The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-09-04

requested, 10 eary into eisc, the wv w
ciples set forth IA The foregoing reso.ut,or. Ha'
ResOlred That tie Governor of this S..
required 20 forward a copy Of these resot,,,N.S
10 each OF our Senators ia Congress, viii ,t0"
quest that they lay them before tho Sena,o MT
| United States va
Ratified the 26lh day Of January, a. d ls,
"CAINlN GRAVES. : n 90
"LoulS d. WILSON, So
Arc YOU inslructionisls Behold b.,.
is complete eAculpation Of my conduc,
Tho Legislature says that 10 resign ia ~,
only the right, bai the duty " Of son'
tor, who does not prefer 10 " obey ~.
instructions. II is not 10 "obeyn NM
out any alternative, but il is 10 obey i" =.
resign '-cilher one or the other-aeeo,i
ing to his own choice. SO he doc, o5,
"or" the other, he is faithful. Wl,I'
honest democracy Of North Carolina vi,
have been lorgelful Of these instruction.
peryerscly adhere 10 an error, hy wh,d
doy may have allowed themselves to p,e
Judge one Who has spent tie hes, pafl a
ms life, and worn out his Constitution. A,
have, IN UNFOLDING the democratic parly N
North Carolina, against political foes viii.
out and selfish demagogues "i,hlar ~ cd
VIII that he honorable, or just, Or d,po,
cratic +! leave your own hearts 10 an.
swcr.
Arc YOU non.lnslructlonisis Thspn
member, that had Il mol IN nv poWs,,,
sacrifice myself to The country or a,
vote could not have grtntnffd, no mo,.
lhun secured, the passage Of the larid ar,
+ v nh Or without my vote, the deed WouI.
hayo been done Remember. TOD. ~,
these resolutions we're passed by ms o,,
party, aud the legislature no elected a.
aud my acceptance OF Toe utlce, m lie
view OF some hon rable friends. u.sl,
have been hCld 10 create an implied pless.
That ! would resign provided did /.
obey their Instructions, mud therefore tks,
lud,p pendent Of any political " Oats Is /.
hey % resign, | bad come under rs,.
soual obligation 10 do tho same Ihts.-
Hence, by holding on to my seat au. Re.
ststlng, there might have been some toov
Tor ccnsurc. but | desired to have no ~
controversy, and as my r"slsiance aosll
have dano 10 good 10 tho rrpubiic, aaisIy
all ~il agree that Il vas my ugll Is 3,
sign.
|, must be coufr ssed that these fea g.
tons did hot positively instruct tie tem
tors from North Carolina TO VOlo ia In
experimental larH BY lial name, bot b,
any oiter precise description 81 i. Il Il
more han probable he legislature bas y
anticipated the lnseation VI such a ats |
and ! am sure | had not. Bot tbey i
instruct the senators 10 "cafry into elsd|
fesnr1IbseipIes declared 10 the furegot.
no, a sound one, miShtNele afsuntM,
tho construction, that their "prIneiRtp|
, o. Of least some Of them, would be carls
INTO eiiec, by the experiments 'afitI, ~
therefore, It had renamed 10 he sea-
to vote agaiasi the tariff ball, Il might laH
$ been charged, that had diIobeyed Ibs g
drHctio1s Of the North Carolina e..s4l
, ,uro merely for iho sake Of NV olacg.-
Aud what could have answered Ia 1
told sou that thc resolutions we're ob,e8a
and that therefore | had no, been 45sl
, obey, my excuse would have been L 4
|, one, for ! have already shown Sou lhal
, dared not vote lur The thing had me a
. stfuctions been sent ~ the rtrg uordf 4
. the act, whilst the alternative oil reagaia.
/ conceded to be hath my right and ny daiI
Had ! told yuu fhat a higher duty nposs
upon me the obligation OF dcf,ntsg ed
!. new, unwisc, and sectional tamil ID l-hI
e m order To save the republic and lne .et
3. pie from ihOse injurious result, N.IicH Il
q cordlng 10 ny Ipd1ncnl. were aimoa =
4 ayoi5abo, aud that therefore had fsHa.s
4. cd NJ my posi- lndcinuce 81 mslrucloa 4
y would haSU been untrue "a my case I'll
As have already stated ! kHcu tic 81
i, would pass with or without my vote, /
/ vas incapable Of tesotting 10 any 81
fake Prclckt tof al d, fence. As a tap|
i tan aud n gentleman, u was my Gl1 q
, assume, as tho party press At home No-t
seem 20 have Admitted already that la
principles 81 these resolutions sefs 4
be- carried oul by tho experiences
, ianHi and MT being aJio to obey, Il a
therefore my night to resign. II lhefa
been any doubt about the ether fraa
+ pies set forth 70 the foregoing resolutlga.
there was none upon tho principle d ta
'nator's " duty To resign \ aud his MIA
to do that was uoqngsllouod aud uaqae
uonabe.
10 50 far rs The legislature intended .
declare hostility to the tariff act Of ~,
| concurrcd with them and again repeil
that my enhnrrassments grew alioseIbet
out OF this, that the act by which Il aH
proposed to get nd Of the tariff Of l-i4r
was, under the circumstances Of ITS pre-
senlaIion, progress, and enactment and ID
view OF oil IT'S consequences to the party
and the country, rs bad or worse than TIE
act "i lSi2; and a support of It By mY
vote was utterly rcpugnant 10 sense
Of duty 10 myself, aud OF feaIty Ia Nohh
Carolina and the Union; so tha, retired
from II as would from political pest,
lence' ! did not do 1t sooner for the re,.
suns already given; and for the adI.aoaaI