The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-09-22
WILLARD FILLMORE.
RoBBING nENRoosTs, &c.

ROBBING llENROOSTS, &c.
Sumo Of our lender. hearted, and ouira.
geously pious, Locofuco friends, are much
s'ieyed al the out. bursts Of passion aittib.
uted to Old Rough and Ready, agains, rob.
bers OF henroosts, towards, &c. They
would have the old gentleman speak kind.
~ and softly, TO all lelons belonging TO the
Volunteer Arm Of the Service, because
forsooth they are free republican lelons,
who have merely been betrayed into these
small lndiscre,ions. The geaiienioa who
stole that Mexican chicken, and who was
so soandiy be.rated for his meanness by
Old Zack-wilh spice Of bad English no
doubt should have been addressed some.
what in this wise, " Young gentleman, |
fear you transcribed your duty, in rob
the call Of your country, TO slay MeNcans
and by no means TO decapitaie innoccn,
, chic kens, which have done cur common
country 10 harm. ! beg that you will take
this matter into respectful consideration,
and inquire dispassiona,ely, as becomes q
freeman, whether your own personal hoa.
or, or the honor oi the service reGutes
such an exhibition Of valor in subduine the
fra,hered tribe, and If, after q thorough
investigation Of this matter, YOU should
be Of opinion as an American Freeman,
that such course IS Incompatible with
morality, as well as the Rules and Resula.
lions Of War, | beg as a personal favor TO
myself, that you would be graciously pleas.
ed 10 discontinue such operations IN future.
Good morning. my dear friend aud fellow.
citizen. BE good enough to excuse me
far any nppareu, rudeness IN seeming To
interfere with your vested ind loaIlenable
rights" How would all oxposlulaIlon Ike
this have been received by the Army Il
self Would they moi have laughed in the
Old Granny's face The bluff old Gen
cral would have been Missed out OF Camp
and The Ohio Brave, thus addressed, -
(~ho has since been whipped for stealing
hogl might have felt himself authorised, az
Free American citizen, TO ,weoA the Old
ilero's nose, or kick him, posieTiori.-
No: such is not the spirit Of War. Such
is not the language To be used 10 n SHINING
soldier. Such Is not even the treatment
he would receive from the Courts al home,
in a time Of peace. lie would be .eulen.
ccd 10 hug =" tho Old Woman" aud wear
thirty nine on his bare back.
We have 90 doubt lha, The Oh Soldier
was often worried ou, By the reckless in.
-ubordualion Of some oi the Volunteers;
.,b H., A., - ,,.n.ttaurn ha
let out round Kentucky oath by way Of
blessing OH the oiTsudets. We would not
be little surprised # he talked q ltnie 6ine
al some Of the Indiana Regimen. whom lao
caught shooting pigeons IN Monterey. We
think il just as likely as not, that he re.
minded them maybe with an oath or
two--tha, they had not The pluck to stand
and shoot Mexicans at Buena Vista, but
were remarkably bold at shooting their pr
gcons, after the fight was over. sech
things viii sometimes occur IN tho army.
Old Hickory, ia towering passion with
Governor Eabun, could roar out Shoot
ten balls through the id rascal aud
there was no harm 10 that, because It was
Gen Jackson thot sand IT. But Gen. Tay.
lor must be on his p's ard Q's. He mus,
talk ginsefy TO the poltroons under his
charge, aho vaIauiIy rob hen.roosts, steal
hogs, run away, or shoe, pigeons against
orders; or he vii be treating with disres.
pee, and harshness ffte American citizens
There will be aihdasits out that he is IA
"Tyrani," unworthy TO rule over Free
Peope
Why have the papers dropped that nice
IilIlc matter of tho abuse Of our own Reg
imcni by Old Rough aud Ready Was i,
rather too eifectually nippcd m the bud !
Are our friends, the Locos, afraid Of 1t
Why do they not put it upl Ii il was true
once, it is true now. Truth is eternal,
you know. " All the officers OF the reg.
men, ought to be sent home in disgrace, and
all the men oush, 10 be shot you know,
That's the word-or was just before the
Election How is it now 7 Has the pos.
tive denial of the high minded old Soldier
himself, the denial of those noble fellows
Bragg and Bliss, tho aGdauh in Court
Martial OF Lieut.. Fender, thrown cloud
over Lieut.. Pender's certificate, published
first in Petersburg, just before the North
Carolina elections Como out, ye, Loco
Focos, like mem Either keep il up bold.
ly--or be homes, enough to take it back
If We believe i, true, blow it TO the winds.
Keep it up with "damnable iteration. J"
II va believe it false, as we do, say so like
rhite men and wipe GU. the bio, by an a.
mende honorable, to tina, much abused old
man. North Carolina Times.
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