The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-03-30


as anti republican, Us leading TO discofd and
dlsunion while vas accused Of couriing
the Wing support for tie mere love OF
place, and the qualification Of a selfish am-
hiron. To each Of these charges plead,
NOT GUILTY, and put myself on the country.
! assert on the contrary, and expect 10 show,
| have violated no law or usage of the Re
/ publican party-I have by no act OF NINE
produced either dsunlon or discord IN It's
ranks-and so far from seeking TO crafty
a mere personal ambition, had been led
into the mailer by what had the right to
believe, and did believe TO have been tho
wishes Of the Democratic party. Under
this conviction, resisted wha, Eel, we'll
satisfied did exist a hidden and secret com.
buatlon against me personally, and de-
sign 10 prescribe me politically, because Of
my preference for q particular individual
for the Presidency. How far tbs belief
was well or i'll founded. sou can Judge from
the facts | purpose now ie detail.
There appeared in the Richmond En-.
qurer an Editorial article pending the
election, calculated and intended TO do me
; an injury; holding me up as pressing my
CLAIMS for past services, and desiring 10
" sip in through the ID Of Wing votes.
gave to friend brief statement Of facts,
TO luGnco the Editor TO do me justice il tho
correction Of his article with a request not
to publish the statement, as II might pro.
woke newspaper controversy. The Edit
tor disfegnrded the request, refused TO cor
rec, his article, ba. published the statement
as "a communication" received from the
.. Editor Of the Standard, letter, dated De-
cember the Sih, saying, he apPrehended, in
the even, of my election, there might be
wish to publish what might irrIiete the pub.
lie mind but, says he, +" | shall leave it 10
yourself and Mr.. Drawn TO publish such
matter as you may severaliy think the case
requires, under gour osn proper sigma
lures | expressed myself satisfied with
this course, as proper one IN contest
between friends; and yet, in the mex, pa
, per appeared an article with professions Of
respect for me, but condemnatorv Of my
friends, and of their conduct, advising my
withdrawal and their support OF Mr.. Brown.
Again, in The Enquirer of the Goth, ('he
election still pending) appeared "a State.
men" by D. K. McRae, Esq, and let.
ter from Mr.. Cardwell, which, at proper
: time promised to notice. am thus par
/ ,icular in these references, because these
Il papers are under that political bias, which,
S as | expect to show, lays al the foundation
! Of this concerted opposition to me.
(. As have said | had been drawn into
this matter by what believed 10 be the
wishes of the democratic party. proceed
10 state what occurred before the meeting
Of the Legislature, TO show the truth Of this
assertion Soon after tho result of our Safe
elections we're known | received several
letters IN regard to my being candidate
for Senator. answered none of these let
ters. but resolved TO await the public mani.
festatlons on the subject. % my return
home, was still pressed 10 be candidate,
and from wha, saw and heard, believed the
indications decidedly in my favor. | re.
ceved letters from the Edentou and New.
bern districts, expressing wish for me to
run, and the belief that | was the choice Of
the democratic party. To one of these let.
tiers gave the first assent to the use Of my
name. should il be the pleasure oil my friends
: 10 bring i, forward. Tha, letter, from an
intelligent gentleman, and in situation TO
know something of public sentiment, assur.
ed me, "that in our part Of the State, there
was but one opinion amongst our demo.
cratic friends. We argue, that MIR. Brown,
without any particular sacrifice or exertlon,
had enjoyed the honors the party could con.
fer, for length of time, which should salts.
is him. That neither MIR or Mr.--
have made the sacrifices which you have
done, and common Justice could not allow
their claims to come in competition with
yours" From different quarters, | learnt
y there we're several gentlemen ready and
willing TO be taken up, if there should be
found the least prospect OF success. heard
nothing then of this party obligation to re.
store Mr.. Brown, which was SO strenuously
: pressed afterwards, as TO render 1t treason
10 oppose him. The claims of these would
be candidates we're passed by; the public
voice was in my favor, and then arose this
clamor about restoration. heard the Cape
=, Fear country was expected to be against
me-and as had received o strong vote 10
that part Of the State when Candidate for
, Governor, could only account for this ex'
pected opposition Gu two grounds: FtrSs.
y preference for some tavorile Of their own,
, and, secondly, hostility to me, in conse.
y quence of my known preference Of Mr..
Calhoun for the Presidency. The West, |
understand, we're almost unanimous for me,
and in nv own section of the State, believ-
|. ed myself the choice. Under these CIR
e cumstances the General Assembly met
}, In the early part OF the first week OF the
If Session was engaged in Court, and did
n not even visit either branch Of the Leglsla.
d ture Mr.. Brown was a member OF the
/ Senate, and had, as learnt, been tc.ive,
# with the aid Of his friends, 10 securing the
promised support Of such as were thus TO be
= approached. There we're several other I'M
. poriant elections pending before the Leg
S stature, and which were made TO bear up
e on that Of Senator. In the latter part OF