The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-02-11

! aI for yourselves aud imagine how the
j Dor locotocos shrunk beneath his scorch.
g clOqaencc.
& 1--WE should like to know what has
ecomc OF the democracy of numbers "
bout which the locofoco editors, orators,
Ec. made so much ado year or two ago.
tannot some Of the gentlemen inform US
hy this term has so suddenly become OBJ
eto aud vanished as if by magic from
(eir pages, speeches, &C.!
4 EXTRA SESSION OF CONGRESS.
From our Washington papers it seems
lat the necessity Of an extra session Of
I1ngress becomes more apparent 10 ena.
l. the Government to be carried on after
e Inauguration of President HarriSon.
d. administration viii enter into power
tiih bankrupt Treasury and heavy
feht incurred by the waste(ul extrayag ance
u the expiring dynasty. These facts have
been attempted TO be concealed from the
Eablic eye BY the President and his plant
Eeerotary. One means Of concealuea: has
|Deen the emission Of Treasury saia plds
hrs. The President kindly Informs tue
public tia. by this measure he has avoided
lho creation OF permanent de5t. O ye
loycrs Of hard money--yc stichIers ioi the
! sinners" how supremacy awkward and
liculous you appear When the revenue
falls short Of your ruinous extravaganza
Iyoa issue shis pidsiers TO make up the dc.
|fciency and proclaim to the world that
900 have thereby prevented a ptrmIaea'
|deb,. This cxpodlont to keep the public
/ n the dark with rclahon to the financial
|aflirs Of the government IS like the poll
~ of man who rather than borrow mo-
#rey 10 pay his debts as GhcS become due,
gives his notes 10 bis creditors AMI then
IS quietly down and with a grea, deal Of
Eeomplaccucy eongratulaies himself upon
1,.s skill and tact 10 avoiding a perHant n
tcb,. Blu, how are these bills redeemed
] lla1o they not SO far been iquidalcd By the
omission Of new shin plasters Yet il Is
pot permanent debt iorsoo,h fe able
saad profound iinanciers tell us the distiac.
zion between a permanent debt and the
kiebl created by your issues again and agad
i governmental shin plas,ers. Are moi
pic obligations the same in both with re.
lard to payMent Must they not ultimate
be paid and with what Why then Dc
81 chucklo at your clever feat and ina,
ae you have achieved wonders in the Fl,
iateiai policy Of the goyornmen', when al
be the weak position you occupy
The locofocos IN Congress denounce ar
xlra session Of Congress, yet they will Dc
lothing 10 enable the coming admlnistra
bon TO avoid it. They oppose borrowing
honey to moe, the demands against tho
/ Treasury for the ensuing year and propose
Ahe issue again of five millions Of Treasu'
b. Notes, when they know that nearly five
hnlllions Of outstanding notes of this de-
,rrlption will soon fall due and must be
|paid or the faith Of tho government violated
HT Richie, the Editor Of the Richmond
Enquirer, is absolutely ravlng about the
election Of Mr.. Rives 10 the Senate of thu
United States. Poor man. But this wa
the unkindes, cut Of all What elect th'
man who could not swallow all the imbc
cili,y and corruption of the Administrator
without demuring! Elect the man VIII
had the courage and independence to op
pose the rotten, miserable and ruinous poll
cy Of Marin and his clan What inycs
with the dignity Of Senator the man wh
disrcgarded the denunciatlons Of the drorn
cd Richie, to act the patriot IN his coun
'ry's cause Twas too bad to thus ele
vatc tho worthy and talented Rtves IN OF
position to the viii and wishes OF Richie
that magnanimous man who left his natlv
land and came to the home of the free t
enlightcn our dark and benlghted souls
Alas poor Richie, thy wand is broken
the charm is flown and Virginia IS ireel
@We understand that Mr.. G. W
Caldwell has boon nominated in Lincol