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A L1LL LLAllU.l
j It U not uncommon to heir men falkrof a dls-1
luiiu v( lb Union a n jhiog which, If not
'Inevitable, il f0 TeganfejJ as among pro.
.: Iable event Ave irivigin lhat such persons
have given but Utile tom-lderailon to the grave
! t4iHC Wpjii wM. li jlhey descaut with bo much
uVircy. lUre they nkH thctrUelves, where
ibe line of sfpraibm Is o lake placet And
hare theV-tunlHiipfated he necessary conse-
Uuel that would imu T ,
'ti l gal nmtafe to suppose that all the
StaVe in Avhich slavery exists, would join a
Southern confederacy, would consent to a sc.
vcrince f Union, lor anything short of a
direct rritrference w ith their domestic concerns.
The slave-holding Slates which border upon the
North, h'el jibe strongest motives of interest to
remain in ihe Union ; or in case if it! dissolu
tion, lo adhere to the North. At present, the
1 Constitution, and the law of 1703, passed in pur.
j. sua&c'e thereof, grantee the restoration offu
citive slaVes. and the punishment of those who
aid and abet in their escape, A .dissolution of
the Union would of course abrogate this law,
V and there would cease to berths least hindrance
r tW the Immediate flighfof cVefy slave within a
. hundred miles of the? border, h This considera-
linn nniAla with ireat forre to the neonle of
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Maryland, Virginia, KeiUicky and Missouri.
For those SuteTlodrsTotveHhe" Unronuiac..
count of slavery, woujd be to jump out of the
frying' pan Into the fire. Br sides, a large por
'"lion of etch oflhem have far stronger attach.
ments to the Union than to slavery. It is well
known that in Maryland, Kentucky and Mis.
souri, a large party U rising bp and daily in.
creasing, which favors emancipation. They
' Would of bourse oppose a dissolution of the
- Union, for any tbing short cf an infraction of
; ; Stale sovereignty.
. '.We hazard little in saying, that North Caro
lina and Tennessee would bo very slow to ac
. quiesce in the severance of iho Union. Any
action of Congress touching Ihe institution of
slavery,; as exits' within their borders, would
arouse every heart, and nerve every arm to re
sistance they 'are the last Stale jn the Union
tbatl would submit lo an invasion, of Constitu.
tlorlkl lights; but we apprehend that while
Congrenional legislation keeps within ihe pale
"of ibe Constitution as sanctioned by ihe Su.
prebie ourt and by precedent, I hey will never
'listen to disun ion.t
A' Soul he ru confederacy without these States,
or ven with them, would lake upon itself an
immense responsibility. It would contain a
domestic enemy nearly equal n numbers to the
dominant race ; and with this element of weak.
f-'naJs It w OjU Id be opposed, as Mr. Rayner re.
! marked the other day, by the moral sense of the
civilized world.; "
" - Along Ibe Northern border of this Southern
j confederacy, fur more than a thousand miles.
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CAROLINA WATCHMAN.
Salisbury, If. C.
THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY' 18. 1849.
i would lie a country from which sJarery would
soon be eradicated, supposioi; it to contain some
and if is easy to
of the present slave Slates
foresee that a continual source of irritation
would exist in "the escape of slaves from the
Southern to the Northern Union. Can it be
doubted, with the bad feelings which would be
engendered by the act otseperation itself, that
wf would result ijrom this source ? The very
fac( that both people speak the same language,
would be a source of irritation. Every ill-natured
eipresion and every bitter paragraph, as
hast been remarked by Dr. Channiu;, emanat.
jng; from one side, would be inunt-diately seen
nncj read on the other, and kindle a flame of re.
seniment. 1 ,
In such a state of things, it woujd be' natural
for he weaker parly lo seek alliances with
sortie European Slateand doubtless England
would be glad to signalize her magnanimity and
disinterestedness, as he has done repeatedly L
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m iud inuies. i nere wnen sne uecome
the pacificator between buligerant Tabobs, she
always manages to settle the dispute by annex,
ingtbem both lo her dominions.! In onr cast,
she ' would be satisfied with taking the. Southern
confederacy under her especial guardian-ship
Alidjprotection.
Cun any one doubt it, who is acquainted wi.b
her power and her lust of dominion ? But we
turn) from the heart-sickening contemplation of
thiscondilion of wardship, to another view of
ihe subject.
A bond of union esislsinth i length and course
of the Mississippi river, bini ing as it does the
free and slave States, by th'j strongest ties of
interest. Al what point on its rapid tide, could
the stream of commerce be i orested T Any at
tempt on the part of the Soithern confederacy
to prevent the free navigation of the Mississip
pi, could not (ail to produce resistance from the
North. west. They would demand ji free pas
saga to the Gulf for their produce and merchan
dize! as well as a free port near the mouth of
the river, fr the purpose of' trans-shipment;
and any denial of these privileges would pro
duce! war. The river nndflhA country border,
ing on its bankson one side through its whole
j course, and op both sides ill its mouth were
purchased with money drawn from the common
treasury, and would not be surrwnuVred without
'. war.. '
Such are some of the dangers and difficulties
whih can be easily foreseen as iha inevitable
consiequences of a dissolution of the Union.
We have spoken plainly upn the subject, as a
mere question of interest th.t being the ' val
ue of the Union,' in the estimation of some per.
onsl lint we are awaro that the American
people are accustomed io cherish u sacred rev.
e rente fur theiUnion, which will listen to none
, if the grovelling suggestions of interest. Thy
cherish it as the inestimable legacy of patriot
falhrswhose wisdom and patriotism framed
v it. al the only safeguard of liberty itself. But
we have thought fit to consider the' question in
.Its lowest point. of view, and to show how es
. pential is the Union to the every day interests
', of the people. -
! I .., AV might show how iniiinately iho welfare
of the Nort h is interwoven with ihe 11 n ion
and how Its dissolution would be a death Idow
l Northern prpspeity, by cutting ofTlo a con
: side fable extent, the domestic market, which is
irorih more than all others. But d(lrinr
ourselves to Southern readers, we leave the
ABOLITION IN THE SENATE.
It will be seen from the following ex
tract from the proceedings of ihe Sebale,
that that body is not disposed however
much the House may be, to ngitate the
subject of Slavery. To it the people of
the Sooth may well look for protection
against the insidious attempts of those
fanatics of the North who forgetful of the
value of the Union of the rights of a large
port ion of U are determined, let the con
sequences be what they may, to carry
their point at all hazards.
There is undoubtedly a better feeling
on this subject in the House, since the
proposition to abolish slavery in the Dis
trict of Columbia, was first introduced,
and we trust that the Members of that
body will calculate well the importance
of the step which the adoption of such a
resolution contemplates, before it is seri
ously considered again :
Mr. Hale. I lia ve a very large num
ber of petitions numerously signed by wo
men of various sections of the country,
praying Congress to adopt measures to
prevent the extension of slavery, to with
draw the protection and cognizance given
to the slave trade, and to suppress slavery
effectually in those sections over which,
Congress has jurisdiction."
I move, sir, that the petitions be receiv
ed and referred to the committee for the
District of Columbia, with instructions to
report a, bill abolishing slavery and the
slave trade in the District of Columbia.
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Objections being made to the motion of
Mr. Hale, some discussion took place on
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a point of order, in the course of which
Mr. Douglass said: I would ask what
is the object of the petitioners ? I would
like to hear tho petition read before I vo
ted upon it. 4
Mr. Butler. He has told you the pur
pose of it.
Mr. Hale. It is to prevent the ihtro
ductiorTof slavery wheji it does not now
exist ; and Wherever the Government has
jurisdiction to prevent the continuance of
American slavery and the slave trade.
Mr. King. Yes, in forts and arsenals,
for instance.
Mr. Hale. I have moved that jt be re
ferred, and that the committee report a
bill abolishing slavery and the slave tirade
in every place over which Congress has
jurisdiction. This is the design ot the pe
titioners. , s j
Mr. Westcott. I understand, then, that
its object is to abolish slavery in the Dis
trict of Columbia.
Mr. Hale. It is to abolish it in. every
place over which Congress has jurisdic
tion. 1 '.
We quote these remarks of Senators to
show the nature of the petitions, and the
force of the following vote, by which the
Senate agreed to a motion to lay on the
table Mr. Hale's motion to receive and
refer them : '.
Yeas Messrs. Atchison. Alherton, Bell,
Benton, Berrien, Borland, Butler, Clapton,
Davis, of Mississippi, Dickinson, Downs,
Fitzgerald, Fitzpatrick, Foote, Houston,
Hunter, Johnson, of Louisiana, King. Met
calfe, Pearce, Husk Sturgeon, Turney,
Underwood. Westcott 25.- ;!
ISays Messrs. Allen, Baldwin, Brad
bury. Bright. Cameron, Cor win, Dayton,
Dix, Felch, Hale, Hamlin, Miller. Niles,
Spruance, Upham and Walker 16.
thb peopled but Wetrust thedaUdawn
ins. when the darkest corner ot lac 5tate
shall notafford a lurking place lortne flem.
ag;ogue of either party; '
The specific plaris of improvement re
commended by Judge Strange, are nbt al
together conformable to our view's of
things. We think that he attaches tndue
importance to his favorite idea of making
Wilmington the focus of all. the State.
TJiat place has many natural advantages,
and strong claims upon the patronage of
the State ; but we think that it would be
unwise to attempt to force the current of
trade om of its natural channel, in rder
to build up a market at that place.
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Judge S. boldly recommends the bor
rowing of several millions, to improve the
condition of the State. In no other j way,
he justly' remarks, can the improvements
be made, and Without them, there h not
the faintest prospect of bettering th con
dition of the people. The tide of emigra
tion will continue to flow West, until the
State will become a howling wilderness ;
and the bear and the panther will foam,
as in the primeval forest, over thelfields
and meadows which our people ! have
wasted and deserted. This is no figure
of speech. We believe that already jbears
have been seen of late years, in Counties
of this State from which they had j been
driven by our fathers fifty years agq we
believe there is less arable land in North
Carolina now, than there was fifteen or
twenty years ago, at which time ouf pop
ulation began to emigrate in such: vast
numbers. Something must be done to
improve the means of getting to market,
or all hands will run away from a coun
try which is, to all practical intents, fur
ther from the markets of the Seaboard,
than the States of the Mississippi valley.
It is to be hoped that something will be
done by the Legislature. That body has
now been in session about two months,
and, as yet, no plan by which; thejState
is to be raised from her present degraded
condition, has been matured and; sane
tioned. And unless a more enlightened
and liberal spirit actuates and governs the
members, than has been exhibited! they
had better adjourn and come home.
North Carolina is really behind every oth
er State in the Union, new or old, ahd un
til something is, done, and that speedily
too, must remain so. i
The people, generally, in this section of
the State, are alive to the subject, and
when together, it forms the subject of
conversation is considered paramount to
all other objects not even the late! strug
gle for the Presidency excited mote in
terest. Is
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If this session of the Legislature is per
mitted to pass without devising: some
scheme for removing the many obstacles
in the way of our people, it will jbe al
most a hopeless undertaking hereafter,
the people must remain here and suffer
all the inconveniences of getting toji mar
ket for their commodities, or move to some
other State, where they will be better re
warded for their labor. Such musf be the
inevitable result of a failure on the part
of the present Legislature to aid in build
ing Railroads and Turnpikes.
THE QUIETUS .TO DORRISM,
A corresrrttttfrnt of the Ne w York Courier
and Enquire r, Avriiing , froni Washington, thus
sums bp the ruling of the Supreme Court, in its
lately announced decision upon the case of Mar.
tin Luiher vs. L M. Borden et. al.9 on a writ
of error from Rhode Island; The following
points were ruled : ( ,
1. That whether the new government at any
lime displaced the charter goTernment is a po
litical question, and not a judical one.
2. That the charter government having at no
time recognised the new government, but de.
nounced it as revolutionary and treasonable,
and not only opposed it by military force, but
prosecuted and convicted Governor Dorr, the
leader of the movement, under the criminal law
of the State in which case and in others the
charterlgovernment was sustained by the courts
of Rhode island and that the federal courts,
under an established rule of decision, follow the
State tribunals on questions arising under its
own laws. . ,
3. That the recognition of the chartered go.
vernment by the President of the United States,
in expressing a willingness to aid it, it neces
sary, in putting down the insurrection, by the
power of the Union, as provided by the Const i
tution, is of itselt conclusive on the Judicial
power of the Union.
4. That the Legislature of Rhode Island had
power to establish martial law, and to author
ize the acts to be done complained of as atres
pass by the plaintiff.
5. The judgment of the Circuit Court was
affirmed, which sustains the chartered govern
ment.
The opinion was able, clear, and conclusive,
and received the entire concurrence of the Court,
with the exception of Judge Woodbury, who
dissented to the fourth point, and maintained
lhat ihe State had no power to declare martial
law.
which he expe.cU to reach Washington.
and sinifiies that he may, and probably
will, be detained beyond that period.
INDEPENDENT.
THREE D A Y3 llATER FR05I
By the American mail.steamer Wathing,
which arrived at New York on the 8th u-
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laskjof enlarging on this branch of the subject
l Northern men, wbo are interested.. In a
E',i!r!,,l,,r3r point of iw,: we believe the
i i. i morc lhan lh South, provid.
rd that praCe Coold U pieserved but in the
fvehl ol wMhf case would be d;iTerent.
We have presented the b
trvltiM r.ftflr. in vi f , -
io oi iiir
17 L ' ; l? ca ,ne rfging suggestions
a rrtnrr, in view ot u, .ch-j nf,h
public mind in some qunriers, nd the fremjent
5 I t ''""i011' which r cklessly made
.brbol ,c kns of the South Carolina school.-
Wy !iie think of the magnitude of the cm.
AJ.. . i: ..... :ru
ojkhi wntctt Ihey have entered. . We have
nnmuei iftni iD firm Pmndation of ihiT Union
calf U sli.kn by the madness of faction in any
quaIff. There ill always be a larCe rmjori.
'JT y-cuj.M.glhe .rriiddlegroundofcojnnion seiae
nod sound patriotism, which fan never be mov.
ft.?-. P.a'ch Router.
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Internal Improvement Electing.
- We learn from the Register oC the 13th
instant, that n large meeting was held in
Raleigh,, on the evening of the Oih, which
was addressed at length and with consid
erable power by Judge Strange, of Fay-
etteville. Short addresses were also de
livered by Gen. Edney and Junius L.
Clemmons, Esq.
The Register .says, that "the remarks
made by Judge Strange, upon the general
subject of Internal Improvements, and its
importance, must command the approba
tion of all who heard him. Asa leading
Democrat, we are highly gratified at the
noblu stand he has taken on this subject.
We trust that his example will embolden
others of the same party to pursue the
same patriotic course. His appeal to his
Democratic friends was made in good
taste, and without the addition of a word
calculated to stir up party feelings rom
the other side. i , . j .
He denounced the spirit of derriagdgue
ism which is always appealing to the ig
norant prejudices of the people, instead of
disseminating information amongst them.
Such creatures, no matter to what party
they belong, are the worst enemies of the
peoplethey jwbuld. if they could, keep
them in ignorAnce and poverty. to dooms
day, by the insane out cry of Taxes, Tax
es 1 We are glad that intelligent Eemc
crats have declared war against this1 race
M vermin, as intelligent! Wnles haveJfnna-
since done, h is true that the Whig ranks
PETERSBURG INTELLIGENCER.
This sterling W-hig paper has ca;me out
in an entire new dress. Success to it, for
it is one of the best Whig papers in the
Country. For news of the earliest dates,
no paper is superior to it, and we look for
it with more interest on mail days than
any paper on ourlexchange list.: i
Intense Excitement in the Ohio Legislature
Both Ford and Wetter declared Elected
Threats of Force Convention broke up in
confusion. -
j Columbus, Jan. 0 4 P. M.
The Senate and House in Convention re. as.
sembled this morning at 9 o'clock, pursuant to
adjournment. ;
Mr. Whiteman, from the committee appoin
ted yesterday to assist in counting the votes
for IJovernor. attempted to read a report, sign,
ed by six Democratic members of the commit,
tee.
The report rejected, the vote of Lorain coun.
ly on the ground of informality in sending the
return1 to the Capita the seal of the county
not being attached, as required by law, and de.
clared Col. Weller (Democrat) elected by 2S0
majority.
The Speaker decided the report out of order.
He said the committee was only appointed to
assist him in counting the votes, and therefore
had no right or power to make any report
whatever.
Great confusion prevailed in the convention for
nearly an hour the Speaker and Whig mem.
hers calling to order.
Mr. Whiteman declared his determination
to be heard and have the report read, at all
hazards. Threats of force were exchanged
by both parties.
Finally, the Speaker, finding it impossible
to restore order; agreed to permit the reading
of the report, conditionally, lhat it be followed
by resolutions for the appointment of a joint
Committee to make a further examination in
to the matter. 2
Mr. Whiteman mado a speech two hours
long, sustaining the report.
. The Speaker then arose and declared Sea
bury Ford elected Governor of Ohio.
While1 thus engaged, Messrs Archibald,
Whiteman! and others, attempted to interrupt
the Speaker with furious gestures, words and
oaths, declaring that he had violated his oath
of office.
The Convention broke up amidst the most
intense excitement.
The House was called to order, but imme
diately after took a recess.
The Senators repaired to the Senate1 Cham
ber and soon after adjourned.
SECOND DESPATCH.
Columbus, Jan. 9 9 P. M
.The House proposition to appoint a joint com
mittee to examine the Governor's . vote, was
laid on the table by a vote of 32 to 36.
The Speaker again announced 'Mr. Ford as
elected Governor of Ohio.
THE PUBLIC LANDS. '
Members of Congress from thoTwestern
and north western States, are constantly
introducing bills into the national legisla
ture, for grants or donations of public
lands, to build railroads, cut canals, or en
dow Colleges within the States which they
respectively represent: and these bills,
we believe, rarely fail to get through
the two Houses of Congress, and receive
the approving signature, of. the President.
This may all be well enough, for aught
that we know ; but are not the old Atlan
tic States as much entitled as any other
members of the confederacy to an equi
table portion of these lands ? If it is just
and right to give them to the new States
for these purposes, can it be wrong to give
them to the old States for the same pur
poses? We need railroads, and canals,
and educational funds, as well as others ;
and shall we consent to let oar entire pat
rimony be taken from us without retain
ing any portion of it for our own uses ?
North Carolina is a joint tenant of these
lands with the other States of this Union ;
shall tho joint-tenancy be destroyed by a
partition amongst the others and she got
no part whatever of the property ? She
once owned a large domain of rich and
fertile land. She ceded it to the general
Government for the benefit of all the
States. Now she is poor and needy, and
a reciprocation of her liberality would be
most opportune to her necessities: yet
common justice is denied to her ! While
others, who never gave any thing to the
government, receive large donations of
the public property, she gets nothing ! Is
this right ? We deny that it is. We go
for justice for an equal participation of
benefits: and if others, already enjoying
the advantages of transportation by wa
ter, and Schools and Colleges in abund
ance, are to have donations of public
lands to secure a still greater augmenta
tion of these blessings amongst them, why
may not North Carolina also have an oc
casional section set apart to endow her
Colleges and open markets to her citizens ?
We should like to hear from the Press on
this subject. We should think that they
would be equally as well employed in urg.
ing the just claims of the State to a part
of this great national estate as in. squab
bling over party politics, that profit so few
of them any thing. N. C. Argus.
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we have dates tbre. days later from Euroj
The following is ihe substance ef the fp
graphic reports of the news '
LiYEttPOOL, December jy j
: It Avill be seen, by reference to our .'.
account of Ine cotton trade, that ihe vif. 1
minated on Fridiy wllb another ad tjbc
prices. On Saturday, business WM'sanV
checked by the extreme ratej gene;'
manded by holders, but to-day the ssiA
exceeded any previous market this year. rtV8
was a brisk demand with prices some
dearer in the commoner sorts oMrnericajj
in ihe belter kinds, say 4tk and upwards,
ers have more choice out of the recent impo
which are being freely, offered, as yie.ldi,-
tempting profit. The prices rAmeritai
3Jd lo 5d. principally 3J lo 4jd.
Flour has declined one shilling k.,.
corn is quiet, without change of price li '
ail uciiiuiiu ai iaic icuu.-u mici , OCW Or
mess pork is much wanted.
The share market is much improTed,cIo$jB
buoyant daily with more bujers than larre '5
rr r is .1 1 ""I.
siock onering. raruaineni nas ueen proroj
10 reoruary isi.
FRANCE.
r It is generally beliefed lhat Gen. Cat&W
will submit with a goid grace and lender
-services to the new President. Other ffp"
have it lhat he will retire from public life.
The new President wilf be proclaimed .
Wednesday or ibursday. He bat GimctuTji,
restraining bistoo zealous friends from proelii. I
ing the empire. The Prince, has indue ft t
friends not to eelebrate the annirersarv tf !
tunerai oi ine emperor iNapoieon, learirig j
might lead to disorder. Nothing important kit I
been transacted in ihe National Assemhlr. I I
The Continental news is not important. " Tl'
Hungarians hare determined to make, bioodr
resistance to Austria. No engagement yet.-l:
The special French Envoy had returned
Paris, and reported thai the Pope had deterroio.
ed to take refuge in France. A Provisi
Government is about to be established at Row.
All is yet tranquil! there, though it is dxgU
that the great Powers will interfere.
Presentation of a Sword. On Monday
the interesting ceremony of presenting a
Sword to Lieut. Col. Gaston Meares took
place. It was a Compliment from a num
ber of our citizens to a native of the town,
who, as an officer of the Arkansas Caval
ry Regiment, did gallant service and won
distinction in Mexico. The presentation
was made in front of the Bank of Cape
Fear, to which place Col. Meares was es
corted by Major General Marsteller and
Staff and the Clarendon Horse Guards,
all in uniform. Mr. William Hill, acting
for the donors, delivered the Sword, ac
companying the act with an appropriate
and well spoken address. On receiving
it. Col: M. made a brief, though suitable
acknowledgement of his gratitude for the
approbatory token from the associates and
friends of his early days. A large assem
blage was drawn together to witness the
ceremony. Wil. Chronicle.
OCT" VVe have just ibis moment ha'd our at.
tention called to an article in the Standard, over
the signature of Henry Walter, vindicating him
self for his vote aiven to John W. j Ellis, for
Judge. It deserves a notice from us, but the
lateness of the? hour will not permit us to do so
to-day, as our paper is now ready fori the press.
rjCfThe substitute for the Steele Res
olutions were again before the House, on
Thursday, and the scene of confusion that
prevailed during their pendency, beggars
all description. Their consideration was
postponed again until yesterda, (Friday)
but our Paper goes to Press before any
final action is taken on them. It is much
to he regretted that the time of the Le
gislature is thus wasted upon these, worth
less South Carolina abstractions, when the
substantial interests of the people are neg
lected. -Register of Jan. 13.
Telegraphic Despstch of the Charleston Coo. Jin.llj
The Legislature of Pennsylvania, tn Tor.
day, elected James Cooper (Whig,) Senator..
Edwin Forest is said to be lying dangfroaj.
ly ill in the city oiINew iork.
The dispatch of Tuesday night states tlu
there had been about twenty deaths by r holer
at Cincinnati. That dated yesterday gives tks
gratifying intelligence that it had ceased at hx
place. " .
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With regard to the difficulties in the Ohio
Legislature, our correspondent, in his first com
munication, states lhat the committee appointed
lo count the votes -fr Governor, reported iJjat
there was a douUwhether Ford or Wellei was
elected. A subsequent dispatch announces uut
the Legislature bad broken up in a. tow oi
Tuesday night. The committee on the Goter.
nor's election declared Weller eleded by 200
majority. . The Speaker declared Ford elecjH
Governor. Great excitement naturally eniued
and blows were exchanged by several parties
in the Legislative Halls. '
A dispatch from the West announces thaul
Mr. Sevier, whose decease was annoancedjeK
terday, died on the 1st instant.
Mr. Atchison has been re-elected United
States Senator from the State of Missouri.
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From Washington. ,
In the Senate, yesterday, private LilJi onlj
were brought up. ,
In the House, the Buffalo Harbor bill was
debated, as also the bill in reference to the mile,
age charges. A motion to prinl the civil lid
report was also discussed, but no conclJioi
was arrived at. The members of the House
were, says our correspondent, deeply interested
xn-the.re stilt.
There was no reference made, nor discoiioB
liad on the slavery question, probably for-tfc
reason that the time fr the report of the Com.
mitteef appointed by the meeting of the South.
vern member. of Congress was near at baodj
Tho Thermometer at Washington was iw
degrees above zero, a degree of cold seldom ex
perienced in thal4atitude.
Louis Napoleou wa proclaimed President of
France on the 22J ultimo
ELECTION OF JUDGE.
We have the pleasure of announcing
to our readers, that the Hon. Wrrj. H. Bat-
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ne was yesterday eiecteu, witoout any
regular opposition, a Judge of the Supe-
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nor uouri, in me piace
resigned.
of Judge, Moore,
EXTRA SESSION.
K proposition was introduced- into the
Senate yesterday, which will i probably
pass that body, providing that an extra
session of the Legislature shall be called
next Fall for the purpose of acting upon
the subject of Internal Improvements.
are not free from tbem-Mhey hang Upon
the skirts orhej)arty, land clog itsf tree
action, and prevent the efforts of enlight
ened men to ameliorate the condition of
ADJOURNMENT. !
A proposition was also introduced in
the Senate to adjourn sine die on' Saturday
week, which, if the extra session be agreed
upon will probably be carried.
A survey of the State of New Jersey is now
being made, with the purpose of pqbtishing a
series of county maps. Each map j will show
the public buildings, mills, school-jhoiujtes, stores,
smithshops, &c, and be also marked with the
names and location of owners ol property.
Messrs. Brown & Elton, of WaterWy, Can
necticut, manufactiirej twii barrels of pins per
oaj, iiufuoering auout ,uuu,UU oiai tbe rate
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oi M.wu.iiw net wei.
Correspondence of the North American.
Washington, Jan. 7, 1849.
The Committee of Ways and Means
have had the project of a Home Depart
ment under consideration, and directed
Mr. Vinton, the able chairman, to prepare
a bill. Jle is now engaged in collecting
the necessary materials, so as to bring the
subject before the House with all the fa
vorable consideration to which it is just
ly entitled. Legislation has been serious
ly embarrassed for want of a department,
in which the agricultural, commercial, and
manufacturing statistics, could be inves
tigated with some sort of reliance. They
are now scattered and confused through
various subdivisions of the public service.
and when compiled are almost necessarily
inaccurate, from the manner in which they
have to be collected. The projected im
provement would supply this want, and
in a single year more than recompense,
by its retrenchment of other expenses, for
the outlay which would attend its estab
lishment. :
Responsible intimations have been giv
en out, that the State of Texas would re
linquish all claim to the territory of New
Mexico on this side of the Rio Grande, if
the government of the United States would
agree to assume the payment of her pub
lic debt, which is estimated to reach ten
millions of dollars.
The Committee on Foreign Relations, in
the House have adopted a very convenient
inode of disposing of Mr. Sevier's nomi
nation, now before the Senate, by "pro vi
sing that ihe Commissioners to run the
boundary between the United States and
KMexico, shall be selected from the corps
ot lopographical Engineers. 1 he ex
Minister ought to be grateful to his Whig
opponents, for relieving him from a very
unpleasant dilemma.
Intelligence has been received direct
from Gen. iTaylor, in which-ho fixes the
95th February as tho earliest day upon
MONS. VATTEM ARE.
This gentleman delivered a highly in.
teresting Lecture, in the Commons Hall,
on Tuesdav evenincr. His obiect in com-
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ing among us, is of the most disinterested!
and philanthropic character-r-it is sirnply
this : he is the agent of ther French and
other Governments of Europe, for effecting
an exchange of the Historical Records,
and other Literary productions of our
country for those of others. INorth Caro- i
i: r : . ui:..i n.
, una, rur uisirtiice, puuiisues annuany or
biennially, its legislative Journals, its Gov
ernor's Messages, with the accompanying
Docurnents,and itsSupreme Court Reports.
i here are always on hand a number of j
volumes of these, documents, piled away j
on shelves, servinir onlv as food for moths.
In exchange for them. Mr. attemare will
give the State, as many volumes of the
public record of different countries that
is to say, he Will give as many volumes
of different books, for the same number
of the same book.
Besides these public Records, Mr. Vat
temare is anxious to collect whatever per
tains to the history of the State ; and also,
any books that may have been the produc
tions of North Carolinians ; for which he
will exchange some, of the rarest books
extant such as are only to be seen in the
largest libraries of Europe.
It would argue a deplorable state of
barbarity among us. if this proposition of
the distinguished Frenchman, were met
by a niggardly and stupid parsimony.
Resides the Lecture of Mr. V., several
gentlemen of our own State, distinguish
ed for talents and attainments, were call
ed out and spoke with animation and force
upon le importance of his mission. We
regrpt that we are unable to give even a
sketch of their remarks. Messrs. Rayner.
Stanly. Courts. Dobbin, Chief Justice Ruf
fin, and Judge Strange spoke in succession,
to jft crowded and intelligent audience,
which manifested a lively interest in the
; object of the meeting. Ral. Register.
Arrival of the British Steamer America.
Geneaal Intelligence. After the deliv
ery -of the inaugural speech by Louis N
poleon7General Cavaignac and himself
shook hands, at which act of friendship
and good feeling the members of tte
Chamber expressed their gratification!
Odillon Barrot is empowered to f&fs
the new Ministry. ,
It is said to be doubtful whether Thiers
will accept office under the newadtniBi'
tration.
The new President has sent his relatire?
Napoleon Bonaparte, to various Oor
to announce his election as Presided c
the French Republic.
Rome. The Pope still continue
Gaeta a Provisional Government-b1
been established An endeavorLbwhef1
made to induce the Pope to return to
Rome, but be refuses, unless on condition
that the National Guard shall be disban
ded, and the journals suppressed.
A Congress of nations was to assert
at Brussels shortly, to settle affairs.
The Commanding General of the Pap1
army has arrived in Paris on bis waj 10
London, being on a mission to both I
great powers of France and England-
As soon as Russia gives aneihibib
of her feeling, a final disposition of
person of the Pope will be made.
Continental. Accounts with rcg1 j
the civil war4n Hungary are imp j
The Imperialists are said to naVcSerfD(j
fortifications, laid waste the c000',
thrown almost insurmountable ohs
in the way ol the Austrians.
THft Austrians are at ease in 1C -
I having been supplied with money , ?
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