The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-02-16

Now, sir, this article does palpable mus.
tlce not only to the Wing party, but TO the
Board, and TO Committee OF this House,
of which Committee | was member-and
whose Report on the subject, was concur.
red IN by this House without a dissenting
voice. DO here, Mr. Speaker IN my place
pronounce this statement untrue 10 every
particular, aud utterly deny every conclu.
sion attempted TO be drawo from these false
premises. Aud, SIR, if,he Statement, shall
here make, in regard 10 this matter, be not
substantlated by the facts known TO this
House, then desire, at this time, an open
contradiction Of any of them by any mem
Der of the House. Ii is not true, that
+" Whiggery" sirove TO keep or the ser
Poaure.' The fact is directly the contra
~. The Whigs-yes, Mr.. Speaker, the
Wing Governor and the Wing Board, and
the Wings in this House-Inviled aud
sought the investigation, as is well known
10 every member here. Both parties went
for investigation, as proposed at the first
Of the session, by the Resolution Of the gen.
ileman from Edgecomb. proposed an
amendment, extending the enquiry farther
than was contemplated by that Resolution,
and directing the Committee 10 examine in
TO the solrency of the borrowers, into oil
the ofdirs Of the Board, and TO send for
persons and papers. The only difference
between the course Of the Two parties on
the subject was, that, with a few honorable
exceptions, the Democratic party vote d
against this more extensive investigation,
proposed by my amendment, while the
Wings went for it. A committee, compos
ed Of majority Of Democrats, was appoint.
ed-we made thorough and laborious ex
ANIMATION of all the affairs Of both Boards
of the solsency Of the debtors, and the
manner in which they had been managed
from their fret organization. Every thing
was found 10 be right. Not the slightest
dissatisfaction was expressed by any mem.
Der Of the Committee, nor do believe that
any was felt. cannot believe, tina, any
member Of the Committee has authorized
the publication to which have alluded
We certainly did not ascertain the facts 10
70 ~ hbOtoAh saaASN1 VI w bV illSsi
uated. The Reports will speak for them
selves. The result Of cur labois has been
published BY the House, and received It's
unanimous concurrence. Not a cent has
been at any time lost by either Board nor
is there any danger Of loss, if human ies.i
mony is TO be credited al all. The Com.
mittee had the power, and did send for per.
sons and from the evidence Of the mos,
respectable witnesses summoned before US,
we were all satisfied that all was correct
and that the loans were safely made. Now,
sir, as to the charge of favoriiism, how
stand the facisl have taken some pains
TO examine this matter. The reports are
before gentlemen-ihey can examine for
themselves, and look into the political com
plexIon Of the names and the amounts Dor.
roved. have prepared a Statement,
which WILL .c-l . lie House, and Il .Ae!e
be any error 10 It, | ask gentlemen no cor
rect the noH, while ] an on the subject, anC
not attempt, hereafter, 10 make pollca
capital out of matter, which can now be
understood and explained while we are here.
In this Statement, have cIasged The politics
Of the borrowers, with their respective a.
mounts, into Wings aud Democrats, and
have added a column, into which have
placed the loans made TO partners, where
one was Wing and one a Democrat, 10
Corporations, TO Professors in Colleges, and
to Ladies, abd denonna,ed then all as aeu
trail Here Mr.. Cardsell inquired Of the
gentleman from Cabarrus, lfhe could inform
the House whether he Ladies who had Oh
tanned loans, were 10 fact Wings or Demo.
Gratis. Mr.. BarrIncer replied, that he had
no, enqulred into that particular but as the
Ladies Of the whole country were nearly
all " hlgs, he would grant, if gentlemen de.
sired 4, That ,Leg =-.s u .t,- ius,g:ea,
Wings. Mr. B4rringer lben read the fol.
loving Tabular Statement;