The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1837-11-03
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time. John Ringgold i, the Wig "a
turns have been received from l4c5a1sies. n 81.
~ two Of which Yell received majority Sue.
cess 10 the good cause :!
~ Tie Steamboat Home-AGAIv.-Th Charles
ton Pario, throws the follow ing additional liobt nm.
on The causes Of the loss oil this Inflated steamer
IL Is said that she vas built By contract. IN.
DER The direction Of Mr.. Andirc, Of New York, by
Brown ~ Bell, Of that city, FIRST rate builders. aud
pronounced by Judges IA that city Too slighf 10 90
10 sea; that her engine was an old one, y hich the
owner having 20 use for, determined 10 built boat
~ which II could be placed, and turned 10 profit
That her Engineer was the same individual. who
by bis corclessnrss, caused the destruction Of lie
IN The William Gibbons. lien her boiler exploded
IA the llatbor OF New York, in ls3j,-that she
was lost liom msmanagemont last Monday night
on ocracock bar, HER CAPTAIN HKiNG 50 ISToncA-
TED that her hrst officer, Mr. Mathews, requested
Capt. Saliers to take charge of the boai-lha, she
was run ashore while under the command of Capt.
Saliers-and that defective as was her consifuc.
tion, she could have safely made her voyage, or
even been run on the beach during daylight on
Monday, and The life of every individual OF board
saved Let The facts be inquired iuto--and 1T
public indignation visit, if penal provisions cannot
reach, the sofdid wretches--if these statements be
Irue-who would thus uiae with human life. 10
put few dollars in their pockets"
/ The citizens of Charleston were to hold meet
ing TO take into consideration this melancholy dis
aser, and adopt such measures as human foresight
might suggest, to pot stop TO this waste of bu
man life.
4 The New York Evening Star says:
Some youag ladies' we're returning home who
had finished their education, others who had large
fortunes and as usual had spent the summer IN tue
cool aud pleasant villages Of the North and las,
--sone whose health bad been shattered By
Souther0 Climate had been iB,igaraied Il the
! Springs, aud by travels to the Falls Of Niagara
and 10 Csnsda-aIl Vhen they eii our shores seem.
cd happy and joyful. The word vas Home, an
endcarbg wofd-ihey were on board the Home,
and Il has proved their grave.
Many may imagine but few can describe the
I horrors OF that dreadful night The fearful rag
luR OF Tie hu5Fieane-ihe ioar Of the sea aud the
white caps Of tie pillows breaking on the rocky
shorc-ih light bark dashipg her RIB. on the PED.
bied beach, ard rent asundcr by repeated shocks
--iile screams OF The despalring souls shu, out
from hope--the uplillcd eye TO heayen--tho silent
lpraycT--ibo cliusiag Of mother to daughter and
iather 10 chIld-ihe rear OF the tcmpest-the pale
gsimmertg OF the foil moan shedding lis rays on
the appalling sight--ihc hoarse voice Of the mari.
ners piercing the nights dull ear, " and the last
shrick OF Tie d, ing the uounlsiu pillows swept
( them iato the deep--clases tbs dreadful scene,
terrible u 'hink upon, much less behold"
7 q Natum in Porro.-The Spmersc, Wig has
The following short questions, which contain much
} important natter Tor tie consideration Of the
people
| Il this administration be an economical one,
Why does Il ~. keepIts expenditures wItha lis
iucou.c7
II tbs L. 5. Bank he bod institution, uhy did
the Secretary Of the Treasury borrow 100000 OF
Il lately, 20 pay Navy Pcbsioners1
II ihls be hard money government, Why does
il not ppy 1t, creditors "a gold and silver, instead
~ Treasury drafts.
/ Jack sons measures. or years, were intended
p create g metallic cufrencT 10 give Us better
owes, hy have lhey not done il
u gold aid silver wcrc 10 eow over The land
+ through Jacssou's experiment. why arc We with
ont ilca1
jackson promised Us prosperity and plenty
Ilasr We got them2
IT, promised Is soundcr currency Have We
got it'
lie promised Us Punishment Of paper money.
l. i doHe
lie promised Us good dePosi'e banks Arc they
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Tie promised protection 10 labor Is it protected
lie promised 70 guard the poor. Why did he
no, do il
lie promised safe places for the public deposi,es.
Ave thew safe
H. promised us better bsuAs than the L. 5