The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-10-20
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Hewnrc of the Inlpostor.

ing about The State, certain Gas man Hd. ,
rum scarum Wilder, endeavouring 10 pur.
chase the votes of honest men, for Cass,
by retailing 10 them in exchange, the base,
spurious coin Of distracted brain-vile
ISLANDERS and filthy falsehoods. This Gas.
man trembles for his orn fate, and 10 aver,
the awful consequences 10 himself should
Cass be defeated, he is making use Of the
foulest means distracted intellect can con
ceive.
The following from the Raleigh Regis
Ter gives an insight into his doings:
We are prepared to produce number
Of respectable gentlemen, who will es'ab.
lish the fact, that CASTOR Ii. WILDER,
who is now tIampoosing the Stale, as an
agent and Officer of the Government, did
in the Streets Of Raleigh, and at other pa.
ces, declare and charge, in substance, VITA,
Is published above, VIZ that Gen. Toy
Tor did not erpose himself 10 any ddneer
at he Battle of Buena VISTA, that he wds
in deep rar,ne befrten the mountains, far
beyond The reach Of danger, that the place
mas pointed out 10 him (GASTON II.
4 WILDER y uhen he rds ot there, by an
Engineer, and thai he understood that Gen.
Taylor did not, atdny time, go in reach II
the enemies guns.
A man that would make the charges
that Pender did, IS rid, this man is Vii
der. Does he believe any one, who has
moral perceptions keen enough TO tell a
black lie when be sees it, will believe him
we'd, as to look upon him as any thing else
than travelling Apocrypha : II he
does, his very presumption equals his au-
dacity, and ,raduces the good sense Of the
community.
He processes TO be on charitable mis-.
sion 10 the volunteers-payng them oil
without charging them COMMISSIONS
Truly does his " Charity hide multitude
Of sin" but it does no, disguise the hyp.
ocritical deformily Of itself. Why i. he
SO devoted in this "a bour Of love'l" Be.
cause, if be is not the hired tool Of others,
he expects the bread which he pre-.
tends to "cast on the waters ",o re.
Turn to him soon, increased four. fold
lie hopes to perpetuaie the present unpop.
ular administration and hold on to the pat.
ronage. But he is doomed TO see hi:
% bread F" and himself both, sink beneath
the " rattrs," and that is what makes HIM
so reckless he anticipates defeat and
nothing is TOO desperate for him.
This is the same taciician that said lie.
fore the Mexican War commenced, that
he could "whp the Mexicans before break
fast but who took very industrious pains
: to keep away from the ranks, and ate hi
, breakfast al home. Polk who has been q
good q, selecting corrupt tools, as Napo
, leon was in choosing able marshalls, saw
this man Wilder was an unexcepionabI
mInlon, and gave him Pay masters stu
alton, by which he has Melted some 5000
ayear. To make some return to his" Mas
, ter, and 10 secure the good graces " Of Cass
/ he (Wilder) has undertaken this char:,d
. be mission.
Who tells the truth Col. Bragg, who wa
!. al Buena Vista, or" Wider y Col. Brac
/, made speech at New York in which tn
!. following little episode occurred
e A gentleman. How often did sou dl.
+, charge your pieces that day
Col. Bragg. About two hundred an
fifty rounds to each gun.
I. Another gentleman. How near was h
/. enemy 10 your pieces at any one time
:. Col. Bragg. lVuhin ffiy yards a, on
time, when we moved them down.
{ Another, Where was Gen. Taylor.
l. Col. Bragg. Within forty yards.
Y Col. Bragg closed his remarks BY say
ing F." Understand me, gentlemen, am
soldier and 10 politician.
This is question Of veraciiy a, ssu
between Col. Bragg and Mr.. Wilder.
would take US but a short while to prc
nounce, with whom the community side.
At what low ebb has CassiSm arrive
when such disgraceful, contemplate pit
:, ful, sneaklng, petll(ogglng means are T,
sorted 10, to swell il.
We say again: Beware Of the impo,
tor. A last accounts he was heard 10 tn
streets OF Concord, relteratlng his menda
q cious calumnies Of General Taylor