The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1844-07-26

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dofe ffelnghuysen, who is good euid,
and experienced traveller himself lns,d,
OF the wagon see the proceeds OF the sale.
Of The public lands, ruth duties laid 70,
; protection 10 home tabor, a sound currency
an teonomicaf administration Of The Gon
erhmeat, and divers other good articles ne
ceSsary ior our safety ond prosperity. Bu
mere goes fellow behind, driving an un
broken colt 10 cart OF his own, filled M
With Ierds bonds and Ierds land scrip
As he wishes 10 20 along with US we shal
not dispute with hm about has freight,
though | think he will uOl drIye his car
over The mountains tins yeur. There
comes another man, tngging IA the rear
with "heelbaTfow, loaded down with two
hundred millions OF GortrHnGR scriD 10
pay n the STATE dcjs. lie is a good iel.
low IA the main, aud decidedly IA favor OF
our taking along every article 10 the wao
on; eut VIII insls, on liIs peculiar notion
That these State debts must 20 in company
with US, and while he works on his oAn
nook al has own barrow | shall never quar-
I rel With han or attempt TO dave hIm buck ;
though, II ! must express my opinion /
Z think hts freight viii be swamped among
the lens Ol Salt River. There comes anoIh
or fellow, with horses attached TO cum
brons machine, moving on skids, outside OF
WHICH you may see The prottuding mu2zles
OF whole battery OF cannon, aud tho ia
SIDE OF whlrh IS filed With ammunition.
guns, drums, and tfumpets, and all me par
Rphefnalia Ui mar. That fellow is full OF
h.h' aid wants TO 20 to war with either
Mexico or England or somebody else, he
% Hoi very particular with whom. He
wished to put oil that freight inside Of our
wagon, but When We satisfied HIN We had
not room Tor the ftlieth part Of II, lie agreed
10 brtng Il himself with hts own force, and
am not willing 10 drive hun back or quar-
rel with him about his IS hims for, although
he, like tho others, has his peculiar notions,
yet he, as well az they, is IN favor OF our
carrying every article we have "a or wag
on, and desires TO accompany us as far as
he can 10 defend aud protect II. louder
comes another fellow, tottetlng under the
weight OF "A knapsack, filled with rtdtses
on poicmicai dirlniiy aud thousand secfd
ran c0nirorcrsits He atden,ly lmplored
US TO give room IN the wagon for all that
luggage; but lie was assured that If one
halt hts tracts should be read On tho road.
'nsie1d OF proceeding IN harmony together,
there would be general fight among the
whole company after Which, when Catho
lac aud Protestant mad pommclcd each otl.
or souujly, the company would be separa
ted into religion, factions aud would never
reach their place OF destination lie was
informed, then, If he would take along his
knspsaek. he must bear It's weight, und
keep It's contents to himself as the only
tracts allowed TO be carried 40 the wagon,
or disseminated on the march, are those
which incuclle rriigious toitration, ia It's
widest aud most liberal sense, aud breathe
no other splfit than peace on earth and
good @lll among All MrN or ALL sECTs,
CLASSES, ANn DENOMINATIONS.
| can see also (lel me add rival tram,
With another wagon, behind all these, toll
ing hard 10 oYef,akc ours, aud bound or
the same country, where they mean to set
tie as squattefs Tor four years to come, II
they can reach II before us. THIS wagon
IS heavy numbering vehicle, beng bat
clumsy sttemp, to ,mttuto Il celebrated
carriage which came INTO fashion about The
year $500. The horses are old political
hacks, many Of them beng spawned aud
wind broken, hnj most OF them sorely dis.
Ircsscd with the thumpS, disease contrac.
ted by them on long Journey up Salt
River four years ago. Inside OF thus wag
90 you may see ponderour safes and chests
Of iron. upon which tie brazen capitals are
plainly Ieglhle, the "SUB IREaeURY sEPkR.
AIRS rHE GovTRNMrNr FROM TiE BANKS,
ANp TIM PEorLE IRON THEIR owN Mo
NEy.' On many OF these massive chests
We read, Hard money for The office hoi-
dcrS, and bank rags for The peoptc.' Ga
the top of oil these they seem TO have prlcd
Ossa on pclion, as It they designed to put
all T,rds upon wheels, including parts OF
the Mexican States Of Santa FL, Ch'hud.
hna, Couhmla, and 1umdhitPdSi the whole
crowned with the Tcr,aa debt OF untold
millions by the side of which, on anothsr
package, you may read, Na assumption q
our opn STATE debts by our oTn Gorer"
ment. Bu, the heaviest weight all presses
on the drivers box, where you may see
James X Polk, of Tennessee, holding his
uugs, four III hand, while George NJ. Dal.
las, sitting by his side, yalnly Plies hlcko.
~ goad to the oxcorluted llauks OF the "a.
ded animals The driver sits on cush'
ION of enormous weight, labelled " free
Trade Every part OF this vehicle u OF
foreign manufacture. The very wood OF
which IT ls made is oil foreign growth even
the horseshocs were made by English black
smiths TIE harness is all manufactured out
OF English leather, by English harness ma
kcts all the wheel tires, the axle trees,
and eycn the brldle.b;s, we're imported iron
/ Liverpool. No American laborer, whelh'
or native or naturalizod, was allowed to
drive nail into tins wagon. Strapped up
IN the boot behind you may see bro6eh
/ Treaty Nth MEXICO, covered over wl'h
that "blacl, Dag which Mr.. Butler, IN tho