The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1844-07-19
TIE INDEPENDENT

The Independent, giving his reasons for
hosting the Wing Banner A press Of
matter prevented lis insertion, but We row
fulfi our promise. The Editor seems 10
have been IN the secret Of The Loco foco
party and he Gays he warned the Van Bu
rem men against the DisuniOnisis, bat they
would not heed his warning. His remarks
are well worth perusal. Read them
He must have been careless observer OF the
events Of the last ten years and Indifferent 10 the
7 aspect Of the present political horizon who does
not kHOU that there il a class Of politicians who
are striVingto dismeraLeI the Uaion, and raise U D
q Southern C0ntederaey. The object is not en-.
leriained from desire to hight any INJURY or 10
strengthen any weakness but solely 10 elevate
| political paTtizans. no have not virtue enough
/ TO love their country nor merit sufficient 10 rise
IN the conflict of mind and hence resort to OK
| elements, and attempts 10 ongender preudces
and 10 arouse The passions Of the people.
The class Of politicians TO which We refer, has
affected to oct in concert with the Van Buren,
party 1--WE use this convenlionally, to draw a line
between the OriPindi PdnRel and the nelo Cru.
sddeTsJ on several occasions ana on every of
them has annoyed and distracted whore they have
not fully crushed all its hopes To this parry,
TIE Disunionists we have been opposed, with ali
'i4N NVal "lh dfdOl tudt d lOFc Oh lbt tHlOn, ana
the blood OF revolutionary patriots, which flows
in our veins. could inspire We combatted these
politicians, boldly and fearlessly, in a public
journal some years ago and our friends Of the
Cape. Foar region Of this State will remember
the stand wo look then, and that il is the stand
we take n0u
Ia connection with this subject. we are Obliged,
from tie position Of things, TO speak of ourselves
more frequently than we desire-but we trust our
readers will see the necessity, and excuse US.
Against tho eneToachments Of the Disunionists
NO warned the Democratic panty, faithfully, both
publicly and privately whether thoy came IN
tho guile Of the ecrpent,n in The audaciiy of
mock and braegart chivalIy' But we warned
an VAN The Van Bnrcn men, after receiving
insult and suffering DISCRIMINATION from them
at the session of the last I.egslature- camnly
folded their arms and permitted themselves to be
bound abdied by their dictators. till the degrade
ton was contaminated at the Baltimore Demo
cratic G0ieehfiOH, in which the Disunionis,s trl.
umPhed, and have gone forth 10 tho pepplc in the
ascendant. Irom the results Of thai Convention
aud the instruments used in promoting them we
might conclude that the present is eminently the
era OF the reign OF matter ~ the absence OF mind
Bot there is great and luminous mind behind
the curtain, that has moved all the puppets and
directed all their straagems
II is unnecessary to 20 through all the details
Of the progress Of the disorganizcrs The Van
Buren, mcn viii remember, how one by one
large portion Of their most faithful leading men
have been decapi,ated- and they win now hear
the voice Of triumph resembling through our
State that great matter has been accomplished
in the prostitution of Mr.. Van Buren The Old
Democratic Panuel receive the sneer Of triumph
with the Hiss OF peace Base and unha llowed
prostitution When we look around US aud be
hold those intelligent men, whom we have ever
thought high minded and honorable consontng
to become tho dupes and the victims of the things
that control them, we are lost IN amazemen, And
who, perhaps from the dread of being thought
inconsistent, only, cling TO party " held togeth
CT by the cohesive power of PONDER" and trea
sor. It's leaders, rather than seek the safety Of
the Union and the security 10 freedom that can
Sc only. at this political crisis in the success
the Wing party The victim may derive some
consolation, when struck down BY powerful and
yalisn, adversary. from rejecting on the charac
ter Of his conqucror But il is wretched comfort
10 be led IN the tolls and held in the bondage Of
fraud aud deceit
In all the progress OF political operations for
Tho lact ton ysars the Editor of The independent
and the Disunohists kRew each other, We need
not say that We were always most cordially hat.
cd BY them politically and in some cases per
sonally-theg did not Ike 10 Be lnooR.
We now request those gentlemen of the Van
Buren party, with whom we were in habits Of pc.
litcal communion, TO ask their cousciences, be.
fore Heaven, i! what we say is not true. Yes =
Then why will you not tell the people so Do
not hlttet yourselves with the dclusive hope that
YOU have any thing 10 expect from the ubiquitous
league which has nominated Mr. Polk for the
Presidency. lou know that its basis is false as
stairs OF sand" and that its triumph promises
nothing 10 this country but disorgsnzaton and
confusion.
We bcsoech our Democratic fellow citizens 10
scan the incidents aud contemplate the issues Of
the baltimore Democratic Convention. To the
People we speak, who have the power TO re-
sttute aud reform. We do not address al pres.
ent those leaders, whether blind, or corrupt and
falthless who have betrayed a confdinE cons,it.
ueney. We do not speak to those pretended low. /
crs of the public welfare IN that Convention, who
have not " drop Of democratic blood in their
veins" and who would certainly "let 1t out" if
thoy had--but we speak to the Freemen of the
Country those who have their own rights TO
preserve and the rights Of their offspring TO che
rish who have the important questions before
them, whether their sons shall bs treemen, as
thew arc, or whether icy shall pass under the
yoke of bondage, and become the servants OF pc
hticsl masters, We ask our countrymen if the I
Baltimore Democratic Convention was the cho. I
sen Organ of the Public Wal, so far as the De (
en pressed in the nomination of Mr.. P0lk Who (
Of YOU ever dreamed that he would be tho nomi .
nee Not one. And vet this is called conn .
Try in which the people govern Are the love OF
liberty alegar1 for the honor Of the country /
respect for the intelligence of the age, all SO far
oblterated, that you will take the fruits of base
and scandalous pnftizan quarrel, and place them .
upon the altar OF patriotism Are you willing
to take anybody for President, for the purpose of
pacifying the fcrociiy Of the Dantons and Robe
spheres Of party, and at the same time, of con.
snmmating deep laid scheme 10 promote the de-
signs OF personal ambition Beware You are
betrayed and grossly deceived Tho Old Demo. ,
cratic Party is eXtinct-it is merged in the by.
drahoaded faction that produced the nomination
Of Mr. Poll and which combines within its DO
som all the elements of confusion, discord and
dIsunion, under pretended compromise fraught /
" Ii falsehood and political cheatery,
With this view of the subject with an indepon
dent pross at our command, we cannot look in ST.
lence on these porenious movements OF faction,
nor consent TO remain inactive, while the cher.
ished principles OF our mind and heart for so ma.
nv years, are demolished at blow, through the .
consent and agency of those who profess TO guard 4
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