The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-08-27
"a NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN PRFsL
DENTS"

trsdueius some extracts from his pspcr up-n
the above suhJ CT, .sys;
"Ehe Richmond Rfpl,hcon, ,peculatirg
upon this theme. think. one reason gh, mar.
ly all the Pfeai, 5nts have been tpken from
The South is ;ha the ables, men Of both par.
lies at the North will MT put lheu,sei,cs ia
training for the oiIiee. A grea, lawyer, says
tho RePablcon, regards . practice wef,A
Of his raiurol LIE, as more dFfirGG-e IhG6 i
sea, in Congress, wiIh possible ehance for
the rresidercy. Even in lie county which
Mr.. Van Bur n rrsric, d, in one cf the ru.
raj districts e New Yo,k. that eeullemsn by
no means occupied the fi,sl pIece at The bar.
Spencer afterwards Chef Justice, was his
superior as lca,rrd lawyer, and Elisha VIII
liams as great uratnr. There were Others
the same aar-- Van Rensselaer,, Van Ness
&c.-Nho have fever been heard Of on, Of
their native State, and who were not far, #
at all, behird Van Buren in Iega! learning
and acumen."
There is uch ruth il y hal the RspnJh.
can tays. III Bar Of New York numbers
amorg lta rca hof5 uen who in intellectual
training, igirIsIc md oher plishments,
and all tbe qualities requisite in statesmen.
are not surpassed Ia the Union. Du; few Of
The most eao.agul snaua then. ever enter in-
to public life. " IS hy," said Baron Card.
nler, sddrcs-'rg E,isha WilIians, why,
with your bri'hanl eIeQnence, do you not 70
10 Cougres, What for ?" asked VII.
liams, in t1rn. ITO make yourself wider
known; 10 Vm hnrels, vas The answer
Ay," said Williams " and when | return
home, and my children say Papa, give US
some breed shall gire them leaf the
laurel y The feeling that controlled Vii.
hams prev, ITS many others Of our day, as it
did in the former generation, from enerins
in course that they could make liluslrious.
1t Is not phegm, uor insoCsihi,y 10 ambi.
tion, bul just appreciation Of tho holowness
and instability OF political honors, purchased
too often by the sacrifice Of property, domes.
TIC comfort and social enjoyment, lha. iu
duces SO many Of cur ablcst men 10 prefer The
walks OF private life. We regret that they
do So, ler TO consequence Of their standing a.
loo! from active patNclpatlons n public af
fairs, too many small second ratio men have
charge Of great public interests in our State
and National Legislatures, and allow them.
selves to be made the tools of mere subtle
designing spirits.
a the South things are managed different.
ly if not better. There sre more large es.
tates, aud The industrial pursuits Of that sec.
ton, utlike ours, allow much lolssfe to the
wealthy class Politics is heir almost only
resource against eHnpi, and they enter iato
politics and cultivate il as mea at the North
engage in business or the professions. The
result Is natural and inevitable. Trained up
to lock to political hoRors and Influence as the
aim of their lives instead Of mere incident,
Southern men make themselves thoroughly
acquainted with political affairs they keep
10 Congress, become familiar with all It's
rules and business, acquire expsrtness as
debaters aud tactlclans, and, by consequence,
exert large, if not at all times, a CONTROL.
ing Influence, Ii ia nonsense for US Of the
North TO complain Of the political influence
Of the South so long as we cannot induce eur
abIest men to 60 to Congress and keep there.
We choose 10 devote ourselves to all SORTS
Of commercial, manufacturing Had industrial
enterprises @e' speGd our energiss upon
them, and succeed IN making The North great
in wealth, population, facilities Of inercom.
muncatlon, resources of all kinds, in short
every thing that constitutes material prosper.
ity, embeished with all the graces Of refined
culture. When thus succeeding 10 what we
undertake, why should Ss complain that 9th.
er things, for which We do rot strive, aIe not
ceded to US II We cultivated politics ss our
Southern brethren do our Influence would be
all controlling. We make our selection, we
prosper and We grumble."
We trust the day is not distan, when
Southern men will devote mere of their lei.
sure and talents to building up the prosperity
and power of Southern States, than TO fedsr.
al politics. Experience must have taught
US BY this time that, while it is well TO have
abe men in Congress and to keep vgilan.
eye on the General Government, the true
read to power, and we may add, 10 safety,
lies through commercial and manufacturing
industry, and the development Of resources
and facilities Of trade and ntercemmunica.
ron BY railroads and canals. The long line
Of Presidents which the South has givea the
country, and the splendid genius and states.
mausbip her orators have displayed at Wash.
ingtou, have not been able to preserve her
equilibrium" while the North, whose a.
b'esi men have refused to 60 TO Congress, has
obtained prependeralng influence in both
branches of the General Government. Let
US travel the road The North has pursssd,- -
the road Of commsrcial and manufacturing
energy and enterprise, and we shall regain
what we have lost.-Richmond Republican.
LADY IN THE FIELD