The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-06-15

nal misrepresenied hint A candid public
will decide. Again read little further
the Observer letter, and he gives his mean.
ing Of a convention. lie says: III the
people participate en- masse, oil right
Here then you have explained by his own
political dictionary what he means by q
convention, and which | conslrue to mean
the same as his Cabarrus letter. Wboev-
er heard of such convention before 1t
is altogether impractIcable and therefore,
we eau zee plainly that General Dockery
means nothing more nor less than that he
sets public opinion, otherwise expressed, at
defiance, and intends 10 be elected, or TO
defeat the Wing party. lie cannot sue
coed in the first 1t is possible but not pro-
ba bic that he may in tho lalier-and pre-.
sumo he cares not for he publicly declar
ed at Monroe. to the multitude assembled,
that no never would trouble this Congress.
sional District again, as he had made more
advantageous arrangements for himself aud
flmiy.
Although | am ayerse TO any newspaper
controversy and particularly with Wing
yet having been dragged into It by The
Observer letter, ! feel constrained to repel
the dark lnsinuaiIon contained in one Of
the paragraphs of that communlcauon-
namely, that Of being a demsgogue or any
part Of one-I had long been taught by
our Declaration Of Rights, "that fre.
quent recurrence 10 fundamental principles
is necessary 10 preserve the blessings OF
Liberty aud by the same instrument, IN
the very first section se are taught, THAT
all political power Is vested IN and derived
from the people only" am yet 10 learn
that any reference to either at those pfn.
ciples sayours any thing Of Demagogulsm.
But Demogogulsm does consist IN appeals
made TO the preludices and not 10 the rea.
son OF individuals, IN ad eqptandum rnlgus
arguments, in arraylng one class OF the
community against another, publicly or prl.
vaielv-as for example tho poor against
the rich, the farmers against The lawyers,
doctors, &c. Whether Gen. Dockery or
my self, has been gully Of this, is a ques.
lion for the people alone TO decide.
It's true ths, | took the opportunity a,
Monroe, IN Union, at Albematle, 10 Stan.
ly, and elsewhere, Of stating 10 the people
how /, happened that ! became candl.
date tina, had been solicited by respcc.
table gentlemen Of the Wing parry rom
the upper and middle part Of Richmond
county, from Montgomery, SlanIy, Cabar.
rus, Meckicnburg, and other counties and
that at the Superior Court al AIbemarle,
later Gen. D0okery had announced him.
self candidate | was waited upon by
highly respectable gentlemen from the
counties OF Richmond, Montgomery, Stan
ly, Cabarrus and Arson, for the purpose
OF obtaining my consent 10 become a can.
dldate and that on Monday evening Of
Arson Superior Cuuri, soon ms had
left the Court House, VAS again waited
upon TO scertain from me helher would
consent 10 run rs candidate OF not: when
| replied. they might run mo or mol, Us
they pleased. Whether, on any pubic &C,
casion | used The word delegation or not,
| cannot now say, as make all my public
addresses sr fempore. Bot Il the word
was used by mo at all, II was used 10 the
above sense, and convened no other mean.
ing. | am confident never said there
were ans public necilngs or conventions ls
appoint delegates to solicit me aud ss
always have said only made the state
ulent 10 show to the " higs, that | never
intended 10 force my sell upon the Dsiuc
as Candidate, OF to endanger the VIII.
party. Can Gen Dockcry say the sam,
thing lie well knows this charge ha
, been made against him. and no InleIltgcn
or respectable man "a this Congtesslona
, Dsttcl has been heard 10 say, that he hn
, been ever solicited, unless II was by hr
(, own relations, or by bis own procurement
lie saws ~ bis Observer letter, that, " be
! llesing 1t would meet with the appreciation
F. OF the Wings generally he " became
8 candidate and believing al this time tina
/. roy large majority are deslrous 10 cas-
their votes for him, hc "expecis TO cor
: TIME a candidate, unless ruled of by cor
{ ventiun formed and based upon the mmu
: table republican prime pies OF general cor
! stttoency. w. W hat htgh sounding word
}. ] suppose he means ruled nH by the Pc,
pie IN mIsse, as lac SAYS that is the unl
J. kind Of convention he viii submit 10. II
p surely did not get tina, idea from The COT
!. veoilon that framed our Federal OF Stat
d Constitution, nor from the convention tn,
, nominated Gen. Taylor for the Pfesidenc,
nor from the convention that nominate
y our present Governor, nor especially fro
the conr,ntloa hat put Henry Ciuy IN non
J inatioa for the Preadeacy b, fore The poop
!. of North Carolina.
D. Tina, Gen. Dockery did withdraw fro
B the contest two years ago, om free To a
10 mt but whether II was from mngnan
vi nous and pllrio,Ic motives, to avoid a sp
ne IN The Wing ranks, or from fear Of beIr
= badly beaten, is not for me 10 determine.
u, As to his being the first Wing candidate
~ the field, shall only say tina, any pcrs,
n who had no regard for public opulo
IL or courtesy towards the then lncumbct
e. (whom the people we're still willing n
o. anxious TO honor,) could have announce
al himself a candidate IN advance, or fr
US presume, however, tina, both or euh
n claim would receive but little consider
as ton, either IN convention or at the ball,
Sc box.