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

toftcd aud abused, II is cspsciahy NY oy
10 ares, the evil. Ii ny letter oil credu IN
ha. been grossly abused. then ! ought 70 N
x;ibdrsw IL. lie | have been, TO any OK I've
te at. instrumental 10 /" lrockins these gen, IN
,lemeu then. /" by" the grace OF 1od' IN
will .unirock them il have power n
II us shall be said that, in the late e'ec- I"
ton. | "a, the only person proposed from :,
The Wes,. aud that The opposition was 10 :,
a.. on oersooal grounds thea the reply Is, !,
that, on all pfop'r occasions, was u's"nsr g
Iy made known by my TRENDS 'na' '"ey !;
would acqa,esce in the supper. Of others
nat ci,izsns Of the centre, II they should DC
,aken 10. their object being TO obtain the
recognition Of the right Of the extremes OF
the State to have Senator sometimes. IL
NAV also be said that GIv. Swain ana
Gov. Graham, both western men, have
beeo favored with high office. But 'h's IS
a mistake, for these gentlemen, before sue"
elevation, had become cl,zeas oil me ecu
ire the one being an inhabilant oil wake
and the o,hcr of Orange. The question
ha, been taun,ingly asked me, why 10
YOU no, move TO the centre Z! prefer "
live with you. There is no reason why
ono should be excluded, because he chooses
10 resist in our district. A man IN any
,,r, Of The s ale on sh, to feel that The way
!. ooen to him. Besides, 1t rs imprac'ica'
bls for every one to remove to the centre
b., ,hose persons. every way your intsf''
ofs, are constantly sueerins at you 'oi your
supposed Ignorance, coarseness' snd OAR
b,rism. They say they have better mate
rials than you. Ii 10 not 80, feilo" CHI"
ysns il u not 80. Whether in the debates
Of parliamentary bodies or Of popular as
,cmblies. we have, as agaius; them, sus
tanned ourselves. No dlslntefesieo oosel'
yer ever places you below them. nousa
treated like conquered province though
subjected to a despo,lsm which Expresses
YOUR sons and weighs dewn their iniel!ec,s'
Won have, that in your mineral wealth.
YOUR water power, your agricutufeai ao'
yantages, the salubrty Of your climate
and The beauty Of your scenery; above ai'
in the energy, the manly Independence Inc
,n,ellec, and love Of liberty OF your sons ;
Won have these clemens, | say, when
OUCH, to make you respected AMI hono'ed'
Tha, they should be turned to proper &c
count, you owe i. TO your own sell respec'
and TO the cause OF Justice, truth and liber
~. Should you resolve 10 act as becomes
YOU, no one is under greater obligations
than myself to 60 with you. and even Il
take the responsibility Of the lead, becaus
no one has received more favors at you
hands; and you will do me the justice,
know, TO bear witness, that, as return 10
The generous confiIeoce reposed IN me D!
YOU. nv poor services have always beef
offered whenever there seemed to be
chance TO advance your interests. AND
YOU determine now TO assert your eqnali'.
with the res, OF the State, then, so help IN
God, will stand with you.
Your opponent. say that they have n
doub. bu, that there may be temporal
exci.s msnt 10 the West: but that II will d
away long before the next e'eciion' al
that YOU will then submit as formerly
This however fellow citizens, depen'
on yourselves. They say further, that
forced to yield to the rights o. the Yves
that they xi taxa up some o.he' wes'ei
man aud cleo: him, out oirevense against
a. the originator OF the rebeiIious NOV
men, apains, their authority. 80 lei u
then. for | may a, leas, have The sa"s''
Of knowing that those who are TO come
,ar me have the way opened 10 them, q
m,y fairly acquire any honor that their p
sonal merit emitted them TO claim IA
State. They say further, by way OF n!l
iJ,,lon. tina. they will form combinations
the district, and bring the central power
TO bear as TO defeat ne. GA an occas
bke,his, scotn all such calculations.
IL. 81,
resistance TO oppression perish, and ye,
movements 60 on. Hampden and Sld'
survived not, bu. the cause oil E1giish
city was ultimately triumphant. Boz
died, but Greece became indepeudan'
Warren fell early in the struggle, but
revolution stopped no. then.
You stand alone, fellsx citizans, sep
a,ed from the rest Of the Safe; but
very isolation, though it deprives 20
the power TO act as others, renders you
core from attack, You have only TO
,ermile on it, add you triumph. As IL
were this winter, had four or five oil
members determined TO act o5e'her 10
Dor, of your right, they would have
cseded without a doubt; for as 500
these people perceive tina. you are d
mined no longer to be their slaves,
will, for the sake Of obtaining your c.
Grafton, admit you as equal partners
Tor The future you intend 10 act, then
your men with care. Take snch IN
viii regard themselves as your repres
,iyes. rather than the servants OF the
trail managefs-men, in short, who
dare TO tell them tina, if they want
slarss they mus, look for them else
than in the Western reserve. Shoui
persons thus selected by you, when
get to Raleigh be eaJn!ed OF intim'dat'
10 an abandonment. OF your rights,
beat them with many stripes, and 81
marks upon them, 50 that they may
capable of deceiving again.