The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-05-03
Polk


20 Immortality, are those who have cor
ferred some benefit on mankiod-aud " Pa
une raison coniraire, on garde lie souyeni
des mauyais princes, CONNIE on Sc souvien
des foundations, des incendies, Ell des pes
Ts."-For difeien, reason, we preserv
The recollection Of bad princes, as We woul,
Of floods, connsgralions, and pesllence
Ia applying these two kinds OF character
10 Mr.. Polk, i, is easy to be seen what kinc
If fame he will leave, to 1arken the pa &c.
Of bis biography; fame which like floods
conHsgrations, and pesiience," will be
heightened by the desolationi il commcnor.
s.es. and the devastating ruin which tha.
fame garnishes.
Nothing has been free from The balefuI
influence he has eseried placed by faction
and acciden, upon pinnacle Of power, bin.
ded By his erninence. he has welded the
sceptre with The precision Of blind man,
and the folly Of madmsn t; he has wiung
tears from the lone widow and desolae or.
pian, he has eausrd the prosperity of his
own coooiry 10 bleed at every pore. and
has caused heroes who have fought his bat.
ties, Ia secoii with horror, to shrink with
spaiby and disgust. from Ihe blacsness of
bis heart, which Cor gratitude exhibits per.
fly, and for thanks, curses.
The pen Of sarcasm il moi bitter enough,
the ink Of satire 10 not sufficiently black TO
do justice 10 his character. White and
black do not offer a sufIic,cnt con,tas,, 10
siord q comparison between purity and
ibe diTss<,csl complexion Of his selfish
soul. Ito rules to ruin, and dictates 10
destroy and exhalts himself upon the
wreck Of such rnn and desiruc,is.. Me-
|fo ffd'rd wsirfr Rome was burning, when 4,
Pa country blecds and weeps. he Smiles.
II there be any truth in prosideniia dis
tenss,i"ns. II seems as &c our country had
occurred the wrath of Heaven, aud he had
been chosen asa &, instrument, 10 consun.
pate the rurss. THIS is no Idle aposito. $
Pie. nar does language s6,rd an hvper. {
pie, 10 brighten the Nervousness of hi. I
Pcis. OF the death dealing diabeii.m Of has
{esigns. H's conduct sfr,td. examples
fof'hy 10 be initiated by ,yraats. and IN 10 II
a'hrd by TIE Just and good. L., 90 such
pan BE- initiated, but poin, the youth ef
pr lard 70 his course, With the wise ndno. i,
il'on Beware NJ The way nf The trans ="
(fessor, aud follow mol in the footsteps Of
er wicked.-
The saT's profound writer which We !"
ese quoted sbnve SAYS: "Tcnr %, Ia ;"
(iserabi~ fa,blrssr dos banmes. qails re-. "
! nieni sssc admiration er1x qui ont fat n
nal d'u1e msniefe brillanie ct Quits
kt.-Ahs souvrn pla- vnlnniers du dos.
fr'enr dur empire. qtr dc celui qn'ii'a y
4 Sc Surh IL Inc miserable wcatnrss ,
mfn, lhaf try regard Nth admiration "
use wha hate arcntnniishnd evil in bril- r
Fu mHnner. anil vii often speak n,ore :,
Eliasiy with sretter pleasure --nf the ',
(s;rayer, than IL the founder of an en-. :.
|fe--Surh. end nnnr other, can be the
|me Of Palk, The hflllianoy of hrs wick i,
Fass,, The possible spIendor Of his mad q
tsiesments. may establish FOR him Tho 4,
|ad 81 rsnawn ,ha, Setos Csligu'ss and
|easar Bnrpias have huns arouod their
hmFss sni he. II nai the eH'ire destroy. :"
] Of his eouniry's government, Is ihe de.. =
foying angel ils happiness, the sad mutt ~ :,
tor 81 ~ greatness. =
----sGs----
As there is so mich eyeitemen, about :.
fasnelism, and Clsusoyancr, We give the Il
fslimony Of the EliIos Of The Petersburg II
ateliigtnees: OF
CLAIRvoYANcE. n
Ia company with several gentlemen. wo
(ilnsssed, on Thursday afternoon, several
Experiments IN Cla,rsoyance made NV Mrs
.podsis on her daughter, Miss Martha
|-oonls. Going TO the exhibition as Thor.
lusb sseptle on the subject a. ever lived I,
|fe experiments we Witnessed amazed us
|n'o doubt, II, after all, there lie mol some. 2
ping IN Clsifvoyance more than mere de. .
(eplion and COLLISION between the opera.
|uf and opefa,rc. We say a doubt, be. q
PAUSE tho whole business is so contrary % q
! u our pfecouccivcd notions so shockiag !
70 ~hd seems nature, that We cannot 80
brought 10 helleye 10 il AMI ye, We saw 9
person With her ewes entirely binded-a
back glove folded up va. placed over each {
fyr, oser the gloves handkerchief was
led light around the head, and tape strings
lied arouad the bottom and top edges OF
he handkerchief 20 us % exclude the pos,
fibll'ly OF pfepsng read the titles OF news.
papers, which she could not have known
were IN the possession OF The persons who
Showed them to her; read writing in pencil
mark, and describe accurately the person
and dress Of individuals standing before
aer. 'fhisis whs, We saw, and When the
Damages were removed tho subjects ewes
were IN position ia which we could not
place our own ,f our life depended IN il.
The pupils were all rolled under the upper
no % as entirely 10 hide them. This is
what we saw--iet those who can account
'or u do so; cor our part we give it up.