The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-02-16

And justly bear a Senator's high nsme;
Be sure yourself, and your own reach 10 know,
I How your genius aud your learning 60"
| Ii we had ever doubted before, that, i" all
is vanity which is not honesty" we would
have ceased 10 doubt, upon reading the. ud.
dress Of the gentleman named above. We
are sorry for him, that his case illustrates
and forclbly proves the truth Of the apho.
fism. We had once delighted to sptek
rel Of Clingman, for he appeared to do
rel. When Wings were refractory and
inciued TO break ranks, he applied the
lash las once in Mr.. W. b. Shepard's case
and endcavorcd to whip them ia. When
Wings got Democratic voies, las in his
q1ondam competitor, the Hon. Jas. Ora.
hams CASEY he denounced them for their
van, of Independence, md minated that
II he could not get elected by Wing votes
he'd prefer to stay al home, which on one
occasion he did. But If we once delight.
ed to speak well Of him, when he appear.
ed independent, fearless ard able we now
delight in condemniog, when by his reccat
course lie has proved that he lacks these
requisites Of man truly great, aud in
stead of ability, shows he has
! "A trifins head and contracted heart"
Mr.. Clingman's pride has led him astray,
by operating upon his redkness through the
medium Of his ambition. man must be
weak when his pride can so re, the better
Of him, as TO place him III so ridiculous, so
piliable position:
I OF all tic caures nllieh eon.pirs TO blind
Mans srrinz judgment, aud misgu the mind,
What the toesk head with strongest bias rules,
Is pride the never falling vice Of fools"
Pope by pride includes vanity, and had
j, no, been that Clingman's weakness gave
way TO this "never failing rice Of foo!f';;'
had be been strong enough to have with.
stood the suggestions Of vanity aud ambi.
'sl va He'pf "oo'" nave eougHt W ~
: !rigue and elec,innecrirg TO obtain Scna-
tors seat IN Congress he never would
have written letter pandering 10 the o.
pnlous, aud by such pandering, craving
Inc supper, Of Democrats he never would
have been under the necessity Of penniag
-. -
never would have felt 50 rrefchedIy bad
As he did when the announcement was
made in the House Of Commons, tia, Bad
; ger was elected, and he never would, TAX
ing all things together, have occupied &c
unenyiable position before the public q.
he now does; for Il
90 Behold the sorowfu change wrought upon
fallen nature,
4 II, hath lost his own esteem, and other men
respect"
+ The Times" notices the charges &C eu.
eraI and special" which Cllngmsn's Man
ifssto---or rather indictment" contains a
. gainst North Carolina. The Wigs oil
, North Carolina arraign Clingman himself
and tho several counts Of the indictment
are,
: lsi. His inordinate ambition, which 2dly
made hIm electioneer for Senators place
and 3dly and most serious Of all, he turns
Democrat 10 obtain the place. 4th. lie
= fails TO sustain gratu,ous charges. These
counts cover . great many minor misde.
meanors, which ii is not necessary to men
lion now, bu, which will be referred te
3 hereafter.
lst. His inordlnate ambition. Much U
the modification, regre, and astonishmenl
of some of his heretofore warm friends, he
did notoriously eleciioneer for scat in the
Senate, down in Raleigh at the opening OIL
the Session; and did 1t too, in The face OIL
the fact, tina, majority of the members
, rom bis own District would not vote for
him, and when he knew that at least 4 5ths
Of the Wings were in favor marmiy oil
J Badger; Tho rest save perhaps ,ro, willing
10 vote for him, as he was the choIce Of 80