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The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-11-03
MR.. H0LMESAND MR.. ADAMS.

We have not been more gra,lfied by any
recent political event than by the election
ol Mr.. Holmes, who. for proving himself
an American in feeling, by delivering an
Ealogy upon Mr.. Adams, was made the
subject OF a most violen, assault. Mr..
Holmes replied b.iore the election 10 the
GLOWING card:
Another attack is made upon me, and
! am charged With the a,rocl,y o. deliver
ing an Eul,gy over the remains of the la;e
John Quincy Adams. SIR, | am one Of
those who would rather s,few fl,wers over
the bier, even of an enemy, than dig at the
grave TO find some bitter root with Which
TO quicken my maIignlly.
Two evenings previous TO The death OF
Mr.. AIams. and when i, vas known ,ha,
he must de, a committee called a, my house,
where my friend Judge Butler VAS speud.
'ns the evening, asd 10 presence Of the
Judge, requested me, in the name Of the
Delegation Of Massachusetts, TO deliver some
remarks over the body Of Mr.. Adams. |.
sas in'ended as compliment from Ma'sl
chusetis TO South Carolina. Ii there be a
gentleman IN South Carolina sho condemns
me Tor complying with request Of the ven.
cradle Common wealth Of Massachusetts,
tina, State which frs, shook hands with
South Carolina in the peris Of the Revolt
tcn, envy him not his sentiments. DI
ring bis canvass have said not one word
Of services TO the State or city. have
asked no Que to mention them. | have
only replied 10 those Who .cem to enlry the
luxury OF blasting the good name Of a fellow
citizen"
The people Of Mr.. Holmes ds,rc, have
done themselves honor By electlng thus gen.
,ieman, and tho. reprov'ng The men whose
narrow and contracted views could lead
them to denouuce Mr.. Holmes Tor paying
respoc, TO the lllustrious dead.
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VERMONT.

The new Legislature Of this State as.
sembled at Montpelier on Thursday last
Hon. John k,mbail (Whig) was chosen
Presidsn, of the Senate by 10 votes out Of
2s. 10 the House, many ballotings were
had for Speaker, without making choice
The last vote stood:
For W. C. ki,uedge, (raylor) los
For H. Needham, IVAN Bureo) III
For II. W. Heaton, (Cass) 3S
Necessary to a choice, ITO. One vote
taken from either Of his opponents would
have elected Mr.. ki.tredse.
1t will be noted that the Wings have ten
to twelve majority in the Senate, and will
have no trouble in electing their State of,
fcers and a United States Senator.
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PENNSYLVANIA.

The Harrisburg Telegraph rejaices, as
we'll it may, at the election of Johnston, and
saysit isa grea. and unprecedented victory !;
and one that secures the election Of Gen.
Fay lor hey ond doubt. The majority for
Johnston is small, in consequence Of doubt.
ing Wings staying at home. Had they
all come out, as did the Locos, the ma.
iori,y would have been more thousands
than it is hundreds. Still the victory was
Unexpected to the Locos, who considered
Pennsylvania as safe for Longs,re,h as i,
was for Skunk and their defeat will be
as stunning 10 ito effect as il is unexpected.
OF Three failures occurred in Boston on
Saturday.
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CONFLICTING CHARGES.

The Cass presses declare at one time tina,
Gen. Taylor is too avariclous to pay ten
cents postage even for the purpose Of get.
ting letter which may pave bis way to tho
Presidency. At another, they would have
us believe he is so eager for that post he is
willing TO sacrifice southern interests, and
Of course all the property he owns on the
face Of the earth. in order to &c, Northern
votes. Gen. Tayior's accusers should Try
10 preserve some appearance Of conslsten,
cy in their charges. RAJ. Register.
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Original.
General TayiOr's five Battles.

AN IMPRoMPTU.
General Taylor is the man,
We ever must delish. 10;
lie never from bullet ran,
Hos all we ask for fgh,in':
With courage never known to fal,er,
He conquered bold at Palo Alto.
His country is his hearts delight,
He'll stand by her or die;
He hates the wrong, he loves the right
And's there, when dangsr's night
He'd ne'et let the aggressor harm her,
As he has shown al d, La Palma.
He scorns wha, others would alright,
lie fears no coming danger;
10 bis RICH, arms giants might,
To fear. he is a stranger.
Before him shields and spears gave way,
Upon the fislds Of Monterey.
II he is rough he's always steady,
AZ often has been shown;
His views are wise, he's ever ready
And ne'er defeat, has known.
On Buena V,sra's bloody plain,
lie proved to oppose him was 10 vain.
And though no ne'er gave way to foe,
He has so kind heart.
Tie grieves 10 see ano,her's woe,
And p'ucks away the dat,s.
Nos Ffeemen all, this we'll remember,
He'll gam victory 10 Move nber.
J. L. B.
Charlotte, Oct. 27h, lsi5.,
GENERAL TAYLOR'S humanity and his
inform kindness have become provcrbial.
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NOT THE TINE.

A gentleman who has just finished a
journey through Pennsylvania says that he
saw several fl,gs flying in various places,
bearing the deceptive inscription, " Cass,
Butler, and the Tariff Of Az" This game
did very well in the canvass Of ls44, but
vii! not pass muster now. Then the song
was:
"Oh, poor Coonsy Wings, what makes you
look so b'us
We will have Polk and Dallas, and the Tariff
of 40"
The people Of Pennsylvania wore cheated
once into The supper, Of Locofoco Free.
trade President. but will no, bear repeti.
ton Of the offence. ~. Y. Express.
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Charlotte journal.
TUESDAY. OCTOBER 81. ls4s.
Mai. Lewis CaSs..Sou of the can.
didafc

There is sound Of r. yelry by nigh,
and there is a sp'endidly Illuminated bali
room. Music and the dance make i, te,
sound with the joyous tones OF hilarity.-
"Bught shine the lamps DER fair women
and Nave men" Ia tina, room on 40 OF.
taman, reclnes pink Of Dsndyism, q very
dahla Of aris,ocrscy. Embroidered gloves
encase his delicate hands; beneath the
gloves glisten diamond rines OF the FIRST
water. Those taper fingers have never yet
been disgraced With the grasp of plebian
An honest yooman--upon his lap is a
scented handkerchief. His rich dress 10
after the lates, mode of Paris. There he
recines with a glass commonly called a
quizzng glass 10 bis hand attached TO q
gold chain which encirc es hi. neck; with
this he is ogling the occupants Of the room,
With dignity and ease, as he lmagines. OF
Crich,ou or D'Ofsay.
Who is i'll Il is Lewis Cass, Jr., Son
Of Lewis Cass, SEN, IN one OF the ball rooms
Of Washington. The picture is no, over
drawn. He has JUS, returned from Paris.
Is he no, beautiful, fitting candidate for
the houors Of the tented hsld. Such an
exquisite in nicely aud delcacy, is he not
an unexcepionsble candidate for the rough
exac,ions of a camp Life lie is a nice
chap TO lead brawney men with s,ou, hearts
TO battle. Yet, such is the influence of
Aris,ocracy at Washington abou, the White
house, that. General Cass had bu, TO
speak the word, and this fnnikiu, h,wery
sligo board Of fashion, and Aiunis OF the
ball room, was made by President Polk a
Major in the Mexican Army and tha,
too, TO the desparagemeu, Of the claims,
and over men his seniors, and who had won
distinction upon strongly contested battle
fields. Such are the men, scions Of Aris-
tocgaey, mushrooms from the hot beds Of the
upper ten, springs of fashion and refinement,
that Cass, If elected, would put in office over
men who possess real merit.
We have heard number Volunteers say,
that Maj. Lewis Cass, by his arrogant man.
ners, supercilous airs and tyranncal con,
duct, rendered himself very unpopular while
in Mexico.
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THE MORMON TEMPLE IN RUINS.

NAuvoo, Der 0.-This magnificent
Temple was observed to be on fire in The
cupold this morning abou, o'clock. The
flames spread rapidly, and the building was
totally consumed, leaving nothing bu, he
naked and bIackened walls. The fire is
supposed to have been the work Of al IN.
cendiary.
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ARE YOU READY 7

The day Of action draws nigh Are the
Wings Of every county in The State prepsr.
ed? Have you made every arrausem, n,
10 bring out the full vote q. every precinct
Have you left nothing undone Will you
be able to say on the night of the 7ih Of
November We have done all we could 2,
Rich. Rep,
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MORE CHANGES FOR TAYLOR.

We understand (says the Miners J.u'n.
al) that the recen, Locofoco candidate for
Prothonotary, the Clerk Of the County
Commissioners, the Postmas,ers at Schuyl.
kill Haven and Orwisburg, with several 9th.
er prominent men in the Locofoco ranks,
have come out openly for Gen. Tay lor.
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p OETR Y.
Selected for the Charlotte Journal.
To the Whigs--.Ncvcr give mp.

from iaPprfs thousand Lines
Never rive ~ IL Is visor and better.
AlwYys u hops than once 10 despair:
Fling Of the iosd Of doubts eankering fettcr.
ARa break tho dark spsll Of tyrsnnieal care.
Nsvef give up. thew afs chances and changes.
Helping the hspsfhl : hundred to one
And ,lroas b ths ehsas, nigh Wisdom arrauges
Ever success.--if yoa'ii only hope on.
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PARTY ENUNCIATlONS.

Alexlnief Disld.on, E'q., Of Dsiroii,
beng present at a recent public meeting,
aud being called for, rose aud SAID : a" Mr..
PresIden, and gentlemen; did not come
hero TO make q speech, but while am up |
will say this much | ever have been. am
nos, aud as long as live shall be a Dsmo
Graf. never voted a Wing tickle, IN my
life. knos Gen. Clss well, aud have
known him for years. bu', gentleman,
shalt no, give him my vote at the coming
election. II live ua,l the 9Th day OF No
vember next, shall vote for that true.
hearted genuine Republican, Major Gen.
ZACHARY TAYLOR, the man Who,
While IN the service Of his country, asks
[of his Government 10 favor, and shrInks
from no responsibility. ="
Mr.. James Blair Gilmer, a promiuen,
D,mocra, Of Georgia, who voted for Mr..
Polk. has published a letter, 10 which he
says; My next vote will DO for General
TAYLOR, because believe him to be the
fitmest man IN The world, the most homes,
man IN the world, and further removed a.
bove and beyond party and political inf }.
ence than any man IN the world. | would
point out his pubic aud private character,
known 10 the people of his country, for my
views Of political worth, | would point out
his Allison letter for my political creed"
W We lately met with tho follow ing
lines, which we're published IN small shee,
called tho Observer, printed at Berwick,
Me-, aud edited by couple Of promising
youths who hive evidently got upon tho
RICH, track. We have seldom seen 90 much
sentiment, wit, aud transferable argument
compressed in so small space:
AT least nine rAfLoRs to make one man,
We always used to muster;
But take nine raylors like old Zach,
And wouldn't they make a pCsrER.
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TOO GOOD TOBE LOST,

young man at social party was urg.
ed to sing song. He replied that he would
first tell a story, and then it they persisted
in their demands, he would try and execute
a song. When bov, he said, he took
lessons on singing, and one Sunday morn
ing he went into his fathers garrett to prac.
tice by himself. When in full play he
was sent for by the old gentleman. "Ths
is pretty conduct" said the father, Ca
pretty employment for a son Of pious pa
rents to be saving boards on the Sabbath
morning. loud enough to be heard by the
neighbors. Sit down and take your book"
The young man was excused from singing
the proposed song.
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CAUTION TO THE WINGS

Beware Of misrepresentation from this
time till the election. Give no credit TO
any letters purporting to be from General
Taylor. nor from any Of his friends, unless
they are known to DO genuine. Above all,
be ware Of LAST CARDS!-Rai. Reg.
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TIE PROSPECTS,

The New York Herald raises jubilan;
mole over the late elections. |. has even
begun TO figure out Cabne, for Genera
Taylor. Leave that to Old Z lch, though.
tie will have glorious Cabinet about him,
beyond doubt.
Says the Herald: " The Democracy that
supper, Gen. Cass for the Presidency, are
very much in the position Of the man who
was recently caugh, in the rapids Of Mag.
ara Falls, while the spectators from the
shore we're as,onshed a, his efforts to reach
dry land, and avoid the terrible caleracl
below. For the next three weeks, they
will be struggling in the rapids OF the great
political Niagara OF ls4s. We doubt if
any thing can save them. Gen. Taylor's
election is almos, certain"
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An Anccdotc and Its Parallel.

Every one has heard Of man who had
a mos. ,nvetera.e spirit, kind Of malig.
nan. prejudice, against every member Of
tho human family. There was Nothing on
earth he seemed to care any thing for, save
dog. bic sole companion. This dog be
laugh, to ~nllow IN any convenient hole oil
mud and mire, and TO rub his dirt on every
passer BY.
The Jst1ersonisn seems 10 be quite az
misan.hrop,cal aud malignant as the hero
Of the above anscdote the spleen that ran.
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INTERFERENCE OF OFFICE HOLDERS

This evil has never attained more appal
ling magnitude than in the presen, canvass
The abuse has become Of the gtossesl char
| ac,er and loudly calls for reform. The
Washington correspondent Of the n. York
Commercial Advertiser sage,
"There never was az election in which
The Federal Administration more openly IN.
teriercd, through the means of it's money.
Offices and power, with the freedom of cleo.
lions. OIe of.hs grea. departments OF the
Government, the Pos, Office, is degraded
INTO &C engine OF political, or rather of par
iizin Influence. One Of its principal eff.
Gers. WIN. J. Brown, 9 assistant Post Mas.
ter General, salary "a, 500, who is q mem
Der Of the Central Democratic Committee,
bas tssa doing nothing for non.hs. but tur.
nlng cut deputy posin1s!ers of impression
ed ability and honesty, TO make way for
toola in the business Of elscsioneeriDg, pre-.
pairing and circulating acquisitions upon IN.
fortunate Office holders for funds, and aiding
to defrasd the very Department, of the pub
lie service Of which hs is q responsible
"sShuSt, Wy aUS IHCuiGalCui tEcC W post.
age, OF thousands OF documents intended TO
promote the SUCCESS OF the candidates OF the
party. Considering the position which he
holds. | consider the conduc, of this man
more dagiiious then that Of any other off.
Ger ofthe Government engaged 10 the s!rug.
gle Of parties.
Mr.. Edmund Burke, Commissioner OF
the Patent Office, sslsry SO 1000, has been
ahSent month, on ~ha, is believed to be
an elsc'ioneerlng expedition to check the
farming detection Of regular Democracy in
New England toward the he,erodoxy ofN.
Burensm.
"Gen. mcCslla, % auditor, salary S..
600, 10 another officer Who lie engaged hear,
and sou! in the canvass, and who appears to
encourage his clerks in like activity and
ea'nesness. Ii may DO, be nopportune to
men,ion tina, this 10 the office in which a
large class Of soidiere' claims are settled,
which per! Of the business is meuy months
10 arFear.
Hon. Fly Moore, g. S. Marahl of N.
York, salary, including percuisites, $4,000
spends siS days Of every week upon the
stump for Caas and Butler"
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Doctor said hard.ooking, brandy.
faced customer, few days ago, to phy.
sician,' Doctor, | am troubled with an op.
preston and uneasiness about my breast.
What do you suppose the matter is =
'Al very easily accounted for said
the physician you have water on the
chest
Water! Come that'll do very well for
a joke; but how could get water on my
chest, when have not touch drop in fif.
teen years. II you had said brandy, you
might have hit it,
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" A gentleman, having built large
house, was at loss what to do with the
rubbish. His steward advised him to have
pit dug large enough TO contain it.
"And what" said the gentleman, "shall
do with the earth which is dug out Of
the pit ~
To which the steward, with great gray.
ity, replied
=" Have the pit made large enough TO
hold all -
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CHARLOTTE. N. c. NOVEMBER 81 1S4S.

klos IN his bosom must poison his existence
aud make him look with as J,undiced eye.
upon his fe!lowmau as did tina. canine tuto.
OF mud.sPattsring. Like that genius Of III
will aud maleyolence, he ha. pet which
he sends Cd, every week, reeLing" with
the slime and f!lh Of personal abuse, which
his pc, 'u5s against any luctleso Wing iha.
has excited his bile. The lac, instance in
which the JetTerscnian chuckled a, the be
daubing Of bis lille pet. wss ons 10 which
Mr. Clarke Salisbury was concerned.--
II 10 expected that Mr.. Clarke gill recove,
from The eascts ofihs stencil.
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r;' Adperfisemsats inserted at One Dollar per
sgasre, nc tiass or less. this sized type for the
frst insertion. and 2s cents for each eoniina.
saee. Court adUertisese 1ts and SAsrig's Sales
sRarged Is FER eeaf kieA<s ;.snd deduction af
33k per essf.ssI ts ssade from tie regular rri-
sss, }sy steerfissss ty he year. Advertisements
Inverted mesfhiy o. quarterly 81 per square for
each time. Ssmi-nsntkly rs eents per square
fsr essA fize.
" pcs.mastess are respectfully requested 10
sri a. Agents.
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GENERAL TAYLOR'S humanity and his
uniform kindnes, have become provcrbial.
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DRY FISH.

An lrishman angling in the rain was OBJ.
served to keep his line under the arch Of a
bridge. Upon being asked the reason, he
gave the following answer:
ITO be sure, the fishes will be after
crowding there in order to keep out Of the
wet"
" Did Washington go into the Pres.
iden,ial Chair under pledges to do this and
no, to do that! Did Jefferson give pledg-
es Did Madison Did Monroe NO!
Not one Of them ever pledged himself to
any thing. Ii is for such men as James
X. Polk and Lewis Cass to give pledges
to lay their own judgements upon the
" Platform" Of party, and to whatever
they bind themselves in the prescribed
bond to do, how much soever it may con-
tiict with their sense Of duty, or whatever
may be the circumstances of the country.
No pledges are needed from man III
whose HONESTY the utmost confidence
can be placed Such man is Zachary
TAYLOR. He may be counted on as one
who will do what conscientious sense Of
right and duty dictates. We do not want
a President who will do wrong because
he is pledged to pursue particular course
of action, as James X. Polk wss to
plunge the country IN TO the war with
Mexico.
WI. Chronicle,
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IL. BADGER. Editor.
r. q. HOLTON,
Proprietor and Publisher.
NEW TERMS.

NEW TERMS.
TWO DOLLARS per snnum in advance; TWO
DOLLARS and FIFTY CENTS il payment
be delayed three months; and THREE DOL.
LARS II not paid until the close of the year.
Flattering offers 10 Clubs.
e,u;.a one vear 10 onn direcf;nn At0
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Gel. A. NJ. MITCHELL. Cincinnati. Ohio.
From In Plata


By the bark Palmetto, which arrived here from
Rio Janeiro on Saturday. we have received full
confirmation OF the rumors contained In the letter
from Montevideo which we published few day
ago. The town Of Corrientes was actually taker
possession Of on the 27th of November by Gen Ur
auiza with the forces he had raised in Entire Rios
Madariaga lost 700 killed and wounded, 200 pris'
oners and 10 pieces OF cannon.
Urqaiza's design of marching on Paraguay, IA
compliance. as isnow understood, with the instroc
tions Of Rosas, is now evident 10 all. In the mean
time Rosas is concentrating his forces at Santa G
70 be prepared either to support Urquiza or march
against the Rio Grande in case Brazil should consi
der herself bound by her secret treaty OF ALI
ance, to assist Paraguay
Should France withdraw her Intervention, "a
England has already done. 1t will be almost i'm
possible for Paraguay to withstand the army d
Roses
In Rio Janeiro; negotiations are temporarily
suspended with our Minister, until the arrival oi
dispatches from Washington which are anxiously
awaited. Mr.. Tod is on the best terms with the
Brazilian Government. and the establishment OF
permanent relations OF friendship with the United
States, 10 much desired.
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Administration Mnneuvers in California In
lS16.
Correspondence Of The Tribune.

Correspondence Of The Tribune.
WASHINGTON, March IS, 1915.
We are at last beginning TO get at the :ortuous
policy of this Administration in relation TO our rela
tions with Mexico. The examinations Of officers
engaged 10 certain California expeditions, before
the Military Committee of the Senate, have been
Published by order of that body, and the evidence
derived from these examinations gives conclusive
proof of the lorcible ntermeddling of the War De
partment with the Mexican rights and Jurisdiction
ia California Some time since, it will be recolec,
ed communicated the fact that the examination
of Capt GILLESPIE left no reasonable doubt Of i'm
proper interference on the part OF this Administra
ton and the publications now given to the light by
order of the Senate will add confirmation to the for
mer statement.
Col Fremont states tha. in June OF the year
1896 being then brevctcaptain OF Typographical
Engineers ia the service oil the u. s. be engaged In
military operations with the people OF the country
for the establishment OF the independence Of Cali
fornis before the existence Of war between the
United States and Mexico was known and uas
successful IN such undertaking, the independence
of California being proclaimed at Sonora on the 18th
day OF July, and the Mexican forces routed and
dispersed
Capt Gillespie states that early In November
s45 he received orders from the President to pro
coed to California TO fc4tch oUer the interests Of the
United States an California and 10 c0anteract The
influence of any European agents there Here is
the identical gapae Of Texan Annexation played
over again. Countersct the influence of any
European agents there'-the very bugbear raised
To frgbten US INTO the Annexation OF Texas, and
discarded as ridiculous thing as soon as that end
was accomplished. Here is California Houstonised
Capt. GILLESPIE was also the bearer OF dis
patch TO our Consul at Monterey, which he des-
trove1 before entering the port Of Vera Cruz, alter
having committed its contents TO memory IL was
polite in him TO give the Mexcans no intmaton Of
his desgn-otherwise his reception might not have
been so pleasant. Though Lynchlaw may notpre
vail in Mexico, person caught In such an under
taking might fare no better than in one OF our
Southwestern States.
From a perusal of the document, no one can for
bid the suspicion that the Administration, from ITS
early commencement, has entertained and encodr
aged the design Of robbiug Mexico Of some gooo
portion OF her territory. The march of Gen. TAY
LoR TO the Rio Grande is truly one in a series OF
hostile purposes and hostile acts.
have nothing certain respecting the action OF
the Senate to-day in relation 10 the Treaty
OF course, the Telegraph will be suspended IN
its operation till after the news of the definite &C
ton Of the Senate shall be received by other sour
ces 10 New York.