The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1837-05-12

the Kitchen Cabinet, sc shall. be likely 10 know.
he Washington Globe has gHea US an srposs
OF The administration plans. II 1t BE- the govern.
ment organ, our committee 90 learn a not, not.
Pubic meetings We hope then 10 STE called IA all
the cities and the large towns within visiting
reach OF Washington. hiic popular ,hund.r
very rscessary in the political SKY. II
may save Us irom a furious storm, by and By tor
when oil mems hopes are blasted, they vail not
reason so calmly as they might and hen Ihou-
sands are hungry, whh children demanding brsad,
their belly may gel the better Of their BRAIN. To
government eli nations IA periods OF public Gallant
" look tor reli,t Al ltast let Us hear hAI ours
has TO say.
The meeting was called to order by Mr.. Charles
htls,y, Sho nominated a. President. Pliip Hose,
E,qulfe and M Jas ". Ous nominated the iol.
owing gentlemen as Wee Presidents aud : .crr.
IAfe., ~:
vIcE PAEsIpExrs
Nathaniel Weed, Megs y Benjamin,
Sheppard Knapp. George :. Robins,
Thomas hieston, Charles Kelsey,
Benjamin Loder, John Stevens.
Oliver :. STong, I S-...,,.;..
stephen Crocker, secretaries
Mr.. Philip Hone on being caii,d 10 preside
STATED the object OF the meeting q clear and or-
clbie niannef. Tie -aid the meeting Nas called to
take into consideration the present distressed cote
dlion OF lhe city, aud Ia adopt some mode OF re-
,IeL The cal, he sagd. ~as signed By three hun
dl,d and forty hrms or merchants, all oi Ia b
standing. They wvre those that had deep STAKE
~ the welfare " the cats. and no had rigAt b.
come forward boldly and mautully, aud ass the
Government tor a redress OF : iss4nces. The
character o. those tbat assembled such. that
he Sas persuaded tley Would "a their acts lake
such course ould b. approved OF ~ The com.
nunity at large; they acre rhosr shD would 10.
list the rlgnt Of Remembrance and ptiul1u.--
IT, Did not deny that speculation mi- IL some
degree haze caused / pressure. Bot hc cd &c.
ny that Il had produced the evils and g'stresses
which the community now experienced Tie cld
entertain the hope that ~bcB the .ifnston ct
uings Nas iai'iy presented 10 be Pfcsi8vul, be
would shake If the shackhs Nth s htcn re nas
bound through the influence u rSi advisers.
VI Simp.on Draper than otiar j Tie ioI'o~ ing
resolutions. ~hlch acre unanimously adopted
Whereas. tie great Commercial. Interests ol nor
city have nealy reached pin, ni general ruin,
our merchant. driven ffou, state Of pru~pyfi+y 10
That oil unprecedented tttuity aud bankruptcy
the business activity, and encfgy wh,ch have
heretofore made ~ tae polar star OF the Ne~
world, i daily siukiHs. and taxing iroD "a the
fruits o. year u industry reducing ihe aged
uang " aao Dol yesterday wrrc sufficiently ~
q i4luencr, to stare u comparative Srnt. anu
bhghtu- the pre- pects, and blasting Tie hopes d
the Young throughout our once prosperous land
~ deem Il our uuty 10 express 10 the country our
situation aid desires Rhe yel there - time % re-
trace error and secure those rights aud pefptluagc
those principles WHICH acre Otqgeaihed Us by our
fathers, aud thich we are bound to maAe t.ery
hynofabe tfi1rt to naint,ln. Therefore,
Received That the .de spread disaster which
has ogcrtastu The commercial interests oil the
country. and which threatens 10 produce general
may he ia great MEASURE ascribed
10 the interference o. the General Gosy5nment
with the Commercial! and business operations Of
he country, as Intermeddling sith the currency
A. destruction OF the national bank It's attempt 10
Ubsiitule metallic currency aud finally b tie
-.uIng by the President 81 the United States Of the
rrcasury Order, snoxn a. the "speeie Circular"
:. Resolved, That shllc We would do nothing
shicb might for a moment compromIt our re.
pect for the laws. feel 1t incumbent upoa Us
o remind t4e E.o.aiigs Of the nslipn that the 20.
'crnmeni Of the country as OF late administered.
has become the Oppresaor Of the people, instead Of
'frrding them protection: that his perseverance,
W we experiment OF MS pftotcehDf after TIE pub.
he voice IN every way by which that voice could
be expressed, has clearly denounced 1t as rulnons
10 the best interests OF the country has alrea.
ty caused the ruin Of thousands u merchants.
brown tens Of ihousan ds Of mechanics and IA.
bprers out Of employment, deprecated the value
If our great staple millions Of dollars dc.truyed
ibo Internal exchanges, and Frustrated the ener.
gcs and hligblcd the prospects Of the industrious
and enterprlsIng portion Of our people; aud must
if petseyered IN, not only produce starvation a.
'noag the laborlng classes. bu, inevitably lead 70
disturbances which may endauger tic stability OF
our Institutions Themselves.
Resolved. That COMMITTEE nj not less than
FiFry, be appointed 10 repair 10 Washington and
with the Executive ngains, tie con.
linuance OF "ths Specie Circular = aud 10 behalf
IF this meeting, and IN the name of the merchants
Of New York and the people Of the United States,
urge IT'S immediate repeal
Resolved, That the same Committee. are hereby
instructed, 10 ask that instructions be gwen 10 the
Joec,ors Of the Revenue IN oil the ports Of the
Cnited States, not 10 commence suit upon any