The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-07-30

they rere uttered by him, maj. c. and If
they were used at the last meeting, that was
so much The worse, as that was the latest edi.
ton OF his sentiments. During Gen. DIS re.
ply 10 this part Of the discussion several gen. !
ilemen who had signed the certificate stating I
that they had heard Mai. Caldwell use the
above expressions at October Term, 1850.
were invited if they had ANY remarks 10 make
relative TO the matter 10 do so then-where.
upon Messrs. Johnston and Wa'kup reitera.
ted the charges as above quoted and affirmed
that thew had been spoken as alleged and ask.
ed MAJ. Caldwell If he denied having used
The above quoted expressions. He Maj. CO
did not deuy but admitted that he had used
the expressions as above quoted but affirm.
ed that he osly meant legal resistance. Mai.
c. then asked two OF the genlemen what he
(Msl c. mean, BY the expressions ----one said
he understood him to mean that the Nash.
vile Convention should adopt soms measure
which would result IN a Dissolution of the
Union; aud the other replied that he Maj.
c. had used those words a. quoted IN the Ger.
lifcate aud repeated the words over sgaiu-
tina, /, was not for him { " J 10 say what he
MAJ. c. meant BY them, that II was the bust.
ness Of MaJ. {. to explain whot he meant by
them. Maj. c. do not deny using the es.
pIessens and said that he Was for " resistance
aud that now but denied that he was for
unconstitutional resistance. So after all the
Majors quIbblIng lie did moi deny using the
above expressions as certified b. six Tsspec.
table gentlemen and twenty others could be
had, If thought necessary, who would es,ab.
lsh The same facts.
Gen. Dockery said that he had been de.
nounced as liar by Msj Caldwell for using
The above expressions, aud IN w desboIough
was told that VI he DID not lake it back he
Maj. c. would prove him (Gen. d. liar,
aud upon Gen. ID. refusing 70 withdraw The
charge, Maj. c. called Up VIM. K. Myers,
ESQ, who stated iht he IVES out on com.
m,tes to report resolutions aud did not knO,r
uhat udS said during his absence bu he had
heard Maj. c. that DAY speak and heard no
such sentiment. So that is the ray Mai. {.
proved old Gen. Docksry to be liar al
marlborough SIX respectable gentlemen
and twenty more If necessary, state po tire
~, that they heard certain expressions on a
certain occasion and three other gentlemen
or hliy if YOU choose. state that they did no.
hear such expressions used and yet ding
7 lie Maj c., the Negative testimony is 10 be Ia
ken 10 Preference to The posture, Maj. {. him
self not denying, but asserting that he did Use
the expressions, but did not mean resistance
by arms or against law.
Gen. Dockery then called upon Maj, {. tc
, read the certificates he had been in the habi
of reading heretofore and especially one from
DR.. Daniel Asbury but none Of them were
produced. And IT was stated then that Dr..
Asbury vas in California 5000 miles away
when the meeting was held Of which he was
certifying that no such expressions we're used.
The truth is he Doctor was mistaken as
10 the meeting. He was thinking Of he firtl
meeting at winch John Walker, Esq, presi.
) ded, IN The Spring. And this vas al the fall
meeting IN October, when Sam'l. A. DAVIS
ESQ, presided Gen. Dockery gave he pro
per solu ION Of the difficulty when he SAID
Thai il Was The province Of the witness 10 Civ
:, The expressions used and he province Of Ju
~ to tell what was meant by The expressions