cccatiooa rf expecce by a jr. -r ecor.irry; yet he had oi scruples to em; l.y the ..'-.ic money for measures cf pullic utility, and if debts are incurred do honest . nan would re fine to contribute his quota of fixes to ci- i a m m w- 1 . r charge them. ZUr, jaini icar to rane uie taxes because the measure might be unpopular. II was ia favour of raising the in, and he be lieved his constituents were honeM men,, and would carry their principles into public as well as private transaction. .t Mr. ATLAS JONES said he ahould ad vocate thestnlt'n out for the purpose cf LIU log the bl.f l: as proposed ,by the gentleman from Sn'ics (Mr. Wdson.) . , The laud lax he said was unequal, unjust and oppressive in thextremet it was making the poor pay e- qually with the rich for the support ol govern ment, r It was no palliation pf its idjustice to say that the taxes were light! .The principle was abominable and if suffered to etui it might irrow un into a monster that would pervade every branch ofthe revenue.; $0 oppofrtuni ty should be passed over, oo, occasion should be last of endeavouring to, correct it. ' The a- - mftidroent proposed, by the gentleman from ' Stokes was just and reasonable j it accorded 'Ja principle with what was practised in lhe ti.ia it er-ia.y r. i , " Ctf. W. W. JONTES sa'd.lfthe rentleman fro ia Beaufort, ( Mr. III'!) ihad been indued rith penetration tuoui he uicht have d.sco- verrd that the Uwa Uxcs nftcUl be increased lathe tame proportion, as the land tax, and it would be seen when we had arrived to that part of the bill that he (geri. J.) did let indepen. dcntlr.- His constituents were men of such stamp that their representati ve had Do occasion V preserve a titde transient popularity by shuf fling and. beating the bush about to the manner he feared some) wefre compelled to do. ' . , .Gov. STONE . Would 'acre wW the" tfntlemen from Stoics and Moore, (Messrs. Wilson and; Jones,) to go 'Into an cxatnina tion of our system of taxation, if there was now time for it a but we are ia the, last' days ofthe session, and bn a very small additional tax is asked beyond that of former years; ; An equalization tax had been often proposed in the Legislature of this-state, s.-d the publick sentiment had always been uniformly, against it, and no doubt was at the present time lie had, ha wever, no objection, h was wiU'tDjr, nay he would be desirous, to bear'aev-neV ar- ,.fW.tat. This mode, or a "similar one ofl gumenis wnicn roigni pc onereo, or toexa i .l..-. I : r .f. A ; mine' anv new nlans which micVit irhnnf1 experience! had proved the practicability of; to assess taxes more equally according to the raiucui uiuijciij , uui ccriaiuir was poi the time to produce an entire revolution in our of the" propriety cf incrramflr the otners wi j re ; rt crtcd Uad hvIJers tnir'.t r.ct land tax. ' what no reason. able, or 1 equitable .man would say was not a measure of equal and impartial M.f, H ALL , was favourable to the ihocle cf , .tlassmg lands, hut he woum not consent tp increase the revenue by an addition to the land taxi ' Ha thought it better to. raise a revenue froai the luxuries and superfluities of life S tar. RAL&IGII, VbIDAY, JANUaKT 31, 18li ...J sraMtf.r h g, :4 in I 1 i"i' r r . ! : f t . iv lu B . i.. . s, ''-- " " i v. I. . T ,. l-tk U.I j i. . Cui, u.J, ii '.. j: Ci ...i n, riaM to J Vt . m U. revenue laws, nor lhatside-way manner of a mendments the proper, mode of.bringing the question before the House Jf gtntlt men in tended such a measure they owed it in candour to brinffthe subject early into the Conidcra- uon tit rtsscmuiy. r crnaps on ej?aina- t,. n,mM teveral subieeta of taxation vrhith tf land tax would not be f mnd s une the Reporter omitted to note down at the time I ' "uu,u vc ?"i jacu. & ha now forgotten. Mr. H. drew a pkth&ic'! kn6fage tha' lands were to be taxed f qua! picture of lhe poverty and distresses f- many who were compelled to pay an equal land tx with those who were lolling in coaches and Wallowing tii weaith.l -r Gek. Wr W. JONES saTd he expeted.trt 'iroportion to the zeal of. gentlemen to class ands, would be their opposi tion to any 'means' of encreasinst the revenue. 5 -The Treasury is now indebtetl S 25XX) for the current irxpen- ces of goyernraefit, (to say nothing ef the sums due, on baak shares subscribe tor by the state) and further loans must be immediately obtain ed to pay the expences of this Session, t Shall we suffer the public debt to accumulate and Sroa on to the extent of our credit i AVhen ' shall we have the honesty and courage to pay it ? f Are gentlemen afraid to meet their con stitnenis ? ,t tf there is'anv one who lhas net sense enough to convfnee nls constituentsof the oolicv and justice of. eocreasmg tour taxes and paying our debts, he has no businesi here; ; tf hi n.it tV(a indenendence 'tado an adt of common honesty, he shotdJ not hive leftthe ' sphere Jn which nature intended hinv jto mbvei ' We pay less taxes than any state in the unton, ; and why 'does this happen f it is because we lnAranAnnrt if tri vah-it in mil1 rnntru '' encei we believe ought to be done. Nothing . 13 done to improve the condition of our cnuo- try, or trer will be done as long as we sit here , ifertblig,in fearfutanticipation of the result ofthe next election.; tor myselt I would dis Vdain, said Ke; to stand here the representative iust debts. Now tundebt is tbrhp&ratively -'tmir'i3I''owaxt,trifliig;- No Honest man ly would-be a consideration with the purcha ser that would affect the price ; and the diffe rence of price would be proportioned in the inequality of the tax. - Our taxes he would ad mit were'unequal, and he was ready to own. though a land holder to some extent. and own ing no town property, that the latter .Va In uth more nexviiy taxed tnan me former. . ism the most unequal and unreasoii'able of alt wai that mens capactwes were all uxed alike a man who was able to earn 2000 dollar paid no more than one able to earn only , fifty dollars. This was more unequal than any could prrtend the land tax to be. . But all this Is suffered because our wants are small. If we were to draw by taxation all that the community? weft ableo bear, then it would be ruc'-ssary that it should bi "proportioned with tCe utmost ex. actn6ss -but tiow.a'n increase of only lence on tHe 100 acres of land is asked, & it is of too little Cohsequcnct, compared with the want of urns ai ineyry na 01 tnt ession, to inuirupt the course of business by a protracted discu- v'sion that cculd not possibly, if it produced a change, produce a considerate and wen digest ed system, ' 5. - -vv-; :-- After much more, desultory debate 8 pence was stricken out Mr. ? Wilson s motion to class lands was lost and the bill was finally amended bv insertincr 10 Dence.l Mr. CAMEKON moved to amend that part ofthe bill subjecting Billiard Tables to a tax of. 30 pounds a year,, by- striking nut 30 pounds and inserting 25 pounds.- litr said the present, tax was so high as to discourage the Lceplp of Billiard Tables, and lessened their number; that it had been, found when the tax more revenue J.ii.. fi "nnv nrr airtn in miT W1 pnly 25 DOUndrx It produced CUW1T Un1r , frnm r,,.r A.tti,. fcrwl ithatl Whefl t WAS S'J )OUQds, . f i,i.i't.hi;--: k. .K-l! Mp'i PliIFi.it said there was loose snouiuersm oiners., a irusi. nwu . , t a rn i Cot. POUTER was opposed to siriklnj ' oit, hot because he approved of the present - mode if taxation but because he knew the rlis- position Of me kjcnaic o auuerc iu uie present, ' billwKicK 'they had fashioned very differently, jfrom the report of the cbmmttee.',; lie ad mitted there Was a necessity for more revenue 1 but he willingly acknowledged, that members ' did not stand thee independently": lie should 1. .A.( tni-ll m rnnatitiifm thai K- tiar) ( tontrib.uted to add to their burthens by the un equal aud oppressive land tax. Oh the proper occaVidrt he should shew his disposition to in crease our 'revenue by proposing a tax on car- riatje wheels of. pleasure. . That tax indeed. 5 had been formerly ' proposed" without success,' i out li was ,ai a. nine wucii u wuuin operate more unequally than at present. Carriages since that time had greatly increased in niim. ber to the Westward, though he had no doubt 'they "were! still much more numerous' in the Eastern part of the state. But if that tax should be considered as pperating mostly on the East ern part of the 'state, it would only' go to coun teract the effects of the land tax, Which press- i 4 tVtm n:,at Upxv'tlv rtn lbl '.Wfntl ' At all . ,i vpntsi he was opposed to any increased land tax. ' He would rather retrench some 6f the expen ces of Kovernment., He would consult more rigid t conerov; and not give away more motjcy man was nticu iu imvc n uauh-umi bciviwc perforrhed alluxjing it i supposed,' to the pubr lic'prlnting.;T ? "tlf-' :. ",','v:-'1' Mr.MlALL said it would be believed the ; gentleman from Wilmington (uen. Jones) had made a cheap b;ast of his.iodtpendence in ad vocating jncreased land taxes, when it was re ; collected that he ' represented a town that was not affected by such a tax. . fie hoped the gen- i, correct conduct who Were situated differently ; (mmhtrnjelfy'TKougli that Aenti.emaii might no doubt the tax, diminished the number of billiard tables a . circumstance . whith heshould not regret;-- He considered them as doing great injury: to the community and would- willingly see them suppressed altogether; '. Ifthfy rnust be tole tated he tht)Ught the proposed jtaS sufficiently raoderatr.fllotton carried. . ; r ". -J y It was mo ved that a tax of 2 shillinij he on each -carriage. whe I of pleasure. Carried . Mr. Williams, of tlreene , then proposed to tax Waggons, and Col. P-irter lmmediately proposed to Max Carts.-Both motions lost i , separate motions were made to tax watcn and pleasure boats Both lost. When the bjll was finally put on its pa?sagp Mr ATLAS JONES rose and observed that a he was Opposed, to the passage of the I bill an.d as .so much had been said on the suU jeciuf members tot daring to act independant-; ly when it was proposed to lay additional tax es on the people, he felt himself Compelled to say the Imputation, if it was intended for him, would rfot apply. VTrfls he Jeclared for the, information of those Who did not know him for others it was not necessary. But he wish ed all to know that his, constituents were not cf that class of men who were desirous to e vade the. payment of a just debt and hs should but express their sentiments and do justice to their character if he voted for such an increase of revepue .""as" would discharge, the v piiblick debt, and plrfce the publick treasury above the humiliating condition of being compelled to resort to lhe expedient of loans..- But it must be on the condition that equal justice was mea sured out to them. He did not object to the amount of the proposed tax ; he only complain ed of its inequality ; and he never would give his consent to aliy tax whatever, that he con sidered so . unprincipled " and so monstrously unjust. ai The Yeas And Nays were called for & he should certainly enter his nay against. the Ve bate receired butiwo asilsfrora tbe VorlH- wanl ia nurj we-ckstbe last lotsUIgenccr con tauwdtheUvtor raising a rtgnUr snnyof25)uO men. .This in ackUtion to tb Mner force Iwkcfl the rank are 6lled) will make the standjig army of the U. States Thirtu-j.vt thouund me. A Itegi- mem cm iaimrv is 19 comim i is comoMMCK, tnu 2033 men. The Rejjments of, Artilkry uhI Ct. vlry are Urge In prvportion. . v ; . ! '. . We undcrsUcd . there is a letter In town from WashineUMi, whkh inttrms thyta Bill-is before Confr,rcM Lr lvLig a Direct Tax cf three millions of dollars.- , ....., .. ;.. We are authbriied by the Marshal td'etat?'; that Congress has passed an act altering the time of holding the i?rict Courts of North Carolina.' They ' will io future be holdcn at Edenton on the 3rd Monday Y April and Oc tolier 5 Newbern 'the4th Monday, in April and Octoht r Wilmington the I sf Idnd'ay "after the 4tH Monday in .,AiriI and October. : This act takes effect ihimediately,' of couf s there will b'oa '. Courts held at the above - places in "February next, as required by the former act; " The earthquake of the 23d insti has been generally observed, and is said to have been uut h more severe, than any ot those whiui hap pened m Uecember. " V , V- 'i - ""Vi I . By an intelligent gentleman Jrorq Wa6hirg tortj'.we iate informed that Geri.!TJavie is spo- teri f as Commander in Chief of die new ar mri Geni Moreau has also been mention ed- A l?te Geofea Journal sysjIt M ptenr well ascertained, slthough nothing oqiclal Is yet known that we are hot entitled to a sinele foot of the ttt;tivat ed p.'rt of Walton cfunty, v hich has so long bten a Htujcct of dispute between tins state and North Ca- round." Xl.is the jealous ucorfel ms rdielit have been Satisfied cf (.nj hgo, if they wguld havi, given,,; due credit to rrt-sident CdldwelU of oor Univemty: and President M igs, of the Utaversity of Georgia, who by appointment of the two sutei, asctrumcd the boundary. -. t5: v,VV. .-hi- tar. Many are so incredulous as yet to believe there will, be no war.. Uut li Mr. Orundyi one of the advocates of the measure. is correct; there can be no doubt of it. arc. savs heitledEed to France, to enforce the. r.on-interCburse Taw. ' She has by some means twisted a knot about us we cannot Ua- tle the koot wl!,Kout : th& consent of Bonaparte, but we may cuittby theM8woid.7 . , I ne INationfll intelligencer assent, oti the authority tbf letters from respectable mtmbers of the legislature of Pennsylvania, that the A- mencan Dank of five or seven malions, 'will certainly not receive a charter frcrh that bod MiTitia.--' The Auroral in Introductory re marks to Col, Boyd's communication to the Secretary of War, says, " We cannot but sou ctt the attention 01 every rational mind to the circumstances produced by a want of discipline in some of the militia companies : and to thi happy effect of a judicious discipline in the case ot the regulars the neglect ot the state legislatures to the militia, they may imagine to be .economy, out it is a real extravagance which may cost thousands of lives and millions of money." - .; r ; . -.v , .... -i -, The Editor ofthe Baltimore Whtg proposes to sequester Brttish debts in this country. No native born aitztn ol America, we presume, will be po.unprincipled as to violate the laith upoii whlclimerchants jf different countries correspond With each other. - If we tnust have war let Us have fair and honorable war." When declared,' every American will, in his juoper sphere, , contribute his utmost to give it suc cess. But the honorable feelings ol ourjco.un try men &juth the proposal of treachery ancl bad tanit, wh h seems so familiar to the Ettroiaii Editor of the Whig. '" X's- H' ' 5 , ...' -; ';;.. . - ... .... "il Nerv.i.--h late arrivar at Boston.; from; Gi- bralraf," briucs news from Spain to the middle of November.1 Suchettobk at S.'.guntum 1400 nrioncrs. Xad 20 nieces ol cannon. 1 he French, after the fall of this placehiarched under tbe walls of Valencia.''The yvllow fe.vir Wits very Jataiin arinaRenia, ana an oier tne . IvALCIGlI ACADUMV. O jr cvul ttt "mo hy '. , Lvour of tUc,c stu Sciu wLo timr Ua .n i-n-17 early in the Vision IwnUs car teen d.JeJ, but not bcc,ii-e vur keuse cf their uit;lu any k.i lessened.,. Thi-c :udcnu oiw," imprw c cttij momeni of t:c pstciuus and ficui.g period ofyouti can hope to ut 1 1 c etventul lcutn Ironi euc.uon i but the dflicaio r-Mcr Jackics SJid'VpotU Mi!.s, w!iO mAs ti t'.r luTniiaa a mere holiijy amuse rarut fur is S'limin r, never have ain never can be nufriallr bciuiuttd ij tlidr inieinip;ed muJ iinaie- , ihudical uoUies.' i IicMdcs that ilie'i..liij in v,c 'w ter being nioie actiieand rnoicclp. Uecfcxenioiw, receives nc. tmprcsiuons sod k ideas with much greater facility than lii summer, (one day in the fur mer seasoo being vor;U to in the IattiJ the por lion ot lue aiioueaiotuucauon is too short to jusyty f he km of a single day. ' Tlie following are ti.e stu- dents now ia tli Academy, with Uie naXaCt ut the places from which they are sent Tkat they have ben punciiul in their attendance is bllt Knit their ; praise ( they are prosecuting their siuUks sua the : most commen'laie. ardour od per.rnce. .. MstR UtrABTi'eiT.--JoiioH,Atlunson,frora AVf ; Jcsm A veHtt, George Outlaw, Jpu Outw law, Matthias Palmer and Joliatlia'rt Taylor, fferZe W'' ni Cnmp'ieil, Orange ; rIw-nl Davis, ttr- . . ton i Jo;m m, vie, ana jm y, , Dirt. C.ri Weston G .ics, Joseph D.'Girm.iii, AVj.nia tUy., wood, John Kaywood, Wil!uia''"riu.r.er,. Jom-pIi Lane, A1c.' MTCcMaiSTjibmiU K il.le& Ju.' n Wilson, w'ce t Uempsey uou rri;f, Cvrcf j 'll cA . mas IVtiWOuUm Roben A. Jones, -5ari lilaka Utile, Jaieph Li'yd and Laurence O'Jhyan, .td' ' comic 1 X.vmes Nu;;.dl and Willianr N'ultalL Orati vide 1 Pete:: Fi Al, Afar tf Jobtph lloulhac, Waih- ington JfKaftSrtnl baundcrs, Johntton ; E!i Vv aid, ',r'i EKUttcTsrAH tkekT Elira Car scri, Ctsr rui t llaiSh'Gurretion, Philadkjihia ' Mry Di 'vUson'atldl. SluW Si'mbnum, 'Iredell i! Eliza Cmhh Mftklrgfr'Am Gaits, Maria flaesd-le: &llv HayweodtElM H.yood, Mary Hunter, Charity Haywood, .Mary M'Keethen, Ctrohnc Gales, Mary Riesdale, Julia LaiiRky, Eliza Clsso. Sallv 1 r,.ritcr. , Louisa Hill, : 'Maria' Com ait, Susan .Ragsdaie and line SamboumeV.ir.i4-c y Emiiy Sneed, Granville t v,-vriyT ; Frances Koulhac, Martin i Lui.y Grahberr, JVorthavtfiton i Mary Wn'uam- sou, rem j iidiriet uo..zmaq, ivatkington t rv EdwarclsV Gwrr Mary Veal and iLnict imi, ijterire-f (Jafuline- biiea.1, Jvevbcrri M'Cill tViUnirtonZi: - iV 1 ' . Prftr iaXfOHV ScuodL Jfohn ii,Boylan,i ander Boy'lan, AlatUiew Comari, John CI risto- UftnstopliertJhtwtopliers, EraifciscoJ. Cass. Ma: Col- Louisa Alex ;liers' . "f Derrieu. Robert T. Goodwin! . Will Benymua H. Haywood, Leigh Haywood, Vttiliara. R. Haywood, Gee W. Hay wood, Fabius J. Hay- ' r,.' AI? "5? "-cicd, Thomas B. IIavwood, V William irUU Frederick S. 'aiarshall, John if M ' .ecinen, locjus i folk, Leonidas Plk, Daniel fJj' Peck,t Wilaam PeckThoma. Shaw, " William Shaw, James Shaw. Edward KmU,, . J U ., ... n ... T . , 7, .0.. auiUI 0. .i r isun tMnta n ir 1 a : ni i 1 . , , -' " u in raiaaeiphia, 2 , in Baltimore. & in Gfnfiwtrtwn n xx.i. ,r circulating counterfeit notes. One ofthejnost ; .ui miuaoie associations ever lormed in the U' I Statts has been dissolved. . .i ; ,t '.' 4 fine Presect far Iawueru?Th Y.iU'- ture of Maryland, during the";; last Muioni : ' . - y-" ui wuioi were 01 av a y I r J. , : ... ' ' . . '. J i. pmmca m lirar.vuie. jr. Jonathan Dfrvis:iun. WW. ; to tm Ssai,Wrthitm, offjMmviUe Atletmvttle.S. ? ij.. lr. I hdTna.-WiHumii to M'tVs Elizabeth .KiaxwelL At.rendjetohfr.q:. Uptv'AlaK!erlioiei xis ;, Kachacl SheriH. . , Same'nlacc. m. Vdt 'WiUkCO.' ' provinTtf o Murt;ia. VAn ihdiscrtet tnahifei-l DteW, iV ui i county, in the '30th veirr,Tc n nr ii r.nanisn- ittu. jaruiz.sujoik I'untihiirn ubUAit n lai'vii. wiie or .MriKJh 1 sx-.w s-lf 1, ' at Cadiano'ears to have caused much acita-i ut,f 1' i4. elt 4ughter. of Cot itAjn Su.; to produce dts'sentii and Spaniards. .The to complete constitution , ans between the Bntisht .wHian4n0aWury fever, ;t)it terminated in a ciiosumn! : '1 i onetf. were proceeuinjT ; ";.v Hr! rIJ?- lfJv jm aepmca nvov: ?P4"" VOm- tali circta fia fri.VI : i.,U.i 1" 'C ' ' Lias beeti i.DDOLllted to trv I vr.4lfnt miJiti TK-uti . .iit-a. s.rf. . - - i .,.v g v. a uv uaiiu iJi Hiiiiuiiini iiiiH rubers iui.i . mission of the Cortes'l the ex-repent Lardiiabali Some of the sit tings of the Cortes Have" been very boisterous. and, large crouds, nayescouectea round thr place of mcetingi . "A. M.'"Tthente was'con- yeyed on board a ship, apparently to protect him from the populace. 1 he bpanish vrenetal uauesieros is carrying on a successiui puruzan war in the neighborhood 01 beviue. Col. Duane, the Editor of the Aurora? Is at tacking the administration in DETAit. , Some time ago, his critical blunderbuss yas ieyelled at Dr. Eustis.'the Secretary of War. and now he is assaulting with great violence Mr.Tenchc uoxc,uie rurveyor ot ruouc supplies, accus , . r ... ti'' .'I". o o. ' . . " ing mm ot urmsn partialities, occ, a 9 l The, following resolutions, have teen intro duced. into the legislature of Virginia, and laid on the table for consideration ! . J , , v V'Ui its nvst pressure upon Jitr aged father.' WilhiiC.i ', 8i5t moiutia, CoLSuiherlaiijl has betn depiivcdby deatif . " 6f wifts liii eldest ton ail Ms djiihu-i; , 'I ? I Aiv.l..n..:.: r t, . 11 ' v . - 1 - '' - v den, (3 C.) jD,; Isaac Alexander, aged 6 -At Rich.'' ' tnond, on Uije Inst; sirs: Scott, aixl a mm of Afepcks, t wd yi;tjm of iha fatal enj! 1? of di ie f hire on ih 2Bih ifir ' v 1 , . , . .'T.i.--Ji-T . HrT The Trtisti't',f rK lJt.UJfV li..,v-!':'.' art re"uckijd; to .meet .at the Stale-Huuse, this ii eveptng' at 7 o'clock. ; . i ji.... ,r I', : f.Lv.'tfj Ftidayi January 3'l 1 8 12,' ON Pnlliy iVie 14t!i" Fcbrttwy next "wn) be '.offered for ; ; lalciit H aynmbortHiKh", House and tail situated in tha comer of Jkitk-'h and Water streets. l'h title will newarramiMt amtuie terms, tnade knowji on tue dy of V sale. Any person wishing to purchase at private. saWV.' will be so good as to apply to the suUci iter at Wayneibo ,;'. I vn, jii fc. lull, m lift uJ Vt MR. " w .. . v1' IV ilrnanknnAiiKk 1 . . k.. rtf 1UV1 ... .. ar t.l ' ; irom! himself, t. Though tlatentl mart might pat'4K ot,tne...Dii1. . . L''.whdLTlMt this iirisUtnfe. dUighly dinapprjov havtfitMS'ettotti&tb convuice his oonstUuents 1 $t&W a considerable myority; : Ua conduct of. uichard ureat and Wlfiam B,'caes-Ui y t ;:vi'' . ?vi.'v.: :v r? r;v:v'''v --"'vv"-' ."':' --:;:' '-"" . -A

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