The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-06-02
"NAT. RING

"NAT. RING"
The Loco Foco Presses have great
deal to say about this gentleman, and even
the Candidate of that party for Governor
makes him, we understand, the especial
subject of remark. According to Inc
g Charlotte Journal" Mr.. Henry charged
in his recent Speech, in that place, that
Nathaniel j. hing, late a Wing Member
Of the Legislature, is delauiter 10 the
Literary Board in the sum Of $4,000
This allegation is wholly without iounda'
ton. Mr.. King is not deiauter to that
Board for one flrthiag. We believe that
a Firm. of which Mr.. X. was a partner,
borrowed considerable sum Of the Board,
at one time, perhaps Si,O00-but every
dollar Of it, principal and interest, has been
paid.
We have been greatly at loss to know
what was meant by the charge, so frequent
" and solemnly reiterated by the " Stand
ard about "the detalcatIon OF Nat.
Z King" We have, at length, met with a
gentleman, who has informed US OF the
facts which, no doubt, have given rise to
all the missta,cments on the subject. lie
saws that under the Act of 1861, Gov
ernor Dudley appointed Mr.. Hing, (who
was strongly recommended Commas
scner to superintend the survey Of the
State Lands, and advanced him what was
stated to be 4 reasonable sum for detrayins
4 the expenses Of his agency. When klng
came 10 settle his account, after perform
ing the service, his vouchers fell short,
something like $500, of covering the sum
adyanced-tor which deficit, Gov. Dudley
took his note to the State, King promising
to pay it as soon as he could return home.
And this is the mighty detalcation, for which
Gov. Motehead has been arraigned before
the people, and which has been alleged as
a sufficient reason why he should be beat
en- IN the present canvass; when It turns
Mr. IF ehnrV hll a fie Nor fn Is GOV Go9 Dudley
to blame. He was compelled to advance
money, under the direction of the Legisia-
ture, to have the surveys made, and only
drew a Warrant for what was estimated
by competent Judges 10 be proper. 1t was
impossible he could tell to dollar, what
the expense would be, and there was as
great likelihood that the sum advanced
would fall short ofas exceed the actual cx-
pendlurc. lie could not have acted 9TH
crwise, than he did.
But we are glad to relieve the mind Of
the Editor of the g Standard, " aud Of Mr..
Henry himself, with regard to the Ltera-
nv Fund, the management of which gives
them more uneasiness than all the other
interests Of the State pat togethcr.-RGi
Reg.
A Practical Question The Lynch.
burg Nirglnian, one of the ablest and sound
est papers 10 the Southern States, asks the
following truly practical question IF two
farmers, possessed Of equal capital and re-
sources, should start on. in life together
A determining to diversity his pursuits,
and make as much as possible within him
self, and to buy as little as possible-and b
resolving to employ his whole force IN
swelling the produce Of his farm, relying
upon his merchant for supplies Of clothing,
&c.-which of them would at the end of
ten years, be r4ost likely to be prosperous
and wealthy! And especially if the mer.
chant who furnishes B with his clothing,
should refuse TO buy his surplus bread
stuls, and charge him a heavy tax upon
such portions Of his tobacco as he might
think proper to take The United States
is in the position Of B. We purchase ne
cessaries and luxuries from Great Britain
and France to an immense amount, while
Great Britain and France both refuse TO
take our bread stufEs, and both tax exorbi.
family our tobacco, and charge US even
more for the privilege Of selling them cot
ton than they ask Of other nations. Is it
not a necessary consequence that we must
be impoverished by the annual repetition
OF this ruinous policy! How can we pay
them, except by constant drain of the
precious metals, rendering the nation poor,
while it deranges the currency Of tho coun.
try We pause for reply.
Cocooncry Burnt.-Thc two-story CO.
coonerv Of Mr.. James Wakoman, Of Ma
con, ga with about million Of sikworms
nearly ready to wind up, together with his
machine shop, tool, silkreel, &c. and also
the smokehouse, carriagehouse, stable,
kitchen, &c. attached 10 his residence,
took fire on the morning Of Friday, the
/ 29th ullino, and were entirely consumed.
Report says That Miss Hamblin is in n.
York sporting mousiachios and breeches,
and That she travelled from Mobile to that
city in disguise. So far as VIC can learn,
there has not been the least interest mani
tested here as TO her whereabouts, by those
who owed Justice the decency of at least a
show q an attempt to bring her to trial.
The Indifference Of the public and Of the
Law to 50 horrid a crime is painful to think
npon. Mobile Ledger.