. . , llnM I
. An ll.ia is tin first experiment ma'de by
the Stale, rr) 'reclafrrj'.hjj tiiu Swamp Lands,
it U impoitunt that it sliould bo iuccessful,
fetid Tt is believed that the uiieitpondcdjjial.
anew of the Fund appropriated, will be
amply sufficient tomoke uny additional jm
provemenf, iT time 'and experietico shall
potrt ut the necessity of such. , K
In July 1641, AfciluMFonO, onobf tho
Assistant liigic.cer rcsigaud,ond at ibe
To aVl of these gentlemen: it is due to say,
' hat tho Board is greatly indebted for tho
! VkUI and ability displayed in tho planning
of the work, and tho energy -with which
Ihjby superintended its execution. , ;
.-The tributaries to Alligator having been
previously located and surveyed, the Board
contracted with Mr. A. C. Dickenson, him
self an Engineer, to do tbe work in 1842,
"and thereby dispensed with the employment
; of an Engineer to superintend thdexeeu.
tion of tho work. Tlie Board, therefore,
havo had no Engineer in their employment,
during the present year, npon wages, ex.
cept Major Gwynn, who visited tho work
after tho completion of tha Tributaries to
' Alligator, to sco that it wa executed ac
cording to contract, and only charged for
the time ho was employed, . f, , .
- Ia tho autumn of 1841, tTio Board had
several hundred sections of this land laid
out, marked and staked off in the vicinity
of Pungo, in such way as to give to each
scctiou Incihty to drain into the Lake, La
Mat or tributary (as all lands ia that region
require farm drains,) and offered. tho same
lur sine, in x;i;ciiiwui ui iiwt jvm. iui
from somo cause! very few persons attend
ed the sale, and no bids being made, such
Us the Board deemed sufficient, no sales
were effected,
. The Board havo unnbatst confidence in
the excellence of the laud, and the value
of tho improvement, and they believe it
nly requires a few years' action of tbe at.
hsphere, and of vegetation upon the soil,
,Qirove it to bo equal to any oooy ot land
fofortilitv. Lands, with a vegetable do.
post, of from three to fifteen feet deep not
yL9ojmpajedjniu
decomposition ; and therefore tbe Board do
not deei it prudent to force tbe lands dnto
; market t this time, es delay will continue
to flevelojo their fertility.
. Mpg ol these land), as laid off into sec
tions, with ho Cauah, Tributaries and
Lakes iesignated thL-rcon, are in the Exec
. utivo Ofice. ar.d tho Board most resDect.
fully invito thp attonlion of tbe members of
your honorable Wy, to.tbtir inspection
As tho lioard hal loaned out a greater
part ot the fcwamp i und. they liavo been
unable, without resortisg to legal coercion,
which they have done in many instances, to
collect the fund as fiat as they needed it to
meet their own contracts. Nor were they
then enabled to collect it, os fast as needed.
To meet their own contracts, they were
driven to the necessity of using a portion
of the Literary Fund in the Treasury, and
replacing it as fast as the Swamp r und was
end or the y-jnr, Mr, MvER3,tbe other As.
sistant E'.gineor, and Major W. Gyvynj,
' the Pri'jcirMU Engineer, likewise resigned.
- collected. This accounts for the notes be
rongins to the favamn I und amuununu to
to large a sum, after tho expenditure of so
large a sum in tho improvements.
These notes aro bolieved to bo good, and
-the, Board aro not aware that a dollar has
been lost, and tho .Litorary Fund can bo
reimbursed from the Swamp Fund in a short
time. Tho Siato has been benefited by
this course. Tho Litorary Fund was idle
in the Treasury, and tho Swamp Fund was
at interest, which has gono to swell tho net
amount for distribution.
The Board during the present year, have
invested the sum of $-21,504 34 in Hail
Road Bonds guaranteed by tbe State, which
they deemed the best security they could
haver" Tlicso bonds .we ro purchased ata
discount of ten per cent, tho market price
at that time. It is believed, they can bo
bought at this Vimo at a discount of fifteen
per cent and they arc an investment more
suitable for Common Schools, as at that
"TpncelTie amount invested would yield about
7 per cent, the interest certain in amount
and promptly paid, an J thorn would not'be
thaf fluctuation that There isTiTBunk Dm.
dends.
As by exhibit A, it will bo seen that tho
sum of $111, 74560 of principal and Cap
ital of the Literary Fund has yet to be in.
vested, the Board would respectfully solicit
your recommendation as to the manucr of
its investment, particularly ns they are not
so very clear that the Legislature contcm.
Elated investments in any thing elso but
lank Stock, when they used the word re
invest in tho"4th Section of lho said 67th
Chapter. It is proper, at least, tho law
should bo explicit, and it is equally prudent
that the investments should not bo confined
1o Bank Stock, if better investments can
bo found, " :
Tho Board would draw your attention to
tho fatft, that most of. the Swamp Lands of
this State, were granted many )-cnrs ngo,-
la individuals and companies, in very largo
ufVeyi7w1ib-o dSjecrwtis speculation
that these claimants have for years aban--doned
the lamia or their titles, or havo de.
frauded lho State by failing to list their
Isnds for taxation, for years together.-That
these lands arc worthless, unless reclaimed
at an enormous expense , that as soon ns
they shall havo been or shall bo reclaimed,
then old titles will bo asserted. They would
therefore recommend stfclt legislation as
will cut off all these dormant claims.
Sales for taxests not a sufficient remedy,
1 1 it is impossible to havo tho necessary
'surveys of those large Tracts made, as re
quired by law. Again, Sec'. Sd, of Chap.
67lh,Iie. Stat. Says; "All the Swamp
T.l of this Slate, not heretofore duly
.$.a -yrtiJ nrmiifd. to individuals." shall
be vested in the Board. The Board would
find difficulty in fjecting a mere squatter on
Swamp Lands reclaimed by thorn, if he
could show that tho .'and had been duly en
tered and granted to some other person.
They would rccommrnd tho passage ot
sk Law, that : in nil contents- ;w.th L tbe
Hoard, or their agent; and w?th -persons
chiming title under-the B.md, tbe oppo
site nnrty should bo required to establish a I
aliiJ titfeln himself. ("" - , i
' liiey woutu lurthcr suggest, that as the
term Swamp Lands is rather an indefinite
expression, which may lead to subsequent
litigation, whetlieih would not bo as well
to invest all tho hnoVjo . wbicji tho. State
now has or rnay hereafte4iavo title, lying
in those counties where tbero&re Swamps,
in tho Literary Board and insteatlof en.
ternig such as might ho de9mcd yacajnVlet
them bo purchased of the Board, as th
entry money or vacant hinds now belongs
to mo iJoaru.
Tho Board will likewiso calUho altcn.
tion of the Legislature, to tho returns made
by tho Chairmen of the Boards of Super.
iiiienaenis oi ivunimon ociioois in me umor-
cnt counties. . It is very evident to the
Board, that the system cannot succeed well
without a general Superintendent, whose
business it should be to superintend the
general operations of the system ; to tra.
vel over tho State, and aid and direct the
Superintendents in the" dischargo of their
duties ; point out to thorn such improve.
nicnts as are deemed necessary ; recom
mend suilablo books for tho Schools, and
introduce as much uniformity in the system
as nny be practicable ; and above all, see
that tbe counties pay thfcir respective quo
las, and that the Chairmen fully account for
all the funds that como to their hands.
Tho duties of a general Superintendent aro
such ns to require all the time and ability
of a man of energy, industry and talent,
and they earnestly recommend the appoint
ment of such an officer. '
The slightest reflection will bo sufficient
to satisfy any ono, that most of the duties,
which ougbt to pertain ty this office, can-
nof be discharged by the Literary Board,
and if they could, it would require the
Board to bo almost continually in session.
indeed, the duties already assigned to
the Board, require much of their time
The renewal of notes, receiving payments,
the superintendence and management of tho
rund, tho estimates of tho net profits, ma
king distributions, tho attention to draining
tho Swamp Lands, tho settlement of the
Contractors' accounts, the preparation of
wanKS lor tlio bcnools, and ether duties,
xaquMiftlloar Aio4ver tt 90S"
8ion ; and nothing gives lho Board "more
Tou bio than the Banking part of thuir du
ties. ' They would therefore, recommend,
that no money bo put at the control of the
Board for loaning. ,
" A fow counties havo not voted for the
Common School Law ; the Board have been
directed to loan that portion of the nett pro
ceeus, wntcn is allotted to them. Mere is
another batch of accounts to be raised, and
an additional expense incurred (or not t
loan can be made, or a note renewed, wiih
out a meeting of the Board. It is submit
ted, whether it is right that tho general
Fund should bo taxed with the expense of
these meetings, when the benefit is for the
county whose fund is loaned.
As there have been-insmuations against
the manner in which the Funds of the Board
have been managed, tho Board deem it due
to themselves, as well as to the public, that
you should institute the most rigid gerutiny
into their fiscal operations. This they
most cordially invite. And they will take
ihis occasion to say, that no member of tho
Hoard has had directly, or indirectly, any
loan or accommodation at tho Board, ex
cept tho small load made to a gentleman,
who was, at that time, but not now, a mem
ber of tho Board, who borrowed the same,
for tho accommodation of tho State, and to
which your attention has been invited by a
special message, requesting the Legislature
to make provision for Us payment.
The Board have found it impracticable to
make any thing like a satisfactory report as
to the state and progress of common schools.
Somo thirty counties have sent in no re
port l others have reported lnsuchway ns
to give little information. - I he board havo
endeavored to" extract' something out of
these reports, imperfuct ns they are, ar, 1 to
put it in an intelligible shape, ns far as they
can, winch will be lounci in cxnitm f .
Exhibit G, is the copy of a report mado
to lho Board by Major uwynn, their i nn
cipal Engineer. ,
It has been ther uoirorm" practice ol the
Board, to depositc all funds received by it,
to the crredit of the Board, in the Banks at
this place as .soon jsrcccivcdirtjl Alio
sum accumulated to some amount worm
paying over to the Treasurer, when a
check has been given him for tho amount
and his receipt taken. This has been done
generally, quarterly, and some times ofien
cr. In no instance- has the money boen
permitted to remain in the hands of any
member of tho Board, or their Secretary,
ongcr than it was convenient to depositc
it in Bank,ThoBourd has novor kept
any money on hand.
All oi .winch is rcspnclully suomitcd,
jj. M. MOREIIEAD,
rresidcnl Ex-nJJicio Literary Board.
Senatorial t let-tion.
"Our readers at-'jlllistancivwni be great
ly Surprised to. learn, "thai thoLoco Focos
of tbe Legislature, on 1 uesday last, elect
cd William 11. Uavwood, Jr. to the Sen
ate of tho United Slates. - Tho elevation of
this gcntlcmnu, oyer-tbe-lioadof all -4he
lecdurs of tho gonuinc " Democracy, " is
a btrong exhibition of political legerdemain,
in which, however, wo believe, he, himself
had no hand. Itjwas Mr. Haywood who,
not a short twelve months ago, publicly se
ceded from tho Loco Foco Convention in
this City, becauWho could not sanction its
proceedings; who then declared that his
party hud been beaten in 1840, because
abandoning elevated views, it had devoted
itself to humbuggcry ; who in the course of
his speech affirmed that he could not stoop
to make political capital of President liar,
rison's funeral ; and who, ever since, has
been rather viewed with suspicion and dis
trust by the Loco Foco leaders.
.'This elevation, so unexpected by the
mass, so littlo desired by tho managers,
was produced by a series of events, in them
selves amusing, and even ridiculous.
At the beginning of the Session, Judge
Scrcntdrrs was taken up as the reprcsenta-
live of the Calhoun iving of the Democrat
cy;w bile Hon. Bedford Brown, being the
boau ideal of puro Joco focoism. was the
nucleus about which tho elomcnts of Van
Burenism rallied.' "It was in vain, that
Caucus after Caucus was held. The friends
of Saunders, regarding his success asa
matter of vital importance to Mr. Calhoun,
would not give way, though in a minority.
On theotherhnnd, many of Brown's friends
at,, an early period, declared, that they
would prefer tho election of Mr. Graham,
totbnt of Saundersi ; and some of them af.
firmeiHhat, in no event, could they bo
brought toSbe support of any man tainted
with Nullification, Letters were received
from Gen. JacksonMr. Benton and others
declarins it all
important that a Calhoun
man should
not be electodvTho Rich.
mond Enquirer," Standard, "fci(J omne
vecus, took strong ground for BrownvJind
the parly screws were applied to tho utte
most, jcttholnends or Saunders, behev.
ing that they had the lelkr man, though re
duced in number to what theBrown men call,
ed a set of refractory young men1 still kept
up tho fight, . J hen came on crimination
and recrimination in abundance. Brown
was ridiculed,' and great astonishment was
professed, that such a person should hnve
ever gotton into tho Senate. Ilia indefa.
tigable electioneering was also tho subject
of comment, and somo of his own support,
ers complained that ho was interrupting the
business of the Legislature, by fastening
upon all members, whom he could surprize
in an unguarded walk through the lobbies
or rotunda of the Capital. When, howev
er, Saunders, with the aid of a strong Whig
vote, went Jar ahoad of him, and his sue
cess appeared certiin on the next trial, then,
and not till then, did his ardour cool before
the evident demonstration of coming defeat,
and loosing the tenacity with which he had
clung to the hopes of success, ho consoled
himself with the grim satisfaction, that if
ho could not save himself; he could at least
gratify his hatred, by the defeat of Saun
ders. Though he had not, from the out
set, shoWTTany delicacy in speaking of his
competitor, yet now his indignation boiled
over. If rumor is to be credited, he de
dared publicly, on divers occasions-with
trre gfttcst tn7iphasis,"lhat " ho ,f would
rather see an ultra Federalist elected, than
Saunders" that he " had Ibng known him
10 uo politically uisnoncst mat ho had hi
hands in the public crib, &c.11 With
view of confirming and supporting liis own
statements, ho stated that Mr. Van Buren
had told him, that ho "had long known
Saunders, and that ho (Saunders) seemed
to think that no man in Nortl-Carolina,
but himself, was capable of fil ing an of
fice, and that ho knew he had ncontempt
ous opinion of him.
mi tin- . ..,
liio nigs, seeing mat me-e was no
prospect of electing Mr. Graham; that the
voting had continued for several weeks, at
the cost of many thousands to the Stale,
felt it to bo their duty to withdraw him, in
order that the matter might Jye in somo
manner terminated, and the public business
permitted to proceed. 1 hereupof, the Lo
co Focos, though ono would havo Buppoocd
that they had nlroaJy oanJidntcs tnough to
distract theni sumciently, forthwith nomj.
nated others, still to prevent, if possible, a
choice. On this occasion, the Whigs, with
tho exception of somo ten or twelve, sup.
ported Judgo Saunders. They did so, be.
cuuso of his ability bocausb he had been
badly treated by his own party becauso
they felt indignant that our State Election
should bo directed and controlled by influ
eiices from abroad anil because they felt
an invincible repugnance to again invest
ing with power, a man who to piupiliatcr
triumphant power by an act of servile adula
tion, assisted in January 1836, to deface
the Journals of the Senate ojhc Uuited
States, und to violate the Constitution o
the country,
Just at tho moment, when it was in their
power to elect Saunders, a portion of his
Iriends abandoned him. Even the Senator
from Wake, who eventually voted against
Mr. Haywood, tho regular Caucus nomi
nee) deserted his first love, and voted for
his antogonist.V The consequonco of this
defection, amongst those, who had sworn
16" "did i in tho last ditch" for Saunders, pro
vented bis election by three votes. These,
it was well understjpd, the Whigs would
supply on the next yoto.. Strange- to tell,
howevdr, several other ifidividuals, who
had, till then, uniformly gone for Saunders,
and who had for weeks earnestly and in
cessautly besought the Whigs to come to
their aid, at this critical juncture united with
tho Brown men, and postponed any further
vote for that day. Again, we repeat, well
may Judge Saunders pray to bo delivered
from such, friends. Indeed, wo have been
told, that somo of his friends ? did not re
ally desire his success.
Tho succeeding night, as the story goes,
was devoted to caucusing. The "retracto
ry" Saunders men, not being able" any
longer to resist the lashing of the majority,
were to Use a phrase well understood here,
" snowed tmjen? Both thcoH candidates
were witridrawrrrflncf Mrr Haywood-bcr
came tho nominee of, tho Cauci
Nothing, that we have seen, furnishes a
more complete illustration of the uncertain
ty of popular ; favor, than ,lhe. result of this
whole matter. A few weeks since, Judge
Saunders was generally regarded as the
most popular man of his party. Now, he
is bitterlly denounced by his politilcal
friends, simply because ho preferred Gil
houn to Van Buren, as President. In fact,
mora than oneprdminent man of his party
has declared that the Democrats could get
along very well without his exertions in
future. '. ' f
In conclusion, we will add, though the
"Standard" thinks our approval of any
thing, sufficient to excito the suspicions of
his political friends, that we are well satis
fied with Mr. Haywood's election. Though
ho is believed to be a decided Van Buren
man, ho is a gentleman of superior abilities,
and devotedly attached to North-Carolina.
We have confidence, therefore, that onJ
questions not ef a party character, ho will
truly represent tho feelings and interest of
his constituents. Register.
' Congressional District t. -
We publish id tho proceedings of tlio Le
gislature, tho bill reported to tho Senate,
torarraingmg the fJongrcssionalUistncts of
the State, and we subjoin the calculation on
which the bill is predicated, under the new
apportionment, the Locos have takcnySve,
anu given the wings Jour. 1 his is a most
unjust distribution, as Is proven by the' re-
cent election of Governor. The tables
ought, at least to be reversed ; tho Whigs
should havo five, and the Locos only four.
Upon what principle or justice of magna
nimity, islt. that the vfri veto 40.000 Whira
f o
four Representatives, and to 35,000 Locos
(taking the uubernatorial Ltection as the
test) five Members! How can it be justi
fiod! .What excuse will be given for piling
up the tug majorities " so very moun
tainous," in the first and fourth Districts!
We beg tho reader to take his Map, and ex-
amine how these Districts are constituted,
tho injustice will so glaringly appear,
thatie who runs may read." Wo shall
resume tiitsuhject hereafter. For the pre
sent, we subjoin tho calculations of the
Committee, and invite to them the reader's
attention:
District No. 1.
Dis5
Cherokee ; 3,847
Robeson
Macon
Haywood
4,722
4,853
9,604
4,943
13,920
10,513
-5,ls60
6,626
5,000
Columbus
Bladen
Buncombe
Brunswick 4,417
New Hanover 10762
Henderson
Rutherford
Sampson 10,387
Burko 10,513 Duplin 9,311
Yancy 5, 60 Lenoir 4,132
Cleveland 6,626 Onslow 6,431
Caldwell -., 5,000 Jones 3,818
69,388
69,633
District No. 7.
DistuicT No. 2.
Mecklenburg 15,744
Orango
Person
Granville
Franklin
Warren
Halifax
21,574
8,050
15,334
8,852
9,639
13,103
Lincoln
20,381
Iredell
Davie -Rowdn
Cabarrus
14,199
6,819
10,763
8,387
76,293
District No. 3.
76,552
District No. 8.
Ashe 7,269
Nash
Edgocomb
Pitt
Grecno
7,568
-12,732
9,547
5,407
10,436
I Wilkes,,.,, 11,005
Surry 14,368
Stokes 15,192
R.ockingham 11,613
Caswell 11,893
Beaufort
Washington
Tyrrell
Hydo
Craven
Carteret
3,834
4,093
71,330
District No. 4.
5,579
11,157
6,047
Richmond
Montgomery
Anson
Stanly
Davidson
Guilford
Randolph
7,357
5,777
12,955
4,709
13,591
18,116
12,313
76,400
District No. 9.
Martin 0,511
Bortio 9,484
Hertford 6,165
Northampton 10,665
74,117
District No. 5.
Gates - 6,704
Chowan 5,224
Wake
Chatham
Cumberland
Mooro
Jil,llN(OIl '
Wayne
17,920
Pcrquimons 6,169
14,116
13,127
Pasquotank 7,399
Camden 4,999
7,399
Curituck 5,863
,2O0
9,422
69,182
71,192
Temian prisoners in Mexico.
We havo been kindly furnished (says tha
New Orleans Pioavunc) with a letter from
one of the prisoners lately captured at Sun
Antonio, Texas, to his relatives in this city ,
from which we havo extracted sevonvl pare
graphs for publication in our paper. The
letter is da'ed from a smull town about
thirty miles we3t of tho Rio Grande, and
three hundred above Mainmorts Of course
the writer docs not speak ns freely ns ho
might in relation to the treatment tho pri
soners are receiving, fearing that his letter
might be opened ; but we havo still reason
to believe that they havo lallcn into lar bet
tor lianda than did the Santa ro prisoners
when first taken, something over a year
since. At the date of the letter they were
under' chargo of Gen. Cela, an officer we
are acauainted with: but as he probably
had orders from Gen. Woll to treat them
with becoming respect, we havo little fear
that they will suiter other than tho pnva
tions which usually fall to the lot of prison
ers of war. Here are the extracts :
"- San Fernando, Oct. 6, 1842,
" I have an assurance that this will bo
forwarded to New Orleans by way of Afa
tamoras.and will avail myself of the op.
portunity to satisfy you under my own hand
that so fur as health alone is concerned I am
well : what our further destiny is, or what
we shall be sent from this, I cannot toll.
" I spent yesterday ivith General Cela,
and taking every thing into ctnisideration
passed a very agreeable time" of it We
played chess during tho afternoon, dined
about seven o'clock tho dinner excellent,
coffee, butter, &c. Scc. So far. I have
found the Mexican officers gentlemen, and
the soldiers generally kind and disposed to
make our situation as comfortable as pos
siblo.
" I appfehond"n6 violencolo any of our
party : on the contrary, 1 leel sanguine that
under the peculiar circumstances under
which we were taken at San Antonio, our
captivity cannot bo very long.
" I should be more disposed to complain
of my present disagreeable situation were
it not that others are hero whoso lot is per,
haps even harder than mine. They have
families living on the Colorado and uua
daloupc, and were in San Antonio only for
a short time, attending court, where, but a
day or two before they were to have return
ed, they were captured. I myself intended
leaving in two days at furthest ; the absence
of a gentleman who held some papers,
without which I could not conveniently
leave, alone detained me.
- " Yours, dtc
"..P. S. I havo just learned officially that
on to-morrow morning we leave this place
directly for lho city of Mexico; from thence
we are ,to be allowed, as, best we can, (I
presume,) to find our way to the United
States". It will take from thirty to forty
days to go to the city; from thence tO'Ve".
ra Cruz frornTfiroo to five days."
rxicT No. 6.
n ma
507
6,657
, COXGRlijSSIOIVAL. ;
Third Session of the 27th Congress.
Mor?DAY,t)ECEMBEa 5, 1832
This being the div established by the
Constitution for the luromcnccmont of the
annual session of Congress, those Members
who have reached thf Seat of Government
assembled at the Capitol yesterday ; when
tho following proceedings took place :
IN THE SENATE.
The President, after having waited until
half past 12 o'clock, announced that there
was no quorum present; when
Mr. Huntington rose and moved that the
Senate-adjourn, it being evident, from the
lateness of tho hour, tbat no quorum would
be present; during the day ; which motion
having prevailed, tlio, Senate adjourned.
There weretwentyifourScnators present
as follows : !
' Messrs. Allen, Arcacr, Bates, Bovard,
Benton, Buchanan, Clayton, Conrad, CafU,
Dayton, Evans, Huntington, Kerr, King,
Alangum, Merrick, Hives, Sturgeon, I all
madge, Tappan, Wilcox, Williams, Wood
bury, Wright 24.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
At 12 o'clock, tlio Hon. John. White, of
Kentucky, Speaker, called the House to
rder.
i roll was called by Mathew St. Clair
ClarkejvKsq , Clerk of the House, and a
quorum being present, the following pro
ceedings were
JNJr. Briggs, of Massachusetts, introduced
to tho House tho Hon. Robert C. Winthrop,
member elect from the firsVCongressionai
district of the State of Massachusetts, (vice
the Hon. Nathan Appleton, resignetk) who
was qualified and took lns-eat.
lho Speaker having announced that a
quorum of tho Housrj was"present
Air. Lushing rose and moved that the
usual message do Bent to the benate, in
forming that body that a quorum of the
House had assembled, and that tho House
was ready to proceed to business.
1 he motion was agreed lo.
Mr. Cushing moved that the usual joint
resolution be adopted, providing for the
usual joint committee on the part of the
Senate and the House to wait upon the
President of the United States and inform
him that a quorim of tho two Houses had
assembled, and that Congress was ready to
receive u.'y communication that he might
be pleased to make.
Mr. Hopkins suggested that the fact was
not yet ascertained that a quorum of the
two Houses had assembled. It would be
better first to ascertain it before adopting
the resolution.
Mr. Cushing. It is immaterial. We
can pass tho resolution.
Mr. Hopkins had no objection, ho said.
So the resolution was adopted. A
DAILY HOUR OF M6ETIN3.
On motion of Mr. Cushing, it was re
solved that tho daily hour of the meeting of
this House shall be 12 o'clock meridian,
until further order.
Tnn BUNIRCPT LAW.
. Mr. Evcioti row ami gave notice that he
would to-morrow, or at a ciu tJay 08
practicable, ask leave to introduce a bin 0
repeal tho act entitled " An net to establish
a umtorm system of bankruptcy throughout
tho United States;"
The notice was entered on the Journal.
THE TWENT If-FIRST RULE.
Mr Adams rooo and gavo notice that he
would to-morrow oiler the following reso.
lution :
Resolved, That the 21st rule for conduct,
ing business in this Houso, in the following
words: "No petition, memorial, or roso
lution, or other paper praying tho abolition
of slavery in the District of Columbia, or
any State or lerntory, or the slave trado
between the States or Territories of tho
United States in which it now exists, shall
bo received by this lluuso, or entertained
in any way whatever,1' be, and the same is
hereby rescinded.
Mr. Wiso said ho objected to tho recep.
tion of the resolution.
The Speaker said that a resolution to re
peal a standing rule required one day's no
tice. Mr Wise repeated his objection to tho
reception.
Tho Speaker. The gentleman from
Massachusetts (Mr. Adams) merely gives
the notice ; ho does not offer the resolution.
Mr. Wise. Can that notice be given
now I Is it in order? . .
The Speaker. Yes.
Mr. Wise. Does it take precedence of
the other orders ol the House T
The Speaker. No.
Mr. W. C. Johnson inquired of the Speak
er if the . resolution was now before- the
House and susceptible of amendment?
The Speaker. The resolution is not be
fore the House. It is a mere notice of a
proposition to amend tlio rules."
The conversation here ended, and the
notice of Mr Adams, which elicited some
demonstration nf- morrknent , -watttercti
on tho Journal
The Speaker here announced tho follow.
ing members as the committee appointed,
under the motion of Mr. Cushing,, to wuit
on the President, Ace:
" Mr. Cushing, of Massachusetts; Mr. Til
linghast, of Rhode Island; and Mr. Hunt,
of New York.
Mr. Kennedy, of Maryland, was origin
ally appointed by the Speaker, but, fcr rea
sons assigned, and not heard by the Re
porter, but conjectured to have reference
to the state of Mr. K.'s health, was excused,
and Mr. Hunt was appointed in his stead.
PRATERS.
On motion of Mr. Briggs, the following
resolution was adopted :
Resolved, That two Chaplains, of diffe
rent denominations, bo elected to Congress,
one by each House, to serve during the
present session, who shall intcrcltango
weekly." '
- 'NEWSPAPERS.
X)a motion of Mr. Briggs, tho following
resolution was adopted :
liesolced, That tho membcri of this
Houso be furnished, during the present sc
sion, with such newspapers as they r,n,
respectively direct ; tho expense of ear
member not to" exceed at tho rale of t, .
daily papers per annum.
COMMITTEES OF THE HoUE.
On motion of Mr. Briggs, it was
Ordered, That the standing cuij,,;;. .
bo appointed according to the stwkUaj: ru
and orders of the House.
LIBRARY OT COCS"-.
Mr. Tillinghast offered the 1. "
solution, which, (after having brru r-
Pcd, on the suggestion ot ftir. i;. ,
striking out the word " honorabk'.' L,
the word 44 Senate,") was ndoptH :
Resolved, (the Senate concurring,) 1 la.
a joint committee of three members of this
House, with a like number trom the S- n.
ate, be appointed to direct and superinienJ
the expenditure ot all moneys appropriated
for the purchase of books for tlio Library
of Congress, and all such other matter
pertaining to said library as aro nut other
wiseprovided for by law.
THE SENATE.
The Speaker stated to the House that ho
hnd been informed that the Senate was not
in session, no' quorum of that body having
been present.
So Mr. McKrnnan said that Ik woull
now movo the usual resolution that the Home
do tww adjourn)
The "motion "was. received with' rotK "if
laughter, and, having been njreed to
The House adjourned till to-morrr.tr st
12oV;lock,
05" We arc requested by a friend cf Mr.
Arnold, o." Tenneace, to state t'i '.t i.e :i
detained at home for '.lie present, a.r.J
bo for several days Knrrf r, by a c::
ef
distressing illness iW. Int.
CLARKn S KSCATE FROM P.H 1
CULT IKS
was ind
?ARrnxu Latis. Hii
;cri!Xtt-.lu, and he writ-Tv'! u.
with'
broken heart, and iiHrUer de.-y'
...... ...... ... .
being able-lo make anyprr" s. f .
up an English Testa tk -r.t , sSin, ! ir
huff ish chus. na rose w r..i tuONi t
lesson. The inaft-r percdvin"
a terrific, tone, "Sir, what 1,
hero? whore is your hntin g'nmi.:
burst into tears and said wi,:'i
tone, I cannot learn it.1 U"
' n
r :
reason to expect all the severely
hut tlio master iretting a lit;
K'rliiios moveJ by his tenrs, eontcnte.l.hiai.
self w'iih saying, " Oo.firrah, i-n I fk.-- u:.
your grammar, if you do not spec i V r:
that lesson l shall pull your can tu U S'
Towler'a, (a grent dog on the pmb;-,.
and, you shall be u Iw-ggar to thVl.i y :' your
death." These were terrible wovi ,
seemed to express the schlencc of r. ruth! ..
and unavoidable dcitiny. U" retired, :.!
at down by thci'ic of a young g',:i'l',-l',
with whom he had been in class, but i.",
unable 16 lag. behind with his iluilncss, rv
quested to be separated that he might ad
vance by himself. He was recf.ivd with
tlio morfl bittor taunts and poigna lit ilist.llv
" VV hat, have you not learned that mi
yet ? ), what a stupid rrn I You aird 1 br.
gnn together ; yu are now only as in pra
trntl, and I am now in Syntax !"' nftd lie
witli cruel mockings bean to rrpent "
last lesso.n he had learned. 'The itn:.",
iliis was astonishing. Yoiuig Clr.r!:!
aroused from n lethargy ; fie felt c:s Iv -pressed
himself, " us if snmt tliir had br
ken within him;" his mind in a m-mi.-was
all light. Though ho fi:lt iisi' e
hie mortification, he-did not feel i:v!
44 What!" said he to himself, 44 h-.l' : .
be a dunce, and the hutt of .i!ifv ; i
insults?" He snatched up the l - k, .
few moments committed the v. -to
memory, got the instruct. i . -went
up and said it without ntisnie;
took up another lisson."cquircd it r
limmediatcly said this also without a l.l-
ish; and in the course of that day tim!
the master with his-so-oftcn-re sited re
turns to say lcs"sons. Nothing like ;liis Fp.d
ever appeared in this school tx fire; th:
hoys were astonished, and fiom thjj lr.ur,
it may bo said from that moment, h t u I
his memory capnble of embracing . eiy
subject that was brought before hiia, aui
his long sorrow was' turned to i nt uii j y.
Life of Dr. Adam Clarke.
Amkrican Enterhuzk. Of a trulh wc a"- 0..r
Btrangi'Bl pcojde ! We know every Hi ly ;n
tuition; do every thiiij wilUout cure, rwAy r
forc-thoupht. If wir (ft itito'a cr. wrll, h.i'
then? WhosuflcrsT ' Ask 'your pcxt I'.oern;
bor.
a man appar to pro.por in a rli'":iii' 'kihI
of bnmneiMi ' no matter what ; aiid ont ! v '' ' 1 '
in twelve months he will havo rni'-.-jir.nin,; :--i-!t-bore
all mound bint, ruxhinst lit .id ever k . in'''
the saino buaineaa, at the rale ofxjuu lailuru a
month. No matter what hie pursuit wai, o ili'sr.
He might br boolcHoIler.-a wnfetlMiier, h if"; n r.
a pamon, or a distiller any thing audevc-rv tLu-' C ;
and they niiglit have been laiiorn, or f leiji.t;. . r,
In lite dry good or grocery -hi,t, cu.-peiri' rfif at
torneys it'i all theJeainc tolhcin. II tie''' ' Mo
ney to be made, why shouldn't tI)(;,'rfi;ile - Ai'9
well another? And irjtoiit tTiey rufi, l.f.-eH n?,
lltre'toaDrthto'T ctiiha shop ; niiiT-wiu it tin- ii-tli
(Mn.-tHFCimirft vrrtnmtyitin;fKvv in lie j
are found out then, Vlmt havt ttey to my '
thrmelveT Why, just nothing Tit ii!t. 'Ti;"
timrs were ra hard and tln-v 'r.re erf unit:
How could they help it ! Would yon dit-rour.ie
cntnrfff.o ?" The fooU! Thry ou';li' ' ! i-'t
in the tockn.
- Every thing by turns and notlii.'e; hm;; '." u:l
thin they call enterprize.- Thin tli. i ..r ' j '
head lo mistake for that fiir.neeiii);, In -i' . ' ei
generous determination to be omrtbinh" ei ;
vornething in this world out of which : "
proceeded, like tho stars at midnight, in .1 ' ''
al birth. Ilence the tart that a s- 1
never follows the occupation of hi-i fnth
If -ne "
not one roan in fifty contmu-s lor tiv.: v
the same kind of husmewt, in the i-ain -ship
or llie same shop. And henee lie i.j
eitr. itmiiiicr othef linn",, of nieiriiieiiil :
and
worthless newspapers the heaviest 1or ever im
posed upon a people. Enterprises : fursooth ! and
literary enterpriin s '. when hy all wlm tiavc any
thing lo do with them, wheiher editorm vt---lors,
printers or pnermaker, are ruined, 11 m ti eir
times oit of twenty, before they are ivisc ennuj!"
lo give up in desjmir, and go bar? Ihemwlvca ia
in a quiet, unostentatious way. Jh N'o,
til
; A good dividend rhexe hard timet .' The
pisinal Swampland Company, r.t its an
nual -meeting in November last, made a
dividead of 8 1.4 per cent.
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