The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-07-19

z, The first was presented on the 13t
o January, ls46, and The second on the All
il Of February. ls46.
/. Texas was admitted into the Union will
!, a Constitution foieratiag Slarsry, on tn
Goth December, ls45-aboui $ days be
fore the first petition was presented, and
: little over a month before the second was
$ The Joint Resolutions annexing Texa
. to this country, guarantee the right Of de
Gliding upon the question Of estnblshin,
Slavery, TO all that part OF Texas South 0
80 degrees 80 minutes the Missouri Com
promise line.
What then do we behold, Texas wa
u admitted with q Constitution as one Of thu
i sovereign States Of This Union-equal IL
any in political rishis-and hardly had III,
INK with which the PresIden, approved The
: Bill become dry, (rexas had no Senators
on the floor, they had moi arrived before
Mr.. Cass SETS the example, and gives en-
couragemcnt to attacks upon her mos
delicate rights, by introducing these petit
tions What could have been more IN.
kind 10 Texas-aye, TO the whole South
lie certainly knew Congress had no right
10 carry out the wishes Of the Petitioners.
The Constitution Of Texas could not then
have been revoked or amended. On the
part Of Mr.. Cass, il was piece Of danger.
Gus labor es den,y calculated to exas.
peratc The South and encourage ianaiical
attacks from the North. VIII The People
OF the South take another "Norfhern man
with Southern feelings ?" Van Buren,
has betrayed the South weakened her
strength, aud yet how hard the Democratic
Leaders begged the Wings to support him
IN ls40, as the beau ideal of all that was
great aud good Fool who again. with
your janus faced CAss RAJ. Register.
GREAT RATIFICATION MEETING IN
NEW YORK.
The great mass ratification meeting 10
New York 10 respond TO the nominations
Of Taylor and Fillmore, passed of with
great ,ela'. The whole area 10 front Of
National Hall, on Canal street, was dense.
" crowded by the people. From first to
last, the greatest enthusiasm prevailed,
which, heightened TO a bursting point by
soul stirring addresses from distinguished
speakers, found vent in large repeated
cheers, whenever Tnylor's name vas men.
toned. Men Of all parties, and all sec.
tons of parties, were present, aud could
not be prevented by party ties aud biasses
from sharing the general excitement; and
when nt late hour the croWd dispersed,
II separated, with many new adherents
gained 10 the cause.
THIS demonstration hiss given fall conf
icnce aud uuion to the party in that clly
lnd with Mr.. Van Buten's acceptance, the
news Of which IN a reliable form, has
cached US, places beyond all manner Of
speculative doubt the glorious triumph If
Did Zach in this State, and the whole
~ November next.
The New York Express says:
The crowd was immense almos, beyond
my other We have ever seen before in this
:Iiy. even duting scenes of the highes, po.
Itichl excitement; ana u set,ies The p't-s.
ion, It there ever was any doubt Of It, +
hat Gen. Taylor will &c, 900 out of eve. +,
v 1000 Wing votes IN the city, and, be- j,
ond all pefadyen,ure, carry the city by a :
areer majority than we have ever before ,
,iyca any Wing Presidential candidate.
fhe assemblage, The demonstration, the !
esu,. the spectacle were gratifying TO all
rue Wings. who respect Wing organIza.
ion, and The true aud best Interests Of The
,fcat Wing Party.
The Courier says
This grea, meeting settles the question OF
he Presidential canvass, 50 far as this City
$ concerned. New York will give ma.
oriiy Of not less than fire thousand against
Lewis Cass For that amour, we feel
perfectly safe in pledging the Wings of
The Empire Guy.
The Resolutions were received with
immense cheering, and adopted amid
storm Of applause. which seemed to liil old
Gotham from It's very foundation.
The lowest estimate of the numbers in
attendance was 10000, and the result
proves conclusively that the Empire Safe
is o. X. for TAYLOR and FILLMORE.
~The Wings had rousiug raIIfca.
ton meeting at Georgetown last week.
The following contrast, was made by the
eloquen, and whole souled Tompklns, of
Mississippi, on the occasion, between Gen.
erals Coss aud Taylor:
"I,is," said he. 81 matter Of boast with
the friends OF Gen. Cass, and fact he
proclaims every time he speaks or writes
Of late, that he was first appointed TO Of.
fce by Mr.. jefferson, the great Apostle OF
Democracy Well, in that he has no great
advantage over Gen. Tay lor; he, too, was
appointed 10 office, about The same time,
by The same Apostle of Democracy"
"ln these appointments, continued The
orator, Eve have Mr.. JtlIarson's opinion
of the two men. Taylor he appointed 10
an office IN the United States Army Cass,
TO the Office of Marshal in the Territory
nor, Invest Of the Oho-an office cores.