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the first time
Mr Campbett presented (Re etU
tion of Sir. latthevri, of If edell,
praying the? emancipation -of a ne
gro. 4 ' p r " J V -vv
Mr. Cbllini presentlediiisDlutiotf
relative to tbe pay olhe:0"etacbe4
Militia who werel'assehibledfHilUv
provide fot.thalfltaxcat of jTf enjor, be reMed'to UV before f"
perior Court iierks hi cases .p?FJf-c8wtareal. tbe :commuBica
cancy during the -ArcceisWyrl ?OTS"'9il!er iutes fesbgctlnr
borough andat:GeaGv,aouieepre Ure to th& oaii5Batton of the. land commons, R; H. ones, Ine, Ctuim
vious to their marching to Norfolk !T and;particularl)r as, to the mode bers,v Iredell, Warner Wiltfimi.
referred to a joint seject . committee Va,aatton , ., ntnickonSenate, met-
eonsistmg f; M;.e4lms stridor.
vere countersigded by the SpeakferS
Saturday , Aovi?iibeT? 3 . "
Mr. Robem presented a ?nli to
rionfirm 'anaccumte 'h korteV'P ih
town of peaufort, Jn artetetieuntyX
snd for othe r purposes .And
Mr. MdrphyvapiR efajrifg va
lid the Sroteedings b( tne sunscrl
bers fop improving' the, navigation oi
Roanoke ahd its waters, af a general
meetingrheld the-towi of Halifa
in November 4ast ; vv
Mr. Davidsarirreieibted; hfe peti
tion of he Pfleij anTrDbictori
of the Catawba ayiti on Com pa
ny, prayipg orjah alteration antl 0
mendment tMrnkmr1 ' - !
Mr PlummerpesentedythdTeporr
of the Coffimissiomera tf the Roa?
fcoke Na vigation Corp pan y read h
referred to the Committee on' Inland
Navigaion, v: f. ;, . .
; The House took up the order of
theday on the 2nd 'reading of the
bill to eitablhh a Superior Court in
Columbus read anoV referred to a
Select joint committee.
M6ndayiJVovem6er$$.
Mr. "Baker presented the petition
of some of the inhabitants of' Mar
tin and eaufort, praying to have parj
01 tteamort added to JVlartin-refer-fed
to tte cotrirnittee bf Propositions
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situation of -the Public Prisons - iif'
this state, and that they have leave to
T-- - . Z - 4,1 Ul oinerwise.-iVir.
MurpKey and Mr; Vanhboappoint-
on me part ot the Senate.
Mr. Longmire , presented the -be
titlon of Christiana ! Wolf oMltm
cotnbe, prying to have secured to
lier such property as! she may here-
auer acquire. ,
Mr. Sanders from the commlft
of Propdsitbna and Grievances, pre-
cmcu a oiu 10 compel, the officers
of theuVRegimfeht of, Anson to Re
view at. therplace vof Jjolding Regi
mental Musters also bill, to estab
lish a -Turnpike road in Burke
Readt sehb thlHouse of Com-
On motion "of Mr SkihneV'rle-
owivvuiuai a joint select, committee
Ki"H5 to cuutrc mtonne laws
relative to the descent of teaf nd
pe'rsbha1staJwi(h!Iaet6 rebort
by m?tir 6UmitikifSt-PhadJ
mer and MRee' codpoaeSe com
in)ug6 u(i me pan oime senate. vrt
OntnbHoh Mr. Saitders fte-J
auiYcut toaraint select committee
be appointed, dxihat tbyi eimulrr
ofthe President of eateNeV
bern ibid CapeFear anks llifr
tnmint of netei oy tnefflssucd re
spectively. ailaKeir; canacitir: triiKi
eharge arjoeQihat ;tbet furi
the ttcaes,
of Ftjaa riextr mttj. evettfteir
should Congress not I sjtispend or tre
peal tpiottitiafer tlreif
last fessioni dici&rihe..Sewtaiy
of tKeV Trcajiur ttot to receiver in
exec
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ofrajWilr'rllot
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en and Meclc'
Q mottofi'.of Mr. ! Murpheyi
oinleoaSDiinto cVmideratiori theT
flolution aldjaabQ the
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the mootiinVtAl Can " " 'V ,UU C?SC- ' 'V 1
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rrtn,liwt wV;?'camb, iwj flon PUkdul ncVal Afcmbff ihau the r Wnd par.'
STSSr ipcorppnrtc na WyoMof tho Uality hWc .all tbm.
PehttfetttlarUs:
. Mi Roberts presented a bilHto
Wc fthe pUdtiige at BeaQfbrt
Barf aod to appomt dommUsiotmr
Nayigation. .
On tndtidA or-Mr. Gtisson, Resolv
ed thatthb comrnitte of- Finance h
IfHtructed to mine the , taws tela-
Mr. Wright presented a bill tO.au-
The bill declaring valid" the prr-
:eedings'df the subscribers for the
ceed
improvement of' Roarroke navigation
paatcu us secona reamng.
Mr John Smith presented a b'di
to repeal the act to enlarge theaothor-:
ity of the Commissioners of the town
of Newbern. I .
Mr Collins presented a Resola-
f propoiin gHbet issirin g of ei ghty
iruirsauuao4iars in i reasury Wptes,
to be paid into tbe Stat? Bank in part
Of the deferred. debuJue said Bank
by the Statctwoyided the directors
consent to receive. them Referred:
"iy Mr. Nelson: pleWd trfel'Hw1
better regulattdrt of the town of Ger
mamon, oiokes coumy. '
Mr; John Hintoti presented a bill
to altar the "timeof holding the coun
ty courts-df Wake.
Mr. Sandets from the committee
of Propositions and Grievances, pre-
L seated a bill o restore Isbam Shep
perd ot Kichmorrd county, the privi
leges .of a citizen. .
? HOUSE OF COMMONS,
M . Friday fjQv. 22.
'Mr. Pickett presented a bill to
provide iprthe appointment of clerks
of Superior courts ,of Law. in cases
ot -.vacancies during the reeesa of
sald cburtsr-arid Mr. Badger, a MB
f 'MTTw wrTM"lva: iiOrary
UQmpaijy-botH of which pissed' the
first reading .. '
: O&iotio of Ruth:
ertord, . wrf. ''That
in Congress be instructed, and our
.vvrai wuTM requested to use their
endeavors no obtain TJermi&inn a
authority, from Congress, -for the
-tc oc XMo;th;arolina, to pur
chase such lands belonging to the
Cherokee nation f. Indians, tlrev
maye disposed to sell, lying within
the limits of this - Staff!. 'ff.nf
further That his excellency the Go-
c, ur oe requested to furnish each
oi;.oi)r senators and renrefcftntaHt,.
10 Congress with a con v of the for
going resolutions r
rfvedfroathe.'SraalWbUVt
.cbWDiucp.a bupenoh court of law nri
jcourt ot equityi iri the xounty of Cp-
UU10U5, a,a lor other purposes.
A-message Wat received fmm' th -
Senate containing:, the referenri' K
thouse; o several, committees,
uvjoe oitterent .s,ubjct3 cm6ra6ed
bjr the.GQvernors message--ahd the
house adjourned.
.c n'rhotion of Mr. SI. J
ered, that a comniiUee, xonsisring
y iuc5ij, aones, uuoiey, and Bad
ger, be appointed to acmrire into ihp
eeiencfiproyiding, by- lawfor
the disposition o. negroes ami per-
v? . , ikiv ay& rjeen or
by biltbtf otberVUfe;: Coxnrnittee on
irmjpart ' rt tlve .Senate Messrs.
gHiapy;:;,., ; ; f
m On mouorrc Mr. Stewart, a. com
mittee on, arrearages of ' taxes was
ppoirtted, Conulsjlpg on the : part ?ot
xctfM?r tf, Measrk. fecnton; r0H
piiser of; JphT.Iopdin r; HaVwood
Bketfi a iho tlm
Wfcadiacent- pravtnir thatT-a
Uoljayte Uedfordiectinj&fc df
r r o TTAw!fcUMUi box prajrirrg:
T L11II UU1LIJ SVEIHTT1.
The followHttrreihe eortiniUtee
on the Govrcar.i iisiae.
v com
Tnnnication from Governor 'of
Virginia) 'relativg tbue defence of (he
Ckeaake2My '-t-enate, Tneirt;
Nixoararid ttiosl VlIhama ; House
of ComniopS) meisri; Drew, CoVran,'
Inge, and nariin.( 4
.Inland Aaviratfoi. Senate, wes-
3ra uurphey ah'(f tynn. Hame oJ
srvurphey andnHntoh. ' Hbute
ri.'..
Sioitlu ajfd Bel ' House, mttsrsi
Nash, Winslbw,Phifer, and Warner
vyuiiams -
FttfnUkvng'of arfna by Getter a I
Government. -Senate, raessri: Da
yulson and' BakeVr House, rnessrs.
Dudley, Porter, Jacocks, and Boy
Ian "
Profiotiliarl cftoaitacAuctts ta a
mend Constit utton -Scnale, Messrs.
Sanders and Hawkins. House, mes-1
srs. Daniel Jones,1 Henderson, Brown
and Hoyle
u State Pafierw'tnd Pabtic Docu
ment Committee on -Public Ue-
The bill to' compel the banks to
pay specie, wai'1 referred to a com.
mittee consisting of raessrs. Drew,
King, H. H.' Jones, Chambers and
Walker of Warrwi. .
Mr. Drew presented a bill supple
mental to an act fo prevent the cir
culation of small promissory notes
and due bills. 'r. Callaway a bill
allowing further "tfme for registeriti"
grants, &c. nrf Parish a bill to
mend the inspccon Uws in regard
10 sningies.
1 ne report o
on the Hoanoke
the commUsioners
navigation was re-
ceived Irom the J
endte ahd referred
to the committee!
on Inland Naviga-
tion.
Afu -Vff nted the peUtion
S.- "jwufaring.Compa
y,;Whu:h being s Mr. J. present
!l3r ' 10 cff -ine pray-
erof tbe oetuih r r 7
pettti6D.
rnr Kincr PreseVi.
of John Winslovr, fcsq,. President of
toe t-ape Fear NavitrKttnn im..
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Pe FearKaviguion Company.
said river.
!UUJC 01 tne navigation of
Onmotionor mr. Boylan, a com-
muiee on AiiHtanf r m .
was appointed,' cohsisW of rnessrs.
BoyUnrPorV, Bryar, of Bertie, and
blocumb, of thi house. T6 which
commtttee thepetftiotrof Wm. Tate,
of Wake, was referred.
. On motion fntv Porter, Pe9oh, ,
i.mu.xpojeommutee.to whom.wat J
oi the capital U subscribed, and if not
whit . fc
Tt uin(etnaim unsubscribed.
And that tliAtt . 1 il
-T- vmcuu mexr enquires
10 ascerram what answef
by the ofBcers of said bank to the Ict-
wi ic opcreiaryoi the Treasury
of the United States, relative to the
payment of specie t and also WMt
qnantity of amount of bid paper ruT-
.cuty 01 u.rj Etate, is- deposited m
their vaults.' t
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tte f Moving cniB& cf the President
the United &at& to a. Communis
nation qf .owUA.cf "iLant. IV i.
W;tr;fcinsibyo WtBe 'bpprouatioh
!??PrcM 'edtitmet 4 during a
, rnomemoni periW, by the4 legisla
ture orfiL-5flatertvhlch txre- tvlth Mi.
.nngtiished-patriolfsm, ita share of
?W"41 .w.cicjviKtrfeencomtcred,
?;? ffcft.Wlbn.i aV in
fiuenatioh;;of its teviufcsf 'ffom
flgMKy
"vrcIPas wtthbSntrralulatthrf .nA iua
7" iiaii ra epcouTafee a J
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1. ' . - T MUI JEIXL1VF rn Til A UttnA m , 1
of ,hil,;d '"'of the offii
of the S(te-Biint.Vrhrth-fV- i i 1
:iHtHir com':
unlcaion of theth uIl afTH ! r'.
' '' "f Acrth Carotin a. : .
' Mn R. Uh Jorrct,: presented tbe
following retolutlon WLereas it U
necrssarjr for adjusting the chimvef
North-Carolina opon- the general
grfvemmenrfoipTromei advanced in
payment of tbe tnilitia called lnlovthe
kervfee of the Unilbd States, that ahe
(pay knd receipt rolls should.be irans-
miuea 19 ine var department. jittotV'
ed that hit ecel!etcy the governorfi
mis sme oe auihotlsexl and. required,
aft6r having cauied copy to .Azk-
en and lodf ed m the Comntrciier'a
f office, (q transmit to the vtar oGicothe
original piy iria recejpu relit in
SVottceWltttiO) Senate -ibt- coo
r ...
WY.iDratrpHjsenteda blUcorttert
ng'the ad mi nitt ration of; justice in
the'ecnirtsof this stale ; Mr. .ludtlV
(from tire caramitteeoor that put of
the governor message a bill con
cerrribg the supreme court. -
-Rectived from the Senate a bill
declaring valid the proceeding of
the subscribers for improving the
navi&ailon of the Hirer Roanoke and
us waters, at a general mtcttnr held
I in the mwn.of Halifax, in this auie,
on the first Monday f Nov, 1816.
Read the firhttime and returned. ,
The bjll to authorise Ita'hC Barber,
of Perquimons county, to n.aka a
road, and cut a carjal to drain thV
J same, and for other jurpos t and
. r - .vtvifs I TV
judgment of the superTbr court of
la.Tt of Richmond couoky, divorcing
Matthew Cole' knd hisVifc EVfatabeth
from the bonds of matrimonvi were
severally read the third time'rn this
house, and paed ' 1
The petilious of sen dry inhabitants
ol Martin and Headlort cmimiri. a
of the director of the Catawba navi
gation connpany, were receded frtitn
the Senate, read and referred, the first
to tne committee rf
t)rODoHfifi
anu grievances ; the latter to tbe
committee on inland navtgatnm.
Received from the Senate, the bill
tr confirm an accijrate survey of the
wuim 1 or outer DUf
rtM . . ,
REPORT ON THE PES'lTEN.
TIARY.
Mr. Wmslow presented the fol
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lowing report-c. the amdcrvigncd
'r.nmmitiinn.iui 41 . ! . 1 . .
-"..mi-siuiifcu i'uioireto collect
information opnn the subject of a
Penitentiary," beg leave to rcpgrt
the result of the labors.
They have to reRretthat on some
of the points of enquiry, "ihcir i,ifor
mation is incomplete rbm, if enough
is collected on whici to form a o op
inion -as to the expediency aiul policy
of establishing such an ii'uthution, the
necessary details cun caifly te pro:
cureO ihtIuc time. They addressed
C-rhuiar- c.ach of lDC ercik o!
the Superior amuftfy Conttatol
this state, rcqtrestihg hits of cnminal
prosecutions for the list five years ;
but, bf one hundred and tcntj-thrcc
clerks, sixty-lour oily hsve made
returns. T hese returns hare been
reduced to. method, and arc nriw pre
sentedln Mhe-ahape of an abstiacu
f k.vevcrai views f Ke. ulect i
w,u U,B nuxnocr- oi rj turn it
greatly tkficieirl, yet .lhe atio. it is
presumed, exhibits. fesult, to ttery
practical use on the present subject,
assausfactory at the whole "would
do. ,'"' v
.Tlrt.cbmniissiotr; trMrejtrd ' let
o MMiachpsetu andrKentueky,
reports of ihiIr
proceedings but no answer hat ct
conro to hand TpasifbUaV address,
however, toa gentleman of Ricaiond,
in the state of KVirRtBUcromtir snM
aatifactory antwer;,w -.given .; jpl
mv,u roc-f aeepen wUo 'makci the
xommuhkatirm, and wtiappar 't0
Uea ry urging WOntcUjgcm
f 4.ugy inoruyt an tue x?enitentiaiea
in the northern statea,. andt oircr,Coti
Ms return-. la futniK. u.-..
? in V Jk '" . ... TP
Taund imcreWnsattKl t.fBu.-W
k A rf to,.n u-. .- . ''..
1 4 I'wr A.na t icy : be
(?rat7nbv,Wm NichSli iwr : " JV
...0twu Willi illl p permit -i 1
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pfeitloTi inj in oct cf Kit iimcls
TM;cpmtaistlcntrv wishing l
Ute to avail herself ef the btit taUL
Hwiritn'toreco .Kr, r
J Cotrator sice kr Uie toitdingV from 't
Hiuta xaiy certaiier .r
adt rived, from the practical lnfor-t .V;
muionoflKc lievcf ofHhe iutipri-
aon aicbmondiaW some pnjbably' -
Irom, tle sutec of EeatcrkV. r
1 MiiiaehuiVttt r'ArA zJm 1. '
f a w4
tt 'to- Hhtr
prices ol I the i . necevsary' materiara
Ipf building, fbe commlaslonera VroV
unable fwip any precise aqcfxmv
fir wace be receipt cf tbe fAint by '
which ;theywcre infonfred of thV
kind of mateiUls proper for- ttck
work, they have hacf no epporrunhr
ofaatisfym themelre bn &r' part
of tbe subject, aad'canncr'fortthe.
me reason, furnltK the rtUtfvt cost:
pf building Vt HUUbomug. HRaleirb
and FayeueviMe... Bui -'nheV- ar
atlhed the hooves' and wa!U hxiltf
KUilt clilr of iteherbritk'-V
and ifflfthearwvrrf 'stmc'tee
wouldMt required for iho capvenfi
litis at lexir.
From all the informfcricrv th com-"
mluloner have becHaile- topreture.
and from their own refirctionvdeliber.
ttelj exercised on-the ubjccw:thef
are of opinion, that the san of 00
hundred impound dollar Would x
sufEcient to erect inch an CstabUib--mcnt,
as? Would Tn all t eipecti Ut t b
exigence,' popuUrtkrr ard public cx.
pectlorl in this statt. If tkc 4n6.
were to apprcpriatcd at to beadvane-.
edby annua! instafmcm of Ufniy
thound dollaii, rite - burthen, .iti.
txsrctlullv brnlttediMoutdtcarcaly
be fdt, crtd tfic idvancti wooldbe to?
pofitTbfy4 iouTTlr .
jyeir, trre whole wr$rk rnirftt lt.
..jMswca. uyi inepun should te
as tnir cne part of tKr
buddhig might be fiaWhtd for rbe r
rccepticnof crlmtnali, and-for rboc -usnal
oieratirms"iir'the instltcliertv
whtle the other is pre j:rcMlrg. '- '
(nere loUJus a rWtf of the pw
pcisaccunrpanvlngihe veperr, vixHi
an account of the expense ascertain-,
td tn be fncuned in ctlJecfinK Inform
mat ion, amounting trT 31T? Q
cents.
The commiMloncni hare how UlcV
Ufore your horKrabJe body all b
oniormation they cannot conclude
moment in thecxpfciiiij ci 'aiiirw
luat'for nVtrnt hU.Lur .
If to ameliorate the
cor.ditien cr
wretched man be art reject woathy
jrgislative ewphrt.rtrt ; if ctjc
of
a
1 rticricun. still ft rt-.. . .... i
pie. ; if .humactty, tnd btr.cxplenccr
nre ietmiOrd - to- plead- their rrm
cause ; inSnc, tcceMf oiU-ivtn.
tcM the nitnurr, rie eomn iritr.era
submit uiib the uttrost CtUt .
,md rcipetxwhrtber a prnitemlary-.
iu wme fotm, hnota objtaigh
ly imcrcsttng, and one which calls a4-'
Uud for legislative srhcti?u. .
. ,To consirier-the abitraft- qtrtucrw
of expense which is but one brancU
f jlitica! cctmotfry, (i Vi acho'
on the strt nest frrbur d of opporiucr'
And yet tbe pcref kviiUtijcpjKc
rncoumettd, alt fi'tfiicwluesaija'i .
jtciioasctsrst Sct!cstxperitf2te?
ba clscwhlire ptt.vad. A.dUitaa.ao
light tfidrf.ee tf tho vea-e tnd ttifi-,i.
ly ofaucli-an in vt it u tion, thai afier e
fair train xf hxektited tcascnirti e
'thewthe policy clihb maaaure, lqn "T
the present want of certainty jnt c
viction ; m,r from tbe .happy. ..result.
of ftt.a, mild, equal and htoaD
Such reasoTis abound in every tiUaiTw
tmmlnd.' Nortanitbaacxcttry-4
aV.tiruday, to repeat wbet baa bcci-
so cf.cn tatd, that punuhmcDUhccJd,
iO proportibnedMcr'the niftDUudK )
bfjbe olTence. Yet tke cowpiiw; .
tlotttblcU!Ln?fe- dtkcUiln,
iurujriciy oi pcnftiimg ' ante 'the
fTbo rprtcoinc rrDcrt raa rr?rrv'r
P?,mViltceca tue tjtnarcoie- -
lentint? Nasliciinfr !o xi
.Mf7J cnuuerijo hjs sest. apd
- 'i J- - t ....
r5! ,0Bra Panted tUn i
T UVm a L.
BAA L. I W W I P 1. Ik "Bl k a A ?
mordercV and 4be cny Uef .Tev
re&rmthe pcml cxxlelt the great cb- 7
jeet in i tfie-e'rectton Cf-tuteprubaa
and pcnlttntlirJei. - n rizz.
Wittr profound rcvpect tie cvw
rniiitonc rs tave the. hcm?r la: be y ccr-TntcVicnrirnt-'
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