The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1844-03-01

men than fogues ! yttogues is harborcd
among US sometimes allost publckly.
Every homes, maihs willing to give
part OF his substance ,osuppori rulers, and
laws, 10 save the olber ,at from rosues /;
aud II is hls duty, as wei as right, To see
and examine whether srh rulers abuse
such trIst otherwise that part SO gwen
may do more hun than good
Even II We were al rogues, in that case
We could no, subsisl bpt would lie obliged
TO frame laws TO make ourselves honest
Aud the same reasoning holds good against
the notion Of Masun clUh.
Thus, thoushIt tmeanra usticcl must
be desired by ali, or the creates, number Of
men, Sc, when grievances OF such publlck
nature are uol redtessed, tie reason u, ev.
cry bndy's business IS no bodys. There
fore, the following proposal Is submitted to
the puhlick, 10 VII; LIT each neis hbothood
,hrous hout the county nee. togelher, aud
appoint one or more men 20 attend gener.
al meeting on The Monday before mex, No
yctnber Court, al suitable place, where
there is no liquor, At Maddocks mill, il no
Objection y at shch mceting, iei II be ~
dieiously inquired into, Whether the free
men OF this county labour undcr any abuses
Of power or not and lei The sDfne be no,I
fed in writing, II any IS found, and the mat
ter freely conversed upon, and proper meas
ures used ioI amend neut
This method will certainly cause the
wicked meu in power 10 lremble aud there
is no damage can attend SAGA q meeting
nor nothing HINDER il bu, c5sardiy das
,ardly spirit: Which It II does, at thu
tune, While liberty prevails. We uusi NUT
Ter and grumhle under nny abuses Of power
until such noble spirit prevails IN our pus
;erity for take this as naSiu', thai Whilr
men are men, though YOU should sce al
those sons Of Liberty ,oho has jus, now re
deemed Us, rom tyruuny 81, % offices, aud
vested with power, lhey would soon cor
rup, again aud Cypress, It Hey we're noi
called upon 10 give an aecounl Of their
stewardship.
This paper being pubick!y read al
Court, 10 audience OF our chiri-, Mr.. Loy d,
one OF our assembly -mtn, declared bas up
probation Of IL, ard the rest &C Acknowledged
/, was reasonable. Aad Loyd altered the
day Of mcelng to the iOgh Of October and
We beng thus encouraged, several neigh.
borhood. held meetings aud corlIactscly
drew Up The iylIowihg paper.
NJ. II.
Ala meeaog Of the nci.hbnrhood Of
Decp.RiSer, lha 2lil, Of August, 1866 -
| unanimously agreed to appoint W
g. ana " NJ 10 attend al
ucuerul mecltug on tie l0lh Of October o.
Maddox mlll where they are JudietousIy
20 cxamnc vheiher the ireemcn IN thts
couuly labor under any abuses 1t power,
and IA particular to eNam,ne Ire publck tax
aud inform lhemsclse, oi every particular
thereof, by ahat la~s All Cor What uscs 4
is laid, 10 order to rcu.o'o soa,c Icalous,cs
got 81 our nlads.
Aud the Representatives, Nestfy mcu
and other Others, are Requested TO give
the Meubits u the SAID Meeting Sbai To-
formation aad SaiisAcuoa they can,-So
Gar as they value The Good will Of every
hers, Freebooter. aud the eScullns fuo
lick br-cs, ,ans aul aod dc'lghlsome.
IL pufsIa,-a hereof. abuu tAclse mct
met, but none II Ito officers appeared
nhou.h ,hcy lad frequently gave out word
beforehand ,hat ,hey ~auldbe there. -
Late in The day Mr. james Watson came
alone. aud brought wctd from Slonel Fan.
ing. tho other representative, tut he had
always ,ntanded fully to meet ustlI day
or two ago he observed none Z our pa.
pets the word I1dlclously + wsch 9en.tied
he sold, by Court Of Aolarlfy and
had sotnc other objections, soc'as tic mill
, bs,np no suitable place. Add including
. that, IN short (says hey Colon Faning
f, looks on II as uu nsurroclI1u, &cssc.
4 " hereupou NC, ~ Naisou's pserrc
/, drew up the following paper, and nd II
to him desiring his Judgment and hsaid
twas 50 Just, aud reasonable, that uoaar
could object to Il which vas thus, y Il
No. III.
s q Alta meeting Of the inhabitants OF oran
}, county, on tho 10Th Of October, l7t
y for conference on publIck itFats with
d representatives,, vostry men, &c.
e at vas the iudgmen, oil the SAID me
o ing, that, By reason Of the extent o.
d county, no one man 10 4, 10 genera !"
10 was known BY above one tenth man OF
d inhabitants for which reason, such
D meeting for publick aud free conieren
le yearly. and as often as the case may
ouirc. was absoluiel = necessary IN oroei
ID rcap the benefit designed US IN that par
C, our Constitution Of choosing representau'
o. and kooAlng for Via, uses our money
called for. We also conceive such rei
IT, sentative would find himself al an NM
in loss TO answer the design OF his constitute
II if deprived Of consulting their minds IN
g. tors OF weight and moment
And whereas, at the snid meel'
none Of them appeared ihoush we II
properly acquainted with our apPolniH
o. and requests) yet, as the thug IS 50
!" what new in this county (though pfac'
49,.
or s1he author had in Wow to carry elecdon
on the majority, and was TO contntc genera
i, ,aiIing notion. that the combination OF roo
:" no means of Mason club, was so great, u
la' Gas in vain TO try TO ont.vote them al e,oc'
)r which was the method Of redress proposed IN