The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1844-10-04
Mr. Eerrien's Speech at Albany.
New York.


: which announcement was received with i'm
: mense applause.
Mn. BEnRIEN said: thauk you fellow
J citizens, for this kind greeting, from SO vas
, an assembage Of Ameficaa freemen. It'll
a duty and qualification to yield promp
obedience. Nor would appear merely IL
obedience 10 tho call which you have made
appear before you 10 address you, as Q
prtrliege Due 10 free citizen Of the Re-
public, My local home is far from yours
but, wherever the Star Spangled Banuel
waves, wherever there arc stout hearts anC
strong arms TO defend It, these is myscoun
try. la despite of Texas Annexation, ono
fmiserable dlsunionism, trust that my las
{ook wtll be 10 gsze on It's ample folds, still
uniarnlshed as now.
/ Fellow citizeus of New ! ok, this 10 a
.mumenI plo snanl with events Of great inter.
est to our common country. We have ar.
rived al crisis in the history Of our
county. We are on the eve OF 40 cleo.
lion, on the result Of which depends the
prosperity Of our country aud the happiness
al il people. | do not feel any fear for The
result. have travelled over much Of our
country, and kaoiv that an overwhelming
m-l 3rlty Of the people are ready 10 sustain
the principles which we advocate. | do
not fear the arts Of demagogues, nor The
cry Of dlsanion; but should you support
party that 60 for the sub Treasury, against
the distribution uf the proceeds Of the pub.
nc lands, aud asalns, the protection u The
labor Of our country, | tell you, in language
Of warning, that you will subject our GnD
uipIna.. .ap ae*4 sGcI as Il has never met
before, and such as will make tie heart Of
avery American quail with leur. But YOU
never will subject Il 10 such tes. Cities
Of We never Will No you will enttust
lie destiny Of your country to other hands,
aud thereby ri ice the heart Of every true
patriot. We are in tho midst Of an exclt
ing contest, 10 which il remains to be seen
whether you will commit our country 10
the cares Ct those who follow The example
which my eloquent friend who preceded me
has so eb!y, alluded 10, or whether you will
BE- del1ded enough 10 copmit il to others
who advocate 4 different policy. trust
that under God the country will DO preserv
cd from the latter alternative.
have listened 10 the discussions on both
SIDES OF lie questions now before the people,
aud II is a fact which cannot be denied ,ha,
our opponents lie, the great questions OF
se40 20 by default in the present compaiga.
ThIro arp two leading questions inyoW
Cd IN the present campaign on which snail
make some brief observations, rather TO
show the feelings Of Us southern wings on
these topics than 10 convince you, who,
from local circumstances, are supposed
TO be more in favor Of tariff and opposed
10 annexation. | need not 90 into an ex
tended argument. Gu The tariff. The argu
ments Of the gentleman preceding me have
been sci forth with such force Of eloquence
and soundness Of logic as must convince
even our opponents, many Of whom are
here present, and must have found their
way to the heart Of every American pairi
OF. You will not expect mo 10 give you
argument en- this question
which he has SO ably done IN characters Of
living light.
This Government was founded for the
good Of The whole people, each State giving 4
up some Of It's rights for the general good
Of tie whole; aud truly this spirit ought to |
be carried cut, Ga these questions will :
therefore give you my views IS a southern ,
man, aud the reasons which ought TO ini1I.
eHce me as al American statesman.
The FIRST argument which will notice
Ia favor Of the tariff is that il will supply a
revenue sufficient for tie wants Of the Gov I
Ia raising this revenue, 90 for
projection, 10. incidental nor accidental,
but Oh purpose Of encouraging some inter.
ests Admil that, as a southern man, that
| have no interest in your weliare-whch,
God knows, IS far from the truth-yeI ad
mi, II for the sake Of argument, stll have
an interest in the increase of national /
wealth; domestic Manufacture stimulates TO !
industry and increases nationsl wealth. /
The second argument shall notice is
that il encourages industry and thereby
tends TO the preservation Of morality among
a peoples
Ii is calculated, thirdly, to elevate pa
tiona character, and to absolva us from
Oh lorelgu workshops. am
speaking to those who will yet be permit .
ted to see this nation, with population Of
seventeen millions of people, speaking a (
common language, living under q common
Constitution, and kneeIing TO one God
Are there men al this day so destitute of
that oil these millions of our
counirymen shail be held tributary to the /
Of Europe No, no We mus,
have loftsr views Of national character
than THE. Local feelings must give way
to national. The American statesman
should have no locality.
advocate tariff, in the fourth place,
because il is calculated TO draw US togeth .
er moro closely in the bond Of common
union. II, al the close Ct life which is
now rapidly passing away, | should have
the privilege Of asking boon from my
couo.rymen in my las. hours. il would be
that they should love one another, bound
together in one glorious con(ederacy.
Il has been said that the tariff Of 1912