The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1838-09-21
iron rHr CHARLOTTE JorRNAL.l
MODERN POLITICIANS.


/ The race of pollIIcia0s of tie present DAY
illustrate lorc,bly the striking truth Of the
maxim, that "there is as much difference
IA folks as there is IN any body"
The term politician may include not on.
| " those who are the leaders Of pdrfieS, and
who exert an influence far and near, either
by the tongue, the press, or the pen,-bui
also, all Who IneddIc with politics ia any
way; from him who can SPIN long yarn
IN defence Of his opinions TO day, aud de.
sort them 10 morroIr, TO the ,uan vino saws
little or nothing, aud remains stedfast 10
first principles, in spite of friendship, inter.
est or argument, winch last be never stops
to hear.
Why is i, that this las, individual clings
with such perllnacity to the dictates of hrs
par'y-whlch, perhaps IS changing It's sys.
tim constantly, yet preserves for consIs
iency's sake-iis name or watchword -
He tells you that he never will support a
man for office who will no, carry out the
good old system. And why not Because
"a grea, principle is involved" As 10 the
circumstance Of there being any great aud
stedIasi principle 10 party crceds, winch
ar" continually varying, some scrpiical
minds might be inclined 10 doubt or at
least To lnSinuate that Il there is any, 1t IS
80 amaziHgly "iRroIrcd." that few or none
ST ns avn voiaries can ever come at II.
On the other hand, when n person sees CT
to drop his connexions with the party, he
perhaps has sustained for the space oi
fortnight, Mr.. Short" SAYS his former
political freud" very sorry TO hear you
have abandoned tho good old principles -
Mr.. Short" answers he, "vefy sorry
20 see You laboring under such mistake.
II IS not | sir, who have abaudoned the
party. u Is they who have abandoned me
and the principle =
Strange As II may seen, il sometimes
happens, though dep!erably seldom, that
men change their political sentiments from
principle OF honesty. We often soc them
;urn 80 such manner that an ludfr'ren,
spectator mtght Imn.,Go that uought besides
pure, dislutrresied motives could b. the IN
dlcenrnt. vhc. 81 "xInlnng CLOSELY, sc
shall discover something else To share the
victory, If not usurp u ai','.e,h"r. Thcl
often change from puuciple, II y true but
Il - more commonly the prlociple of scif
than nny other. Sone;tfos, II IS as plainly
"a BE- discovered as the " stem which Ger
tam ingenious reputed inventor II " per
pc,ua mol,an displayed, who, after Ia
king hlg exgcctani vlsitefs % three pair of
stairs, showed them iittlc Aiucan turning
guudsiooe. Sometimes II . as ms s,erl.
Gus a. ihe hidden agency oi naelz-l's an
tomaion. Thus ue caa easily understand
the man who assumes ncs co,ors Tor the
purpose Of Obtaining M of5ee, the present
occupant Of which =, AS be thlnk-, hat he
bialsoli aas, opposed 70 Inc poNcts tia, be.
Il. ihr bsc, ONE cannot avoid thinking upon
the horror II occasions hIn to iearn, that
MS rival IA poses SION. has changed sides
gpsi ,wo hours before h,mseIt
|, - not always tina; those who mediate
upon a ehargr, care iauhlug about hav
lng 'Nrr motives attributed 60 anv thug
ike pafrla'itm. For Instance, lVek at tn
mau = h. hss \ good share oi vanity, aud
knu'd wish people to tbsok han possessed ol
+ Vet greater share 81 wralth---dabblcs III
Bank Stock ~ samc ASSOCIATION, either on
hts own capital % iha, Of somebody else
hiss always bcrn ol the Anu Bank party
tlit suddenly an ,dea strikes him, "CT,ar,
s,vs he, " crossed The Rub,con; ara |, no
less y chief 80 modern uRes change ms
cout~ Ii remain ~ am, the world
NIll lem Il strange, thar wtth INV vast IA
torres, N Banks, | should still continue one
n ,bc purfy winch would nul'iy them. :
The, probably have not n sufficiently cS,
allied idea Of my esteem fur principle, 10
ihiuk thai would prefer Il 20 interest, aua
'hc result wall BE-, ii ! rcmaia as Tam, that
lhcs vii suspect my baak stock all nat
ter oil fudge. Now Is the crisis and wheu
lhcy see nc a the junction, removing my
extensive influence to the uid of tho party
have AWAY opposed, they viii unanimous.
IL agree that 1t vas sheer salicuude for the
ten per cents, nod Will Judge, too, tina, 1t
mus, he something Of importance which
could Sway a una e my cahbre. So here
gors Murray for Biddio Y
Politicians, It may be safely asserted are
m general very fpod Of betn. on the "strong
side \ politician, who cares ough, Tor
ms party, either from selfish views or
whatever else, aud did not care still more for
success. would be- a Phenomenon. Yet Is
il ever thus from ch,dho0d's hour with
some ef lhrm. who arc the most fond, per.
hnps, OF a majority, whichever party they
r4nousc pro TEN. - sure IT dcirat And
though they may change eitener than the
Wind Tor the purpose ofuot losing their vote,
vet they cau never, with proprotv, be called
weathcrcocts, as some toolishly persist IN
dong: fer unlike TIM, useful instrument,
tb., ranf,nuallv notut arnind the wind.