The Charlotte journal., 1848-03-23
.es !e this !. rs~safie " Eduar) IN unhsly

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dllisnes With Pfoviso.isis, &c.
Has hs forgo,teo,ha' J. Il. Birney OF N.
Yosk, tho Goa rsb,d Ab.I,,ioais, in tina,
ssa.e wss epposed to Clay's election. be.
cause he feared CIay's ab,ii,ioni-m on the
rrounds that hs would bring with ,ha, oppo.
sision. powers Of mind too vast. and p'drical
ssraciiy lon potent, for Abol,,iouism to con.
tend wi,hl Does he forget that tue same
B,rney threw MI his influence in favor OF
Polk, saying that ss Polk was "weak +" he
vns mol 80 much to be feared T.
Has hs not observed that Birney was
correc, in his estimation of the two n,-n
from the fact, that Abol,iinnisn has shawn
bolder front during this administration
than any preceding il,
Wilmoi the notorious author of the
pfoviso, is Democrat, and had = seat in
the late Democratic State Convention held
st Harrisburg. Ps., hut this Editor With
"sp,,c's keen" dija't know that. did he
Here is small bit of Information for
the calm reflection Of that Eht,r. o.
the 10th Of Feb'y. last, a Convention al
the (" Barnbafncrs" was held in New
York. for the purpose of sending delegates
to the d, m,crafc Convention L. be- held
in DaIi,nure. John Vanburcn n son ef
he Ev.Psesident addre,s sed tho meeting.
and his address was considered tie mani.
fes,o Of the Dem ,ers'ic party of,hai State.
snl lthst address 10 oui and ou,, ater the
Wilmos order Of Aboii,ioni.m- let the
address speak Tor itself:
I" But 10 demand of The ci,izen. Of his
great Stale iha, after We have, by s~asm.
sbls action. aud what wa. nj that ,Inr,
though ensancously, regard d as u great
sacrifice, succeeded IN ab.i,-hing slavery
fiom as h.,ders. thy shmid al hi. d.y
in the middle of the i0ih century ~ IL !
view IL the Improved op,ninn 'f alna>i
oil maukind upon tho sulg-cl &c the ~
ssiinssble aud iocalcuisbl- advantage N
the increase and pro-p.ris of our Sale ~
no snail degree attributable 10 NJ. very
exemption. makes themselves part Is, ei
'hes expressly or v'r'u,lIy, by action ot
insc,ii,n. 10 the nriginaI institution "f ia.
very by fouce IN fri,nfirs Which are nns
exempt from IL, 10 most unreasonable ~.
deed.
Il is what We are persuaded ,hi M
enlightened OF can I'D man a, IN. South
can possibly expect a, our hands, hoar,rr
plausible tho pf~lension. nre IN wh,ch ihc
sacrifice IL askrd. and f,r maklnr which
they c"uld net fa,I Ia dr.p,-- ~, if d.n.
upon The impalse Of desire of poli,icsI
prumotion."
That Convention chose 80 deleg,'es 10
the D,moera'ie Baltimore Convention.
c. c. Cambreieog snd Jared Wilson,
Esqu., heading the list.
We will MT believe this Eiiiar hs. Tor.
gotten tina, nearly all the New Yo,k rep.
Jesenisiion ~ Congress last session. we're
raLid Aboliiion,.,s &c the B,ru.y and Gar.
s,sn stamp; especially "nc ~ha ~ss
. conspicuous ring 10 lder in Abolition
speeches.
For our o~n pat. We would not make
The eiia a,irmri la identify si'hcr the
Wing or D,uocrauc patty MS Who g
with the active Ab"l,,,"n.,. of the North.
Much les. would nc h,znd so p,e-impia
ous. 81 gra'u',eu.ly Inprudrm nni fuel.
handy an ar,. as sn "ap,dogy' f.f ei'h-f
Why os Dsmocrs,ic Psrv,-o,-is aud Al.
oi,i,oalsis: and ~hen w- SEE al~n .tE.fsng
such al apology - 10 one which We have
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