The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1844-05-17
WEEKLY ALMANAC.
MOONS PHASES.
SPEECH or MR. CLrNGnAN

SPEECH or MR. CLENGnAN
On tho principles Of the Wing and Democratic
Parties. Delivered 10 The House Of Repfoscn.
z 4tyes, March :, 1874
Mr. STEAMER II is no, my purpose to de.
. hate the ball now under consideration. The
gentleman from OHIO, (Mr. D1ncsn,) Who
introduced Il, thought proper to devote We
i ~ hide Of his long speech 10 its merits. -
4 Ga The contrary, be declared that he Did
4 MI feel capable Of enlighIenIng this House
90 sny subject that he had never, hereto
Die, spoken With that view aud that he
VS., then about 10 make speech .ot Bun
c5nbe.
IS | an a citizen Of that county, and
have tbs honor Of representing It on this
| D or, aud as Il has been my practice here
| lo.ofe 10 reply 10 such individuals Of his
ratty as delivered political hafangues 20
.he citizens Of my county, regard il as
\ proper Tor me to notice his effort o. yes.
iefdly. WILL suggest TO the gentleman,
4 however, for the benefit Of any future ex.
Y hlblioa Of this sort which be may be 10.
4 chued 10 make, that he has utterly undefra
& ted the sagacitY and mistaken the taste Of
N ms constituents. They arc not quite gul.
a tbc enough TO swallow any portion Of his
z doctrine, howe'cr well adapted Il may DO
70 'he SITTER heads and coatser apposies Of
n may VI his own supporters.
4 Dmug the tao hours which, With the
4 az Ui bis friends, the gentleman was able
n q obtain, lie discussed Sue expenditures o.
n Government, Democracy, aud coon sktus
spoke Of loryism, tuuil, prescription, and
N uIe peace party -denrunecd the bank, blue
Il ghl Federalism, aad banners generally
q ccaIrmneJ Aboiiuonsm, cider, and tho
lgi distribution q; he manifested much feel
4 d. gains, the Clay party aud Wing sons',
n aai went at largo iu'o the merits Of
bribery. frauds, the Hartford Convention,
4 Vac BIfenism, and hu nbuGgery; be also
4 boosted largely Of his kno~lcdge OF Greek,
treated Us to lecture on the anatomy Of
the coon, and exhibited drawings Of IS en-
tfalls, which be declared he intended to
have onItayod, and published as a part Of
hs speech. la addition 10 these matters,
he sad there were oibor thing which he
n tad not then time to 90 luto but which be
Intended 70 write out aud circulate. Tbut
4 rssc topics have any relation TO the bill Of
the goalcman, or 10 any bill which wlll
pob,bly ever bo presented 10 ,his House,
v,ll uol o. pretended by any body. Bu' Il
was PLAN, Mr. Speaker not only from the
declarations of the gentleman hiuseli, but
4 from what Sc witnessed on THIS hl1r, ADD
/ tmm inttnations 10 other quarters, that bic
was making a regular bull, elcctioneertng
NDu, OR distribution over the county
The Act well known 20 every body here,
luil he has been selected on this occasion
vs. his party, MS was their former custom,
10 ptomu'ga,e their political doctrines,
gives consequence TO his cli0t I Of Yesterday,
and furnishes tie a lull apology for a r..
ply And If ! should descend 10 things
which seem trivial IN themselves, or IN.
worthy Of tho dlgnny this House, ! hope
u wall DO borne 10 mind that whatever Il
g'eat party adopts as its creed is Of conse-
qlence, however uilling or contcmPtlble ii
may be in itself Whatever our opponents
regard as fitted 10 influence even the least
enlightened part Of the community Is "of
lhY OF examination.
The gentleman declared at the outse, oil
bis remarks, tia, he should not trouble
himself with details, but that he should deal
nTh3'esaic fdiSehoods. The latter part d
'h'' declaration he repeated with great en-
phas's. As but half the time will be al
lowed nc that was extended to hlm, | too
wal be prevented from going INTO details
oo' designed TO deal onyn general fdets
Va The subject Of the expenditures Of the
Government, il will not be necessary foI
lHo 10 say many words. The gentleman
non OHIO alleged that the expenses Of tbs
present Administration greatly exceeded
hose Of Mr.. Van Buren's; but as no dit
not give us Tho data on which he based hi,
calculations, presume We are to Toxic il al
oae Of his ,ehOlesaie declarations. Taking
The report made by Mr.. Van Buron's owl
cheers as true, the total expenditures Of hi
iour years, independent Of payments on &C
count Of public debt aud trust funds, cnnno
10 made less lhan the sum OF Sli2 600 900
hu he says that many items OF this expen
dIluro were extraordinary, and refers par
llcularly to the Florida war aud some othe
m'ngs, Nothing, surely, Mr.. Speaker
could DO moro extraordinary than somo q