The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-09-06

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Infie, the Standard and every other De-
pspes. 10 nearly every asmbsr Is.
sued. calumnists General TayIon The
" proof" which the Standard 90 triumph.
anlly calls for. is sbundanily found 10 their
columns.
F,om tho following IL will be sesp ,hu
John C. Calhoun prefers Taylor to Css..
The repor, that Mr. c. i in favor Of Cas-
because the Mercury has gone half way
for him, turn. on. to be without any foun.
da,on, sa,e 10 the imagination Of csr,sia
Castles. Journal.
From the Charleston Courier.
MR.. CALHoUNs POSITION. -
The speech Of Mr.. Cabin on Sau,.s
day night, wus precisely What ws could
haze wished, and JUS, what u9sexpeeied.
He opened, BY insisting upon ~ impor.
lance Of The Presidential elecssd ia The
n e.cn, occasion. lie dwell, paNieularly
upon the necessity Of the State casting hes
vote. Iia had never though, that shs3
should futego this privilege. HE OIL
wish had beeushal the State should no,
into The can,sss-shouid DOT take ~sfm
attitude 10 favosAof either candidate, uei.
Their Of whom ne up to our nd
Blu, this was nov unsvo.dv Sslies
|, had bcea formed, persons som.
mi,ied, and il only remained t6e6tduci The
canvass with moderation. We were oil
Southrons, bavirg q common cause, and q
common necessity before Us, aud our sfiq.
! tiles with a Southern man, Of whs,evef
tar,y, IRE naturally greater than with any
+, Northern man, no matter ~ha, his PROBES.
:, sions. lie glanced q, the claims u both
. the candidates. Mr.. Cars had acted with
!. us in the runks Of The Democratic party.
Bu, the Democratic party WAS no, ~bs, il
was. Il had departed from its principles
Il never had been o party TO which cur COZ.
dial sympa.hies had been given, and win
il, Mr.. Cas- and ourselves, ,here had d.
= WAYS been some .sciiuns points nf dl6rf.
!, ence. Personally, he gave no opinion sA
respect 10 the character end claims 81 Cas-.
- General Taylor, On the other hand, xUs
n Whir-a man whose preferences had besa
!, with a party 10 which We had been oppos
!. ed. But the old lines Of party had ben
:. broken down. Theirs was an end Of then
"a The old necessities and measures Of pat.
" we're chiefly at On end and NC must
now understand hat The South had nothing
D. 10 hope from any hut Southern party
IN !, was greatly 10 favor Of General Tsyt
\, tina, he vas Q cotton planter and slave
r. holder tina, he was Sou,hron born :.
mon, US, and whnsc st!inilies were mats.
10 rally With u.. Nobody Who heard ihs
Ii speech Of Mr.. Calhoun, but must have III
10 that, though he desired, with a proper 20
:. iicy 10 preserve his ,ud'vidosl neuinlily,
y in order the better TO shape his action q
4" future, when in Congress, his preference,
.. rs between the two candidates. ~erc sha.
&C " with the hero Of the Rio Gnnde. d
Il. tho purity and character Of Gen. Tsyh,
he, az well ~ Mr.. Senator Butler, passs
the mos, unqualified eulogy. Ttey slts
z. ed HE honesty TO b. beyond oil question
N, and i, was 10 he regretted only, that Gss
: Taylor had suffered his friends TO pss,
~ him in . position. in relation TO the VII:
'" party, which, al first, he had avo~ed ha
determination no, to take. Ga this sus
jec,, by the way, there is great missile
Gen. Taylor authorized no such nomIHi
ton in the usually understood sense Of 20
". Any body. Of any patty might noa'
IN nate him; and. SO Iong as they deelsrrt =
" formulas Of party, for his guidance = s's
y so long ss they asked for no pledges OF pro
mises from hun, in return. there was mob
do in. to prevent his acceptance OF their so
n. port. Under such circumstances they 70
ted for him at their peril; he preserving
~ prtfec, independence, which would sn'A
him. AT any moment, 10 fling The ,rsmne'
IN. of party in the fsce of those who think
-, fe,ier him with them. The irue pos~'
in which Taylnr stood 10 his Loui'ina
w friends Of the Wing Convention, arpesr
G.. simply 10 be this: " You. gcni,enen, ss'
raj he. will DO bound BY Tho Convention o
matter upon whom they settle as their %
minee. Now. you propose TO bring %
~ nsme before them. In the event Of lhea
H. choosing another person. you will Zee
lly somewhat aukwsrdiy in regard 10 my~l
nv and propose TO relieve you from any sas'
feeling. ! release you from oil pledee'a
"" me--you are nj liberty 10 give me up
ar. any moment" This is the ifua verses
III. Of an affair, which. iikc every thing ele
!, the followers Of Csss have tortured TO ihsi
own purposes. - Cosr. Corre'pcndeH.
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Honor to tho Brave.