Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1844-09-21

general remarks upon these questions must
close this Address.
It was MIR. Clay who made the Tariff par
ty question; it was he who made Distribution
a party question; it was he who made the
Bank party question; it was he who made
abe great national question of Texas Annexa-
tion party question:; and it is ne who you see
perverting into party issue the question OF
Altering the Constitution. He did all this in
his ambitious efforts 10 bring about his own
elevation. He has now been at the head of an
organized party opposition to the government
of his country ever since the people ousted
Mr.. John O. Adams and himself in 1928, ex"
cepting few weeks in 1871; and this is has
expiring struggle to make himself President!
And what are the alternatives. If he is
elected, the Constitution is to be altered
If not elected, the Constitution will remain
as it is. If he is elected. and proves true
to his pledges, your taxes will be kept per-
manently at a DOUBLE rate. If he ID not,
they will be reduced, as they ought to be, at
least one half. If he is elected we may have
PARTY Bank--not a National Bank owned
by the people, as many of them think, but
corporation of capitalists who will rule
the Government. If he is not elected,
there will be no so such dangerous instltu-
ton created. If he is elected, it will be Ia
ken for granted that the people are hostile
to the remuneration Of Ieras, and Texas will
never be ours except at the expense OF a
WAR. II he is not, that great national mea-
sure will probably succeed quietly and honor
ably, with the appreciation of the people of
both Republics. Had Mr.. CIay's Letter new
er been written, and had he adhered to his first
ODiniOnS IN Trayoe holinvo that Texas
would this day have been ours in PEACE and
HONOR. It is FALSE, come from what quar-
ter it may, to ascribe to us or to the democrat
&c party of the South, hostility TO the Union,
no matter what may be the result of our Texas
negotiations. We resent il as an insult; and
an honorable opponent in politics will not use
the weapon he KNOWS to be poisoned. We
90 for the UNION AND TEXAS-TEXAS
AND THE UNION-but for the UNION,
s. Teas or no Ieras'' Such are also the SEN
Aiments Of Col. Polk-the declared sentiments
OF the democratic party-the known feelings
and opinions of the democracy Of North Car
DINA: and~he who writes or speaks otherwise
of us is a sLANDERER of his neighbors to serve
party-nastey! So it is FALSE, come from
what quarter it may, that as the advocates OF
Texas annexation we would involve the nation
In 1Car or diShonor.
Whenever the annexation can take place
honorably and in peace, Col. Polk is in favor
Of it, and SO are his supporters, whether a
s. respectable portion of the people" called
abolitionists are willing or not. We take that
ground. We have assumed no other; and
we bid you mark the fact, that not single
public meeting in North Carolina-and the
Clay party have had great number of them
since this question was stcrted-has Ventured
10 express an opinion to the contrary.
LOUIS D. HENRY, Gin.
JOSIAH o. WATSON,
WELDON N. EDWARDS,
THOS. N. CAMERON,
PERRIN BUSBEE,
CHARLES FISHER,
GABRIEL HOLMES,
JOSEPH ALLISON.
WILLIAM R. POOLE,
LOUIS D. WILSON,
B. b. SMITH,
JAMES B. SHEPARD,
GEORGEW WHITFIELD,
THOMAS BRAGG,
WILLIAM WHITE,
ALPHEUS JONES,
WILSON w. WHITAKER,
BURTON CRAIG,
JOHN HILL,
CASTOR H. WILDER,
WILLIAM w. HOLDEN,
Democratic State Central Committee Of
[Raleigh, Sept. 10, 1844.] North Carolina