The North-Carolina standard., 1845-09-24
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have alarmed the Register. He thinks his craft
IN danger. IF you take your stand like men by
the government of your country, and cast aside
the influence Of party names and party associations
he loses Influence and patronage, and Whig zeal
and the exhiliration of party tfiumphs; and hence
his anxiety and alarm. But you are men. You,
honestly DESIRE weldo; to arrive at the truth,
and to be guidedaby it. Truth fears nothing but
concealment. Let it, then, be uncovered 10 the
gaze of independent and honest men,, !. -
In 1886 the present Whig party was. .borns
James Watson Webb, who had sold himself and
his Press 10 the National Bank, gave name TO it,
and officiated at its baptism. Up to this time the
leaders had tried other names, but almost always
unsuccessfully, but now they rallied under a BAN
ner r1dely torn from the revolutionary days, and
called on the people to support them, because they
had a good name True, they put forth certain
principles, but vague were they, that they could
be twisted to mean any and every thing which
might best subserve their purposes AT various
points they had various principles and various
didates. In the New England States and in the
North-West Gen. Harrison was run for President,
whilstin the South Judge White was held up by
these federal leaders as the Jackson candidate, and
in this way North Carolina and Tennessee were
temporarily detached from. the democratic party.
You1remember,s as we do, the campaign of 1886.
We were told oin North Carolina that Judge
White was a better Jackson-rnan than Mr.. Van
Buren; that he was safe, being Southern man
in principle and feeling, and better democrat
than Mr. Van Buren,; that he was opposed, as
General Jackson was, to National Bank and
high Tariff; and above all, that he was a native of
North Carolina, and therefore entitled to the votes
ofthe people, Is not this 500 Well, the election,
came on, and what was the result2 Mr.. Van Bu-
rem was elected and thousands of good democrats,
here and elsewhere, found themselves in the
Wing ranks opposed to the new Administration.
The cry ofopposton to that Administration was
forthwith raised by these same interested federal
Editors and leaders, and for four years we had
nothing but the grossest charges against Mr. Van
Buren, which, by the way, were never substantial
ted. The country was ruincd-the people were
about to be overrun by Standing Armies in times
of peace-the Tariff was eating out our vitals-
the son of the President was "prince John," and
had had the audacity to visit the Queen of Eng
Iand-Mr. Van Buren was a Catholic, and what
was more awful, he had Plateau and gold spoons
at the White House-he was in favor of Negro
testimony, and an Aboltonst to boot-he was
Magician indeed, and royalist in praetice-these
were the cries; and in the midst of all this Gen
eral Harrison was nominated He was elected
and then what did these same federal leaders do
for the country 2 They tried to establish Ma
tional Bank, the very institution they had con-
demned both in '36 and '4Ol They repealed the
Sub-Treasrry, and left your monies in the hands
of irresponsible officers, and under the control Of
a President just denounced by them as faithlcss
and corrupt They put heavy. Tariff upon your
shoulders, the very measure they had CONDEMNED
in previous campagnsl They gave you Bank
rupt Law-but how many honest debts did that
pay2 They fulfilled not one of ftheirpromises for
good, but the contrary did, or attempted to do,
the very things they had asked you to condemn
and repudiate. These are facts We defy con-
tradiction.- -.-..--.. s...., ~ r.,as.... Am /.
Now let US glance at the campaign of 1914.
The way had been prepared for Mr.. Clay, and
he sprang upon it, flushed with anticipated vic
tory. The Republic was convulsed with whig
speeches, whig songs, and the shouts of whfg
assemblies Who was to meet this mighty cham,
pion2 Doubt hung upon the democratic party,
until our Convention met at Baltimore. Its re-
suits all know. A native-born son of North Caro-
ina was nominated. He was sound demo
rat as Mr.. Van Buren-sounder than Judge
White, and he had received lessons of wisdom at
he feet ofJackson, He was opposed, as many of
you were in 80 and 40, to National Bank and
nigh Tariff, and, with you, he was in favor Of an
lexing Texas. More than this. In 1886 you |
we're asked by these federal leaders, to vote for
Judge White because he was a native of North
Jarolina--but what did they say in 18442 Did
hey ask you to honor your State by assisting to
'lect its native son2 Was not the reason MS good
n A as it was in '362 But what did they do
Voted against him! They cried--he IS the. son
# a Tory! They went furtherthan this. They
akcd up the ashes of his grand father, and flung
hem in your faces, crying out the while, vote
gainst him, for he is the son of q Tory They
vent down into the grave, amid the solemnites
md the deep repose of death, not to hunt for good
leeds and bright exampes-not to elevate the
State the fame of its sons, but to obtain capital
or party purposes Is it not SO /? Disprove it, |
Whig leaders, if you can. Was this honorable ?
Was this fair1 Was this high-mfnded2 No /
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