The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-08-06

After some remarks from Mr.. Conner, of
North Carolina, Mr.. Stanly said
I Mr.. Chairman, did mol intend to tres.
\ pass on the Committee again but cannot
permit the remarks Of my colleague 10 pass
entirely unnoticed.
My colleague says, sir, he did not expect
this attack from North Carolina. do not
suppose my colleague did expect this, sir.
|. IS bard 70 say what he expects from any
quarter. Blu, does he approve of this ex.
pendlturel No, sir he admits it is wrong,
and utterly unlus,lfable. No man has
sad II was proper. Why, therefore, should
II surprise my colleague that object to it =?
Is il because this branch mio, is in Moth
Carolina tina, my colleague thinks ought
10 suffer these abuses TO pass unnotlced 2
Sir, my constituents would be ashamed OF
me if they thought could harbor such q
/ thought.
I ! object to extravaganza any where.
censurc the improper expenditure Of public
money, whether Il tie 10 Maine, in North
Carolina, or 10 Florida. ! envy no. that
Extravaganza may be economy when the
money is spen, near homo Sir, made 10
attack on the State. When North Carolina
shall be assalIed, my colleague viii no, find
me behind him 10 defending her. Bot
fear, sir, an attack on a federal office holder
"Ith The gentleman is 40 attack on the
State. The Office holders may be the State
with him. There is wide difference, in
my estimation.
'ihe gentleman says we bad as well take
our cotton to Philadelphia and manufacture
Il, as 10 take our gold there. | DO not see
the force Of this argument. The mint is q
national institution, intended TO coln money
Cor the whole Union, for the Government.
| have never heard Of any intention on the
part Of Government to undertake the manu-.
featuring Of cotton.
i'uIess my colleague advocated tho eslab
lshment Of the branch mint at Charlotte
merely for the sake of personal advantage
TO few wealthy men who owed gold
mines, his argument amouats TO nothing
| trust, sir, he will not say this building al
this enormous expense has been constructed
merely for the ueighborhood. | did not
expect that, sir, from him. thought this
branch mint was put there 10 aid in giving
US circulation OF the "yellow boys"
expect my colleague from the Hilsborough
district Mr. Montgomery will want Con
gress TO establish little branch Of the
Treasury Department 10 hs district to is.
sue ten dollar Treasury notes, which he
wants, aud which not one man OF his party
voted for with him, for | observed il, and
called attention to il.
Ny colleague, if understood him, spoke
of my arguments as log cabin arguments"
The log cabin seems 10 haunt the gentle
man. There is this difference between the
geutemln's opinions Of log cabin men and
my opinions; lie thinks the log cabin men
will do pretty well for voters. think on
honest and capable man, though he has Inv.
cd in log cabin aud drank hard cider, VIII
do very well for President, That is the
difference between his democracy aud nine
The gentleman said his eastern brethren
had received little Of the public money
True, sir, We have, and us far as my dis
trlct is concerned, the gentleman will find
the officers Of the United States report that
the work has saved in the expenses OF
freight, DC, in one year, more than il cost.
But. sir, believe we, 10 the eastern part
Of North Carolina, have never been lnde6t
cd to my colleague for any assistance. He
has never voted for any thing 10 benefit the
eastern par, Of the State, nor even adyocal.
cd it that know Of.
Mr. Couuor saidno, and he never would. !
Well, sir, (said MIR. S,auly,) | do not
greatly grieve to hear this declaration. As
his advocacy has never benefited Us, do
no, fear his opposition. 1t Is matter OF
the utmos, indifference TO me whether he
advocates or opposes the improvement OF
the eastern part Of tho State.
The gentleman, sir, thought it necessary
to say there were some Wing posimastcTS
in his district. have no doubt OF II, sir.
" hereyer there is an office, worth four or
fi,o or ten dollars year, requiring more
time and trouble than IT IS worth, held mere !
ly for ncghborhood convenience, in nine
cases out Of ten the postmaster is Wing /
Let any sacrifice be necessary for public |
Wing, a Democratic Wing, |
is sure to ba called OH, and always TO be re-
lied on. Blu, show me Eat office under
this Administration held by Wing.
hope, sir, tho gentleman will unite with |
me in reducing this salary. Let US save |
enough TO Government to make up for the |
trees and flowers. This bank directing su |
colonel, &c. has a salary paid
| suppose in gold, of two thousand dollars
a year-a salary equal to that Of the Gov
error of our State. This malticGbliS dem.
ocrat has better salary than the judges
Of our superior courts; and they perform
ten times his labor, and never smell "dou
BILE dahlas " and " chacorus japonlcas, &C.,
if they ever see them They have no sta
tionary furnished them at public expense,
nor fine houses to live in, bull, BY public
money. lie, II be reduced, therefore, to
suit the hard times and the value Of his ser.
ylcpS.