The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-06-26


honor, was content TO remain tie residue {
my days in quiet. .unob.rusre devotion 10 m
own afsirs.
The call that was made upon me VAS re
-ponded to with alacfiiy and PRIDE Asa par
) man ! felt bound 10 accept the nomination
Laying aside all other business, at great pc
cuniery sacrifice, and under cifcuGsiarc ces o
leeuIsr embarrassment, aud doa este etfl'c
ton, | devoted my bes, energies 10 The prose
cuiion OF prorec ed ard arduous campaign
The resu, is known To you; aud although q
Fl ST i,It disappointed aud mor6,d at iht
diminished mi ni,y by which | wss elected
when compared with the previous results. ct
shen II was asceftained that the lost votes
were chn1 II, IN few OF The largest " big
Counties, became sa,nh ihal lhe votes
had been withheld. not from any hostility 10
me, but from That naurul yet dangerous eps
Thy resulting from tniife confidence 10 sue.
cess.
The brief period of my administration has
not been exempt from trouble and tesponsi.
bIlliy. In The discharge Of my pubic duties,
| have teen unfairly assalled with sevefit,
and coarseness heretofore unprec c, denied and
While on iclpaied hing less at The hands
ot our political sdverssries, have be- n unex
p.ciedly, and think uneenerou,ly, aounded,
IN 10" sections OF the Stale by protesting pc.
ll'ica! friends. As The period approached for
the assembling of this Convention, a tone
dissatisfaction al the p'oc pee; Of uiy renomi
nation arose IN certain quarters, which induced
me from certain mo'I'es of self.respeci and
o. the promotion OF harmony iu cur ranks ,o
mediate perempiory withdrawal from tn
canvass Upon coDsultiton with some Of N,
trierds however Determined 10 abandon thar
step, to bear with what cquaDimlty could
the assaults that might he made and 10 ausi
me action and the decision Of this body. Tn.
der these circumstances aud in view Of uhet
- pGs', my unanimous denomination by this
'afge and intelligent assembly Of Wings is
tie more highly valued.
| accept your nomination, and will enden
vor to disc ha'ge The trusts which tho cbiga
uon imposes upon ne. May not wrh uuuip
confidence expect aous and faithful Der
fufmbLce Of the corelsive du,ies which al
ZACH TO This b dy and 10 The Wings Of The
State
he wing party can, If they a.l. elec
their candidate for Governor. No sane msu
doubts that. Their nominee cannot eIec
himseii Justice to all conc eined demands a
hearty and aIous &C. operation ofevery Wing
soef 10 nominate their candidate, place
their standard in his hands and then not 90 to
the polls and vote for hin; Ut By cupuUIe
nd dfefence subject him to The mofnfcailcn
and themselves to the disaster oi a shameful
defeat, will be wholly ind, frnsble.
Al ons the q ciJactlons which have beer
urged against my denomination was .ha, Of my
central residence IN the Sta,e-lha, wa.
originally The nominee OF certain central
Influence"
Now, II is well known 10 every man who
attended the las, Wing Convention tha. nv
nou iualon was brought about not by The del.
eg les from the ceuIe, but by the concurrence
oi the Eossi and tie We., aga nsl The centre.
This host yer has besn sufficiently explained
by the pubic press and tO.bsGr 10 feterate
and dsell upon it here.
But Why should the Wings 8, the centre be
condemned and cast aside What evil have
they done ? What reproach or injury have
they brought upon the " hlg party, during tie
long and perllous .hl IN which We have been
engaged II what q1sItet OF tbs State have
Wings devoted their tine, their talents end
their means IN support of the cause more at.
de nt'y and freely than the Wings al the cen.
Ire Bat believe that this narrow unfCun,
ded Jealousy exists in the breasts OF only
'e" fhai The itlnstlce OF tins denuncis,ion has
b. en- generously Wind Gated aud repell by ,he
h,Iy ot
Of tho State, aud | will dismiss tie unp'eas.
ant topic with the single remark that, IN my
opinion, if there had been found among the
people OF O'd Sodon, in the day of thrit Vs.
uatiun, seren strh men US the Wigs of the
Centre, periIy that ,cieked Torn uould not
hare been destroyed.
PATRONAGE.
10 dispensing the patronage Of my office,
IN selecting mer to fl the Literary Board
and the Internal Improvement, Board, aud 10
appointing Directors of Publc Works on
Rail Roads, and Plank Roads, and Turnpike
Roads, | have called in members Of both the
political parties, aud ~ fuflhng The multifa
rious aud arduous duties of my station have
been governed by a CONSCIENTIOUS sense oil
th'PaIiaiity ahu Jus'ice 10 ne best oi my abl-
ity. Standing on this practice Of The past
and this pledge for the future, | shall repose
with entire confidence on the Justice and mag
nan'ml.y 0! all fair minded people.
desire Today TO address my self to Whigs
to take bnef retrospect Of the past 10 recall
the prophetic admon,lons OF Wing policy and
wing councils, and to congratulate this as.
sembly on the patriotic aud national conserya.
tlsm Of Wing principles.
Before dong SO. however, deem this an pr
occasion fos mhkn a few remarks on certain
topics Of State policy which are ag,,alluc
he public mind. alude particularly to the
subjects Of Popular Education, Internal In
ptovemen,s, and an smendmen, of the Con.