The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-08-29

period of thirty tao wears, in which have
been without iniermIssion ia public life
would make the work too bulky and expen-
ave to be accessible 10 the great body Of
the community and TO publish those Of an
e1rty date instead OF those of a late, would
not eve The Information intended. ! nc
cofdingiy fixed on the termination Of Mr..
Npnroe's Administration, when | became
Wee President, as the period from which
20 make the SELECTION. That may be fairly
regarded as the point Of time in our political
history which marks the end Of an old and
the commencement of new order Of things,
"a the midst Of which we still are From
that TO the present tlme is period Of eigh.
ieen years, being more than half Of that IN
which have been IN the service Of the L
mon. During the whole took prominent
snd responsible part on all important ques.
tons. Such was ms leading motive for Sc.
lecllng the period dId from which to make
the compilation.
There were others Of a subordinate char.
scier which had their Influence. IL wss
the POI lion of my public lfe IN regard to
which Information las behevedl was mos,
desired. infer so, among other reasons,
from the fact that the applications | have
received Tor COPIES Of my speeches were al.
most exclusively cGbG0ed 10 II. There was
another still stronger. 1t is The period IN
which my speeches and other publications
contain my mature and settled opinions on
the principles md policy of the government;
adopied after long experience aud much re.
Fiction, which have modified, or changed,
II you prefer many particulars, my ear
Her and less masured Impressions. Abou,
the commencement Of the period, my mind
settled down "a the views Of the principles
and policy II the Government now enter.
tain, and TO which l have ever since adher.
ed, regardless G; personal consequences and
unInti0enced by party considerations thus
giving the strongest proof possb Bile Of nv
deep conIictIon both Of their truth and VI.
tai Importance. BY them desire to be
Judged, and by them 10 stand or fall.
Guided by these motives, compiled The
volume IN he first instance exclusively from
that period; but afterwards Welded to the
persuasion Of friends, against ms judgment,
10 include the speech already referred 10,
delivered n ISL. They urged il upon the
ground that as II vas my first effort IN Con.
gress tnd on subject Of lasting interest,
1t was desirable II should be inserted, al
though a departure from the principle 90
which the voluae was compiled.
But even within this period selection
became necessary TO effect the object in
view. To publish all ms productions on
political subjects during The period would
make the volume still 100 bulky and expen
slse 10 be acceptable 20 the general mass OF
readers. Here, again, the leading reason
winch governed me IN selecting the period, 1
governed also 10 making the selection for
The computation, II IS accordingly full on
the sublec; OF banks, sub Treasury, cur.
reaey, tariff, distribution, State rights, aud
the principles and policy which should con.
troll IN the administration of the Govern.
meDt. Those which discussed subjects Of
a more isolated character we're for the most
part omitted. Bat, after the compilation
was fret made within these restrictions,
the work MAS thought 10 be stall too bulky,
and many we're struck from /, hich il would
have been desirable to retain.
Such are the facts 10 reference to the
compilation. They show conclusiyely that
The charge OF suppression agains, IL, is as
enilrely unlounded as lha. Of fraudulent, i'm.
position against the tile. The verg charge
Is absu d. How could the speeches be des.
troyed or concealed They are TO be
found not only IN the files Of the Intelligen.
Ger, bat IN those Of many other journals
ana publications. Of the day, where they are
Just as safe aud as open TO inspection as If
placed among the public records. To at.
tempt TO keep them from the public eve
would ouly cause them TO be more greedlly
sought alter. The very speeches you have
published, as Il they were new aud unknown
10 The public, are the very ones which have
been rePublIshed divers times, and have a
gam and again been repeatedly referred to
IN Congress, IN political haraugues, aud by
newspapers and that for the very purpose
TOR which you now r2publish them. They
are The very last which any one who was
base enough to resort TO a fraud would
talok OF concealiug. Bot why speak Of
hen IS beng suppressed when they are
feiered 10 ~ the biographical sketch TO
sh'cn you allude, aud which, II would seem
irora - 10. x, vas intended 10 be included
10 tie aorkl Again. Why speak of them
as suppressed AMEN oil the speeches which
! nade during the var to rouse aud ami.
mate tie couasfy 10 the defence Of ITS rights
sha Hauor, and 10 sustain the burden and
prisati5us u the Aar with fortnude. and
%hscA are 10" unanimously appiauded, are
~ the sam predlcam OF except one 7 Are
ta~> to, suppressed or esignediy con.
ceaiea
Why, Indeed, should | ATTEMPT to con.
ceal them, or any d my early SPEECHES no.,
contained 10 the volume, eyeu those which
contain opinions different from those nov
entertain What is there about them that
sacu!d repudta;e theml Do they no,
bfeathe lofty sentiments and devoted al.
tachneot TO The couutry, and evlnce fore.
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