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lie Hibjoincil Protest was submitted in the llmiic of Commons, oa the morning of its adjournment, by Mr. Haywood, on behalf oi lnniscli and the" other signers: The undersigned, members of the House of Commons, exercis ing a riih t secured to them by the Constitution, Jo hereby dissent from, and protest against certain Resolutions relative to the public :inds which passed on the 5th day of January, ISj5, and assign the following reasons: The 1st resolution affirms ''that any act by which Congress shall give the public lands to the States in which they are situated, would seriously affect the prosperity ol the old States, and do great in juslice to those Slates by whom ihev were originally ceded to the Confederacy." 2d. "That any act by which the minimum price at which these lands are nuio sold, .shall he reduced, would seiiously aflyct the prosperity of the old States, and do great injustice to those States by whom they were originally ceded to the Confede racy. " These two propositions are blended together in one resolution; so that those who could not vote for both, were prevented from sup porting either one singly. It is undeniable, that the members of the Houe of Commons are al most, if not altogether, unanimous in the opinion, thai a gratuitous donation of the public lands to the States in which they may be situ ated, would be unjust to the other States, anil would involve a breach of the public fuith, whilst it was known, that divisions existed a mong us as to the propriety ol ex pressing the opinion contained in the second proposition before sta ted Wherefore we think the majority owed it to the State, not to pursue a course which preclu ded unanimity upon the first question; and it would seem that we are warranted in protesting agdnst its combination with an other and distinct proposition. The undersigned do not charge that it was designed to drive them .. , . ri i I r Irom the support ot the whole ol , r t ' . , . . the first resolution, by Iraming it ' - . so as to express one opinion upon i ... ' ... 1 I two distinct propositions, yet they I . . , 3 , . j musi vinuicne incir own conuuci by slating, that after the resolu tions were introduced, and before they were adopted, remonstrance was vainly made against this com bination of distinct questions; and all our attempts to amend were unsuccessful. The effect of it has been, to force the undersigned to Vote against that which they ap proved, in order to avoid sanction ing that which they could not approve; and it may be, that some of those who compose this ma jority, have voted in favor of that which they did not approve, in order to escape the necessity of opposing that in which they most liearVdy concurred. The latter conjecture will be strengthened by comparing the vote which was taken upon the motion to insert the substitute proposed by one of the undersigned, with the vote upon the final passage of these resolul ions. The ground assum ed upon this point is further for tified by the fact, that after it was oprtnly stated in the debate, by several of those who advocated these resolutions, that they were not intended for an indirect sanc tion of the bill commonly called Mr. Clay's Land Hill,' but that -the speakers themselves approved of the vetoing of that bill by the President, in consequence of the preference secured by it to the new State, a motion was made to amend the second resolution, in conformity with these declara tions, and yet the motion was re jected, upon the assumption, that they who moved the amendment, were influenced by the minister intention of defeating the resolu tions, and lhat the amendment did not alter the meaning of the resolution as originally written. We submit further, that the views we hive presented of an unnecessary connection of these two propositions in one and the same resolution, cannot be eluded upon the pretext that the price of the public lands is necessarily connected with the other question; because the price might be reduc ed to a nominal sum, as a means of giving; these lands to the new t.!es indireclly. r et it be remembered, the .intendment pro posed, by one of the undersigned, to this fust resolution, declares, that such donation, whether di rect or indirect, would be a breach of public faith. The reasons for which the un dersigned could not approve of the second proposition, contained in the first resolution, are briefly these: The subject is one of great dif ficulty, and is well calculated to perplex the honest inquirer, under circumstances the most favorable for investigation, and yet the Gen eral Assembly of North Carolina were called upon to act, a late pe riod of the session, without any report from the Joint Select Com mittee, to whom it had been re ferred by both Houses; whilst no good reason could be given for a speedy determination of it by that body. All agiee, that it is a mat ter upon which the Legislature of the State cannot enact luivs, but that it can only advise the Federal Government. We might, it is true, impetuously follow the dictates of our pecuniary interests only, and readily conclude upon the course which that interest alone indicates; but every one must perceive that the same rule of action, being adopted by the new States, will inevitably pro duce collisions; that if we advise Congress to regulate the price of the public lands to suit the inter ests and prosperity of the old States only so may the new States demand that their interests and their advancement shall be exclusively consulted. The right of the latter to give their instruc tions, is a perfect as ours. At last, then, it must devolve upon Congress to legislate upon this subject, with a view to the rights, interest, honor and prosperity of all the States. The undersigned do not under take to determine that the price of our public lands is too high, or too low; but in either ease, the reason assigned in this resolution nt advice to Congress, is, in our judgment, unworthy of our State, ' 'imi i . i. . "u unburn ti iw un limiui ill sn- , . , , , . has always deserved, and always ... - ... . . . - . miantamed lor her devotion and , . , . . , , . pat riot i c k attachment to the Cmon ' r ,. ... ... ol the Males an union w hich can- i not be pres. i y d, if each member of it acts upon the principle lhat br individual interest and pros perity mut he exclusively recog nized by the national councils. The injury to our prosperity, which it was mainly urged (in the debate on these resolutions) a re duction in the price of our public lands would produce, is, that it would increase emigration from North Carolina to the Western States. Now this may or may not be. Hut if true, does it form a just consideration, by which the Con gress of the United States are to be influenced in regulating the price of the public lands? And if it were m, who can pretend that it is one of such prominency as to shut out all others from" their view? To us it appears almost self-evident, that supposing the reason to be good, the conclusion which follows from it must be, that Ihe price of the public lands ought to be increased, nay, that ovr Land Ojfiecs ought to be ciused! Moreover, if it were con ceded lhat the prosperity of the new States injuriously affects the interest of the old ones by with drawing a portion of Iheir popu lation, we more than doubt the honor or justice of instructing our Representatives in Congress, who convene to legislate for all the Western as well as the Eastern, Northern and Southern Stales, to contract the sphere of their polit ical observation, without bounds narrower than the whole Union; and to look at the interest and prosperity of a part outy. We deprecate such a course as selfish and unpatriotic, and wc prnlesit against it as having a tendency to create dangerous jealousies. It treats the new States as W tUnv were foreign governments; 0d I y regaining their prosperity their honor, and glory, as so ma ny impediments to our own ele vation. We do not indeed admit the propriety, ordinarily, of sacrific ing the rights of N. Carolina, for promoting ihe interests! of other sections of the country, but we likewise protest against the envi ous demand of regarding our in terests alone, without respect to the rights of others. Not to en large more upon this topic, we earnestly ask, with what decency can the Iiepresentatives of North Carolina denounce the selfish mo lives upon which alone rests this unfounded claim of a new State, to the exclusive enjoyment ol the common property of the Union, whilst the very grounds upon which we require them to resist that claim, arr neither less igno ble nor more disinterested? If our Representative- mut regulate the price of the public land so a to retard the settlement of the new States, because it is our interest to do iff will not the new States be exonerated for claiming the exclusive ownership of the lauds, because it is their interest to do so? Further, we protest against the second resolution: Hecause, after asserting that the public debt is paid, it erroneously concludes, that, therefore, a distribution of the public lands ought to be made among all the States. Because it requires that distribution to be made absolutely, and without ref erence to the situation of our na tional finances. No matter what may be the exigencies of the na tion, no mailer what the circum stances of the country, (so far as this resolution is concerned,) the stream of wealth which flows from this soui ce into ou National Trea surymust be distributed among the States. Even though there shall be a want of money to meet the legitimate expenditures of the Federal Government, it mut not be supplied from the proceeds of the public lands these must go to the States, and tin; National Treasury must be replenished by additional taxes, or creating a na tional debt! Resides some of our purest and ablest staksman have ,u" '""""'"'iCarnics, the chief of the insur- i his disadvantage, until of late,he power ol ( .Thgress, to become in j , m A h wag ri.port.(, ; was informed lhat he was quarrel any form the dispensers of public faen , hailds'of lhc sonic among his friends, and had iuuiir ui u nominee u me J States, ami this resolution not on ly acknowledges the right, but enjoins it upon Congress to exer cise the doubtful power. Hence, too, some Stales which esteem their political principles, 'filthy lucre would be constrained to reluse an acceptance of its propor tion, whilst those which enteilain different opinions would take theirs; and others, again, might barter their principles to secure a share of Ihe spoils. The undersigned refer to ihe substitute which was offered by one of them as an amendment to this resolution; and they confi dently rely upon the judgment of an impartial people, that it affords a double guaranty against the dan gers of corruption, from the un necessary accumulation of n ition al revenue on ihe one hand, and the fear of usurpation in the ex ercise of ungranted or doubtful powers by the Federal Govern ment on the other. Finally, we protest against these resolutions being considered as instructions to our Senatois, which in our judgment they would he, if disconnected from the circum stances under which they passed the House of Commons. Be cause, it was distinctly avowed in debate, by some of those who ad vocated Ihe passage of Ihe resolu tions, that they were not 'instruc tions to our Senators,' and this was acquiesced in by the silence of nearly all, if not, every other member of the majority. Ue catise a large proportion of the members of the House of Com mons, who had, during this ses sion, denied ihe right of the Gen eral Assembly to instruct Sena- . .. . r r.u... 'i...; n,..,., i , -.11 i .i vote finally taken at a late period of the session, and after many members had obtained leave of absence, and many others were not presen l lo vote. Signed, William II. Haywood, Jr. Philip Inon, Blake V. Bras well, John E. Brown, L. A. Gwyn, Isaac Carter, Jas. M. Hutchison, Thomas Tatham, S. Kegisler, Turner Bynum, J. E. Smith, 0. H. Kenan, Thos. J. Judkins, L. II. Marsteller, VVni. Foushee. Success makes a fool seem wise. Late from Europe. Hy recent arrivals we have advices from Li verpool to the 2d January, and from France to the 23d Dec. The Cotton market had slightly im proved on our last quotations, and was quite linn. The sales in Li verpool for the month of Decem ber, were lo,700 bags, including 3G,7S0 American, 4,210 Brazil, and 2,710 Fast India, &c. Spe culators have taken 15,200, and Exporters 2o0 bags; leaving only 28,270 bags purchased by the trade. The political intelligence is not very important we subjoin however the most prominent items. The British Parliament was dis solved by proclamation on the 10th Dec. Writs were issued for a new election, the new parliament to meet on the 19th Feb. The President's message had not arrived in France, but was ex- nprfpd in a few da vs. and conside - rable interest was excited to ascer - tain its tone towards France on the indemnity question. The Cham bers are becoming much excited on local questions, and are evi dently becoming unpopular. There is in that body, and in the people at large, freifulness irri tation an anxiety for some change, and several indications of approaching trouble. Nothing is said on the subject of our treaty. The French army for 18o5, is fixed to 1 10,000 men, inclusive of the Guards, &c. of 12,000 to beat the disposal of Government. The civil war in Spain, it ap pears, is fast approaching to a close. In the Carrascal the two parties had come to an entrae ment, in which ihe followers of Carlos were put to flight with t ureal loss, and had fled in nil j rctl;onS bro.en amj disordered. r i i II iioiin v ir.innc From Liibon we have papers The total abstnee of any per to the 22d of Dec. On the 10lh,j sonal motive on ihe part of the the young Queen went down audi prisoner to commit the deed be prorogued boih the Chambers in ! attempted, has suggested the idea person. On her arrival in the ! l,,:U ,ie must be hisane. There Chamber of Peers, and having ta-1 )vas' hwever uj evidence given ken her seat on the throne, she de- : 111 l,,e examination to authorize livered her first speech to her first I ,,,e supposition, although several Parliament with much tirace and dignity, after which she prorogued the two Chambers to the 2d of January. By advices, it appears that the arms of the Viceroy of Egypt have been successful, both in ihe interior of Arabia and on the Per sian Gulf. The advance of the Egyptian troops upon Mocha was unsupported, and upon the arrival of Mehemet AH, a relative of his namesake the Viceroy, the inhabi tants immediately placed them selves under his protection. SATURDAY, FEU. 7, 1835. Diabolical attempt to assaisi?iate rrcsidcnt JacA-non. xXc copy from the Globe of last Saturday, the fol lowing particulars ot a darinir at tempt on the life of our venerable and venerated i resident: Attempt to assassinate the Pre vvi.:i .u u vi uiutm. Mime me i resident was at the Capitol yesterday, in t tendance on the funeral of the Hon. II nrrn If uut'ia, iruui boHtli Carolina, Richard Law- fence, a painter, resident m this city, attempted to shoot him. Col. Lane, of Indiana, informed us, that he saw this individual en ter the hall of the House during the delivery of the funeral sermon. Before its close, however, be had taken his stand on the eastern por tico, near one of the columns. The President, with the Secretary of the Treasury on his left arm, on retiring from the Botuudo to reach his carriage at the steps of the portico, advanced towards the spot where Lawrence stood, who had bis pistol concealed un der bis coat, and when he ,ap-1 proached within two yards and a half of him, the assassin extended his arm, and levelled the pistol at bis breast. The percussion cap exploded with a noise so great lhat several witnesses supposed the pistol had fired. On the in stant, the assassin dropped the pistol from bis right hand, and taking another ready cocked from his left, presented and snap ped it at the President, who at the moment had raised his slick, and was rushing upon him. Mr. Woodbury and Lieutenant Ged ney at the same instant laid hold of the man, who gave way through the crowd and was at last knocked down. The President pressed after him until he saw be was secured. We attended the examining court immediately after the event. The Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of the Navy, Col. Burd of the House, Mr. Kingman, and Lieutenant Gednev, all of 1 whom witnessed the act, were ex- ' amined, and gave a more minute ! detail of the circumstance above stated Mr. Randolph, the Sergeant of the House, who attended the Mar shal to conduct lie prisoner to the City Hall for examination, gave in testimony that the prisoner, when asked by the Marshal what motive be had, to make his horrid attempt, stated that the President bad killed bis father. His father was an Englishman, who died ma ny years ago in this city. The son himself was apprenticed after wards to a Mr. Clark, with whom he lived three vears. Mr. Clark. when called upon, said, that he was a young man of excellent habits, sober, and industrious : that be bad seen him very fre- 1 Muentlv, ami was well acquainted with him since he had left hi ' family, and had heard nothing to I . I ri i n I Irpfilnil niu nt luc cictcro li.lli- ' Perol,s intimnely acquainted with him and one boarding in the same house with him, gave evi dence upon the occasion. The demeanor of tie prisoner, when committing the act when he was seized and when under examin ation, bore not the slightest ap pearance of phrensy, or derange ment of any sort. When asked by the Court if he wished to cross examine the witnesses, or to make explanation, he answered in the negative said that those who had seen the act could stale the facts and at the conclusion, when asked if he had anything to offer, said ti at be could not contradict what lad been given in evidence. The prisoner is a handsome young man, well dressed, and prepossessing in his countenance. He appeared perfectly calm and collected in the midst oi the ex citement and anxiety which pre vailed around him and the Pres ident, in conversing with us, since the event, observed, that his man ner, from the moment bis eye caught his, was firm and resolved, until the failure of bis last pistol when he seemed to shrink, rather than resist. We were informed by Mr. Wil son, the keeper of the Roiundo, that he had frequently observed this man about the Capitol so frequently that he bad become an object of curiosity to him that be had endeavored to draw him into conversation, but found him taciturn and unwilling to talk. n , VY nether Lawrence has caught, in lilt? ,..'..- fi .i . his visits to the Capitol, the mania which has prevailed during the two last sessions in the Senate whether be has become infatuated with the chimeras which have troubled the brains of the disap pointed and ambitious orators who have depicted the President as a Ct-esar who ought to have a Brutus a Nero a Tiberius, we Know not. II no secret conspira cy has prompted the perpetration of the In rr id d. i r, v, improbable that m.h,,- . i i Ions voh! jorcl vitln initio i t has in v. ii visits to the C ani'.u' , l ? 'il.i; hearing despotism ;.iul tw.l4 rible mischn-f ihixi,., ((j repumic, aim rt' oli.iii.ii ; train of calamities 1 m jIITt necessary coiisequu,, t President's mea-uit-s, ,t r that the infatuated in;.u . had reasons lo In tome i ;, try's avenger. If he , , and believed Mr. ( aihuiu,' the day before UMi(jn would have found in ii tincation for his aiten.-i yt who was represented ,, t of the most drcrollnl taU,,;, the nation -us one ul.o n,;,,' Vast bum; o Ei f til! ake oiih IWI1- o p his ti ome o ke roth uailt e oh feet rottenness and oi nr , ig tl pervade the ii;Js of ii ((, lore incut, insomuch ih.ii scarcely worth preei were possible. Judge Cratich sr-w the conduct of the prisma r the evidence, to si-e-t uJt, lhat he labored under any ii. -on; oon mgt poo and i ce, ase malady. He entered i;; (. ur3'' that be should !;e bailed, i; could give security in q The District Attorney alrociou-nes of theei ime a ed, should induce his boaun quire bail in a hig!i-r ; The Judge seemed iuu e-.j !,, mt as the cousiitutini:. ti . provided that excej should not be demanded, U-1 not require a bond fur inuie $1500!! So, if any of our .r,;: should think fit to sum to stand the forlViiue may have this desperate inaii new weapons of detructiuiu: JSt c Oil leC ilia .is ii W eve; row aid he s mc lera one ill l eiste tat( iie c next Levee. We attended the (' being asked to examine t!. 1 in one of the pi-to'.s. tlren o ; Iou a screw a ball, ol which ah n : ty would make a pound. I: .nm, vt ell patched, and fuuvtl, .j ouu light on a full charge of ert glazed powder. How tUcieh could have exploded vv idiom ii; ihe powder, is n.iiau; 3j Providence has ever giiardui ess life of the man who has lva destined to preserve and rai?:hl country's glory, and mainta';; 5Ur cauxi of the People, hi the r ipp titude of instances in w hi ii !:t q hazarded his person for bisccthe try, it was never in more in ' ent danger than on c-ter..?isr" i - iri when, ni a Itinera! proi essiu:;, on lowed by bis Cabinet the Mhe ate and the Kepreictdaiiu: st the People. The Tele:r:;; !i, oi' Mnndav, the following additional iniVi m r. Denied n.ccess to ike r:? er himself, we applied to relations and acquaintances, learn, that be is the ou cf K; lish parents, who unigr.ilr-'! ibis city when he was a chili.: be was apprenticed to a p:t, (who is now practicing a a let doctor) in this city, and wl.o v examined as a witness on i!;e al; lhat he was a remaikably dustrious, sober, discreet bey.: a kind and nluciiouaie inoi that he formed an ntiaclnntn' a young lady, and frequently t bis sister lhat he would by 1 dustry soon be enabled to h utt Da fro i I a 1 olu tio by ba by T.TC lis T is in; es th 77U an be corner lot near her, and build c tb a good house, when he m1 marry the object of bis atia rnent and with this view, Li bored diheenilv day and ni until he had by him about t - at hundred dollars. IIewnsci S pointed became extremely p c sive quit all employing standing for hours in a little lor fazing out upon the' ?f which he had selected ai 1 future residence. His brother-in-law, with be lived, endeavored to pti him lo resume his work lie ? that he would go lo England;'' i -- ..Winn in iniciMui he had something of -real itnr ? c r- 1 ance which demanded his pn ence, and in ihe fall of 163.) u to New York for the purpose1' taking passage from lhat p'; During the winter he retuM'1 saying that be found the pers filled with notices of his ft teniplated enterprise, and that i could get no captain to take onboard. In the spring of 1"' be airain went as far as Phil."! fphia put up at the .Main
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