The North-Carolina standard., 1837-11-08

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how soon che Democratic Republican ranks are
purged Of Aristocrats in Republican 'garbs. They
are always troublesome, even in the times of their
most hypocrtical devotion and but serve to abuse
the confidence to which better men are entitled.
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FOR THE STANDARD.
) Mr.. Editor IL have examined the vote on the
engrossment Of the bill to issue Treasury Notes,
the great relief measure, and find that but one oppo
sition member voted for it in the House :-one
from Maine, from s. Carolina, 2 from Kentucky,
from Louisiana, from Indiana, and 2 from A
iabama. What will the people say to these good
Wings, that cried so loud for the meeting of Con
gress, that our suffering country might be relieved
by legislation; when 10! there are found hut
wings who will vote for such relief Had they
succeeded in defeating the passage OF the Treasu-
ry Note Bill all other measures of relief must have
failed, and Congress have adjourned without doing
any thing. For, under the law, government must
have sued the banks for the amounts they are in
debted TO it; the merchants must have shared a
like fate; and one general demand by the banks
and the merchants the people, would have been
the consequence, producing difficulties and distress,
greater than any our country has yet suffered.
No extension of credit to the banks, nor on the
bonds of merchants could have been allowed, with
out the issue of Treasury Notes. Let the people
of North Carolina now look around them for their
among the whig representatives in the 25th Con-
gress at its extra session let them see if those
who declared that the people were ruined with
out immediate relief, were the men to come
forward and help them in the trying hour
No-the wings refused to extend the helping hand
in time of need. Let the people consider who they
are-what they have done--and what they promis-
ed-who have thus deserted them.
People Of North Carolina when you have
passed upon the conduct of your whig Congress
men, please to turn your attention to the wings in
your last Legislature, and observe their conduct
upon the proposition of Mr. Byrd, to divide the
surplus revenue among the counties, that it might
circulate among the people, for the general benefit.
Out of about 55 or so wings in the Commons, 4
voted for the proposition. Il offer the Journal of
the Commons, page 4e7, as proof of this fact
where the vote stands recorded and can be SEEN
All the other good wings preferred that their broth
| er whig Banks should have the benefit of the hard
money, and Of giving it out occasionally in their
notes. to railroads, swamp lands, &c. &c.-an in
the low country; and one of those roads, according
to Newspaper account, has actually got S 100000
| of the peoples money, under the act Of the las,
Legislature and the people are bound, as security
to the general government, for the repayment oi
this money. Quere: Will that Rail Road stocl
bring s $600,eo0 in specie, when the money is call
ed fol? fso well. If not the people are bound
security, to pay it back in specie, and have nc
security from the Rail Road, except its stock. Car
the wings of North Carolina swallow ali thes,
things, and not be somewhat disgusted.
The only trouble the good wings of the Norti
Carolina Legislature have put themselves to, fo
the people of this State, to pass law, binding
US and posterity security for this specie ane
then ordering it to be put into Bank where the key
has not been turned let dollar out to the peo
i pie, even forthe Banks own notes.
On page 395 of the Acts of the last Assembly
there is an act to receive this hard money Offered
by Congress; the 4th section ordered it to be de
posted in the Banks, to be drawn by order of tn,
Assembly or the Governor. Now if the money i
not in the vaults of the Banks, Gas it is said it
not) where is it The people have it not, for the,
had no power, by law, to draw it out. Have th'
; Wilmington Rail Road and Swamp Lands drawn
4 1t all out? They had authority only to draw S 300
O0o In all; and that to be drawn IN four payments
which cannot yet have been made. We'll, then
the only other authority to draw the money is tn
Governor !; and if the Banks have not got it. I re
peat, where is it2 Has General jackson visite
Raleghsand re-packed the specie again2 Surel
not-he had no authority to draw it, and those VIII
had the keys of the vaults, were not appointed b
+ him; so he must be out of this money scrapc.-
e The Banks say the million and half of specie, G
its equiv yalent are not with them and as the la,
authorizes the Governor to draw it, should he thin
proper TO do so, "a little more power than eve
: given to Gen. Jackson) Think the people have
a right to know how it has been disposed of. .
= @ ]s ONE OF THE PEOPLE.
:" WoRsE THAN sAyAeE.--In the schooner Alta
II Captain Curtis, arrived yesterday from Washing
: ton, N. C..caule passengers Mr.. John Mathsr,
o this city, q passenger on board the Home, an
IS Conard Hilton Of Albany, waiter on board tn:
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