The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-09-22

quite, all the articles Of the present Demo-
cratic creed have been at first forced upon
the party 10 this very way. Aud Just now,
and JUS, 90, opposition TO internal Improve.
menss is 10 be established if Gen. Cass shall
be elected. Almost half the Democrats
here are for improvements; but they will
vote for Case, ord If he succeeds. their votes
will bave nIded in closing the doors against
improvements. Now, this is process " hch
We think is wrong. We prefer candidate
"ho, like Gen. Taylor. will allow the peo
pie to have their own way. regardless oil his
private opinion and should think the in.
ierpnl improvement Democrats, at least,
ought to prefer such a candidate. He would
force nothing on them which they don't
want, and he would allow them TO have i'm.
proyemenis, which their own candidate, if
elected, will not.
Mr.. Speaker, ! have said Gen. Taylor.
position Is as well d, fined as is ,ha, Of Gen.
Case. In saying this, admit do no, Ger
ialuly know ~ha, he would do GU the WI
mot Pfoviso. sm a northern man, or.
rather, q western fee State man, with q
constituency believe to he, end with per
sonal feeling, know TO be, egains, The OK.
,ensicn Of slavery. As such, and with " bat
Information have, hope. and beierr,
Gen. Toy Tor, Il elected. would not veto the
Psov,so; bu. ! do not knor 1t. Yet, if |
knew he would, still would vote for him
should do go, because, in my judgment,
hrs election can alone defeat Gen, Cass ;
aud because, should slavery thereby 60 TO
The territory we now have, jus, so much
viii certainly happen by tho election Of
Cau; and. IN addition, course of policy
leading 10 new wars, new acquisitions Of
territory. and still lurther extensions Of sla-
very. Oae Of The tao Is 10 DO President,
which is preferable J
But there Is as much doubt Of Cas- on
Improvements as there is Of Taylor on the
Pfoylso. have no doubt my soil Of Gen
Cuss on ihis question, but know the Dem.
oers,s fer themselves Us TO his position
My internal improvement, colleague. tMr
Ventsoflh, stated on this floor the other
day that be vas satisfied Casa ~as for i'm
piovcmeuls, because lie bad voted for I'll tie
bills that he Mr. W had. So fur So good
Bot Mr.. Polk vetoed come OF these very bills,
,he Baltimore Cunrcnlien passed set Of
resolutions, among other things, approving
these vetoes. and Gen. Cass declares, 10 his
letter eptiDg the domination. that he has
carefully read these resolutions, md that no
adheTes TO them as firmly as he approves
them cordially. In other words, Gen. Cass
voted for the bills. and thinks The President
dad night 10 ,aio them; and he friends here
are aGIuble enough TO consider him % 10
ng on ono eide or the other, just as one or
iho other may correspond with their own
respective inclna,ions. Ny colleague ad
mits thu, the platform declares against tho
cous,i.uilona!ily Of q general system Of in.
ptosemen,s, aud that Gen. Cass endorses
the platform; but he still! thinks Gen. Cass
is IN favor Of some sort Of Improvements.
Well, wha, are they A. he is agains, gen
eral objects. those he is for, must 10 part
rsiar aud local. Now, this is taking the
sui jsc, precisely by tho wrong end. Par.
tcuidri'y-eIpendn4 tho money Of the
uhoie people for 90 ohjec, which will benc.
) ct only portion Of then. is tho creates,
real Of JaciIon 10 Improvements. aud has
been so held BY Gen. Jackson, Sir. Polk,
and oil others, | believe, I'LL now. But
now, behold, tho Objects mos, general,
ueafes, free from this q lcction, are 10 be
rejected, nhlla those mos, Liable TO /, nre
10 bo embraced To return: cannot help
believing tina, Gen. Cass, when he wrote
his letter Of acceptance, well understood he
was TO be claimed by the advocates Of both
sides OF this question, and thu, he then clos.
ed tho door against all further expressions
OF 0pinon, pufposely TO retain the benefits
Of that double position. His subsc9ucn, 0.
} quivocaIlop at Cleveland, 10 my MUD, provo
such TO have been the case.
Ono word more. and shall hevo done
with this branch Of the subject You De.
mocta,s, und your candidate. in tho main,
! are IN favor of laylng down, in advance, a
plaiform--n Sc, Of party positions, as unit;
and then Of enforcing tho people, by every
! sort OF appliance, 10 ra,i'y them. however
, uupalatoblc some Of them may be. We,
and our candidate, arc IN favor OF making
Presidential elections and tho legislation Of
the country distinct matters; 50 that the
people can elect whom they please, and, az
forwards leglslate Just as they please, with
out any hlndfenco, save only so much as
may guard against lnlractons Of the Con-
s,ltutlon, undue haste, and want Of consldc.
. ration. The difference between Us is clear
as noon day. That We are right NO can
! not doubt. We hold the true republican po'
silion. In leaving the peoples business ia
/ thoir hands, We cannot be wrong. We are
, willing, md even anxious, 10 60 TO the PEG.
! pie on this issue.
OLD HORSES AND MILITARY COAT
TAILS.
Bu, suppose | cannot reasonably hope
. to convince you ,ha, we have any Prnci'
J Plies. The most can expec, Is. 10 assure
, you ,ha, we think No have, and are quito
con,ented with them. The other day, ono
Of the gentlemen from Georgia, Mr. liver
son. an eloquen, man. and man OF learn
, ing. SO far as | can Judge. no. being learn
ed myself came down upon us astonishing