The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-08-19
CHARLOTTE, n. c., AUGUST 10, 1871.
AN AMUSING UUNBuG.

: benton, whose lusiian harangues arr
good for dyspepsia, in "A late display, as
serted upon the authority Of honest Lev
Woodbury." that Van Buren's adminstra
ton could have got through the year will
the appropriations made last winter.
He says, speaking Of Woodbury. 5 asser
ton, in one ofhis "pulceriaing speeches p
You have all heard his declaration
and | now call upon him to say whether
have mistaken his assertion, or whether
time aud reflection, or the arguments of hi,
opponents, have induced him to rctIact, OF
qualify his important declaration. pause
for reply
"Mr. Woodbury. stood up and reiterated
his declaration.
Mr.. Benton. Good ! / must request
the Senator to write down his statements
in his own words, and deliver it to me 10
be Incorporated in my speech. 1t shall be
printed in great letters; they should be OF
gold letters-large and shnng-each a
1 digit long. 1t shall be printed in staring
capitals, that the old farmers-the produc-
1 ing classes-the bees which make The no.
ney, not the drones who eat it-that all
/ the friends Of their country, no matter how
classified in party politics-no matter how
\ they voted at the last election--that they.
one and all, may sec and read, aud reading,
remember forever, this authentic declara.
ton, that Dir. Van Buren's Administration
uou'd hare gone through The gear, If it had
been continued in po,cer, ,eithom haring re
CURED one additional dollar from The peo.
pie.
b" Mr.. Woodbury. handed his statement
TO Benton. 1t was in these words;
a. MR.. WOODBURY. STATES IN
REPLY TO THE OF ESTION OF MR..
BENTON, THAT THE MEANS POS
SESSED AND EXPECTED TO AC-
CRUE, WERE FULLY EQUAL TO
ALL THE COMPUTED AND PRO
PER EXPENDITURES, ANDWOULD
DEFRAY THE WHOLE If NO UN-
FORSEEN ACCIDENT SHOULD IN
TERVENE.'
Sir, said Mr.. B. addressing himself 10
the President Of the Senate we have get
you We hold you in the grippe of the
hand !"
This is decidedly the feeblest attempt
at humbug, we have encountered. 1t is
diyerting, nevertheless, and graphic too.
The means possessed and expected TO &c
crne, IF no unforeseen accident should in.
terrcae "a very safe answer indeed =
g Honest Levi has little more cunning
than most people imagine.
But the very idea Of Mr.. Woodbury's
knowing any thing about the accruing "
revenue. is Iaughable When at the head
of the Treasury, his estimates never came
within five millions of the result-and
sometimes departed from it eighteen mil
lions. During the last year, he told Con-
gress the finances were in a snost prospe-
rous conditlon-and all the obligations of
the Government could be promptly met
and within sixty days, he sent 10 the House
a modest entreaty for authority to issue
five millions of Treasury notes to save the
Government from immediate protest. and
a bill was Immediately introduced and
passed in the day and night to save the .
faith of the nation (
A." Expected 10 accrue, -" Unforeseen &c.
ciaent "-Good--yery good l-Rlchmond
Wig.
Characteristic Anecdote.-Alex. Hamil-
ton was once applied TO as counsel by
man having the guardianship of several or
phans. These infants would, on theiI COM
ing of age, succeed to a large and valuable
estate, of which there was some material
defect in the title deeds. This fact, and
the manner in which it happened, was
known only to the guardian, who wished
to employ Hamilton as counsel, to vest III
title to the estate. He related
the whole affair circumstantially and was
requested by his lawyer to call again be-
fore he would venture 10 give his advice 10
a matter of so much importance. On his
second visit, Hamilton read over to him
the minutes Of their previous conversation
that he had reduced to writing, and asked I
him If the statement was correct. Ga re-
ceiving an answer in the affirmative, liamil- (
ion replied " \ OH are now completely IN
my power, and look upon myself the flu
lure guardian of the unhappy Infants
Take my advice settle with them honora-
bly 70 the last cent, or will hunt you for ,
your skin like hare 1t is proper to add
that this advice was punctualIy followed {
Il. s. Gazette. /
To Cure a Bura.--" A Lady" in the /
Knoxville Register, gives the following re-
cipe for a burn. =" Scarce month passes
AWAY but we read or hear Of some aeci-
lent caused by fire. send you the fol- {
owing prescription for burn, believing
hat if it were generally known, that much /
might be alleviated. Take a !
spoonful of lard half table spoonful of c
spirits of turpentine, and piece of rosin
Is bic as hickory nut, and simmer them |
o,,tbor Ill noItnd Ii n,olpS n Salyp I