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

largo a msjorily. and only one willing q.
monr 100, to slave of an election by per.
,inaciously ciinging to Clingman. Again;
he wished by his orn promotion IN the lace !
Of such Obstacles, 10 dispiacs such q man
as Badger, a man Of whom Clingman him.
self once said:
"The great men Of nation are lis
wealth, and | regard il as q miTorfnne to
any country, possessing an individual SO
ri1td as George r. Badger, to fail to place
him in that station where his great talents
would We most useful"
l. no, his ambition inordinate, when he
ould wish BY such elecioneeIine as above
referred To, TO dispace man spoken o! as
he once spoke of Badger 7 We can easily
,mac what " misfortune TO this coun'
lry . il would have been, ito have iaIled,
by elec,ing Clingman, to place him Mr..
| Badger in that place where bis great tai
ents will be most useful"
The second count is sustained by the o.
pinion of nearly every person that noticed
Mr.. Clngman's movements about Raleigh
viz that he eIeciioneered for the place he
was ambitious Of filling. Again: he has
furnished the proof himself, in the publ
cation of that itRtr TO certain Democrats ;
Ly his coming on from Washington TO Ra.
leigh when he heard his vote had increased
some and by his anxious lobby and portico
couvcrsaiio vi IN Certain Other Democrats
~.ur.u SuufIt +; ne mas turned Dcnnuorar.
Mr.. Ciingman has himself given so good
4 a definition Of a Democrat, TO suit his own
individual case, that il would be injustice
to him not 10 give it here he says:
"lf Democracy consists in seeking Office
with aridi'y; going into caucuses, and
urging ones pre,eniions with oil possible
zeal, and then after disappointment dc.
nouncing all caucuses most ou'rageously +;
then &c. (Clingmans speech 10Th Dec.
1910, ag,ins. Shrpard.')
Ii MIR. Clingman is not Democrat,
yes double distilled, fourth proof Demo
Graf, according TO that definition, there IS
no occasion for dictionaries. He has been
in many caucuses, and 10 that speech was
defending them; bu, now he +" seeks Of.
! fee with avidily," and damns caucuses,
because he VAS rot in The last legislature
nominated and elected Senator. His dis.
appointment" makes him do this. and
makes him by his oTn definition Demo.
cra,. But there is better bi, Of evidence
proving him Democrat: il is the exis.
,ence of that letter written 10 Messrs.
Ashe, Bower. and Company" A Dem.
ocrat told US in Raleigh while Clingman
was there, that such q letter had been
written; we would not believe him for q
while he seriously ayowed he had seen it
and that Clingman was as good Demo.
orat as he wanted. The letter is out twas
obliged TO come. and the writing OF that
letter was a stab, a thrust Of political SUI.
eide, which has laid him out as cold as the
calculations Of his ambitious heart. Let
tho reader Turn TO that letter, to be found
in another enlumn, aud read II carefully
he viii find 1t Democra,ic, so strong, tina
any number Of lha, party can say, he is I
good enough Democrat for me.
! Mr.. Secretary Walker wants some mod
iGcalions III ''th. &C TanG,' Clingmar
Processes IN that letter TO want no more
Tie Wings all claim the AZ Tariff a,
the basis which they approve. Clingnar
the 'i6 Tariff, the basis OF what he OPP
proves. Tho Wings despise the miscru
bic humbug Sub.Tfeasury, which Cling
man says, ais not executed according I,
all It's requirements, aud the E" Sectetar,
Of the Treasury has found II imprac,icabl,
to have all its details enforced in practice.
Yet he with all It's Imprscticabili,y,
does not go for its repeal. Is he no,
Democrat 4 modern, progressive Dem
ocfaI we mean. Ii such repFobaIeness doe
not Iouk like revolution 10 sentiment, il
opinion; or an open apnsiasy from VIII,
doctrine 10 Democratic, then the terms az,
synony nous.
How Clln2man can account for The grount
, he now occupies, w. will not attempt 4
eIucidaie: how he car make his constituent
satisfied With his conversion TO Democrac
The stump" will answer in the next Con
gressional contest IN the frs, District. II
may say, Wy dear friends, Harmodiu
and Arsioston my motto when down il
Raleigh last Winter, was:
manners Win ioftnnfs, hufnors turn with elInei
, Ienets With book. and principles with tinss.
was then a Democrat, to get seat il
, the Senate ! will now be as good WI!
as you wish, Just to get back TO Congress.
with the Continuation Of the address
) we will conclude our remarks upon it.
. var. Stephens and the Nexi
can War.