The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1837-07-14
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IFls36 $50 3l6,s15,295
II 1887 s23 57S42l,lCo
The four first periods (l792, 1901, lsO5,
and lsll) cover the whole duration OF the
first United States Bank. The charter OF
that institution expired IN ISL; and there
were then IS State banks. The second
United States Bank was chartered under
Mr.. Madison, in 1916. 10 the fire years
that interviewed between the expiration OF
the first bank and the charterng of the Sc
coad, The State banks had increased from
- to 2i6, being los.
From 1916, the date of the second Uni.
ted States Bank, TO 1880, when General
jackson had commenced his vigorous at
,acks upon it-belng period OF fourteen
years-the State banks increased only from
2i6 10 800, being s3---an average OF six
year. From 1887 10 the present time
Seren vears-the State banks have increas
ed 494 (irom 329 to s23) being an annual
average Of more than serenity.
Take another view. From the Revolu.
( lonary war to the wear 1880, the number
Of State banks created was 329 i; from 1880
to 1896, the humber created vas i9l. ln
other words, the policy OF General Jackson
and Mr.. Van Buren, has given to the coun.
iry more State banks than existed in the
whole preceding period Of our history yes,
more BY los.
We beg the reader to examine the fore.
gong Official table, furnished by the Go.
yernment leIsure,, aud to draw his own
conclusions. Let him notice the fact, that
IN 1880 there we're hut 800 banks, and
that there are now s23; aud then le, him
wonder, If he can al the condition which
the country is now a. Boston Courier.
BANK OF TIE UNITED STATES.
TIE Van Euren shin plaster advocates
are unceasing IN their representations
respecting the Bank Of the United States.
Some Of these cd,tnrs have the lnsolenee to
publish - information obtained from official
sources That this Bank has tsen,y thousand
+ dollars Of notes 30 circulation for one OF spe.
cie in us vaults. No story ofihc SHIN plaster
party can he farther from Tue truth. By
the last monthly report Of the Bank, filed "a
the Auditor Generals office, IT las
MORE SPECIE IN IFS VAULTS THAN
NOTES IN CIRCULATION, and can
cons, quentIy redeem all lis notes IN gold
and silver. THIS rcluiaiinn Of the SANDER
oi the Vac Bnren shin- plaster narly should
be generally Observation-Disclosures
Telegraph.
4 Sign Of The Tiaes.-We have had
the curiosity 10 cynmlne descriptive list
Of detachment Of 300 recruits lately sent
from New York 10 Fort Gibson, and sub.
JOIN statement Of their various trades aud
occupat ons. Probably IN no other delaeh.
meut OF similar SIZE has there been found
J 80 great variety, and II Is one evidence
OF The effect oi the present pressure upon al
, classes Of society. Men, who have hlther.
: 10 looked upon the army as dernier re-
sort, now gladly embrace the profession o
arms as a refuge from want.
Backsmiths, ); bricklayers, . carpen
ters, 10; cabinet and chairnaaers, ? clerks
i;cnopers, ;coppcrsmIths, = ;eordwainers
+. 10; cotton splnners, - farmers, IL ; hat
tiers, 4 /; Iabofcrs, 90 lnachnlsts, 3 por
5 iers, ? ; sadd!er aud harnessnaker, | sal
Z Tors, ) soldiers, 4 sionemasons, 6 tai
lors, Il WATERS, ? f; weasers, 0; vince!
] wnghts, - chambers, ,.
: Bnokbluder, baker, bo0t.tree maker
butcher, combmaker, calico printer, carver
, druggist, engineer, glider, gardner, CRATE
maker, iron moolder, jeweller, letter cutler
mason, miller mllwught, miner, pedlar
/ piaslercr, printer, sawyer, s,lvcrpla,er, spin
ner, shoecutter sionecuticr, teacher, timer
teamster, ~hllesmnh, whipmaker, lone
. each.)- Army and Nary Chronicle.
ii Singular Discorery.--A mineral foun
n tain has been discovered at sea, TO south
q ward Of ST. Augustine. II is decided,
!. fresh; It's origin thought TO be homogeneou
;. with that of others IN the interior Of Flor
da, lmpregnated with sulphurous hydrogen
!. The waters are cool and the volume dis
r. charged is conJectured to be 206 feet II
!. dIameter-The activity with which tn
current dlsengages itself, drifts a vessel t
n one side or the other Of the fountain. Iii
;. situated about "A miles from land and s o
r miles from St. Augustine Light House
g the latter bearing by compass n. w, ay n