The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-09-22

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several other cities.
HEALTH or OUR TOWN AND COUNTY
We regret to say that much sickness
/, prevailing in this village and county
We have haen a resident Of Chariot,
twelve years and in that time we haze
never experienced sickness SO general
every neighborhood is affected and hardly
family escapes without some Of IFS mem
Iers being pros,mted. And we also learn
ilai IN York and Chester Districts, S. c.
4 is very sickly, and many deaths occur.
DINNER TO MR.. CALHOUN.
The Loco Focos Of Warren county, a
shorl time ago proposed to give Mr.. Cal.
houn Public Dinner. lie accepted of the
compliment, aud on the Cd instant the az.
fair came Oh at the Shocco Springs. We
see that the party are trying 10 swell the
af.ir into an event Of great moment, bu.
| 1 won't do conference.-the whole business
vas a splendid failure. A great many
lilaorables were invited but only two a.
itnded, Messrs. Daniel and Saunders
!be attendance O. persons from tie neigh.
Jorhood was snail, and this is accounted
b' BY the shortness Of time and may have
bad some effect, but when i, is remember.
81 that Tor month before the adjourn.
nea, Of Congress /; was kno2n ,ha, the
daler would be givcn a few days after
vaGs, aud that the committee would use
81 means in their power to have the infof.
|nalian spread Ear and wide by handbilIs
|aa4 runners the thin attendance shows
yearly that the Dinner was no 20. We
ave given below an account Of the affair
n correspondent Of the Raleigh Regis
e. uho was present he states the number
b ie between $50 or 500 and that the
|nn5cr who parlook of the Dinner was
,ay $50. So the Loeos may puff and
.aa as much as they please, IT will take
ur,c,liug more than mere assertion to
m.aGy a n,ole Hill into mountain:
From "a. Raleigh Register Sept. IS.
THE CALHOUN DINNER.
Mr Eiiior hope that you have been
n'oriued before the prescn, eoncetulgs
l.t Calhoun Dinner rs the Becos call II,
shIeb vas served up at the Shoeco Springs,
'c8 FRIDAY the ID lnst. | was present on
that occasion as spectator. | found the
locos very much disappointed a, finding
olsa people there, on 50 great day.
BIT lhey tined to lay il 10 the short notice
which The people had bu, could not see
hos tbs could be rendered as any excuse,
~ It wax well known that Mr.. Calhoun
nd accepted the Invitation given hun, and
z sas spoken OF frequently, that he would
b At Shocco soon after Congress ADJOURN
cd, As soon as The fact was known, thcy
bad oul hand bills, over Warren. Franklin,
ennsilc, Halifax and Nash Counties
bll % Show tina, the people did not care
% usi. the Springs on that day, pariake Of
dinner, and see aud hear Mr.. Calhoun,
'aFe Tcrc a great many Locos who live
2 Warren and Frnnklin counties, people
vat am we'll acquainted with, aud who
'll sufficient warning that DID mol attend
50 That ! can't see that the excuse they
render Is any excuse at all. They were
very mach disappointed, and | believe
@alr feelings we're very much wounded.
There were about 400 or 500 persons
present, suppose, ladies' and gentlemen,
a9a so gentlemen dincd at the table with
dr. Calao0o as | was informed BY the IN
U'IdaaI who received the Tickets. II
vas very excellent Dinner, and was
s''y to sec so few persons partakc of II
% accoun, Of the lady who had 1t prepar-
fd' Tor there was a great deal OF trouble
Tor little profit.
was not presen, ut the arrival Of Mr.. c.
p0' was there about 10 o'clock, at which
une, The lion had returned to his cage,
Ia there remained until about o'clock,
'Na ne then returned, and was introduced
'ae people generally. After this, he
Vas accompanied 10 the table by the Pres
''en' Of the day, and the committee who
''Nedon him. After dinner, Gov. Branch
use and made few remarks aud introdu.
va MI c. who addressed the company
great length. Ho commenced by call.
~ me attention Of the people to the Con-
,p0llon Of the United States, and then to
Wv 'Samers of the same. lie spoke of
osa' Westinghouse Administration. lie
t'u NAT Alex. Hamilton was the father of
wy United States Bank, which he had ev.
9cen opposed to. He spoke of Jefler.
n Administration very largely, and oi
=. ~ views on National Bank, which, he
w. I'' wore opposed to such an insti;ution.
n.y. ny 'poRe OF the large debt which, he said,
wy, ~, pad under Jeflerson's Administration,
''S' uen Q! the debt which was created un-