The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-08-16
PLAIN Talk.

! PLAIN TALK.
The leaders Of the democratic party
have a great deal 10 answer for. A Wing
correspondent OF the New York Day Book
swears that the North were gouged out y
of the Philadelphia nomination by =" South.
ern Locofocos." The same writer calls
upon the editor of the Day Book to say
what the disahected Northern Wings can
do. Where are we TO 90 7" he exclaims,
and what are the prospects OF an indepen.
dent nomination
The reply of the Day Book is so very
characteristic, Of the independent, racy
plquan, tone Of that journal, that we can
not deny ourselves the pleasure of making
some extracts. The editor commences
BY saying that he was once very active
Wing politician that he laboicd very
zealously in 1874; that he since retired
from politics and minds his own business /;
that he is Indifferent to Whiagery and a.
dominates Locofocoism. lie thus pro.
ceeds:
"The Day Book faithfully expresses
the views and purposes of It's editor in re.
gard to politics. He means jus, what the
Day Book says, and no more. and no less.
He does not desire to contribute in any
way TO the success Of any party or any
candidate. He don't care which whips ;
any more than the man did who witness
ed The celebrated fight between the rattle
snake AMI the shunk.
When he was politician he was a
very zealo,.s advocate of the nomination
of tiiiiard Fillmore TO The Vice Prcsden-
cy, and once labored very had, talked
very loud, ard wrote very often and much
and travelled very far 10 secure that re
suit, Of Fillmore had been nominated ~
leI4, Clay would have been elected. y
Now that Fillmore is nominated, he cares
nothing for his election, though If he were
still apoliiician, he would rejoice greatly,
and would desire 10 promote his success.
But with the lights Of his present position,
he can not see what honor it is 10 such
man as Fillmore TO be elected 10 lil the
place of George NJ. Dallas, John Tyler
and Richard NJ. johnson. An officer thus
degraded by the deliberate repeated action
of the people, can never give honor 10 an
honorable man, and. unfortunately, can
never acquire any honor from him. The
occupancy of such an office must be con.
sdered prima fdcie evidence Of the bad
character of the occupant; and he ought
to be presumed TO be great rascal until
he produces positive evidence to the con.
trary.
"The Day Book re.iterates therefore
its former statements. II abors for The
success Of no candidate, makes no nomI-
nation, but declares that The meanest man
pug l TO be elected President, and the next
meanest Vice President. Gen. Cas- has
many claims on this ground; indeed, they
can hardly be doubted by any intelligent
man who reads his letter Of acceptance Of
the nomination, in which he ut,ers the de.
liberate, piilul, shameless lalsehood. That
the Wing party is identical with The old
Federalist party-a falsehood which he
would not venture to tell 10 the face OF
any person Of ordinary intelligence and
spirit.
"As for Convention Of Clay men to
organize formal opposition of Taylor and
Fillmore, i is utter folly TO ATTEMPT Il WIN
grea, increase of he vote for the Tay or
Electors. Ii is impossible to make any
real friend Of Mr.. Clay or any man Of
sense feel any hostility TO General Tay iot,
The treat mass Of the peopfc admire hun
and arc strongly attached and devoted 10
him; and they care very little for any
question about slavery in comparison with
their preference for him. They will not
discard or oppose him because he is slave
holder, any more Than Mr.. Clay's friends
would abandon him for the same reason
any more than their fathers opposed the
election Of George Washington for the
same reason"