The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1838-07-27

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" In the Debate which took place in the
House on the 18th, on the subject OF ap.
pointing wha, Mr.. Crockett, on that occa.
sion, termed White washing Committee,
for MIR. Blair, among other things, Mr..
Bond said, be had jus, ascertalned that one
of the Clerks Of the Treasury Department
instead Of being at his desk 10 tina, depart.
ment, had been employee during the v hole
OF this session of Congress, now nearly
seven months, as reporter for the Globe.
Az this moment be said, he was SO en-.
/ ployed.
Mr.. llamer, Of Ohio, enquired the name
! OF the Clerk.
Mr.. Bond gave the name, adding that
he was employed to report the proceed.
lDgs OF the Senate for the official newspa.
per, the Globe. He said il was no excuse
that this clerk bad employed substitute.
Such practice was expressly Condemned
by the re,renchmept and reforming party,
who told the country, thai to ALLOW this,
recognized IN an incumbent, ssuch a sort
of property IN the office, as TO enable him
to farm out Its duties, aud to receive part
OF It's revenues for dong nothing Aud YET,
he said, IN order to aid an unprlncipled
psr,Izan paper, the government, took one
Of It's clerks, and placed hun ir The service
Of rs official organ. Ii was we'll under.
stood tha, this clerk was TO resume his of
bee again, when the session of Congress
vas over. He did moi think the people
were prepared 10 approve this kind OF re
form. Mr.. Bond sand he would add this TO
other facts which he had submitted to the
country, and he called upon the friends of
the administration TO deny or explain, If
they could"
A Characteristic Trick. MIR. Crockett
nf Tennessee, (the son of David Croc katt)
IN his recent speech upon the memorial Of
Mr.. Blair, the EDITOR Of the Globe, stated
that shcD thu pr sidett's message TO Con.
gTess was ., ISSUED, he was compelled
by circumstances 10 order two or three
hundred copies from the Globe office, TO
send 10 has constituents. They were sent
10 han under an envelope, ready Tor drec
tinn--sud he sent away all but two or
three of them before he opened one of
them and, SIR, said Mr., Crockett, "what
do YOU imagine my Hslonishmen, was when
| discovered a copy Of the Globe Struggled
m II Thus YOU see, SIR, by gross fraud
upon The government and base imposition
upon mo, was made 10 frank TO my con
sirtuenls, for augh, know, some two or
three hundred prospeciuses for the Estrn
Globe spoke Of ii to several gentlemen,
y ho informed ne that the same trick had
been played Of upon them. Now, SIR, (said
MIR. Crooked can any man believe that a
~rtch who is capable Of such smuggling,
fraud and treachery as this, IN small mat.
ters, would not be capable Of any CRIME, no
matter how infamous, if he thought he could
escape detection aud punishment =
4 Queen By prory,-The following is an
extract from London letter III the United
States Gazette We have 10 doubt that
THE falr Ph,ladelphian ui,h little practice,
would look the Queen 10 perfectoG--and
tha, IS about all Queeus have 10 do.
Speaking Of the Queen, il appears that
+ MIR. Suly has his sixth aud last sitting. Ii
does not appear-Wha,, however, Is rotor
Gus hcte-iha, the daughter of that accom-.
Pushed artist has very lately had the chance
Of an interview with her Aelesty. The fact
S that MIR. s. wished her 10 sit one day
with the royal garb Onto save the Queen
! the truuhle-and he asked CONSENT, which
was ven. When things were IN this pc,
s,tIon. the Queen sen, 10 know IL Miss 5.
rouid like 10 see her, and came in. The
scene that ensued may be imagined. Bear
IN mind the young American lady is IN the
Queou's dress and seat. The latter looked
up ut herIn the most amusing funny way,
according to all accounts, and behaved al.
together 10 a charm, as Of course did our
far country woman, Os well, though posi-
bly, little taken by surprise. Victoria is a
good hearted girl, past all doubt, and che
rather likes the Americans, | think.
i Important 10 otraerS of CaHle.-There
7 Is not tarmer we presume, but eyperlcn.
ces an annual loss of his cattle by vermin.
Z Tobacco is mostly used IN such cases, but
were informed by an old aud respectable
gentleman Of Buncombe, that he had tired
many remedies, but has never found but one
which was intalible in IFS cure. Take
(says he) a mop and dip IT in buttermIlk aud
rub the infected parts Of the animal, and It
viii effect an immediate cure. One rubbing
with this, will remove the vermln entirely,
unattended with tho sickness which tobacco
occasions. This is SIMPLE remedy for a
disease so common with cattle, and worthy