The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-05-29
From the Raleigh Register.

Mr.. Gales: The writer in the last Stan
dard who signs himself I" A Close Obser-
YER" and who the Standard asserts is
swell acquainted with his subject" has
made too many impudeut misrepresenta-
lions, TO pass unnoticed and was glad to
see your notice Of them in your last issue.
The discovery that Gov. Graham is n
man Of negative characters" might have
been expected from the keen optics Of A
close Observer" Some men are gifted
with seeing
-" things that are not TO DO seen"
But Democracy ought not to complain OF
negative men. They have high authority
even that of Nathaniel Macon, that such
men are the salt that saved the State.
Perhaps, too. Governor Graham may
he sill and swell himself into the di;nen-
sions of the grea, Democratic Ok, whom
a majority of one IN the Central Commit.
tee have brought into the field against him.
Mr.. Disbrow, however, intmated, ia their
late County Convention, that Gov. Ora.
ham might burst in the effort. All good
Wings ought 10 proy that their Governor
may be delivered from SO grea, disaster.
What constitutes "posltIye good IN a
Statesman, as the Close Observer" un.
derstands ii, is probably, the ability 10
make s eeches to boys aud girls AT School ;
to write Epic Poetry IN the style of Blan-
ner and to relieve The people" from pc
cuniary gripes by an issue Of one million
Of Shln.plaslers, which shall not be coH-
sidered money, nor legal tender IN the
payment Of debts (ueilher fish nor flesh,
nor good red herring" but which they
may borrow nj 6 per cent. by giving good
surety. This is positive" Statesmanship
with vengeance.
:" In looking for the increase OF his the
Governors talents, find none, " says this
Close Observer" An old lady once read
Millions /" Paradise Lost" through, and
came to the conclusion that ii was poor
stuff" Poor old soul the Poem was good
enough, but she could not understand It.
She ough, to have studied "Blanner.
That might have been within her compre-
henson. F." A close Observer" should make
the author Of that immortal Poem his stu.
DIV, and couhue his observations TO thai
subject, or some other within his grasp
and not rashly launch out into unknown
regions. lie may get lost, SO that hl'
mother cannot find han. A tlv once at
tempted TO criticise fair proportionet
DOME" and was laughed III for his slmpli
, city. His vision was entirely too close
: for his subject.
This polished writer criticises the Gov
ernors bows, and manner OF walking. i
such way as to convince his readers Ina
be cannot make a "polie bow" himself
and that his cwn gait is very unganly
} SPRAYING and unsatisfactory. The Gov
) ernor is admitted TO be a very polite gen
: tleman, and few cun make better or NOR
: graceful bow-he also has u knack Of 70
y ing straight ahead, "nelthor turning
( the tight hand nor TO the left and Their
r is no doub, bu, he must plead guilty to III
. charge Of " looking like Governor" A
{ this is very sinful, indeed Why does n,
+. the Governor Of North Carolina bow avn
!, wardly, that close observers may u,
Y feel uncomfortable Why does he arrc
r gantly take the side walk, rather than ia
d middle Of the street And why does h
, not zig gag it, and take both sides Of IN
: street, to show that lie is not arislocralic
And above all, why, oh why, IN the nam
. Of Democracy and deceucy, should he ha,
a The inpudence to :" look like a Governor,
7 when be is only the Serrdnf Of the people
/ Let him hereafter remember who he i
and what he IS, and behave Ike serran
il he would please close observers.
So much for the Observers prellminar
skIrmishing before lac comes to the ma,
Charge. |, was as the bland erordia
the Grecian and Roman orators, 10 While
!. they labofed 10 please, and secure IN at
vance the attention OF their auditors, at
prepare them for the full hunders Of the
! eloquence. Now comes the Storm. "
then charge that Gov. Graham has iuyo
i we'd the State IN heavy debt, contrary
9 the intention Of the Legislature, and rt
: gardiess Of the rights ot his constituent
: when the only motive he could have has
. was TO release or favor the obllgors To II
''N C'ahNt NPpi VIC NJ
: Castor Rail Road Bonds, against loss, al
> | intend to prove this charge"
A close Observer" had evidently bee
;, porting over the impeachment Of Ware
4 Hastings in the British Parliament, al
II iancylng himself at least equal to the lloI
Edmund Burke mot BundIecund) adopte
!. the language and style Of the great In
!. peacher, rose to his altitude, and CHARGE
mos, awfully. lie spares neither acts n,
, motiues. Az to the dcts : The first dra
Of the Bill by Mr.. Cherry, directed Ii
Governor 10 bid "a sum sufficient TO cove
the sum Of $3.50, 900 and the interest O
the Bonds" amounting al tho day Of sal
10 s363,000.) 1t was afterwards sugge,
ted, that there might be reasons why the
sum should not he bid at first aud as III
Act passed, the Governor had discretion
+. either 10 bid tina, sum or not, as he mlgt
!, deem advisable, after an examination Of III
i Road, which he was directed TO make, an
was authorized TO bid any sum not exceed
G ing that amount. The Governor accord
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