The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-09-29

and priva'es on that occasion, | doubt not
the proportion was different. wish 10 do
justice to all. think of all those brave
men as Americans, in whose proud fame, as
an American, | too have q share. Many
Of them, Wings and Democrats, are my
constituents and personal friends; and !
hank ihem-more than thank them-5Ee
and all. for the high imperlsbable honor
ibey have conferred on our common State.
Bot the distinction between the cause OF
the President in beginning The war, and the
cause oi The country ai.er il was besun, Is
a Distinction whico you cannot perceive
| To you, The President, and the country
seem 10 be oil one. You are interested 10
see no distinction between them and
venture 10 suggest that possibly your inter.
est bllnes you a ltlle. We see the disiinc.
lion, as We think, clearly enough; and our
friends who have fought in the war have DO
difficulty IN seeiog It also. What those
who have fallen would say, we're they alive
and here, Of course we can never know -
but with those no have returned there Is
no difficulty. Col. Haskell end Mujor
Games, members here, both fought in the
war and one Of them underwent exiraor-
dinafy perils and hardships; still they, like
all other Wings here, vote on the record
tha, The war was unnecessarily and uncon
sii'ulionaly commenced By the President.
And even General Fay Tor himself, the no.
ble.l Roman Of them all, has declared that,
as cirzen, and particularly. as q soldier,
II rs sufficient fol hlu. 10 know that his coun
try is at Val with foreign milton, to do
all IN has power TO bring ii to a speedy and
honorable termination, by the most vigor.
Gus ard energetic operations, without III
CURING abou, It's justice, or any thing else
connected with it.
Mr.. Speaker, let our Democratic ficnds
be cohforied with the assurance, that we
are content with our position, content with
our company, and content with cur card.
dsie; and thai, sl;hoogh they, IN their gen.
circus sympathy, ia nix We ought TO be uis-
esaLlc. se really are not, ard Ia, they may
dismiss the grea; anxiety they have on our
account.
DlSsESsIoNS ~ PARTIES.
Mr. Speaker, see have but three min.
ules left, and this forces me TO throw on,
one shule branch Of my sui Jet. A sin-
gle word on gill another. The Democrats
are kind enough to frequently remind US
that we have some disscnsions IN our ranks.
Or good friend from Baltimore, immedl-
a;ey before ne, Mr.. McLiue,) expressed
some doubt She other day as TO which
branch Of our party General Taylor would
ultimately fall into The hands Of. That ives
a new idea 10 ne. knew we had dissen
tiers, but did not know they were try Ing TO
get our candidate away from US. would
like to say a word 20 our Disorders, but
have moi the lime. Some such IRE certain.
ly have; have yoa none, gentlemen D.mo.
c,ai.l Is il all union end harmony in your
,auksl chickering's No divisions .
&c there be doubt as TO which Of cur dIvis
ZOOS vii ge, our candidate, is there no doub,
as 10 which OF your candidates will get
your party? | have heard some things
from New York; and if they are true, We
might we'll say Of your party there, as
drunken fellow ence said when he heard the
reading of an ind c'men, for hog.siealing.
The clerk read 90 Ill he 60, 10, aud through
the words " did seal, take, aud carry away,
ten bours, ten sows, ten shoais, ard ten
Pigs" al which h. eyclaned-" Well, by
eoly, that is the most equally divided gang
Of hogs | ever did hear Of" If there is
any gang of hogs more eqnally divided Than
the Democrats of New York are about this
time, have not heard of It.