The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-09-13

IN the coming election, and, had almost
said, lis defeat now and forever.
Fiom The Charleston Courier.
Mr.. Clay ii was well known, was the first
choice Of the Wing party. He was the
first choice Of The party in Charleston, and
he was essentially so with The Wing Con.
vention at Philade phia, which had been
got up with n special view TO his nomina.
ton. Gen. Scott, next 10 MIR. Clay, was
the most acceptable, II is believed, 10 the
Convention, and the party for the fact is
very evident, that Gen. Taylor, never has
been favorite Of the politicians, or pafti.
zans, of either side, Ia circumstance which
speaks much in his favor J i, was par,icu.
larry so with the Philadelphia Convention.
The parties and cllques there were evi.
IDENTIFY afraid o! him-thsy could not buy !,
nor sell, nor use him. The AboltionIsls
shrunk from him because he was slave.
holder-lo The Northern men he was q
Sou,herner and TO all he was known to be
honest, firm, fearless, and independent =
qualities tina, in the latter days Of the re.
public, with sorrow be II said, have been
sufficient to prevent any candidate posses
sing them from ever being President Of the
United States, except accompanied by the
prestige of high military fare, as in the
case Of Gen. jackson, and as we believe
will be he case with Gen. Taylor but he
was stronger than the Wing Convention,
and they knew it, and they accordingly did
the only thing that remained for them TO
do, or that they dared do they nominated
him their c0adidafe for the Presidency
and without requiring of him any pledges,
or prescribing rules of political ialh, or
exaciing any conditions whatever; AID we
believe we hazard but little ia expressing
The opinion that if Gen. Taylor had been
rejected by the Philadelphia Convention,
as il was expected, particularly by our
Representatives 10 Congress, that he would
he, nine cut Of ten Of "lhe party" in
Charleston now Advocating Gen. Cass ;
election, would have gone for him as a
third aud independent candidate, occupy.
! ing precisely the ground tina, he then did
and now does, and This fact Of itself speaks
volumes.
So far, therefore, IS The position Of toe
Two candidates IS concerned, aud The au.
thorily from stfnce they derive their no.
nina ions, il viii be seen the advantages
are all with Gen. Taylor, but i, is useless
/ 10 pursue the subject further. Enough has
been a ready shown 10 satisfy any unbiased
n.iad that wlth Gen. Tayl tie South has
every thing to gam, While with Gen. Cass
they have everything TO lose. Bot what
VIII most recommend the present move.
ment in behalf Of Gen. TAYLOR il that il
contcmpales action, and independence ac-
hon, directed cXclu.lyel, TO the South
Gyc Us wind and We can sail, If il be fair
we will crack on the canvass, if foul we
viii beat up against il; if On the quarter
We will square the yards 10 suit, and t We
see breakers ahead or are driven off cur
course, We tack, get new ofiing and set
our course due South by South, viii The
helm hard up aud all hands aboard bui
save US from The Notifying and bnmilia'
4 dead calm, with storms gathering and
dangers ihickernr oil around Us, without
preparations or efforts TO meet 1t, except to
Watch and Wai'. "There is Lien in
the path and he viii STAY me-" exclaimed
the cautious politician Of the days Of the
wise King Solomon, bat in the lime Of hi:
more wafIke sire, # there was lion in
The path here was always David ready
to take him by the beard and Stay him
There were no lions in the paths Of our
iliuslrlGus fathers, their only concern was
that the path was right aud the course
straight, and they knew no difficulty or
dangers but 10 grapple with ard overcome
them; but we do not mean 10 say that there
is no lion in our path or danger in our way
we see ard feel, and know there is both,
and Of the most formidable character, but
We do particularly mean 10 say and 10 in.
sist upon II earnestly and ferven'ly that
our greatest safety and least danger is To
take the lion by the beard, ard quickly.
A Democrat f Tie South.
A REAL ORNAMENT TO TIE BAR.