The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-11-10
GEN. TAYLOR S POSITION

: IL is remarkable Circumstance IN n.
present campaign that there never was ,
candidate brought forward for the Pres;
aency by the Wing party, against whom
'here was more bitter hostility waped
: ye, against whom his enemies have beer
aoie 10 say so little, as against Gen. Tav.
'or' As an Illustration of this fac, w.
might refer to the speech of Mr.. Secre,o.
nuchahan' delivered to the Democracy in
'his city last week. The honorable S.c.
te'ary was brought forward by his par,v
10 throw the weght of his influence =.
ga'hst Inc tide which is setting with sucb
force in favor of Gen. Taylor 10 Pepnsvl.
wanna yet, when the Secretary came in,o
'ne arena, ne could NOT, Will 2, doubtless
as he was, find any thing very obiec,iooa.
ole 10 say against that Gene any moro
10y the way) then he could find very mucb
10 say IN favor Of the candidate of his own
party. The blame on the one hard "a
.'e praise on the other was so moderate.
'ha'' with the exception of one or two mas.
sages. 1t would not have been very anna.
rent from the speech of the worthv Sec.
retary which candidate he was opoos;n,
and which supporting.
II we look to the columns of the official
and party organ in this city, which lake.
me lead IN opposition to Gen. TAYLOR. We
ma That the chief, indeed almost the onlv
charges, which it makes against the noble
candidate of the Wings is, Ist, tina, he
ooes not, 10 every letter he writes, reiter.
ave MS political creed; and. 2ndly, tina, ho
GENES the right of the President to inter.
pose The power Of the veto. at his mere
wh'm and pleasure, to nuIIify the will of
Inc people as expressed through their rem.
resenta;yes in Congress assembled. +
taking this true constitutional ground. and
claiming for the veto only that conser.
valve purpose designed for il by the con.
stitution, Gen. Taylor indirectly, but una.
condemns the lavish, arrogant.
ana most mischevous resort to the veto
which has distinguished the Jacksonian
line OF Presidents; and herein lies his
great offence with the Administration mar.
.,y' AS 10 the ground itself, which Gen.
Taylor has taken in regard 10 the veto. il
VIII De an all sufcen, consolation and SUD.
port TO him, that he occupies the ground
on which Washington stood.-Nat. Int.
LocoFoco ELooUENcE IN THE sourH
the following is given as an extr.c,
rom the speech of Major Bygoe, at a Lo.
oioco meeting in Oelhorpe county,. fGol
Is not too much to say tina, we are mn,
urPrlsed at the result of the late election
, that State, after reading the speech -
3dh. Pat.
MR.: PREslDENT.-Before you take the
ote, wish TO make few scattering and
mbiguous remarks or observations. which
nope, Will be received with hospitality.
We, sir are the great Republican party.
nd, Like the Federalists of former davs
now not what to say about self govern.
EN-. The fair fabric stands firm, while
an concession are broodinp
yer 1t, threatening to devour it. warn
~ oy the love of mate glory, never to
'mml' suicide upon this question. | warn
y friends, while they have power in this
'mInlon to stand by their brethren on Tho
Try scales Of Jupiter, and TO assist me to
ing down the satellites of vengeance on
is cantankerous dilemma. No nation has
ospered, sir, since Gen Scott took the
lthagenlans on the bank Of Waterloo, and
ct his fate like dying Canuibal. Jose.
us informs US, sir, that all intiquity was
allowed up in streams Of burning lava;
d lacItus, sir, the grea, Egyptian hero
inks at the same fountain. l fear, as
1g as Rome has Hannibal we must de-.
nd Its ramparts, that we may all find a
eedy grave under this silicious monster.
fear the clouds of eternal justice will
'eat over our ten pin constructions, and
u, fire and blood burst upon our aston.
led visions | fear, sir, the composites
all the fulcrums Of perpetual circulation
', lnstllled into this horfor.strickeu mon.
osody, all the elements of perpetual
gnetism, and the down trodden Door Of
ages, will bless the minority of this
lntry fear We shall weap tears salt.
ears, over the dying tomb of everlasting
'atness fear-I fear, sir, downright,