The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-09-07
TuEnEIEcrIoN OF Mr.. vENABLr.


The election Of Mr.. yenaLle, by so Isret
majority, will, no doubt, be regarded BY
some as triumph Of disanion over Union
"a triumph Of his non.iniercourse and
confscation doctrines. And il would see m
reasonable so TO regard il. But, Of the
lOl6 votes he received IN Caswell, We feel
confident that not three hundred Of ,hes
thought Of Mr.. Venable's anti union and
confiscalion doctrines, when they voted for
him. We will 60 farther and venture tho
assertion that not three hundred Of those
who voted for him had the least idea that
he cherished sentiments like lhese--they
may have heard so, but those v no heard
wouldn't believe It was too monstrous !
they preferred 10 call ii ga Wing lie p
and too few, alas, ever heard one solitary
word about The matter. Democrats who
voted for Mr.. Venable, have subsequently,
assured US that they abbor and delest his
snIi.union sentimenls-and they now tell
US If they had only known that he advoca,.
edsuch dIsoI ganizing principles they would
not have voted for him. But they must
consider US "green if they suppose that
We believe they would not have thus voted
no matter what he advocated, So he pass.
ed as the Democratic candidate.
But what accounts for Mr.. Nash run.
ming on, so far behind Various causes,
The chlei one Of which is, the want o: votes
Why, because base falsehood vas prop.
ngaled against hint was every where
charged that he was :" free soiIer," and
We have heard men 10 this town call the
men who voted for Nash 1.-The free soil
party" Gentlemen, what do you mean
by this J 10 insult. direct or indirect,
your objectl Take care You taunt US
with " fIeesoilism," because We tell YOU
thai We will mol lend our hands TO dissolve
tals Union, erected by The blood of our
slfes, merely 10 case Congress should ex
tend the Wilmoi prosiso TO our Mexican
territory, where slavery is already prohib.
lied BY law Of the territory, which law !
you cay Congress has no right TO disturb,
and where Gen. Cas- tells you it is impos.
slble for slavery ever TO exist You stis
maize US with :" free soil party" wien
your late President, Mr.. Polk, solemnly I
sworn as he was TO syn no unconsIiulion.
o. law. signed the Oregon bill that contain.
cd the Wllmo, Pfo,iso in its most plaring
and hideous form-lhus no, only admitting
the Consiiiuionaliiy Of The Wllmot Prov.
so bu, also admitting what you DENY, that
Congress hns the right 10 leg,slate on the
subject Of Slavery IN the Territories
You call US free soil party" when your
man ABRAHAM w. VENABLE 70.
TED IA Congress FOR rms SAME VII.
MOT PRovrso, which Mr.. Polk, the man
YOU made President by your votes, lus, as
you made Mr.. Venable your Representa-.
tive, approved and signed With wha,
grace dare you make the charge Your
unbushing eiIron,ery is equaled only By
the thief who stole sheep from an homes,
man, and then went about over the neigh.
borhood charging the mnn he stole from
with sheep stealing. and making himself
cut an overly homes, man. II refusing 10
join you 10 se,eriug this Uoion - if thrust.
Ing these hands IN the burning flame. aud
suffering the IN 10 be burnt from this perish.
abs body. sooner Than they should tstler
the Star Spangled Banner FOR no other
reason than because slavery is prohibited
IN Mesico-a country where slave labor
can never prove anything but dead OK
pense--a country where law now exists
that makes the slave as free as his master .
rs soon ms his feet touch lis soil, and which .
hw you, democrats, tell US Congress has /.
no r,gh, 10 iouch--and II refusing TO agree
With YOU IN the strange opinion that Con.
gress has no right 10 legsls,e on slavery
10 cur Territories, although Congress has
so Iesislated from the creation Of the Gov.
eInment up 10 the presen, time. and no
saue man was ever, till now, heard to doubt
or question such right-l( for refusing TO
do this you call US free soIers,' be It so
but remember
"Thiei thief do CULpRiTS cry,
To HIDE THEIR OWN shame and in.
fanny" Miiion Chronicle.
Since The abovn was in type, the Chron.
ice admits that Mr.. Venable did not vote
for the Pfovso. Editor Journal.