The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-02-20
TIE SUB TREASURY.

Some concise and spirited remarks Of
Mr.. Smith, OF lndiana, delivered in the Sen.
ate in opposition to The Sub. Treasury bill
we're copied into last weeks Patriot. On
the day on which tie question was put On
the 6uaI passage of the bill, Mr.. Smith took
occasion TO deliver the following touching
lrorda before parting with IT. Greeasbo.
I ro' Patriot.
/ The final vote is about TO be taken
! In few minutes this bull will pass and leave
! This body. | 90 not rise 10 make speech
on the bill. view it merely as portion
! OF the machinery Of the AdmIulstrailon by
which Il proposes TO carry oct lis financial
policy. no longer war agalns, the ma
/ chine il is useless here. |. is against the
policy tina, desire 10 say a single parting
word. The policy Of the Administration
has heretofore been too oquisoca 10 be un'
/ ders,ood but thanks 10 the Senators who
have supported this bill, they have come out
( openly aud maniully, and have torn the mask
from the measure. It's openly avoWod and
maintained here, that The policy OF the Ad
minis,railon is TO crush the bauks-to drive
out Of circulation paper money-io ANU
hilate credlt--to reduce the circulation to
coin, or specie--io diminish the value Of
real aud personal estate al least one half
10 affect the price Of producs and Of free
labor in like proportlon-lo arrest oil fur.
4 Their State aud individual enterprise aud i'm.
proyemet;s.
"There can, therefore, no longer be any
doubt IN this matter. Let the States aud
individuals who have entered into contracts
with reference to the state OF the currency
at the time, end Who expected to pay in Il
like currency, no louger rely on that delu
siye hope. The enierprslng, industrious
/ man, without capital, who relied on credit
to AID his energies may abandon the idea.
The banks may prepare TO wind az their
concerns ii the Government can force them
70 DO 40, and their debtors TO pay IN gold
and silver. The farmer may calculate on
receiving less than half his former prices
Tor has produce. lie, the free day idborer
prepare for such times as be has never
witnessed. rs State and III .iyidual improve
menls mus, cease. In q ward, let the Fed
: e;di ,eers, Ereeatire otfcersof the Courts,
and Let ihe capitalists d the patton lock up
and rejoice, but let all other classes prepare
+ for The crisis. We have done all at THIS
and former sessions, We could DO TO arrest
this fatal policy, to stay the hand uplllied %
give the blow, but the Executive atg mas
proved too strong for The Legislative
The Administration is memorable. have
10 hopes Of arresling here lhi. measure, %
The policy Of the Administration | sub.
mt the matter 10 the people, who have the
power; with them be It. | am Gow ready
to give my vote against HE bdl.
An Honorable Opponent. The Cinc'n.
natl Advertiser aod " esiern Journal We.
~ decided Van Buren, paper snys
Geheral HARRISON IS not a very rich
man. He has been honest IN his dealings
he has been faithful 10 ell the pubic Off
ces lie has held-auJ he has 10, taken those
advantages he might have done, without
The violation Of any duty, but by too much
confidence 10 others is Characteristic of The
{
of heart has ever prompted him to befrIond
all who claimed his aid. THIS IS one among
many other reasons Why he is personally
so popular IN the West: every body could
claim Gen iIARRIsoS as o friend. The
editor IN speaking further OF the Gene raj
says, that he has known hun long, aud that
he saw nothing which was not amiable and
honorable iE hq demeanor and character.
+ Harrisburg Chronicle.
/ GEN HARRTSON'S PROPOSITION TO
SELL WHITE MEN.
1t ls no, perhaps generally known that
+ there Is law standing on the Statute book
Of North Carolina, passed 10 1884 and re.
enacted in January 1882, providing that
"If any person or persons Who have no
means Of subsistence or neglect applying
themselves TO some honest calling for the
support Of themselves aud families, shall be
found saunterlng about and eudeavorng TO
maintain themselves by gaming, or other
undue means such person shall be taken
up by any Justice of he Peace, and CON.
! PEELED 10 give security for his good behaviour,
and IN case he fails to do that, he shall be
committed to Jail for ten days. and if he 70
peats the offence for twenty days, he is to
be deemed a yagrant and shall be hired oIt
by the County Court for a term mol exceed
log six months TO make satisfaction for all
costs, and IN case he be so triang that no
one Will have hun, he shall receive hirfy
nine idshes on his bare back "and be set al
liberty" The only difference between
General Harrlson's proposition IN the Ohio
4 Legislature and tho above Law Of North
Carolina, IS that his is confined to thiefs
and malefactors, while ours applies 10 va.
grants only. He went for this measure be
cause 10 the goodness Of his heart he though,
II more humane TO hire out criminals Than
TO confine men in damp and solitary pr
son, where they could do no good for them.
selves nor for any one else.
II he did wrong ~ this matter, we have
long list of similar offenders, to wit, oil
the members of all the General Assemblies