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The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1845-05-16

convention, where his favorit -JWould have
the game stocked, the nomination secured
and thus pitch all others overheard We
do not pretend to deny that like another
man se have our preference, but We are
not so completely welded TO our man as
TO desire TO see others defeated because bo
could not be elected, and if there is bur ono,
candidate We shall eheerfully support hin,
no matter who he may be. Our propos;.
ton is charged as being planned by the
particular influence Of tbs friends Of Ger.
tain candidate. This writer shoots vdo
Of the mark, because the article was onlv
shown TO one person from the country VIA
had intimatod 10 us sometime before tho
proprieIy Of suggesting such a course and
of which no candidate or any person in
town, had any knowledge until it appear.
ed in the Journal.
sHhiidi iiduo "a salo 10 nave Ueen al.
tempted al the February Courl-of hi,
we knew nothing, but il is strange that the
same plan 10 ascertain the sentiments If
the people # this county which was adop.
ted by the Revolutionary fathers should
now be condemned. We chesriully admit
that there are many Of our political friends
. capable Of making good Clerks, and all We
desire Is to see but one individual from On,
side in the field. 1t is admitted tia, no
party ls willing 10 give a lifetime estate
in an Office, yel because a man has held
the office eight years, is no good reason
!, why lie should not have i, again If it is Tho
peoples wish. Mr.. Oates has been ont
four years and rotation in office is card.
nal principle with some. This writer saws
4" but this proposition view us fraugb
i with the most Injurious consequences 10
the welfare Of society generally. II Tie
first time, IN this county, thai an ailemp,
has been made 10 organize pariizan war.
: fare in the besiowal If our County Offices .
{" This writer must have been snoolinq n
= sleepy below How far this assertion /,
IS true Of pad transactions We leave the PEG.
4 pie Of the county 10 decide, but NC know
that only few shor, months since an al.
tempt va, made TO elect the County s..
licitor on party grounds, yet this propos
On ton Of ours IS stated 10 be- tho first atlemp
ni at = panzan warfare IN the bestowa d
he the County Offices. We suppose this VII
10 ter lives 30 far 10 the country that lie hl
10 never heard that lhs Democrats wanr5.
on to hold Convention to select a CANDIDATE
10 FOR the clerkship, bu, the friends Of the o
n. the gentlemen having claims TO the Ollie
:, being determined to run him, the plan va
he abandoned, they learning from eHpereuc
elr the folly Of having two candidates 10 ID
nj. field and divided party yet We are f,
:, have four candidates and when pfopos
ton is made 10 heal tho difficulty il IS
be opposed By some one under the gar
- Of an =" Independent Wing" VIII o.
Us friends mover learn wisdom from tho exp,
''s renee Of the past.
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THE CONSClENCEs OF MINISTER'S
STATE.

The course Of NJ. Guizot, Minister o
the French Government, nominaIy Pro
teslani, N sustaining tho ou,ragcs perpe
tfated on the government and rights of the
natives Of Tahiti, is a humlIating Ilustra
lion Of the Io,e Of place and power upon
the conscience. Tue conduct Of Peel, tht
British Minister, in ia,lsbing the gold,
the Brush treasury opon the RomgIs,
cIeslaslcs and Jcsuils Of Ireland ms
their lonuoncc against O'Conucp ,,',l H.
rallcI instance Of unptinciplc&5o 'r :, men"
ship, or Iow cunning, in conf
Southern Christian AdroeF
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Two weeks ago We made proposition
TO tho Wings Of this county 10 appoint
Delegates to meet IN Charlotte on the
Tuesday Of the May Superior Court 10
canvass the claims Of the four rival Whlg
candidate, so as TO present but one person
to be supported IN opposition TO the only
candidate Of the other party. But /, APP
pears from q communication IN tho las,
JcflersonIan, that objection !. made 10 the
proposition by wriler who signs himself
''un Independent Wing" OF the paterni.
ty Of this article we have no doubt, al.
though the writer SAYS lie IS Wing and
lives in the country. If tho writer was
what he Processes 10 be and suspected u.
of being so partial 10 ono Of the Wing
candidates as TO be completely under his
influence, he would have made the aticmp,
al lcas, to have his article inserted IN the
Journal, so that he could have had Just
cause 10 charge Us with uulaIrnSs. and en-.
tire devotion to one candidate, but he has
charged us with course Of conduct in
the Management, Of our paper that we defy
him to produce proof to sustain. lie says
''lo read the article, the unlnttiatcd would
suppose the writer's object was entirely Of
disinieres,ed Characterised no wished
to do justice TO each Of the four Wing
candidates IN the field, by giving each a
fair chance in County Convention. But
the reil is too thin 10 hide Mr.. HOiton'.
real purpose" Now wha, other object
could ire have in making the proposition
| but justice to each Of the candidates. II 4,
, apparent to every one, that It the whole Of
, the candidates hold on defeat il inevitable.
Then what better plan could be devised
without some intended 10 continue can.
dldaIcs regardless Of consequences, } than
for their friends TO meet and select
, Delegates 10 heal all di-cord between The
friends Of the different individuals and pre-.
: sent The name Of the man to The people
: who came before them with the strongest
claims What uninIrness is there IN such
proposition There is none, for The
friends Of each candidate should SEQ II
, the delegates were fairly oppoih u
: writer also states that our pres
pIetoly under the control of q
dIdate. Those Wings who have
fIdence know this charge 10 be falscs
: it is hardly worth while 10 give the chaso
a contradiction as our press is put ''oe
the control of any and every man cco'''
) Ing TO the whim, caprice or Oh y
, attained by tho writer. Butesn '''"''''"e
for argument sake that h, d'd e'''''o' our
press, ours IS not the Only press IN the
,anc predicamenr. Adhl' is one very
strong argument y m4h' to prove that
rhi. writer is no "''g' for no real friend
10 either Of i candidates would oppose
comn,om, l-n when i IS known that the
H.. IS = partly owned by another can.
,., il Is not strange that communica.
n should make It's appearance in that
quarter opposing our proposition, when i.
IS likely seriously to operate against that
candidate. We are charged with being
devoted TO the interests Of one Of the can.
didales, and that our object is 'to wheodlo
the other Wing candidates INTO a packed
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TnE OREGON QUESTION.


The Wigs are condemned By he Loco
Focos because they are unwilling 10 Sed
without c1uI to the assertion Of Pres,.
dcui Polk that our claim TO Oregon Is
b" clear ana unques,ioaablc.' Yet we CD
that oue Of thelr own party at Least, nwi'h
the Wings. The Charleston Mercury IA
spenklng on this subject makes The follow
/ lug remark, sill tho question We may,
We can make nothing either clear or IN.
questionable aboH IT, Mr.. Grccnhow, q
a big book, ha. done his bes, and he las
only shown that i, is extremely deAa'i'
be-" And what IS still more remarkable,
when this same suhlcc, was before Tue
Senate Of the United States in 1913, W.
Calhoun then came out 10 opposition 70
7 immediate occupation, because the lIm9
had not arrived for Us TO attempt to as'eh
and maintain our exclusive nsbI to The
territory, and two years has mol "N'"s -
the face Of affairs, yet now T. '"'s' "''
branded by their oppone'' VII" ''' INV
Of British Wing. " should IKE 10 Sn'"
,c,LoT.a r.. considered Nr, Calhoun
British Wrs IN tsia. We cory The
c,na.;o. .rtracis from an article IN The
p.r...oso Patriot, 10 which Mr.. CaIhuuns
marks in le43 is given again to The pub
le, and wo doubt whether their IS any
ono, except such os delight IN the excite
incident 10 a war, but must coincide
|'lr. CaIhouns views. II England
Not acknowledge our right We can
and when the emigration Of our CHI
zcns TO Oregon has raised up for Us on Tue
soil an army TO meet any force that may
be sent by England, then if our CLAIM Is
not admitted we can contend for Il VIA
some prospect Of success.
Although this question has now eono
up before US with all the freshness o.
new matter, 1t has been repeatedly 'Ar
subject Of discussion in both Houses o.
Congress, and has called ouI the oplno0'
Of most Of the able men of those bodies,
Mr.. Calhoun in January, lsi3, when W
was in the Senate, delivered speech upon
It, IN opposition TO the immediate oceOPSI
ton, in which be contendcd that we cou.'
mol hold it against the opposition oil 1'T ha
Britain. After having recaphuIale" ,"'
history ofthc Oregon negotiation, he sa''
With these preliminary remarks rePe'
question, Has tho tins arrived. when u wouo ii
Nlso and prudent for us 10 at,ernPt to asse't
our exclusive right TO the "fi II
Igainst tho adverse and cushietlng e''l" I'D
'root Britain | answer. No Il has nov
hat for the decisive reason, because the a''o"f'
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1845-05-16
RULES FOR GENTLEMEN.

Marry not a woman who cannot make a
shirt, or cook meal Of viciuals such u
woman would keepa man poor all the days
Of his life. Marry not woman who is fond
Of dress and show; because she will be eter-
nally ,colding if she does not &c, every
thing she wants. Marry not a woman
who thinks herself better than any body
else because it shows want of sense,
and she will have but few friends. Mar.
~ not a woman who IS found Of spinning
street-yarn because such woman will not
make a good wife, and will never be con
tented at home. Marry not woman who
i. in the daily habit of sIanderlng her neigh.
bors, and giving ear to all the gossipping
she hears. Such women make the worst
OF wives.
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I he undersigned has the honor, &c.
WILSON SHANNON.

national PALACE, Myxico, April 2, 1915.
The undersigned Munster Of Foreign
Relations, has the honor to communicate
to his exccllency Mr.. Shannon, Minister,
&c., in reply to the note Of his ExcsIIency
If the 3lst March, TIM the Government of
Mexico cannot continue diplomatic rela.
tons with the United States upon the pre-.
sumption that such relations areirrcconeiic.
able with the law which the President Of
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The pho. by whose negligence the late fatal Dis.
sstor TO the steamboat Swallow was eanssd. Inns
been arrested and bound over in Sl0,0GO FOR his
appearance at court.
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% A yoang buck, who belongs TO the
independent drink or.Iet.t-al lone jus,-as.I
please without. signing. pledge fraterni.
ty popped the question TO a girl short
time since, who brought still deeper
blush TO his Arrays blushing countcnance,
by replying tina! as she had signed pledge
TO neither drink or traffic in ardent spirits,
she did not feel a, liberty TO tr0Gic herself
off for a hogshead of brdndy.
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II you have horse that refuses to draw
just get cat and tie il on The horses buck
then get in the carriage and begin 10 whip
me cat this viii set the cat 30 scratching
and bliiog the horse, and rely on il, that il
you are no. very careful, the horse will run
away With you and the cal both together.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-03-14
Far The EnquUc
MR.. POLK ON THE TARIEE


Mr.. Polk, in his Inaugural, and in hi, lelrer
Mr.. Kane, makes use OF The word protection il
different sense from that given TO il BY The .fitr'
Of high discriminating Tariff. He speaks Z
protection To be rendered TO all The grea, iners's
CT the Union by revenue laws, and al ether m,da
within the power Of Governments. He says Y
largest portion of or people are agriculun's
and intimates thereby, that they have The stfot'
est claim to protection. He promises them so
home, but foreign market. He asserts, ina
Tariff is TAX, and proposes that This Ti1s.
be as light IS possible, consistently with The r
nomcal administration OF Government HtE'
poses 10 project all interests, sections and occ'tF
tons alike-not by increasing their profa' (
BY snbJecting them TO equal and light iaas'Sa-
he would discriminate TO eqnaisc The lu'cs.
taxation, and thus profcet all Interests alike ~
unjust and unequal taxation.
This ncgatire proiect,on, which is The oht -
lection that Tariff can confer on ALL az =.
rests in society, is The very reverse OF VIVA
Taritiies propose. :
Let US apply Mr.. Folks principles 10 lie g.
of the agricullnrists. The sugar planter 40.
cotton planter he would, as far as praclicaos
tect alike. A duty on cotton would afos
protection 10 The cotton planter A duty Oh s: ,,
would afford protection, however, TO Ias -,
planter. The present duty doubles his --,na
His increased profits are derived, under'ns -.
OF 1912, from the cotton planter and other ~ 10
This is not negative, but positive and pahs'
lection, which Mr. Polk proposes 10 reine,
This can only be effected BY letting sugar ~
free, and imposing heavy duties on Gomez r.
such like articles no, made in this country.
sugar planter and the cotton planter are e?.::e
taxed and equally protected By duties % e ~.
silks, wines, &c. But, as some duty on VI "
might be necessary TO support Governmen5 In
Polk would counterbalance this necessaN
By imposing very low duties on foreign naI' +!
tures-thus creating an increased demana
better foreign market for cotton. ~
II all the no,1 protected articles were duH :
and the revenue derived solely from du'ls'
wines, silks, coffee, &C., we should have pre-
such Tariff as Mr.. Polk thinks right IN . !,
stract, and which in practice he proposes
proxima,e. His scheme of protection Co. -,
be carried out by reversing the pfesenl. s -
duty, and taxing loves, those articles W. *
Tariff of 1912 taxes highest. Then, am Is
then, the agricultural interest will nave
share Of protection. u..ps
Discrimination 10 equalize taxation, = IL
and honest discrimination; yet ii IS me 80
that any Government has proposed su'1
salutary and impartial measure. norISc |
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Far The Enquirer.

F0 INC fIhYhTC.
THE EIGHTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
To "MArcrEN'- So Enqntrof I'm Ffdruafy.l
Having for the last Two or three years taken no
acirc part in party politics, ! had hoped and ex-
peeled, that some better pen and ADLER soldier
would have briefly reviewed your publication
Disappointed IN this, have determined 10 offer
you my respects, in my plain, od-iashoned way;
and lei me premise, that if thought you were a
"Whig who had once been Democrat or De-
mocrat who had once been a Wing" Gas many
suppose, should not trouble you, nor the pub
lie, with this communication. No, Sir-I mus,
regard you as one of those kind hearted, easy,
eood-natured, land must add,) frg,r,ng Demo-
Gratis. As such, | address you in all kindness.
and hope with all becoming respect, however
grating your remarks have been TO me-
The position yon have assumed is, that the De-
mocrals OF The Eighth Congressional District
should not have any opposition 10 Honest MIR.
Newton Gallant Mr.. Newton Talented MIR.
Newton !-bccausc he voted for Browns ResoIu-
lions, and because the Bank and Tariff questions
are obsolete ideas!! And was there moi mother
reason, good Mr. "Maucuen"2 Did you mol
have some lurking hope, by snsari,g Mr.. New
ION, and giving him little "soft sauder" a De-
mocrat could be made Of himl Vain hope. il
indeed yon ever entertained it! for / know the
man, and know his associates and his associa.
lions. have served him, and served as an hum.
hlc soldier under him, when he and were both
young, and when | was @jt enough to think, as
he was pofesSd jackson man." that he could
he trained up Democrat! Yes, / thought SO
then, and many Of the old "Sachems" thought SO
too-buI, il was but dream-and few short
years only rolled over, before we found
him exactly in the place for which he
was al first designed By nature, education,
family ties, and indinaiion-in "ful fellow
ship" with the old fashioned John Adams
notwithstanding their smiles and making
himself acceptable 10 them by his denunciations
OF crery Democratic MEASURE, and all prominent
Democratic men. This was honest Mr. Newton's
vocation for many years previous 10 the memo
rable era OF lS40-That year found him clothed
with all the paraphernalia Of otfice-a Whig
Wing warfare-in one pocket "Ogle's Speech.
es," and in the olber, the garbed (if not forged,
speech Of Mr. Van Buren, commonly called n the
Sheep Speech" Thus commissioned and equip
ped, Mr.. Newton q beg pardon, honest Mr. New.
ion,) had White surry saddled for the tented
field" and went forth with flaming sword &c
hew down Democrats and DEMOCRACY moa6easi
Well, be did not quite do it. in'virginia-Time
which waits for no man, rolled on, and in 1915
Mr.. Newton was found knocking at the door O
vices he had rendered "the party" in 1910. AL
other aspirants were looked on as Charatans,
and he, the only "Simon Pure" Under mos
extraordinary deusion and panic, the Wings o
the 9Th Congressional District elected him tc
Congress Blu, scarce had three moons passed
over (aher he had taken bis sea0 before he, hi
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And now we ask the People Of Virginia TO
consider these developmens-and determine
what wrcichcd politicians these Wings are-See
10 what seductive influence they were about to
expose The Republic of Texas-and 10 what Sc
rous danger Of losing this masniicen; country
lhey were willing 10 expose the people OF the
United Siaies-io say nothing of the tremendous
agitation into which they would have placed our
own counlrynen al home, from the risk Of sacri
iicing Texas 10 The ianalicism OF the Abolition
ISIS. Are these the politicians YOU would ;ru>,l
Is this party WORTHY Of your confidence?
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-03-14
GLOUCESTER COUNTY.


AT meeting Of the Democratic Republican
party of Gloucester, convened at The courthouse
on Monday, the Sd of March, being conr, day.
Jefferson w. Stubbs ESQ.,, was called TO the chair
and VIM B. Taliaferro requested 10 act assecre-
tary.
The object OF the meeting having been explain
ed, 10 wit: that Of nominating suitable candi-
date of the Republican party TO represent the
county in The next General Assembly, Mr.. John
VIC. Catelt presented the name of Richard P.
Jones, Esq, as gentleman in every way quail
fed TO fill the Office and, on motion, MIR. Jones
nomination was unanimously concnrred in by The
meeting.
On motion, It was
Rcsolrcd. That a committee OF three be ap-
pointed by the chair 10 wait upon Mr. Jones, len
Ger him the nomination, and urge lis acceptance.
For which purpose DR.. Samuel B. Cary, John
C. Field and VIM B. Taliaferro were appointed,
who returned in short time, accompanied BY Mr.
Jones' who addressed The meeting accerting the
nomination, and setting forth his political views.
On motion,
Rco,red. That The Editors Of the Enquirer be
requested 10 publish these proceedings.
JEFFERSON w. STUBBS, Chm.
WIN. B. TALArERRo, Sec'y.
NOTICE.-The Tuckahoe Temperance
Society designs holding meeting at Nuckols
Meeting House on Easter Monday, TO continue
through the day. Efforts will be made 10 obtain
speakers from abroad, and all, both friends and
foes, are hereby invited TO attend.
By the Committee.
CINCINNATI MARKET, March Z.
FLOUR Sales at 50 60 at the Canal-City
Mills g.
LARD-No. /, 81 c. No. 2, &c.
poRk-Saies Of prime at 81 s5-Msss Pork
held at . SO a $40.
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APPLICATIONS FOR OFFICE.

We stated some days ago that annoy ing importantly By
applicants r nj would 10! Increase hut, The
trary, would materially lessen. their chances OF
cess II ,aid tha, the President has d, cleared, with
that fitmness which part oi his character. that those
who have preferred their requests aud found here
att, to-day r.rssin. their claims viii not receive his
favorable consideration. Wien his cabi,et has been
fully organised and the line &c policy in regard
mova- and appointments adopted then The applications
will r taken up aud considered, aud decided upon
cordinr 10 their merits. This, assured, will be
the probable course of thing.
(Hashngton Constitution.
Should the above prove 10 be time, We should
approve the course, which the President has Ia
ken. We trust that he will extend the rule to
such members Of Congress, as may be pressing
him for office, either for themselves, relations or
friends We had recommended many weeks ago,
that Mr. Polk should proceed deliberately in ma
king removals appointments, with the advice Of
his constitutional caurcinrs-andl 10 laythe sub
ject over for all due ;.dyi>emeni, unless where va
canccs are created, which the public interests
should demand 10 he promptly filed. We I'M
derstand thai in cases of removal from office, il is
his purpose 10 exercise great moderation and de-
liberatoI.- ENo.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-03-14

az We shall publish in few days "T1cis 70,
NE I'eopls. illustrating Me e6ret NJ Heh Datias,
in prodHcing i6r pricrs 81 FIovr, Ioboceo, and
Co7on,' fran he attic pnnf "a (VIRGISrA) MEM-
her or THE 2Sru CONGRESS"
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-03-14

BY the last arrival from Europe the Steele of Paris
has This noice:
ut is said that England disposed, for the sake Of
NJ. Gnizot, 10 make concessions relative To the
right Of Search on condition that Cabinet should
join that Of London Obtain European declaration
against the annexation Of Texas 10 the United Satesi
In other words condition that Frnnce should evenu
ally make common cause with England against the
American IuiouD