The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1837-06-09
From the Commercial Herald.
SHIN PLASTERS.

asked MIN, he spoke not his lace showed disaster,
As he held out bis hand with an Internal Shin
Plaster
NEXT cast my eye in the Safety Fund Bank,
Their faces all there looked gloomy and blank,
Offered five, Just 10 serve as a faster,
And for change did they give me Internal Shin
Pssters.
The Government next my eve Ii, upon,
And through It ] was pointed 10 Andrew Jackson,
With Tom Benton for tool and the Gen Tor master,
They have saddled upon u Internal Shin Plasiers
Farewell 10 the Eagle, the Dollar and Dimes,
They have vanished 10 Glory and died on lis chimes;
Farewell 70 the CONGRATULATIONS master
May they both be consumed IN the smoke Of
SHIN PLASTER.
IT The following extract is copied from
the Philadelphia Democratic Herald, thorough
gong Van Buren paper-who>e editor lately nom-
mated Thomas H. Benton for The Presidency-snd
un,i, lslely = strenuous advocate for The Treasury
Circular he even vent 50 f.r as openly 10 threa-
ten 10 torn sgs.ns, NJ Van BIren in the event OF
rs repeal. Ba, seeing the distress that now per.
vadcs the sholc country, be has honesty and can.
dor enough 10 express himself in decided terms
sgsinslu:
Sptcis Ordcr, Sc-So long az the Iron. pressure
q the tunes fell only upon the STOCK lobbcr the
spcucator. end nonopnlist, we lid no sympathy
ior Ntai called the mIsiortuues OF trade
RGt when this calamity reaches 10 all extr,meties
Of the social sysic'u-Shen II strikes the shuttle
from the hand Ct the weaver, the spade from
the Eripe OF the lab0rer. The hammer rom the
atm Of the smith, and takes iran the mechaa.
!, The means OF supporting his starving litte ones
ard iVs children and his wife cry arond him IN
Taif .or bread, and there Is rome 10 give them
.hen We saF, II Is high tine To 81 upathize--lt is
high ume for the hands OF the powerful TO extend
rell,t 10 the people, and ~ipo The tear from
mans melting eve We will not stand in cold
oc,aphytical spalh, To reason IN such crisis as
the. lttbc idea prevails generally thar to rescnt
the Specie oTdsr" would restore plenty, comfort
and employment TO the 'sorkiHg people Of this
county,, ought TO be rescinerd. We are never
proud Of consistency, where CONSISTENCY leads 10
public distress--,o general calsmRy. The hap
p,ness Of The people is the great object Of govern
ment--and never 1T II be said OF this our free
and glorious fabric Of civil l.ber,y-;hai to perse.
we're IN az imposslbe theory, the happiness OF the
American people was Hantonly sacrificed. Never
ought Il 10 lie said that the government Of this
country vas oppressive as TO excite the execra.
ton and hatred OF the people. 1t IS Tor Mr. Van
Barren to avert thus, ere II be 10 late.
/ III DR.. Montgomery is a candidate for
reelection 10 Congress from the Wake district
The Wings have no, named his opponent. A cor.
respondent Of the Raleigh Star signed "A Voter "
suggests that The Wing party should support Yves,
tern X. Gales for the office, provided he would &C.
quiescc in the nomination. We have no doub,
Mt Gales would make good representative, as
he possesses the qualifications TO enable him to fill
the post with honor to himself and usefulness 10
+ his constituents.
Edgccomb have nominated Gen. l.. ID. Wilson as
their candidate
/ 0J-Mr. Webster. gentleman, who
is making tour to the West, has been very fat.
,eringly received by his friends on his route. On
the 18th ult. a, Maysvillc, Ky, he pari0ok of a
/ NotAaNiSts anu Au ehsNSF 10 TOAST
made an appropriate Address a, the conclusion OF
which he gave the following sentiment, which was
received With hearty cheers;
/ The kentucky Senator's HENRY Clay and john
/ J. CRIrTENoEN--Orsament 10 kentucky--orua-
meuts 10 the nation,
! u The n Y. correspondent Of the Nat Intelli.
gencor under date OF May %, says" having lit.
tie leisure to-day, took stroll in Pearl street. the
great street of the dry goods people, and upon the
quay, where the merchants do their business -
Last year, at this time, Pearl street was almos,
impossible, so crowded was i, with boxes la.
belled for Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Geor.
gia, and all the South, Southwest, aud West To.
day, sa1 BUT ONE SOLITARY box, and that was for
! North Carolina"
/ uJWe have received the first No. OF monthly
periodical printed in New Salem, Randolph coun.
", n. C., entitled Temperance Advocate and
Youths Friend" edited by w. ID. Wilson. 1t is
quite fair specimen. We heartily wish the edi.
tor success in his undertaking.