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highest perfection, or did he mean his men tal powers were decayed? If so, it was an unfeeling, uncivil allusion. I thought, sir, respect for old age was the "instinct of Nature." And, sir, though 1 uiu noi rise as a defender of the gentleman from Mas sachusetts, (he needs none, sir; I repeat, he is well able to take care of himself,) I must say that the chairman is mistaken, av. sir. sadly mistaken. The venerable cenJleman from Massachusetts and myself differ widely upon some subjects, sir; up on this right of petition, which was refer red to just now, we are as wide as the poles wc differ tolo coclo! Hut, sir, I I could not hut feel indignation at hearing the chairman speak, as he did, of a man whose age, whose long public service, whose vast acquirements and boundless in formation, all, entitle him to respect; of a man who had been the firt magistrate of the fust nation in the world. Mr. Speak er, I am not given to adulation, even in these times. 1 scorn it. l have no com pliments to bestow on the gentleman from Massachusetts, but, sir, I venture to pro- pmcy that, if the gentleman froi:: Massa chusetts shall deign to notice him, he will have cause to regret it. In that case, I can only say for tiiw chairman, as we say of culprits sometimes in our part of the world "May the Lord have mercy on you But, sir, the chairman further complains that I came in in this debate as a "volun teer." And pray, sir, how did he come in? May I ask, sir, did he come as a reg ular, to execute the fiendish purposes of party? II so, sir, I prefer to be a "volun teer." The chairman forgets himself, sir, in his high-blown pride. I thought we had equal rights and privileges on this floor. It is news to me, sir, that some are "regulars" and some "volunteers." But I am proud to be a volunteer, when I see an attempt made to trample on the rights of an individual, and on the rights of those he represents; and the unimaginable ter rors of this chairman's voice cannot deter me. I will venture to say, sir, this chi valrous chairman will never be a volun teer in his country's cause not he. But he is a regular, it seems; and if his country 6hould need his services in Florida, or elsewhere nearer home, to fight her bat tles, I hope he will not go in chains. But, sir, itscems I gave great offence to the chairman, by alluding to the sepulchral tones of his voice, to his 'doleful sounds'" as they first fell upon my ear, and attract ed my attention. He says I have raised my "puny voice' here, and drawn my! dagger, in this contest. I did not intend to say, sir, that he had not a sweet, melo dious voice; but I thought the solemnity of the subject had made such an impres sion on his imagination, that his voice even had a melancholy tone. He may believe, sir, if he pleases, that he has a nightingale's voice; I will call him the Connecticut nightingale, and tell him that he has a pow erful and melodious voice. As to my "puny voice," such as it is, it was given to me by the Almighty; I am thankful for it, and am satisfied. I regret deeply, sir, it does not please the ears of this nightin gale. oir, ihis voice oi men may sometimes lead us into erroneous opinions. It is in JEsop's fables, if I remember right, that a certain animal, conceiving he had a fine voice, and, like this chairman, proud of it, put on the skin of a noble beast, and by the exertions of a voice (not to be compired with this eight ingale,) frightened all the beasts of the forest; they expected he re ally was a lion: (it is sometimes unfortu nate to expect much, sir, either of man or beast. ) And, sir, if this nightingale chair man from Kentucky from Connecticut, I ask Kentucky's pardon will excuse me for the comparison, I was, like the beasts of the forests, disappointed; for all that came from him was "nothing but voice." And when he rose to notice me, I thought, from the pompous elevation of his sepul chral voice, I should at least hear a roar; but, if he will excuse me for saying so, I only heard a bray a melodious bray. The chairman says, sir, I have drawn my "dagger of lath" in this contest. Mr. Speaker, he has been dreaming of daggers so long, I fear, like Mackbeth, his imagina tion is distempered, he sees daggers in the air: it was but "a false creation, "Proceeding from the heat-oppressed brain." The gentleman need not be alarmed, sir. I have been raised in a country where the laws and a good character arc protection enough for any man. I never wore, and own no dagger. But he, sir, has a "dag ger of the mind." He would not injure mortal man by daggers; Angelo-like, "with settled visage and deliberate word," he is anxious to punish those who he thinks have grievously sinned; but, under cover of a committee, an order of this House, ur ged on by the demon of party, he would stab a man's character, and take from him that which he prizes more than life! Here Mr. Petriken rose, and called for the reading of the 27th rule, which forbids members to stand between the Speaker and the member who is speaking. Mr. STANLY said, Mr. Speaker I will not trespass longer. I thank thercn tleman from Maryland for the floor.5 I leave, this "outward sainted deputy" this mourning nightingale to repose on his laurels. I thank him for his notice, and would recommend xto him to be satisfied with those laurels he has won, or he may meet with disappointment. SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 1838. CANDIDATES. Election on Thursday, 26lh July next. GENERAL ASSEMBLY. EDGECOMBE COUNTY. For the Senate. House of Commons. James George. William S. Baker. QVe are indebted to the Hon. Ediv. Stanly, Representative in Congress from this district, for a pamphlet copy of his Remarks on the Duel Reports. We copy them entire in this paper, but wc cannot approve the position he takes on the Re ports, nor his bitter and uncourteous re buke of the Chairman of the committee that reported them. We should like to know, for curiosity's sake, who is the Washington Correspon dent of the Tarboro' Press. Raleigh Register. Idle "curiosity" is troublesome and frc quently dangerous. By the indulgence of this propensity the fallen angels lost their first estate, old mother Eve wandered from the path of rectitude and misled her partner, and millions of their progeny have since paid dearly for yielding to its dictates. Instead, therefore, of gratifying the worthy Editors of the Register simply "for curiosity's sake," wc feel reluctantly compelled to withhold the desired infor mation, that we may rather restrain than excite in them this morbid appetite. They would probably next "like to know" who was the father of Zebcdec's children. To the Editor of the Tarboro' Press. My answer to "A few plain questions that must be answered before our next elec tion of Governor," which appeared in the Tarboro' Press of the 12lh instant, 1 hope will satisfy all candid minds ot the injus tice to say nothing worse of said publica tion. Without further comment, then, I shall proceed to answer these "few plain questions" separately in the order in which they have been put. r irst. " vv hat made it necessary and re quisite, that Governor Dudley set apart ? 100,000, under the Act (page 1G7, Laws lasi session,)" and Revised Statutes, page 351, sec. 12? This question boldly insin uates and directly intimates, that Si 00,000 was set apart by the will and act of the Go vernor, in which there is not even the sha dow of truth. The Governor can exercise no discretionary power in the matter what cvci. uiiiuw many ui ins colleagues in the uonteiieracy, the enactments of the Legislature become law and arc binding upon all the tfficers of the State even with out his signature or assent. lie has noth ing to do with the power of the law, ex cept a tacit and strict obedience to all its -. Ill --,- -..-.. 'Pi,,. I I?.. .1 iiijumiiuus. i ut; law recording me ap propriation win snew any man ot ordinary sense that the Governor could exercise no 'cimk ..,.. 'Pi,- II. -LI' rr ouv.ii ijuvui. i iiu ruuuc treasurer was directed to receive the surplus money (vide pamphlet laws, page 305, last session) from the Secretary of the Treasury, U. S. and to deposit the same in the Banks of the O A .... siaie, as a separate and distinct fund and not to be drawn but as the General Assem bly should direct except in case of dan ger of loss to be ordered to be removed by the Governor. Subsequently the General nssemoiy made the appropriation of the iuu,uuu jor the use of the Treasury Department to meet the expense of the uuvuumeni, witnout reterence to any power of control civen to the G nvprnor. The whole sum stood to the credit of the lubhc lreasurerin the banks and could only be drawn for the specific objects di rectcu oy the General Assembly on the -.... . r . wunanis oi me Uovernor or the Treasu rer, and approved by the Comptroller. What then has this appropriation to do with the Governor or his election? The next question in order, (viz:) "What was done with our Taxes, amounting to sixty or seventy thousand dollars, that we tne people paid?" requires but few words n answer. It certainly is or ought to be Known to every man of ordinary sense, that the taxes have been received from time immemorial bv the Public Trnnsnror and disbursed by him in the payment of mi. v.Auses oi tne government, and not oy ine Governor. The P. Treasurer of mis state has given a bond of S250,000, for the safe keeping and faithful accounting v. a uiuney;- anu l have no ilmiht th.of lir ii-ll r..l l.. -i ,,, iuiijj uu Dom me one ana the other at the proper time and place. So then what has the taxes to do with the Governor or his election? The next, to wit: "Was there ever SiOOjOOO put at the disposition of any Go vernor in No. Ca. by any previous As sembly?" This question I expect the mem bers of the last A I -j - - ivuij(vL3 Callnl ,m "l'MUiy .auy io answer, whenever uu so; .out 1 no - r i w i nave shown in my answer to the nrst question, that there is no truth in the allusion ot this question? If there was, does the writer sunnose the temptation to which he might fall a victim, the price of every man s ... il l"l An --.-" -. virtue What men, nas mis diuu.uuu iy do with the Governor or his election? The next question in order, viz: "VVas any previous Governor ever invested with power to nominate and appoint the Board of Public Works, that has the disposition of so many hundred thousand dollars of our surplus money sent us by the General Government?" is intended to convey the idea that too much power has been given to the Governor. If so, it is the affair of the General Assembly and not of his. It is his duty to execute the laws, be they what they may. He has plighted his sol emn oath to this effect, and however light ly some people may regard the sacrcdness and obligation of such an oath, yet there are those (and happy for us that the people have the sagacity to distinguish them,) who admit its force and are guided by its precept. It m3y be well to recollect, that the G. Assembly was composed of a majority of members politically opposed to him; and if the power conferred is great and unusual, it is strong evidence of the high estimate in which his discretion and fidelity were held, or a plain case of bribery and corrup tion on their part which alternative will the writer choose! The universal and al most unanimous applause given to all the acts of the last General Assembly, is the strongest proof of their intelligence, integ rity, popularity and patriotism; and it will require strong proof to weaken their effect or destroy their character. The question, however, conveys a false view of the fact. The appointments it is true arc directed to be made by the Governor, but by and with the advice of the Council of State; and why did the writer find it convenient to omit this fact? a very important one, too, when it is recollected that the Council is composed of a majority of the Gover nor's political opponents. So again I may ask, if the writer had any objections to the Board of Internal Improvements? If not, why allude to it? The members of that Board are gentlemen of the highest and purest standing, and the base insinuations of five hundred anonymous writers could never detract horn their character or in vent a lie to preiudice their nonularitv. What then has the Board of internal Im provement to do with the Governor or his election? The last question, to wit: "Has any Governor of No. Ca. ever been so kind .e forc, as to sign pardons for men for crimes hclore they were tried for committing them?" if intended to convey the idea as may be iairly interred, that the Governor has pardoned any criminal or person char ged with crime without or before trial; without stopping to discuss the right of do ing so, the charge, 1 feel authorized to say, is laise in every part and parcel. I might here rest from further answer to the "few plain questions," but to pre vent any imposition on a too credulous community, as regards the management of the pecuniary altairs ot the State, it may bo stated why the General Assembly made the appropriation of the 100,000, its dis position, and the disbursements of the taxes and other monies received by the rublic treasurer since 1S36, when the present Governor and Treasurer came into office. It will be seen by reference to the Comptroller's Report ot last November, that the State was in debt $20,920, to pay wnicn anu inc expense ot the government and the building of the Capitolthe taxes were considered insufficient, and hence the transfer of the $100,000 to assist in doing so; and more clearly to show the fact, 1 append an account of the receipt of money and expenses of the government, taken in part from the last Comptroller's Report in round numbers: which will .i-.i . prove the necessity of the appropriation. For years back the taxes have been insuffi cient to meet the expenses of the govern ment, and loans have been resorted to for that purpose, a power to effect which has been entrusted with the Treasurer. Noth ing but the receipt of the surplus would have prevented such a course during the present year. It will be seen in page 334, pamphlet acts last session, that a resolution was passed giving a similar power to the Treasurer to borrow as far as 5550,000, in the event of the 5100,000 being insuffi cient, of which the Legislature thereby ad mitted a probability. JUSTICE. Pro-forma account. Dr. State of No. Ca. with P. Treasurer. Balance against State, Jan. 1S37, $20,920 Paid expense General Assembly, 40,000 ouuiuiary, Executive Department, State House, Interest on State loan. 24,000 8,000 120,000 11,500 Appropriation Government Ho use, 5,000 3229,420 10,280 Contingencies to May, 183S, jS239,700 Cr. Appropriation from "surplus," 100,000 Amount taxes 1837, . 71 000 Bank tax, - . 4 000 Military claims from GcnM Gov't, 30,000 Bank dividends, . . l7 00Q n 1 . 3222,000 Balance against State, May 183S, 17,700 N1, Tru . S239,700 15. This balance against the State has been supplied from the funds of internal Improvements and Literature, and must of course continue to increase until the next taxes come in. CONGRESS. In the Senate, on the 25th tilt, the Navy Appropriation bill was read a third time and passed the motion to strike out the appropriation for the Exploring Expedi tion (about 200,000, in addition to $700,- 000 already expended,) having been pre viously negatived by a vote ot IJ to zi. The House of Representatives is princi pally engaged on the bill making appro nriations for suopressins Indian hostili ties the resolution relative to the removal rr tlif r.hnmkpp the resolution for the repeal of the Specie Circular, &c. Congress. The Washington Corres pondent of the N. Y. American says, some idea may be formed of the retarded stale of Congressional business, from the tact, that in the House upwards of 700 private bills come up as the order ot the day on Friday next. One hundred and fifteen public bills remain dormant in Committee of the whole on the State of the Union, most of which demand immediate action, and are of the greatest importance. It is the general impression, that the present session will close on or before the 4th of July, so that we have now about seven weeks to debate and decide on some of the most critical measures that ever claimed the attention of our National Le gislature. If we mayjudge from the past and present state of party feeling, we are not warranted in expecting much from the short period that remains. The Cherokccs. The Secretary of War has addressed a letter to Gen. Scott direct ing him how to proceed in relation to the recent, aspect the Cherokee affair has as sumed. He is to make an agreement with the agent of the nation for their removal. The execution of the treaty is not to be re tarded. It is to commence on the sections sold by the "States in whose jurisdiction such persons lie, that the proprietors of the land may be put in immediate possession. Letters have been addressed by the Secre tary to the Governors of Georgia, Tennes see, Alabama and N. Carolina, asking their forbearance and co-operation. g3The Post office at Blakcly Depot, at the western termination of the Peters burg rail road is removed to Garysburg, at the junction of that road with the Ports mouth & Roanoke rail road. Democratic Republican Candidates for the Legislature of JSorth Carolina. WAKE. Senate : Samuel Whitaker. House of Commons : Nathaniel G. Rand; Col. Hillory ilder; and Our friends will see, with surprise no doubt, that the name of William II. Haywood is not announced as one of the candidates for Wake county. It is with regret that we are constrained to state he is not a candidate, owing, in part, to private engagements, and in part to ill health. Ngt man in the State has devoted himself with more zeal, with more industry, or with more disinterested feeling to the great cause of the democratic party, than Mr Haywood. As Speaker of the House of Commons,to other qualifications well suited to the station, he ailded energy, diligence and promptitude. It is deeply to be re gretted that he feels himself bound at this period to retire from the service of the peo ple. But we feel well assured, that he is not only with us in feeling, but will not be idle in efforts to give success to the cause, which he has so much at heart. Raleigh Standard. Candidates for the flssetiibly. Pitt County Alfied Moye, Whicr without opposition, for the Senate. con D. Moye and John Spiers, Republi cans, and John L. Foreman and John C. Gorh am, Whigs, lor the Commons. nxccuuon. iNegro Killis, convicted 71 TIT ' 01 me muruer ot liemamin Eborn. of th county, was hung near this town on Fridav i.ict oth ;.t . .. J uiai., uuiauani 10 me sentpnnn pronounced by Judge Saunders at our late oupenor uourt. U wing to peculiar circum stances, Wallace, convicted of ih r fence, has been granted a respite by the Governor for four weeks. The informa- 1 on was received but a few minutes before me caccuuoii 01 .Kiliis. Wall lace was wrought back to the jail. Washington Whv f?ffn n j- u.7'.7?. u , "onA writer in the . x aj. cm.yiue uoserver suggests the pro- r--v uuvenuon, on the 4th -wu.y ncxi,in me lovvnofGreensboroucrh. for the purpose of promoting the commeri cial and agricultural interests of our State lhe writer thinL-cik . ; t 1 c ii - uu .aue me importing town for North 1 be ... t, biiab nil mington ought Carol : , 1 . 1 - ... .0 . ma, aim mat a Ka tn, i built from the head of Steam Boat naviga tion on the Cape Fear to the Western part of the State. The plan has our bet wilhes for its success. We conceive it to be the duty of every one to lend his aid to better the condition of North Carolina. Halifax ddv. Ileal Estate Ranks. It is stated that banks lounded on mortagesof real estate, arc to be established at Demopolis, VG. tumpka, and Selma, in Alabama. The Scl- ma bank is to have a capital of $3 o-v. - .bach Stockholder is to be entitled t row to one-fourth of the valupnfi!- Jt gaged property. Neither of thesp N has been chartered by the Legislaiure Resumption. We understand th-t convention of the Indiana Banks, i; solved to correspond with these of and Kentucky, in reference to anear' sumption. It is thought the Western 1 may resume, at an early day, without T ing for those of the Atlantic or t,e $V'a: Cincinnati Gazette, of$lh Florida. Gen. Jcsup and his aid ed in this city a few days since froaJ "J1 rid a. 4 l'K We believe the war in Florida may be considered at an end. There are if small band of Mickasukies, and only a '' " gle chief of note, still absconding j3 swamps. Gen. Jesup has taken afto about seventeen hundred of these banf? and among them the most influential ing, and mischievious chiefs. Glo'je' J Florida. Besides the 500 Semiy surrounded by Col. Twiggy and whof some time since sent beyond the MissV sippi, 400 more have surrendered to c Taylor, at Fort Gardner, which, added- " 260 at Tampa, makes 6S0 men, women a5; j children of the Seminoles ready to embark i These last belonged chiefly to the hxvit; f Alligator and Coachochee. The total n her come in this season is about 1 OOQ 1200. Not more than 250 warriors, if! supposed, remain out. There ismanifo. ly a disposition to emigrate. ' s Occasional murders, however, contin Some 14 of the garrison at Micanopy V:t lately attacked while bathing in a po and three of them killed. Alligator, who was sent out to the natin has returned, it is said, to the camp 317 of his people. The campaign is con. sidcred at an end. Volusia and Fort Mel Ion arc broken up. JThe Superior Court of Pns George, Hon. John Y. Mason prcsidinj commenced its session on Friday L? Marks, the individual who killed Ledoeli; and his wife a short time since, was f upon his trial for the murder of Mrs. L ;.( better, on Friday; and on Saturday .;,' Jury found him guilty of murder ink 2nd degree, and sentenced him to fife years confinement in the Penitentiarv, I He is to be tried for the murder of .:. Lcdbetter, on Wednesday next. TlierJ were some most remarkable circumstance connected with this double murder, whic we will publish after the unhappy man hi' stood his last trial. Pet. Int. rrcnen ouriesy. 1 nc steamboat irw Norfolk to Richmond, having to await li arrival of the Baltimore Boat in Harapte Roads, on Thursday last, came to, near the French Slip of War L'Hercule. Assoo;! as the Steam Boat approached the Ship, the f fine band of the latter struck up Hail 0 lumbia. This appropriate complimentlc our nation, was responded to by three heir ty cheers from the Steam Boat; the solid. of which, had scarcely died away, whs the French Commodore's Barge came ak side of the Steamboat, with a polite invi; tiod to the passengers of the Boat tons: the Ship. This invitation was most readilj accepted, and the passengers of the bo were in a few moments on board of the Ship, where they were treated with that refine t politeness and hospitality, which is so dis-1 -tinguished a trait in the French chancier. v After spending some time in examining'" 5 Ship, which is said to be a most beaut:! specimen of naval architecture, they & turned to the Boat with renewed sentimess of esteem for our ancient ally, and vi I the fervent wish that the friendly relate which now exist between the two nation j may never be disturbed. ib. S T"l 7 r 1 mi n t . The late Mduction case at En Pcnn. Capt. C. R. Bristol, under M', of Chicago, May 21, has published a staK ment of his conduct in the late affair. says the young lady Miss Josephine f and himself were regularly betrothed w full consent of parents the wedding i fixed cake made and some friends in?-" . tedwhen the father suddenly wished ft marriage deferred a few days, and shorty , after forbade him the house. Capt. & however obtained an interview ivilhM'. II. and she consented to elope on bo3rdt'': steamboat Madison, of which he tvas ntf j ter. At Ashtabula they were overlap; f j-maa ti. iorcioiy ne says, uo hack. He says he will shortly resume command of the Madison and be at E2 to answer the reward of S500 offered V Mr. Hamotfor his apprehension. Riots in Philadelphia. Rioting.,, regret to perceive, still continues nigM in the streets of Phihddnhi.i. On Sa' day night a mob collected and made demon strations of an intention to destroy the A--ncan Church and also the . office-of lJ: lubhc Ledger. The Mayor, and--;1! Rush, the Recorder, addressed the n11; tude, and several of the ringleaders crrfJ m a fight with some negroes, were a-ftcr" irus capiured by the Police. fTThe Governor nf Ppnnsvl Vinifi , offered a reward of J5500, and the Mayo-0' Philadelphia. S2.00O. fnrih znnrchete0 i! and conviction of each and every Per5.R engaged in the burnins of Pennsytta'u' HaU, and the Orphan's Asylum. A'
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