The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-01-27

But nov behold II picked up, resuscIIaied.
&c; upon its feet, and removed beneath the
friendly shelter of the Treasury building.
MIR. NJ. could perceive no points OF diversl-
iy between the tso. The Fiscal Corpora
iion bill, though 1t had been approved at
head quarters, aud drawn almost BY Exec
utive dictauon, nevertheless encountered
the Presidential veto and, should the pres.
ent bill pass both Houses, be would no, risk
bis life upon II, bu, be would not mind
rlsking a few yellow boys, that this bill also
would share the same fate. Ii Congress
could not sc, what the President had ex
pressly promised them, what ground had
they to expect that Of which they had re
celyed no promise I
The course Of genilemen on the other
side. Mr.. NJ. regarded as most uuKind, IN
determining to stand still where they were,
and compel the friends of this measure TO
come TO them. Would II not have been
more becomng,If compromise must be
effected, that each OF the parties should
yield little ground! Il seemed very man
ltest thai this measure had been tIamed
with the designed object Of securing the sup
port Of the honorable Senator from Peonsyl
yan,a, and Of The gentleman from South
Carolina, since II was an amalgama!lan OF
The original conception Of President Jack
son, once aud still so great iasorIlc With
the first gentleman, and scheme OF the
honorable Senator from South Carolina
himself. The two seemed TO have been
nicely doveiailed into each other. Ii was
very true that when jackson threw out the
lnumailon OF such project, the U. States
Bank was 10 the height OF Its power. But,
although the power OF General Jackson
aas irresistible, not only by the general
multitude, but by those who stood al the
head OF society, tbs project met no favor.
II was repudiated on all hands, and III all
quarters; yet that very plan vas the basis
oil the present measure. To ih.s had been
superadded the scheme Of the Senator IRON
South Carolina. This latter plan Mr.. a..
had never particularly examined. AZ
might be expected, II vas bold and orIginai
10 lis character, ADD might be ieasibse.-
| This was substantially the same scheme
/ tor whatever gentlemen might say about
the difference between the proposed paper
issue OF th!s Exebequer Bank and Gov
ernneni paper money, 10 all practical elect
there was 10 difference e this new money
would de fdcto rest on The faith Of The Gov
efnment alone, and would be as completely
lrredeemabe as II /. were declared SO on lis
face. When II vas issued IN the proportion
/ OF three TO one-Yben II srasped every,
even the n,uu.est concern OF private life
when II InsI3ualed itself every WHARF, and
iulefmIngled itself sih all the relations Of
society, how could It be expected iha' the
Government should redeem II Was II
ever designed or expected that It sheoid
/ Mr. u. SAID that here there vas an Ad.
mlnisIEailon proissssdly Wing, which came
forward and planted Itself upon q measure
Which derived lis origin 10 part from the
( very highest authority ever claimed by
General jackson, and IN part from The 10.
Icieciual ingenuity OF another scarcely less
distinguished. Thus j, Stood, with one foot
on The one side aud the other Oh the other.
Under such circumstances he confessed
tina, be had no hope OF seeing any thing
done for the currency. There remained
barrier yet In the gay. When the ven
eeance OF Heaven descended onlhe man OF
| their choice all their expectations as a par.
I ~ were al once defeated, and they found IN
The chief seat of power man who had with
/ tbetn no sympathy. Under circumstances
| like these What hope could be cherished 7
! If, indeed the same yeugeful stroke had de
scendsd On another head, and by one blow
! the FIRST and the second choice Of the PEG
| pie had both fallen, II was possible hat
some Of our LlIhputlan politicians, fellows
Of two and halt inches high, who were
now endeavorIug to throw Their feeble, at.
teuuated, gosgnmer threads round about The
manly imbs and muscles Of one who was 10
them as an intellectual giant, might have
been marching along With high airs of pride
and triumph IN the Wing track and under
4 the Wing banner. But, alas be lived
Richard CGur de Lion yet lived, and The
Devil vas unclaimed and King John, 10
slead OF looking 10 the welfare Of the State,
sas busy only IN the effort to surround the
com Hon enemy With barriers and palisa
does. Yes, he lived, aud his cold shadow
vas thrown across these Ltliputian heroes,
and they shruuk and shlvered in the chi!
ing shade. Though we had 9 TIber and a
Goose creek, we had no Tarpeian rock ;
but had he thro.n himself Curtlus like, INTO
the gulf, and nobly persisted for the salvation
ofhis country, there might have been some
hope that these gentry would have conduct
ed the Government on the prlncip Plies y hlch
the People had sanctioned. And gho
could ieIil-perhaps there might be hope
yet. laugh.
When the Government treasure was en-
trusted to existing corporations, there was
something Of a mutual liability between
I them; but hero, IN this bill, we found 40
! immense machinery, flooding the country
WITH million upon million, and no power
anyshere but ~ the will OF tho sovereign
to control IT. 10 free government nr.
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