The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-03-26

Office Of President Of the Louisville, Gin
cinnati and Charleston Rail Road Com
pany.
Another Sub Treasurer goRe.-The Tel
Ter Of the Manhattan Bank, ful-booded
Van Buren, man, has absconded from that
Tory concern, with 1000 Of its funds.
1t is said that the stockholders of the bank
will lose by the Directors aud officers Gall
Tories, } nearly million of doIlars.-Fdy.
OJScrrer.
No time 10 chat. At recent Loco
Foco meeting in the West, one Of the lead
crs, alarmed at the ten thousand indica-
tons of the overwhelming popularity Of
General Harrison, suggested the cxpcdi-
cucy of dropping Van Buren, and taking up
a Western Candidate. Another individual
Immediately rose, and related the follow
Ing striking anecdote, by way of opposing
the suggestion:
IN lrlshman, IN crossing river III q
boat, with his mare and colt, was thrown
into the river, and clrng to the colts tail.
The colt showed signs of exhaustion, and
a man on shore told him TO leave the colt
and cling to the mares tail. Och, faith
honey this is no time to swap horses, was
his reply. '-Raleigh Register.
Last week was our Court. We con-
yerscd with great many of the bone and
sinew of this county, OH the subject of the
Presidential election, and take pleasure in
stating that the Wings will 90 the whole
hog for Gen. William Henry Harrison, as
the next President of these United States.
-Ruthertordto. Gazette.
Excellent Wit.-Gov, Barbour, in late
speech in Virginia, referring TO the alleg-
ed fact that out of G. receivers of public
money, G3 had proved to be rosues or de.
taulters, said it was impossible that their
superiors and their chief, Who so long over.
looked these misdeeds, could be altogether
innocent and this he illustrated by a story
Of man in Orange, who had found three
cor bells, one after another. A shrewd
neighbor said TO him, when you found one,
thought you lucky fellow; when you
found the second, it looked little suspi
ctous; but since you've found the third
d-n me if you didn't steal epery one. >
So, said Gov. B., if one, or few only, had
filched The public money, it might have been
unavoidable; but since it comes to 60 out
Of 67,,-depond upon il, their masters haze
got some Of the plunder."-Fdy. OBS.
Affecting Tncident.-At the great Wing
Convention, on the 22d ult. at Columbus,
Ohio, the last of the Life Guard of the i'm
mortal Washingtonappeared, as delegate.
In the procession, he rode a white horse
and led another, which was caparisoned
with one of the saddles and housing that
had been in actual use by the father of his
country. The spectacle must have been
one of deep interest.-RQl. Reg.
Ger HGrris0a' Capacity =. Mr. Richie,
Of the Richmond Enquirer, is certainly
the most prominent aud Influential Van Blu
rem editor in the South; his testimony,
therefore, as 10 the ability of Gen. HarrI.
son, may as well be thrown to the mass
already accumulated. In 1914, when war
desola,ed the land, Mr.. Richie SPOKE of
Gen. Harrison in this wise -" The Sec
rotary of War holds; not only the must
important, but the most difficult station in
the Government. 1t requires a rare CON.
bluation Of talents. He must be an expe
rienced man; interchangeable, brilliant and
prompt in his convictions /; decisive in the
execution Of his orders. The one whom
have named General Harrison) comes
as near TO this character as any can think
off, Bali. Patriot.
The Revolution is sweeping through
Tennessee. A very prominent member of
the Van Buren, party from Nashville was
overheard to say IN addressing himself TO
few of his political friends In Raleigh, abou,
two weeks since, that "lhe Van Buren, par.
~ in Tennessee were ten thousand votes
weaker now than they were when the lie.
sislature convened. Star.
A rcry interesting Book for the Tories.
A Life of General Harrison, written by
the Tory Elk Senator from Connecticut,
John II. Niles, 10 1921, has just been re-
published in New York.
The Elk Senator represents Old Tippe.
canoe as marvelously proper man for
any office to which he may aspire. We
hope our Tory friends will read this book
with all the satisfaction which the opinions
of so good an authority are calculated TO
afford.
-S
George Wolf, Esq. Collector of the Port
of Philadelphia, died suddenly al the Phil
adelphla Custom House. on Wednesday
morning last, about 9 o'clock. He had