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

"hefe he was opposed by Gen. Cass, " no i
reported to have SAID he thanked Gud he nev
ef owned slaye-said he never would, ant
PRAYED for its abolition?
Is this hostility to the South! No, cir
the true secret is, the spoil. are gone i; somt
eotofs are turned out Of cGice, oilers ui.
disappointed. Or, 10 use the words Of my
e"neagne, Mr.. ClingmaD, in an cxtrac, before
me as reported IN the Appendix to the Con
gff sslohal Globe, 2sh Congress, lst session
: Page eeo--ne su'o ,p snr Democsauc par;,
what would say 10 the doug gbfce>:
" 1t will be found on examination this par.
y governed by seven ptncip!es-as John
Randolph Is srep1ried TO have said to Thomas
Richle--lhc FIVE loaves and The two fishes
Of, IN the language Of John L. Calhoun, ia:e
distinguished leader of Ibis party, remark.
tble Tor his powers of geucraliz mon aud cou.
ue"saiIon, and who was thereby enabled TO
tnalyz re, simplify, aud reduce 10 single ell.
pmenl these various princIples, 1t ls lie
spoils party held together BY the cuAesi,u
power ot public plumber"
And here, sir, e, me say another word 10
my colleague, while think Of it.
hope he will pause IN his hasty Course
uniIi be hears from the people 10 the eastern
part Of the State. In case Of civil war, The,
are more likely to be injured By lnsurrecliun
and foreign foes than my colleagues consliu.
erls.
According to the census Of ls40, as near.
y as can ascertain, in The district Of ms
colleague, Mr.. Ou;law,) from the moth.
10 the pf,nI,I
WHITE. SLAVE.
AZ 45S SO UJ3
Wilmington dist. k9 4s6 33 23s
Washington 40 3US 81 ,665
Now, what i. the condition among my col.
leagues white basis oGusiitueulsl
Buncomhe district (Clinaman's) s)-Whi,e
population, g., ,030; Save population 9,229.
These eastern districts are on the sea
coast. Ny colleagues is The mos, inacces.
slble point to foreign Zoe 10 the Uni,ed
States. | do not believe, sir, tie good peo.
pie he represents are wiling 10 eng &c in
foreign OF cis,l war, for any aggression YET
committed; aud mol even to recover fugitive
slaves, Aud do no, be,,.ve my colleagues
constituents ever lost a slave by northern An.
ul,lonls,s. Bad men sometimes steal slaves :
4 that aggression can be stopped hy my col
league, he viii do US great service.
| hope 10 be allowed to speak to nv col.
league for my consIituents--to speak as an
eastern man, and as stakeholder. II, 10 The
providence of God, any caIamity befalls us
on account Of our slaves, shall be among
my people. shall not enquire, as iIe sci.
van, Of my ircnd Of kentuck, (Mr. Mar
shall did, when he told his servan, John, he
he wished him TO GO TO Mexico. Master"
said JOHN, atler reflection, =" how far is the
camp from Tie battle ground :" His master
could not answer satisfactorily, and John de.
cined to 90. My affections, my interest, nv
duty, all bind me with hooks of steel to nv
home. The graves of my forefalhers, for
several generations, are there; the dearest
friends have On earth are there: there |
expec; to live, and there ! hope to die and
whatever calamity may come, their fate will
be my fate" their God will be nv God"
wish now, sir, 10 say word to the gen.
Ileman from Virginia, (Mr. Meade. who did
me the honor to send me COPY of his speech
IN the early part of the session.
protest as q southern man, against, the
doctrine Of his speech, delivered before the
gentleman's constituents in August, 1910
And think, if copies of i, were circulated
in New Mexico, and the people understood
the gentleman was an influential man a, home
aud in Congress, it would be enough of itself
TO exclude slavery from that Territory.
Mr.. Ashe. The gentleman to whom you
refer is not in the House. he is not in The
CITY; he is SICK.
Mr.. Sranly. am sorry to hear Of the
sentleman's lllness; though shal! make no
remarks Of an offensive character. IL had
heard he had been taken sick shortly after
the delivery of this speech, should not have
been at loss TO account for his illness. |
am Obliged to my colleague for the motive
which prompts the interruption.
The gentleman Mr.. Meade) says: :" We
are no propaeandsls of slavery had We 90
slaves, there is not a man present who woulJ
vote to bring them among u.s." am glad to
hear the declaration. The gentleman prob.
ably concurs ~ opinion with my colleague,
Nr, Clnsman.) when he said, a country fill.
ed with The white race sis more vigorous
and prosperous than one filled with MIXED
race" My colleague shakes his head he
will find on examination, am righ, in stat.
| my what he said-a sentiment that will an
swer better for the hills OF Bunccmbe than
Tor eastern low lands for negroes thrive IN
some parts of our country where white peo.
I rle can hardly live. The bilious fever is
sometimes in the lowlnnds very fatal to the
white race. have heard highly in,el.
gent gentleman, and large stakeholder, say
he had never known a negro to die from the
bilious fever. But should be glad to be in.
formed, why the gentleman from Virginia
would no, bring them amongst us, if they
]" elevate our character Va Seniiment thai