The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1844-05-24

Parties. Delivered in the House Of Represen
tatives, March I, l8l4.-C CONCLUDED.
Having shown, Mr.. Speaker, that on
these important questions the so-caIIed
democratic party is governed BY no other
principle than the one Gscrlbed TO II by Mr.
Calhoun, will proceed TO the consdera,
aon Of some other topics, which viii afford
arguments no! less cogent and convincing.
Let Us look, in the frs, place 10 its course
on the sub Treasury scheme. When this
measure vas first proposed by Nj, Cor.
don, OF Virginia, in the year 1884, i; was
denounced Is the leading organs and polli-
cans of the party US " disorganizIng and
revolutionary, and subversiye of the uuda
mental practice Of tho Government from
l!syery origin" and the whole o! their fol.
lovers with enc voice condemned it. As
som, however, as Mr.. Van Buren became
PfasIdeni, IN his very frs, message, he re
commended is adoption Theteupon, the
mass of the party shifted its posiuoo, and
once came into the support Of the very
aeasure which they had denounced. To-
eed, no battalion, under the order Of lis
ompandcr, on parade day ever changed
oat more suddenly. What are we to
hnH OF their adhesion to principel How
rydtisrent was the conduct Of the Wing
z. tly when placed IN similar emergency.
hep John Tyler came into office, he pos
ssfd the Confidence Of the whole party.
= ~ s.idAaniy abandoned h.~-----I='--'-s .'''
y 4. nr,.-nare ot the Government IN ms
Ia, r. cotld no, carry of "a coiporai's
y a,sn Tbev cluns only the closer TO
~ r;nc,oies aud Denounced him whom
:" s -" ;,st elevated 10 potter. Yet,
= ~ ,,,,cd biuh intellect and lofty pa
tilsm 10 pass that NY o'uea' u'iIo"'li-
History, in all " pages aaoFd' no
ssgranio ot deyo;lb to principle, mani
10 IHs Immense bltical mass, as We
''so !! Ina, occabn. Il the country
e'O''f Ianl,,s os uwho was most wor-
''' ~ .oofdenceihe noble bearing Of
~, Vhir mar in that trying emer.
,a;c,enb dispel them. Those
sN' Z, h,,b Iltcal stations in the
- 70 80 sabanloned him. He
~. ,.,ooai attention to his former
49,. dyors J., and his prolercd EN-
'A1' a. ~ nEjeeled. He had Offices
y o,Jey were the spolls Of par.
,lshou we're the words Of
= ~ q ind himself at once 10 the
~ Glrty, and most lovingly dld
D+'. K rbgethor, until it became nc.
@ " ihm of for the benefit Of
I'D dearer object Of affection.
II Lnciation that has been heap.
,,, Nylet by the Van Buren, press.
mi. syled Democratic party, ia its
,r-.Adpin political power, stops at
fates at nothlng. What baye
,tL SIR during this very session.
VeaI Several Of the States OF the
Nm bdoptcd the general system Of
euoe fesentatIYes to Congress
=. ,5.was, that the members thus
~ a ID TO be the representatives oil
IDS the Constitution intended
| nh d nd were in fact only rePresen.
| rIs irresponsible caucuses OF the
,n,t;es ia each State. The last
d ~ossins that if this mode was per
/ led md generally adopted, total
l tyo.io,uld be effected IN our political
i = E2sal, iecutlon Of power expressly
Ievl 'edsral Constitution passed a
lag 1g.that the members should 10
f'qt 5e led from single Districts
4 VII orerence Of opinion Ghsht exist
as ediency Of this law, It was to
have ,,ned that at least it would be
Soeyc5r' IN it was repealed by the
sane y tha, had passed It. Four
Stale,oir, 10 open defiance oil It's pro.
Vlsioagu their Representatives oy
gener5j When they arrived mere
the dojalar,y, to which they oil be,
longJ.b, seeing tina, the general
WI election favored their view
%g!,@ g\peope Of power and cen
nv me. ID hands of few politicians
c5lled of Ncaucus system when y
NJ to ~ pi%pitted these individuals
III yialaAa mdeNon this floor, in direct
IA bibitil d ,hE 1ho land, thereby ex.
III make1 " NH faAsyanpe Of the law
II lifving, eo'i dNresarding and null
! , ,g MY n, tbtnsln4iuto general con
! 'ta, ,5o "a1k laws. lsAl MOI, say, sir
''1' Wv + Of the maiot,sy noy not