The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-06-21
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Excellence Of the Adminissrn.
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ishness, Of total want Of the finer feel.
Ings and refned sensibiliiies Of mans M.
ture, Than ngralitude. There is scarceIv
a brute, among those that have been d;,.
for saeaciiy, but is The revers.
Of this, aud grateful. Man alors, Of all
animals as sagacious as he is, is known ia
be wlll(ulIy ungrateful but insrsiiiudo il
self, is made Of ten fold deeper dye, when
to il, is added unkindness. We have nox
merely defined one Of the main features in
the Character Of the present Adminis,ra.
ton.
II is q strange and unprecedented fac,
that this administration is Indebted to men.
mol Immediately connected with the Eve.
cutive or his Cabinet, for all Of the repu.
ia,ion II has won for itself and il is fact
not less strange, bu, more unsccouniable.
that this dynasty has repaid those who
have rejected all the cred, upon il, it hs,
deserved, with the basest kind Of inprall.
,ude, aud unkindness. We present u brief
recapl,ula,ion Of events which alies, the
truth of what We advance, and The reader
will be struck with the slrangencss, If no,
hailucinalion Of such conduct, and the only
thing mitigating, ar afiording an apology
for II, Is lis novelty, tos II is certainly new
for so much rs has been Done for the ad.
mulstraiIon by others, 10 meet with, in.
stead Of a rich return, sheer injustice aud
. uukindncss. "Sed hao negoua decent
qualem mefcedem mali pro bcne6ceis red.
deere soIeant." But these things teach.
says the conclusion Of nm old latin fable
whal reward tie evil disposed are 10 ,ha
habit oil returning Tor benefits. To the
events -
Shortly AFTER Polk camo in. the Oregoa
question assumed negotiable phase, tu,
before, aud while negotiations were pend.
ing he claimed up to 81, 40, North, Of that
Territory, aud vowed. with all The soeu.
my rnd importance of an Executive vow,
. he would have taal point or none. Thi
truly vesed question was assuming a sen.
: Gus aspect, and war daikened the pfospee.
!, tive /; but Mr. Benton with few OF bs
c more ssgacious Democrats, together wRA
;, the large body ot the Wings, brou:h,
abou, un smiIable adjustment, Of the diff.
: Guilty aud Mr.. pol!, instead of expressing
gratitude TO them fof it, forgcIs his row, sna
;. his remark, that be would not sisa The
/, Treaty unless compelled by The conslila.
,ionai majority OF two thirds IN the SENATE
> and claims al The honor Of its sctiemeai
for The Administration. Common, on such
a Righteousness rs out Of the question.
!, The mex, act Of Injustice, was pllciu.
the gallant old Gen. Games before coaa
u Of Inquiry, Cor calling for aid 10 ex,ries.
(. General Taylor from his perilous stua,los
NJ at Fort Brown, The Administration dccst.
Il Jog tina, few hundred men could ilog ID.
the Mexican rascsls. No,e-I'he Admins
u irailon shortly alters ards, called for ID,
/; same quantity Of men. which Gepsf,l
Z, Games had sagacIty and foresis In eposss
TO bee would be needed. Commeut entis.
~ unnecessary.
General Taylor b. tho most consun
mate military CALAMITY and tact, e,rie.
ted himself from tie situation the Adna
!. is'ralIoa had Icii him to perish N. 60.
gained the ever memorable battles III Pah
Allo, aud lieseca dc 10 Palma. Cau,lt.
: his victorious army forward, the di.iia
- guished hero ovcfcame every OBJ. aca
:. which natural advantages could ub.,roe
:. his progress with, defeated lie flower IF
, The Mexican Army, defended by their u
most lmprcEnabic foritesscs and ba.iion.
. sealed thclf towering heights uodcr shox.
ers o! bells, and planted his conq.efu,
banner upon the lo!,ica batilemcnis &
Monterey.
: But The reward Gen. TAYLOR received a,
souvenir for The splendid achie,tn 'o'''s
serves TO be wIitien IN rnl-~r sfu 10 DC eu'
IN the nnnai. ,tcords Of guilt, which is
SAID are kept ia higher courts than those
81 earth, against man. This model Al.
mlnlstraiion, instead Of dccreeng honouu
10 the noble chIctain, instead OF suggest.
lne that some public manifestation OF The
conntry's appreciation aud Joy DO made.
RKPRrNhNDs General Tayior, for BEN.
humane enough to spare few Mesicam
thtir lives, and considerable enough TO stop
the carnage among his own valiant baa1,
'sA'NIi ~ lff'NNb an blu W ar Ofasft on
purpose to condcmn Gen. Taylor fpr rlia.
harmless letter home; yet that same Set
are uphoidIng the notorious mud infamous
Pillow, whose amanucuses OF clerks wrole
home elier after letter from his dictailon.
Comment on this would DO supeIeroga.
ton; The facts are sufficient.
4 Fremont in his travels, finished ere.
port" and valuable military services IN
4 California, ADD as connected with the same
events, Commodore. Stocb,on's services
on tie coast Of the Pacific, conferred 10
snail amount Of reputation upon the adj
mlnslfallon under whose auspices they
were acting. Bot how are they repaid
Commodore Stockton IN tho person OF Col.
Fremont is Court Ma,liaIcd and thus IN
stead Of appreciation they both experience
the basesi Executive ingraiIIude.
ScoIt-the lh,lre distin o,,shei hero