The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-05-08
LOOK 10 TIE LEGISLATURE .

II Is mater ul paramount importance
tina, The Wings should have ina lorltv il
the next Legislature. And it would seen
10 be supertiuous, III the good Wing Sa.t
81 North Carolina, that It was at all nc
ces-aty TO make an appeal 10 that party
which ls, By 50 large u majority, III the
ascendant IN the State. Yet, the lesson
taught us by the supineness and letharyy
Of the Wings IN SAG, by which we found
the Loco focos IN possession Of q cunside.
rabe majority in the Legislature Of tina,
year, ndmonishes us that ii will not do to
rely upon cur strength OF numbers, with.
out bringing that power TO bear, in the dav
OF trial. No true Wing can forge. the
cAagrln and modification felt by US all,
when we found the enemy in possession OF
the Capitol Of our beloved old Common.
wealth. Nor can the disastrous and shame.
ful acts Of tho party then in power, be over
looked or disregarded. We have but TO
notice our horrible, maused, and mlshap.
Ell Congressional Districts, TO cause the
blush Of shame aud Indignation to rise to
our cheeks-oi shame, that we who pos.
scSsed the power 10 prevent IL, had per-
United such state Of things TO exl,t-and
indignant at the UNJUST and tyrannical
course pursued by The Loco Foeo party,
while revealing in the enjoyment Of an &C
cldenial majority IN the State Legislature.
The Wings have Eel, most seriously and
dlsas,rously, tho doings Of that Gerrymdn.
dering Session, whereby, instead Of hav.
ing az least sir Representatives in Con
gress, selected from that party who truly
represent the wishes of a majority of their
constituency, we find ourselves reduced to
a mere torporu's guard Of Mree members,
and the Districts so arranged, Us to make
i, almost impossible that we could, with
The most active exertions, be successful III
electing more than five Representatives
from the sinunch and thorough Wing State
Of North Carolina.
From this circumstance, then, we are
taught to place no confidence in the llbcr
atty or justice Of party, who would so
far sacrifice knoun duty, 10 the blind te-
hest, Of party zeal and tnnatIcism, altho'
the power by which they were privileged
10 exercise the authority, was known by
them 10 have been accidentally and unex.
pectedlv attained. Ilenceiorth, we should
sec that We have men Of our own piinc.
plcs-men, upon whom We can rely for
carrying gu, the manifest and une1prcssed
will Of a majority Of the people.
Upon the next General Assembly, will
dcyoI,e the high aud responsible duty, Of
elccting Uultcd States Senator, in the
place Of our gifted and patriotic Mansum,
whose term Of service expires on the Ath
Of March next. 1t depends upon the de-
cision made at our August Elections, wheth.
er he, or some other true and uniinchng
Wing, shall represent US in that august
body, or whether the still deeper stigma
and disgrace should be attached to US, Of
being miS.represenled by iro instead Of
one Loco Foco Senator. II we would
avert so sad calamity, then, the Wings
should 90 to work with hearty good will
-determincd TO be satisfied with moth.
ing short Of decided maJorties in both
branches OF the next Legislature We
have only 10 reSolre that II shall be
so, md By proper exercise G! the numer.
lca strength we possess, the work will he
accomplished. Let erery County bring
out their strongest and most popular can.
didates-let preference Of men be swul
lowed up in the desire for triumph Of prlH.
ciple-let all 90 TO work with union and
energy, and Il most glorious victory awaits
us. In ,rery County, however unlikely
success may seem TO promise, let active
and efficient men be 10 the feId-le, the
Counties and Districts be thoroughly can.
vassed, and by vigorous and manly de"
fence of our principles, the Old North State
will be redeemed from the slightest faint
or suspicion of Loco Focoism. Let there
be no compromising with our opponents
no log roling-no swapping OF Candidates.
Let us strike for our Country and our
Counlry's cause, and in August next, our
banner will wave VIGOROUSLY, having in
scribed ON its glorious folds-A Wig
Gopernor A VINO SENATE l!.-AND'
A WIG HOUSE OF COMMONS! y.
Let our watch.word be-Remembcr the
Gsrrpnsdnder Session Of SAP RAJ Reg.
FALSE RUMoR.
A runor has spread through the coun.
try tha, the small poS is in Greensboro.
The village has lived down to many Sian.
ders of similar character to be long inlur-
cd by this false report. No place between
the ocean and the top Of the Blue Ridge
has enjoyed better state Of health than
Greensboro does al ,his moment, and has