The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-11-09
From the Baltimore Clipper.
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES,

TIE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES. '
No man can expect TO enjoy the disl'n. +
guished honor Of occupying the Presiden' ,
iial chair, and be exempt from the attacks
Of political opponents; but every President ,
has a right 20 expect that he will be treat
ed with the courtesy due to gentleman.
10 con,roveriing his policy, or canvassIng
the tendency OF his measures, II is by no
means necessary or JUS, to assail hts mo
tives, or TO abuse him individually. Fee
discussion Of measures may be seIviceab'e .
to the country, and would no. be objected
TO By any reasonable man indeed such
discussions necessarily result, from the ma.
lure Of our Institutions, and, whilst conduct
ed with moderation, and not IN tactlous
spirit Of opposition, must prove to DO OF sal !
utary iaHuence, by beg.ting inquiry, inves- |
liga,ion, and reflection. But, unfortunate
lly politicians, aud particularly some OF the
political editors, do no, con6ne their com.
ments on men and measures within the
limits Of moderation and justice; for they
assail the public officer even before he has
had the opportunity TO prescribe his course
Of policy, and denounee him as unfit Tor OF.
fee before he has had time to develop his
quallfic atoms. And they even proceed
further, and charge him with being dlshon-
est, though his integrity may have been
universally admitted.
Such is the warfare which has been cat.
ried on against General Taylor. From the
momen, Of his Inauguration to the presen,
lime he has been the objec, Of incessan, a.
buse and rdicule. And in this kind OF
warfare the Union has been particularly
conspicuous. II has been untiripg 10 its
. assaults upon the President and It's col.
. un,ns TEEN daily with language against
: him which should not be applied 10 any
!" man deemed by majority OF the people o
% the United States worthy to preside as The
: Chief Magistrate Of The Union. That pa
per Of yesterday says he had only TO b.
:, an honest man, TO gain both the applause
> and the affections OF his counirymen." IL
;" VIA, respect has General Tsy lor exhibited
y himself otherwise than as an honest man
' II is easy TO see hat The ire Of the Unio
:, has been excited agains, him by the fac
that some Of lis political friends have bee
., removed from Office; but does this cons,
y, lule a sufficient ground for charging hl'
~ With dishonesty How stands the lis, ,
e public officers at the present moment
:. each party has fair portion, then The n
=, movals which have been made, however II
puenant they may be to individual feelin
l and interest, are not unjus, IN nations
!. pon, Of view. 1t Was expected that pu'
- lie offices would be more equally dlstr,b'
= ted between The Two parties; and II Tie,
b. eral Taylor has been guilty Of no grave
6 offence than undertaking this equaizsllo
!" he will be exopefaied io IN censure by n
- American people notwithstanding the har.
and coarse denunclations Of The Union, al
pa pers of a Kindred character.
The Union exhibits too much irriiatit
:, and Impotence in its hostility to the Pre-,
-. dent. H seems 10 be fearful that the tort
:, coming message may be popular with I
people, and therefore endeavors TO produ
-, an excited slate Of feeling that will not pc
-, nit il to have an impartial considerable
~, but it says 'lhe American people are be-
- intelligent, and honest" and thence there
- the less fear that they can be Influenced
"a do injustice to the President by the lnaa
i'm matory appeals Of that paper. Should I
S. President fail TO administer The Cove
meat as becomes the h. ad of free Peep
~ should he PERM, the national honor to
-. tarnished, or the nstionai interests TO
- sacrificed, then We shall be prepared to j
- the Union in pronouncing him unqualIf
~. for his station.