The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-02-23

,uch to their feeling Individually, ttor ! &c
now tina, some Of them were moved to- oil
,ards me by kind and generous impulses, 10
e il was 10 the circumstances IN whicn -
hey were placed, il being but natural tha'
hey should act in accordance with the sen
iment of the atmosphere around them As
ar as am Individually concerned, l "isn
4 distinctly understood that do not pre-
lend to have any ground OF complaint
mos, willingly bear my testimony, ,oo' 10
the general worth and liberality oil the cit
liens of the central parts oil Inc o'a.e'
large number Of whom | have had the non
or of numbering among my personal trienos
and from whom have received, 10 uhes
past, many proofs Of civili,y and KINDNESS
II is due to them To say that they have
neither received nor sought any advan'a'
pes from the state Of things which nave
described. A few political managers only
have, for selfish purposes, endeavored 10
control The power and patronage OIL 'ne
State. -.
In conclusion have to say, that II TINS
system of greedy rapacity is to be Perse-
vered in, # men Of worth and talent owe,
the State generally are 10 be proscnoea
because Of their location, and by means oil
the system of putting and machinery here
tofore used the mos, Inefficient and unPoP (
uar men are to be pushed up from time TO
time into high places merely because 'he!
are their lavortes, then they must eSpec,
10 meet with resistance. They VIII hnd
arrayed against them some whose aid they
have needed in lines gone by, men VINO
are willing long TO struggle against w.
Fanny.
And should they fail, as they are most
likely 10 do, in their Efforts to keep Inc
State enslaved, then it would be just II
thew should be treated as such ciques have
been 10 other States, in consequence oil tue
feeling arrayed against them on account OF
, their rspaciiy. 10 other WORDS, 'hey
ougb. moi TO complain if they Should IN,
; der a JUS, system of retaliation, be placed
for half century where they have Kept
the res, of the State. Bu, II, on the 9th
or hand. they should at last resolve 10 90
ius,icc TO the extremes, OF the oia'e' oy
6 allowing them 10 come in as equals, the!
. have il in their power 10 restore harmony
q and good feeling. Uhder such system
% the centre, BY means Of lis many adsan'a'
:, pes. as well as the nature OF portion OF
he Offices TO be filled, will always &c
!, more than an equal share with the o'hel
Y parts Of the Stale.
n In making this statement, 'ellow.c'i'zeh'
= have no, used all the materials within my
Il reach. Our case might be made much
. stronger, but in SO doing should nave
= been obliged 10 allude to persons BY name
and am averse to taking this course, IN
less driven to il in self defence by turtle
~ attacks. Ny purpose has been rather
!, indicate the grounds upon which my inenl
~ have acted. than TO detail the reasons
length. have right 10 expect that tho'
! conductors Of The newspaper press "h
:, have objected TO the course OF my iiicnd
:, will feel 1t due TO them 10 publish this STATE
- rlcn.. Should they tsr 10 10 50, '"a NJ
fetraci the censure here otnle eKF5e
~ they will stand COW ic;ed, 10 the puui
4 iudumeni, of purpose TO do wrong.
A. You, fellow citizens, have only TO :"
~. il, aud YOU triumph. In CONCLUSION a'lo
md me to tender to you my thanks Tor 20
ar. many proofs of confidence and many
The vors bestowed on me.
i'm am, very respectfully, your FELLOW E
. 10 zen.
i, g. T. l.. CLINGMAN.
hon Cry OF WAsuINGToS. Jan. Oh ~
1t P. S.-Afier the above was placed
o. the hands Of the printer, but before !
Inc ceiyed the proof sheet for examination,
ney attention was called TO an article 10 one
i'p' the Raleigh papers relating to this su'
IRIS which seems 10 have been sent 10 ut
u err Of members OF Congress VINO
our no, subscribers' 10 the said paper
Though the article in question appear
ara. an editorial, yet, from the manner 10 VT
your attention is called to it, from the style
~ oil tone of some Of the paragraphs, 1t w
j Sc seem TO be intended to be taken as an
} de. thoritaive exposition. lflt IS unders'
Iinss as il appears to be iBtimaled, that ms
your bodies Mr.. Badgers views; and 1t II
sup. true, as there stated, that he will not
sue. gard himself as indebted to the magnar
70 as lty of Mr.. Farmer and Mr.. ClIngman
Letter. his reelection; If, 10 short, he repudI
they the support, with what p'opriety ca
o op retain the fruits Of that support! II
/. II true, as there stated, that after whll
ELECT would have been elected by other me
en- as then it is easy for him to test the tru'
en'a- this declaration by rcsisning, because
cen legislature is still in session, and an
VIII ton now will require no more public
white than would then have been consume
where the prolonged baIoting. BY such CT
ID the only can he, in the public Judgment,
they relieve himself from all obligation to
ed To- Farmer and myself, unwilling as he
then pears 10 be to rest under such burdt
Ell ear The fact that there is now, in censeq'
be IA. Of the occurrences of the session,
Wing majority Of four or five, rend
" citi. certain that the interest ofthe Wing
ensure xl not be leopard zed by such a &C
Q ives. since no one but Wing can be cleo
course any event. As TO the gisings out
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