The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-12-09
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JUST SENTIMENTS WELL EXPIRES.
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SEQ.
The SaFunnsh Republican, in the sub.
; ioined article, exposes with irresistible
force, the folly OGd weakness Of that set OF
mcn, to say nothing Of their iniqdi,y, who
are forever harping upon their consistency
This catch.word has long been a cloak IJr
political charla;ans; and tie public need 90
better evidence Of the weakness or wicked.
ness Of politician, than the boast that no
has always been consistent. lie ucs. 10
weak indeed, If be has not grown wiser as
be grew older and if he has changed hil
opinions, eGd coGceals or denies The fact, i
argues an lnspceEl!y and unwor.hiaess Ct
trust. 10 either contingency, he IS q char.
acter slo oogbi 10 be regulated. BY
tbs, boyegcr, We would not be understood
rs ualptuiuiug, tia. itcre are to! iaconsis.
,eucies which merit Reproduction. Tar
.rom il. Changes Of opinioa--clesrIy "a.
sratle 70 nercenary aud selfish cousidc.
ration, cnuno. DO too severely re5uked.---
But discerning public will always dis.
crimlnate, and II inst to themselves, will
0.uru me Euuest cnanse Of opin,on--whicb,
whenever met Uitb is au earnest Of bones.
! ty, independence and holiness Of lhoog hi.---
Rieh4oDd Wig.
Fem the Sdrcnnah h publicaa
Oh CONSISTENCY. THOU ART A
JEWEL -
Tue Presidents consistency, like Coy.
Narcy's lnexpressIbes, has become quite
national affair. Our readers will remem.
Ser that Governor Marcy, while occupying
The Cub rnalora chair of New York, or
While acting 10 his judicial capacity, we do
mol recoliecl wh,cb, charged 10 his bill OF
travelling expenditures, fifty cents, paid TO
q tailor Tor re seating his breeches. Du.
ring The political campaign, which came eli
q sLor, tine alter, these same brooches be.
cane 4 subject Of political discussion Of the
d,gaes! Importance. They we're turned in.
side on. and upside down, until The very
stitches in the patch we're counted. So 1t
iswlih John Tyler's consistency although
matter Of private concern, II Is likely TO
agla.e the nation not little during the
current winter. When a bill is presented
to our IBaiG President now, 70. his sigua,
I ura, the question which instantly occurs 10
It's mind ls--wiI my approval be consls
teri WITH my formerly expressed opInionS?
not, is ii right is just ? will il promote
Tie interests Of my country as was the
good old fashioned way. No, only docs
the President resolve ibis weiehty matter
through most Of his Constitutional ten DAYS,
but oil his presses (the all, we believe, is
made up of the Madisoaian and Beunei's
Herald set 10 work and hunt up bis Elk.
ceileney's old speeches and letters, to find
out 10 what and bow far he has formerly
committed himself Now We propose to
continue our structures upon this unstates.
. mauIlbe course. And first, We have 10
observe that tie father of tho consistency
school is undoubtedly Dir. John &. Cal.
houu. Il IS far from our purpose to Ell.
quye how far the head of the sect himself
has pracIisad wha, he preached, We
oplae that It matters very lille to cur read.
ers how often be has chang d-enough for
them that be never changes for the better.
MIR. Tyler IS, perhaps, one Of bis most dis.
tlnsuished disciples; and though he has
neyet SO far as we know, undertaken to
follow his leader through all bis devious
windin-s, yet he has thrown sundry back.
ward aad forward somersets on his own
hook. But il is rot our intention TO follow
even Mr. Tyler through his amusing per.
/ lormances, but TO strike at the root Of the
, whole matter We despise and loathe the
whole consistency school. First, because
It is impossible for any upright aud honest
man 10 be consistent with his previously
expressed opinions through a series OF
wears, If be improves al all; and because il
IS sheer bumbuggery and imposture TO pre-.
tend to What only belongs 10 tho attributes
Of the Deity aud secondly, because this
I ever seeking after CONSISTENCY betrays an
absurd reverence for the name Of thIngsiu
stead Of the things themselves.
First, then, is any mortal man, politician
/ or not, consistent in all his words and acts
through long series of years, or thro' a
/ life time We say, unhasltatlngly, that
such a mortal never trod the earth. Eve
~ philosophical mind will admit, upon tho
slightest reflection, that our road to knovl'
edge and wisdom ia this life, is over path
Of errors; not only is it SO, but these err
rors are regular ind progressive, like the
rounds Of a ladder, so that each stage oil
human existence has its peculiar errors,
beginning with those of early youth-then
with those OF adoescence-the with those
of mankood then with those Of maturity
-and lastly With those Of old age. Not
uufrequently tho subject lapses from tho
hiahes, point Of perfection, !. E. maturity,
back again IN the first errors Of youth, and
hence the last period IS often called the Sc.
cond childhood,
! One who docs not examine profoundly
into the subject is ready to say bore, that
there IS 10 use then in striving TO obtain