The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1837-03-10

err. that the House OF Representatives IN a.
doping Mr.. W,se's resolution for enquiry
into The condition of the Executive Depart
men,s, mean, nothing more than to throw
tub to whale. They could no longer re.
fuse enquiry and openly screen Whitney and
other dehnquents, without loss OF public
confidence. They therefore change the
mode of screening delinquencies, and by
Welding 10 investigation sought 70 promote
the opinon, either that It was their convlc-
ton no abuses existed, or II they did that
they we're determined upon their exposure,
How the promise thus given 10 the people
has been realised, tue history of the inves +
tlration answers, and ii rs too plain TO be
denied that Il was aud is the purpose OF the
drilled majority OF The House, TO smother
the enquiry which they were compelled to
suffer TO be instituted. Every effort rs made /
to battle the investigation, and obstacles 10.
terposed a, every step. We hope coiem-
porary is right IN saving, that " the People
see these things and mark them-and they
will remember them too when the "aseng
lpn hour" shall come.-Richmond Wig.
Ii deserves to be noticed among the IN.
cidenls OF the day, as We find IT narrated m
letters from Washington, that MIR. Mexican,
Senator from Pennsylvania, has addressed
Letter to the Legislature OF his Stale, re.
spending to the Resolutions approving the
Expunglng vote OF the Senate lie declares
himself opposed to the resolution winch has
been eSpunsed, and says, that II he had
been we'll enough TO have been 10 the Sen.
ate at The time, be would have offered re
solution to resclnd II; and that, II his reso.
lunn was negat.sed, then, he would have
voted against the ESpunging resolution.
He declares II TO be his solemn conviction
that no legislative body has the night 10
mu,laie lis Journals, which ought 10 be
kept sacred, as 40 evidence OF the wisdom
or tolly OF the Representatives Of the PEG.
ple.-Nat. iateihgencer.
Among the bills ordered 10 third read.
ing IN the Senate, on Thursday, were two,
the passage Of which would entltle tic pre-
sen, Congress to the grateful ackuoa edg.
ments Of the community IN which We live,
aud to the appreciation OF humane and just
men every where. We refer 10 the bull TO
establish a Criminal Court Nhal Is, To We
parate the CRIMINAL IurlsdIeton) IN the DIS
lrlct IL Columbia. These bulls beng ~
der character and objects 50 wholly unex.
ceptonable. there is good reason 10 hope
that, having passed the Senate, they will
also find favor with the House Of Represen.
tallycs.-tb.
Abolition Noremcnfs. The Abolition
Consentlon al Harrisburg, Penusy saHIa,
has adjourned, after the formation Of State
Socle,s--appo,ntln Lecturers 10 traverse
lha, State, and Committees to address Us
free people Of color, ITS working men, aud
the community al large, with arguments n.
dapted to operate 90 each--resoIsng to
raise a fund Of slO, 600 Tor lncendlarY pur.
poses-and adopting sanous resolutions, de.
clauug that slavery IS sun; that sla,ehuld.
ers are sinners that !. Is unchustlan to en-
terrain PREJUDICE against color, nc. \ cs,
mark this, an Address Is &c IL prepared to
the working men Of Pennsy wanna, s,ftiag
forth that Sldrerg has Il tendency 10 dc.
grade the labortr Of the North There.
tore, II ought to b. abolished.
A H,roiae.-" Mr. Wardsel, from the
Committee oa Revolutionary Pensions, re.
4 k.H - tfaf 81 Hgt
wIdower Of Deborah Gannett, soldier ii
the revolution: read twice aud committed.
!" THIS Is a most singular case, as the lol.
loving statement Of facts vii show. |. ap.
pears from the report that the maiden name
of the SAID Deborah Gaaneu was Deborah
Sampson, Of Sharon, Massachusetts. That
she enlisted IN the army ol the revolution,
under the assumed name Of Robert Shurt.
left, surved faithfully for nearly three years,
until the close Of the var, when she was
honorably discharged. She was at the cap.
ture Of CORVALLIS, was wounded at Terry.
town BY O ,nusket tall, which was never ex.
lfacted the effects Of which wound follow.
ed her through life. She received pen.
sion from the Government until the year
ST, when she died. The said Benjamin
Gannett is represented to be poor, but
homes, man. tIas expended considerable
sum Of money from time 10 time on account
Of the disabilities Of hls wife, the effect Of
the hardships she endured, and the wound
she received while 10 tho service. The
marriage took place 10 the year 1874, a
year after the war.
NV ioRK, FrR. -.