The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1837-04-07
BANK OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE
CONVENIENT.


IS bill, passed las lar as We know, with
out obIcctIon) BY both Houses of Congress,
and approved by the President Of the Uni
ted States, OF winch the following is copy !:
=" Be II tHGettd, SO That the Sccretar, OF the
Treasury b, directed 10 accept the ,erus Of settle
ment proposed by The President aud Directors ii
the Bank Of the United Siales under the Pcnnsy
Sania charter IN their memcrial To Congress, pre-
scented III the Pfcsent session, Tor the payrnen 10
the United states OF the capital stock owned BY
them ia the late bank OF the uni,ed Sat,s aud tic
final adjustment aud settlement OF the claims con-
nec'ed with Arising out Of the SAME and 10 lake
such obligations for the payment Of the several IN.
sialmcnts In said proposed terms OF settlement
mentioned as be may t.ink proper PrvUided, Tina,
nothing herein contained shall prejudice Or affect
40 any way ID, question between the General Gov.
erupent Of the United States and the Bank Of the
Uuitcd States respecting The cl4lm lot damages on
account Of the protest Of the bill Of exchange
drawn on the French Got,rnmenl."
Our readers will perceive on a close ex.
animation Of this bill, that II is statutory
reiuialion OF the doctrine Of the Executive
Of the United States on sundry occasions
aud especially IN the paper read by the
Pfeslden, OF the Uuiied States 10 his Cabl
net Ia September 1888, on the subject OF
the Bank Of the uuued States, his subse.
quent message 10 Congress, aud the " rea.
sons gwen By his direction Tor the reno.
val Of the public deposlles. 1t could hard.
y have been expected, IN The nature Of
things tina, the aniidote should 50 soon over.
take the bane. We were about 10 point
out the differences to be- deduced from thus
ball, when we met with them ~ the Nation
al Gazette, 10 Condensed form, as follows
IL. The GI drect,--not authorzcs, bot
direcis--lhe Secretary To do wha, he reius.
cd TO du-settle wah the bauk, Mllhou, Il
previous repayment o. TIE damages on the
Preach ball, aud settle with The back on the
terms stated IN lis osn memorial.
-. Tie I- 10 settle, not with tue old bank
but With 'tne Bank 81 the uaed State.
under TIC pcnns, l,au.a charter.
-. II rhus recognises iht ,ziS1csce dhd
rdlidiy q taai charter.
-. II receives 81 Is = tor ever SluU
n bank which lhc prrs,drui pronounced
10 BE- lqsoiccai
3. Il takes the obligation Of the Gew
bauk the charter oi which he hiss dcciar,G
ought TO b. annhleo too eight m,iious o,
dollars, aud fraas = for four years. Maj.
Inf.
The people Of tbs State viii see With
surprzc, that bath 81 thclr Senators N Con.
gress have voted agatn-, the distribution 81
the Surplus revenue that NAV be m the
Treasury on the l., Of January ueNr, over
and atose five millions, and this, loo, not.
~iihslard,ug every Representative who wa
10 hIs seat, escep, Mr. MCKAY. voted iur
II. We imagine that II ever there was al
approach to unlalm,iy among The people Of
this State on any quesiiun oi National poll
cy, At Is upun tins point, and 10 favor o, thl-
measure. ~ scil Is lh.s understood, that
the Representatives, whose conduc, is IL
come ~ speedily aud directly before the
people, have not dared 10 vote against the
distribution. The Senators are secure d
their sea,s, and have acted, as We are per.
lectly confident, IA defiance OF the wishes
aud interest OF the Stale.-Fdy OBS.
The ray Offices arc fiicd,-.Thc Collector
Of The Pot u Boston Is about 10 rcslgu and
TO hi hts place there are Of course many
hungry applicants Instead u the Press.
dent and Senate making selection, as IL
old tunes, the members ct The party IN tho
| Nassae husetls Legislature, beng about one,
Ihrd OF the whole body, lately assembled L
make the selection they proceeded to ballot
and OF eight individuals voted for Fredcrltk
Robinson tuot Of Boston butt ol MarbIeheld
received the greatest number Of votes snd
vas nominated for the office. O,course ihr
/ Presdcn, aud Senate will register the edlcl
Of this caucus. IL Is remarkable that not a
single member Of the caucus lives IN Boston,
and that four OF the candidates were resi-.
dents of other towns Verify We have tai.
len upon evil lImes.--ib.
Guy Watson. --0a the 9TH instant, al
South kingstown, Rhode lsaud, the re.
mains CT Guy Watson, colored soldier,
were consigned to the grave. IlcS~as
known TO most Of out citizens as having fis-
urcd consplclously III the revolutionary war
rs servant To Gen. Barton, who captured
the British Gen. Prescott. Since our re.
memhfancc old Guy has always appeared
in town on the anniversary of our lndepen.
dence IN his military costume, aud has al.
ways eylnced patriotism that will long be
remembered by odr citizens, especially the
juvenile portion, whom the old veteran al
ways seemed TO take pleasure IN, especially
when answering their mu't,larlous question.