The North-Carolina standard., 1844-04-10

tno uiieS'ioH anu ouFlCO VI rue NentTal jackson
Committee, wrote an address to the Freemer or
North Carolina. In that address Messrs Cla~
and Adams are held up in their true coIors =,
guilty of the charge of bafgain and corrunIion
and totally unworthy of the support and couD.
nance of the American people. The endorserso of
the address aforesaid are John M Morehead Il.
present Governor of this State, now the devo,.I
admirer of this same Mr.. Clay; Willie p NJ.
gum, President ofthe Senate, and also the frionl
of Mr.. Clay; Reoerend Josiah Crudup forms,I~
a member of Congress from the Wake Dist,;ot,
and Eda0ard B. Dudley, of New Hanover ,lsd'
at the present time Of the number of Mr., CIor,.
supporters and admirers. During the same car,
pagn the leaders of the Federal party in this STATE
also put forth an address, which was written h.,
the late WILLIAM CASTOR, and signed, anon,
others by Thomas p. Dsoersur and John T.
Bailey. In the present contest between the sam.
parties, the Federal and Democratic. Messrs Poao
-er, Morehead, Mangum, Crudup, Dudley. Dew
reux, and Baiiy, are all side by side in the Fedo,
al ranks upholding and supporting the fortunes -
the great bargainor of 1928. Now who h..
changed?
The following scathing paragraph occurs in
the Republican Address, written by Mr.. Badoer
" You have the Secretary of State Mr. c1..
challenging to mortal combat member of Conpre y,
daring, in his place on the floor of the Senate fo ev
inc with freedom, and expose with boldness the con
of the Secretary. You have the same offcsr
GJ orgetfu OF what belongs to his high station ason
the character of travelling speech-maker and barsn
public gatherings in Pennsylvania, Virginia and Ken
| Hck Of hI9 mfr ifU onAb T.
charging his malignity towards kson sometimes in
gross abuse, and sometimes in lmpious appeals t
Heaven."-E6
Is not the above a faithfulikeness of the Secro.
tary2 But let us keep it up. How will this do
for continuation9
You have seen this same gentleman not onIv
challenging to mortal combat member of Con-
gress," but actually, at the advanced age of sixtv
years, aiding and abetting in the murder of Jona
than Ciley, of Maine, because the said CllIev re.
fused to acknowledge that James Watson Webb
the friend of bis antagonist in the duel that termi
mated in his death, was gentleman, and WORTHY
of the notice of a gentleman. You have seen the
same gentleman, now a candidate for the highest
station in the world, ~ forgetful of what be.
longs to the great office he is seeking, "assume
the character of a trarelling speech-maker, and
harangue public gatherings" in Louisiana, Ala.
bama, Georgia, and North Carolina boasting of
his magnanimity, of his private AFFAIRS and of his
love for the people, and telling his followers to
go ahead in has cause, and discharging his ma.
i lignity towaIds Jackson" now at the portals of
the tomb " sometimes in" cities entered and ex.
cited on the Sabbath, and sometimes by insidi,
Gus reflections upon his high and hard-eamed
fame. 81
But there are other passages in this Address
which we desire 10 spread before the people Of
North Carolina. They give clear and explicit
statement of the bargain and corruption between
Messrs Adams aud Clay, and, like the speech Of
Mr. Clay against the National Bank in l8ll are
unanswered and unanswerabIe. Give attention.
wings and democrats of North Carolina, for it is
Mr.. Badger that speaks
stWe ask, then, is the question submitted to you,
the supporters of Mr.. Adams endeaVor to represent it,
the yardnary inquiry shall we turn out man in
office to make way for one who is out: In order toa
certain this, transfer recoections to the last Pes
dental election. General Jackson, Mr. Adams and two
! others candidates. The number of electoral votes
261; of these Jackson received nnety-nne and MI
Adams only eighty-our. According to tie provisions /
the Constitution, it became the duty of the House
Representatives to choose President cut OF the three
highest on the list, and they chose Mr.. Adams The
election had been upon the House in consequence
of there being than two candidates and the Con-
stuon requiring the greater part of all the votes OP
duce an election. Had Jackson been then in nomIna'
! ton against any one of the opposing candidates ne
would probably, and against Mr. Adams certainly nave
been elected by the people. How then stands the case
AT the last election Jackson had plurality OF electoral
yotes including the entire vote of North Carolina anu
the people of the United States preferred him TO M
Adams; but by the House of Representatives the WISH
es OF the people disappointed, and Mr. Adams" was
elected. Now it is said, thai under these cTcumSa"'T
you ought to give up Jackson and vote for Adams,
this be true, what signifies the provision in the Con
ton which gives the Election of President to the PUp
and limits the term OF Office TO four years! Accoucs
to this position, he who is elected, no matter now f
four years, in effect elected for eight, for WE'VE
sixteen years, for life. They tell US lndeeo !nS
General Washington, Mr.. Jefferson and Mr. Maao~ s
chosen for two successive terms. True: Dut Ig
were voted for by large majority Of the people,!
the avorites of the nation; and did not, IKE n
Adams, their first election TO the operation Of c
which defeated the wishes of the people. 49, l., Il
But in order to understand this matter the Deue'M ~
refer to familiar illustration-let US advert 10
of similar nature and of ordinary occurrence. INV "
| it in the election of Members of Assembly! am.
has been elected by the voice Of the people, niy sn
pressed, and has served them faithfully, 1t is lus %
to continue their support TO him. But suppose m u
four candidates for the House of Commons in one Wv
counties. and the friends of three of them throw a
votes upon fourth, whe is in his own standing ng d
est of all; by which he is unexpectedly eecte
man really popular is thrown out. When Inc ;D. neA.
ton comes round, will the supporters OF this eI
ed candidate be under obligation to desert
and support the man whose election was the M uo
cident! The question admits but one answer; W t gob
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