The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1844-05-31
District Convention.

the most enthusiastic Wing meetings that
has ever been held in this place. Ii was
meeting Of Wing Delegates from the Ninth
Electoral District, for the purpose Of Sc.
Letting suitable person to be placed on
the Wing Electoral Ticket of North Car
olioa. While committee was out pre-.
pairing resolutions 10 be offered 10 the Meet.
Ing, Col. h. ). Gather, Of Burke, who was
present, was requested to address the meet
ing, and did so with considerable effect, and
although we have had cause to find fault
with the Colonel heretofore, yet we are
not disposed to withhold from him the
need OF appreciation to which he has EN-
titled himself by his Speech at this meet.
ing. He drew The attention of the meet.
ing first to the charleEing OF u. S. Bank
and from The facts stated he certainly sat.
lsfed every Wing and every Loco Foco
too, that il was approved in 1871 by Wash.
ington and large majority of the members
Of the Convention who framed the Cunsii.
tuition who were at that lime in Congress-
land il the constitutional question was yield.
ed By them it settled the question, or ought
to have settled the question forever. Mr..
Madison who voted against the first Bank
suid We believe in 1911 or lSlG that al
that time he considered the question SET.
tled.] Col. Gather also referred to the
Tariff. lie said that although much was
said in opposition to Tariff giving pro.
lection TO American industry, yet if any
person would examine the laws Of the first
Congress which were deposited in the
Clerks Office lie would find that one Of
the objects Of the iirsl Tariff law was to
give protection TO American industry
The following is the caption Of the law
{" For the support Of government, the
discharge If the debts Of the United States,
and the encouragement and protection Of
manufactures. And Mr.. Madison suppor-
ted this liil ina few remarks. He said while
the States retained the power OF making
regulations Of trade, they Yl the power to
protect and cherish such institutions. BY
adopting the present constitution, they have
thrown the exercise OF this power INTO 9th.
er hands. They must have done tls with
the expectation, that those interests would
not be neglected here"
Colonel Gather also referred to the
Texas question. lie stated that he was
somewhat acquainted with the subject
He said that although it was stated that
Texas owned large quantity Of land, yet
he was assured that mos, Of the valuable
land was claimed by individuals and float
ing titles we're all over the country ready
TO lie located as soon as there should be a
call for the land or an opportunity offered
tor profitable sale. He said he was IN
favor Of annexation OF TIC proper time
lie also in his remarks gave the +" honest
uuliier home thrust. lie referred TO
his making 4 bargain with little Maity
for the succsssorship. lie also said lha.
Mr.. Calhoun had heapcd more opprobrlous
names on the Loco Foco party than ever
The Wings had doue. While the Wings
believed that most Of their opponents were
honest, Mr.. Calhoun had branded them
with the cpithet Of " Rogues and Thieves
and Rovalsls," and were held together on.
~ by the cohesive power Of public plumber.
Yet notwithstanding he considered the par.
" SO dishonest he could enter into an ar.
rungemcnt for The AID of their votes TO
place him ia tho Presidency.
After Col. Gather concluded the COM
mittec reported resolutions which were
published last week and Mr.. Osborne be.
ing selected as Elcctor committee was
appointed to wait on hun with request
that he respond to the nomination. While
the committee were out the Convention
took recess until half pas, one.
At the lime appointed The Convention A.
gain assembled. The committee appoint
ed to wait on sir. Osborne reported through
their chairman, Gen. WadIell, who INTRO.
duccd Mr.. Osborne to the Convention who
was received with rapturous applause.
Mr.. Osborne then arose and thanked the
Convention for the honor conferred. lie
accepted, he said, the nomination and he
would consider it the greatest honor OF his
life to be enabled to aid in the election of
the greatest statesman of the day, aud that
he would ON all proper occasions use his
exertons TO forward the cause for which
they had united. lie said it was not ne.
cessarv for him at this time 10 refer to any
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