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Columbia shew very conclusively the wish
d intention of his party. The collection
of gold and silver iu tbe. dues of lite United
States may have some influence OA tlie
banks is the largo cities, where large dis.
burt-meU ere- made ;1,wk1 where the bal
unee f trade Concentrates they w ill no
iVouU be least injured and enabled to exist ;
nd on New Yorkjie roust havcJfeLhis
attention axed, ben lie made tins assertion
Wto thu probable existence of banks ; but
to remote places, agricultural and interior
Slates, what oilier limn n deleterious eflect
can j.t have, whence the specie must be
drained constantly in payment of the docs
to the United Stajcs, without any probabil.
it v of an invigorating reflux?
it is duo to the State, and necessary U .a.
restoration of or happy, prosperous, und
lionprablc condition, as far us in our power,
to mark with" unqualified reprobiuon, this
infringement on the right am', credit of tlie
States this War:n the institutions and
uuHtat of the count rv. For .when tho ac.
cvrmitau'ott of wealth is the result of Indus.
try, economy and skill, it is certainly lion.
watoo to the owner ; and whether it consists
n land, chattels or stock, is unquestionably
entitled to the stern protection of the tow ';
nnd the person,-matters not what hisitSnd.
ing or position in soeietV who indulges in
the practice" of misrepresentirfg and ,.de--trading
from the value of either, deserves
its severest lash. Let us nut the seal of
- reprobation on the unfaithful officer wlib
violates the Constitution in letter or spirit
Let us inform the President that Wc consider
the purposes of Government to mean some.
thing more important, as the regulator of
trade and commerce with the Suites,
than merely picking out tlie gold' and silver
from the currency, in the discharge of the
public dues, to pay out to the oflicerV That
the currency of the country, no matter of
what it consists, must bo the medium 1
exchange, aid is as essential to " trade and
commerce with the States," as the circula.
tidnof the blood i.i to the animal existence,
and as nocessftryjo a healthy state, to bo
regulated by aentral power, os tlie other
is to flow from tho heart. Gold and silver
are testa, of t tlie value of tho currency, bo
it what it may, nnd if s applied, are vidua
bio ; but their intrinsic value is o( small
consideration, compared to tho advantages
of bank notcs,chj-cks,and bills of exchange,
as a medium of exchange. What power
should apply this regulator? Certainly tlie
United States, for none other' ran.
Tho object to bo attained, n a uniform
currency throughout the Union, based on
specie and the credit of the Stales, or of the
United State. How can this bo aceom.
jdished ? is tho rightful enquiry. I have
'' no fear in the answer, that it can only lie
effected by an arrangement entered into by
law, between the State and Federal Govern,
ments, for improving find usijig the local
banks, or by tho establishment of a Bank of
the United plates,, wjih sufficient capital
assigned to each State to supply the amount
of notes for all useful and necessary purpo.
aes. jOne kini'of bank notes t with a specie
basis , nai ampl? guarantee, can alone
meet the object and accomplish the purpose
desired Where, jts at present,' large
variety of bank notes, issued front eight or
" nine hundred ba nks, are thrown into circu
lation, experience has proved that they can.
not stand on equal footing actual and ficti
tious circumstances will produce' degree of
value totally destroying their worth as a na
tional circulating medium.
1 would prefer an arrangement by which
the1 local Banks would be remodelled to the
because the renewal of their charters could
sbo made to happen successively, without
producing the political convulsloiixwhich
has twice attended the renewal f the clMiulaatural capacities ot JlioJiStatehad been
ter of the National Bank; because, too,
some of the prevent institutions could be
- adopted, and the redundant merged into
them ,or allowed to cxpi rc at the end of thei r
charters.
; " A Bank 6f tho United States, with sulTi.
cient, capital to supercede all the local
: : Binks miglit be made an engine of opprcs.
: sion, dangerous to bur political institutions,
which tho local Banks could not. The
superceding the local Banks by a National
) Bank, must unquestionably produce a revo
lution intho monetary aQuirs of tlie country
to an immense extent and unforeseen con.
sequences. ' . '-
Capitalists in all countries, and marc
particularly in ours, are the pioneers of
their own fortunes, and look' with an eye
single to their interests on the selection of
the managersrijf ipstitutions in which i they
invest their funds. . Nor are they "usually
- combined with the politician, for their no.
tions are antagomstical. The study and
ucccssiof the, one, destroys that of the othi
sir. Stocklfolders are tlie mamgers of the
-local Banks. Tlie funds of these Banks,
divided over as greM an extent of country
na ours, and under the management of their
own officers, presents an msuperable dim-
culty to.the formation of political cabals or
any other, for the injury of Urn great inter
est of the country:, with whose welfare they
are so intimately connected and identified.
A National Bank might fall into the bands
of a clique, who, concious of their power,
might be-; tempted to interfere in federal
policy to the great injury of its pecuniary
affairs, and inflict a stab on the liberties of
the country.
The Banks in the North arc much "more
iramcrousJhanjn.Bny oXhex,sttionbeing
established in most parts where money
could be usefully employed, and in such
sums as were demanded by the. capacities
of the country ; and tuey have been ably
JJmSJmmsaL.. pusbjnguand 1
developing tlie natural capacities of the
country lo a great state of perfection, stand
high in tlieir own sections where best
known; yet we scldomi ever see one of
Ifeeir cote in circulation in our Slate, and
m greater part of-them never pass out of
fliojr immediate, neighborhood. The Banks
of the Southern ald Western States; have
partakca more of, and, no doubt, have becti
influenced fey, the character of the country.
Many nave been established on false prin
pjples and been badly managed, and the
result could not be otlierwiae than' disas
trous to the stocklwlders, who had actual
capital invested; but that appears not to
have been the case to any very great extefcft,
1 have no doubt that those which have cant.
tal, and will take warning from experience j
will yet do a valuable business. ' ' . "
; The recuperative powers r theie sec
tions of the country are immenfa, and af.
ford great room for the employment of
cnpiuu. evcii uiiuer iur,r recent manage,
mcnt, I do not know that we have more
cause Jo lament thr.i to rejoice, except to
tho. injury our national character and credit
have sust&Hied ; as it has resulted in many
great p-,u solid improvements, equal, and
perhaps superior, to any thing of which we
can boast.
That Banks are susceptible of improve.
mcnt both in form ami maiiugemeiit cannot
bo doubled now, when such vast and asto
nishing improvements liave taken place ill
Agriculture, Manufactures, sail and steam
Ships, Rail Roads ami other inventions.
The operations of the federal Uovcrn
mcnt continuing to effect the Banks, ours
as well as many others, were a second time
compelled to suspend specie payment,p or
force tlie collection of their debts to the
injury and ruin of many of their dealers.
Tlie wisdom of their choice I am not dis
posed to question. Most persons -seemed
to acquiesce in its correctness. I ho few
whodidntrtcomplniwd to cover their do.
n in mis for tne uoimie interest, i.ie penuiiy
imposed on our Banks for refusing sjieeie
when demanded. '.
Fo political effijet , they have liren sub-
jected to the constant fulmination of spleen
and vituperation by certain pa rtizan presses
and orato'rs, who hope to bolster up their
falling fortuiK's by exciting popular preju
dice, and diverting attention from their own
miwk-eds m the popular clamor. And the
usefulness of these institutions liavo no
doubt been considerably curtailed by these
-attacks. Surely thev calculated greatly on
the ignoranco of tho people, when' they ex.
nccted to acquire either renutntion or
strength bv such a course. Of what, I sk,"t
consists the Banks of this Stutoi - The
Stale hns put into the stock about one million-fifry
thousand dollars, arid individuals,
about two millions two hundred thousand
dollars. This constitutes the Hanking cm.
pital of North Carolina, and for avery dol.
lur -actually reiid in, two may bo issued when
prudent fo do so, by tturBmkrln their
notes. At this time their issues amount to
about one half of tlieiVcniiitalM.. The inter.
est thev in-ccivo on loun-is limited to sixf
per cent, per annum. Should they refuse
to pay specie when demanded, tho4iolder
of their notes is entitled to 13 npr'eeirt. in.
u-rest. Kvery six months they are required
to pay Jo Ahctot.khoUlers whutever 1 profit
may have been niaUe ;.aiiu it tho uxiiviiium
stoekh4ders derive any qntisual advnntn.
ges, it should Urtecollected that the State
the jwep&vfmrtieipnto in about one third
of tho profits that being the proportion of
her Kto;k-f-aud also a tax on the individual
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l!llm & iprcuyjjiiuchhcsiutn-J no-aub,
stance of these much buscd institutions,
which, lite every thing else jinder-thir
manacremi'iit of human: heads and hands.
are capable of doing good or evil, according
to tho influences which' arc made to operate
on tl.cnb ' In a country like ours, of moral
honesty, the keen eye of interest wiHr in
all probability, insutc their.able and cornxt
maiiagcrnent in the selection ot Directors
of good cjiaracter, skill and iutegriiy.
titled to the highest respect, who contend
This I consider clearlv erroneous. ' The
present stockholders mighi.fear further com.
petition in tho money market ; if all the
improved, or if improvements were worth
less. Out the reverse is the fact, and an
immense amount is required for that pur
pose, independent of the deficiency for trade
and commerce. Our most convenient
lands are cleared, worked, exhausted and
deserted : our dwellings are mostly of a
poor and tcjniiorary kind ; our water power
only occasionally occupied by small innnii.
tactunng establishments ; our Douna less
mines and oars almost neglected and why
are these things sot Because we have not
in our State those facilities which Banking
Capital abundantly aflbrds elsewhere.
We fiecd more, not only to develope the
vastrcsourccs of our Sta'te, but to keep off
tiie notes of otlicr States, and supply our
entire circulation. I have been well situa
ted ti learp these facts. Many applications
UHivOj.ijecn.nwde tothisoffice to borror the
funds of iw Literary und Internal improve,
mcnt Boards. ,Thoso who contend thijt Ve
have capital enough, I am persuaded, jmust
have cjnfound?d capital with: Bank isktics,
Lu)d-werc-4ndued to say -so ijccause the
Banks Imd suspemled specie payments. 1
have ever understood that the more capital
glther Bank or individual, a .country pos
sessed, the stronger and richer it was con
sidered.. If our jlanks had more capital, J
am satisfied they could the sooner resume
specie payments and discounts. ' Can there
be a question of a large floating debt in the
country, subjected to the shaving process?
In tlie place of paying sist per cent.? per an
num at the Banks, many debts arc made at
10, 15 and 25 per cent, between individual
debtors and creditors. To obviate such
an usurious shaving process, more banking
cnpital would be valuable to the State. Our
I !r. I I. . I.. .1: .
merenams, unaoie io uoiuiu uutuuun m
home7 tcjinake tluir"
York with cash, are compelled to submit to
credit, and if not paid when due, have to
oiv seven ner cent., making a loss to the
State in thcxegulatinn of 1he TOlance of
trade of one per cent.
..; A difRculty is apprehended in obtaining
subscribers, which may be so. Capitalists
have had such good reason to be alarmed
foijr the safety of their funds,by tlie constant
senseless attacks' on these institutions,' and
the instability of our laws, that they will
pari with the management of their money,
doubtless, with some apprehension and re
luctance. But I hope those acts of iisurpa.
tion, violence and detraction have passed
never to return ; and that confidence and
liWtttdity will again take tlieir places,' and
that fjftering fairlnducements, capital will
e.Orawn to the Suite, and from its hidiug
places again to afford the poor, but honest
nnd enterprising man, the means to benefit
himself and his country. Whatever might
be the result to the owner of capital, wheth.
er in the hands of individvals or stored
away in Banks, its pretence couldjwt pos
sibly do any injury. (. '
The four years I have been in office tlie
Banks, in Dividends andTaxes, have yield
ed to the State the sum of two hundred ind
fifty-tliree thousand two hundred and. one
dollars 87 cts ; which has been paid into
the public Treasury, the most Conclusive
proof of their value to the State, and du
ring which period the receipts from all
oilier sources of Taxation in the State
amounts to three hundred and four thou,
sand three hundred arid sixty -eight dollars
69 cts. ; showing the advantages of a
small active capital over heavy landed and
personal property. That tlie took in tlie
present Bank is good, requires no better de
monstration than that it "continues at or
above par, while other property has been
grcjyjyduccd. .Borrowers generally; to
far as. 1 hae been enabled to discovery pre.
fer an accommodation from Banks tot any
oilier source, and note holders find abun
dant indemnity in the penalty of 12 per
cent, if speeie kjefused. I can then ui.
cover no sensibhi reason to doubt their utili.
ty or to circumscribe tlieir operations., j ,
This State participated less in specula.
tons of the day than any other in the-Un-ion.
We felt for a while the influence of
the general prosperity of the country, from
the Institutions and means of other States
more than from our own. Bank capital ,
has increased but little for many years, and j
except' what funds were devoted to tlie
construction of Rail Roads from tlie surplus
it small amount on loans and the credit of
tlie Suite, the active, capital has decreased
by investments in llie stocks of raW roads
and manufacturing companies ; but surely
furnishing a basis abundantly jtwtilymg its
restoration and increase commonsurately
with our wants. And until -some general
arrangement can be made to" put the Slate
Banks of the country onhlgher ground, and
capnldeof more solid'and useful purposes,
or the establishment of a National Bank , I
would respecjUiilly recommend the increase
of the capital of the Banks of the State and
Caper Fear, unn milhomif dollars each, and
that the State hand over to them equujly,
as her subscriptloji.ojlstock4 all the Chero
kee ImhkIs, n nd the iHinds and notes belong,
ing to the Boards of tho Literary .Fund .of
North Carolina, and Internal Improvements
convertibloTas collected- with such other
funds as con baspared from other purposes ;
provided tlie Banks will loan-to tho-VV'il-mington
and Raleigh, and Raleigh and
Gaston Rail Road Companies $300,000 to
9400,000, on the bonds of said companies,
guaranteed by the State, on tho property
of which companies the State being already
secured by mortgage, at a rate of interest
not exceeding 0 per ccijt, per annum ,Xor,
the period of ten years, unless these . com
panies ate enabled sooner to pay the same.,
"The higher the grounds upon which the
State can place these Banks, by-protection
and strict supervision, the more she w ill in
spire public confidence, fill the subscription
and enable them the sooner to resume specie
payments and extend their usefulness,
For the recommendation of increasing the
capital of our Banks and requiring thei raid
to the Rail Roads., Lwpuld endeavor briefly
to assign you my reasons.
And although I have the pleasure of cob.
4wo
Rail Roads in our State,-which, for cheap.
ncss, length and rapidity of construction,
ore comparable to any in the world; yet it
is attended w i th the regret ofhaying: to in.
form you that their cost and extra expenses
have exceeded theirmenns. In short they
arc in debt, and turn to you for assistance ;
for there is no- other source whence they
can nnd should so rightfully seek it. No
doubt they doo with reluctance, yet this
but proves the urgency or their necessities.
Whatever reports may bo made now by
their officers of the prospects of profits to
fhe stockholders, the advantages to the State
to the farmer, the land holder near them,
to the mechanics and laborers, and their
great utility for the diffusion of " knowledge
and for the concentration of troops in cases
of emergency, cannot now be' questioned.
1 heir destinies seem now more or less iden
tified with the charactcr and prosperity, of
the Mate, many patriotic persons., .have
nobly put their shoulders to the wheels, in
vested their money in the stocks of;theae
works-and will for some time- receive' less
compensation than they might hayedoiWfby
other investments. If a few months dner.
ation of a Ituil Road had given evidenca-of
great profit and the Road needed immediate
assistance, would it be the policy of the
State to withhold it t I should say not.-
then how much more the necessity oft ex-
erting this policy in granting assistance to
establish these Roads on such a footing
that tliey may freely and fully " test their
utility.
The advantage from such improvements
to the State, are of higher and loftier im
portance than can possibly accrue to her
from any pecuniary profits, which her in
vestment could yield. She is above all risk,
But the Stockholders can derive or receive
no other advantages but those arising from
dividends, and while these are devoted to
the payment jf thejdebts and yielding no
remuneration pea n not reasonably be expect.
cd to enlarge their investments.
It is generally admitted, and, I-hclieve,
cannot be denied, that one half at least of
has been arrested -by. (ho disai
trous times brought upon the country, as I
have endeavored to show, by the acts of the
Federal GovernmenC We may now trust
that more prosperous times will, ere long,
be restored, and the travel resumed.
Majokity in Pennsylvania;1 The true
majority for Harrison in the State of Penn
sylvania is ascertained to be 343 votes, io
a 1 1 It -
stead ot zot, as nrsi puousneoi i ne error
originated in stating the Van Buren majori
ty in McKcan county at 92,wlien it was 13.
THE MESSENGER.
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Friday Morning December 1840.
Governor's Message. Wecommence,
this week , the publication of the message
of Gov. Dudley to tbe Legislature, its
great length forbids our giving it entire in
one number. It will bo concluded next
week. -'v:-
Pretfdeatiml Election.
The full returns front all the States have
not as yet reached uau They have oil,
however, voted for Gen. IIabrisox, except
New Hampshire, Virginia Alabama, Kr
kansas, Missouri and Illinois. This latter
State is claimed by both partica-what tho
actual result js, we are unable to say
South Carotina has not yet voted, but will,
no doubt, cost her vote for Mr. Vas Buhes.
Gen. Harbison has received two hundred
and thirty-four elcctorajjVotes certain, and
jiiji majority in the popular vote, willpot,
we think, be much short of firo hundred
thousand ! This is by far the greatest maT
jority ever given to one giari in tlie Union.
Gen Jackson, in 1828, received 219elec
toral vctcf fiftcch,(and if Illinoisjios voted
the Whig ticket) twenty votes less than
what has been given to GenT IIahbisos !
PeJUTENIIABY AND-ttMATIC ASYLTM.
We are trufy glad ta find the Raleigh pa
pcrs pressing Ojo the attention bf the present
a. : st-t r-r 1 r
Legislature the propriety of faking such
measures as will secure the ercctionof a
State Penitentiary and a Lunatic Asylum.
We believe that the general question rc.
specting the policy of The penitentiary sys.
tern is pretty well settled, and tho only
matter remaining for consideration is a
mere ;hoice of, plnns. Should the present
Legislature conclude to build a penitentiary
it is probable wo shall have a thorough re
vision of our criminal code in the State
an event, we think, very desirabte.
The Difference.
G.;n. Harbison carried his own State by,
i majbrityof from 25to 30;0D07 " Ken",
tucky and Indiana, which; next to his own
Stale, are best acquainted with his charac.
tcr, qualifications and, services, gave him an
overwhelming majority.
. Charles City county, Va., the birth-place
of both Harbison and Tyleb, gave them
a vote of 150 out of 20st In the county
wficrc GovVTyler resides, the Whig ticket
was nearly unanimous.
Hamilton county where Grn. Harrison
resides, has lately, for the first time in scv
oral years, given a Whig majority.
Now let us look at the "other side of the
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picture :
Albany, where Mr. Van Buren long rei
sided, and in the neighborhood of his birth
place, gave a decided majority against
him.
New York State in despite of State
pride and local feeling, went against him
by upwards of 10,000 majority.
dence, gave a heavy majority against bim.
And Tennessee, too, where Gen. Jack
son's popularity was once able to bear every
thing before if, has gone against his nomi
nee to the tune of 10,000, and upwards !
' " Sic gloria transit" 'V
03" The ladies of Nashville,Tennessee,
prepared a banner to present to the county
in that State which should cast tbe largest
Whig vote in proportion to her entire
strength. Sevier county, in East Tennes,,
see, will claim the prize her vote being
for Harrison 927, Van,Buren 45 or 20 to
one ! ' w i
Central Papers.
Among the many papers that claim polit
ical neutrality liow very few are bo in
reality We seldom ever see a professedly
neutral paper, but what shows either di
rectly or indirectly its political preference,
ai;d there is scarce a religious paper even,
but what by reading it attcntively7"wemay
learn its bearing as to politics. Would it
not be decidedly better for the miscellaneous
periodicals of, our country to speak plainly,
yet in a respectful, dignified manner, in
reference to the great political questions
that always must , 6f hecessity7"agitate,
more. or less, every Republic ! We hope
the time is not far distant when men will
have liberality enough to treat each qthersj
opinions with dignified respect. Those
papers which are designed exclusively for
religious purposes, of course, could not be
expected to deviate from their professed
course ; but we are much inclined to think
that miscellaneous papers had better speak
out .
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N. Carolina University. Through
the politeness.Qfjhe Pjiden HonIXL-
Swain, we hava received a catalogue of
this institution for the present year, by
Which we learn that the number of students
,is greater, and the .University in a more
prosperous condition than it has over been
heretofore . --"...' -'" .; ..
Among others, of Tuc students, we, ee-l
die names of several acquiutances from
Tennessee. We hoje Ibey-will do honor
to their native StPte . . " '
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LcfUlatare ! If rth Cafoliaa.
1; We have i notrooni; thia week, for a de
tailed account of uSe"pningslof"our
Legislature. A. Joyneb , Esq.; of llalifaM,
was elected Speaker of tlie Senate, and
W. A. Gbabax, frortrange, Speaker
of the House oi Commons! ,
The Standing Committees are as follows:
IS THE feENATB, .,
On PrmpatiMK $ Crienatictt Mef. Mxr,
Fsmod, Orr, Cooper, Parks, 8pier, Houlder. .
O FnriUfm and EUctwnMr: Speed,
Montgomery, Kerr, Bynam, Usrgrave, Whiukcr
and Eiura. ' , - j '
On CUimMew. rKl,'Whiu:ldI Met
chor, PuryeaJ!,Bnd, William, filoiin.
On lit Judiciary Menr." More head, Ed.
ward, Mitchell, tiaither, Bvaum, Wilson and
iiiii. , '
' On Internal ImprmemmttXlamn. Shrpard,
Clin(rmn, Hawkins, McDiarmid, HeUen, Ribelip
and Favtror. -
On pdncatton and the LHrTiny Fnnittmm.
Mangnm. Arrington, Shrpard, yfvrti.)teiA, My.
era, and Ward. . , ,, X .
On C broke e Land (on tXe, ptrfoflhe Senate)
Meaara. Clingman, Ward, Oaithpr and Wilaon.
On the title of the SlaUf to Simmp Landt
Meaara. Ilellea and Dynuni. 1
Is THE IJfltfsE OFCOMMOKS, 1
Oo C!" Mesani. Wilaon, MCleawv Dick
son, J. M.OivingUm, Killian.I'ui nailer, M nancy,
Brogden, Bipgs, 11a wkina, 4 Clcncbaa . and
KmeutrS '" . . ' , , ' ' .
" QnVrofxoitiono 4 GwrirtMeiiaM.Gmndy,
Allen, J.T. Miller, Reid, Cm. HoIUnd, J. P.
Caldwell, B. F. Moofe.Hynan, Ittrpon,R,June,
Brommcll, and W.J. MUlen ', ' '
On AgritmUunMeimn. 3". ft. Jone, Bikrr, J.
W.Lane.'MaTchison, Doak, Monsaw, McMillan,
Jamba, Da via, Ilowerton,-Rand, Cfejfg. Carson. .
On Internal Improtementn Mesar. rame, J. u.
K. WUIiama,1 Hill, Winston, Withers, Barringer,
Bryan, llioihpana, Wbiterburat, Robards, Hult.H.
C. Junea, and Miller. ' '
On Education Mcwri. Sarithi Joiner, Banner,
man, McLaurin, Mcmlenhall, J. .Walker, Boyden,
J. R. Gilliam, VVadswwth, Eaton, Cad, Jonca,
Bcull, E. P. MiDcr. . . V: :t :
On Privilege! and Kleetmnt-memm, Proctor,
Forenian, Sullivan, J. W.Com?ton, Card well, O.
W. Caldwell, Young, Spruilt, iiuriui, Kuaacll,
King, Win. B. Lane and, Patton; .
II. C J6sEsl Esq. , has been elected So
licltor for the 6th Judicial Circuit. The vote
stood, on the 4th balloting :
For Jones, 82
Dodge S7&
Scattering, . 4
Hon. Willis P. Mangcm, Senator from
Orange, and Wm. A. Graham, Spaker
oLJl)& I lousn i of i fcmumms, liamJiccfl
elected tojlie Uited Stales Senate to fill
the vacancies occasioned by thercsignation
of Messrs. Bbown andT Strange. The.
vote stood, for
Mangumi .99 I Brrfwn,''
Graham, 98 Ktrango,
65
64
William Hile, Esq., wai unanimously
elected Secretary of State for tho ensuing
two years.
A resolution has passed both Houses in
structing tho committees, pn, fntcrnai Im
provcmcnU to enquire intof the expediency
of constructing a tuntpikd rbad ( McAdam
fzed, we suppose) from tile" citjf of RaleJgh
to this place. . , ;
Ivobert 15. uilliam, of Urahville, lias
been chosen Speaker of the ii jusc of Com
mons, rice W, A. Grabav.
There had been no election for Solicitor
for the; "-7th Judicial Ci rcuit , up to the 27th
XT 1- 1.1 I . I l.J 1 . 1 11
iiuv., uiuiougo mere uuu ueeu several oai
lotings. , Col. jBynJji, of Rutherford, was
ahead. ,
targe Steam Ship.
There is now finished, and about to be
launched, at the city of New Yorka steam
ship, built for, and owned by,lhe. Emperor
of Russia. She is of hujre dimensions
measuring 220 feet in length, 36 in bifadth
and 24 in depth, 'and is capable of carrying
fifteen hundred tons burden ? She is said
to be superior fo any steam ship that has
ever been made will mount 18 large guns,
thirjY-twp, fifty-four and ninety-six pound
err, and be able to discharge more jhan
four hundred pounds of shot at every broad
side! . " V
Union of thb Protstant Episcopal
asdJVIethodist EpiscopalCbcrches, in
the United States. The-acting Bishop
of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the
diocese of Kentucky has written a letter of
some considerable length' to the Kentucky
Annual Conference ofhe 'lethofjist E.
Cliurch, in whTch he suggests the propriety
ofjiTUnjon.ofjBworcb
largely of tho many advantages that would
result from such a mcasurtv' The sugges
ttons have been very kindly received' by
the papers under thccoijtrol of the Metho.
dist Church. What the final result may
be, we do not pretend to y.. , :. .. . ,
The effects of steam.-A journey from
New York to Jerusalem is getting to be,
as to time, a mere trip pt pleasure. It is
said the whole distance can now be travel
led in ihirtyJhrec days ! That is, from
New York to Bristol ; England, thirteen
days, from thence to Paris in twe to Syria
jnJhirteenrom4here-to-Java-4n four,
and in ope more to the Sacred City.
fUaimox BeaBae. Our townsman, Mr. Botd.
a worthy and indnstrioua mechanic, haa justcom
plftfd...ndl hai for aaleal hia ihop, a- llnrrimn
WMaatcngty prathTuToTcTaaiyTH?
finest article of the kind, we have seen manufac
tured in Uus section of country. The nobe &re of
wood, and each repreaenU a ciderJtarrd, with
turned koojn. it worth calling to w, and what
m more, ii m tcorm noting ! Joaetboto' Wkig. .
See here, Mr. " Whig," just step over
if, you please, and tell friend Boyd if he
wishes he'aforesaid bureau immortalized
to send to the editor 6f the " Messenger,"
and we will vouch that posterity shall hear
of it. " - ' " , i ' ' '
(T The Governors of New - YorV
Rhode Island, Vermont and Michigan
appointed days of general Thanksgi
throughout their respective States.
the Governorrof North Carolina follow
example; and ty'us jphow at least a decew
respect tor ineTeiigion oi our cotbitrft
The custom is an ancient and commendable
otie. Notthatlre wouIdTirtirnWfeek
on the part of 4he Govern'of ihkf
other State, to rruira tfiis " course l bw
merely to appbintV particular day;
wliich all disposed might act in concert'
. .. .
CiT We' have on file tome very iotereat.
inghterary and miscellaneous matter
which we will furnish our readers at waaJ
find rootn. l ...i,
Nicholas Biddle, one of the best finta.
ciers in the United States, says that the be
investment for a farmer is live stock tod
plough shares. -
, 0- ii nil, allilll inaiuaaai -
05" The three great levers which mora
our world are, the cartridge-box, theia&t,
bo, and the hand-box. , We leave it fc,
some of our brethren to say which ia, ths
most powerful. '-t,.
EmtobUi change. Rev. J. B. McFer.
rcn has recently taken charge of the Sooti
Western Christian Advocate, at Nashvillt
Ten., and Rev. W. M. Wightman has e.
tcrcd upon his labors as editor of the South.
cm Christian Advocate at Charleston, &
C. Both of these, papers were established
by the General Conference of tlie Methodis
Episcopal Church, and hitherto have beei
aoiy auu prosperously couuueico, wniie
.ii r -- i.. i t -i-
have good reason to belief they will km
nothing by the recent chango of editors.
SpujHSBN Ladies1 Booe The Sep.
tcmbcr number of tins interesting periodical
has, from some unaccountable delay, ju
reached us. It is decidedly Improved ii
its Appearance, and contains a groat deal
of useful and instructive reading matters-
There is mixed with its mutter enougW
TuneyTo niaKQ i fin tc res 1 1 ng to . tneT&i
fastidious if "they; have regard at all fo
intellectual improvement. '--Toe most of At
articles are origiual, and exhibit much tal
ent and .looming selections are mule
with taste, and the wholo tenor ef tho wort
is utilitarian. .We beg leave again to
commend it to the attention of our female
friends. - ' .
Charleston Prices Flour is selling ii
Charleston at from $5 87 to 96 50 per bbl
corn at 55 cts. per bushel hay at from 7i
to 80 cts. per 100 lbs.; and oats at 31 cts
per-huslteh- ' .'---
Abdication op the Queen Regents
Spainj Intelligence of this event, sayslk
National Intelligencer, reached London ot
the 23th Oct. Tho autograph act of nbi
cation was signed on the 12th. The Queen,
it is said, designed immediately to feaw
Spain.. '- . ' "
03" A farmer in the neighborhoods'
Philadelpqia, cut tlie past season 460 acta
ieldrd him.88Q tumif
hay, tin's he sold at $12 per ton, and va
enabled to pocket for his cropof hoy 4t
4iandwine8unLpL!810,5fiO.
CJohn Van Buren has been elected
to Congress from the 7th Congressioui
District, in the State of New York.
(KrAbill has been introduced iutotk
Legislature of Georgia condemnatory of
the SUKTreasury law, and requesting the
representation in Congress to use their in
fluence to procure its repeal. "
OT Prof. Davis, of ths University of
Virginia, was recently assassinated in 4e
night by some unknown villain.
(r An exchange paper sonK!time sioa,
remarked that Mr. Van Bdren seemed b
run among the S.ates of the Union like t
young whale among twenty -six well arm
Nantucket" . whefeAeats-treaclrdaiMM-
passes buries a harpoon to the handle in Si
blubber. -- '-4li '
Hon. Felix GairNDVIntely remarked tl
". nobody knew Gen. Harrison until J
years ago." If this were true, it would
seem that . the General has formed aq exte
sive acquaintance in a short time!
(ttr An exchange paper says,' that wb
butter is to be made, if a little old butttf
be put into the cream, the butter will con
from much less churning. . .
We heartily wish some of our frieoi
would try it with some of the old bU&tf
they ' sonimes8end here ibr sale, M-L"
too old to be eaten.
7- l'
TRyTH and error. It is fcr easier
detect error than to discover truth: the
liesjon the surface, andean easily be j
fewareable tofimdt " "
Doctors Diet, Quiet, and Merf9'Z
three best physicians in America1 B
more Sv; ' .
Quacks the whole three of them; ?
know nothing of physic, and not one of"
can show a diploma.: Picayune.
They belong to that class of phyfcllf
whajLxjiot lhuikjjecessaryio jA
license to kill hence they then are not
need of a diploma. Bait. Sun.
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