The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-01-05
The standard 4 Mr.. Badger.

The standard q Mf. Badger.
So badly hur, is the Standard at the cleo.
ton Of the Hon. Geo. f. Badger, tina, he
has actually put himself into fever, that
kind Of fever which makes q man talk at
random. In long article which appears
in the Standard Of Wednesday, Dec. 9Th,
the Editor fires away, now here, now there,
until either Mr.. Badger is ruined, or he
himself is MORALLY wounded by the blows
recoiliug upon his own person. Says the
Standard, speakin. Of the election Of MIR.
Badger.
Federalism Of the worst ssampha thus
achieved triumph" Now why does the
Standard say that Is it because he hears
any truth in the echo Of his own words I
Not at all. II is the old humbug. "Give
even a dog bad name and you kill him."
Aim your Shiny shafts al high and shi.
ming mark, and il will be thought BY some
that The objec, Of your aim should be reach
ed and wounded BY its filth. Proceeding
upon this knowledge Of human nature The
Standard begins with the old, the hack
neyed, and TO The Democrats. ever ready
and convenient charge Of Federalism. II
the Standard is ever at loss for something
to bring against Wing in the commence.
ment Of his sianderous attacks upon the
distinguished men Of the Wing party, there
stands upon the first page Of his vocabu-
larry, Ftderaiist and " Federdlism."-
they are always at hand, and like the
men who carries sixpence oil the time,
so that he can say he is nerer out Of mon
ey; so The Standard has those words con-
slantly 10 reach, that be can say, he is new
err out of drgnment. Il has become then
such habit with him, 10 use an argument
Of that kind against the Wings. 40 edi,o-
rial in the Standard without it, would be
credited to some " locum tenens," some
occupeut Of his editorial chair.
VIVA, then are his charges Of that kind
worth, SO liiue that we have only noticed
them now, to show, as certain tables do in
the newspapers, their " market pai1e."
But Gays the Standard again. Mr.. Bad
ger once called Mr.. Clay a travelling
considering the high eu-
Ioyium the Standard once passed on Mr..
CLAY. we are not surprised, ne sno~!l ha
offended with Mr.. b., for calling Mr.. Clay
by SO opprobrious an epiIhel as a " trarel-
ling speech. maker
All that the Standard has TO say about
Mr.. Badgers course on the slavery ques-
ton is to be weighed in the same scale,
with that papers advocacy and continued
support Of an administration, that in the
of The Oregon bill. said in plain
words, " Wilmo, Provisoism is consti,u-
tiopal. After The STANDARD ha. e"r'.'"ed
I.~- he can support the present adminis'ra.
lion, and then have az heart, realty and
sincerely. any concern about Mr.. Badgers
views on that subject, which concern he
preiends TO have lin Wednesdays paper J
then we will think it time to attempt a re-
ply TO that par, of his random editorial. =
lie takes up the cudgel in defence Of Mr..
Clingman. The sincerity Of the friendship
he processes Tor Mr.. Cliogman is worth
this much. II Mr.. Clingman will assist
the Standard to weaken the strength Of the
Wing party 10 North Carolina, then he is
as much 10 him as any ten Of his own oil
! Democratic party; il Mr.. Clingman vii
no, do that, but "fing away ambition,
raise himself above the high prices o
bribery, shew himself too proud to b.
tempered with, and still Wing 10 the core
then he is too pure for the Standard and h
will say f" will none Of you:" and ih
Standards sincerity in this will be foun
to be worth exactly its weight in som
; actual gain. lie has found gu, that MI
Chesman is TO be " secretly hunted !" y
; never heard Of his being " secretly bur
ted, except by g drivers from some 8,
crei Democratic Caucus; and we have "
!, to learn, that they freed him, in othe
words, that he gave into Democracy.
: Mr.. Clingman is TO be won over To an
participation 10 the schemes Of the Dem
cra's by the hollow professions OF frien
= ship made by tho Standard, he may g
+" 90, 20. II was our pleasure some yea
: ago, to defend Mr.. Clingmsn against Il
! " vile assaults and slaDderous libels Of u
. Democrats and IL their interested sdul
;. ton and their fawning compliments a
II treated with any consideration by him no.
= we say with oil our heart, go We n
'' no, welded to individuals bu, 10 principle
T. and if an individual deserts the comm
- principles Of the Wing party for the pr
" try inducements which personal aggra
" dizsment holds out, we are willing for b
= !. TO leave the camp.
;, For we are patriot band,
y, That want true hearts. or nome"
!. The Standard winds up as he CONNIE
nd ced, with the charge Of Federalism )"
~ galhst Mr.. Badger. If by some magic
" iluence, he could be made 10 forget Il
r.. word and its synonyms, he would cease
~, be an Editor, his articles would thea
~ like fishing line without hook, K
!. without tail, or as he would in such
event really he an Filter without nm ,