The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-04-16
A SHORT MEMORY.

We learn from a by.siandcr, that in the
Address which Judge Saunders delivered 10
the people Of Johnson during the late SuPe.
rior Court, he iuyeighed loud and long
/ against Banks, their expansions, contrac,
lions, suspensions, &c.
Mr.. Manly, in his reply, expressed sur.
prise at some Of these complaints, and sta.
ted that he was under the impression, thai
the Judge himself, had recently presided at
an annual meeting Of the Stockholders Of
the Bank Of the State, at which the condi
ton and policy Of the Bank for the proceed
ing car, embracing suspension and resump.
ton, were examined aud considered, and
unaninlousiy Gpprored BY The Stockholders.
The Judge interrupted Mr., NJ. with" |
deny 1.-THE fact is not So" Mr.. NJ. turn,
ing 10 the Judge, rematked-"I ask the
gentleman II he was not present al meet
ing of the Stockholders Of the Bank Of the
State, he bimself being Stakeholder, par
,Iclpatlng iniis deliberations either as Chair.
man or as a member of said meeting, when
the course Of the Directors of the Bank for
the year then preceding, embracing period
Of suspension of specie payments By the
Bank, was approved Of" at is not so,
Sir; the charge IS not true" replied the
Judge. 81 make no charge" said Mr., NJ.
" it is possible, | may be mistaken, and at
ter your dsayoeal, | Withdraw the sugges
ton"
When this conversation was detailed 20
Us, we ~ero greatly surprized, because hay
ing had some art and part 10 the matter our
selves, we were certain Judge Saunders was
grossly mistaken; and having since cxamin.
ed the subject, We fiud this to be the case.
How stand the facts? The Bank of the
State suspended specie payments in April
1887, aud continued the suspension until
August, 1888. la January following,
(l539) no, six months after the resumption,
the annual meeting Of the Stockholders was
held and the affairs of the Bank, the pre-
ceding year, VIZ; from January 1888 to
January 1899, embracing, as the reader
perceIves, a period both Of suspension aud
resumption, were reviewed, when the fol.
loving remarkable proceedings, copied from
the Journal, occurred:
"At General Meeting of Stockholders of the
Bank Of the State OF North Carolina, held in pur.
suance of the Charter, at the Banking House in
the City OF Raleigh on Monday, the It'll Jsnua.
~ 1888, majority of the stock owned and held
in said Bank being represented, on motion, the
Hon. r. NJ Saunders was appointed Chairman, |
and w Il. Gales Secretary of the meeting The |
President laid before the meeting fill statement
of the transactions of the Directors of the Bank |
for the past year, and of the condition of the |
Bank, with explanations Of the same, when, on |
motion of Mr. Swain, ReS0lueG unanimously, /
that the course pursued by the President and Di. |
rectors of the Bank in conducting the affairs of |
The Institution during the past year meets with
the hearty concurrence of the Stockholders"
Now We do not aver or Insinuate, that
Judge Saunders intended to deceive the PEG.
pie OF Johnson, by corruptly stating a vii.
iul faIsehood. BY no means; but this serves
TO shew With what facility a politician can
change his opinions, and condemn TO day,
what he sanctioned yesterday. It shows
too, that whom man casts about dirt, be
should be careful lest he bedragge himself;
!" that the tenant Of glass. house should not
throw stones" Ii shows that men, as well !
as boys, 10 90 dheGd, should rerietD their
books; aud that the Judge should some,
times look backward, and not always be
looking forIrard. la fine, it shows that the
caption Of This article, though sometimes
affective, is, at other times, remarkably !
convenent,-Ral. Reg.
The Carolina Gazette will hereafter be
under the Editorial charge of Mr.. Thomas
W. Young. Weldon Hall, Esq. having