The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1844-06-14
TIE CANVASS.


Tic following Is an account of the dis.
lssion between Messrs. lioke aud Ora
BAN, on tho 25lh uil., copied from the Fay.
|cuc,le Observer:
MI H0kE opened the debate, with reference
Tie position n which he STOOD before tho poo.
|a lie pad 4 bandaomo compl .peBt 10 Mr.,
|,Ah4m, whom lie kaew well, and against Whorn
hsd 20 word 10 saw beyond ;be principles he
-l.4'rd IL then entered on toytew of tie
q S II $50, Its geometry, spoOufry, siug
Sc. Spoke Of tbo crowds @ho had flock.
g Washington a, the Inauguration, whom he
r. ,eI 70 look upon Is al applicants Cor ottce
,eA3tg'y honodp following where The FsT was
,u-asd and sstlnlilng over tie smallest cr1ub
d. u Referred to t4e Nmg promises oil
= times, and proceeded 10 lrgp.to whether
u ptuhicd The country 10 any particular
trd fts, So 10 thc Baakhp, Law How ~
l54 ptohtrd bg that isr o. VIZ good for
sgss aud D!hccfx. s.ut IS uenctil 10 creditors
I cited 5 carc "a w1iei he had been profession.
earlsyci. where man vas confined in j,h
\ tss8nsg Tor another wha hal tsken the bcuetl
hs Baakrnpl Act We imagine tia: if tie
\ q. story vs- told there might appear another
. 10 it. Why vas a man Imprisoned when
/ be IS las cxemptiua honest debtors from im.
'5nHent Or why did not the security him.
take tho tcnefil Of tho Bankrupt Law -
! tFeu ike Mr.. Ilokr. End i very Gasp 90
'ts OIL ) c7Eo for j cheat
u nest spoke Of the Iublc Land Disttbu.
which he ,ald had bcen a groai question in
4 s''su North Caroliua. Tho peo 10 had iF.ed
Hhigs, gyon them power, aud now, asSed
ll8tc, where's the money lie read por-
a' Of tie Land Bill Complained q the 10
cent al.9aod to the nins new states on the
within their borders, and Of tic 100000
~ q land allowed to Zach state that had not
s'ly received that amount for luteFnal Ion.
! Tsmsuts Complained too hat when the DIS
llllla ceased, In Consequence oi tho provision
8 saalli cease wien the Tarf Tss tui'ot
~, 20 per cent, that That part Of The at fellt
s. tho 500 010 acres did not cease also --
ID ytl,yneu, from the u paHmabt showing
Of the . now States entitled 10 The $40 300
. e., some had received tie whole. AMI others q
'gg part, before tho oct was passed Ais doc
. l.sni seemed TO rs only 20 show the necessity
/ the continuance Of tho law. tia, all Hfight be
aaIed alike and especially when Il is well
a9~n That this giIl ior iHtsrnal improvement s
not loF the Sisics benefit, lat foG tau ilersas-
7alue they rive - the government lands ia
'ie saics But Mr. lIokn argued, that TO re-.
ll part, auI leave fia res, ~ existence, was
reminiscent with lie Wing promises TO their own
! ends.
4 lie neat passed 10 The Tstia, and dwclt long
l. He seemed 10 think that very few had
i, aud that most mon waited for the papers
4 come out and give them their cue which they
owed wright OF wrong lie was afraid both
lies were alike il thir respect, Speak for
lr own party, Mr. Iloke ! lie had invosiiga.
i with care, and would explain it. Nobody
2! lie had heard OF was for direct tasat ion.--
hfnhe has not heard Of Sonic Of his prominent
4 y friends N South Carolina lie denied al.
4 ny TIC power Of Congress to lay duties for any
a l' purposes than reynnuo admitted that they
iid impose more on ons article than on another
" only tor rovcnuu. II was in the teeth Of tho
N"'tnllnr TO lay duties to exclude revenue, or
N'e'iyo or prohtbitoty duties. Complained OF
minimum system aud dwelt long on the pro
0oJy duics on manufactures Of " ooleu, Cot
D. hemp, Silk and Iron Contrasted tho dn'y
4 only - per cent on Thread LAGOS, which tho
4 use, with the duties an coarser articles Of 90
a ~ PR cent Complained of the falling of of
4 lots IN the first nine months after the Tariff
IA W. INTO operation as showing that duties were
4 a'2h' lie was not opposed to Manufactures;
"a Aongtt duty Of 30 per cont with dserlmi.
IA '''n Tor revenue, sufficient Denied that put
4 on dntes made goods cheaper. II might DO
4 ~ solitary article, where the merchants,
Two fellows, import largely before Tarili
''es' and then the price falls before they can
VA on their stocks Ho did not appear to OBJ.
W 'hat he was he's answering his own argu.
~. sooo' tho falling Of imports after the Tariff
We Then passod TO the Bank bill. which ho said
wings ought 10 thank Capt, Tyler 70, veto
az would not hayo bothered things, and il
- MON an excuse lie stated it's proposed
y'@' AZ 90 millions, appealing 10 Mr. Graham
" were not SO. Mr.. 6. told him 90 that the