
Benedict Arnold.
Bot conceding that The Wigs are justly
responsible toT The entire administration Of
affairs, for The las, three years, as The less
generous OF their opponents conlend, how
dares any member of The Locoloco party
arraign any other party for maifeasance 10
Office! DID they not have charge Of the
government for Twelve years, and we're ever
the affairs OF any Gogrrnmeu, so wretched
y managed as by them! Did they mol de
slroy the prosperity oil The people, and
bankrupt the Treasure ND tba, ~,