The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-05-08

himself such, all the efforts Of Locofocoism
20 The contrary notwithstanding. The inter
ests Of the South are as safe in the keeping
pf President, southern by birth, education
and interest, and cabinet, the majority COM
posed from slave. holding States, as when
committed To the "tender nercies OF The
late administration, with Locofoco sentInels
upon the walch.towers throughout the South,
shouting "Alrs we'll" We admire zeal
we commend il; but we like II honest and
consistent.
Ii the article 10 question be genuine, it's
strange coincidence that lis manifestation
should exactly tally with the incoming Wing
ADMINISTRATION. No, the secret is out; if the
S3lh had s,ul,ifed herself by elecing
northern Locofocs to the Chief Magis,racy
instead Of southern Wing, we would now
be listening 10 the lulling notes Of security
and the song of the syren, instead Of the
startling tattoo and the sound of th' tocsn
II circumstances coerced or in any manner
lustifi d the change in tactics, our pen would
he silent; but who believes iha, under Lo-
cotaco administration northern aggression
would have been less rampant aud threaten.
ing than at present? With our opponents
it is party first, and the South second. With
them the weakening and breaking down of a
Wing Administration, and building upon its
wrecks Locofoco dynasty in 50, is more
importan, than the promotion of the substan-
,iai interests Of the South and the Union. l,
is certainly master stroke Of policy 10 con-
vert, through the agency Of dsitdrion and a
Nashplle convention, Wings into willing tools,
Tor the demolition Of their own work. Loco.
focoism, north and south, east and west, will
of course respond thereto hearty amen.
We invite the careful attention of Wings
every where to the following. clipped from
an article in tbs Raleigh Standard, which
We find copied into the Macon Telegraph,
one Of The leading Democratic prints Of Geor
gia. The whole article is coarssly denun.
cia,ory Of General Taylor. HIS election,
not northern aggression, is the vile thing a.
gainsl which the " anathema, mdrdnatha " is
pronounced:
"Tte people Of the South are now realiz
ing the bitter consequences Of their votes,
cast on party grounds, aeains, Gensral Cass.
If Re were in General Tay lore place, north.
ern man as he is, and pledged TO arrest these
aggresslons by his veto, some fair and equit
able plan for settling The whole question
would have been proposed long since, anc
would a, this moment have been the law o.
The land. We should have had harmony
and repose, Instead CT dlscord aud strife anc
in place Of the Free Soiler Fillmore at the
head CT the Senate, to give the casting vote
against Us, we should have had southern
man IN the person OF Butler of Kentucky
The Uuion nay survive this strugge-mort
VIC cannot say"
Here il is insultinslv cas-, in the teeth o
tie Wings that tie flames Of dscord have
been kindled because they presumed to vote
jp1a purity grounds against General CGss
Il is more than insiauated that If the cuuu
try had quietly submitted 10 a Locolooo sue
cession, the howls OF agitation would hay,
been smo,hered-;he scheme Of a Nashville
convection would never have teen ag'iated
10 the face of all this, we would ask, If tn
advent of a Democratic administration cou!
have changed pre-existing facls' Would
have nndone bisiory7 Would it have ann
hated the fact that the tide Of Aboiilonisr
has been swelling for the past fifteen years
Yet the storm would have been uney' ked
the alarm bell would have been unsounled
The election Of Wing is the sigma for e
Ius to send forth the winds upon heir errand
of destruction. Where, then, res the re
spons;biIiiy? lie, Democracy answer; the
unb!ushingIy state they have an equifabl
plan for settling the trhOle oOatrorersy, ~hie
WOULD HAVE BEEN PROPOSED had Cas- bee
elected" As.the case stands they forbear
They moy" permit The Union to " snrrir
this struggle: MORE THEY cannot say
What patriots Wings, be wary one u
guarded step nay be ficuli 10 letrace.