The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-12-24

self TO believe that the lasting happiness OF
the People, the prosperity OF tho States, or
the permanency OF their Union, can be
maintained BY giving preference or priori-
" 10 any class of citizens IN the dlstribu-
tion Of benefits or privileges. or BY the adop-
ton OF measures which enrich one portion
of the Union at the expense Of another /:
nor can | see, 10 the interference Of the
Federal Government with the local legis-
latlon and reserved right, Of the States, a
remedy for present, OF q security against
future, dangers.
The first, and assuredlr not the least, i'm
poItant step toward, relieving the country
from the condition into which it had been
plunged by excuses 10 trade, banking, and
credits of all kinds, was 10 place the bus.
mess transactions OF the Government. itself
an : solid basis; giving and receiving III all
cases value for value, and neither counte.
naneing uor encouraging in other, that
delusiye system Of credits from which il
has been found 50 difficult 10 escape, and
Shich has left nothing behind it bu; the
wrecks tina! mark lis fatal career.
Iha. the f1sucIa affairs Of the Govern.
msnt are now, and have becn during the
whole period Of these wld.spreading diff.
c0.iiss, conducted with a strict and inya.
ri,ble regard to this great funsamen,al
principle, and that by the assumption and
maint-nanc- Ct the stand thus taken on the
very threshold Of tn. AZ preaching crisis,
more than by any other cause or causes
whatever, the community at large has been
shielded from the aea.culable evils Of a
general and ladc sEiie suspension of specie
payments, and consequent snaibllation,
for tho whole period !: might have lasted
Of Just aud Inyerisble standard Of vslee
will, ii IS b:!icycd, al tbi, period, scarcely
81 questioned.
!. STEADY adh.r.oce, on tie part Of the
Government, to the policy which hs, pro-
duc.d such .a,utary results, AIDED b. jJdI.
eious State legislation, and, what IS not
lee, important, By the industry enterprise,
p.ri.v.Tacce, and economy Of the Amen.
caa People, cannot fsil to rails. the whole
country at an early period, to a state Of
:olia and enduring prosperity, no. subJec!
to he oycrthrown by the suspension ii
bluks or the Ell lo.ioa Of bloated cre3i.
system. 1t is fox the people, and their
REPRESENTATIVES,, to decide whether or no:
the permanent welfare Of the country
(which all good citizen, equally desire,
however widely they may offer as TO the
means Of is accomplishment shall be 10
To-, way secured; or whether the Inansgc-
men; Of the pecunisry concerns Of tho
GCyc'eneni, srd, BY consequence, 10 a
grest extent, ,hos. Il Individuals also, shall
IS earned back 70 condition Of thing,
which fosteE-d thoS. reckless abuses ef
credit, from IL. ba.-fui effects q which the
coua;ry Ia, a. deeply 1liTered-. return
that can promise, n The cad, 10 better re-
suits thar 10 rcpi ssucs the enbarrassInen.s
toe Government has experienced and 10
remove from the shoulders Ct III. present,
to those Of fresh victims, Tie bitter fruits
Of tina, .pirlI of speculative eut-rprss 10
which our couotrymen are 50 liIble, sas
upoo which the lessons Of eypsEienc. are
80 uHsyalhng. The choice u .n lmpor-
.snt one, aud urc.r-ly hope that il may
b. ri..iy ms5..
A report from ths Secretary q War,
presenting detailed view Of the atSlr. Ct
that department., sccon7saIc. this commu-
ricstio0.
The sesu!.ory duties co3E.c,rd with the
r,ao7al Of til. lodisa,, ia which the army
has been cositaa:Iy engages On the north.
ern tad western fronli.rs, srd IN Florids
h.v. rendered j. lns1cticabie TO carry
into fu.l effect TIE plan recommended by
lis Secretary for improving It's discipline.
10 every lcslaace where the rssimeuts
have bcen corcso.rr:eo, Thev have made
sres; progress aod th- best te.-.is may
ne Anticipated from a continuance Of thl,
system. Dnriny The la,I season, part Of
lhe troop have been employed IN removing
lnd.aGs from the interior 20 the territory
assigned them IN the west--s duty which
th.y have performed efficiently, and With
prsiseverthy humanity; and tha. portion
efthem which has h-en stationed IN Florida
continued active operations there through.
oIi tn. heats ef summer.
IA. r1i.cy Of the United States in re-
gard 10 the la9ian., Of which a s1ccInc, ac.
eoact IS given IN n, message Of 1888, aus
o! 10. wisdom tns expectancy Of which |
an fully satisfied Ia, beea ccn:iru.d in &C.
ilre operation Throughout, the whois Pc.
ROD Of my administration. Sine. the
spri1g Of 1887, nor. than forty thousand
Indians have BEEN r.mo9ei 10 their r-v
non.a vest Of Ii. a:snipp; ard an
happy to add that aii accounts concur in
representing the rs.a.t Of thi, Measure as
eudssntiy osncfsisl to thst people.
Th: emigration Of ih. Seminole, alone
ms been attended wi.h s-riou, difficulty,
and occss.oaed bloodshed ho.tiliti.s hlg-
ing b.sa commenced BY Ia, Indian. IN
Florida, uad.r the spp7sAcns.o1 thai taoy
soGld b. compelled, by force, to comply
wlih their treaty Tipusllor,. The ere
ou;ion Of the treaty Of Payne, Landing,
s,g5od in 1882, but not ratified until l-31
IA. 3.s! aone5, At the solicitation o! the In.
dia1,, until 1885, when they again renew.
cd their agreement 10 remove peseesby
10 their new bones 10 the West. In the