The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1838-06-22

well as great and wise men out of the
House." He said II had been attempted
to cut them of by dark inuendoes," aud
that hirellng scribblers had been paid d.
reclIy or indirectly for performing the
task"
Mr.. Speaker, have we not felt and seen
the sad reality Of all this for the last nine
years, but more particularly since MIR. Van
Buren, Undertook "the. improvement OF the
press" and displayed ITS icentious power
10 the hired columns O. the Globe Who
has no, been disguised with the coarse aud
unsparins calumny" from day TO day
poured on, upon members Of Congress, and
Of the Senate in particular, who happened
TO think that the " existing powers were 40.
entitled to the confidence OF the People !"
Who has not seen the attempt 10 the Gov
ernment press to break down the iufuence
and power of" msmbers and to cut them
off BY hirel,ng scribblers, paid directly or
indirectly for performing the task Does
not the Globe constantly charge MIR. Clay,
MIR. Webster Mr.. SouIhard, and other
Senators as being paid by and under the
influence q the Bank OF the United States
when engaged 10 the discharge of their
hiyh constitutional duties J" And when
these foul SANDERS are howled from the
threats Of the " sturdy mastitf, at the door
of the Treasury, do not the whole kennel,
Tray, Blanche, and Sweetheart, little
dogs and ALL" even to the most starseling
,urnspit that barks on the farihest verge OF
our frontier" re echo The sound The
Jackson reforner, Mr.. Floyd, spoke Of the
ISLANDERS on members Of Congress and other
men else where. Why, sir, we daily ex'
perieuce that and more. The President
and bis press have gone on from time TO
time caiu.uniat,ug members OF Congress
and others, individually. and at length have
90, to slanderins the People in soJy--a
kind of wholesale Islander business. lf a
Congressional district, in the free exercise
of lis constitutional right, eject a member
who ~ill not :" bow aud do obedience TO the
partv," he is at once proclaimed to be the
feed attorney Of the bank, and the people
of the district arc stigmatized as reprIesed
debtors.
Referring to the district which have
the honor 10 represent 10 this body, the
Presidents official organ says.
The bank held Immense power IN his
(mv) district and exerted Its moueyed IN
finence in aid Of the Federal party, which
hs., stronger hold IN that quarter than il
a.y other part Of OHIO. II succeeded by a
small majority in eiec,ing Mr.. Bond, the
collector Of its bonds there. tie may be
looked upon as the representative OF re-
proved debtors"
After the vile ISLANDERS which the Gov.
eminent press had wantouly heaped upon
many of the most emineB, aud justly dis
tinguIshed public men OF the country, Mr..
3. said an humble individual like himself
should not complain, but rather feel honor
ed that be was thus noticed. For himself
personally, he would say nethlng; but fol
his district, for his constituents, for the PEG
pie, who honored him With their confidence
and made him their representative here, ht
had much to say. He could not, perhaps
express all the Just Indignation that he felt
Nv constituents, sir, (said Mr.. Bond,) II
every trait of character which eau justly
enoble man, are not second TO those OF an,
member Of this House. With Gods mercy
aud their own right arm, they have beer
the builders of their own fortunes. 10 every
sense, they are vlriuou-, intelligent, anC
independent freemen--" who know thel
rights, and knowing, dare maintain them
They love their country, and revere II
Constitution but they have never bowe'
the knee to Baal and because they will not
the editor Of this vie press, Hoaled an
swollen with Government patronage, siIg
mattzss them as reprieyes debtors. Nj
Speaker. should tins hired scnbbler,
Frances p. Blair, ever venture into tina
district, do not believe that the People
whom be has thus bas@ly slandered, woul
consent 10 defiie their hands by touchini
aim; but they would cast upon him
scorafu and whitening lock Of homes, an
ust Indignation, which would give TO hI
ylsage more cadayerous look than It eve
nov has. But who is this man who thu
impudently arrays himself against the Pee
pIsl Why, sir, he is hlnseif a reprleve
debtor" Of the very bank which he IS ever
day revlIIng. Do gentlemen require proof
The files of this House furnish IT. 4 pape
reported or fled By one Of the committee
Of this House shows that this same FrancI
p. BLAIR, who was brought here frOr
Frsnkf1r, ia the State Of kentucky, owe
,be bank Of the United States the sum {
s20.13l 90. X ~ true that only part :
this SUN vas his own debt nevertheless
on bi= osn account, ard a. security f.
Others, hs was debtor 70 that bank, on ts
30;h day Of Noyenbary 800, Far the wb0l
arnot,ut af The sttuu vk,.h 1 h.Va ,,,aatt..,,ad