The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1837-02-24
,.;day. February 81, 1897.


|71y-Our Superior Court Is now IN session,
e Saunders presiding.
.rSee Mr.. Wise's Speech, delivered in
Il House Of Representatives on the l1ih
4 .ember. We regret No could not lay u
70 our readers carlier-lt has not been
I, by keeping.
- THE President and Mr.. Coihoun.-
Z may be said TO be an age Of wonders
4 ,,s affairs Of our simple Republic--let
and nrotests have become the order OF
d,y. Our readers will learn, (bui with.
sa,or,se, Tor nothing is surprising for
Lck.on 10 do that the President has
1 ,sn letter TO Mr.. Calhoun, relative to
= ,eecb delivered by him on the Land Bill,
4 ab,ch he is charged with having assert.
~, the President has been concerned IN
EQUATION IN public lands that the reno.
Of the Depus''es was preparatory inca
4 ! and the Land Bill It's cousummatlon.
letter coutradlcis the truth of the as
non. and calls 90 Mr.. Calhoun 10 reiract
I eha,ee IN the Senate IN case OF has re
n do ~, the President threatens To-
,.h his letter before leaving the city
letter was accompanied by a certificate
person present 10 the gallery, during
Aeh,ery OF the speech, and Of Mr. Dfske,
. aoorier for the Globe, that the report IN
Globe states correctly shai was sad by
Calhoun. In the SeGatc, on the 9th
I, NJ. Calhoun reiterated la the fullest
tent. whs, he hid before said, 10 afford
!, friends Of the ADMINISTRATION I'm opPor
ats 10 correct the error, 1t there sas one;
4 h,ch case, he SAID. A." am ready n, ouce,
m the ~. / to reirsci the error. Nj.
,undy and Mr.. Walker were he only nd.
,,.,ra,ion Senators that bad inderendence
o,h to say ans thing on the subject, aud
p, both stated tina, they did not urefsr.
! 4 him 10 charge The President rcrsnu
Mr.. Clay addressed the ScI,a,c on
subject, and hts remarks we're really
lng. bu, the malprIly OF the Senate botr
thooi a remark, showing tina, lhes are
~ saves. We shall publish the letter
sur nes,.
rive invite s,,ent,un TO the following
from the Washington cofrcsP aidcn;
as y. York Courier. Ai,hough anony.
~, srIiien, II contains Impotian, news.
Isl lamentahlc situation oar country II
aod 10 whal arr we coming The Public
ney Is removed from a place Of safety
] tbs prcs,deul. and Deposited in number
irresponsible Banks, uudcr the contfol Of
Secretary, corruption - believed 10 ca
the HOUSE oil Representatives. - trying
lefrei II oa,, and because they are likely
J occred--ihcse Banks protest that Con
rs has NJ righ, to Institute an inquiry
\ ihe,r situation. T'ns nigh, be reason
/ , expected, fran the assumption b, Gen.
rssnu that the Secretary ol the irwasu
sas anensble to han alone, and the
p1slie Banks having made arrangements
h the Secretary 10 receive The Public
oes, some Of them will bc very glad 10
/ al themselves of this plea 10 keep from
public eve their nefsrous transactions,
! o cxoneraic the Secretary from blame.
= hapPears tina, att agent Is KEEP, AT " ash.
sto0, By these Banks and literally paid by
Ne Of them, not because he IS Heces0rg
The Transaction ol BUSINESS. but because
'fTp,dieaf 10 eiiec, ceriuia objects az The
',a'ary-and he IS entrusted sllh linpor.
u secrets, thereby enabling these Banks
reap a GLORIOUS harrcd, and this a,
RI Is Reuben NJ. Whitney, who was pro.
'anecd 10 be peru'ed by Committee Of
\ 'nsress. Shame Shame
w,saivgrcs. 9Th February. ! 81
i9e Editor OF ~ Nss iSts Courier
we 81 the officer. OF the osposllc banks havv
tsd here IN pursuance Of the s3bpuoas served
% them. They, generally, II NJ, MI ormly,
80 against ihs rizai oi Congress TO lnsiitutc
inquiry lnto thor situation. They admit the
20 y ne Secretary Of TIE 7f,sss,y, e. institute
~ 'qgi'y, aud II has becn settled by the
vent administration, that the SECRETARY, ~ all
"'s's relating 10 The public moncy, is Bound by
m'Fuei'ons OF the PresIdeat, | should ike 10
~, whether under these several decisions, tho
,'e money 10 NOD exclusively under the control
We President si,hoo, check az gusrd Mud
F'hef !, is no' beyond the power OF Csugres-
guy 70 know any thing respecting il, except
~ ~ 'ae Presidcn, plcsscs 10 communicate
me ground assumed hy many OF those who
W. :" 'poscn 40 freely OF Mr.. Whtney's agency
Washington, Is tina, the banks. for The purpose
e'hierf'ne with the Government. in relation 10
paoae business, do no, require an agent; OF
0'he' words tina, he Is no, n,csssary. A.um.
= 'hs tor fact, they have argued that he is
~ p',''eai agent Of the party 10 pswor, and
- oy Their granting him special favors al the
'a,u'y, add conhd!ns TO him, IN ether depart.
". Of TN. government, state secrets. the banks
"'aptassnt to pay him literally for those Sc.