The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-11-17

no, uttered here for she occasion, nor tor Q
the particular assenblage which uow be.
hold. Ia regard TO thss last named work, ?
he would now say, that wAea the Treasury q
is repleuished, when the inancies oil the
nation will admit OF il; when II can be done
without loan estimates should be made Tor
the entire work, from Springfield, Ohio, TO
the Mississippi river, on principles oil econ
omy, and under proper restrictions. In.
stead of twenty feet, the road ought to be
forty feet wide, the centre stoned or gray.
elled, and each side so arranged as 10 afford
q good summer turnpike. The best road
he ever travelled over was in Holland, and
that only 9 feel in width, made oil brick,
turned edgevse. After estimates we're
made. on some such principles as stated,
his idea would be to make annual aPpropri'
ations TO each of the three States; The
work to progress under their own care and
guardianship. tie thought, and i had been
asserted, that So 600 per mile would CON.
plete il in the way proposed. II had been
tried on some roads in Kentucky, and he
believed that amour, answered the purpose.
Ho would say 10 the States that, II they
chose 10 undertake the work, and take the
amount Of the estimates, (wha,eyer II might
be,) they should have appropriations II
that sum was not sufficient, the States should
furnish the residue of means TO make the
road by money taken from their own Treas
ury. As a matter Of National pride, II
ought 10 be flushed and himself, and 9th.
ers from even more remote sections OF the
Union, were disposed to favor lis prosecu.
ton on fair and economical principles.
Having stated, briefly, the policy of the
Wings, since in power, If 10 power they
have ever been since the death Of General
HARRISON Mr.. Clay said 1t was RICH, that
he should say something Of the good done
and the reason why more was not accom-
plished. In the first place, no would aIiudt
TO the recen, Treaty with Grea, Britain
Gen. Jackson's Administration made va
rious efforts to settle the long existing dit
hculiies with that Power, but failed in eve
~ case. The King of Holland was select
ed as an umpire, but his award was promp!
IL rejected by the then existing ADMINISTERS
ton, and the delicate matters involved wer
left 10 a condition which threatened 10 dis
turb the peace Of the two countries. Th
Wings, since they came into power, have
/ am proud TO say, honorsbly achieved
settlement Of the questions at issue. TAX
great pleasure 10 awarding to the Pres'der
who deserves so little commentator IN oil
er respec,s--aud to the Secretary OF Stat
all the credit due them for This negotiation
Il is true we base not gained much, not I
much land as that awarded by the King
Holland. We &c, Rouse's Point, aud tt
navigation Of the 81. Johns river, thong
somewhat under British Influence. On ii
whole, said Mr.. Clay, believe ne,ht
party has gained any grea, advantage, an
had been a Senator, should have vote
for lie ratification. That the peace secure
by i, will be permanent, have great conI
dence, for experience teaches that lho'
treaties are most enduring where Meth
party has secured any undue advantage,
Mr.. Clay vent on to advert 10 the d
nestle policy Of the Nation, and the Ext
Session of Congress called by the lament
Harrison. He acknowledged TINT he g
vised, in part, the convocation OF that ST
sion. II was necessary 10 give et1icie
CIV to previous iriumphs. Fellow citIzer
said Mr.. Clay, what did you mean by !
victory of 1s40i Did you mean only
change ore tenant of the White House
another Was i, to be a barren victor
No no The Object you had in view v
10 produce radical change in the policy
the Government. You wished to see t
currency restored, disordered exchang
recti6ed, revival of business scored, a
all the great measures decreed BY the "
of the Nation established. Forty yes
had a,,es,ed the utility Of a National Bar
in establishing National Currency.
thai extra session Bank Bill was init
duced, and, contrary to the general espt
,ation, vetoed By the President. So al
ious, however, we're the Wings TO car
out The will ofSIhe Nation, that some
them, Il was not one Of the NUMBER WIS
ed TO ascertain from Mr.. Tyler ,rhat XII
of Bank Bill would meet his approbatio
He mr.. Clay) could not go aud ask a
Executive a question of that sort. L
President did tell them. They exhibit
the draft Of bill, and with bis own ha
and his own pen he altered the title.
told them be would sign the told his S
cretary Of State that i, would be approx
by him. This was one Of the occasl ons
which, Contrary TO his general practl
and the habits OF his I!e,) he "kep, da,t
He felt sure tha! if he favoured IT, that We
favour would be likely TO prejudice /,
measure in the estimation Of the Executi'
felt precisely like that venerable and
timabe patriot, Jonathan Roberts, VIII
lately asked " bow many Clay men q
there IN the Custom House'" 10
laughter1 We passed the bill IN the s.
ate 10 the shape in which II came from
House, and as exhibited to the President
body, head, and tail. Would you supp'
il possible that bill thus prepared wo
receive his velol Singular as II must
pear, il was vetoed, and on such prloclpl
too, as left US no hope Of establishing a
bill calculated TO correct the currency
tha country