The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-05-05
HENRY CLAY, of Kentucky.
MIR, HENRY IN CHARLOTTE

+NN' hA&NAA IN luAktOI tE.
According to a previous notice Mr..
Henry addressed his Democratic friends
on Tuesday Of Court. He commenced
about , and heightened his speech Oh, to
about 8 o'clock, completely exhausiins the
patience Of many Of his own friends and
cutting off any reply from the Wings, few
en- II they had intended reply) by rcduc.
ing fall house 10 a mere handful of Demo.
Gratis and few Wings. His whole
speech, as far as he could make it so, was
10 enlist the feelings and preindces Of his
friends against the WING party, although
he stated be did not want to operate on
their prejudices. He referred to every
thing that vas calculated to make the
Wings appear IN a ridiculous light, even
stating that the Wings in making nm cx.
animation of Mr.. Van Burcn's chamber /
had got themselves into Il very disagreed
bic predicament." Now this looks lt,e
like descending for man 20 come before /
the people TO argue grave aud vcighty /
matters to resort to such s,uif'-bu, he
seemed 10 be acquainted with most Of his
hearers, lof il seemed to tickle them.
He commenced with the Bank suspou.
sion Of 1918, 1919, he referred to that Of
1887 and then ls39--,hen referred 10 the
Wing Convention at Harrisburg and styled
j, sell.clected body--he then stated that
the Wings promised to reduced the ex-
pcndlures to $4,000, 060-the Wings
went for division Of the spoils-deceiyed
the people-promised happy times aud mo.
ney plenty cant borrow money--Demo.
Gratis not rosponsible--credit proslrate-- /
promised better ,hings-money plen,ler-
5000 officers to the navy and no office
abolished - advocating Mr.. Van Buren's
army bill--burymg Gen. Harrison S25,. {
900 TO his widow $50 TO his family
Wings make promises before election :
but break them when in otfice-no re. $
reuchment going on--noiieed Mr. Clay I
hon charged the Wings with prostraling q
,sery inicreSt--and the dead monster also :
zane in for a share of his ire. He then {
referred to an examination Of the Banks f
Cape Fear Bank would not answer qucs.
ions--relcrred to the Capitji~of the State,
he cost of plnstcring and furnishing the c
ioCsc, the chandeliers, chairs, Acre. 7
erred to $4,000 that was given to Gov. b
Dudley TO repair the Governors house a
900 to Gov. Morehead for same purpose u
81 600 for furnishing the house with u
lecessarv furniture, money drawn and no II
nils flGd--loerred TO act TO have SER Q
ant for Office increase Of public printing y
--iobs have been offered to Democrats to ST
hango but rejeetcd-King owes the State p
a, 001-relerred to the Literary and In u
nrnal Improvement Board as being COM al
oscd of all Wings, and intimates that 81
omcihng is wrong-noliced that the 81
ames Of those who had borrowed money u
ould not be ascertained. The above in HI
ludes very near all the subjects referred to. m
Ii is not our attention to refer TO all the ii
lblocts touched upon by Mr.. Henry, but lSl
hall be confined TO such as we consider pr
he principal ones. pC
Mr.. Henry in referring 10 the Bank sus. til
cnsions tries 10 be very severe on these al
for this conduct, and person,