The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-07-19
Free suffrage Again.

This was the first paper, alter tue na''
eigh Register and Standard had tilted wi"
each other on the subject, that SAID any
thing on Free Suffrage. We then depre'
Gated the idea Of making party issue OF
IT, We could admire the honesty, when
dictated the Register in bringing ior"aia
objections TO u change ia the Constitution
10 which he was Individually opposed; we
could but applaud the ability with which ne
leyerc,sed his polem,c weapons; but we
Jeuored his want of tao, in that single IN.
stance, IN allowing himself TO express his
individual opinions as the sentiment oil inc
Wing party or in using his weapons as
the champion selected, To win or lose the
contested point. The Register IS pretty
strong generally, but like the love.iorn
Sampson, he allowed his clocks to be
cut off tina, time he was caush. IN the
very snare the Phiilstines set tor him. 10
make a party issue Of il, was. Tho "sPes
marima" the highest, latest hoPe-oi the
Raleigh Council Of Democrats; and IN.
stead Of making il turn out to them very
f" antecursores "-forlo'n pfoii,less hope
he closed his eyes and had the fatal shears
applied to his temples, no, by any lovely
and deceiving Deborah, but by the very
enemy himself.
/ We deprecated a, the outset the mar
shalling the parties. as such, for aud against
lit; we deprecate 1t, with the proper DIS
play of tact aud discretion on our side, We
might have left i, to individual approval OF
dlsupprobation, and united ourselves wheih
er for, or against it, IN shelving the d'shon
est designs Of the Democracy IN bringing
il forward at this particular Juaciure Il
design having no particle Of sympathy TOT
the masses. not an iofa Of charitable soli
ci,ude for that class Of unfortunate fellows
who have no vote for Senators but dc
sign having for its sole object. lis ANXIOUS
am aud purpose, the election OF Demo
cratic Governor. Legislature and Senator
Blu, BY making party question oil II W
allow ourselves to be shofn Of that ParIicu
lar and peculiar strength, We would pos
sess IN attacking It " sine fdtiione o.
without a party bias. This seems too
clear to require illustration, bu, for sim
plicl,y's snke, We illustrate IT. live shev
The trauduIencv and selh,hness OF an op
posi,e par,y's design, without enl,s,'nl
ourselves pro or con the question involves
by their design, our truth cannot be ques
Toned. because our dsintefes,ednes 4
apparent, bot If we league ourselves ss
patty against such question, our charge
Of fraudulency, dishonesty, selishness
&C., lose considerable Of the streng h viii
which they would IN the first instance, ap
neal to Ito understanding, aud became
however true, in the minds Of many, " ar
gumenfa coptiosi parfilm ddpersarsm -
the sophisms Of party.
As we predicted, the Registers havin
assumed partisan attitude IN this mattel
has given an outline TO the editotal Q
they have no doub, honestly, and with slo
certify, adopted such a course bu, Ger
tainly, imprudenily.
We hope, that the good sense OF tn
people will teach them, tina, they are ih'
ones to decide upon this issue and II the,
be IN favor Of it, send delegates pledged t,
institute the tnc,pieni action Tor the pro
posed change IN the constitution; Il op
posed to It, send such candidates rs wi
represen, their views and We trust, the,
will not allow themselves TO be guled b,
that veriesi hunbug, tina, the election 0
Governor can have any heating on TIL,
farmer behind hts plough, the lawyer be
hind his quill, or the merchant behind 81
Counter, has each in his sovereign cspaol,,
OF citizen, more to do with this question
than the Governor can have.