The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-06-16

sions. Ncyer did little Van hold on to tie Geaer
ais tail with firmer CRISP than does Mr.. Henry
He had never Offered with Gen. jackson upou
hut one point, and that was The Deposi,e Act ian
act under which North Carolina has received u D.
wards of fourteen hundred thousaud dollars, -
lie blamed tho General for that act But every
body knows that the General made ! .ieli il Of ne
ccssiiy in that case. lie saw that al oyerwhelm.
ing majority Of Congress would pass it in spite Of
his veto
Dat The Banks, Mr.. Henry said were corrupt ;
they were manufactures Of rogues and swind
lcrs :" they wore rotten political machines lend
ing their money to effect political ends lie bin.
self had fallen among thieves in having any
thing to do with them. Most ctiectually did
Gov. Morebead turn these charges against the
maker. lie said that for his part he did not know
much about Banks h. had but little TO do " It'll
them. But Mr.. Henry seemed 10 him to be rery
tohd o The company Of these there's rogVes and
stoindiers." for, after having been stockholdcr
IN the old State and Newbern Banks after hay.
ing served as Director and Attorney in one Of
these for many years. he goes right Off in 1891,
when the now Bank of the State was chartered,
and subscribes for thirty shares Of its stock,
| and again consents TO become partner with these
"thieyos," to become the Attorney of this "nan.
uiactory ofrogues and swindiers," and 10 partici.
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deserved rebuke for such rileiy false charges a.
gzinst the Banks, We say viley false for it Is
an inputatien upon these who are Directors Of
the Banks, and as one, we repcl the imputation.
Whether true Of Himself when he was Director
VIC know not nor care not. We have served in
that capacity with an honorable man of Mr. Hen
rvs own party, and we are willing thai le should
say whether he believes OF h.'Jws that political
feeling ever influenced the conduct Of himself or
his associates
The Governor extorted from Mr.. Henry The
admission that lIo was in favor Of the IT, 5. Bank
up TO the Veto Message in July, 1882. He then
asked him how he could be favorable TO it if it
had done all the mischief that lie attributed to it
in 1880, 1880, sc. and had never .egullt |
ed 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 conduct, when one ii
ITS braucAes was located at his own door No,
he knew nothing of them. Wen, you surely
knew, asked the Governor, that il was breaking
down the \ Urth Carolina local Banks in 1927
% as YOU say il your letter? Yes, he did know
that. How, then, demanded the Governor, could
you favor the rscharter OF tho Bank which was
carrying rC.a in its course through the State
This was poser.
On tie subject OF public expenditures, and the
-elatiyo ccon4ng Of the lato and present Admin
STATIONS, each Of The candidates had, Of course.
! good deal TO say. uur readers may Judge of
horesult in this particular, when we inform them,
hat Mr.. Henry actually stated that tie present {
had had, in the space of H.
months, not less than filty.one millions !! on
which 10 administer the Government. When |
iOy MOrchoad got him to read his bill of pariic. /
liars, behold, this enormous sun! OF 81 millions,
vas composed, in part, oil the loan Of ! millions
md the sam o! FIVE millions, which il is estimated
'ongrcss viii add 10 the Tariff! Aud these sums,
.ot one doilqr Of ,chich las came U.;o Tie Ifeas.
~. are figured BY Mr.. llcnry ns composing
art of the Wing expenditures for the last II
months Tho GOvernord did not admit that this
sas Wing Administration, but he showed the {
of this preposterous statement Of !
H. Ihnn's.
On the subject Of internal Improvements the &
Governor argaigued his competitor, The whole r
,adency Of tie Latter Of Acceptance was TO
Irow odiIm on laiernal improvements, the i
gambling debts Of tie States, created for the ,
rosecution of wild schemes Of Improvements,
&C. The Governor showed that Mr.. Henry had 6
ono as far rs tho iurthest, not in iRrcStiRg hiS ,
IN money but in recommending the investment .
{ the peoples money. and The creation Of these e
gambling debts" At one time he WAS for the
tate Iorrpwilg iyo millions, and another three /
y OF The state taking two fths of the STOCK in Il
u works where individuals would take three %,
It's, next "a favor of three. ilhs, and TO crown
|, lie was Of opinion that the State ought TO un. W
rtake certain croa: works on her own hook n,
th her own funds alone, not asking the peoples :
at all. Pressing Mr. Henry to know what no 81
Is now in favor Of, lie procured from him the
oval, that though he had gained wisdom by
pcFienco, and was not in favor of the five mil
u loan, vet he was still in favor Of, and would
ind or fall bv, the recommendations of the Ra .,
Oh Convention Of Dec. 1893. The principal
commentator Of that body, which he thus adj az
res 10, was that the State should borrow three 40
Hons ofccllars 10 invest in works of Internal ~
provcmcnt, 1t moment of greater leisure, in
propose to look into this matter, aud let our
drrs see what magnificent system Of gam. We
~ debts Mr. Henry is now in favor Of, after vi
lis donunciations Of Wing madness on the ~
icct. dli
'ir. Henry in turn demanded 10 know of the IN,
vernon, whether he was not indebted TO the
nks, as had been charged and not denied ar
ng that if he was, his judgment in regard to
sc institutions might be biassod by his interest III,
g Governors reply, carried CONSERVATION to
cltcchist and the patty. lie did not otGe any sui
li one dollar, so far as lie knew. lie was not or
orrownr from them. His only dealings with VI
N, was 10 sell them his bills Of exchange when lou
lad such in the course Of his business. Il was II,
sible that one such draft, accepted 1y him, had
u discounted by some bank, bat il it was, it
not done for his accommodation, but fol that
he holder OF The draft. III
lie asked Mr.. Henry, since he had answered l "
question, to inform him, how he had invest. be-
lie wealth of which he was the reputed posses.
Mr.. II replied, that he bad some real estate, wa
le negroes, some 10 or SIS 900 of Ohio State fro
cks soTpn InniSiapa Ranl, CfCck son,, Pa