The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-07-10
Communication.
FoR THE JoUaNAL
IREDELL FEDERALISM -

Mr.. Editor In the JefTersoniau Of the
Sd instant, appears an article over the sig.
nature cos, purportng to be from one Of
our citizens which /" lredel' cannot per-
mt to pass unnoticed.
The Editor has been pleased to place it
under the above caption, and introduce it
by preface, every line of which teens
with the most malignant party caIumny,
which is proven by the communication it
introduces.
The wings of lrcdcll, as Independent,
wings every where, dare think fer them
selves, and thinking dare express senti-
menis opposed even to the sceptred head
and do not hesitate 10 denounce as unjust,
a war, gotten up for iniquitous party pur
poses with an imbecile neghbor. Bat for
reason Of this, to attempt to brand them
with treachery shows servie party train.
ing Of which they can form no conception.
Look al the number Of volunteers ana say
whether il indicates any thing like a want
Of Patriotism Look at the politics Of the
volunteers, nine tenthS Of whom are wings,
and say if il does not prove any thing else
than that the Federal Wings of ITedell
are opposed to their county !" Ii the JEFF.
fersonian's patriotism was Of that disnter
ested character which would enable him TO
understand, how we can condemn the war
upon principle, and yet volunteer to fight
for our country when involved IN il, he
would appreciate ours and have inserted
] his correspondents article without preface
( Ct*F''s object is different from his Ed
ilor. His shafts are aimed at "certain
few" " majority Of officers and priyatcs
of the lredell Blues" His is an attack
upon that volunteer company, which ovln-
ces more malice than prudence. But 10
not believe il 10 be in his, or The united
power Of all who may wish il i'll, in any
degree to injure it. Ii has since lis organ
zltion been a company in which it has
been the pride of our most respectable Cit
izen soldiers TO enlist and which has ever
sust lined high character for military
honor and discipline. Al the vituporaiion
C''' may heap upon them, can mol make
those who know them believe, that, on the
day aud occasion in question, they derro.
gated from this honorable character. He
should remember that beating up volun.
teers is a military duty, and listening TO
"war talks" is different matter; the one
is regulated By law, the other by courtesy;
and no officers can compel his men to
stand under arms, and listen 10 harangucs
against their inclination. In this instance
Gen. Mcclellan had been heard with pa.
tient attention, and venture to assert that
so long as gentlemen, against whose char
acter there was nothing offensive, should
hive presented themselves as orators, they
would have been heard. But when an in
divdual who has been repeatedly Kissed
from the stand by his countymem, pre-
sumes to take advantage of circumstances
to COMPEL attention, he is mistaken if he
calculates on the military law, arbitrary as
it is, for aid. And ii is not surprising that
the commander Of the Irede! Blues, zen.
tleman of the highest sense Of character,
should revolt at the attempt. No man
would be further from violating the laws
he has sworn to obey, and no man would
be further from submitting TO an indiguity
to himself and company. This explains
the ordering of the IredeIl Blues from
the ranks of the regiment by their Cap
tain and this gave rise TO all the difficult
ties of the occasion. Nor did the Captain
exceed his authority in refusing his music
to the Colonel for beating up volunteers,
C''*s takes advantage Of circumstances
to present that fact as on arbitrary aud
stubborn refusal to lend their aid, which
courtesy, if not duty, required to his Colo
mel. Those who witnessed, understand,
and it is easy for those who otherwise
know the circumstances, to conceive, the
excitement Of feeling consequent upon a
Captains ordering his company from I'M
der the Colonel's command. A thing new
or before done in our county. They will
also understand how the remark which
Cttt" dcnounces rs "foul calumny." was
provoked from the subaItern officer
| | presume he has sufficient eXcltabllity
himself to understand how man in an un-
guarded moment can give utteranco TO ex
pressions of which reelection makes hun
repent think his communication would
have been as crcdltable had he omitted
that portion.
But his malignty to said company is
more apparent, in his drawing, by publica-
ton, the attention Of the Court martial to
the military law. tits there he POUNDS his
hope to inure it, and i, is there he Is to be
disappointed. Although he, no doubt, care