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

10 Increase TO so if il thought proper. lie ar.
gued, that the Bank would not have afforded re
Lief, because II was not the debtor who would
have taken stock. bat The capiIalisi, VINO would
have been obliged to collect N IS money to pay
his subscription, and so the Constlbles would
have had enough to do
lie was opposed to oil the new Issues, as he
called them, OF the Whigs-Taiiif of Protection,
L - Bank, Distribution, and restriction OF The
Veto Ifo had voted for Distribution once, at the
heel Of thc session. but ho went home, examined
the subject, and changed his mind aud he was
NOW against il. Wore Of this hereatterl lie
did not think il q lair Argument that The Lands
Were Trust but waived the legal question, and
pat il on policy. lie denied the policy Of distfi
belihg this i1nd, and taxing The people 10 supply
IT'S place. lIo would prefer 10 have the money
IN Che Treasury and take the dutJ OIL Of Sugar
lie was opposed 10 the Bark 10 al forius. He
again waived tho Constitutional question, as lac
wonld come before the people on unequal terms
with his distinguished competitor on that point !;
but yet hs would venture Oh the Argument with
him II before a Cuart of JuEi;oe. rs ground
was that il was totally ines ped ont. Money is
power, and ho would not give u straw for the lib
erties OF the country If the whole money power
wero thus consolidated. lie would dctest him.
self Il he could condoseend TO such huInbuEgery
as 10 complain Of a man having money Bot NO.
ney Is power and the debtor is slave the cred.
tor, Ia position which we utterly deny. II IL
were true. 80 out of every 100 Of tho people Of
this country would DO slaves voluntarily slaves !;
and about every other man would DO a slave and
the owner Of such slaves himself Away with
Tie insulting idea lie admitted the useto nsss
Of Bank IA distuR!ng public funds snd rega
ialigs state Banks. lie admitted that il may
and can DO much good bu. SAID, that you stoHd
giUe 40 P0urr That Nay 10 Mischief Il is act
su!aeitnt that II nlHy do mach good. but q must
BE GtMoaslrated int q can do no HARM Ad.
milted The convenience Of bills that would pass
from one end Of the country 10 the other but
a s.lk purse would hold tie gold 10 do that lie
had tried It aud Ancw. lie was Tor separation
from oil Banks. Tyler had dsbnrsed the public
funds without loss lie asked where the interest
vent that the Bank received on lis loans Of the
public money 1T was divided among the stock
holders. Bot would you give your county TrIs
toe the interest on your County Funds No.
said Mr. lloko ibut here lie made a great ms
take, iO' Tho County Trustee, for performing the
very same duty Of receiving and Disturbing the
public funds except thu, be hiss no expense ~
sending 1t all over the country, nor no risk 10
making bad del, by loaniug u out, actually gots
his i've PER cent. all that comes into his hands
even Il h. only keeps IT day
Where. said llr Nokc, ttlH you find better
currency than our North Carolina Bank Notes?
Fou can take 81 blll and buy tr,nkot on Penn
- wanna Avenue, aud get specie IN change.
haze tEotrn no cases, aid he, u opP,es5i0a ~
ths BIaks IN North Carolina, btclRsc iAtV are
rndadgtt By men u character. Ihey hare Jesa
rlaaaged ueI
lie neat opposed any restriction Of the Veto -
Spoke Of Mr.. Clay as distinguished man oC &c.
~ deeidcd ability, whom be hId d . idea Of abu
siug Icru Mr. iloke introduced an auecd9to
Of BaIchmAn. as lao did several others in The
course o. his speech. which we Will no, do h.m
The injustice 70 report. ior We understand he ia.
ifoiaets them ~ al b.s speeches, aud II fore.
stalled him, his aneedoies which are only passa-
BE hen fresh, would become too stale for use
Dat 10 return 20 the speech, III lIoke did not
know, he said, whom he vas for for President
any more than the Wings knew ,ireo weeks ago
whom they were for for Vice Pfcst. Ne4twrek
DO would tell. for no was for any good Democrat
who would carry out tho principles be had advo.
Gated, and DO had 10 doab, tic Convention would
nomluRtc such ono.
The annexation 81 Texas was .fcat Nariona!
question above al others IN which every ssc'ion
waa iuiefssteJ but s-peeis!iy the Soptb wnh
whom il was 4 caso .. 40 sud death iIa there.
lore d hot t.rcs v1h either Clly or Van b.
ron How atil We defend orr southern border
he asked He discussed the supposed designs Of
Great Britain denied the existence OF any dee
ded ion tho recovery Of Texas and the force
Of any Treaty obligations to Mexico which he
vas only asserted bY politicians to ev'de
tho question lie might offend some good Van
Barren Democrat. BY this but be COULDN'T help IL,
he mast ray what 10 thought,
IN conclusion 10 eompl1iaci Of every III .ut
bong swallowed op ~ National politics; by
wli.l, sc loso sht Of \ Carolina and aro swept
4fgs5r BIZ tho General rFapsd-sDd lost ia a. IIc