The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-06-15
Mr.. Titles Letter,
WAnEsaoRouam. Jnne 9. lsl9.


To the Editor of the N c. Argus
f Dear Sir: In the last Fayetteville Oh.
server | discovered two letters published
} over the signature Of Alfred DJokery =
One dated May the iIh, lSi9, 10 reply 10
a number of gentlemen Of Cabarrus coun-
ty, which for shortness | shall hereafter
call his Cabarrus letter; the other dated
Goth May last, and addressed TO MIR. Hale,
which for the sake OF distinction ! shall
denominate his Observer letter. These
letters do not propose TO scan mInulely {;
bu, as they may produce wrong impress.
sions on the public mind, by Sigh, read.
ing, | shall make some general observa'
lions respecting them. FIRST then as to
bis Cabarrus letter submit 10 The gen.
,lcmen Of Cabarrus themselves TO whom
his letter was addressed, and 10 the read
ing public, if ii is no. the most oqulyoca,
lodging, noncommlital and unmeauing let
ter ever written TO any respectable and IN.
leligen, gentlemen or community; and
whether the Editor of the Charlotte Jour.
nal has not done the General ample Ius
,ice, 10 the construction which he has CIV
en- it: Does 1t admit of any Other constfuc.
ton what else does he mean by pref.
~ general constituency, but gen -ral
meeting Of The Wings en mssse, or gen
eral Uprising Of ;he Wings Of tho DIS
trict, to meet al one place TO nominate o
candidate, and then 10 meet again al the
several election precincts 10 the several
counties on the Cd August next, 10 confirm
that nomination at the Ballot Box II
this DO not tho proper construction Of has
Cabarrus letter, then II has no meaning at
all, but IS altogether ronsenslcal and unln.
leligible.
This letter, a copy Of which was address.
ed to all the Wing candidates by these
several gentlemen OF the highest respec,a.
blily, aud residing IN the different sections
Of Cabarrus county, the gentleman well
knows, was gotten up By them, without
any agency OF MS, MIR. lngram's OF mine
and believe We were all Isnorant Of such
+ move beng made until the letter ~a'
handed to each Of us-ahtch for the frs
time informed me that similar letter wat
addressed to each Of The Wing candidates
! and although | returned my reply forth
With, vet know the fact, that Gen. Dock
ery got his abou, / O'Clock on the on,
day, slept on ITS contents oil night, and re
Piled about - o'clock tbs next day ,-it
/ the manner IN which il reads. Gen. Dock
cry also knows that Mr.. Ingram had lei
Concord ahen the letters we're handed L
US, aud did not receive his until the mex
4. Al l.
his answer from Monroe, and that all ,hre
n Of the letters vere read rtblcly at Abe
!, marie the week after Monroe court, an
were handed 10 The Elltor Of the Joufna
: the Wing Organ 10 that section OF the d.,
IS tfici. the same week Of Albemar.c cout
y Cat MeckIenburg court for publication
and that they have since been publshe,
as speedily as possible, 10 the Journal, ia
y Argus aud the Observer, the priaclp,
i. Wing papers that circulate IN this Coz
i. gtesslonal District. The General sal
that his was To have been published by {
ertemenL That may be 50 for wha,
know bul did not know that the othe
lg would be published nor did ,rriie nit
T. with tho view Of its being published
s Still, however, approving u its contents,
y thank the gentlemen Of CabaTrus for pu
fishing the whole spo0dence: aud
IS can inform Gen. Dackery that have r
ed quesled the Editor Of the Argus TO kes
70 the whole correspondence IN his paper u
ee til after the election to be held on the q
= Of August. 1t will now, hope be pu
u, lished to his, (ihe Generals " hcart's CO
n. tent" Read 1t, Wigs, aud Judge f
yourselves.
be As to his Observer letter The gcn,l
ut man in the frs, place complains Of the no
- appearance Of his Cabafrus letter, aud ,
le. slnulies that 1t was held back in order tn
10, one OF nine, which was published IA 4
'ut Argus, might go forth 10 his prejudice a
les to my advantage, so tina, nigh, make I
" first impressions on the public mind.
ah This much the General has SAID, no dou
go with tho view Of making capital, bu, It "
md not do Cor he knows very well the 90
m. tlemen of Union who addressed US at Nc
} roe 10 the same manner that the gent
es- men of Cabarrus had done the week
Tey fore, received no answer from him I'll
- he merely referred them to his Cabari
are letter, and then my reply TO these biz
'o's Iy respectable and intelligent Wings, y
,gh the only one they received, and Of cou
/ il the only one they could furnish to the
and itor Of the Argus for publication.
the Ingram's was published 10 the Argus
soon as il was received. Will the Gen
hat al now pretend that the Editors have
ises done him justice Or does he pre,'
rom that those highly respectable and inte
the gent gentlemen from Csbarrus aud Tn
nall have done him any wrong1
ave Blu. the gentleman says that the st'
len mcnt said to be in the Journal is "a q
had Misrepresentation that he never has
the clined or refused 10 acquiesco in tho d'
'een sion OF q convention of the people, but
nn'y the other hand has long been in favor
rity them Or words to this effect. For
correctness Of this declaration must az
ar. refer tho Wings 10 his celebrated and b