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p-iri of the debtor Slat'^s. Apart from which, pical party Ai the same timn, involves ihu uUtT impossibility ot fur* ihoMV be ukcri iraj ucco'jAt the immense lossc* sus t.iU'tjJ in the dishonor of tjumfrous buiiks, it \s n :u iVier of sarprise ‘ vis'tt*i n.iny jf ou'* teii w cit'/eiis, thau that so lu i-iy shouU tiuvc escaped ;ho bligntitig mfiueiices ol’ ihu litnj’s. such ft •'li **' ^ iiisdijinr ,'^ny curitricy oiher ifian that ot the preciou? th il iasoiv.-iicy Should haw I , foi, if ih t Govr'itnnmi itself cannot forego the temptaiion ot « xcessive paper iiSMirs, what reli ance can itv plac- -1 ui corporations, upon whom the temptations of iniividuiu air^rancJizeineiit would •nDst strongly op>'’rato ? The pt'ople w'ould have to blame none ouitherriselvei for any injury that might arise frori; ocouiSh bc> ft /ki'ss, siiice their ag’ems in t»n* boienift Conviction of these truths, and with nu ard^^iit dcsivh to meet the pressing necessities of th»‘ coufirry, I fell it to be my duty to caust* to be aubmitlc^ to you, at the conjmfciicement of your late sessioK, the ptun of an Exchequer; the whole pow- nr and duty oi inaintaininfSf, which in purity atjJ vigor, was lo be f xercistd oy tbo Representatives o! tfi^ peopl' and of th * States, and, therefore, virtu.uly by me ■ ttK‘ms‘lvcs It wa? proposed to place It LuiJer the control and direcliou of a ire.iSury board, loconsist ot three commissioners, whose duty it shoul 1 be to see that the law of its creation was i'.iitbfully executfd; and ihat the great end of sup plying a paper medium ot exchange, at ail limes convertibie into gold and silver, should be attained. The hoard, thus constituted, was given as much fTtffmanency as could be imparted lo it, without en- darig-^ring the proper share of responsibility which ‘■ViulJ attach to ail public agents. In order to in- ^ the advantages of a well-matured experience, commissioners were to hold their offices for the tespective^ of t#vo, four, and six years; there- at all limes, in the management of the services of two men of experience; in condition lo exercise perfect action, it was provided riy lake ftlace for actual " follow- ,ne causes pposed ^Slates, of the 1 board, le public laper me- r«taia of not to 63^ ^anc rnish En of eicchaogtfj ilie Kxcbequer reveottes af the '0ovetnai6nt a rc«ed $5,000,000 in specie, to be set by ita operations, and to pay ihd J;;hts own option, either in specie 0|r. denominations not less than hundred dollars; which notes shiMSld-l^ ut the several places of issue, and lo be required would be: the wrongdoers, aiid they the passive spectators There cnn be hut three kinis of public currency: 1st. Gold and biiv’f r; 2 i '1 ne paj»er of State in stitutions; ci, 3J. A repreientative oi the precious metals-, provided b} the Oioneral Government, or i.:*der US authority. Ttie sub-treasury system re jected the last, in any form ; and, as it was believed that no reliance could be placed oa the issues of lo cal inslituliorjs, for the purposes of general circula tion, it necessarily and unavoidably adopted specie as the exclusive currency tor its own use. And this must ever be the case, unless one of the other kinds be used. The choice, in the present slate of sentiment, lies between an exclusive specie curren cy on the one hand, and Government issues of some kind on the other. Tiiat th«.se »ssues cannot be made by a chartered insiinition, is supposed to be conclusively settled. Tht-y must be made, then, directly by Government agents. Forseveial years past, they have been thus made in the form of trea sury notes and have ansvverei a valuable purpose. Their usefulness has been limited by their being transient and temporary ; their ceasing to bear in terest at given periods, necessarily causes their speedy retiiij^, and thus restricts their range of cir culation; .la^ being used only in the disbursements of Govefument, they cannot reach those points where they are most required. By rendering their use permanent, lo the moderate extent already men tioned, by^;tQ^pn^^o inducement for their return, and by them for coin and other values. U^ey willCOCp^Qte to a certain exient, the general l^flpicy 30ilo maintain :he internal although the pcnall/ irtcarfed and paid is worthy of little regard in a pecuniary point of view, iican hardly be doubted that it would be gratifying to the war-worn veteran, now in retirement and in the wm* ter of his days, to be relieved from the circuin^ances in which that judgement placed him. There are cases in which public functionaries may be called on lo weigh the public interest against their ow’n personal hazards; and, if the civil law be violated from praiseworthy motives, or an overruling sense of public danger and public necessity, punishment may well be restrained within that limit which as serts and maintains the authority of the law, and the subjection of the military to the civil power. T. he defence of New’ Orleans, while it saved a city f^’om the hands of the enemy, placed the name of Gener- j al Jackson among those of the greatest captains of | the age, and illustrated ono of the brightest pages ot : our history. Now that the causes of excitement ex- j isling at the time have ceased to operate, il is believ- ed that the remission of this fine, and whatever ofj gratitlcation that remission might cause the eminent | man who incurred and paid it, would be in accord- | ance with the general feeling and wishes of the j Atnerican people. ! I have thus, fe!!ow-citizens, acquitted myeelf of | my duty under the Constitution, by laying before you, as succinctly as I have been able, the state of the Union, and by inviting your attention to measures of much importance to the country. The Executive will most zealously unite itst etrorts with those of the Legislative Dei>arlment in the accomplishment of ail that is required to relieve the wants of a com mon constituency, oi’ elevate tiic destinies of a be loved country. JOHN TYLER. Washington, Dr’cember, 1842. ■'ilk*-' tor, at le pfan," ul aJI times and everywhere in paymtait of Gov- eminent dues; with a restraint upoU such issue of' bills, that the same should not exceed the maximum of $15,000,000. In order to guard against all the hazards incident lo the fluctuations in trade, the Se cretary of the Treasury was invested wiih authori ty to issue 85,000,000 of Goverment slock, should the sa»n3 at any lime be regarded as necessary, in order to place beyond hazard the prompt redem> liou of the bills which might be thrown ir^to circu- laiion : thus, in fact, making’ the issue of 315;000,- l OOO of Exchequer bills rest substantially on §10,- J 0'0,000; and keeping in circulation never more ’ban one and one half dollar tor every dollar in spe- i j. When lo this it is added that the bills are not jiily everywhere receivable in Goveruipi hut that the Government itself woultl” r uhimate redemption, no r v^^tot that the paper which faroiah would readily enter and bn maintained at all timi gold and silver; thereby r of the age, and fulfilling t ■f In order lo reimburse the of the plan, it was pr this is the Exchequer rate ia furnishing a cur- ;casion to urge its import- rovernment in a financial ?at necessity of resorting to ling expedient, in orJer to ^ooliiig of out opei live felt its of duty, to . the propriety o?ijB^I land fund, as th^ loans auil|orj| thatsucb^ without doul Gove^ufeai' lighest res- idit ot the jry soul of itv, with [.all its Uecu- JEFFERSONIAN: Charlotte, North-Carolina, TUESDAY MORNING, DEC. 20, 1843. Democratic candidate for President of the United States: JOHN 0. CALHOUN, OF SOUTH-CAROLINA. “The creat popular party is already rallied almost cn ma?sc around the banner which is leading the party to is fiml tri umph. The few that still lag will soon be rallied under its ample folds : on that banner is inscribed Free Trade ; Low Duties; No Debt; Separation from Banks; Economv ; Rethenchment, and a Strict adheeence to the Consti tution. Victory in such a cause wilt be great and glorious ; and it its principles be faithfully and firmly adhered to, aftt-r i it is achieved, much will it redound to the nonor of those by whom it Will havu been won; and long will il perprtuaitj tL»o liberty and prosperity of the country.”—Jukn C. Calhoun,. i!iSTRUCTlONS. We have as yet. seen no movemem lOfide la oUr legislature on the subject of insttuftions out Sen ators in Congress. Is it possible that th« Demo cratic legislature of North Cti^roiiia, om tC l6d pto- ducing Slates, will adjottrn >ffilhoat tJiftcasiog the decided and unyiekling opppeilion of their eoustilu- erUs to a protective Tanflfl Will they suffer any tnanojuverings for the Presidency lo forbid their giv ing peremptory instructions to our Senators to vote for the repeal of the unjust and oppressive tarifT of the last session of Congress, and to repeal ihe bank rupt and distribution laws, to vote against a nation al bank, and all government banks whether callcd ! exchequers or fiscalities ? j If no others will move in the matter, we call up- ! on the members from this County to introduce such i instructions. Their constituents expect it. The j people of this County will not lamely submit to be 1 plundered for the benefit of New England manu- 1 faclurcrs; ai^d we think we know their representa tives at Raleigh too well, to believe that they will shrink fioni peiTorming what they believe to be iho will of those they represent. of the )goiiation the" le expenses the quer with the limited; exchange, unless p an agency might days to run, and ^ sis. The legiala: pUkiiy announc iiiity or fiiTori ‘ to m tale aving only thirty r and do7ia Jide ba- is point might be so avoid all pretext for parli- was fuithermoTe proposed gent wilU authority to re- limited amount, the specie id lo grant certificates Itiere rescntaiion, under the idea e well founded) that such e in aid of the Exchequer safe and ample paper circula- iice of the conteinpiated dealings 0 Excheq'ier should be auttiorize«l 0 e,>:ch inge us Oills for actual deposites of but for specie or its eqiiivaltnls lo sell drafts, chargioi: tliertlor a small but reasonable premium, 1 canm.t”doubt but that the benefits of the law would be speedily inanilVsied in the revival of the credit, trade, and bu^niss of the whole country. Enter- laining this opinion, it becomes my duty to urge its adoption upon Congiess, by reference lo the strong est considerations ot the public interests, with such alterations in its details as Congress may in its wis dom see fit to make. I am well aware that this proposed alteration and anu ndment of the laws establishing the Treas ury Department has encountered various objections; and that, ainong others, it has been proclaimed a Go- vernmenl bank of Itjaiful anJ dangerous import.— It IS proposed to confer upon it no extraordinary poweis. It purports lo do no more than pay the debts of the Goveinment vvilh the redeemable pa per of the Government; in which respect, itaccom- tdish' 3 j.recist ly what the Treasury does daily at this tinu—in issuing totlie public creditois the trea sury note?, which, under law, it is authorized lo is- s ie. it has no lescniblancc to an ordinary Dank, as It fu.nishes no prolits to private s'.ocknolders, and Jciiiis no capital to individuuls il it be objecte'l to us a Gov; rnin- nt bank, and th' objection be availa ble, llun sluiiLl all llie lavvs in ndnioii to th Trea- s;iiy be repe..il-/d. ai.J tlie cupacity of the Go-ern- meat lo collect what is due lo it, or pay vviiut il 0 A ts, be abrog This is tlxe chu f purpose of the proposed Exche- q’ler: and surely, ii, ui ttie accompliSiiincni of a purp >>e SO essential it aii'jids u soutid circulating :atdia!H lo the I'ounli y and tacililit^s lo trade, il should 1 J r*. gara.d as 4i ‘ siignt rcconiniendation of it to pub- l;i- con?idriation. i’roperly giiardt-d by the provi- sioiio jt law, a can run into no dangerous evil; nor can any abuse ai isc uaJtr it, but such as the Lei,ns- 1 UUie Itself wi!! oe an^werab!e for. if u be loit'rated sincf it is bat the crvature ol the law, ani \s suscept ibit It all ti.iies ol moiiilication, amendment, or re P m1. al ih pb asure ot Congress. 1 know that it ii.i - b; * n o'J. cted, that the tvaieni would be liable I f be abuscJ by the L gi^lature—by whom alone It could be abused—mine party conllicts ofttie day that ^uch abase would inanitesl itself in a change of thu law, which would authorize an excessive issue of paper tor the purpose of uitlaiing prices and win- liing popular favor. To thuL it may be answered, iliat t.'ie ascrijilion vf sucii a motive to congrcss is iiilogcth'.T gralailousand inaJniissible. 'I’he theory *f our instilJtiv)iia wouU leaJ us to a dili'erenl con- *iusi'tij liiila pf'i feet securi;y against a proceeding S i ret'kl'SS, woui.i be fjunJ u exixt m the very na ture of tiling’s. The political party which shouIJ Il So blind to the true interests of ihe country as to usoit lo such an expedient, would ineviiabiy meet with a final oveithrow, in the fact that, ihc moment ihe paper ceased to bo convertible into specie, or oiiierwise promptly redeemed, il woiild become wuithh ss, anJ woulJ, in the end, dishonor the Gov- ' V !ve :he people ill ruin, anJ rch- of the 1 then thought Tc domain wouid, laced at ihe command of the ids to relievM} the treasury barrassmenis under which credit has s jtiered a consid- Europe, from th." largo indebled- tates, and the tem lorary inability of f them lo meet the interest on their debts, d disastrous prostration of the United f Pennsylvania had conlributed large- 'p the sentiment of dislcusl, by .’■eason of ss and ruin sustained by the holders of its rtion of whom were foreigners, i were alike ignoiJint of our po- , and of our actual responsibili- s the anxious disire of ihe Extculive- prt lo negotiate the loan abroad, the tiator might be able to point the mo tile fund mortgaged for liie redemp tion of the principal and interest of any loan he might contract, and thereby vindicate the Govern ment from all suspicion of bad faith, or inability to meet its engagements Congress diffi. red from the Executive m this view of the subj*icl It bt;came, neverthttlesf, the duly of the Executive' to rel'ort to every expedient in its power tonegolialr> liie auliior- ized loan. After a failure to do so in the A.meri- can market, a citizen of high chara -ter and talent was sent to Europe—with no belter success; and thus the mortifying spectacle has been presented, of the inability of this Government to obuiin a loan so smijll as not in the whole to amount lo more than one-fourth of iis ordinary annual income; at a Mine when the Governments of Europe, although involv ed in debt, and with their subjects heavily burdened with taxation, readily obtain loans of any amount al a greatly reduced rate of interest. It would be un profitable to look further into this anomalous state of things; but I cannot conclude without adding, that, for a Government which has paid off its debts of two wars with the largest maritnne power of Europe, and now owing a debt wiiich is almost next to nothing, when compared with its boundless resources—a Governmenlihesirongest in the world, because emanating from the popular will, and firm ly rooted in the afieclions of a great and free peo ple—anil whose fidelity to its engage.nents has nev er been quesiio;ied ;—for such a Govern'nent to have tendered to the capitalists of other countries an op portunity for a small investment of its stock, and yet lo have failed, implies either the ino;>t unfound ed distrust in it.- good faith, or a purpose, to obtain v^h c:i the course pursued is the most fatal which co i.'d have been adopted. It has now btcome ob vious to all men that the Government must look lo its own means for supplying its wants; and il is consoling to know that these means are altogether ade(iu;ite for the object. The Exchequer, iflidopl- ed, will greatly aid in bringing about this result.— Upon what I regard as a well-founded supposition, that its bills would be readily sought tor by the pub lic creditors, anJ that the issue wouid. in r short time, reach the maximum of 815.000,000, it is ob vious that 5j5lO,OOJ,UOO would thereby be added lo the availa*>le means of the treasury, wilfiout cost or charge. Nor can I fail to urge the great and ben eficial etFects which would be produced in aid of all the acti»e pursuits ot hfe. Its effects upon the sol- vini fetate banks, wiiile it would force into liquida tion tiioseof an opposite character throuirn its week ly stlilemenis, wouid be iiighly bem ncial; and, with the advanlajes of a sound currency, tiie resto ration of conhdenct; and credit would follow, with a numerous train of blessings. My convictions are most strong that these benetits would flow from the adoption ot this measure; but, if the result should be adverse, there is this security in connexion with it—that the law creating it may be repealed al the pleasure of the Legislature, without the .‘'li'rhtesl implication of its good faith. ° JOHN C. CALHOUN. This long tried and -faithful statesman, has ten dered his resignation lo the Legislature ot this Stale, Alter the 4th of next March, he will cease to be a Senator in the Councils of the Nation. Then will his eloquent and commanding voice be silent in the Senate Chamber, and his seal be occupied by anoth er valiant and generous Carolinian. But, were his career to slop here; were his influence and exer tions for the Nation’s good lo be cut off at that day; then might we sh»nl a tear for his praiseworUiy deeds, and mourn his loss. Then might we look around and see, how stands the affairs of our coun try. No! thank Heaven, we have a heller and brighter prospect in view. VVe look to^ the hour when he is lo fill with dignity and honor the Prcsi- j eviticed. dential Chair—the Chief Magistrate of this glori ous Republic. Our hopes are not without founda tion! As breaks the morning sun upon the slum bering bosom of Nature; as the early dews are scattered before the genial rays ol the God of day, so ushers in the prospccts of our worthy statesman. Truth, the mighty leveller of wrongs and prejudice, is abroad in the land, and we already sue its cffecls. Men once humbugged and led estray, are becoming sober, and gently leaning to the dictates of the so ber second thought.” A revolution, like the gath ering together of many waters, is beginning lo take place; in a few more months, party spirit, prejudice, and self-political schemes will be swallowed up in the vortex of chanire and reform.—Ham. Journal. Slave Case.—The most alarming case of ob struction lo the recovery of a fugitive slave, that ev er occurred in the country, has lately been witnessed in Boston. A slave ranaway from Norforlk. Mr. Gray, his master, pursued and arrested him at Bos ton. His identity was proved and admitted | but after vexatious proceedings, the Sheriff’ finally dis charged him from jail, on the plea that the jail was not made for such a purpose. The Governor dares not interfere, it is said, so universal is ihe popular feeling in favor of this practical abolition. The whole population of Massachusetts, say the papers, would rise up eu masse lo resist his mandate. In the 2d section of the 4th article of the Con stitution of the United Stales, il is provided that '• No person held to service or labor in one Slate, under the laws thcrcot’. escaping into another, shall, in consequence of any law or regulation therein, be discharged from such service or labor, but shall be delivereil up on claim of the party to whom such service or labor may be due.” 'I’he people of Bosion have here deliberately iiul lified this important article of the Constitution with out which the Union is no Union for the South.— And some remedy must be devised. What it shall be, more properly belongs to Maryland and Vir ginia, border States, lo determine. In Virginia, we see It suggested, that a mode be devised lo prevent the collection of any debts due to Northern citizens. This is not a whh more objectionable than the con duct of tlie Boston abolitionists. The people of Norfolk have had a great meeting, lo appeal lo the Legislature on the subject. The Massachusetts abolitionists, too, are about ta make il an occasion for innumerable memorials lo Congress, asking lo be *‘fieed from all connection with domestic slavery,” i c. that ihe Union be dis solved. Would it not be well for our Lpgislature to speak on the subject Observer. The habit of oilice-seeking by Members of Con gress, and Members of the LegislaH>'*e, is a detesla- bio practice. Even if a member be solicited to take an office, without any expressed desire to liave it, on his part, (which is seldom the case) how much no bler it would be to s^iy—“ No ! my constituents did THE ELECTION OF SENATOR. We learn from the last Raleigh papers, that there has been no efTort to elect a Senator to Con gress in place of Mr. Graham, since the ballotings noticed in our last. And from an article in ihe Standardy we see the Editor, though professing lo be a friend of Gen. Saunders, recommends the w'lhdrawalof his name as a candidate, inasmuch as ]\lr. Buown has received the stron£rest vole amon" O O our friends in the legislature. We car» see no good reason why thedifiicuky in regard to the election of Senator should be laid en tirely at the door of Gen. Saunders and his friends, or vvhy any asperity should be evinced towards each other hy the friends of Messrs. Brown and Saunders. We are sorry to see any such spirit ;iithough we have been and are slili de cidedly in favor of the election of Gen. Saunders, though not opposed lo Mr. Brown, we l>ad, on read ing the article in the StaJidard^ZLl'ai.oii come to the same conclusion with the Editor of that paper, of ad vising the withdrawal of General Saundeis’ name; but on reading the following letter to the Editor or the Itlchmoiid Knquirer^ we at once changed our mind, and we think our readers will agree w’ith us, on reading the facts here disclosed, that the blame of defeating &n election of Senator does not rest with General Saunders and his friends, but w’ith xMr. Brown and his friends. Yet we would not abuse Mr. B. and his friends for this: We doubt not they ha VO, acted in the most conscientious manner, as \ve are cenfain is the case with Gen. S.’s friends. But the following letter will explain this whole affair, and shovv u'hy the friends of Gen. Saun ders have fell compelled to stand out so long in his support, and why the election of Senator has not long since been eficctcd. The correspondent of tlic Enquirer says : J' The Legislature of North Carolina consists of 1/O nieniberd—of which 97 are Democrals—72 Wiiigs, and one Bank V'/higand Democrat. A cau cus was called early in the second week of the ses sion. Mr. Brown was a member of the Senate. Pie had uppeTiled personally to every Democrat lo vote for him, on the ground that he had been disgraced by the Rayner resolutions, and his election alone could restore him to credit. After the caucus was or ganized, there were only So members present, it was proposed to adjourn. They refused to adjourn—and here began all the evil that followed :—A resolution was then carried, thiit uo one should be the 7ioj)iinee, U7iless he received votes enough, (S6,) to elect him on joint fjuUot. Mr. B. had 48, Gen. Saunders 35, and 3 scattering. Thus, having a majority, Mr. B. insisted on the nomination. Gen. S.’s friends answered, No— such was not the rule. At liiis stage of the proceed ing, Gen. S., for ilie first lime, interfered and mingled in the contest. A second caucus was held, and a sim^ ilar result—except on the secon«l caucus, Gen. S.’s friends vvdio were present, stood firm. Tlie question was adjourned The next day Mr. B. had himself nominated, thus closing tiie door against reconcilia tion. The day after, before his nomination, Gen. S.'s friends nroposedto the friends of Mj\ H., who had. no minated him, that if they would withxlraw Mr. D., Gen. S. should not be nominated. This w’as refused^ Gen. S. was nominated, and an early day named fora ballot. Mr. B. opposed this, and on the yeas and nays, '\t was carried. Mr. B. thus finiling himself in a minority, proposed that both should withdraw.— This Gen. S. declined, but proposed that the whole matter should be referred to ten members—five to be selected by each. This was agreed to. Two of Gen. S.’s referees were Van Buren men, and oneoi Mr. B.’s live a Calhoun man. THE LEGISLATURE. The President’s Message, atul the length of our Congressional extracts, render ii out of our power to give more than a skelch of the proceedings of the Legislature. There has been, indeed, little of in terest transpiring at Raleigh since our last, for us to record. On the Oih instant, the two Houses met in Con. venlion to compare the voles for Governor, given nt the last August election. Afier examining the re. turns, Gen. Wilson, ^Spealcer of the Senate, made the following announcement; Gentlemen of the Senate and (f the House of Commons : The returns of votes given at the late election, on the first Thursday of August last, for Governor of this State, have been opened and published accord ing to law, in the presence of a majority of the mem bers of bolh Houses of the (General Assembly. The Tellers appointed by hoih Houses to exaoiino the returns and make a list of votes, have reported that 37,943 were given for Jolm M. Mttrehead of the County of Guilt'ord, being the higlrest number giv en for any person ; that 34,411 were given lor Louia ! D. Henry of the County of Cumberland, in which is included the returns from the Coiinty of Chatham ; which are not m conformity w^ith the requiremente of the Constitution, the same, not being under seal; and that no returns liave been received from Wilkes and Bertie Counties; they, however, would not change the result. No objection having been made lo the said report, I declare that John M. Morehead is duly elected Governor of North Carolina, for two years trom the lirst of January next. LOUiS D. WILSON. On t!ie lOth, Mr. Ilesler iiffrodiiced into the Se nate a bill to provtni the saie of growuig crops un derexecution, which was read and referred to the Coin- miliee on the Judiciary. And in the House of Comrwons, the bill to lay ofi' a new County out cf portions of Burke and Rutherford, passed by a vole of 5G to 45. In the Scjiale. on ilie 12th, Mr. Shepard [iXQsm- ltd a bill “for ihe Relief of the People,” which was ordered to be printed and made the order of tho day for Fiilay the IGlh inst. Tlie foUowin"; is a copy of this bill : Be it enacted by the General Assc^nlihj af 'Sorth Carolina, and it i-s hereby enacted by the authorit!f of the same, That the Governor, Treasurer an.f Comptroller are heiby authorized to issue One Mli- lion of Dollars upon the faith and credit of the State, in bills ot troiw ten to one hundred dollars, bearing an interest ol’two and a halfper cent., to be divideti among ail the Counties accordiivg to their federal population and loaned out to individuals at (5 per cent, upon a pledge of Real Estate or undoubted personal security to double the amount that any one indiviilual may borrow, and renewable every six oi- twelve months upon tlie payment of one-fith of thu principal and interest: and as tastas the money ari sing from this source shall be paid into the hands of the Trejisurer, who is hereby authorizeil lo receive it, it shall be applied as a sinJciiig fund from year to year, until the whole amount ot the One.Million and intercut shali.be iully paid off. It is unnecessary for us to express our decided opposition to the above project. Debt is what so v/eighs down the energies and depresses the busi ness of our people, and this law could have no other effect than to increase this very evil. We hope lo see il promptly rrjecled. The bill lo divide Lincoln county, by a crntral line, and create a new County of ilie upper pari lo 6e called Catawba, this day passed the Senate, and is thcrcfura a. I nc. On the same day in the House of Commons, the bill lo erccl a new County fiom portions of Meck- niey being unable Menburg and Anson, to be called Union, was rejecied to of Gen. S.’s friends proposed that both —for its passage 50, against it 51. This vote was should be withdrawn, which was refused unanimoQ.?- . , •, i ..in iy by Mr. B.’s friends. Such are the facts. Gen. S. believes he is the choice ol a large majority of the me the honor to send me here to lake care of their ! and acts on that ground. As to I • .1 • . 1 - . • I 1 Whig support, Gen. S. is under a d edtre to thp they nuruslea me wilh iheir hi-hest con- I Democrats who may vote for him. Il^ifteT return ing lo the people, their conduct shall be disapproved, and a majority of the Democrats who may vote tor interesis fidence, and I should be recreant to them did I de sert their interest.^, for a paltry oflice; and thus de scend from my high and honorable calling lo make him shall call on him lo resign, he will do^so"before myself the slave of power.” Such language w'ould become the representative of a free people; and would jay broad and deep l!ie foundations of public liberty, public virtue, and public honor.—Caroliiuan. Important if true.— A gentleman arrived at New Orleans from Alexico, reports that Mexico had pro posed to cede California to the‘U. Slates. The re port is in some sort strengthened by the passages in the President’s Message, in which he speaks of ‘‘ other instructions” having been given lo our Min- isler al ^Mexico, to be followed in case that govern ment could not pay our claims in money. Fayetteville Observer. liemovai. I recommend to Congress to take into considera tion the propriety of reimbursing a fine imposed on Creiieral Jackson, al New Orleans, at the tune of the attack and defenc« of that city, and paid by him. Without designing any reflection on the judicial tri bunal which imposed the fine, the remission at ihis day n)ay be regarded as not unjust or inexpedient. Tno voice of the civil authority was heard amidst the gliiter of arms, and obeyed by those who held the sword—thereby giving additional lustre lo a memorable* military jchie.vment. If the laws were olLiided. '.heir majesty wo5 fuilv vindicated an: Dr. P.C. CALDWKLL has removed his office to the Charlotte Hotel, kept by Alexander Robert- I son, (in the tront room under the piazza,) where he may be tbund at ail times by his friends, unless absent on protessional business. 91...p Notice. £ FOR WARN all persons from trading fora Note given to Moses A. Parks, GuardiaiT for Susan iStin, of ^40 50 cents due the last of December next, as the Negroe I hired provea unsound and of little use, and 1 don’t intend to pay the said note un- Ul compelled by law. , THOMAS MCALL. .'lecivlcnburg ^ 15.1812. S'j ’f the next election lor the Legislature—thus submit ting the matter to the people.” Later !—The Register^ received by yester day’s mail, contains the following: Another vote took plac« yesterday for United States’ Senator, and we annex the result, with the simple remark, that ihe friends of Mr. Brown endea vored to stave otl'the vote : Brown, gi Saunders, 5(3 Graham, 39 Scattering, 5 Nothing else of interest transpired, except to pass in the Hotise of Commons, at its second reading, by a vote of 7.i to 40, the Bill allowing the Merchants’ Bank to issue ^3 Notes. From the result of this ballolting, it is evident, that if the friends of Judge Saunders stand firm, as they should, his election is almost reduced lo a certainty. Wq hope by the next mail to receive the news of his election. Gen. Lewis Cass, our Minister lo France, ar-j rived at Boston in one of the British steamers a few days since. Arthur Tappaiij the great Abolitionist, has de clared bankruptcy. .t. - -I The Bank of the Slate of North Carolina, has drcl-arcd 1 semi snova! Jivi-d^'nd of 3 n^r --cn’ afterwards reconsidered, and the bill passed—yeas 57, nays 52. On the 8tli instant, Mr. Satterfield presented to the House of Commons the following preamble and Resolutions, which were read and passed: “ ll’hereas. in the month of January, 1315, a fine of one thousand dollars was imposed upon and paid by Gen. Jackson, the Hero of New Orleans, on ac count of an order issued by him as Alaj. General Commanding the American forces, which resulted in the safety of the City of New Orleans, and aide*l in the success of the contest which resulted in thy memorable victory achieved on the 8th day ot Jan uary ; therefore, Ilesolvedby the General Assembly of the State of Sorth Carolina, That our Senators in Congress be, and they are hereby instructed, and our Represen tatives requested to introduce anti sup[>ort the pas sage oi a bill to refund to Gen. Andrew Jackson the amount of the fine thus unjustly imposed upon, him, with the legal interest thereon. Itesolvedy That his Excellency, the Governor ol the State, be, and is hereby requested, to transmit a copy of the above Preamble and Resolutions to each of our Senators and Repredentalives in Con gress.” On the same day, Mr, Kirk presented a petition from sundry citizens of Mecklenburg, protesting against a bill altering the County Courts of said County. Laid on the table to be taken up when said bill was under consideration. By the mail of yesterday, we received in th« Raleigh Register, the proceedings of the Legisl^* ture up to the 14th inst. In the Senate, on the iSthj Mr. Edwardsy from the Joint Committee to appor* lion the representation in the Legislature under the last census, reported the following for the Ho^se cj Comw^'is :
Mecklenburg Jeffersonian (Charlotte, N.C.)
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