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JOSEPH AV. HAMPTON,- -“The powers granted under the Constitution, being derived from the People of the T.i:ited States, may be resumed by them, whcauver perverted to th^ir injury or oppression.”—Madison.. -Eclitor and Putolislier. VOLUME I, t CHARLOTTE, N. C, AUGUST 3, 1841. ^ NUMBER 22. terms: The Mccklenhur:^ Jijfersunian^' is published weekly, at Tito Dollars and Fifty Cents, if paid in advance; or Three Dollars, if not paid before ihe expiration of thrke months from the time of subscribing. Any person who will procure si.r subscribers and become responsible for their subscriptions, shall have a copy of the paper gratis or, a club oi ten sub- Rcribers may have the paper one year for Tic cut:/ Dulhir^ in advance. No paper will be discontiinied while the subscriber owes any thinir, if he is able to pay;—and a laihn'O to notify the F.ditor of a wish to discoiuinue at leist oke month before the expira tion of the time paid for, will b^’ considfrod a new cngngcnunt. Oriirinal Subscribers will not be ailov/cd to disconti’uie the paper~before the expiration of the first year without paying for a full year’s subscription. Adrertitemcnts'wlW bo conspicuously and correctly insert ed at One Dollarsquarv.' for the llrs: in.' rtion. and 'I'lrcn- iy-jlvt Cents for tuch continuance—txcopt Court and (ithor judicial advertisements, which will be charged tircniu-Jirc per cent, higher than the above rat (owing to the dfhij-, gLue- rally, attendant upon collectionr). A hb; r:d diroouut will be made to those who advertiss by the year. AdvLrusemints sent in for publication, must be mariiod with th:; number ot inser tions desired, or thi y will be published until forbid and clinrg cd accordingly. Letters to the Editor, unless containing money in turns of Fire Dollars, or ov. r, must ctun' free of postaue, or the amount pnid at ilh-ofiico lure will be ehargi'd to the writer, in LVtry uist.ni ■ aiid ooll ■o!;,-d as other -.iccjunts. Wceklv Aluiaiuic iv)i* Augii.st, Ibil. MARTIN RODDY, CORSER OF QUEEN ^^TATE CHARLESTON, S. C., lOICIIIIHII ' tLatainal Has constantly on hand nn extensive assortment of l*'oreiLC» J>omcsiics Liquors, C'hoiee AViric;>, Fresh Teas. Coninil.s,&c. &c. &c. euNsi.'^TiXG or I'ino old Coixuac kS; (. 'iiam- ^ pngrnc of the most llivo > rite brandt^. ; Hour Ghiss, (Jrnpe, T'inc ^ Apjile. nnd JSvviiu. (hn- > ported din?ct,) ) Clicicc old ]\lii(leirn, Shcr- rw Port, I’enerilfe. (Jhi- ( ret, Murseilli'.', Sicih', ^ and -Malafn Hyson, YouuiT {lyson. Im- ^ *porial,r;unpowder.Po\v- ^ lieferred Articles, &c. whiclj, at ^ t 25 per acre, would bring ^'56.664.138 chong, &c. I iondoii and Philadelphia Porter ainl AI\; Rootel; rind Iri^^h Wiiiskey; (.'ordials; >^yntps; C;dlce; Snuarr-. »S:c. Cce., v.hioli he oilers for >ale on uecom- intid itiny; tern-'. ('harlestt)n. .hine 11, ISll, r;\v. tUCC DA 'i .>c.v r;?e SCN SiCT. 3 TujsJuv, 10 5 1 50 (> 4 W.'clne.sil.iv, !0 1 r>0 fi 5 Th irsdav, l-> .1 •i> () () Fri.lriv, 13 5 47 6 7 Satunbv, 1 11 J •IG G 8 Suu'.lav, 1 15 r> 45 6 D Monduy. 1 16 5 41 6 MO US' S PH A s /•: s. 1). ruiniiri, 2 Last tin u t .V, 10 Xow M >on lj First (.iunrter, Full .M jon, 31 H. :\T. 4 I'i :\1. 1 S M. 4 17 K. i I-:. 8 1? K. HK Suhscriher respectfully announces to the ! citi/.i'iis of (;'oncord and the purrountiin'j couu- j trv, that he ha^^ oponed a ( rlvO(.’Eil\ in j the town of (,’oneord. where he will keep ednsiantly j on hand a large aud careful!}' i'clocted sup}>ly ot Sia'h «•>'—"Wines and Liquors, inijiorted an;l domes tic ; SuiT ir: (U»llt‘t>; IJread ; Criickers ; ’jw'esc ; Le- . , . ■ inons ; Kren-li Prunes ; Cake ; Rai-iiis; (’:ui(He.s of TPIE Suhscriher would inform (lie puhlie 'I’ox s; prime 'hc\\'inir and smokin^j'fohac " " c.o; Spiuiirli* ('i ■■ar.- of tlic best qualify; t^arden ^ee;is ol‘ eyt !-y Kiiui ; In li'jo : Co|'jM'r;i-; Maddrr ; Gin'JTf'.r ; Spi/o : Pepper . Almoiivl- ; (. a :vf s ; « 'inna- Cati^wl>a Springs. generally, that he i.^ jirepared to entertain Vis-lters at the abt)ve celebr;ifed Aval. rint^-phici'. and j)led>i> s Jiimself that no eiibrt.s sha4 be s]>ur!-d to rentier Fro/fi Valparaiso.—We have received from a friend a copy of the A'alparaiso Mercury of April n. from wliich we extract the following-. Tho Pur ser of the ‘-Dale/’ C >1. Philo White, is w'ell known to niOi?t of otir readers as formerly the tible Editor of the iNoitli Carolina Standard.” : The U. Ship *• Dale,” Charle.s Caunti, Esq., Commander, arrived ii; Valparaiso on the 4th April, in 5S duya iVom Rio de Janeiro, and 112 from the U- .States. She experii'nced a succession of gales, »now .siormsand adverse winds offCape Horn, unu- .sual c\ en in that tempestuous region ; which rettu- deil her passage, and added greatly to the diseom- ibrt of the ofilcin’.s and crew. But by the benevo lent care and kindness of Captain CJauntt, whose juilici«)us arrangenients for the comfort and health of all on board were promptly .seconded by hi.s otll- cers,—as vrell bv the vigilance and skill of the Surgeon aud his .As?istanf,—the sufl’erings id' the crew v. ere greatly alleviated: Aud (he ‘‘ Dale ■’ can doubtless exhibit a.: clean a. ‘-binacle list*’ as fuiy vessel of \var that may have doubled (.'ape Horn imdi'T the ino't l’avora''le cirrum?tanco-. •• (ipircrs of Ihc Dah :—Chas. (.'Jaimtt. Esq.. Corn- mdr.; Liieuts.. “Wm. (Trcrn. Jno. .^L P»errien. A\'m. \\'. Jjleeci-a".*; Pa. sd. Asst. S\u’g. Lewis. VV'olliey : Pur ser. Philo White ; Aclg. Mas., .fas. D. Johnston ; Asst. Surg., John I’hornley : Capt's C'lerk. Ji>o. I\L Wil- li^uas ; Passed. Midi). I'ranci.s WinsloVv"; Alidship- m*-n. Sand. P. C'arter. He iry Ashton, (.'olvilhi Ter- reti. Lewis IJeard, W’n. II. Smitii. Jas. L. S. 13eck- witl'.. Waahiiigtoii F. Da\ idson; Roatswain, Robert Simpson; ('arpenter. Hutrh Lindsay ; (Unmer. Wa^di'n- Briyrhl ; Sai!-?klaker, (ieorgf Thomas : Purser’s Steward. _\alh:ini.’l Woodward.' ^EW Al‘P(>PTR>-NAH'A'T. i’elow is a table showing the ])resrnt number of Representative.^ from each State, and the numher t > whicii eacli will he mtitled imder the late Ceu su->; iq)on a rniio ol'(>*'. Consrrcssional. comtbrtable arid prolitable tiie stay ot all v.’ho ma,y j . J-'^nL’‘ii'-h W'ahiuts ; Mac’ar(Oii : Vcrmastdli Sardinejj: Herrings; Essence of C.'inn:un".i* do. IVp- UticI'-.; t'HJ tl'ilioU: call on him. Terms of board moderat-’. to s':it iht'. tnne.^. THCOJAS HAMPTO.X. Lincoln county, X. C.. April G. IS 10. permint. and a \ ariL ty of othrr to mention. The ViH.lcr.- 1‘j‘tii'd hopes, V>y strict aliei;".on to bu siness. a!id by kecpinj a complete stoeK, ; ; n;*'rit aiul rcc* i\ e a liberal .-diari'. ot' ]iuhlic paf’T)M.! j'e. E. il. RHi 12...V >A RESPECTFULLY fttforms the cit- j , .1'*^,' izens ofCharlottc and tlie puhlic gene- j • J rally, ilr't he lias ot)i;_ned a shoo in thf j town of Charlotte, nearly »>j})osite thr | ‘•CarolirKi Inn,*’ whore lie^illhe glad to reccivt’ v>nrk in his line of bv:si:iess. _•l^>eK^. \\ iiteh-. ».':••.. . ^^•ill be repaired in the most substantial mamier. ; .\i av pp.osPEcrrs of E-nccln n T v.-as t ■ 8- Pro'pi I ■ i-..:cntiOn ol tiej un ■ IS .-^oine time previoi if! -iirned !■•) is.-'if' ri s i ) th * *>ininem-e- short notice, on n\0'\(Tate tirnu:. and warranted to , ment ol the piese.ii (t:ie oi u oiunu o u^ p.q 11 . perform well. A portion n:\tr.vi.nro ' h.'.it t-on.c :u r:ini-:e!iu nt.s be. onnnir n« ce.-:. \i \. and res])ecttu!ly solicited. (charlotte, June 1. ISil. of public pati’ootige is 13...r 'rC e003!T3.9 Cl’OltfV f^TILIi continues to repair C/och!i and hi ►'3 the very l)(‘st manner, ii’ requcste;! b\ the ov.n-^ ^ i do KO. He is well suppUed with all kiuiis ol M : rials. His Shop is in the Jev.'ellery Store oi S. Ak'Xun lor. ? ituated South from the (--ourtlious;', !>> u,e:‘n t!ie '• Mansion House '* and the “* Cliariottt; it )!:l.'’ It will bt^ his e;irnest d«)sire to u) work iU’acT''!acnt. ■ I' wli’cli cnuld not ije elle-.ti d at an earlier dav. this Prot]>ectus was una^■oidab:y delayed until tiie pr»j- s('nt time. Tin* u!lder^iL’•iV^d h.is now the gratlilcation of be- i.i'j able t'> assure tin* triends ot‘ the {>a})er. and cd the ca-;>e in v/liich it is engagi'd, that the Lincoln l{e})ubhc:ui is now placed on a sure fop.n.!alijn ; and that nothin'! is wanting to ensurt* its long continua tion. but tliT- ( xertions of its iriencb; ; aiid he would Maine. i’r s n; Xo. 8 Propo?(.'d X 1. b \ew Hamp’ !iire, 5 4 Massachu'ct t:i. ' ^ 12 12 lUiode Islan. 1.' 2 1 ( ' nmecJicut. 0 5 \ 1 I ni'int. 5 4 .\(Mv 40 •H> .Nev.* Jersi y, 0 Pei.n.\ Ivani: 2S 1 >i'ht '.■•ire. 1 1 Mar} land. 0 Vir^Ti iia. 21 17 .\orlh 'aro'i m, l‘> 10 South ('aro!; ;;iu, 9 t (b .ovi t. 'J K ntu:‘!y. 13 11 'i’enncsbCf. ]■! 12 i‘* Loui anrj. :! 1 Inliani. ! 11 M is- i-^sii>{)i. > 1 llhno;-;. ’•! 4 •M I'nama. 5 Missuuri. • > 5 A rlau:sas. 1 1 MiL'higan. 1 3 It will hene 211 ■ bi’ srt-n. that llliiin 219 is and Mississip]>i Ten per cent, on this is - - Ohio contains only L829.G6i acre.s of unsold lands, which, at ijfil 25 cents would bring .'if‘2,287.080, Ten per cent, ujjou wiiich is So that Arkansas is to receive of this ten per cent, fund ov^r TWENTY TIMES muck as Ohio! Y'et, the Federal number of Arkansas is less than 100,000, while that of Ohio exceeds 1,- 500,000 ! So that Ff FTEEN TIMES as r,ianv people are to get TWENTY TIMES less mo ney] r)r, while Arkansas gets FORTY-SIX DOLLARS for each one of her federal popula tion, Ohio will get FIFTEEN CENTS! No thing like tho foregoing suins will ever be realized; but they siiow the proportions as well as if exact. Now, what conceivable reason is there for giving to a man in Arkaiisas a benefit from this common fund’' TIHH^:E HUNDRED TIMES as great as is given to a man in Ohio? One emigrant set tles in Arkansas, and another in Ohio; the former. tliO bill gives dollars, io ihvi \^\Xex fifteen cent;, iluw can the one be entitled to more than ^§tatc3 to tax the United the other ? A siniil ir in quality runs through the whole of tlie nine States, au‘1 i.s iii proportion to the amount of lands unsold therein. ANfVl'HER VIEW If lands to the amoinit of 63.000,000 shall be sold yearly within tlie nine States and a due propor tion tiiereof in Arkansas, tho sales in that State will amoinit per anninn to about 8G00.000. 'i’fii per cent, of that is to go to Arkansas, viz: SLVI’Y THOUSAND DOLLARS! Now, how much of the remaining ninety per cent, is she to get? litlle over seventeen ihou- ^and dollnrs. So that her share of the ten per ccnt. is more iho7L three thaes as iarii'e as her share of ihc rc- mniti.:7lg NIXFTY pi r CCht. And instead of geiting oiily ten per cent, more than her share, she will jret OVER THREE i HUNDRED PER CENT MORE! liCt us now cou'.pare Aikansas with her sisler Rln->de island. Arkan^ap, federal population is 99,414. share ol’.'^.'].000,000 u ould be Hut slie gets ’:er ten per C('nt. on SoOO.- OiiO received for lands .“^ohl within her bor.lers, . . _ - - Her pist $;18,'933 She al.-o frets her left. diaro of .'^2.700.000 .Making her wiiole receipts - ! Rliod»' !>!aMd"s federal num ber 107.');{2. anl of three milhon.s of (loilars. her just shan' Avould be iJeduct ten per cen*. 60,000 17,039 $77,039 take I occ.'T ion 1.; call upon them to be.s!ii- tl^eni- .M-lres iii its behalf. II;' cannot d 'em il n *cessary to say more tlian that the Lincoln Rrpublican will continue to pur- s^ic tl'.:_' crnu’.'e. it has heretoli)re marked out. iaitiilully. 30 as to merit en all be for CASH. [Cliailott ^ His price sliall be as moderate as pos^ibi Ju!v 0, lSn...i\v Has just ;v^ 1 a B Ja J riu'lits an'l those libf^riies can be prc; erved. ; are tho opinions of th!'. \tndersigned ; and i.irge ai 1 I fj- neral assortment oi DVtis.O 'J Dyc-Htuils. rerliuiicry. 'L'iioinpxoiii;? Medicincs, VViucs and Spiritrs for nicdical use, «: .7^ /iV- ‘v-^ ^ ^ And a variety of otlu'r articli'.^. all ol' which lie warrants getmine, ami will sell low for m.?//. Charlotte, April 27, 1810. 8....f SStilltsin plpsnv (2:0. Type Rinl Stereotype Foundry^ 71 Fulton^'-^orner of Cold Strc^'f. Ncic-Yor/c. The Subscribers take this metliod of amiounc- ing to Iheir friends and tin; public g('n(‘rally, that, having purchased the extensiv'c and well Icnov.-n tloru'iue.-; tu'e. nid will be, the durfriucs (d’ tiie lie- publicaii Sc-hool of -93 & ’99; and il wiil, a.- liereto- i’ore. ( ndeavor to show, that every departure trom h: '!’!. in the admini:.-tra.tion oi’ tlu‘ a Hairs of t'n' Go- v'-rnnient, is ;.ubv -r^ive of l.Iie riglil.s of the States and of the libertie.i of the people ; aud liierefore, it ’ ’ a strict a.lhereace. to tlnnn. tliat tliose Tii-s.'. o louf; - the paper remain ^ under his control, sueh ^dl-lll i b(' the doetrines it v.'iil ('nd"avor to ini-ul’ate. Tliougli not per.-oiially imere dml. tin' under.-ign- ; i'd cannot refrain Irom calling on the op;ion‘‘nt.- of a .Xation d l^uii:, a 100:11 and ruinou.-! TaritK n Dis- t.-ibution of the pi-oc.eeds of the Public hind>. an as sumption of the State Debt,, by the (Tt rieral to- i i v'-rmnent, and of Abolitioiiism and all its horrors— j on the friends of State Rights Republicani.-ni, the I \mcompromising opponents oi'all the dangerous doc- I trines of Federalism, to rally around and sustain the I I’epublican presses of the c(untry. For. it is obvi- ; ous, that to the supincmessof the Desnocracy in this I respect, and to the vigilance ot’the Federalists, may j he traced the defeat oi’ the llepuidican ]'arty at the I late elections; tind in a change r»f conduct, andin } that only, may the Democracy hope for a change : ot' })0wer. j 'JVrni^.—Two Doii-'.:?.-^ and Fifty C-knt.'. if paid I in mlvance ; thiec dolL;rs it’ payment he withheld^ I three months. | j i\o paper will be discontinued until all arreara- j ges arc }>aid. j A tailure to order a discontinuance, will b> con j iiidered a new engagement. PonTAGi: in all caries mujil hf paid. I ROBT. WILUAMSON. Jh., Ihlitor. whi'di ar/ ahsi-ni I’loni tlie presi nt House, are enti tled l»y tin* last Census to eleven mr.mhenf. It will he seen that while Xew En'rland loses /o?^r voles, the nim' iv'w States are entitled to a irain ot’ ttr> mtikinir a (litlin’cnce oi'in the relaii\c streuiih (U’those selections. h’i'.-e S:iutheni States inchiding Maryland, will ! ).;e rlrri‘,i ro!‘>'. making a relative difierence be- tv.'ecn them and the mne new Slates of t'lii'ty sid' .Iv’ntu-ky w!!! ;.lsu lu.-e tuo and Tt'nncssee one. MLiine, 5la;>a-hus ‘tt.=:. \>w York. New Jersey, i^rnnsylvania. Delaware, Goorjiia and Arkansas, will liave tlieir present number; hut as the aggregate repre.-entatii»n v.ill lu; increased, their relative str(.iifcth will he dimiiiished. Both Arkan.-as lui l Michigan liavebeen admitted into the Union since tiie cen-ns of 1830. Finally, this talde shows, that w’ithiu tlie last ten 6:20.179 i;.U}7 Making her whole receipts only Which dc'ducted from the receipts of Arkansas, shows that the latter re ceive .s over t!i«.* former _ - Jj*:5S.607 Or. the smaller State receives OVER FOUR TIMES as ]i}u:h as the larger! And to make the matter worse, w hen this wise Congress lays a tariff to make tip the deficiency in the Treasury caused by this measure, the people of Rhode Is land, consuming as they do four times as mtich of tiie tarifl’ed aiticL s. ;rif/ pay five times as much of that fax as tlie people of Arkansas! ! Vet, Rhode Inland statesmen in C'ongress give their support to this measure! Tlie same priuciple applies to ail the Adantic States. Cnir,ih of ('oitfort throvni out at a. good time. HiiN'RY PoLHEMrs, Esq.. Agcnt for the Pri ori, Auburn. N. V. advertise, that he will pay three dollars a hu^iLcl ior all the Cocoons of good quality that may he olfered. 'I'liis demand for Cocoons I has been induced by the fact, that the manufacture year.'-’, niore than of the pohtical power of l,ecn commenced in the State prison, the Union iias been tran.^ferred fro.m the seycnteen | Convict labor. This advertisement will eld'r States to the nme \ cyanger ones. I he nine , p|-Q][,ablv giTO a sli^lit impetus to the flagging zeal states are cntit.eu to have m t.;e House about^/?//;/ happened to get a liule deeper into per cent, more power than they have now. In this stat(? of thincrs, and when two of those the Morns Muliicauliis speculation, than is quite States are v.'holU unrf prosented. v/ill C'jngress press j cous!.';tent with present coniioit. the exercise of doubtful j)owers. overturn long es tablished systems in whicli they are peculiarly inte- resteik ]>lui!ge the countrv into debt, ;in.l burden the peo]i!*' witii new taxe;'s ? if they do any thing more t!;an is absolutely necessary to carry on the (-Tovernmenl, can thev carry w’ith them the conli- i;iici' ot’ the coimtrv. or hope tliat their decisions .'ill be f'spected i*—K'^jidall's E.rpo.^ltur. 0 .Jj.c & cun formerly owned by Messrs. Conner and Cooke, tliey have remov'ed the same to their present central po sition. Having made extensive revisions, additions, and alterations, they are now prepared to cxecute orders of any magnitude they may be favored Vv’ith, with promptness, and on as favorable terms as at any other Foundry in America. To their new Spe cimen Book, which has been recently extensiv'ely circulated, they would respectiully reter. All articles manufactured by them shall be of a material equal, if not superior to any manufactured in this country—and undergo a thorough examina tion as to appearance, ranging, dressing, and proper ly assorting. All articles exhibited in the Specimen Book, Ibrmerly issued by Conner and Cooke, toge ther with sorts to Fonts sold by them, can now be furnished from this Foundry without delay, with many since added. WILLIAM HAGAR & CO. are agents for the sale of the Napier, Washington, and Smith Presses, which, together with Chases, Cases, Composing Sticks, Furiiitur.',, Ink, and every article used in the printing business, will be kept on hand, and furnished 'at marmfacturers* prices. B.—No machine cast Type manufactured at this Foundry. No7>Ycrk. F jbruarv 25. 18H. 3 -3in Lincolnton, July 11. 1811. To tlic Pnl>liv. HEREAS. I'ranci.-i J~a7cde)'hzirg of (Cabarrus county, has in his hands a Receipt, given by me to the agent of John Harris in (Hiarlotte. for a note to be collected oil of saitl Vanderburg, (amount twenty dollars.) and refuses to give it up ; and from his notoriously bad character I have no doubt he will if he can, trade it to some uninformed person: This therefore, is to notify all persons not to trade tor said Receipt, as the note tor which it was given has been paid and canceled. ISAAC KRIMMINGER. July, 20, 1841. 20...3W WE are prepared at this Office with a handsome supply of Fancy Type, to exccute all kind.s o 2Bcttct-"WIC56 lintuvjj/ in a very superior style, and at .short notice Orders will be thanktully received. Jeffersonian Oifice, Cliarloite,^Tarch 0. 18H. Large Supply of Blajik Warrants, Casas, and Casa Bonds, Prin^C'd on irood pap'^r. nui f »r .silc af this l-’tviui IC-.-iulairs Expositor. | DISTRIBUTION 1-ILL. 1 This bill takes ten per cent, of the moneys ari-1 sing iVom the sales of public lands, and gives it to j nme o( the uev,’ States, and then divides the re maining ni' iity per ccnt. among the whole twenty- six States in the ratio of their lederal population. We have heretofore shown, that the efii'ct uf this gratuity was to give he nine States about //■;/•/// j)cr cent, on an average, more than woiild be given to the other seventeen. e proceed now to cxhihit another of the beau ties of this measure. By an olhcial report made to Congress, it appears that on the 30th September, 1840, the quantity of unsold lands in cach of the nine lavored States, was then as follows, viz : Ohio, - . „ _ Acres Indiana, - _ _ - - Illinois, - _ _ - - Missouri, - _ _ - - Alabama. - - _ - - 5.666,413 DEBATES IN THE SENATE....JULY 20. Mr. Benton ccmcluded the discussion on Mr. Bu- chanavbS resolution, calling for the names of those- !$228,708 removed and those appointed to office. The resolu- j tion W'as then passed. The National Bank w'as ^5,437,705 j-(>smned as the special order. Mr. Smith of Connecticut opened the argument on the con.stitutionality of incorporating a National Bank. He questioned the pow'er of the Supreme Court to control the people of this country in the exercise of their political rights by a decision affect ing the Constitution. This pohit, with the recti tude of the decision itstlf, which he denied, he ar- gu^ at great length, and with ability. Mr. Nicholson moved to amend the bill, by provi ding that the branches established in the States should be subject to be taxed in the same w ay and in the same proportion that the similar State institu tions are taxed. Mr. Clay of Kentucky objected that this gave the States pow'er to destroy the Bank. Mr. Huntington it, asserting that the Su preme Court had decided against the right of the States ^ax the United States Branches w’lthiu. i Mr. Benton responded, and said that this render ed the insertion of the clause proposed in the char ter necessary, to put an end to all contest of the power of the'States to tax capital and propert^yvith- in their limits. .• Mr. Clay of Ala. responded to Mr. Huntington.^ Mr. Sei'ier and Mr. Nicholson followed in favor of the amendment. It was urged by the friends of the amendment, that the States had a concurrent power of taxation wuth the General Government—that the General Government had taxed the State banks, and that the States had an undoubted right to tax the wealth of individuals out of the State, introduced into it, for the purpose of taxing its citizens, as it had to tax similar corporations founded on State authority, and employing the weahh of citizens and strangers —that to tax capital and property employed under the aiitlioi'ity or the Federal Government within the State, in'the same ratio with similar State insti tutions, precluded the argument that tho povyer might be abused to destroy the national institution—-that the State Goverment had always asserted and exer cised the right of taxing the individual,property of any agents of the General CTOvernment, w’hich pro perty, as under the jurisdiction of the laws of tho State, enjoyed the protection of the State Govern ment, and was equally bound as any other proper ty to contribute to the support of the Government which afforded that protection—that the Govern ment of the United States had expressly recognised the right of the State CTOvernments to tax its pro perty w’ithin the limits of the States, and had in*the case of the public lands, b}'^ compact, commuted the taxes on the lands, by paying five per cent, on ail tho lands within the States, and setting off sections for school funds. That the horses and carriages in the immediate use of the United States, in con veying the mail, were all subject to taxation—that the sellers of merchandise who had paid a tax on it to the United States, w*ere still held liable to pay another tax on it when introduced into ’any ol,’ the States for sale—that brokers were also subjcct to State taxes on their property and business, and that there was no reason which could mscriminate brok ers and bankers on a great scale, and' give them ex- I emptions which did not apply to those who carried on the bussiness on a smaller scale, and w'ere uni versally taxed. All argument was in vain; the proposition was voted down by 27 nays to 21 yeas. ■Mr. 'Walker then nroposed an amendment wdiich limited the business of the Bank to discounting bills of exchange. A motion was m.ade to adjourn, the usual hour having arrived. ]\Ir. Clay ot Ken tucky signified his dissent, and Mr. ^Valker said it was then unnecessary to put the question. In Sknate....July 21, ^Ir. Allen proposed an amendment making the stockholders liable for the issues of the Bank. Mr. Allen said he w'ould not argue,,tbe proposi tion. Mr. Benton said the best banks in the world, the Scotch, had this provision—and that the Govern ment of England was responsible to the whole amount of that Bank’s capital, amounting to up wards of fourteen million pounds sterling. Lost—ayes 21, nays 24’ Mr. Allen proposed to strike out corporations from among those authorized to take Mr. A. said it was but the other dij^ tlw «mend- ment prevailed excluding fo'*eigncrs ffdm taking shares in the Bank. The authority to corporations to become stockholders, enabled foreigners in the lo cal institutions to monopolize the stock. The admission of corporations w^as, besides, the exclusion of citizens, and giving privilege on privi- lege. _ . . There w*as another great political objection to the combination of the State institutions, under the char ter of the Bank of the United States. What is the effect of this combination on the Bank as a regulator of the currency ? It will identify, in interest, this great Bank with the lesser State institutions; and the regulator wiil, of course, wink at all the abuses of the minor institutions^ 13.482 Mississippi, 1.829.G64 5,313^263 24,058,111 47.411.683 2i;858,735 22.297,305 22'S2G.9G2 37.341,429 45.331.311 Louisiana, - - _ - Michigan, - _ . - Arkansas, - ™ - When it is recollected, that cach State is to re ceive ten per cent, on the. proceeds of the lands sold within its 0W71 limits only, the inequality of the dis tribution of that fund among the nine States, is ap- piirent at a glance. But to present in the strong est possible light; let us consider its results in the first and test of these State.s, which in population are the greatest and the least. Arlcan.??^ contr.ins 4n"?^31.311 acres of unsold land. We are opposeil to prison and penitentiary labor, in the meclnnic an.s. as a general thing; but in this jiarticular iuilance, we believe good will result. It will fairly test the long mooted question, w'hether Silk can be a lra?tiagcously manuiactured in this countrv. For if the experiment is extensively tried, by a single individual, or by a company, they risk, in the experiment, not only the capital vested in the raw material, machuiery, &c., but the capital em ployed in the form of manual labor. ^ But, if the expei'imcnt is tried in an extensive prison, and the manual labor performed by convicts, even il it should fail, no real loss will accrue, so far as the employment of operatives is concerncd. South Carolina Teniperance Advocate. The promised lief arm.''—The Secrctary of the Treasury some time since issued the tbllowing or der: ” The hair of all persons in the Navy is to be kept short; no part of the beard is to be w'orn long, except whiskers, which shall not dcscend more than an inch below the tip of the ear, and then in a line towards the mouth.” Upon this the Baltimore Republican remarks, that ^ ‘•all the din about reform, reform, wdiich was to i h(/lding shares in it, and thus enable them to 'piun* bring about the - better times,’ ‘better prices,’ and j country. a thousaml other blessings, has dwindled down to a Qidy responded that it had been urged that mere shortening of the sailors’ w’hi.skers! individuals would not risk their money in the TSa- tional Bank; and, on this assumption, there was no harm done to citizens in giving corporations the privilege. Besides, he said, there were many cha ritable, literary corporations, and amorig the banks, savings institutions, w'hich the amendnient would cut off He did not notice Mr. Allen s pohticaL ^^^m^Biichanan said the great mischiof of per- mittino-banks to invest in stocks has produced a law in Pennsylvania prohibiting banks from dealing in stocks. It withdraw'S capital from the banks, which they are chartered to use for the public bene fit. These institutions take stock in other institu tions, w'hich, in a time of pressure, become unsale able. and the banks holding the stock of the great er institution, fall v;ith it , , r M:, AlUn. in conclusion, ikluft-inted ana enlor The C^ on.f....The Baltimore correspondent of the Courier and Enquirerer says—“The harvest has commenced around this city, with a promise of a fair yield. Tiie spring crops are remakably fine, par ticularly corn, wdiich seldom if ever promised fair er at this season of the year." The Lynchburg Virginian says the wheat crop in that region wiil be a very indifferent one._ At Wihnington, Del., it is stated that in that county the wheat crop promises abundantly; but as much cannot be said for Kent and Sussex. Corn suffers in those counties from drought. The pros pect for corn in the northern part of the State was never more promising. A Trenton, N. .T. paper says—the farmers in this district are gathering in a heavy grain harvest, and tlie weather is Albany Argu^
Mecklenburg Jeffersonian (Charlotte, N.C.)
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