The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-04-23
Communications.
FoR THE CHARLOTTE JOURNAL.
MONROE, APRIL 81, 1851.

MONROE, APRIL I'll, 1851.
Mr.. Editor: The Editor Of q Pieayune
Paper published in your town self.sty led the
Hornets Nest has in late number Of his
little turn coat shee, attempted to animal.
vert upon the patriotic citizens Of U nion coun.
" for attempting TO &c, up q Uaion meeting.
He says it is low and cunning trick of the
Wings to catch Democratic votes at the ap.
preaching August elec,ioo-,o which | reply
it is false, a higher and more noble incentive
has ac,us,sd the Wings and Democrats Of this
County in making this call for q mee,ing.
Would he accuse Gen. Washington Of low
and cunning trick when he warned the A mer.
lean Citizens in his rewel address against
disunion and portrayed TO them in undieing
colors the evils Of the same1 Would he
brand Gen. Jackson With corrupt design
when he said the Union mus, be preserved
and that secession was only another name for
treasonl Ne sir, bat this little Editor has
been so much in the habit Of political gam.
bling and like the flying Dutchman Of New
York his grea, prototype, Of being on every
side Of all questions, has become very much
disposed TO Judge Of every mans intentions by
his own corrupt nature. 1t isno', sir, the ad.
vanceaent Of party, nor the support of any
particular croakinr press, nor the elevation
Of any clamorous Demagogue, that We are
after in this Heaven protected scheme, but
lis the good Of osr country, our whole coun.
try, the perpelu,y Of our glorious Union
This Union movement has not been origina.
ted by Wings alone, but it is a measure in
which Wings and Democrats have united
shoulder 10 shoulder, and in this county are
moving in one solid phalarx. Where.
would ask the Hornets Nest, Sir, is Mr..
Speaker Cobb, Of Georgia, the distinguished
Foo,e, Of Mi, Poinsett, Of S. c., Dallas, oil
Pa, and host Of others, Democracts good
and true-are they not enlisted under this
came glorious Union Banner thea can he
, say it is Wing trap 10 catch Democratic
votes-dars he say i,-hOw does The Demo
cratic States Of Virginia and of Ceorgia
stand upon he question: VIVA, verde, die
The Democratic Legislature Of North Caro-
lima render at its last session. How stand.
Tennessee-aye, and Of every other State il
the Union except South Carolina and vel
tina, little Nest" in Charlotte has The i'm
pudence to say it is q low and cunning Whg
trick 10 catch Democratic Votes. 1firabii.
Dictu: the fact is, sir, the call for the Union
meeting ia this county 10 headed by a pi nj
nent Democrat, respectable and infiuen
and by The by, reader believe of that lii.
tie Nest, but he is man not TO be quilted by
such seditous doctrines as that sheet is endsa
voring 10 propagate-ihe fact is, sir, that pa.
per stsnds committed on secession and az
% misery loves company" he is with the ef.
forts Of drowning man endeavoring 10 en'is,
under his bloody banner all he can. The
least One Hundred citizens Of our county and
one half al least are Democrats-respecta.
BILE (the mos, Of them) and infiuen,isi-and
in this great work We intead 10 be a unit
all Wings, all Democrats; We desire upon
this great national question TO harmonize ouI
sentiments and do no. deny tina: j, would be
desirable for those bitter and inveterate par.
ty feelings heretofore fomenled and KEPT
alive by designing and aspiring politicians Of
both parties TO die away end be forever oblit
Grated, yet it is our right and We will exer
els. i, IN despite Of the impudsn, interference
Of the Hornets Nest.
He says It isa whig trap baited with
/" UnIon"-,o which reply and ask him wha
kind Of bait did the Democ rats use when the,
caught him-I suppose it must have beer
something green-or some other food that
certain long cared animal is particularly fons
Of. He boasts OF his subscribers. He ma,
have them, but am sure there are no, ma
ny Of them in MONROE.