The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-07-26
Spirit Of the Home Press.

The return Of our Volunteers, and the
general enthusiasm created by that grall.
fving event, seems to have merged all 9th.
er matters for the last week, and our do.
mes,lc exchanges are pretty much occnP'.
ed with that subject. The Charleston pa.
pers have not put forth any thing very no.
vel in political point Of view, maintaining
their former position. A little "family
jar" has taken place about the reception
Of the Regiment, resulting in a duplicate
arrangement: one IS to come of here on
the Goth instant, and another is promised
at Charleston on the 2Sth
From an able Editorial in the Evening
News we make the following extract;
1.-THE proposal in the Senate 10 extend
the Missouri Compromise line to our new.
y acquired territory has reused airesh the
soiris Of the Dssotofoefs. Iheir 'edu'pS
organ in Albany announces that, It pass,
the cry Of Repeal will be raised aud that
The North will never rest until II Is accom-
pllshed. The New York Evening Post,
paper Of great influence and AFFINITY, holds
such language as 'his
".The Bright Compromise, If adopted
by Congress, viii settle nolhing-iI Will be
bu, HE beginning Of a more vehement as''
citation. So far from a,Iaying The excite
ment, ii viii exasperate aud lDtiame II, II
will be a nominal compromise OF Southern
, invention, forced upon US by the votes OF
the South and other votes procured by
purchase or seduction and 1t will be re.
garded by The friends Of free soil only as
Invitation 10 discuss the question with ne "
zeal and new earnestness.
These indications Of the threatened
v "up rising of the North are not to be dis.
. regarded, Ii Is blindness not to see them
j 1T IS faulty not 10 provide and prepare
n for them. For the next four years, the
South will be the great battle. ground, anC
e the institutions Of the South the main point
=. Of attack and defence. The assaIlants " il
- be impelled by variety Of motives, SOM
le by the promp,ings Of conscience. some b,
r. the lust of power, some by the mad goad
he ings Of political and religious fanaIlcism
i. But all are alike dangerous to US. Tn
re common and avowed object IS to "brea
n. down the slave power OF the South" Tn
q. power, then, must rise and protec, ltsel
u. Let the South see that those 10 whose hanc
%. it reposes is interests and ITS safety 81
re. faithful and true. Ii is useless TO deny TN
S.. the slave question is now The one grea, an
"a. paramount issue, 50 far as we are conce n
lis ed The Bank is an obsolete idea !; ire
trade is growing TO be the doctrine Of III
se world and surely nothing can be Of moi
ad moment to US than that which most near
at touches mol ONLY our interests but our v
sr. ~ existence. Our principle should be
md took to cur sofeiy first, and our other i
ven leIests afterwards
10 Our papers here are pursuing the ev
the tenor OF their way. The Carolinlan CO
',", taIns the following suggestion
H. SHALL WE HOLD CONVENTION w
.;"a propose to the Democrats of South Caro-
,aa, ma, TO hold State Convention, either
Winnsboro', Newberry, or Laurens, on t
,co oath or 3lst day Of this month, IN ord
% n to express the opinion Of he people, the
ann. in assembled, upon the great political qu
,be tons Of the day. lie, those Democr
i've, who are prepared TO stand by the prin
T. - pies they have maintained for so long
,,,, time, speak out now. What says the |
per Country VIVA, reply does the Mid
;ved Country g've7 VIVA, reply from the s
ou,s Board [Col. Telegraph