The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-11-09
LocoFoCo CONSISTENCY.

LOCOFOCO CONSISTENCY.
We have, time and again. called a',en- !,
ion to the hypocrisy Of the Locofoco Ed. =.
Tors Of North Carolina, as exhibited in re. :
Ia,ion to the question Of Slavery in the Ter.
ri,ories. We do not intend to, let this mat. ,
ter rest with what we have said on the sub.
ject. II ough, to be kept fresh 10 the rec.
objection Of the people: and with this pur.
pose 10 view we shall again advert to some
few Of the counts in our indictment, on
which we have perhaps heretofore been
more elaborate.
And first, as to the Wilmot Proyso.-
They-,he Editors aforesaid-say that
Congress has no power to legislate on 'hs
subject matter Of this abominab!e meas.
ure. Congress then, has no jurisdiction
Of the question:, and II cannot acquire any,
even by consent Of parties yet the last
Legislature of North Carolina gave Con.
gress to understand tina, the adoption and
extension of the Missouri Compromise line
by tina. body, would be proper and salts
factory disposition OF the Slavery question:
and the Locoioco Editors every where
chmed in, and hoped that Congr,s IS would
90 settle The question. These editors
therefore wanted Congress to legislaie on
subject matter Of which they say II has
no jurisdiction, and thereby violate the Con.
s,iiu,ion and Perpe,ra,e the crime ofPer.
Jury.
Again: Congress did pass the Wilmot
Pfoyiso, so far as the Territory Of Oregon
was concerned; aad Locofoco President
approved the bill, under the solemn obl,ga.
lions Of the oath which he had taken 10
support and defend the Constitution yet
these same Editors, who say that Congress
possessed no power 10 pass any such law
or in any way to legislate on the subject,
justified and applauded him for approving
, the law, and declared that he was guilty Of
no infraction Of the Constitution of no vi.
ola,ion of his plish,ed faith to the South
Again They lay it down as an axiom
"a matter to be OF all men admitted with.
f out argument-that all Who entertain the
, opinion that Congress has the constitution
. alpower 10 Iegisate on the subject of slave
~ 10 the Territories, are unsound IN the
dence of any friend of the 8 nth. The
Hon. Thomas l.. Cingman says that Con
gress does posssss the constitutional power
, to eglsla,e on the suhjec, Of slavery in the
n Territories: yet very large majority o
y the Democ ratio and Locofoco members o
n the las, Legislature, with full knowledge
. Of Mr.. Chngman's opinion on the subjecl
4 voted for him for United States Senator
. and 10 Locofoco Editor in the State, ,ha
). we have heard Of, found any fault with lha
). vote. Ga the contrary, they immedlaleI
sci about ALTERING MIR. CiIngman, shon
they had for years been. slandering an
revling, and have ever since endeayore
y to make him believe that they regard hr
:, as a mar,elously proper man, and one VIII
= is entirely orthodox on the slavery question
: And We, again: They hold up Mr.. Ca
. houn as their true exemplar-lhe grca
. expounder Of the genuine Southern doc
- lrlne on the slavery question and thu
= that all should be dealt with as abominabl
heretics who dare galnsay the wisdom @
= proprle,y Of single sentiment that he u
- ters 10 relation 10 the subject. Mr.. Cling
man, however, says that MIR. Calhoun
- views Of the powers of the General Go,
= eminent in relation to slavery in the Tel
ritorles, as set forth IN his cee brated Re,
= oIu' ions, Though perhaps plausible al III
= first glance, are really the mos, shallo'
: and superficial Iha, could possibly be pre-
sen,ed." Yet Mr.. Cilngman, notwithstanc
u.s. lng this his we'll known opinion OF the De-
pho Oracle, was voted for and be praise
- by the disciples Of Mr.. Calhoun as afort
IT. said
And vet these abominabe news. haS ker
% are crying, Wolf Wolf Wolf and Try
!. ing to make the honest yeomanfy Of tn
country believe that there are men among.
rts them who are not to be trusted on III
slavery question True, there are sue
sc persons and these very Editors are III
1, men We warned our readers ofihe wron
s. done them by the passage Of the Orego
n, bill. We told them that it was The Woo
en- Horse, in the bowels of which the ent
- mics of the City were lying concealed
and to trust it not within the walls. tn
IN Locofoco journals cried out all was well
H. and now they have the face to hold then
e selves up as the exclusive friends Of III
H. South Dat upon such brazenlaced by
C. pocrisy They are not to be trusted on hi
H. or any other question. Prejudice has s
blinded their eyes-party has so corrupte
.. their principles, that they are no longe
" fa,h-worthy and all who put their lru.
Of ia them, will assuredly be deceived and be
trayed.-N. e. Argus.
10 ILLINOIS SENATOR.
- We learn by the Telegraph that Gen