The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1844-05-24

p'dusioie 10 nave luduced The dullest lUry
ever saw IN an Inferior court to acqml
defendant on the State docket. Let me r,
: mind you, SIR, Of enoihor part of tina, tram
{ action. Alter the resolution of The penll,
nan ftom New York, (Nr. Barnard en-
; bodying the protest OF the Wing meml CT
against the proceedings &c tie major
! y, had been on ihe jrurnal some day.
aud votes had been taken on il, accord
lng TO all the principles Of pariamenta
ry law, under which We were then actinp
II was entitled to place on The lournal.-
Ia addition to this was the binding fore
Of our Federal Constitution, which we ha
all taken an oath 10 support, and which re
CURED US to keep q jautnal Of cur proceed
inss yet, sir, because that protest contain
ed matter which condemned their conrse
and was on that account offensive TO them
they coolly and deliberately expunged IN,
whole resolution aud protest from the Jour
nal, thereby making ltlelI ialsehood 10 ouI
constituents ADD 10 after ages.
1t is not long, Mr.. Speaker, since thc
members of this Democratic party, hap
Peniog to have a majority in tho Senate d
tue Tennessee Legislature, for two whole
years refused 10 JOIN in the election Of Sen.
alors 70 Congress-, leaving their State there.
| by wholly unreptesented, aud thus violated
The Constitution which they had sworn Ia
supports because they feared thu, the
Wings light be elected. Il this we're only
The act q that most ignominious "thrcen, .
/! would not be worthy Of notice here but
their party, throughout The Union, instead
Of JomHng the Wings IN denouucing such a
a@Iess act, generally defended aud aptIau.
dcd Il, as az evidence OF their devotion 10
their party. Even the Dor rebellion is
patIroulzed by this same party. Thomas
W. Dorr perhaps the grcelest coward
ehfonlcIed IN history, With a band Of hired
ruthans from the city Of New York, with.
out shadow Of right, invade. The eallant
lille Stale Of Rhode Island With ,iev Of
oVeriurnlng the Constitution, and making
himself master Of affairs. Her brave eli.
zens take arms to defend their Govern.
menl; aud Mir, Dorr, on both occasions.
leaves has array aud runs away the night
before he expects fight TO take place.
Hls followers being dIshear,encd, aud finding
that they arc likely to get more Of blows
than of The booty promised theu,, surIen.
der. et this Dorr, and his followers, dc.
serving nothing but deiesia,lon Tor their
wIckedness, and for their cowardice still
more contemplate than they are wicked,
Ind advocates and culogisls IN both Houses
Of Congress, aa a,J N 81 ND a51nEIy
is shocked by hearing them compared 10
Washington ald the other heroes Of cur
Revolution.
What do they think Of reputation ii
self? STATIC borrows money. md uses it;
and she afterwards refuses to pay tho debt,
and rePudiAtes II; ADD this monsltous doc.
lfine, instead Of being every where denounc.
ed, instead Of being met by one universal
shout Of cNocfation, is in some quarters ex-
cuscd and defended. rriIce, however,
that no Wing can be numbered among its
apologlsts. II there was such an indlvid
gal in our ranks, should desire to see him
at once expelled from tho party. II is a
question about which for one cannot con-
sent TO temporize. With the opinions
hold, il would DC criminal in ne not to de.
nouuce II on all proper occasions. 1t is a
cancer in our system, which if aot remov-
ed, will destroy cur national character, and
every thing else which 40 ought most 10
value. Important as 10 character 10 indl.
viduals, it is still more so to States. " hen
people have lost all sense Of national hon.
or, the immutable laws Of Providence for.
bid them to be any thing bu, slaccS.
And, sir, members Of the party which
has performed, defended, and appauded oil
these things undertake to lecture Us on
morals, aud express great apprehension lest
the country should DO corrupted by Clay
banners and Wing songs. Bot will pur.
sue this part Of the subj ct no further
The facts have already adycrfcd to are
sufficient to satisfy every Impartial mind
Of the truth Of the proposition, that the
leaders Of this party are united only for the
purpose Of carrying elections and obtaining
Office, and are held together solely by the
" cohesive power Of public plumber"
will now proceed, MIR. Speaker, 10 re.
mark en- some other topics introduced by
the gentleman from Ohio. 1t is insisted
that justice requires the restoration Of Mr..
Van Buren, TO office. He uses the argu-
ment himself substantially in his letters,
and his friends generally make il their
strongest point. The argument, briefly
stated, is this lie was rejected from oil
flee IN 1910 by means Of the charges and
denuuciatious brought against him by the
Wings. The Democracy was thereby
wrouged, humilia,ed, and degraded, in bis
person and by his sullerings. Justice to
the injured feelings and wounded spirit OF
that democracy requires that he should be
restored TO Office. Well, sir, if this argu.
ment be sound, it applies with equal force
10 Richard NJ. johnson, the Vice President,
| who was put out with Mr.. Van Buren,. II
covers, too, an immense multitude who were
denounced aud driven out by US. Swatt.
won't, Boyd, Harris, the whole army Of de.
4 fauItets, have the same reason to complain
of Wing denunciatlon and expulsion. You
remember, sir, how numerous they were
out Of sixty odd land receivers, about fifty
proved deiauIters, TO say nothing Of the 9th.
or branches Of the Government. Thoy
! have all been kept out Of office; in fact,