Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1846-04-10
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WHOLE NO. 80.

They serve to organize faction, to give ii all
artificial and extraordinary force, to pbt in the
/ place of the delegated will Of the nation the
Will OF party-often small but artfil and
enterprIslng minority Of the community-and;
according to the alternate triumphs Of. differ
en-. parties. TO make the public administrator
the mirror of the ill-concerted and inconrru4
Gus projects of faction, rather than the organ
of consistent and wholesome plans. digesteds
/ by common counsels, and modified by mutual
interests.
| "However combinations or associations Of
the above description may now and then am
swer popular ends, they are likely, III the
course of time and things, to become potent
engines. by which cunning, anibitiois, and
unprincipIed men ,oiH be enabled to subrert the
pocer IF the PEOPLE. and TO usurp for
/ THEMSELVES the reins of Government,
destroyed afterwards the very engines which
have lifted them 10 unjust dominion. flares
yell address. ...o' .. ..t. ..- ~
/ What words Of wisdom and Of truth are
these! They are the principles of liberty,
well-reguated liberty of freedom, constitus
tionaI freedom. -
Methinks see the coming storm. The
press may be already charged !; but no matter.
This is my country's Question, not mere par
ty strife. These are the sentiments my head
and my heart approve, and will not withhold
, them. The President may peril his Admin
lsttatlon-some Of You believe he wlllA-if he
or his friends should dare to think like WASH
| lINGTON--to act like WASHINGTON.-
But he will violate his DUTY and peril his
] COUNTRY if he does not. So did WASH1NG-
f TON peril his Administration bht the peox
pie, the DEMOCRACY, came to the rescue;
: and all was we'll, A much humber victim
r like him who addresses you) must expect to
be marked as disturber of party harmo-
ny. But shall preach harmony when there
5 is no concord, upon such questions as these
It would be political hypocrisy. I read to an
: American Senate the lessons which Wash.
5 ington taught. and upon which Washington
f ACTED; and if "that be treason, make Tho
: most Of it,"
t But, before You strike, the PEOPLE shall
t hear. Are not these the true principles Of the
: Constitution upon which every Administfa3
j ton Of this Government, from WASHINGTON
: down-Fedefal and DEMOCRATIC-have
e ACTED-have ACTED, say-in the man
agement Of our foreign AFFAIRS Ichallenge
;. reGutation by their ACTs-not mere words. 1t
i is Southern Democracy, Mr.. President, be-
yond all dispute. 1t is that sort which have
n always protested; not like potato that grows
5. under ground at the root; but which blooms
W ana O6dTS us HUH Ill lHO open UlE Oh uGoVeAp
le and then rpens and is FIT FOR USE.
say nothing about LEGISLATIVE INsTRUc-
TIoNs; not a word. have not time to speak
4 upon that point. so as to express myself in a
l. manner TO avoid Misrepresentation; and it is
At not necessary | should raise that question be-
* fore | shall be instructed. Suffice it to say;
S; that NORTH CAROLINA has not instructed her
at Senators. ] esteem it a jewel in the crown of
S, my State, that North Carolina neve: did, in
C any party mutations or political eXcitements,
I'd instruct her Senators upon TREATY or TREA-
rY-MAKING, 50 far as know. presume 1t
n. will not so much as be pretended that | ought
lie to pay obedience to the mandates Of any othef
tn State,
m AT this stage Of his remarks, Mr.. Haywood
e. gave an amusing account Of the game Of poll
pn tics to be played with this OREGON question
]. in President-making. The substance was,
n ;tElat the great WesteIn Democratic statesman
T (Mr. Benton. j. he had seen ever since las
ce summer was to be drummed out of the par.
ot. ty, with the false label upon his back of "trai
TO- tor to Oregon!' The great Southern Demo
IN, cratic statesman, (Mr. Calhoun,) was TO b.
,se dismissed, falsely labelled with The cry o
ess ''Punic faith to Oregon!" The Senator from
ID Arkansas, (Mr. Sevier,) another eloquent ant
On early friend Of Oregon, would find hitnsel
eek marched out for his want of foresIght-be
M cause in the last Congress he made speecl
for the notice, but, instead of going for sail o
on none,'' eight or no fight" he had got for hi
me- reward vulgar patch to his back, of E" motto
| for the sake Of negotiation" The Secretary Q
Id State (Mr. Buchanan,) and all the Cabine
The would probably be dismissed, IN body, fror
the "British cOhtpr0misers." AMI as that left tn
,es Gove,nor IF Neac York still in the party, MI
no II. asked "what of him? How is he 10 b
bot ha nall NJ
provided the indignation against the VASE
=, iNGToN TREATY can be kept mp long enough
> as he voted for its ratification. Then turf
ar. ing to MIR. Webster j "The Senator ffor
bed Massachusetts may see more amIcable e1
MS cuse for certain stale structures upon th
20. "Uashing ton treafg'' than malice towards tn
a. negotatoT. GOVERNOR WRIGHT, as
Mt Senator, voted for its ratification and he hat
ion pens not to be here to vote upon Oregon. 81
SR- 6 Ratification of the .4shburton treaty" will
res his badge upon hio dismissal. During thi
aid part of the speech there was much laughte
and the picture, although drawn seriously, wa
aid exhibited in good humor. He then Proceeds
ell as follows
elf. Why, in the name OF all that IS saic 10 M
Ike. party, where do the Democrats expect TO fin
). a Presidential candidate! Who will be on
de- President after we have expelled all our 6ig
NJ. rest men, Sir, | am sure do not know.
nee. mr. Hannegan remarked. ''Take him froI
amongst the people, where we got one b
did fore."1 ..-
us Oh, ay: then he is to be taken from anon
all the people, is he, without resorting to sue
and statesmen as those have named We sha
rho see, however. whether the people agree
lis have this game played after hree gears N
tice.
the There is mistake, however, Mr.. Ptesiden
leir in what the Senator from Indiana exclaime
on at his first sight Of my imperfect picture:
an nv State let me tell that Senator, when Den