The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1838-03-09
lie, m. ask my friend from Tennessee, said Mr..


ct these peHitenia'y notes to pay his expenses TO
the Capitol Dces he no, travel with these odlous
and infamous notes, 10 issue which, even when
they are issued as they are, as is conieuded con.
trary to laH, he proposes to make psnitsniiary
offence? Dees aot The Senator travel with these
Bank notes
Mr.. Grundy-" travel with specie"
M. ClSy-l know my friend is very spscisyS
But If be does travel with specie nine OF ever, ten
Senators here do not. But why this hue aud CRY
against U. States Bark notes. Let me esk they
are not better than the notes ol any o,h, Bank Let
me ask il they are not current every where-llthey
are not al premium at the extremes OF the UBinnl
IL you cannot travel every v here with thCn,-if
they are not belter and will 10, command ever
gres,er value than even your Treasury Notes
Would not you, and you, and you Sirs, prefer the
notes Of this Bank 10 your Treasury Notes. Why
then, this var upon the bills OF those Banks.
NJ. Clay then proceeded IN the examination OF
his five propositions, and read an immense a mount
OF his testimony in defence of each OF his PROPOSE.
tons Extracts we're read froa, al the messages
of Gen. Jackson, from his first Inaugural 10 hi
FaTe~ell Address to the American People, Mr.
4 [. then read from the messages aHd letters OF Mar
ito Van Buren, to prove that he was determined 10
walk in the footsteps ut Gen. Jackson.
M. Clay began with the presen, President b,
reading from NJ Van Burens letter in answer To-
the Baltimore Convention, accepting the nouiua
ton conferred upoa him 10 he a candidate Tor tn,
Presidency Of the United States. The President
here, said Nr. Clay. speaks OF higsrlfas the bon.
Ord "instrUmsni" The definition given TO /" in.
sirumsRt," BY an American Lexicegra pher, is
said Mr.. e., tool Tie Is then the houorco loo.
/ to carry out the plans and policy and principles
81 the late Administration the hnnored tool hap.
Py II he shall be able 10 carry out and perfect the
work which Gen. jackson had begun. NJ. {.
then read from other documents to prove thai Nr.
I Van Buren, meaut and vas dstermiucd TO follow
10 The footsteps OF his predecessor.
MIR. Ga, thea spuke OF The Attorney General Of
the United States, aud the part he took In the
Treasury . der o.: JuIy 1885, repeated by The
Scnate aud House Of Representatives a, tie last
Congress. TIE tate President the United States
pocketrd the repeal q hit infamous order, and
TIE Attorney General mad himself convenient ia
tht President NJ. Ga, said that he once thought
betlct Of the Auurnr, General bot tie part he
took in that transaction confused Fin that b.
made 30 unlust .sn,ark shen he called him
mask, made conyehien, TO the Executive
Aud why, eoniinu,d Nj. Clay, dld not the SUE.
cessof repeal tais q dtr WHEN h. knew lhai fon
the lar Easi 70 the ar West /, zas ,dious ana On
T
was The hennred tool 10 carry out aud perfect the
principles OF Gen. Jackson.
Nj Cay here Introduced Treasury naie-a
30 dollar note. Lack a, n, Nj Presids II, aud itl
me Il Il : not an adHir. ble Counterfeit of hans
oili-a aiosi admirable cognt,rftit Of hank bill
>ignsd as bank bills ,igred. CLOSED over EN-.
oessed Nth beautiful yign.ue, and al me beau.
y ano ornament 81 a regular bank bd7
Speaking oi Receivers General, VIZ. Clay said,
where did this idea Of Receivers General origin.
att 2 10 France, sIih Napoean. H. Fra ICE.
- here tine people love To be preventative OF the
hug, and 70 serve nIm IN eapacli, - here It
requires 100000 ofiicsrs 10 pot i into s,era,ion
aad had thought that il might have originated
vii France aud Napo eon
Bot il did not originate With France, continued
VT. Ga, Win Bom cid il originate then :
With whom and y here tle ny friend. The chair
'nan OF the C0snmtttcs % Finance getn7 wei.
b We beea lroklag ior rs origin, said Mr. C. aud
10 s!arehing Tor i"iorms,iea | have found that Il
begah 10 The good old hackrrbocke, DAYS Of
eerlain Governor or General Fletcher, OF n s An
sterds "a rash. wtd, utlous, daredevil, Gt .er.
a J,cAsoa q leliov, % car tor no bod, and
d not mean t1at any b,,dy should be about HIN.
DO did nat care for aim. Wei, 20 wears ago
~ th,reabout., this Governor csabii.asd those
Receivers G,nerai.
Here Mr. Clay read an abstract, and found tbe
~0rd Receivers General used - applicable 10 The
present bill IN onl2 being received IN the same way
as provided Of b. The bill before the Senate. VIA
vas the effect Of these Receivers General up
OF The revenue WIS the poor and dependant
eiicers 10 the employ 81 the General Government
had 10 petition the Legislature for their low and
yitIlul salaries.
Pas that bill said M- Clay. ard The dlv viii
eoIe ~hen YOU viii Esd your Sergean, at Ara,s
AID Your Duorkeepers petitonlne igf their sala-
ries NJ. Clay then referred 10 VI Van Buren,
a the dfaser Of the Sub-TieasuTy bill Tie -
tbe gentleman vino lives ii The White House, and
hi. cndorssi Is the conyert-the aatsr rem
SIutn Carolina. Two years ago this endof.sr
sdd u The drawer, that he had none oil the high
AID lofty quality Of the 10, al beasts Of the forest
hul had all The low aud skulking propeu.lties ii
The Beansst beast 10 the forest Npw. said
Mr. G., never bad 50 bad an al,inion Of the drag
e. lie IS gentleman, mid snd presides nitu
digany ii hIs place But whi!s, | respect the
nan delest the magistrate.
Clay then replied to Mr. Calhoun. The
; 1aiar quit U.s. be .sy.. Yes b. colt "a and
tie "eni. 10 use the language Of his most disltn.
g1sshed aily-lhe Senator ron NJ s,oufi--soli.a
y aau alone. II quit Us, the Whig Party a. he
"a Is us-and went over 70 the enerng horse.
io,t, aud Dragons" Bat sis horse, fosi, aod drs
grSpns was himself, ara himself aisne--no one
bsafs him comp ny. lie has lei ~. aud hs went
into ne InJau camp Of toe enemy, distributing
and disrost~d. Whether they are boocrsd bg
tins acquisition leave 10 he honorable Senator
aud he par = With whom he is allied.
Q4Grifr % fot-Ar. Gay sill upon the floor.
High Words.-By the following extract,
II vii be seen, that words of personal ma
iure have passed 5etwePn Senators Clay and
: Calhoun, On tue sub Treasury Bill:
Whsa Mr.. Clas had concluded his speech