The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-01-14


notice. They closed their labours, how.
ever by passing a resolution recommending
al individual as I'll person 10 fill the cab
met appointment Of Attorney General Of the
IDlted States.
Gen Harrison will doubtless be much
obliged to ,hem io7 saving him the trouble
+, Of lhIlkiug for himself, upon this importul.
subject. do not know what the peculiar
claims Of tho individual are but suppose,
from the known constitutional opinions oil
the gentleman, Who proclaimed his merits,
! that when our Senator's proceed to execute
4 The instructions they wlllaIdress tie presi.
deut somcs ha, after this lashicu:-" Wo
are auIh1uzed 10 preseat 10 YOU FOR your
Attorney General, gentleman Of d!Atin.
guishcd abilities, who is pure republican,
and JcGersouian democrat, Of tic latest
fashion, aud most approved model, revised
and corrected by Daniel Webster
By tie by, Mr.. Speaker, If YOU viii par
don The DEPRESSION, vii mention fact,
which may be Of service to some persons
present an told. that Ingenious lonlleo
invention, called tie " Democratic JeTtr.
sonan Republican Dye" 50 much IN re.
quest last sumner, IS getting lcarce. lsee
il stated, tLlt The supply ID Boston is near,
y c1lausied--n0t, Il is said, ca account Of
the number Of persons using it, Lu, from tho
ptodiglous quantity Of toe article which it
takes TO make democratic JCiiersonian re-
publican out of Boston Federai,si
end, Mr.. Speaker, an impression pre-.
walls bere, among some Individuals, VITO
believe every thing far IN politics, that the
improvement al Nag's Head is Que Of tie
usual political huubug's employed only for
cIec,ioneering purposes. And whenever the
subject is mentioned, they AFRO ready with
soua stale Iost--some paliry wiiticism,
WHICH, ;! It proves uolhing more, proves OF
last lheir own ignorance and folly. These
individuals disdain 10 read tho various re-
ports Which hayo been made upon the sub.
jsct but endowed with q natural sagacily,
aud innate wisdom, they pronounce the
opricus Of Gatyiot, Gwyun, Bernard usd
Fulton nero floi!shness. Who caa be rs.
touishej tia, North Carolina has become a
bye word oul jest, when such counsels pre-.
tail ia her Legislature
We are .l ~ men Of the srnaiaai ahil.-
y, VITO have made II lleir business TO ex.
am,no ard thoroughly investigate the sub.
icci, llatun ialet Of ilteeu feet water at the
FOOT or AIbomarlo Sound, is perfectly prac.
tcnb!e; that Il IS point on tue coast
where enc Is most needed-ahere more
sbpwrecks annually happen than OF any
other poln, on the coast of North America.
Iha, an inlet there would double the value
OF every aero Of land on Roanoke river, or
tho waters Of Abamarlc-0ouldf facilitate
the draining of the country, and conseqeu:.
ly, add intellectually 10 It's health that for
want Of this inlet, two millions Of tho pro.
ducc Of tic State ends It's way to Norfolk,
through the Dismal Swamp canal, upon
which Virginia leWes a tribute, and as
much more seeks tue ocean, lhrcuah
Ito nest tedious, expensive, and dan.
,crous navigation in the word and vet,
sir, ibis vast Interest, whieh appeals, NOT
only 10 our State pride, but TO our human.
,y, does not excite as much attention in
tho Legislature of North Carolina as the
-'ets5AiHi %bu1I suppose, Il We were unable 10
execute ibis great work ourselves, we would
urge is execution by the general govern.
mont by oil means in our power. But,
even here tho most pai'ry party arrange.
meat steps 10 and claims priority Of interest.
The district Of Edeuton, in the late poili.
cal contest, gave the only respectable wing
majority Last of Rowan. She, at least,
had some claims upon Der whig brethren
for sympathy and aid and yet, sir, these
claims were smoihered in o caucus, and de.
med a hearing before tho Legislature.
would have preferred, Mr. Speaker,
that some other Eastern gentlemen had
brought this matter before tho attention OF
the Sernio and the country. ThOro are
several here who are as jealous as myself
~ the cause OF our Improvement; aud, per-
baps, they would not have exposed them.
selves to the torrent of obloquy which
know awaits me. have said but little. sir,
abou, this road. will, however, conclude
by remarking that we have given cordially
10 The West a Governor--thsy have seized
with strong hand both the Sena,ors--if
they now take what little money may be in
the public Treasury to make road over
their mountains, they will huve realized my
description Of tyranny--a government
that has no sympathy with the govoracd---
a government that treats with contempt
and indifference the wishes, tho feelings
and the interests Of large and respectable
portion Of its citizens.
A Phenomenon The Cincinnati Led.