Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-05-12
Cen. Dockery against Gen. Jack.on-


During the session of the Legislature of No,,
Carolina in 184243, Mr.. Jones Of Orange introdncsa
into the House of Commons Resolutions in reation
to Senators, in relation to the Tariff ds
approving the Bankrupt Law, declaring that the e."
i'm posed on Gen. Jackson by Judge Hall oueh, r. h
in favor of the veto power, &C. Tbase
after being slightly amended and desn
ately opposed by the federal members. passed tbo
Commons, and were sent TO the Senate The folow;nr
are the Resolutions
l. Resolved, That the Legislature of this State bo
right to instruct the Senators of this State Conpre
whenever in the opinion of the Legislature they misT
the wishes OF the State or the magnitude of the
of the Senators to obey the instructions given or to &
their seats ProUded the Instructions to be given and
obeyed require not the Senator to commit violation
Constitution, act of moral turpitude ~
2 Resolved That while North Carolina in the Opinion &c
this Legislature will object to any of taxes
equally apportoned and imposed for the purpose of ais
revenue to support the Government economically admins
tered yet this State will consent to the imposition &c
taxes the design and operation of which promote the
Of particular occupations at the general expense
congress- is based protective principles operating "a
bounty TO the manufacturing interests and imposing unjust
unequal and oppressive burdens upon other branches Of &
dusty, and particularly those peculiar to the Soutber
States and that, such being the effects of this law II
unwse in policy, dangerous to public liberty and News
sion OF that free Constitution of Government which was
framed and adopted for the protection and security of NH
and which will be best sustained bv the eGpaI onerat az
laws ana the just dspensati Gifts benefits every Amer
lean citizen 10y ~
t. Resolved, That this law is not oo,v nrotet; i; -.
character and unequal In its operation that it violates
the compromise of 1888 unusty depvng the South of M
benefits of that act precisely at the nend wben VI tne
to u.s. and after We had ney were
periodically endured all its burdens and therefore in the
name OF honor justice and good faith the Legislature
it should be modified place it the of reve
nue. duties.
5 Resolued That this legislature do highly disanno
of the Bankrupt law passed by the present Congress and
desire its immediate repeal because it mpars the obga
ton of contracts destroys confidence and credit
frauds and reckless speculation and because believe
there is scarcely division of sentiment among the people of
North Carolina in their opposition this
6. Resotced That the fine imposed upon General Andrew
Jackson, during the late by judge Hail. should in the
opinion of this Legislature be Immediately refunded with
full legal interest, without any provso qualification what
ever as an act OF justice to brave meritorious and d
Resoued That the Executive Veto limited as is by
the wisdom OF our fathers conservative and
power OF which the President should be deprived
s. ReSoUed That Senators in Congress be- they
hereby instructed and Representatives requested
carry into effect the principles set forth in the foregoing
g. ReSoued That the Governor of this State be request
ed to forward copy of these resolutions to each of Sen
fore the Senate of the United States
I Various efforts made in the Senate TO amend
these Resolutions and thus indirectly defeat them
and upon every motion to amend them and embarrasS
their passage, Gen Dockery voted in the affirmative
He also voted, with thirteen other federalists lay
them on the table, At length the vote was taken on
the Resolutions separately all motions to amend hav-
ing failed. Gen. Dockery voted against the first in
the series given above, voted for the second voted
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voted against the sixth, seventh and eighth. He
therefore took the ground, in voting against the
sixth Resolution that the Tory Judge who fined Gen.
Jackson was right, and that Gen. Jackson was wrong
and that Gen Jackson DESCRIBED to be punished for his
conduct at New Orleans.
The people of North Carolina, in 1892 gave Gen
Jackson majority of t,centythree thousand votes fol
President; and by this vote they quivocaly and
fully endorsed his character and conduct public
man. But Gen. Dockery in 1843, affected to be
wiser than the people of this State and voted to pun
ish Gen. Jackson for what the people had not only
approved but had declared by their votes cast fol-
him, they considered meritorious.
Gen: Dockery's prejudices were so strong in favor
of free negroes that he could VOTE in the Convention
of 1885, to continue to them the right of suffrage
and his prejudices so strong against Gen. Jack
son that he could vote in 1843, not only to deny hin
credit for the glorious victory of New Orleans, blu
TO censure and punish him for the means he used to
achieve that victory. Mark the contrast between
Gen Dockery's regard for the free negro and his
sense OF justice and of right towards Gen. Jackson
The heart of that man who could vote to sustain
Judge Hall and condemn Gen. Jackson is IN the rone
place. and the people of North Carolina ought TO, al
they will, withhold from him, as he withheld justice
from Old Hickory their posts of trust and honor
Jackson men honest and true men of all parties
what say you? Can you vote fol this man for Gov
ernor ?-Raleigh Standard.