The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-07-14
From The Raleigh Register.
Same Room--Eater Billy and Pat from
Breakfast.


Breakfast.
Billy. Well, suppose we take little
turn, Cousin Pat, through my grounds.
have patch close by. that | work with
my own hands for my health.
Pat Much for the work you do.
Billy. If DON, do much, you'll camp
III Fayetteville, instead OF the Governors
House, for the next two years.
Pat. How is your work TO affect my
whereabouts
Billy. Easy enough: there is no chance
for your election without my aid. Indeed,
am your only hope. You may do pretty
well in the field, but it will take me in the
Cabinet to save you. III remain here all
Summer, and when eau get any body to
look of me, I'll make the dust fy. I'll
work like Turk, as long as they will look
on, and then III closet myself the balance
Of the time, write nigh; and day, and keep
the Standard pouring broadsides upon
Whiggery, and the Governor, and the Lit.
erary Board, SO that public attention shall
be directed from you.
Pat. Why, thought The object of US
both was to direct public attention. TO me.
Billy. Ia that you are mistaken al.
together ; you Won't bear sitting, POLITICAL
ly. You are an old sinner, dyed in the
WOOL and doubt whether all the cleansing
properties of Democracy can purify you.
Pat | can certainly hope that they
will, since they have kept you from tainling
so long. But come, what are you going to
write about
Billy. Oh any thing, and every thing,
it don't make much difference what-only
keep up a halo baloo, and the people will
think there's something wrong.
Pat. Well, but ! should prefer your
having something in your minds eye to
write about.
Billy. laid a scheme last Assembly,
while | was lobby member, TO catch
MOreheGd, bu; he was too slick, or i, did
no, take.
Pat. What was thai
Billy. The Democratic General and |
got Barnes to introduce in December, while
/ Dudley was in office, Resolution calling
upon the Public Treasurer to furnish the
House with the names Of the debtors to the
Literary and Internal Improvement Boards
Our scheme was 10 let it lie on the table
until the new Governor got into office, and
then have ii passed, and then the Treasurer
would have gone to him, as he keeps The
Bonds, and have go, the list he wanted
This would have made all the debtors mad
with the Governor, as be would have no
more right to give the Treasurer a copy
than any body else.
Pat. But why did you not call on the
Governor, at once, for the information
Billy Tha. would no, do: because then
he would have acted officially in giving The
list, and nobody could have blamed hin.
! Pct. Your object then, was not to get
the information, but to entrap the Governor.
Billy. That was it, but il did not take.
I The Treasurer just wrote back that the
Governor had the Bonds. and the House
ought 10 call upon the person in possession
OF the information wanted.
Pat. Well, that was right-did you call
Ou 'h' pbfSlubt iOi TUE itet
Billy. No, mol tell you, we didn't
care about the list we only wanted TO get
something TO attack the Governor upon in
the mex, campaign. Ii he had given the
Treasurer list, we intended to charge him
with ignorance and improperly, IN the dis
charge Of his duty, in exposing Tue names
Of the debtors. But the scheme did not
take. Bdrriaeer amended the Resolution,
so that Committee was appointed TO ex.
anime the Bonds and report on the solyen.
CIV of the makers and the frs. thing poor
Barnes knew, he found himself Chairman
Of lba, Committee, and was scared into a
cooked hat, and reported the Bonds all
good, without examining them, as he says,
and reported that the Literary Board had
loaned the Raleigh aud Castor Rail Road
$4,000 when they had only purchased
their Bonds endorsed by the State-not
knowing the difference between loan of
money, and purchase Of Bonds.
Pat Well, don't see how you are 20.
ng to make any thing out Of all this.
Billy. | don't either, but have no
lion 10 blaze away ~ every paper about II
say something, and as nobody can see
any point III it, you will see many fool
begin 10 look wise and pretend that he has
discovered what no body else has and 9th.
ers, to show their sagaclty, will pretend to
discover something too, so tina, the depth of
their sagaciiy will be measured BY the ran.
cor Of their remarks upon this neiarious-
unhea.d Of --ah-l-ah---l don't know
what
Pat. No. nor does any body else know
what-ln fact, there IS no what 10 it.
think this IS keeping the people in the dark.
Billy. No, Pat, IFS only making dark.
ness visible. Come, let's walk.
[They take a turn about Town, and
through the grounds, keeping up the con.
versation.
Billy. Well, suppose you finish spin.
ming your HIllsboro' yarn-you we're not
quite through.
Pat Well, I'll 90 ahead. As soon as
| disposed Of old Ssa.ee Ann, began upon
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