The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1844-12-13
THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
From The Nets York Americun.


There are some CONSIDERATIONS connected
with The scenes through which We have
just passed that We desire 10 present to ou'
readers, While the events which SUCCESS
them are yel fresh in tho minds Of all.
Foremost among these is the contrast
Of the manner in WATCH the contest has LEGO
conducted.
GA the side OF the Wings there has been
90 entire abstinence from personalities 10
respect Of the cand,dnles--thelr public acls
only b0ye been canvassed, their private
I habits and tastes have not bCeo dIagg,d m
10 the columns Of newspapers. Their in.
4 goIcgs aud their oaiIongs, their travels
broad or dolngs and sayings at home, have
not bseu watched gad chfouci,d by dirty
pumps end ,, ics aud party sea, engers The
gossip OF malice Or lts sheer Inventions
havc been rejected from lac Wing armoty
as el'ite'y beneath tho Giguny Of Their
csu.e and the laws Of honorable wailace.
Far Otherwise hos j, becu WITH our op
ooucu's. Tley have ,pIcd ael,ber The
uearln sios.s. asouEd wh'ch pabor the
.Hnyly ard fot ad- of ogr c8ru,atg-, d5f
The altar at which they Wu:.ltp, bJ', s,o-
Iafing alike tie sauctl'y d The oas snj lae
other, they have onjca,ored 10 p,e.eui
bo;h Mr. Clay md Mr.. Ftcingbuy yro az.
DIR he mos, u Gus aspeot, 70 tue country
Tue one a. grulaUt p,,tl'caic, tho o't-r !.
a sanc,moH.ous hSpocu.c. NheU rive
rsnd clergy ueu, called from their rc'iic
ment to bcsr witness 20 the character Of
their pat.shorcr., have spoken tic Truth
mildly al eilpIy, lhey have beou sssai'ed
With all the Gefccucss Of Jacob.nsn, and
made 10 suffer, so far as putty can sadsr
from calumny, the penalty OF not bear.
ing false witness nrsinsi Ihrir nei ahbor."
Another marked d,suucllon has been il
the uniform aud frank satcmen, ia al Parts
Of the coua,;y Of the issues upou y hi,b the
Wings went to the people. ard he stuffed
falsihcanor, according 10 the degree Of lat.
itude. by thcir ofP"uents, Of tile issues
Which they maintained.
We do pol mean 10 60 over the beaten
ground Of pariculnriz NJ ~ Ibese d,iivfen-
ces. !, IL Sufficient for the proof to CITE
cases Of the Tariff and Texas. 10 the
South MIR. Polk was supported, IS he 1as
nominated, Cor his opposition 10 Protection,
AND for hls pledge IN favor OF immediate
annexation. Ia Pennsylvania, Ic New
Jersey, and in New York. the Polk banner
vas inscribed with Protection and the
great Tariff State Of Penusy lvsna was lied
into his support upon that ground.
s. Of Tcyas. The Evening Pos, hofo
dcn;rd that Texas annexation VAS one Of
,h. issues-knowin the wblle that It alone !
mode Mr. Polk md Mr. Dallas the can6i
dates Of Il. party; and thus tho men oil
tender conscience about slavery, Who affect
hist mos. dishonest paper, md those to
u HON an open violation Of the n1ttonsl /.
faith vnulj be ds,as'eful found IN lhts de.
nnl, an excuse Cor supporting Mr., Polk,
WITH all bis commitments for slavery and
Texh.
Another remarkable md hidoou' feature
in this city particularly was the orEanjn
ton Of brute force 10 oyefasc elections.
The fact of such a club as the Empire Club .
Ieing taken into the pay, and employed to
do the biddings Of a party profc,sioE re
spect Tor tho Intelligence Of lhr people and .
regard for tn elective franchise, is Of Il.
self one that imparts to the Struggle just
passed a new and fatal tendency.
The result has proved that tho Irish Of
the Sixth Ward aorc not far out Of the way
in the banner they carried -" AmericuaS
,IGqt rule ia
Flaally--nnd THE ia topic 10 which,
when the full returns are IN, VIC shall have
occasion TO rctutn--the President Of the
United States Of Americd has been chosen
BIZ foreigners aahwahscd for The occasion.
Men, snurent Of our ln~s, ol eur ,nsiliu
tons, Of or pubic men--hnviag no stake
NJ lntcras, 10 tho county no portion To
~ past gloucs 10 !ia 70; !rclin5 q kHh
Or kin-and VINO have received their natu
ralizluon papers within tho las, six mouths
have decided he choice Of Nj Polk
spd lhus have determined tho policy Of the
for years-it my be for oil tine