The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-07-10


Der cent: thus clearly giving his friends
The advantage Of ten dollars 10 the hundred
over all his competitors.
The odious Sub Treasury was taken IN
der review. On this subject Mr.. Shepard
smoke as # he bad rather let It alone. HIS
adversary showed many OF lis odious fea-
,ures--Ihe fallacy, unhtness and Impracii.
cahiluy az the scheme. Ga this subject
A ~, think NJ. S had one friend.
IN renly 10 Mr.. 5. on the Mexican war,
NJ elmer insisted that the Wings, as
they had begun would continue TO do their
J,,, fha, their patriotism forbid heslia.
non when our common country was inVoiV-
cd in war; that they valued loo hIs hly
,bci- copn,ry 5 honor 10 be wanting when
,beir aid was required that they would be
the first on the battle field and the last 10
Leave and that they we're honestly ready
10 spend their Lost dollar and shed their last
drop Of blood 10 bring the war to speedy
ND honorable termination. But at the
same time, they had courage enough TO M
onire into the causes and circumstances
which have induced and brought this war
so suddenly on the country. They were
not 10 be deferred from this, from any fear
which the gentleman can excite By heeplng
upon them autl.republican names, impure
motives, ami opprObrious ePItheIs They
were not to be forced into a false position
by the hard names which he had 80 ready
at hand. They would be found rdrriorS
GOOD and true, IN the field OF blood, dong
battle side BY side with their Democratic
friends for victory over the enemy But
in the midst Of this peril they would not
forget their duty as voters. That the safe
II and permanoncy OF the Republic requIr.
ed patriotism, properly directed, and exer.
ted at the polls, as well as 10 the field.
Mr.. Gilmer insisted that II was antl.re'
publican 10 deuouuce and abuse those who
would not at once fall down aud worship
those who had blessed the country with icdr
and who had invited the PLAIN yeomnnry to
leave their homes, their wives, their chill.
dren, their brothers, sisters and parents,
and expose their lives in dlsiant and un-
healthy climes to the dangers aud hazards
of war, at the liberal wages OF seven dol.
lars per month, while those who were doing
them such essential iavoIs were making
war speeches in Congress al eish, dollars
per day. THAT the Wings in Congress
were for giving the poor soldier ten dollar
per month, but were voted down by iht
progressive Democracy
Mr.. q. argued that no honest cilize
could read the Presidents Message of De
cember last, without percelving from /,
general tenor a disposition to involve th
country 10 war OH the North ives, wit
Great Britain and that almost es soon a
we were informed that Congress, in confo
nifty 10 the popular will, had declined |
hurry the country 10 war IN tina, direction
we were told that war was already begl
on the South. west, and that volunteers wei
needed. That might turn out 10 be a
right and unavoidable, conslsten, with Il
and welfare Of the Cover
~. h.. Hcer,aily not treason
4; b.. (ags-on the cou,rar
~ aCo ~ that frmness aud ind
a'sasd VA. oc Aery yc,ei ought TO hay
g5I.s meded to give man
'' 70 Do 50, n b there was mol
easlas Nay BE affair than puI
:, .ae oa,tansf, patriotism, or concern f
W., Nv, a'''3's,ss.,5 k}he general welfare.
Nv Nv aoaoe not he answered |
NJ, Ss~s identity wished f
nigh. y e "a TO hear the b
gle sing ~, Every thing passed {
as we'll as a,sy Gould wish. Il was 81
rious day -1or old Stokes, whose populate
IS honest and patriotic and will do RICH,
they know it.
You may expec, a full Wing represe
ta,on from this County in the next Legi
laiure. Yours truly,
PEMBROKE.