North Carolina Newspapers

{iKNial AS>S;:.MHLV. M)\. j:d.—Oti niulioii of Mr. li t’dt'I!. .1 IIics*".'i-rv it'' M’lit SfTiu!i-‘» a •'t iccl \^ .lit t)ii llu' ('ii)M t Tior, iwui a)»])i i?^r Itim cf the oj of llic LrL^islutiiir, and t!u ir rcafl.iM’ss lo roceivo aii> coiiniiii- lio tiu'.v think propri- to niukf. INIrssrs. lirdill. JScoU and Diinifl, coni- jX)rd this l onimittre. Ml . li fdcll, tVoin iho coniniiltft'on the Mihjr^t, reported that the (io\ei'iior vf)uld make a communication this day at 42 o’clock. Messrs. Moore anti Williamson vc're ajipoinied a ct‘ii>initl( e to piepure rules of order tor tiie jiovei nnient of the lions*', ;ind in the interim the ni'esol’hiSl year to l»f olj.served. The followin(^ Messapfe ^vas received from his Exti“ilenr\ (io\. linrlon, by Mr. Campheli, his PrlK.ite Secretary—which vas read and ordered lo be primed : To the flo-inrnfi'c f/ic Gcntrn! JhatrnhUjnJ the Slo/r of A>rfli-(!rirofi7iii: rijMi.i.MKN—It has pleased Divine rrovidence that we should ai’-aiti meet to- fi;ether, in tiie lull eiiji.)n>enl of all our ri_q;lUs and pri\ ilei;t s as freemen.—Let ns, then, pr>pe:!\ appreciate tins bouti, pranted as it has been, lo so small a [)or- tinn of tiie htiman fuUiilv ; and, with pro- fo'.ind ir''aiitude. n-'urn thanks fo U'r au thor ol all Rood, that it is onr desljny to be a part of the lavored lew ! In the reti-ospecl of the pa^l year, the flection of a I’residetil of the L’liiied Siates, siands en)inently CHispicuous. Anri, all'.'.o:i!!i many /.' us were dibaj) j)oiir.ed in our inclividuui wishes, by the res'ult : \i t, w hen t!ie nuniber caiuli.d- ales and the hij^li claims which each liad Tipon the }^ood-u ill :.nd '-npportoi his lel- low-cilizens, are t^ken inio considei wtioti, —4t njnst be mailer of coii;^^ralulation to every f."iend of o'.ir institutions, that no perst.nal atlaciinient to :(ny individUiil vas so deeply rooted in the afiVctions of any ofie portion o‘ our v\ idely spread oop- wlation,as uaslhul bond of union w inch li'is so lono: and so hajipily kept us to gether ufidcr every eiiit‘ri;en( y. I'hc mode of oleclinj' a Chief Ma.cjis- tnUe of the L'tiited Slates, luts been a subjccl of much deliberation and discus sion, noi only in the Legislatures of ihe tliflferenl Slates, but also in Conj^ress. To notice the various chant^fs jjroposeJ, and their consecuiive arguments, wDuld f.r exceed the limits intended for this communication—1 will thcrefori' simply call your attetuion lo the subject, and submit lo yqur bitter judjfmenl the jjni ff/ of taking ihc /ualicr under your con sideration. Incompliance with a resoluiion adopt ed by ihe last Cleneral Assembly, I en- ileavorod to };ive the lieiielaclor and Tiiend of our conunoti Country, (ien. Lafj\ette,a leceplion vorihy (he dignity of our State. I'or ilit e\j>endituro resuli- ini' fron» that reception, I it fer you lo u I'eport of the Adj. (lenerai : to whose as sistance iiiid lluit (/f the depuUuioii on the ])art of the Slate, consistu;^; (jf Chief- Jtislice Taylor. Col. W’iri. Folk, (ien. ^\ tn. Williami, (of \\’arrcn,) and J. (•. j\. Williamson, Esq. I am intlebuii for first receiving atid subsequently conau t- inij that illustnous individual throuj'b tiu' State. A part of ihe expeiulilnre was for articles of ftirniture, which will continue to be tisefiil in the (lovernment House, and which were ind:r.pensnblc; us will ap pear by reference lo an invemorymade at the tiiiii of taking possessi(jn. The (lovclopmcnt of our iriiernal re sources, the improvement of our water course* , the structui e of roads, S;r. pre sent, cullecli^ ely, a subject of the deepest interest, ^^'hilst our sister Slaies are rising in wealth, increasing in population and extending their inlhience by a sin cere and zealous uilention to these ob jects, Norlh-Carolina h>;s eillier remained content v. ilh the barieiiiu'ss of Natur»', or made sucli I’cebU' and pai'tial rn'oris. as only ■'crved to throw real imjjroi'ctucnt al a yet greater distance. If we have an\ honest doub s of the vast adva4il.tgl’s u - Ruhing front .» iriH ,,'iri etc. ' and lilu i-itliy nt- couriiLnd j)lan of inlei iial impi oveinenls, let i;s for a moineni, turn our alleiirtott to the .Slate of Nev.- Yo,'l;. Her widely s];rc;.f! trai.t ol'westeiti Liiid:;, which 1,'ut u\ei'v lV\v ^ears ago, wcie sparsel) popu* lal» '1 atif! of little value, are now all^e and actiM . uitli an iiicrfi.siiig popula; k>u ; ittcreabin'^'daily in v.ilue. and will, at tu^ distant, priicui, !)'■ one of the linesl sec- tior,^ of ll'.c s'-ate. Sl'.e has not only throw n Cjjen an advaii'ag'.*ous m.iitto lu-r o\\ii ciii/.cns, even from ihe icmotesl sections, of ll’.e State, but she has likc'wise brought ilhin her inlluencp and laid under con tribution, the ( ilizens of the adjoining States. And ail ihi**, so far iVoiii im poverishing, has uii(jtifsiional)ly beconn one of her iikjsi cert.iin and exien.sive hotiMes of reM'iiue. and C'-nse(Hientl\ jji'oiiiisis to yield a most lilx ia! interesi upon tlie mon« y expended in tl'.e con- hiruclion f)f tlie works. Upon view ing such a slate of things in one oi’ oiir si^ti'r states, does not the (jues tion Come fid! uj)fn ir—\\’hat have n t done : .SMicly, il' any slate in the Lii- ion j'(‘(|itii’es in'err.al iinpi'ovement, llial :-.tate is our own I The iitiporlanl iii()ui- j'\ ihen is. lus llio li/iic (irrurd for prose-j I uting such undei takings 1, for one, l)e!ieve it has. It is not my desire to see mv f l|ow-citizens burdened with vurtn- ZonaU'j, taxes for ihis or any other purpose. if i;o olhor reason cf)u1d he foniiu, tliut T must sillier in common with them would !)(' sullicienl. liiil we have, at the pie sent time, a considerable >urplus n‘\enin appropriated to this eiid,wliich, ii ilwas solely and steadily appli.«-d to one enlei- prise, instead of being divided among . great many and lhu' reiiden'd inadeqiiaiv lo the prodiu lion ol’ any beneficial ellV'Cl, v.ould sown a c(jm/)lisli il. 'lluis wiaihl l)e esiabfrlu il one point in a seiusofir.i- pr6vcmeni I AikI then, if the same sui - l)iiis capital ince‘a^t 1 I)v ilie proiii:^ ol w hat had been done,, slujiild coiilintie t>> be ap])lied to (tlicr enlerp:ises. Norlli- Caiolina migl t, at ti.j vi ry disr.ml day. be al)le j'irec'ually tj cxecuie ail tiia; (oukl be csleeiiied hetieficial. Moreover, \. e caiiti't 1>'I ;>ii j)p( I’, that tjiii' lcilo»v- 1 ilizitis wo lid clieejlull) su'iii.it t(> aii- ditional Uivs, did they perciiM- that any Ihing fJ/ic'iKf/ was doing or w^iiid be clone, ^^■rnlil•me lo call \our ntlpniion, ill a pariii.'ular inanuer, to one object ot' in- leuial itiipio\eint nl. I'lom tiie Lul;i' |uaiiiit' of slagjiant v.'atcr which co\ers an iMiwunse body of w hal ‘ oiiitl he v.!i- dereti the most I'ei tiic l iiid in lli‘ eastern seclitii of (jur slate, oi.igiiia!e, in a .',i t ai iiH'usure, tho.se disiiisi'-) wiili winch its inhubiiutits are so ofien aiUieu . Some coHsideral)le puriion ot the iioin ol those swamiis has been granleil lu iiioi- viduids, leaviiii^^ a large i iiiaiiuler in llic possession oftlie slate. Some intelligent, spii iK'tl aiici e.iterp] i .ing iiuiividuals have atu-mpleti to rcclaiin liii.ir portions of tnese swuiKp lands, :.na o..)i rs wouhl do so, but that it is impossiide, frtnn their having no \eJii for the waier on their ow ;i lands. In faci, liU’he swamps cannot i)e draini ii but by a general el'l'ort ol the pro- prielo..iiui ihi-i i ati only be nrade un der liie tiiieciion ol the Legislatuie. It u', Iheiel'ore, respectfully suljinitted, whellier' a law ougiii not to be |)4k*seil lor the purpose, Hrst, of a'lCeriaining the pjrlit;!is 1 ei.peclively owned by inoivid- uals and by the state in these swamps ; jiiid secoiuily, ol'couijjclliiig claiinanls to pay iheir ilue propo: lion towards drain ing the swamps in which liieir lattdsnu.y be located, the state p'ajing for tiiat part which IS unappropriated. It is-elicvecl, Uial in many cases, the only puijlic work wanted would be a central drain sutlic.ient- Jy large to vent the water, traversing the whole length of the swamp. In some, side-drains, to cut olV springs, might be necessary. This being done, it wouhi then be left lo each individual to improve his own land according to his industry and enterprize. The lands bclpnging to the state might be divided into ))roper lots and sold, and would undoubiedly give exisiaiice to a large fund to be appropri ated by future Legislature, either lo in- lertijil improveinenl, or oihcr public pur- pos,e. The permanent revenue of iht «ilate would be greatly increased by the taxation of the lands s,old, and the addi- iional taxes w hich would be laid upon the lands thus increased in value. Indeed, ii seems apparent, that the strength, the wealth iiiiu ihe healih of the state, ari- deeply and ir.timately connccted with this sul.'ject ; it is tlicrerore earneslly, but re- speiifully, reci>iin.ieiided to theco^dcr- aiion o‘’) our enligliU'n'. d body. ^ The ;asi Cieneral Assembly having re duced the number of the Board t>f Inter nal improvemetU, ap|)ointed (ienerals Ireilell and Dudley, C'.olonel I'oriiey and ihe (Governor, ex oH\cio, members con stituting'a Hoard. None of this Hoard had ever before served in that situation. Reports were in ciinulation “that much money had i)cen unr.eccssarily expended, and that the w orks were impropeily con- ducled.” On these points, w e coiisiilered It our duty to obiain correct infornuuion. The best mode of ellecling this object, was, we ihought, to examine in person, ihe ])r«ceedings of the diflerenl •* Navi gation Companies,” in wliiththe State was interested, and also, ihe iliflerent points where works were proi*,iessing. lii coiisiqtience of this uiidersiar.ding, we iravelled,in ihe mouth ui j une lasuthrongb the eastern section of the s:ale, and in tended to ha\c gone to the “weM,” in order to complete the' survey, liitiiis, liowi-ve:’, tlie liouid v\ ere dlsapi>oi nteI, !j\ jircumstar.i.es unnecessar}'to be stated al present. A ie])(>i l, more in det.ii!, will i)e oiVu ially nuule by the lioard. of Inter nal 1 inpi ovemenl. If the subject j.ist alluded to he impor tant, Ixjw muc h moi e so is that of Pul)lic r,ducali«Mi I W hilst the former regards the fare of tiu* eoiintiy, and the pecunia ry iiiterrsis (.f it.-, iiibabiuiists, li.e latlcr is w boll) soli; ilous about the di'^linguish- ing feaiuri; (,f oiir italurc, the moral habits of man, and his “feli( iiv, both temporal and eternal.” 'I'he lattt'i- de- riv-s additoiial claims to considc'ralion, frtmi the \er\ difiicullies w hich surround, and the time i’'(julsi;e to digest and nia- lure any elHcient system connectetl witli it. lit.l above all: it har., in comparison, one I’ecommendation, wliich never.fails lo lie felt and iindersiood by the mass of mankind—it leijuiies a less fund to con duct it.—A sysieiii of Internal Iinprove- meiits, only requires that it should be well planned, lilji rally encouraged, and al)ly lonciuited, and the end is attained— success nuist t iiMue. Jhit though the o- t!ier ask;, tiijihing more, .--ill the diil'er- ( iK>e of the niati'i ials to Ije v\roiighl iip- t'li, dciies any thing like ihe same cijh- elusion. Yet suicly difliculiies, ih«)tii,di they rise at evei y step, should not prevent us Irom making si/Uic ell’ort, I'lom uii- (icrUiking sor.ic sy.s'.tni. If ilic prcscr- vatlnn of our politic..! prlnclplc.i Iii tliejr original purity, be i.f ..ny value—11 the moral charactrr of th‘ people, i)e matter )f tno'iienl—if holiest merit siioiiid have lair play” in onr election'', then let us tiol delay, but immediatel} begin the importanl work ! Whrlst J’nl)!ic Ldui'a- tiou is unesl.^I)!ished, and its kindly in- lluences are not generally felt, it is more llian ui-eless lo address li:e great Jx.'dy ol the p»‘ople on the subject d jirincvples. riiev must ftiily v/ifkiatdtii/. ladore they cull (/iifi/njjj,rrcitifc\\n'\v poiilical blessings. If no hiiig more can he done, at le.ist ena ble ilii'iu to und'-rs'au l and judge tor ihemst lves, when they are instructed. Il lull seldom occurs that the uiulerstanding is improved and tlie ,mind enlarged, vviiii- (jUI a (insejuent improvement ol the moral lVerm,L;S. Ih.t while the people continue uninlormed, your atmuil Asseiii- biies may en./i—vour Couits ol L. vv liiiiy arraign atid punish—l)ut yo.ir en act mei, is will be void—yijiir piinis'mieiits l.e but peri.Klical exMMtions, scrv ing, hir a u’.'.i, to IVigii.i'n or ar.vu'C. yet dc'-'.i'.iiic ot’ the u holsome, the (iesiral;lc inlliii I'. e of jus. examples. In sucli a stale oi things, it cannot be expected, that inlelle( tttal M.iininents, and pme prinei- 1 Ics iluHiid have tiuil v\i ig!.t and inliu- em e that they .siiould couiiiKiiid. it s are not the peojde unetiuivocally left ih mere sl.ives of passion and prejudice : Have the), in siriciiie'.s. lhai iVt e agen- I y, which is the pride of tlu* ra'ioiiu.i, as it is justly the ')uasl of the iruly free man: 'rriie, indeed, il is, that the free agency of the mere animal is preserved, bui ihat of the man, is wholly losi. Sun l), then, it is time, tlial such a eondilon of iliings slioiild be deprived t)f its legal sanction, 'i he prmision for Ptiijiic lai.icatijii is a nolile fiauire, which st.;iids in line reliei’, ill most of 0^1' State ('i.nsLilulions. in most of the S.ites too, Legislativ e enact- menls have, in consc(pience, been matle, scattering ihrotigiiou: their lir.uts the in valuable lieusuivs of Lmicaiton. \ct >North-Carolina h»as, in agieat ih'gree, !)cen deprived of the advantages wnicii might have lollov.ied fr»)m ker own con stitutional jji’ovisiyn. 'I'rue, il is, wi- havi; a University, justly the j)rideuf onr State and the source of extensive nselu!- ness. And it is also true, ihaL at the lasi sessitjii ol ihe(ien'l Aassemiiiy, a lesoiu- ti(Mi was adopted appointing some of our most distinguished ciuzens to digest aiui I'epori to the present session a j)lan of “ I'rimary Schools.” It seems therelore unnecessary further lo draw your al.en- tion to this sul)ject, as the Report will no tloubi bear the stamp of the well-known and distinguished abilities which have ixen enlisted to pre])aie it. A resolution was aciopied by Wie Cie- iieral Assembly of t,he State (>f (ieorgia, on the 2id day of December, 18J3, ]>ro- posing an ameinlment lo liie Ccjhstitution of the United S.ales.—This was pre»em- cd to our last tJetieral Assembly by my predecessor. .Since tliai j)eriod, H'solu- tions Iroin Nevv-Jersey aid Viri^ima, disa])proving, and from Missouri, ..p- proving this amendmeni, have been re ceived. and are herewith submitled. In addiliuii, you wiii herevvi'.n receive. Res olutions from the State of Ohio, j>ropos- ing the “ gradual emancip..iion ol Slaves atid tin; Coioinzation of free people of Colour.” These have been dis..pproved by the Legioiatures of Mississij pi and Missouri, and highly aji'M’ovt-d by those of Indiana, Delaware, Cgniiec ucut and Illinois, as will appear from their accosn- paiiying resoliiti.nis : .vil oi’ v.l'.icii are respectfully siiljimtted with one '.lasting remark : 'I'hal although w«‘ c'..:inoi but acknowledge, with feelings of Im iv grat itude, the ov erweening inieiesl v, iiich the non-slave-hc/lding states have tal.en in our internril police, yet we indulge tlie hope, that they will sliorlly learn and pr.icttse. whut has familiarly been ler;iied, tla- h(renl/t ci>mmainlf/it/it, “Let every one „i- tend to his own ■concerns.” /uid tiiat they wii! concur with us in lhiiikin:% if our neiglibour have a nalura! de:'o; p.n- ly, ifis, a. least, a breach of good maii- nei h, ((jiiiinu.illy to remind him i;f his misl'ot lii. \our wisdom will luMvcvec dictate the course projicr lo be jiursue;) npt)U this delicate que lion.' Lnder a lav. |)assi-d at tiie !;;st session, (leu. IMiil'ip liiif.ain and David L. Swain, L,';(|. were appointed (^oim.iiss,oners to carry into eliecl a ionir..ct jjreviou^Iy made by Heiij. Koblnsoiv, I.stj. .uid Col. Wm. Rol.ards. The satisfactoi } manner ill whit h they have discharged tlieirduty, will evilleinly appear I'v refi renee to then com spC)ii(U:u( e and a rcj)ort made bv them : both of which are communicaled. 1 heiew ith transmit you a comnninication from the War Department, leijiiesiing a cessif)!! t)|‘ territory at Oak Ishind ancl Old 'i'opsail Inlet, anrl jurisdiction over the same to be made to tlie United .Slalt s, and that commissioners may be ap)joint- ed lo value the property and cause a cou- vejancetobe made—as will more fuiiy appear by refcieiiteto the communic a tion it'^elf and its accompanying jjlat.— You will herewith receive a commtinica- lion Ircjin illiatn (iaston, l],s('. in w Inch he ‘•declines allogetlier the task (jf rev is- ing and cc-nsolldating the laws concei’n- ing the duties ol Lxeculors ancl Admin istrators,” tor reasons which will )>e found in his letter herewith submilted. I '.at ly in June last, George K. liadger, I'.scj. prc-sented lo the Executive his re signation as one of the JiKlges of the Superior Courts cd‘ Law ami Equity. In eoni'-'qui. ncc tliereuf, tlic Council of Slate were c.onvcncd, who urtanlmotisly advis ed ihat a temporary commission should be granted to Thomas Kutrm, Esq.! wi.h you it rests lo make lhi5 premanent ap pointment. .Erom H. Eulton, Esq. his resignation ils Civil Engineer (if the State, tor rea sons contained in his letter herewith suo- milled. The resignations of Justices ol t!ie l^eace and Military Otlicers, will be I found ill the file markeil I I have no dou!)t omitted many things j that will merit and occuj)y your alten- I lion during your jjresent sessicin. Know ing your aln’lity to supj)ly any deficiency on mv part, I will no longer trespass on your time and patience. I am, (ienilemen. With Ihe higliest respect and contidei atiofi, Your humble servant, II, i;. r.uui’oN'. The Ilc'V.se proceeded lu ballot ior three engrossing clerks, there being 15 I |)ersons in nomination, and the balloting I resulled in the election ol only oiieot t!ie Ca’ilidates, Samuel E. Eallerson f»l I likes. j\ seconil balloting was had, i for the fi'v remaining clerks, but the i hoiiie adjotii lied previous to the report 1 of the commiuee. I wr.DXKsi)\Y. nov..2.u1.—The Commitce I apponi'f'd yesierday, tfj conducl the bal- iotiiig f>r I wo engrossing clerks, reported ilnoiig:’. Mr. Drake that no choice h.id been made. Another b;dloting was immediately had, but as before, no choice was made. On lilt; ne\l ijalloting, which tookjilace itnmedialely, several candidates being wiilulrawn, .Mr. Slone from Nash county was elected. Mr. Miiler from the conniiitloe ap- |)(diited to 1)1-1 pare rules (jf order for the govI'rninent of the house, reportetl the same, which were ordered to be printed l'(r the usi' (,f members. 'i'he follow ing. standing comn.’ittees were appointed, viz : On .iiii-iruH^iri'. — .Messrs. (ireen, Smith of Davidson, Scoti, L..iiban, Hardy, L. 11. Simmons, Ed. \\ illiams, M’Nair, W»‘a- ver, DuiK-it, IJynum, Win, Walton, joiner, Eliioii. On liilcrunl Jmjjroi'enie/it.—Messrs Wil son, li.iritetl, Doiiohi., (laiy, 1‘icolt, liurns, W. W . Jones, Mallhews, .Swain, Meicher, McCauley, liryan, iiuteman, lilouni, A Moore, and .\lford. U/i Pririlegcsand Hleiiions.—ILdmonson, Hrower, lioon, Baker, Barnard, Borden, D. Undei;vvoud, llowell, Conrad, Burgaii, Ciiasgovv, Cooper, 'i’illelt, Riciiardson, L. R. Simmons anil Ci awford. Of Claim},.—Messrs. Holland, Martin, Web!), Sj)i uill, Bali. Cox. Miller, .Smith ol’.Vnson, Poor. Hoover, Whitaker, Als ton, \’unii, l'’,llison, Eoy, aiul .Murciuson. Un Piopo-si/ioiis nnd Grievfincvn,—Messrs. Car-on, Ptiik, Williams»;n, Stedman, Pugh, Wrighl, Ashe, Ballevv, Pickens, V\ T. \\ ijjiaiiis, .Skinnei', I v\ hilehuisi, Siephens, and Marshall. On Efhtcalion.-iliivhvrly Unthank, Lew is, Hoiiz.. Ijozman. .\llen. Best, Alford, (iordon, Hill, Brooks, Drake, John Wal ton, Edwards, M',\i.i!an, and Dockery. 'I he following m n lemen compose the committee of Einuuce on the nuri of this House: Messrs, Carson, Shoplierd. W’illiam- son, (iary, Iredell, Bhj.iui, Gauze and Elliott. SENATK. TITSDAY, xov. JJ.—On mollon of Mr. j Hiil ol'Eranklin, the Senate proceeded to I the appnintment of st.-.nding comioiuees, ' wiiicii were as follows : 0/'C.W//??.9.~Messrs. (lilchrist, Riddick, Pvoddic, II(jg;,n, Ikd-er, Jones of Wilkes, vVhiifield, and Dav uls-^n of Iredell. Profjocilioi/n and (rrit'i\inccs —Messrs. DavnUiHi of Mecklenburg, \\'illianis, 1 oiiiey, Mi;!vin, .Montgomery, Wlllscjn c.!’ Ivlgecor.ibe, Salyear and Lcake. t)J Fnr!'r:^-Cf nr. l J^inlions. — Mep.srs i’iiii, oi S'ok-'s, Do'vd, C^ipelaiul, Havv- kiris. \ua'.iook. Forme, i)evane, M’Dovv- ell of and Joii.ci'. Of —'I his is,a Joint Committe, and consi>.’s on ih,- part of the Senate, ol .Messrs, i’.i.l'.eit, Hargrave, S pel gin, Love'*, Hu sey, Sneed, liill of Ec.uikiiii, and ^Miiiock. ^ 1 i)e fouowin;;* is ilie letter of rrsignu- lion horn !lanni;o;i Kulion, Lsq. ailudcd Uj ill iiie messa'^’e til l.h* (lovernor ; iVilmin^lon, ■Uh JS'oi'. 18?5. (iovi:n\f,n Pujtro\. Dci/r Sir,— Wlien I left Raleigh, I was in luced lo believe from (.eneral Dndlev’s Iciter, that the whole of the .Ma'.:hinerv connected with the Dredginjr MachinI' had ai rived. I am sorry to inform voii, no pan ol it has arrived ai ih'is dale'that anv tiiiiig can be done witi,. linngs I I'ound, were tiu' Ily wheel and two sp.ur whet lb these haji|n;n to 'je the ve- I i'y last things wauled. 1 have had a great de\ire If. elVrrt some- I thing importan on the Cape-Fear River .■n iore toe Stale .f \o,,,,.c,„.olina, but really the disappoint m,-nts have been so great, I am under tho necessity of in- m nnng vou, 1 .hi-Inot consider mvsjf Civil i- I.gnieer o» the State of North-Car- lunger tiian the pe-iod of mv en- h.euv,naineiy,thelstofJanuarv;i.Sio. ‘‘"ice my coming lo this pkice, i h:ivc I'xamiued the Norlheasi (‘ape-Eear, a- gri'eao.y lo a resolution of the (Jenerai Asseiobly of ()„ ,„v returning ti'om tlnr>e\,i.iimation and lindingthe ma- chincTv Incl not yet urrived, I went up the S^orllnvest River, where I founcJ iheO verseer very sick, and the hands muvi' ling to go into the River any longer, frc^ its coldness. I therefore ordered th^, down to this place, after removing som'' \vK5r*l» thov htifl n/ifr r —sotiie logs which they had not «n opportm,m. of doings before. I intend to employ j.j, the hands on board the Ark, I can r- tain, in gfHingont a few logs in the shit chantiel.—During the lime I rerpain i the service of the Stale, I shall use tl" utmost of my endeavors to get the Drcdn-* ing Machinery in operation, altlM)Ugh j quite despair of doing any thing cffcciual during that time. I have made every .sacrifice of health and comfort toefl'ecl the im.j)rovements of the Cape-l'ear River above and belovv this place, but fiTiding these unavailing, it ij with reluctance 1 must give up the idea from causes ijuite beyond my control. Your favor informing me tne State of Pennsylvania could not at present emplov a Princi)ial Engineer, I received dulv,ani; am liappy to hear they can do wiihouVone I remain, with giTal icspoct, yourohe! d'leiit servt. H. EULTOX ■w*i CHARaOTTE: ^ I l’KSDAV, DKC’KMJlKU 6. 18J5. T/tc Lc^ialnture.—In the Senate, tlipie was no opi)osition in the election of ofii. ccrs. Vinrtlctt Vau 'ey was chosen Speak* er, and the old clerks, Sec, were rc-ap^ j)ointed. In the House of Commons there were* three candidates for the .Speaker’s chair —John Sianlv, of Xewbern, Augustin H. Shepperd, of Ciermanton, and John Scott, of Hills!)orough. On the first b.illot, the voles were as follows :—Stanly, 59; Sliep. ])erd, :s; Scott, 2:> ; and 6 scatierins; Sixty being necessary to a choice, there was of course no election. On ihe sec* Olid balhjt, Mr. Stanly received 7*6 votesj and was declared duly elected. Last mail brought us the spcech of Oov. Burton, and three days’ proceedings o' the legislature, 'i'he j)rominent subjocti of the speech, are Internal Improvenien; and Public Education. On the fornier suliject, the (Jovernor gives us some in formation which is new to us, though br no means agreeable,—that all the atlenip.j to improve the internal condition of tliis state, have “only served to tl',rovv /tt/ improremcni at a stiil greater distanfe!” And is it so, that after sending to Ln^ilnvl, or Scotlandy-'W. matters little which,-for ai. Engineer—after employing him for some half a dozen years, during inost .f the time at an extravagant price—ai'ter ci- pending some fifty or hundred ilaju- sand dollars or more,—the good peo;)le of Xorth-CaVclina luive the consolalioa of being told, that all this has not o.fy procured no benefit to the state, but has actually bee?i productive of seriouif iu>t lasting injury, by throwing realiujproK- went at a yet greater distance 1” Truly, this Is eticouraging ; and such an exhibi: of our past success in internal ••nprovt* meiit, will no doubt induct the legisLttirJ readily to fall in with his exfellency's re* commendation, and proceed at oiicc n drain the mnrflm aud t>ivamps in the east* ern j-x'ction oV the state. They will doubt less percei, e the necessity too, of sendiiij,’ to Engla'.id,—in consequence of the doii- ciency of native talent,—for another en- ginec’.-, to examine the swamps, make im port s on the best routes for the ditclicv, fiifi the lines for the same, and instruct ihe negroes how to dig them. “ I'hus would be established one point in a se; i.' S of improvement.” In ihc meantime, tlic works on the Cape-Eear, the improve- luents belovv \Vilmington, must reiiiVm in slain qno; and the loiig-lalkod-of ini' which seems to be arriving al its port of destin tllon not only by piece-meal, but wrong end first, must bu stowed away for future use, when aseconJ “ point,” w hich may jiossibly be the Cape*- 1 cur, “ in a series of improvement he established.’ But seriou'oly, wc object in toto, to thft (lovenior’s pi-ojeci,—if we unucr-stanJ him right,—of deserting the improve ments on the Cape-Eear, which liavc.il* ready been attended with great expcii''« and which did promise at one tiuu'i they do not novv, to be of general and 1^‘' 111 alien t benetii lo the state,—w e arc op* l)osed, we say, to the relinquishment ot these improvements, to dig ditches tiu’o the marshes and swamps in the lower part ol the state. Let the exertions of state be directed to one point, as the (*')■ veriior w isely recomnu’nds: but J.ct