The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-07-31
The Risc,,sSIO,,,

pie OF this county, and was replied 10 by jaime
W. Osborne. Esq We give !, as our candid opln
ion that no man has been 90 egsctaally used a
IN these parts as Mr. Shepard. This we coul,
see BY the hnggafd looks Of some Of his friends
while others Of them, tie leaders. for appearances
s,kc seemed 10 be highly elatel at the aneedoie
with which be utcrlarded his speech.
A. this Is the FIST time we have seen or hear,
this gentlemen il may not be amiss 10 state ~ha
our first Impressions Has appearance Is "a
Their youthful and he is deficient in that dignity
Of bearing which person aspiring to the ofiic,
Of Governor should possess. lie has the mos
restless eye We ever saw in mans head. and i
Indicative Of a want Of stability which is charac
teris,ic Of tie politician. who is all things 10 OIL
men. And democrat who Is a believer in the
srienen Of phrcnology says his head is too Il. be
hind. lie Is tho most disdainful man in has man
ner that we ever listened 10.
! In tho commencement Of his speech ho con.
gfa,ulated himself at the appearances Of a mum.
BET Of his fair country women who had honored
the occasion with their presence. lie had for.
gotten We suppose that only shod time before
lis remarks in reply 10 Cav. Graham were SO
coarse n to drive lilo ladies Of Asheyle from lis
icning to him lIo then took up tho subjects
winch lie was IN tic habit Of discussing
!, is no; our intention to follow Mr.. shepard
in ivory particular, but touch only such parts Of
rs speech as calls FOR notice.
lie commenced by referring 10 tho Public
Lands. lie said he was opposed IL tho dis,ribu
ton u the proceeds Of the Public Lands among
Ito States said il ought to 20 into tho Treasury
Of The Unned Statea to tighten the taxes Of tho
people, aud charged tic Wings with iucons.sten.
cy on iAr suijccl--,bat while t.oy were profess.
ing to be ia favor Of North Carolina getting her
stafa ll.cy we're giving more thon tAoir share TO
the Ncs States Tual the Wigs had passed
law distributing Ito proceeds 70 the States with
9 provision that when tho t4rT scpt above %
per cent. distribution was 10 cease, and then they
had caused the contingency tina, took from North
Carolina her share. Tat he has voted IN the
Legislature FOR North Carolna 10 receive her
share be,suse Mir Clay had introduced a resou
ton IN the Senate that lf State refused 10 re
ee,vc her portion Il should no, 90 INTO the public
Treasury b., be divided among the States that
bsd voted 10 receive their share lie did not toll
the people, however that Mr.. Calhoun, ouo Of
Their leaders, sndoavorsd to have Law passed
ce3sng 81 the ,luds to Tie States in which they
we're located
lie then tflnched Of upon tic Tsf.T lis ar.
.3mcnts on tb.s suljec, orc tic same as is gene.
--lly used BY tho Loco Fseos, That Il was a
az 10 tenefl tho Northern mahafaciurefs-th
aey rere making 50 and 60 per eont--lhat Trey
omitted they wer' msI,ug from IS to % per
-out that the collector received one Tax for tho
and smother FOR the manufacturers
-fwhcro IS tie law that shews that faet-M (
shepard mus, havs thought th4l tie people Of
ds-klenbure were very guliblo to believe thlsi
Tho admitted that prices had felen tut that he .
lil vas csusei By eompo iton that Mr.. Ora
am stated that tho question Nas practical ono 4
aa that las arguments were that high duties
us4s low goods and lhRi tho Loco Ioco- bad
iot repealed it IN 1913 lie insisted that the
consumer paid Vie tax ond TIA, MIR Clay, D.
y elsicf aud q Adams lad sai. So .thls "a
asv, 10 us}-,bal The Wings lad slch poor
'pipjon Of ,he intelligence Of tie people that they
lad 10 use latin a;ds ia their laws 10 blind them
Ie congratulated tho people that tho Tariff had
,ss-r1 tho Ilouso and tia, he believed il would
as, the Senate.
lie neIt ref rrai 10 dc RalgisA AMI Castor
Rail Rold. This being Mr. Sbepstds principal
,gl.y, wo dIcHrcei TO hear something new from
am J4i was disappointed lie sail lie vas al.
says opposed to Internal Improvements by the
State Tot in tic internal improvement con.
.cutIon he could recommend tho State 10 en-.
,ago in these undertakings What a change
,omcs over tho esprit or his dream When he
wants Office Tbs, he was opposed to tic loan
II s50o 900 to lbe Raleigh and Castor Rail Road
although the company at thst time, was solvent .
&c. when it applied for the loan Of s3ooOO0 ii f.
admitted that Il WAS insolvcnt and that It gave
no security for the loan-v .evory body ougl! to ,
snow that the road became bound for the s3la,. /.
200 and tho Stockholders were individually bound
for tie $500 600, ye, Mr. Shepard says that there
u az no sccurty,l lie objected 10 Mr.. Graham''
bidding to the amount OF s3C3 900 because MS Mr..
Graham admitted there was no one 60 bid against
him he nigh, have got il for small sum. aud as
tho Stock holders intended 10 flo bill IN equity
il the state could not hold the road il would be
los, of that amount lie said, as Mr.. Graham
stated that he represented the dignity OF tho state
he supposed the greater tho Debt the greater the
dignity, and If debt was piled upon debt North
Carolina vii get to be very dign'iied State
and { tic tariff will raise The tax to the moon he
supposed we would get our goods for nothing
lilo stated that the bonds could not no collected
and that many of tho Stockholders were insol-
vent, that they had taken the benefit # tho Bank
rupt law, another specimen Of Wing legislation
lie next referred to bis bill for the relief of the
ncoplc, lie drew a comparison between the oPo.
ration OF this bill aud tho banks. Said that while
tho people had only sl,iO0,00o to redeem the
b,nh b,lls there was $3.50, 1000 600 to redeem his