The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-06-17
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The occasion OF Mr. Calhoun in Charles.
ton. on his way to Washington, was TN
proved b} his political friends TO &c, Up
meeting, and call upon him 10 mako a
Speech. The performances catne III on
Thursday nigh, last. According to the
CoUteF,--
g lie elaborated a very Ingenious, bot
rather dry disqoisinon en- banking s6d
finance, much 10 the instruction ct the
male, and especially 70 the ratification OF
the female portion II the audience. inaalg
Ing ad li5iipm m has usual propensity Tor
distractions, and performing sundy won
jerlul aud magical tricks Of financial Iegsr
demsln wiih suppoIiious box Of waters.
To imagined that We were again 10 tic
midst of 40 awGgi and peTlous criges--one
OF those things that hsye been ISSUING with
wonderful fapid,gy end Prolean changes,
rom this prolific laboratory, for the last
fourteen yeaFs--bm 10 lbe great relief Of
all. he announced that Ne had COW arrived
at {" the Goal struggle the las, gFspple
With The bUgbear--lhe result was 10 be lhC
leTpegua,ion Of our institutions or the We
strucllua uf cur liberty. THIS efrauc
Statesman, who once declared that cur ib
euy had been cloyep d1an by "lhe ragGes
sod roYaIisis hiely eJacied from po ser,
true only 10 change aud consistent oaly 10
Inconsistency, now that the " hlas, with
hottest hands. are lashee those roguas
and ro}alIs.s ma. j Though the land,
0lds US lfeGblc i1r our liberties, unless
hose very 'rosues aud royaIIsis stall hr
fcaofed TO tho power they abused. H.
told the thrice told tale Of the Old struggle
between the iederallsis and Republicans q
the origin OF our present form ol govern
lneni, and denounced a protective Tariff
and Nalional Bank IS badses Of Federal.
ism-scemlngly oblyiaos that he himself
had more coosplcuouay worn lhose very
badges Than any Statesman Of the present
era--that he was the great champion of the
Tariff Of sic, and the father II the National
Bank Of thu, epoch 3lr. Calhoun is q
great mau--a wonderful man-lhe highest
proof Of IT is tina, he can thus stand OF anil
podcs With hIs former and hts better SELF
and yet sisld an inviucible mastery over
the minds Of high souled generous men."
National BeaE.-All 70 who doubt listen 10
Mr. Colhouu;
20 might say with truth that tie Ratk owes
az much 10 me a. any other individual IN tho
country and might even add. that had IL mol
been Ior my egoyts, Il wop!d not hare been char.
tered
must content myself With saying, that hay.
ing been on tho political stage without inlsfrup.
ton from that day 10 ihLs-having been an at,ell
tive observer Of The question Of the currency
Throughout the whole per.ad-that the bank has
teen an Indispensable ageaf 10 ghe restoration Of
specie payments that without il the restoration
could not have been effected, short OF the utter
prosirton Of al the inoniad institutions Of the
country, and an entiro depreciation Of hank "a.
per and that Il has not Oulg restored specie nav
nieuts, bat has gwen currency far more uniform,
between tie extremes Of the country, than was
anticipated Or even dreamed Of az Che true Of ts
creation
Most Meiaachoiy.-It appears that tho
late distressing occurrence at Qretec,-
the falling Of a part Of the mountain called
Cape Diamond, resulted in the death of
20 porsons. Twenty two others were tax.
en- out alive, and The bodies Of six have not
been discovered.
U'Jasiifabie Pmishment.--A little girl
IN New York was thrown into severe con.
WILSON'S, produced by fright, on being shut
up in dark room as punishment The
attending physician at one tiu" entertained
doubts Of the recovery of the child. The
child is happily restored.
10 the central part Of Missouri, Corn is
said TO be worth eight cents busheI. II
has been sold much lower al auction.