The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1844-07-26
LOCO foco MASS MEETING.

LOCO FOCO MASS MEETING
I This Meeting camo off on Tuesday last Ey.
cry effort was made to collect large crowd--the
report being industriously circulated that General
Jackson, James X Polk and Martin Van Buren
were tc be in Charlotte friend told US that on
returning home the evening before the meeting,
he met several persons. apparently much ex
cited as if the British were in the vicinity, who
asked If Martin Van Buren, was not in Charlotte
as they had been tod he was there well with
such materials as these, is II ans wonder that
considerable number Of persons should be brought
together, and VIC admit that quito crowd was
present, composed Of Wings and Loco Focos, va.
Jing from 9 to 5000 About 10 O'Clock process.
sion was attempted 10 DO formed, but such ordlr
Of procession never witnessed before tho crowd
was too democratic to submit 10 the trammels Of
order, bat every went as he listed, all seeming
TO DO dcsrous 10 be foremost. Hearing that Mr.
Dromgooo. wheel horse Of Loco fOcoi.n from
Virginia was 10 address the crowd we followed
10 tho stand After the crowd became stl. this
gentleman 1850 10 address the persona present
lie commonced by referring 70 his beng invited
to tsit this place and &pressng lis high grasii-
cation on bong on The soil Were The FIRE Of lii.
erly was first kiudlod lie commenced his regular
address by charging thc Wings Of i54O with con.
coallng their principles. Although Gen. DrOm.
gooe is considered one Of their leading men yet
when man gets up and makes such au assertion
as tie, ii ia evident that he wishes 10 use tho ar.
tltco OF the Demagogue, but II is not our inten.
ton 10 follow the gentoman through his three
hour speech. for IL he did not tire we know that
many Of tho people did, werO compelled to
leave sometime before be concluded. But We ask
the Wings Of Meeklcnburg il they did conceal
thetr principles "a lsi0 all must answer not
Is FALSE, Tha, our principles were nearly as
well defined in 1910 as al this time, we have on.
" to refer 10 the motto put before the poo, le
' On, Prsndcniiai T,rn the ntsgrify Of pub
he .errInb THE SAFETY OF THE PUB.
Lie MONEY and The general good Of the Pro.
yie." Now, tho Van Barren party offered no
other measure In $40, but the Sub. Taessury sys.
ten 90 take care Of tie Public Money. and as the
wings were opposed 10 that scheme, there was
no other measure upon which The Wings relied
for that purpose, and no other WAS talked Of, but
a Bank Of the United States. Yet, Cen Drom-
goole comes hero and adopts tho language Of the
demagogus and says the Bank was not brought
into the canvass. Although Gen Harrison was
not what might strictly be called decided U. ).
Bank man. yet tho language he used on more
than one occasion, the Wings were satisfied that
he was sound on that score, lie WAS Of opinion
that G National Currency was necessary and lie
stated that the Pet Bank system and the Sub.
Treasury scheme had failed to make such Il Cur.
rcncy-ond as he considered the experiment fair
" leplcd he distinctly stated that he would never
interposo the veto on a measure passed by ma.
lority Of The Representatives. of the People. Tins
satisfied the most strenuous advocates ola L, :.
Bank, for even MI Clay If he was PresIdent,
could not eHtablish Bank without the sanction
OF a majority OF the Peoples Representatives.
We ask tho People if this looks like the Bank
was not discussed before the country during tho
canvass Of lsiO. We think not.
while on the ruhJec, ofthe Bank Gen, Dfom.
goolc let out " streak Of light" which IL cor
tanly new 10 rs If no, TO the rest Of his hearers,
and that is, that Gen. Washington eamo near
vetoiug the first bank and had his message writ.
ten for that purpose We will take the liberty
Of denying tho assertion and call upon the gentle
man and his party for the proof. We know that
Gen. Washington has been charged with hesI's,
ting as to signing tho Charter. But The facts Of
the case, as we learn them from gentleman well
acquainted with tho subject, arc these General
Washington, knowing that the cOustI utIon.
ality of tho Char or was dcniod IN Congress, and
not wishing to act on so important question
without consultation and due reflection, called
his Cabinet together, but finding it divided he re.
CURED each Secretary 10 furnish his vlsws on The
subject IN writing, Mr.. Jefferson and Mr., Ran.
doph furnished their opinions early, but Gen.
Hamilton did not furnish his until the ninth day,
in the mean tlmo ho wrote two notes TO General
Washington giving excuses and stating that
pressure Of public business prevented him from
offering his opinion caror and on the tenth,dny
the I nlftCF was tleNeu-iHh ra'N'""''ihl ~
counts Cor any hcsiancy on tho part Of the Prcs',
dent Con. Knox never submitted an opinion
Gen, u. also in his remarks said that tho Supreme
Court had never decided the constltutionalhv of
J tho Bank--ths is not so for lawyers look upon
the decision in the case from Maryland as set
I Ting the point
We werc utterly astonishcd to hear the gentle
man utter the expression that one legislature rs
NOT bound bv another" Are tho Loco Foco par
~ prepared to sanction this sentiment We fear,
when such sentiments are boldly advocated by
such mon as Gen. Dromgooo that the party arc
ready to sustain them. But what would be the
result if such u doctrine was practlsed IN this
country Every thing would be unstable and
would finally lead to anarchy and bloodshod.-
Y But we hope There is virtue enough left in The
l People to discoantenanoc such aisorganizng O.
Il, pinions,