The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-03-17


Such an intima,ion produced considerable
excitement. The Bank was popular here
with men of all parties and oil classes. A
meeting was called; many citizens OF the
town and county attended; large number
Of them were jackson men. for at that time,
truth, and selfinteresi, aud tne conntry's IN.
teresi, were not made 70 bend TO party d.
iales. The Bank was popular with all par
ties; all parties regarded it as public
blessing; and all parties united in an effort
TO sustain il. That meeting adopted the
following resolutions -
"Rssolusd, That in the opinion of the under.
signed citizens Of Cumberland County, North
Carolina, the continuance of the present Bank
of the U. States is demanded by the best interest
of the country, which we believe would SUITE:
incalculable injury BY the refusal of the present
Congress to reehaFter that institution.
ResOlped, That in our opinion, large ma
iority of the citizens Of this Congressional Dis
iTict are in favor of renewal OF the Charter,
and that we in our own and their behalf, re-
spectfully requesisur Representative, the Hon.
Lauchlin Bs;hune, to vote for the renewal of the
Charter, with such notifications as may DO
agreed ou."
We find these resolutions and these facts
stated in the Observer OF June u, 1882,
where it is stated also, that they we're sign,
ed BY . or 300 persons, embracing almost
every person in town or county who had on
opportunity Of signing.
Now we believe, that the name of Louis
d. Henry was signed to these resolutions.
They we're transmitted TO Mr.. Bethune,
with the signatures, and we suppose are
now in his possession, and il our supposi.
ton is incorrect as to Mr.. Henry's sigma.
ture, We will promptly make The correc-
ton on learning the fact. We have writ.
ten to Washington, and find that there is
no record on the Journal Of the preseEta.
ton Of such paper TO the House and 10
sDch paper on its files. We are therefore
obliged to depend on recollection, and the
known absence of hostility 90 the part OF
Mr. Henry a. ,ha, time, for this statement.
Moreover, in Mr.. Bethune's letter, in an.
swer TO the one enclosing the resolutions,
published in the Observer of June 90,
1887 we find the following, which shows
that Mr.. Bethuue and his party we're then
friendly TO the Bank, and had no constl,u.
lional objections
al am not ignorant of the importance of that
Institution, not only 10 the commerce of Fay.
etteville, but to the whole State, now tho local
Banks are about winding up; and when | left
Caroina for this place, had no other thought,
should that question be agitated, than to vote
either for the renewal of the present charter, or
...l.. 1
three Banks, each separate from, and indepen.
dent of the other-A plan, am free to confess,
which has my decided preference,-t to go into
operation at. or shortly before the expiration OF
the presen: charter"
Whether be signed the resolutions or
not, however, we think we have arrayed a
sufficient amount Of testimony 10 show, that
all Mr.. Henry's denunciations of the Bank
and its management, up,o 1882, is an at.
ter,hongh,. Tha, with all the testimony
then before hun, he was friendly to the
Bank. And that his hostility now is the
result, not Of his own honest. unbiased
Judgment and convictions, but of Gen. Jack.
sons hostility, and Of his anxiety to be
upon the strong side, tina, thrift might
follow"
If Mr.. Henry were examining witness,
who was sworn to "Prdctice no conceal
meH!, and we we're first to swear that the
prisoners condoct was perfectly correct,
and should afterwards say that the prisoner
had been guilty of murder, robbery or ar.
son, Mr.. Henry knows that bis testimony
would be discrediied in toto So We think
that we have discredncd Mr.. llenrys ties
timony, 10 regard TO the consiitu,ionai,y of
The Bauk, and It's alleged Encouragement.
Is such man worthy Of the Chief Mag
istracy Of North Carolina! Never never
The document is fruitful of subjects for
comment, and we propose TO notice some
others hereafter.