The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-02-18


bill rev,yes that credit system, and substI.
lules il, TO q great extent, Tor the cash sys.
ten now existing. lleSiends a credit, pro
fessedly, TO Que entire class of purchasers,
aud practically and substantially to all. A
man series Uu a tract OF land before he pays
for it, and ls 10 pay for il WITHIN a year.
How are you TO get rid OF hIm # he does
no, oay When the "Conyenuon OF the
| World" held 10 London, shall seud here all
its constituents, how are you TO get rad OF
Them If they fail 10 pay for their land =
| Does not Your bill convert the system OF
cash payments into system OF credit I
And what Will be the consequence We
shall have petitioners besieglng this and the
other house of Congress; hosts Of sturdy
besgars, peilIoning for long day, then to
take part OF our dues, and finally TO for.
give them their debt. We have seen all
this aud are likely, should the bill pass, 10
see It again.
We all remember The effect of the nation
al plethora IN ISIS and 1919. You know
how your ear was vexed with perpetual pc
tilous, uutll at last you we're ~earIed out,
and you gave up 335 of your demand, and
allow ed the debtors long time TO make up
the balance. So will he here. ltaman
pays YOU in cash, /, v III be a matter Of vol.
unlary hbefahly. All 1.-The better laud " hlch
might sell well at auction viii be al once
seized upon, and credit Of necessity ensues.
i Geu,emen complain Of the llberalHy
Of the old states They call them Shy locks,
aad say We demand our pond OF tlesh, and
al that. repel oil such ImpuIallons, as
far as they are directed against ne. par
tic;pate us largely IN the pride excited by
the progress OF our western states as the
proudssl OF all our western men. see wlIb
wonder and Joy The daily Developments OF
tina, vast portion Of our country, uGi ! an
luiy aware that It is ere long 10 become tue
ceulre Of or political world. Ms cuusutu
ents do not demand Of ,ne 10 become a Shy
lock in their name they rejoice, as DO, IN
the hardy expansion Of this great republic ;
they exuiI In the extension OF lis population,
bearing with Il, 10 all directions, the arts OF
civilization, tue love of liberty, and an ad
herence to our invaluable constitution. We
are prepared 10 20 as far as gentlemen from
the ives, themselves 10 dong all that eau
With justice be dpue TO give a stimulus to
the growth Of the new states Of the conicd
eracy. Eu, really, with, acknos ted &c,
bot very sliedI opportunity u forming an
/ opinion, II does seem 10 me that the charge
OF llhberaty - as llte sustained by facts
and reason as any accusation | ever WI
messed IN my lie. " hat is the relation
which these states bear TO the government
while they ye, remain IN their state Of ter.
ri,orial pup,lagel Have they not all been
IN succession the fifstiings aud the nurse
itngs Of Congress! Have We not handled
them upon the knees OF patronage, rocked
them IN the cradle OF indulgence, and fed
ihem, Ike pelted infants, With the money OF
this government Ii any thlog, We hive
/ INDUCED then TOO iondly, ,lH ike other
/ pets, they have been ~ danger d becoming
+ spoiled by over much kindness. Who can
+ deuy that tho vest has ever been treated
here, with the Uim9st llbcrally Never
have they asked for either public or private
AID al our hands and beea refused. We
, have given them lands aud money, aud we
have poured forth the chtsalty Of the Old
staia3 !or their defence IN danger. SurclS
/ they hive no just grounds Of complaint
/ Against me they certainty have moi, lor
am ready TO lead them all the AID 20 nv
power, toward attaining TIA, commanding
position Inch II Is .he,r DESTINY to attain.
Ru, what, ask, IS likely to DO the ef
feet Of such a btil as this upon the older
F. States The pubic lands constitute a trust
fund to Dc administered FOR the Benefit oil ell
the States, acd 10, ior the suke IT thrUa
7 lug into the Vest pretaFnaiural plrthora
Of growth and prosperity, 10 Mart ir,4slice
and uJIry upOD the rest OF tae Union. -
And yet what must 10 the effect nt such a
bill on the strength aud prospects Of The old
States The eulerpr,Nng, the adv, INJURIOUS
+ young men viii all fee TO West, aad leave
The Old States 10 weakness aud decfepuuLe.
aud We are 10 be leli % support the oomnar
atYel inert mass which they leave behind.
~ ~ '-'' t'lA' AttiAtN ~ wave kHt LAinNil
charac,er--in all that fosters moral sud Ia
leI'ec!ual excellence, lhey might have en-
lJoyed OF least equal advantages bad they
remained al home. Certain Il IS tina, North
Carolina has poured forth into the Vest
and Southwestern country a mass OF talent
and energy such as, had 1t remained here
would have enabled my State 10 lIit her
head as proudly as any one Of her sister.
ia the great family Of the Union. And
ought il no, TO be the aim OF this Govern
tDent TO muse an equal degree Of health
and vlgor INTO every portion Of this wide
! Republic DO our Western friends desire
10 see US impoverished, IN order that they
may be built up and strengthened | well
know that, should we DO invaded by Tor.
/ elgn foe, or our honor or safety threatened
with danger, The men Of the West would
DC the first to hasten to our side. a more
chIyalrous people does not exist upon earth
and generosity Is we'll known as iormug a
/ prominent feature IN their character. And
sure am thai, could they hul abstract their
4 minds for a moment from tho fnrca RI tba,