The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-07-27

ITS constitution be republican, and that III
imposition OF any other by Congress ~oul
not only Ee N violation OF the constitution
but III direc! conflict with the princIple o
which ocr political system rests"
They are as you see, cou6ned 10 nsser
'lng principles eppcr'an,ng to the natur
and character OF our sysietn OF Government
aud making inIerencos clearly deducIb
rom them and which are Of vital lmpor
lance, ~ The question between you and tn
North, ia relation to tho Vimot Pioviso
! Ii the facts b.. as the resolutions stated
there is no denying the inference and !
10Th 10 irae, then your right to emigra,t
with your slaves into the territory becomes
uncuesilcnnbc nnder the Constitution
Tins be felt, and hence his bitter denuncl
alton OF lham. But he has confined him
sell to denunciafion without making an et
foti TO reiule The resolutions by showing
they contain error, either as 10 the facts 10
serted, or differences 4, ducod. He kncs
thht TO be beyond his power und pfudenuy
avoided IT, Bat, II the resolutions be true
as he u compelled 10 admit they are By hi.
si'ence, How, can they be tif brand. as
he calls hem, or be islly chafseable with
dlsuniou ! Col. Benton has his osn way
pf proving lhings, which nppsafs TO be yer
satisfactory to himself but to. no one Who
sll take The pans 10 examine his asset.
lions and reasons.
DespIil.ug Of fading anything Ike dis.
union 10 he resolutions themselves, be seek .
'or II 10 tic motive which he gta'uitou>ly
assigns to me { introducing them. he
arslGsserls, thai hey arc the prototype Of
hose adopted by tho Legislature OF Mis-.
sour ., their late session and then nasefs
thal tho only j diteace between them Is,
thu, mine aim directly OF dlsunion aud
I theirs ultimately Of tho same thing, for
which 10 oiltts no reason, eIcep; that theirs
+ pledged HE State 10 cooperate with the
other slaYeholdiBg States. He thu, as
sumes, that your am as well &C nine, IS
Jisunion, md tbs, While he - exerilng
himself 10 the utmo., to dtscred,i no with
you, as q disun'ouI.i; for u IS apparent hls
speech was intended 10 have It's effects on
.
uen's particularly lie then drags IN the
Accomnc resolutions to prove, that The Oh
iccl is Convention Of The Suu bern States
B md that he assifacc 10 BE proof conclusive
ha, d.sunion ID nleo's ID 5y ny resolutions,
Tie is quite horiti.d at tho idea Of oul
7 meeting 10 Convention. in otdsr TO consul
% The best mode OF SAVING both yourseive,
aud the UnloA; It lnieed the madness o.
fanatics, and the ttrachcry Of deser,efs
should no. mako the lauct impossible. l!c
next asserts, N ORDER 10 prove tha. dlsunlur
IS lhelr olJsci, that they render the edjl.t
meni OF tho territorial question npractlca
bic. and iha, lhltwas my motives lor MIRO
duclng them lie uBkes this assertion, it
he face o! facts perfectly vel known tC
hun that the Northern mcn5ets with Q
very few honorable except ous, Ind rejected
every effort nj compton, 81. saj had dc
clated their fixed determination not to nc
cepi Of sny. It vas, against rats artogan
md urcompfomlslng course, that cterct
us resolutions. Il uns, lhcn, lies md no
Nc. who took grcnad octnst camptonis
on adjustment. Slllf ron this beng true
ha>p ever been ii layct of auy TAR al
u-lmcai, which Uas consistent wilh sou
constitutional rights. q tuig gave VET,
strong proof At the very next session, b!
supporting the bll reported BY attlayton
uh,ch left the decision To the adjudication
Of the coar'c. The bill would have pass
cd bu, fot us associates, the abotiIapis's nuu
free soliers, and the question IL cualfoyer
~ helsesn he two sections 10 retefenc
to territories Gaal'y arlIs'cd; and yet, h
kuoslns NJ! ,h,., has tbs etitonefy 10 cal
,, It hy NJ la shcr nam. 10 charge me, an
10, them, as opposed 10 ony adIis'mcn
and that too Tor tho base purpose ot destroy
IN. the Uaon.
Bli all lheso assumptions we're but pre-
llmuaty TO charge, suli moro andaclous
ma, nm 'hc real author Of the Wtlms
I, pfoyiso. He calls i. the Calhoun Pfoyis'
: md says that | aI better entitled 10 Il
paternity than Nilmot hlnselt which b
: accompanied by strong deuunclatIons of III
: pfoyiso, and long enumeration OF tho man
AMI great evils it has luiicted on the cour
Z wy w INV tsluHlcil ~ 'uC uNu"N
s advocate Of the " limo, Proylso, accuses II
! of being lis author, and denounces 1t IN tt
moat unmcasured terms IN tho same speec
II IN winch he praises i, aud declares hImse
1l to be IN lis favor He would seem to
', perfectly indifferent of tho recoll or h,msC
y shcn his object was 10 assail me. The
~ ~ no term ~ the language, by which SUI
b a combination oil lns,ncerty, lnconsi9tenc
ID and bruzcn cllron,ety can be characterize
ID Tho way ~ winch he attempts TO make o
hs assertions, arc N keeping With lhe
~ character.
g, l'c first assumes that the Nlmot Prov
OF so aud the Missouri Compromise arc lde
D. ,icnly the same, aud then undertakes
II prove that am the author of the latte
IN, aud Of course, also. Of tho former. III
he must be a piece oil strange intelligence
es Mr. Clay and his iriands ard admirers. h
IN supposed that there was no doubt 1hae,
Oh us to his being the real author of the NJ
an sour Compromise. II was no who devl,
U. tho measure, introduced II into the lilo,
of representatives, carried 1t through
in. his address, and gloried in the repulat
10 of being its author. II is a little cruel