The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-04-12


Union. why let them do so and they will
h. the ar,i6cers Of their own fortunes, Tor
good or for evil.
Bot. sir, we tIemble before Executive
mower. The truth cannot be concealed
we ,remble before Executive power Mr..
Polk will take nothing else than this, and
if we do not lake this, the kings anger
may kindle," and he may impose still heav,
Ter burdens. Now, who, and what IS Mr..
Polk! | speak Of him in no manner Of dis
respect. | mean only to ask who and what
is the Presiden, Of the United States for
the current momen,l He is in the last
wear of the term OF his ADMINISTRATION
formally, officially it can only be drawn
out till the Fourth Of March. Why, re.
ally and substantially we know tina, two
short months will, or may produce events
that render the duration Of the official
term Of very little importance. We are
on the eve of Presidential election. nat
machinery resorled to. 10 collect public
opinion or party opinion is TO be put IN op'
Grafton two months hence. We shall see
its result. !, may be that the present in.
cumbent Of the Pres dental office will be
again presented to his party friends and
admirers for their sutiiages for the neat
Presidential term. do not say how pro.
babe or improbable that may be--perhaps
it is not entirely probable-suppose that
not to be the resut-what then! why,
then, Mr.. Polk becomes as absolutely IN.
significant as any respectable man amongst
the public men of the United Sia,es-hon.
orable in his private life-valuabe IN his
private acknowledgements, never EN-
inen, in public life, he will from the mo.
men, tina, new star arises, have just as
little influence as YOU. sir, or land so far
as respects myself, God knows that viii be
very little Sir. political par'izAns and
aspiranis and office. seekers arc not sun
howers-they don't.
"lurn on their god when he SETS
The Same face which they turned when he rose.'
Now, sir, if the respectable gentleman
J who is now at the head Of the government
} should be agreed upon, there will be those
! who will commend his consistency, and IL
} bound to maintain it and the integrity o
the party; his friends will require tina, thi
, should be done. Ii otherwise. who is Their
in the whole length and breadth Of Thu
land who will care for the consistency o
the present incumbent Of that office
There will then be new objects. Nantes
destiny will have fixed upon some o,he
; man, sir i; the eulogies are now written
the commentators OF the press ore alread
elaborated; will not say every thing iul
some, but will say every thing panegyrI
{ cal is already written out with blacks 70
names, 10 be filled when the convention
: shall adjourn. When manifest desiin,
shall be reached, then, sir, all those strain
of panegyiic made beforehand, laid up II
pigeon. holes. studied, framed, embls zoaed
and embossed, will oil come out, aud the
I there will BE-, there ,s bound to be, some
: body in the United States, possibly, who's
!, merits have heretofore been strangely {
!. verlooked--marked By Providence kin
/ of miracle--it 10 wonder that nobod
4 thought Of him befrre fit man, and III
q only fit man to be at the head Of this grea
= Republic. shrink not, therefore, from
any thing hat feel to be my duty, by an.
, apprehension Of the power, and impor
( lance, and imposing dignity aud the po~e
{ of will which is ascribed to the present in
E cumben, Of that office. | wish we ha
e tina, hrmness-6rmness-frmness 81 s.
g nbmen nulldmabsit. five had adherence
!. | wish we could gather something from h
e spirit Of cur brave corps tina, have mel tn
y enemy under circumstances most adyeTs
i. and have stood the shock. wish "
Il could initiate Zachary Taylor in his b
" vouac upon The field Of Buena Vista. II
is said he would remain for the night, i
!. would feel the enemy 10 the morniDg al
d try his position. wish before We surrel
der that We could make up our own mln'
l. to feel the enemy and t,y his position, al
!. think we should find him, as Taylor d.
l under the early sun on his way TO 81
It Louis Polosi Tba, is my Judgment.
e Concluded in our neIL)