The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-06-16


wear. he a1diGoasl suni q ] Or OF 800
dollarsn So much for sIr. Henry's Pai
riO,ir rrgard, ION PaPsr.l for 1he pubic
csedid
Mr.. Hsnry entered into . long expla-
na,;on which amounted 10 an admission
Of he fact. jusiifying il on The ground
lhal he Was entitled 70 good money hard
moaeyl for his pay, AID - well a We
could hear, stating ihal - lar IS Ne ccald
Iecollecl he had only made about $50 BY
he operation. Surh i the measure o.
his patriotism, Weighed against $50.
he public credit, The credit q his own
friends, b. whom he had been most libe-
raIly rewarded, kicks the beam.
In bis reply. sad indeed throughout
both his long speeches, the burden Of Mr..
Henry's song was, the glory Of General
Jacksen's services. aud denunciaiioR Of
Banks, Of 81 sorts, Stale and National.
He iugged in Gen. Jackson on all oeca-
sions. Never did Iiille Van hang on 70
The Generals tail with firmsr grasp Than
does Mr.. Henry lie had never differed
with Gen. Jackson upon but one point,
and that was upon ihe Deposite Act Ian
act under which Norlh Carolina has re-
ceived upwards Of fourteen hundred thou.
sand dollars.l lie blamed the General
Tor that act. But every body knows that
The General made merit Of necessity m
that case. He saw that an overwhelm-
ing majority Of Congress would pass Il in
spite Of his veto.
But the Banks, Mr.. Henry said, we're
corrupt; they were - manufactures OF
rosues and swindlers;" they were rotten
political machines; lending their money
10 effect political ends; he himself had
.sfaIlen among thieves" in having any
thing 70 DO with them.
Most elfectually did Gov. Morehead
turn these charges against The maker, He
said that for his part no did not know
much about Banks; he had but little 90
do with them. But .jfr. Henry SEEMED
10 him 10 be rery f0nd IF The company
Of these "lhitres. rognes, and sUiHd-
Isrs o. for, after having been a stockhold-
er in the old State and Newbern Banks;
after having served as Director and At.
torney in one Of these Tor many years. he
goes night or in 1884, when the new
Bank Of the State was chartered, aud sub
scribes for some thirty shares Of its stock,
and again consents 10 become a partner
with these "ihieves," 10 become the At
toney for this mandatory of rogues
and swindlers," and to participate in the
profits of this "roguery." This was a
deserved rebuke for such riiely false
charges against the Banks. Wesay viIe-
Nv false; for il is an impu,alion upon those
who are Directors OF The. Banks. and as
one, we repel The imputaiion. Whether
true Of himself when he was a Director.
we know not, nor care not. We have
served in that capacity with an honorable
man Of Mr.. Henry's own party. and we
are willing tina, he shonld say whether he
believes or knows that political feeling
ever influenced the conduct Of himself or
bis associates.
The Governor extorted from Mr. Hen
nv the admission that he was in favor oil
the United States Bank up TO the Veto
Message in July, 1892. He then asked
him how he could be favorable to il II II
had done all the mischief that he had at
iributed 10 il in 1880, ls2s-29, &c.
and had never regulated the currency, nor
done any other good thing! Mr.. Henry
replied that he did not know Of these
things till after the veto. What not
know of the Banks evil and corrupt con-
duct, when one of its branches was locai-
ed at his own door! No, he knew no.
thing of them. Well, you surely knew,
asked the Governor, that il was breaking
down the North Carolina local Banks
in 1928, as you say in your letter!
Yes, he did know that. How, then,
demanded the Governor. could you favor
the recharter Of the Bank which was car
rying ruin in its course through the State!
This was poser.
On the subject Of public expenditures,
and the relative economy Of the late and
present Administrations, each Of the cam
diIaies had, OF course, good deal to say.
Our readers may judge Of the result IN
this particular, when we inform them,
that Mr.. Henry actually stated that the
present Administration had had, in the
spare of Is months, not less that fiity-one
Millions! on which to administer the GO
vernment. When Gov. Morehead got
him to read his bill of particulars. behold,
this enormous sum Of 81 millions was
composed, in part, Of :the'loan Of Ill
millions, and the sum of five millions,
which il is estimated Congress will add
to the Tariff! And these sums, moi on,
dollar of which has come into the Urea,
sury. are figured by Mr.. Henry as com
posing part OF Wing expenditures fol
the last fifteen months!! The Governor
did not admit that this was Wing Ad'
ministra,ion, but he showed the humbug
gerry Of this preposterous statement oil MIR
Henry's.
On the subject Of Internal Improve
ments, the Governor arraigned his com
petitor. The whole tendency Of the Let