The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-05-12
Erou, me RnIeieh Reeister.

land and Cousin Patrick Henry, the Sc
cond. ARIEL.
} ScENE.-The same splendid Parlour-
} Cousin Billy Cumberland, and Cousin
: Patrick Henry entering from breakfast
|, Pat. Well, hope you feel better since
you have taken your breakfast.
Billy. Somewhat; but | can never
think of these things without making my
blood boil. And now, they have introduce
ed this Common School system, every lit
tie dirty whelp, whose blood "has run
through scouudrels since the flood" will
he popping up and taking the shine off of
the sons of our nobility )" and wealth and
family consequence will be utterly disre-
garded, unless it is coupled with personal
merit.
Pat. | have not much fear of the sys.
TEN as | do not think ii works we'll.
Billy. have-they have got the thing
started, and ii will be hard to stopit. You
will find these Wings are for applying ev.
cry thing they can lay their hands on, TO
8 the use Of Common Schools; and so are
some of the foolish Democrats-bnt our
. true Loco Foco Counties, such as Lincoln,
/ Edgecombe, Warren, &c. are dead against
0 Common Schools, which not only shows
/. their good sense, but sound democracy.
/. Pat. But how are VIC to stop this state
of things
Billy. That's hard to tell ii has given
me great deal of trouble. | knew they
+. would apply the proceeds Of the sales of
y the Public Lands to that object, and ! did
# every thing | could to prevent distribu.
e ton. And after the Surplus Revenue was
;, distributed, thought had managed TO
contrlve il so that the most of it would
q he wasted; but believe shall be disap-
q pointed.
Pat. How did you contriye to waste it,
q and how do you expect to be disappointed.
: Billy. The first three instalments, you
: know, were paid in 1886. The money
= was coming in by hundred Of thousands,
J and we would shout Hurrah for Jackson
!, and Van Buren-and the people would
! halo, Hurrah too, mighty ticl,lcd that
they were getting rich so fast. But kept
- dark, and never let them know that Var
, and | were opposed to their getting dol
: lar Of ii, until had carried the State fol
i Van, secured the Legislature, and woulc
- have elected the Governor, but my rela
"a ton to Dudley prevented me. But gave
= him good Democratic Council. Having
= carried every thing before me, | elected
= myself Speaker Of the House of CommoEs
j OF as you would say, {" convened and or
: gained myself" and made Rail Roae
- Charters, and amended Bank Charters, un
: til the doings of the Session Of 1886 are {
real curiosity. you will just look at the
!; LIST volume of the Revised Statutes, page
i $50, you will see how intended the mo
!, ney should be wasted.
IL Pat. But you speak, as il you did eve
- ry thing, and as if there was no other Dem
m ocrat concerned,
!, Billy. Well, it was pretty nigh that
had only to utter the ediet, and they reg
istered il. If all the schemes mentioned
e. at page $50 had succeeded, we shouIt
rs have had no trouble now about the Surplu
o. Revenue, but only one Of them took-th,
D. Wilmington Road. We got 5000, 900 o
re it safely stored away there, and 0,00t
70 of it to drain Swamp Lands and to mak'
81 it go down glibly, all the profits were to q
~ TO the School Fund. But thought Nigh
&c ty few of the little sans cuioaes would eve
~ get educated out of their profits.
Vi Pat. Well, these investments, | sup
le, pose, are total loss.
'ai Billy. can't say so we'll about that
os If you and get 10 be Governor, we cal
81 make il total loss easy; but how it vii
10 turn out, if we amt Governor, | can't say
~ The last Wing Legislature, finding tn
ne Wilmington Rail Road about TO blow Gt
h' and that the State might loose her 5000,
Is 900, backed the Company with 5000, 00t
H. more, and they have elected Dudley Pres
iis ident of the Road, and conIound the fellow
- he never puts his hand to any thing, but
- goes right ahead. He has paid OFT aread,
We $4,000 of the $500, 900, and every thin
by is going on swmmingly, and should no
III be surprised that he brought the Road oui
and make it profitable stock-the yer
les thing | did not intend.
nd Pat. Well, if this should turn out to b
,ht the case, how ate you going 10 excus
nd yourself for such faur pas7
~ Billy. There is 10 way to excuse my
ng self shall just have to submit but
ION will gull the State, just like guIled til
ev- Wilmington people. They thought all
ltil did for the Road was to aid the enterprizC
'ys and they voted me their thanks, road m
aid upon the Road gratis, toasted me at thei
,ur Dinners, and am monstrous great ma
lad with them. So, if the stock should tur
'en out 10 be profitable, why will point out I
nat the people my extraordinary sagacity
ion making SO prudent an investment for tn
tie, State.
he Pat. So il your designs are defeated
you will yet win Iaurels by the failure.
IN Billy lie that can't turn, can't spit
Cousin Pat.
Pat. Well, what about the Swan
ION Lands
ich Billy. | thought there could be n
mistake Of a failure there, but instead {
%. that, | am told they found place wher
On. they have drained about $4,000 acres
sIu land so, that the only hope to defeat thG
investment, is to get the land sold for moth
= ing. And there is no chance to get thu