The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-11-24
THE WING TRIUMPH.

the election Of General Ta,l or and his
worthy adjunct Willard Fillmore to the
two highest Offices IN the Government, We
offered some reflections ON the importance
of the contest, aud sumo congratulations to
our readers on the happy result ONT. The
subject il, however, too full al interest 10
req ire apology for briefly resumIns it,
Indeed, It is hardly possible for any re.
flccling person TO estimate too highly the
impor ,sace Of tho issue which the people
OF the United Bates have Just decided, or
the magnitude o. the interests which hung
on that decision. Proportionale. there.
fore, must be the j,y Of all those Who en-.
rolled themselves an the side of The " hic
candidate for the CGief Mssislraey Of this
great country. FOR ourselves, we confess
that when we lock back at the long train
Of evil consequences which have flowed
from those elections which gave asceudrn.
cy TO the anti national principles, aud the
aggressive, beIiigcrert, prose riplIye, and
jacobuic Career Of the self sly led Demo
cratic party, and contrast them with the
pacific, Just patriotic, tolerant, and conser.
sativc principles Of the Wing Party which
have now So signally ,rlumphed, We regard
the result Of the con'e-, with feelrgs akin
To those which must Gil the bosoms Of men
who have just escaped from n city over.
@helned by an earthquake. The autag
oni,; principles of good and evil were 10
desperate Conflict. A dark and potientous
ature awaited the triumph Of the ono a
btl-h, aud cheering prospect is opened by
the victory ofthe other. Let US, however,
look more IN detail at What We have c..
capped on the one hand and what We have
gained on the other.
General Cass, The Democratic CANDIDATE.
was the supporter Of the existing Admits.
traiion, ard stood pledged to carry Out the
policy Of all The Democratic Admiuls,ra.
tons from 1929 down. This policy has
consisted
la making war On the business of The
connry-denouHcing the very foundation
of commerce, and invoking bankruptcy
and run upon all who trade ca credit,
the vital element Of al trade in free Gov.
etamen:
In making war on the currency Of the
country by the establishing Of the Sab,ieas.
ury-tbe system Of the dark ages and Of
despotIc Governments ouly and giving
one klad Of money Cor the Government aud
another klnd Tor the People,
la making war on the industry Of the
country, by refusing TO It all protec ion
aud exposing It to The competition Of the
paupef labor o! Europe:
la DENYING 10 the Government any con.
sntutio'al authority To apply pubic money
70 pubic improvement ~ DENY lng to II m
fact almost every attribute Of good, and
narrowing I's functions almost to the sole
pnwets Of taxation aud war:
In apply lns lie Executive Veto 10 law,
The mist slluIary ard assuming for lhe
President the tgi' aad duiy Of ucgaiisin.
Bulls pPonmeIc motives Of expediency, aud
arbitrarily .cuiog mp hts single opinion i,
a sufficient warrant Tor pu'ilG ing the ui.l
of The People as expressed through lhclr
Repre- seGtAiiSes;
Ia bringing inlo existence lSe anti sar;aI
I princlP.e Of prescription, conyenin, the
power Of appointment into cruel aud
tyraHntcal engine Of rewards aud punish.
,neuis, and administering the Government
On the s'ari,h doctrine iha, "to the ,Ic,or-
belong the spol-; !" all alike deles,able
aud at var With the genus Of free Govern.
meut.
In addition 10 ihes" general principles oil
action Of the Democratic Admiuistra ions,
the ret41 OF that party has been marked
by disregard Of international Justice and
Of The snil more graceful qna'ily Of ualou.
/ al generosity, They iir,t wresled from a
weak, and, though errlug, set hardly re.
sponsb'e ncighbpr, large district ul her
territory; and then, on HE pfetpxt oj
confcIag The paymen, ul a mas of private
Claims, good " bad, made cruel aud desc.
lailng var upon her 10 fJfca from her n
yet larger portion Of her country thus
bringing upon ourselves the loss Of thous.
ands oil valuable lives and millions Of treas
ufe, which had it been deemed consiiiu
tlonai 10 apply It 10 the Improvement Of
our country, would have made the desert
blossom as the rose.
I Had General Cass succeeded IN H..
Presidency, he vas not only bound to carry
out the principles avowed and practised by
his Democratic predecessors but, animated
/ oy Tue same aggressive spirit aud thirst
Tor territorial acquisition which have dis
iIngh'shed them, be would in all pfobibiIl.
y have attempted some scheme Of oggran.
dizement which might have brought upon
US another foreign war, and possibly have
endangered the peace Of all cltistendom /:
for, when once begun, no one can tell
whittier and how far war will extend.
III the interests Of our country. there.
fore, foreign aud domesiic-its internal
prosperity and IL peace with the rest of
The world-wcfe involved ia the question
whether the candidate Of the Democracy.
or his opposite, should be placed in the
Executive chair. II was question wheth.
or these mscheis Of msruIe should be
sanctioned BY the people and perpe,ua,ed
indefinitely, OF that The whole series of