The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-10-27

| had q dream which like Byron's Wa
no, altogether, so much Of dream.
] though, was surrounded by ,hs elsa
ic walls OF back woods Academy. Ova
the door was written in letters Of charcoal,
on n luminous ground Of White wash -
THE GRuMBLETON ACADEMi'
Numerous individuals were standing abOu,
in squads, talking abou, the results Of the
elections but learned that the crowd bad
collected TO hear discussion between tso
champions Of the "Giumble,ou, polenIs,
phi beta kappa society "A society whpsA
Mr.. Bea,hard. principal Of tho Academy,
had instituted to display the forensic AL.
irics Of his students. On this oces.lou,
Jim fullofhImsef and Tom ArgusIt. xs''
" on the question" Tho school was, .boti
ly dismissed and nearly oil the boys seal
tered themselves of 10 various dlreeiion
10 their homes.
TIE squads were now concentrated &
the school room around the centre Of ct.
traction, Jim AID Tom, who occupied /
kind Of temporary rostrum. The pfin:
pal ia. the staid and diguified tones Of re!
ant, announced ne "the question:" Va
Polk juslitiible IN giving Santa ANN a pass
jim was for Polk aud the pass. Tom l,
gninst both.
Tom led or in acknowledgment =
speech, said he was opposed 10 oil passes
TO the pass ofTbcrmopyln 10 the lomYin
which his colt then had, ever opposed ioi
rumpd0, and especially TO Santa Aansi
pass. lie noby INDICATED his side Of ID
debate, md sat down amids, The applau''
Of his friends,
Now arose Jim he with dignity pulled
up his shirt collar; he siroked his cha
where he hoped beard would one day gros'
he looked around like Lord Bfougbam
wont 10 do, on the assembly his little DARK
eyes iwinkled; bis thin lips quverrd lOfi
moment, and then he commenced.
GENTLEMEN: My opponen, has f''
slved the old tale about the pass Whoa
Polk told the Secretary TO writo 10 Con.
modoro Conner. Now | would AK, ana
| admit the whole Thug 10 be true l0'
gentlemen i, is OF record, ~ha, does ~
mount to l. pretended the laadInsc,,
Santa Anna could have been preven'sa
How could our small gee,. which had u,
hands full to lombard the hnIe ior''e" Of
San Juan d'Uloa-how could II Pre'e"
the noble and magnanlmous Santa aan'
from going in to Vera Cruz Twas 10,
possible and Polk with magnanlmlv
which echoes yet in Tho bosom ei s'n'a
Anna. said. As We cant keep hun 0'''
well even let him in.
Had The effort gentlemen, to put as0p
TO the war through the intervention oil 1'a
ia Anna succeeded /; that is gentlemen, a'1
Santa Anna logged Gen. Taylor o, nu'
ma Vista, !, would have been 50 moen e','.
gain - turning out as i, did, that isyw,
with odds Of four 10 ono against h'm, ""
Santa Anna, il nothing was ga'neo' "'
ing was lost ask what was 'os'
say again an eGort ras made through ' ~,
Ia Annals Intervention. to put stop 10 W.
war; lie fooled Mr.. Polk II IS True ""
did mol pu, stop 10 il by his in'efse",'V.,
Gen. Taylor he couldn't fool. asa y"
nmphantly, il nothing was gained wa a.d
| admit, what was los,r A few ihou, a''.
soldiers, you say, few millions OF c'na ..
were lost. All gentlemen tina, ~ds TO- IT,
10 the families of tho deceased, anu 70 o
Gle Sans purse, but what have |, ana w.
W no havo s'aid at home expecting e'"'
men,s and office, what have ue 1851