The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-09-11
OLD PAPEEs

OLD PAPERS.
The Wings are not uufiequenly called
h, their opponents, Eederatt.t--a Term, by
he way, which has only become ono ui
repfoach SINCE It lost It's original sianlfca.
IN, and became party calch.word We
&hink, however, We do not err when We say
that the covers nav claimed for aud eK.
rcised BY the government 20 a bow-shot
beyond those ever asserted or exercised
II, the most lalitudinlrian portion Of the
koj Fedora party, either while IN or out OF
&oliice The manner ia which Texas was
Zsdmllied into the niun, was stretch Of au.
<hon,y wholly without precedent, though
lc ACT by which the Executive involved u
b var with Mexico has unfortunately not
ri It without parallel. We are aware
nltihe Lacuicco party profess great ven
ralioo FOR the Constitution, aud are ex.
frelingly ayersc % implied or eonsiruc.
Sc popcrs 20 certain SIN 10 matters f,uch
"a rlver and hafbor bill when Il IS tot
'areal'ai TO exercise It, or when by itsex.
fcse M special object Is TO be accomplish.
b, Bu, let them especially desire 10 con.
flnmsle any measure, DO It VIA, i, NAV
pad even the prohibitions Of the Consillu
ioa are then suppeJ asundcr like bands ii
Far. They pursue the cunning plan Of
i "comFounding for sin. lhey'r. inclined to.
by damnlng thoss They have 10 mind to-
This Characteristic Of tho party is per
haa' attributable mainly 10 Tho fact that a
Pong their leaders are to be found the
post distinguishing members Of tie Of,
4 tderdi party, Who, after ITS dissolution
atng Mr.. Nnnrnc's administration, wen
rer 10 Gen. Jackson, (pefhaps because b,
ID advised Mr. Monroe 10 break down
oarty distinctions by the selection OF az
! 9lal number of Federaists aud republ
aus for hrs Cabinet and have ever sirce
] ihercd closely 10 The fortunes Of III,
4 Modern Democracy" Of which he is In,
Earon SAINT. Oae Renegade, according
! the old proverb, Is worse than ten Turk
ai We have generally observed that Of al
4 o!illcians an old Fcderals, metamorpho
ed u,o modern Democrat, is the mos
n dent aud interruptions.
u Bar our purpose Is to show up a few O
aesn leaders, aud not to criticize their con
lct. cutemp1fary has been looku.
no those dangerous things, dangerous
mean, for pllittciln4 with short me
aal'es ahIe Of old papers, and has brough
y 1sh, two or three facts which Will b,
I lbtess very gratifying 10 the Modern
4 n1cmcy. Thus 10 Pennsylvania pa
u, u September - 1924, We find Ii,
lowing persons announced as the Fedora
"a adl5llcs or the Legislature Of thai State
an the cry Of Philadelphia
t@plmY.-Wm. Lehman, John VI
HI d, JOHN X. KANE, Geo. VI, Stroud
jim X Smith, VIM Meredith"
The public Will recognize in Mr. Kane
p gentleman to whom Mr.. Polk address
bis celebrated letter on the Tariff qucs
p, which, ike Gen. Jacksou's finou
ltasc, " Jadicious tariff, ~ Isas susceptible
as many different Constructions as Their
f points to the compass.
AGAIN 10 tho sane paper (Sepiember
~ It is announced, that " the Federa
legltcs have nominated JAnrs B,,HAN
Tor Congress "-who It seems was hc
aroued Fedora rs sell as jealous Jack
on man. He is nov Nr. Folks Secreta
Of State, and hls been even spoken of a
Democratc candidate fot the Presidency
Again: Ia a Federal paper Of October
~, 1t is said
" Though the Democrats succeeded il
falasng a Governor in Delaware, LOU
>NLASE, the Federal Republican can
'datc fot Congress, has been elected by a
erwhclmlng majority
Mr.. McLane, 1t will bo remembered
As Secretary of State under Gen. Jack
on aud vas unll recently Mr.. Folks Min
''ler to Great Britain.
The list Of conspicuous Fedcrallsis 4
be ranks Of the " Modern Democracy
sht be indefinitely extended. But tn
ofesong instances are sufficient 10 sho'
ne justice with which that apFeiiation
nee term OF honor--ls now applied, b.
Say of reproach, to the WhIgs.-Rich
pond Wig.