The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1839-10-31
Mr.. CLAY.


The New York Wing relates the fol-
lowing anecdote in illustration of the plain,
unassuming manners Of MIR. Clay.
Some years since, plain looking man
arrived late of an evening at the fremont
House in Boston, and inquired for accom-
modatons. The gentlemanly landlord pc
litely informed him, that he had no spare
apartment, and it would be impossible to
accommodate another guest. But 1t IL
now late, saidthc traveller, and you would
oblige me exceedingly if you could afford
shelter for the night" The landlord, eye
lng the stranger from head to foot, and
supposing him to be country farmer from
the interior, at length offered him sofa
bed in a room with three other persons, II
that would be acceptable. 90 yes" said
the traveller, { if the gentlemen themselves
will not be incommoded. ! am content.
4 The strangers trunks were at once III the
porter's hands, on their way to the cham.
bers in the third story of the fremont
A pen, ink and book were then handed the
stranger, who entered his name after the
thousands already recorded in the fremont
books and was already following a servant
to his quarters, when the landlord bawled
out, Stop, sir you cannot sleep in that
room, SIR II beg pardon, but yen cannot.
i William, attend the gentleman to Mo-"
The name Of the stranger was Henry Clay.
q The landlord was Stetson, (now Of the As
tor House J who for that night gave up
his o,ra comfortable apartment, to the stran.
ger from kentucky.- West. Engram.
Horribie-We have rarely read a more
horrible account than is detailed in the po.
lice reports Of the New.York papers Of
Saturday. According TO the Courier, on
Thursday morning about 10 o'clock, Mr..
NJ. llanlan, Officer Of the I,h Ward, found
an unfortunate man, named William Hitch.
imam, lying at the foot of Dover street, in
a state Of insensibiIity, and apparently la.
boring under the effects Of lntoxica,ion.--
The Officer very carefully conveyed the
poor man 10 the lower Police Office, where
complaint was duly made before a mag
istrate, and he was fined s., and ordered
TO be committed, under proper care, TO the
City Prison. lie was taken in, and though
utterly insensble, was thrust BY the un.
,derkeepers into place called the " hole
IN the wall "a place appropriated to the
gconfinement Of noisy and drunken persons.
Here the unfortunate wretch was suffer.
BED TO remain without care or attention un.
al towards evening, when an uproarioes
missioner was brough, in, and being pro-
per subject for punishment, was put into
sthe 4" hole IN the wall" and TO make room
for him, the subject was removed and put
above into cell IN the body Of the Prison.
] II was about o'clock ia the afternoon,
that this removal Va. made, and the
E" drunken" man was suffered to remain
locked UP in his cell unseen by any hu.
man eve, nor offered the least care OF sus.
ltenance--no, even cup Of cold water, tall
z o'clock on Friday morning, when, on
lopening the cell, what a scene presented
Itself The man was lying dead upon has
hack The entire Of his face, from the
forehead 10 the chin, ~as eaten of by rats
a vas also q portion Of the neck, pcriora.
ting tho iug1lar VEN
We imagine it will be difficult matter
for the Officers Of the Prison 10 clear their
consciences of the death Of that man. Reg.
II Z common error 20 suppose that the
shlyency of bank depends on the amour,
Of specie IN its vaults, bat such a test can
no more apply TO bank than an indiyidu.
al. The farmer has his lands and negroes,
the towusman has his houses and lots, and
vet neither may have a hundred dollars m
specie. Money IS profitable only when IN.
vested, and few people care 10 have Idle
money about them when It can he made
1uselul. A hank then, like an individual,
may have liens ON the safest and most val
| uable property in the State, and get have
gsory little specie. IL * not necessary to
/ The safety Of a hank that she should have
any specie at all; and the laws formed 10
c1mpI the banks to keep certain por.
tion Of specie operate manly IN keeping
specie perpctually floating between one
country and another, and dliiercn, parts q
the same country. Tho great object of
specie is to pay balances, and like cotton
and tobacco, il wiI find its level of itself.
. Laws and combinations may cmbarrass
trade, and keep up for awhile a fictitious
state of things, but the common level will
be found at last,--Nor5oik Rcaeoa.
Stump Speeches.-We have listened to
/ a great many Stump Speeches, and II is
amusing to observe how invariably, and
! how very impartialy, each Candidate,
when describing the sort Of Representative,
whom has "worthy and enlightened Con
Ssiluents ought TO return, dra,ps u por-
sraii Of himself, bazoning all has achieve
rents and dlsparaging the conduct Of his
sopponent. We have Just met with good
Anecdote of Mirabcau, which illustrates
this ruling passion. Anxious TO be elect
led to the National Assembly Of France,
zMrabcau, who was horribly disigurcd by
2thc Smallpox, made long Speech 10 the
Voters, minutely pointing out the precise