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' AN ADDKESS; " -:
a tJis fritnd$ vf CNEj1L JACKS0Xin 'forth
Carctttut aifd io the, -Supporters of &ts Administra
ium flf ihefAff'urs of the Gwerat GozernikiiiL ": vi
. . ; V -Tlie Jackson Centrnl
onimitteo:taUe pleasui e i aunonncing the
anies of iho$e who Lave btjtn noniioaled
y the' people tii ourr several; Districts, as
illeciord io 'iSortlj CaroIiua. .'I Jus "ticket
pUfedb the support ot, General AN
)REW" JACKSON lor PitsidJut, awl
lAHTIN VA-N riUKilN fpr Vic:e Presi
lentbf ilu;, United States and we copfidenU
y v believe tlaV ts success is certain 'if the
ccasio n - s ha 11 ? rail forth t.ha t ( act f i iy a nd
tuurgy ' among its frauds, which - iV iiii-
plafnt; but a determined jealousy h'asfixedj
itself about the manner ofthefcOperatioiiaod
searched afteV something that was not altd
ether'suiied 4b the tefined tnoVJefn system
of - drploinacyV Our venerable PresidenVi
unpractised in the rules of Jeceitful pretences;
untaught io any other school but that -which,'
inculcates the propriety of asking nothing
.but-what Is clearly right, and yielding to noth-.
ing (tiat is L wrbng" -has illustrated by; his
practcejbat;witri nations, as with, divid-
uaist Honesty is tue nest poucyf -
B u 4 i t was1 at tem p ted to obscure ; the lame,
ortfie JTero of New Orleans by casting o ver
itilbnghtnesss a doudH reproach for the
necessary means which weie used to'secure
victory, "and save the country. The success.
of the same patriot in the" admintratioa of
our foreign affairs, Would be too dazzling in
the view of' a' zealous opposition, if no in-
iervening shade were formed to throw about
Us splendour; Hence, for the first time in our
history, the venerable soges of this land, have
been 'stimulated - to, exert all , ibeir ! faculties,
in the Voble : enterprize of degrading their
country, that they might disgrace hes nders.
Our president is a tried and faithful officer."
He, would be more thah4 man, if he did not
sometimes erf, yet his administration of the
affairs of the' Union has been lionourable to
himself, and prosperous to the nation. The
tinier of trial, to which tie has. been exposed,
he had met with an unflinching independence
of character, and conduct; that must extort
even' from those, who did not approve his
a.fcts,the reluctant homage of their admira
tion for the virtue, that enabled him. to per.
form them. Wo know, that" these 'just en
comfa on the" condnct of a public servant ''-will
be perverted by some into the simulations of
a party, zeal; but they are no more than she'ei
pose of taking from jlhe people- the election i one, towards which we should cherislj, in the
of? thcfcpm cffict-pSh&n tbeilessons -ott. public mind, senttmehU of high respect and
f experience bea lost signt -ot and" torgoitent habitual submission. The great nerve of
Have you discarded all remembrances of the the Judiciary is in that unsuspected purity of
memorable crisis In burpoliticar history,' its officers, which, vill se6ure a confidence
wheb,YIn 1801) the . election of President among the people, that its deliberations are
y vo wu Hie iiuuo wi, .ivcicscuuiiiycstiiui rniogiea wun political prejuaice, or per
and of the trial which our liberties encoun- sonal ambition. Admit within its sacre
)ortance to our connuywonld sefm to' re-
miri . An fhvtv an 'livii nnruiiurn in' !i
f Y , t, !Tt :I " i i r justice, wheu applied to the great and lead-
latt cast-tabout our prospects some guides of J i ,vv r t j
loubt, but these have hogun to yieid to the i? Gn'ck' s administration.
.riv. ...:.;. ..1...:. u We then 1 ellow-Cittzens,) ought not to vote
ioht of truth, and we are jiot without hone
hat most of our opponents w'ilj yet sacrifice
heir rejudices to the coirfmoo ca itse of our
oarty and our country. V However this may;
se ll U our right, a.nd has become in some
Qieasure our duly, to," address .you on this
subject. : :'V -.: ".';v, -
; generaimckson;, .
.General JacWpn 'felJv-Htiizens, has how
pt-x1&i ryr-fr? resident; ti earlyy fbu r
i hi, and is once more a candidate for re
election. His pure patriotism, his uncpr
rupled integrity, his firmadherence to what'
he believes right, fi is distinguished ability,
arid disinterested devotion to the good of the
whole country, have not indeed silenced op
position, but they have secured a successful
administration of our aftairs In times of peri
lous! excitement, ; and given to him fresh
claims! upon the gratitude and affections of
the people. lie may yet be riveled, insul
ted, and traduced by those, who choose to
gratify; a corrupt taste for. personal and po
litical scandal, or he may be as ungenerous
ly vilified by ' Others, who without any relish
for detuning character have yielded easy
ictorv to the detestible mode of perverlim?
all the acts of a public agent to purposes of
a reewjess oppostiion. r
Still we do not doubt that North Carolina
will be true to herself and to our venerabl
President in the comiDg contest, if hk friends
Avtit do united. f lie has won a place in the
atiections of our people, that we have no
fears of seeing yielded to the clamours of
: -t .. 1' 1 ' 1 i- . I 1 . r -
pariy,;ur lowereu uy ine maieuicttons Of aig
oppointedambitiotr. Beforehis elevation;
the opponents of General Jackson sought to
alarm j the fears tf his friends by warning
them, tint he was ja militaiy chieftain; and
would, set at defiance the restraints of the
bqnsliiutiun, and that by the indulgence of an
ongoverued temper, be would embroil our
country in disputes with foreign nations.
Bot nou3 the notes of complain fare changed,
for him only as a 41 ..choice of evils,?? tut give
Xil htm a free and generous support, because
he has been proved to be faithful, capable,"
tered in the strife it created? Y.Eiayb :'yousp ;
soon; cast into' oblivion the events of a si mi-1
laf election (in-l 825) wbeu. the voice of the
people: was unhealed and their " wills were
paralized in the election of Mr. Adams oxe
Gen. Jacksonti Shall iic angry contest
which ensued Utis event, .in the election of
l828 and Sy5 which the rights of the people
were vindicated and reestablished be once
more invited, and its effects on the temper of
r- -i - - , :: ii - - j i ' ii . 1 1 . . i.
ireemen aareui aoo : snait au mis oe oone
Ijeibre the expiratmn of his term of office, in
whose person, the wishes of Uie people were
vindicated!" ,
But if a choice-ot Vice President by the
peofe shaJU be defeated, no fair doubt re
mains but that JMr. berceant the opponent
of Generaf Jackson;,wili be'one of the wo
canuiuaies, oeiween-wnom me oenate must
choose and it is extremely probable, that he
win otreiecioo. ' Are von urenareu to risaue
it? His whole system of politics is opposed
to yours. -VTnet Vice President is ex officiot
tne presiding omcer ot the Senate, where the
friends and opposers of the present adminis
tration are so nearly divided, that the! cast
ing yote may frequently, enabla him to
thwart or promote the most interesting mea
sures which come before that bod v It
might be too, in the providence . of God, that
the President will not live to the close of his
next term a nd ''lis- friends would find their
country ,"and themselves seriously embarrass
edif such a calamity, may heaven avert it)
should reduce them to the necessity of giving
the reins of our government into the hands
of one, whose political opinions they believe
to be dangerous to its preservation and puri
ty, whose rule over us, to. be consistent,
party,
and honest.
THE VICE PRESIDENT.
The supporters of the present administra
tion, before, last May, and recommended in
different States", as candidates for Vice I'je-
sidvj;jt n the Jackson ticket, 1Sr' Dicker son
of New Jersey, Mr. IVillcins of Pennsylva-
nia, ' Judge i Smith of South Carolina, Col.
Johnson of Kentucky-, Judge Barbour of
Virginia, and Mr. Van Buren of New York.
It became obvious that the public will, could
not be united upon either, one of these, while
all of them were held upas candidates our
divisions would prevent any election by the
people and transfer .the choice of Vice Presi
dent to the Senate, where Mr. beargeant
might be appointed -thai where Gen. Jack
son's majority was not large, it would endan
ger, his re-election by having more than one
ticket of Jacksou ejectors and therefore it
was proposed by" the Repnblic in members bl
the New Hampshire 'Assembly to all the
friends oj General Jacksony that'a Conven
tion of Delegates from each State should be
assembled, at Baltimore, for the purpose ol
Uniting the party by a nomination of some j
one Candidate, for Vice P resident.4 This
was the true origin of the Baltimore Conven- ' our government. Discarding all party pref
tion, about which you have read and heard erences, and looking beyond the particular
so much. The proposal met with approba-, individual,-whom the Senate i might elect,
lion in all parts of the conntrV, and the con- j still these, between, whom ;hey must choose,
vention was .accordingly held in JMay 1832 win come irom different b tales, will repre-
be in uiuvreui political parties, and the con-
must aim at the - "advance ment of a
whom we are professing to oppose. J
It seems to us, FejldW Citizens, that there
are 'other' considerations that must deter you
from deliberately Vnilih i ocf conntry
the misfortune of having the Vice President
elected by the Senate of the United States.
We say misfortune, for. surely there can be
none greater than to poison the public con-;
fidence with jealousy toward this essential
branch of our political institutions, unless it
may be 10 introduce just cause for this dis
trust. r The Senate uncontaminated by the
touch of pany furj', will long preserve the
affections of the public, will ever prove a
barrier against the endroachments'of power
upon the just rights of the STATps and of
the People. Yet suspicion and distrust will
inevitably attach to their course ni the pre
sent agitations of the public mind, if an tin
cautious people tiansfer to ihefii the .choice
of their chief officers. Do we betray a weak
timidity in this warning? - Are there no be
ginnings ofs evils, that may justly call into
action the vigilance of patriotism? j We con
fidently, appeal to your own experience in
tnese lines oi iresn trial on our union and
halls,: the strifes of party politics, and that
purity nuy Ibe stained that confidence will
be destroyed. Shall Judces be invited, to
descend from their biglrpkcps into the arena
Ot politics, and he; who is to day, the dispen
ser of puclic justifce, become ,to morrow, the
ittoie i oraior oi a nartvi ouaii ne wiiu is
placed as a salutary check upon all encfoach-
ineriis by the branches of the government,
be converted into a 'candidate for wielding
the power he is charged to control, arid
thereby tempted to enlarge ja possession,
that he hopes to enjoy? May not jealous
palriotisnt, without do.cending into vulgai
uitriuuice. remenioer. mai ouuse urc
We are not to be understood, as, predicting
those evils to be necessary consequence
from tho present state of things: but the ex
ample is new, and against the practice of the
eovern nenl it will be dannerous: us ultimate
consequences may be disastrous.
It is obiected to Mr. Van Buren, 1st. that
the Baltimore Convention was got up with
the desijrn of securing his nomination and
dictating to the people in the choice of their
officers. 2nd. That the State Meeting,
which sent Delegates frpm North Carolina,
was a Van Burt u Caucus. 3rd. I hat Mr
Van Buren, is an iiitnguer. 4th. That be
opposed the South, in the men.oiable Mis
souri Question. 5 th. That he is in favor of
the Tariffand Internal Iinproveinents by the
General Government. ' oth. I hat he was
nominated at the dictation of General Jack
son. '. . : ' ,
It is due to you, and to the cause we es
pouse, that we should :ueet.thoses objections
witn canaor, a no we are gieativ4ucjcicu, j
a very brief exposition of iheir injustice do
not nlace Mr. Van Duren betore vou, as one
of those rare men, whose character ha defi
ed the assaults of his enemies.
1. The design of the Baltimore Coriven-
y an
tion, 'tis said, was to nominate Mr.
Buren and dictate to the. people'!
: Fellow citizens we have fairly stated to
vou in this address, the causes, vhich led to
that convention the purpose w as honora
ble. was openly avowed, and the invhation
was held forth to ail tht fritnd of General
Jackson, as we'd those who fa -ored one, as
another, ' for
the
ice
i resident.
friends of Cudge Saihoor attended tnd
ted; the gentlemen who" composed it v
ny of 'them, distinguished citizens of
It became an occasion of sufficient interest
in the Union, to convoke three hundred and
fifty Delegates, representing all the States,
excepting one. In that convention Martin
Van Buren was nominated' as the Republi
can Jackson candidate for Vice President.
The vote for him was" more than two thirds
of the whole convention arid the sentiment
in his favour with our party, as developed by
our friends in that body, was so manifest that
and lie is abused because he is too scrupu-i the minority who had voted for Judffe Bar
4uus oi ms constitutional obligations, and his hour and for Col, Johnson acquiesced iu the
opposer.s ,aie most clamorous, because he nomination, and it was made unanimously.
refuses to exercise powers, which they say 1 f9 do nqt know it, if the convention was a
are Vested in Hie Federal head of the nation1 measure that incurred in 'North Carolina any
but which he doubts, and therelbre declines to r avowed hostility, before the result of its de
flssume. To tho confusion of all then pre- liberations had been published or at least
dictions, - jthese soothsayers in ' politics are before it had been anticipated from the cur
presen.te.1 ! with a militaiy chieftain, whoW rent of public opinion But though the
govern without violenCeraud render himself friends of Judge Barbour, in that conveh
inost obniixious to his opposers, by a' fearless tion, fairly yielded their own preference to
3S!kTu ?flhe'encroa'hmentsofP0ffer UP the sentimenis of a majority, and for the
f 1 j ,'beti.e1srof theefe and the rights of sake of uniting the Jackson ipart Y;though
the Mates. Ue teas dangerous, they said, Ac and his friends there and here and else
because he would exceed .the authority' wd where availed themselves of this chalice to
gave him. He is dangerous they now. say, .unite on Aim, the whole voteno sooner has
because he will not exercise the , powers" we theif disappointment; been announced, than
have conferred. The unbridled temper too it is met with efforts to divide our strength by
hicii !we were told, was to mvolva us in a nomination of Judtre Barbour in North
fearful disputes, the opponents of the Chief. Carolina and an opposition to Mr. Van Bu
. Magistrate with a convenient dexterity, lenj W.estate to vou 'fact s; with the motives
UW (? lu iuige auu tne wero ot iew'Ur-l of our opponents we have nothing to do.
test will gather about it the excitements
which prevail in the; country: -Who does
not know, thjt these will distract the harmo
ny of their counsels? Who does not -apprehend
that the blaze, they "will kindle, may
help to distioy uhe lesi government in the
world! i If the evil were unavoidable, then
its consequences must be .met:, but now we
haVe time to.talto warning, and if ,we jncar
the risque, its effects dro deliLrululy iiyited?
The vote of North Carolina for? Jdrk Van
Btiren will, ve believe, make his electiou,by
ttje people secure. Ji willnot eled Judge
Barbour. This we may assert with confi
dence, for .were he to get the votes of all tho
States, where a Barboir ticket is nominated,
he could not be elected. What then can be
vo-
ere,
many ot tliem. uisiiagursueo ciuzens oi uui
country; all of them arbelieveld to be' hon
orable; thos3 who preferred Judge Barbour,
were as active in its favor, as those who did
not; tit the time the convention was recom
mended, Mr. Van Buren had, received the
appointment of minister, to England had
retired foi a season from the turmoils of
party, and did not desire, or intend to bo a
candidate for Vice President. The Senale
of the United States refused to confirm his
nomination after ha had arrived in' England,
and began tho duties of his mission, long
after most of the delegates had beea appoint
ed. Viih those facts before you, what can
did man will entertain whhout proofY a
charge, vrhiph rellecis severely od the, con
duct and " motives of ; bury f riendsi; Where
were these ejxiuvely honest patrioiss up
to May IS32, that they did pot sooner 'warn
the people against this deep design on their
rigPtss JT ii7.iaij oc, uiai' uiey were yiu
inr. the people should be ricialedto,fif the
THE ST AT EMEETInS. X'
' 2. It has been more than ortce insinuated;,. .
since the commencement ' of this. conlesj ' j,
that the State :Meeting,-which nominated
our Delegates; to the BaiirnoroTJorvepUon,
was a Van Buren Caucus. Tht? chargo
f1 not less gratuitous ihan the former ,Ii
cred T . f. .. .. -.: , . ... V
ionn Carolina naa. sem nq aeiegaies jo maw
Convention, we'do not perceive- that the
omisioi would excuse ihe real friends of
he administration frm the-duiy of uniting
But we were invited to send de legates, and
bya meeting, held at Raleigh dtniug the;
Assembly, a respectable individual, in. 'eadi
electoral district, was nominated subject tp
Ins being displaced, if at any meeting ot HiO, ;.
people of the district, ' another should b
named. Of these, only five aitnded;, bmr- T
of theni were elected by t he people. -"'and ti5
oihcr toled for1 Judge Barbour! An iu-
telligent people want nothing, but these facts
to dissipate the prejudice, which it was hoped
toauiist by. such a charge. Justice.to rtioso
respectable individuals, who are held up to
execrationfor this pretended usurpation, com
pels us to put before you, other facts, tout
may well shame, our accusers, would not
a Van Buren Caucus have taken care to
nominate a Central Committee of Van Buren
men? . Yet of the seven who were "design a- .
ted, two are now ranked upon the Barboui
Cenlral Committee a i bird was one of. tho
delegates to the Barbour Convention, "arid
was placed on their ticket as an elector bui
has lately abandoned Jacksons cause ,en-.
tirely and the tour; whose; names are at
tached to this address, did not all then prefer.
Air. , Van Buren as Vice President; .did not
then believe, that he vould be a- candidate.
but fairly intended to unite in the . noniipa- j
tion of the Baltimore Convention. VVojuld
nt aVati Buren Caucus", have bf en care
ful to nominate delegates, ho were known $
to be his partisans? Yet some of these aro
opposed to him, we believe a majority of
them did not Men -prefer him, and we confi
dently state, that, if their preferences were
enquired .into at that meetings we, who ere
present, did not know it, and did not suspect,
it. Would the friends of Judge, Barouiu,'.
and hafees :of Mr Vhji Buren -;rnve ? couii ?
tenanced by their presence, and aided by
ibeir co-operation, , a Vao Buren caucus?
Yet, it is most true, that genileriien, who
were partisans oi Judge Barbour, attended
that meeting, voted for the resolutions which
were adopted, aud the nomination of dele ;
gates. - Nay rooref; the 'meeting was Ear
nestly recomtriended and the mode of its
proceedings substantially suggested and Ap
proved by some, who are now associated
with its revuers. v
Many
jyanity h
e;xcel3'
INTRIGUE.
. 31 Ambitious rivals, whosev
1auht theni to believe, that who
them, in the race to honorable distinction.
is ouistrrpbing them by unfair mean's, have
deuounccd Mr. Van Buren as. an intriguer.
-This is alike an act of the accomplished '
partisan, who seldom scorns to practice i tho
fault ho may yet, profess to despise. ; x?
If success crown not the labors; of a public
serant, he u too often denounced bV his
opponents,. as ; incbrnpetent for his station;
while if he bo prosperous in promoting tho
good of his country, ha ts frequently chat gcdf
with intrigue, that . the ahrni of "prejudice v
may awaken intovigildnco the jealousy of '
the poQple,'and stop up tho avenue to their i
affections land confidence. Wo shall re
member, that such U the lot of human great
nesst arid ihatjwbilo wb conteoiii the vice. ,
justice forbids us to confound it with the '
accused by assuming the charge, as proof
cf its truth. The.frieads f Mr. Van Cu
rea confidently repel it, ae alike unsupported
your dictators.
Whether their-disappoiutment shall now
bo visited on us by a divisionj remains to be
determined by a people, who can have no
interest beyond the pub!ic gbol. DlcUite
to the peopled I How has it been attempt
ed 1 Is that the more excepiionabl method
of uniting public sentiment, ia favor, of
Hon. Judger Sarbour could be the choice of? hv evidence, arid unfounded in 'fact. No
leans'-the proud patriot! the President of the ( The waimest advocates of Judge Bar-4 hii ,re-eleclio
'United States! Andrew Juckson! is' now hour's nomination are bound to concede that i gerous to his (
anrlidotpy vvhprft nil o ra mt-ilad try nmf- aud
the design of those, who yet supppit Judge test the atrengtii.of each candidate, or that,
uauour s etectionJ 1 ho sure cfiect ot such j ja whichitha partizans of a single ond are
a course tetll be, to divide the JacUon parCOJlvoked ? The former was the Baltimore
tyand throw away the; vote of the, Slate: it Convention : tVe latiPr wathe North" Cnro-
may be to cast the election Oii the;Senate,ji;na Barbour Convention ! Whatever 'else
tn rTnbarraaa pn Jnrtrsnn a cornrl form I ; 1 . . 1 ' a
may De satu oy. mteresieu opponenw, uaum
the Baltimore Convemion, it vas undoubted-
to embarrass Gen. Jackson, a second term,
with a Vice President, who oppose? him,
and to endanger the peace and permanency
of our government. Tho motives of those,
who started this division, we judge riot still
must be allowed to say, that the bitterest en
emy of General Jackson could not have de
vised a scheme, that is better calculated to
weaken bis popularity,, and to defeat : even:
x:nurgea wuniiavmg botved.inmeanhumilia-:he has now no chance of being elected by
tion at the footstool of foreign throne, and the people. They do not; thev cannot, pre
Sacrificed the honour of his country!! ' We lend, that his prospects 'are better, than a
. - vui iuicji!ii iieMUwiaiiuiis lor
.A
n, . Its eilects are mpre dan-
nomination are bbuad to concede that gerous to his cause than open hostility, -
But are Mere jio other objections to Judge
the proof of our disgrace. Ve find there notlf-
ing out a successful terininy tion of iirotraried
'dispujys. TcJesuUs have been highly saf
Isfrc.ory. We'may defy all the efforts of in-
rnuity to Und 'iQ'OT the grounds of com-
possioiiiiy on account oi multiplied divisiqns
to be returned before the Senate of United
States, as one of the two, between whonf they
is illusive. "And wilLyoudcrid vour did inl doe9 not enual him. .-Tli
jfiiviamir the votes, el our bartyt for the our- fills nsViiidw. nf
juuruuvr s veuis a canataaie. r - m
We indulge no motives to undervalue his
claimsrupon your admiration. Wet will not
deny, that' na possesses f public and private
Virtues: yet in these, be is cot superior to
omer respects, ne
te station, which he
the United States Court,:ii
ly composed of men who are sinure advo
cates of the present administration of men,
who give General Jackson's,H-election no
cold and! questionable supports And wlien
such men win reproach, it will bo '..expected
of their friends to search, with .vigilance,
into the probable motives of those who have
volunteered the duty of abusing them. At
least, itmafy be counted a most singular pf
fice, for the friends of General' Jackson!!
That Mi. Van Buren received iathe Con
vention,4 so large a majdrity, and could ul
timately united the whole .vote injhis favor, will
furnish to unprejudiced minds, the clearest
evidence; of his greater popularity and it
requires the influence of a most determined
jealousy to pervert this into a proof of intrigue
among thoso who tnadt the noxaination.
man, who' was able to know, and speak of!
iefuit ftora personal Jcnowjedgehas ever t
ventured to give to such an accusation tho
sanction of his name. Suspicions have been .
put forth for facts, 'and the utmost ingenuity
has been set at work to torture ' his conduct 1
into some shape ,of dishonour. Proof there;
t? uoni. How many other instances can bq '
tounO jn wiucu a uisunguisneo man, ior.
more than thirty .y ears engaged in politics t
life, has been violently assailed by his rivals.
by the press, and by his opponents, yet not
ode art of dishonorable cunning shall bo
proved against him. Thisjmputation hgpinst
Mr. Van Buren; is not only without proof
to support it, but many great men .nave '
honoured his name,' by bearing testimony to
his magnanimity and candour. The pagd ?
of history records, more than pne instaocei
in which lie proudly rejected the opportunity
which his public stations gave him, for visit
ing his rivals with the. .mean triumph of
personal revenge. His public life, has fur
nishecfus evidence of bis haying, made open '
resistance to a denviant faction against that
party, which he knew to be in power, and
nb;t scrupulous in its xercise on himself.
He has thus refused to sacrifice his princi
ples for the sake of office. - Indeed the re- '
ward of intrigue is contempt, that of greatness -is
jealousy Let the contest, thai is now
going on, determine, which-Tias fallen tho
lot of Wr.'Van Buren, and you may thenQ
arn whether to i gr$4l r only &nninfr
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