The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-04-17

following extract from speech OF Mr.. Men,
minoor's q, the late City meeting IN Charles
ION, called together in respect TO the memory
Of MIR. Calhoun Showing, on his part, ana
on the par, Of those who received his mad
so favofably. state Of ieel'ns,
amounting, in, intensity, to the religious Ia
na,icism. that has swept and desola,ed some
or the (airesi portions OF The Globe. Judging
from the tenor Of our Correspondents letter,
and indeed, from the tone OF the proceed
ings Of the meeting, as published I" Inc
Charleston papers, we should inter that but
little was wantin. to make up a sIm.'ar scene
to many Of those presented in the History OF
blood, here men unsheaih their daggers
OVER the body of comrade or leader, and
vow 10 avenge his cause. We are happy 10
have the reliable assurance OF our CORES
pondent hat these proceedings orgies
we NAV say-were confined to "dema'
pouues" and " cadets" and that the Charles
ION heart, as We always supposed, beats
true and deep to the Uuioa." But TO the es'
tfact:-
| .Jn raising . memorial TO our beloved and vcn-
Grated Senstor il is but natural. that we should al
once DO attracted by that great object which has
ever been dearest TO his bosom-in which lie has
literally been spen,-the Redress OF southern
Wrongs. Mr.. Memminrer said ~ propose There
fore that we should exhibit our devotion 10 his me m
ory ty u lively Recommendation OF our deierU natiOn
I 10 advance this cause. Let unite man,
and show 10 the world that the death Of our great
leader in The very Thermopy'm Of our deionee. pro-
dures no fittrnr in our ranks, but like lilo death
OF the Spartan Chief serves only to rally to tho de-
feace OF the South every trnc Southern hesri-'ha,
VIC arc ready like him TO vindieaie o1f rights even
al the peril of every thing we value.
Mr. Memmipgcr hero appealed 10 all present. "a
use tho PRESENT solemn cccasio4 as enc n which
over the body OF oae 50 much treasured by South
Carolina we should vow ne1iingu shase res stsncs
TO tyranny; and that we should receive tho las
speech o. lanentcs Senator, with the seutI nent'
which attend TIE farewell address Of Washington
He then continued his sppoal in this strain io
some time, and was heartily responded TO by th
meeting"
Elsewhere, we are happy to say, and viii
) this solitary exception, the death Of the grea
man whom The whole Country nonrns, ha
had its proper and becoming effect upon IN
pnblc mind in tarqnlliz'ng the Vehemenc'
Of sectional acerb,ty, IN uniting the hearts o
The people IN common lsnenia'ion, and II
D imnresslng them with the reflection, that a
. md The dim Of agitation and The strife Of am
}, bnion, all men must dle-so lrne ~ ii, that
4 by striking down the mos, shining object
Death makes is power The more UNIVERSAL.
felt.
/ We perceive, speaking IN this connection
=. lha, the Senate of tho Unued States, by n
unanimous vote, has ordered ten tn usan
copies, IN a pamphle form, of the late Ad
dresses in thar body on The occasion OF NJ
Cahoun's death. for general circulation
Northern men, too, and northern Leglsl'
/. lures and northefo journals, We with south
n ern men, and southern Legislatures, on
southern ionrnal.. in tFiSutes OF fesp"-t IA
= his memory, and IN grateful recollection c
l. his services. Ssmpathtzing m the -eni
e men,s Of The " Wasblng'"n K pnh &c =.
. beautifully expressed wheu ~ is'ep n "a
glowing aud genial eu"glrs tfnm every -et
non and quarter, upon tho great mad lamr'
l. tod Siatsanan .sha has aats. o-a Lnt -
ID lect wnh grief aud psiu uS ~ the narrow ~,
i, lonslllies Inch are uh''fcd 10 disturb 4
relations of he great North and South OF IA
glorious republic. Why. ~ Heavens nau.
should this nccufsed .ttile be Continued
Good men, wise men, aud patriotic men Of a
in quarters sympaihzN IN the great oLJret, "a
purposes and dcsii1ies nf their common coul
ny. Why should they not unite and scatt,
~ 10 the four winds, "a hey can and ought, 4.
re reckless aad unpr ncip'ed sgila'ors who see
a personal aggrand u menl through the medu
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