The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-06-23


dwelt at great length, reading tho long list Of
hoco'oeo oihcers who, on the expiration of their
terms Of service had been beaten bv o,bsr can
didaies. All this Mr.. Henry called proscrintion.
Senators Brown and Strange had been :. proscrib.
cd" because Wing Legislature had had better
sense than to re-elect them. Attor. General Dan.
iel had been "proscribed," the Locofoco Coun.
cillors OF State TO Wing Governor had been
prescribed" With equal propriety may il be
SAID, That the members Of the Legislature who
are not reelected from year to year are proserib.
ca Gov. Morehead replied 10 this lummery.
by The Joenlar remark, that if Mr.. Henry conid
only establish that doctrine, and convince The
people OF ITS correctness il was the very thing he
desired. IL would Of course be mproscrin,ior y
TO turn him out of the Office Of Governor al Tho
next election But, said he. 4" if nv conoetitor
should be elected, assure him he will never bear
word from me about prescription
In regard 10 the death Of Gen. Harrison, Mr.
Henry had said, in his letter of Acceptance. that
1t was the vengeance Of Heaven which had fallen
upon the Wing party for their sins. He amplif.
cd this idea greatly in his speech Gov. More.
heao replied that he might with equal propriety
attribute the atlliction of bad health under which
Mr.. Henry complained that he was suffering, 10
" The vengeance Of Heaven !" but lie would not
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hands OF tho people.
In connection with this, the Governor auoted
the following from Mr.. Henry's letter as conclu.
sIve evidence that we had not a Wing Admins.
tration, and Of course were not answerable for its
acts, aud for the failure of those good results
which we had promised ourselves from the acces.
sion Of Gen. Harrison: -
But the sure blow of avenging Justice was
al hand! The ever memorable year ls4i, soon
arrived Scarcely had the party grasped the
cup OF intoxicating power than il was dashed
from their lips. Their Bank failed-their Pres.
idant died." &c.
On the sublec, of Internal Improvements. we
touched bfiehy last week |, will be recollected.
that the whole tendency Of Mr. lIenry's letter Of
Acceptance, was TO bring discredit on Internal
Improvements In one place he speaks Of the
L. ). Bank stimulating " the States and corpora
tons to visionary schemes Of internal improve.
meDt, by granting them facilities in obtaining
money thus getting the States and corporations
IN debt for Tie purpose Of procuring their bands"
And in another he says, "lhey rhe Wigs give
the public money 10 pay the gambling debts of
some of the States, involved in mad schemes Of
Internal improvement, and tax the people of
Worth Carolina, on their salt, iron, and sugar, 10
replace the AMOUNT
Gov. Morehcad drew Mr.. Henry out on this
subject and doubtless 10 the amazement of some
OF his Locofoco friends in the ant. internal i'm.
proveinent counties llor which the above extracts
were intended lac came out for the grand scheme
concocted at Raleigh bv himself and others in
1885. Wat is that scheme
That loan Of Three Millions Of Dollars ourb,
10 be contracted by the State That the State
should guarantee sJ00,000 Of Raleigh and CASTOR
Rail Road Bonds = this was done, and Mr..
lienry's friends are now most bitter in their com.
plants about H. That i. should subscribe four
hiths l9l,oBD,b00} of the capital stock of the
Fayetteville and Y adkin Rail Road three. ffths
OF tho cost OF the Nag's Head work four iiflhs
Of tho cost Of Rail Road from Beaufort Harbour
10 iatersect the Wilmington Rail Road two.
h.lhs Of the cost Of similar road from Raleigh
TO tho Wilmington Rosd; two. fhhs Of a Nc.
Adamized Turnpike from Raleigh to Greensbo.
rough AMI opening OF Neuse and Tar Rivers.
Here is magnificent scheme aud though We
arc by no means called upon TO pronance il
g mad and visionary" il is quito probable that
Il is as much SO as those in olhei States which
Mr.. Henry denounced as such. And why would
not the three millions which Inc recommended TO
he borrowed be as much "gam5ling debts" as
those which he had pronounced so Yes Mr.
Henry said BE would ste nd or TAI bv that scheme
lie would not "FcRjg." lie went for the whole
scheme, (" gambling debts - aud all) Now if all
his IS not at war with the whole tenor of his let
or Of Acceptance then there is no fixed meaning
o the English language. II it is not as bold an ,
linr TO hufnbug the people as ever was made then
re is not the prince OF humbuggers. The Wings !
ire, many cf them, in favor of Internal Improve
nenis, when practicable, they were in favor Of
he scheme at the time il was adopted but not
sor. They arc no, in favor Of the States a. I
emPiipg 70 borrow for she could not succeed,)
hreo millions Of dollars IN such times as these.
They are not in favor of measure which would
I'D TO the present burdens Of the tax payers, the
necessity OF raising $4,000, or three times the
Whole amount Of their present taxes. We wish !
he people pf the whole State to know that Mr. .
Ienry is. That he is for the whole scheme OF .
e3s, gambling debts and all.