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Ill the Senate, on Wednesday the 1st instant, on motion of Mr Eaton, the bill concerning Deeds, Mortgages and Assignments was taken up, Pend ing the question both Houses convened lo witness the inauguration of Mr. Grahara, after which, on motion of Mr. Francis, the above bill was indefinite ly postponed—ayes 23. noes 23—the Speaker vot- ini; in ilin affirmative. xVfter the transaction of some unimportant busi ness, the Older of the day, being the Resolutions of fered on a former day by Mr. Francis, calling on the General Government for the lih instalment, came up. when Mr. Jefl’reys concluded his rC' maiks 11) oppo. ition to th‘ Rosolutions. The ques tion u»s on striking oui .ind ins« iting the following ameodintnt oflt red on yesterday by Air. Biggs: WiiEUEAS. The Gt n( ral Government is now in 1-bt about iwtnlytour millions of dollars, and u'kereas it apprars by the* late iNlrssage of the Pres iJ* iH of the Uiiittd States that there will bo in the 'rimsuiy ot the Unitfd Slates at tho close of the fi'Cal year, about sev»-n millions of dollars which has unnt ce^saiily accumulated under the opera- Mon uf the piesent high TanfT, but which can be >( pli d to ihf pavment of the national drbl by the eMation »jf a sinking fund for the purpose, and no unn- ct'ssaiy surplus m future can be prevrnltd b a ic-uction of tho tax*‘S according lo the recom m.ndation of said meSiage, and the report of the Sectetaiv ot the Tieasuiy; and althoucrh thepr»~ v.;II e.'cccute onli rs promptly | sen’. Gcinral Asst nibly is soint whul embarra>^td in _ and in ihe very best stj .e of j paynu nt^ made and to be made for ' reiei\e ^ N '-.til C.irolina is willing and able, f 1* ASniOAS as tliev are issued in the ' • =. > '7 A the circumstances: aiid in oider that the Senate might be full, when they were finally acted on,and that in the mean lime they mght proceed to olher business, he moved to postpone the Resolutions un til Monday next. The Senate, by a strict party vote, refused to post pone, when Dr. Cameron moved to amend the Re solutions so as lo insiruct our Senators in Congress S]¥UMBER 193. aiid Resolutions, which were read three lim^s and I was most admirably wielded. He moved to 'post ordf red lo bo enfjrosstd: j 'pane said Resolutions U7itil Atk of March next, Whereas, ii appears that in the State of North Carulina iheic is no national flag b( longing to the Slate, nof even one bearing her own insignia, by which slie may be dessignaied airtong her other sisters of the Confederacy, therefore Resolved, That the governor be and he'is tiere- to exert themselves lo procure the payment of the j by authorized to purchase fur the use of the State 4lh instalment. This motion was rejected bv ay* s 23, noes 25. So iho Senate refused lo instruct.— The Resolutions then passed ilitir second r'udjng by ayts 24, noes 24—the Spej»fer voting in the af firmative. Mr. Boyden moved to read ihera a third time, whereupon D.". Cameron moved lhal the Se nate adjourn, whicn motion uas rejected—ayes 24, noes 24—the Speaker voting n the negative. The a national banner, and also one b* arms the arms of Norih Carolina, and lhal h** be atiihonzed Jo draw on the 'J'foasurer for the cost of ’i>i- s:::ne. Mr. liellen,a federalist, moved to ncunSi^er the vole by which was puaStd on yesleiday the Rtsi^lu lions of Mr. Fiancis, called for ihe 4th instalment, and h:s motion was carried, ayrs 25, not s 22.— The same gentleman then movt d lo strike cut all Resqjulions were then read a third time and passed, that pail of the Resolutions relating to ihe indebl- by the same vote, and were ordered lo be engrossed. ' edness of the State, and pending this, on motion of! ordered lo be rnroikJ. which Tnolicn prevailed by the following vole. Those who voted lo postpone are: Messrs Biggs, Boyd, Cameron, Drake, Eaton, Ed wards,Eennetf.Etheridge.tEsum, Gavin. Gwynn, Hargrave. Hester, Holmes, Jejferson, Jr/Treys, Melvin, Pasteur. Reich. Speight. Stallings, Stowe, Thompson of Wake, T’omlinson, Walker, Wilson and Worth—27. 'J’hose wlio voted against postpcning arc: B; ydt.li, Covvpcr, Dockery, El liott, Francis, Il.ilscV; Hellm. Joyner of Pitt, Joy ner of Halifa.x. Lindjay', McMillan. Moody, Pharr, Shepard Suiilh, 'J'ayloe, Thompson of Bertie, Waddell aud Woodlin—20. A nuiiiber of private bills and resolutions passed th ir third leading' to day in the Senate, and were They were thus rushed through with the most in- | Mr. Jeffreys the Senate adjourned, 'i’he feds weie decent haste, but the sequel W'!l show lhal nothing completely foiled by Ibis movement ot Mr. Jcfl'reys, was gained by it. (for the lesolutions tiud been re-consideied, and the In the Ilotise, on Fiiday, the engrossed bill in favor of poor dt blots was read '.he third time, pass- ‘ £‘d, ond ordered u bo enrolled. Mr. Shepard ]ire- Mr. Waddell presented lo-Jay a peliiion of sun-| adjournmenl over to Friday gave an opportunilv tii] to ainetJd the Revised Statute entitled o Mil) SS2TW II KSPICCTFULLY annonn- coa to tlie i'itizeiis of Cliarlottc and its vieinitj*. that he has: opened a p);op in the loom lati ly occupietl by A. Beth- uiie. He inlenils to conduct the TAILOR!SO B USINESS in all its various b.'-anches, and dry citizens of Orango county, piaying the Legis- i the democra's to get the benefit of the vole of Mr lature for a division of said county. Referred to the Commiuee on Propositions and Grievances Ennelt. who was expected on that day . In the House, on Thursday, iln* greater part of In the House, on Wednesday, Mr. Mills presented ' the day was consumed in the consideraiion of ih bill lo re organizi^ the Portsmouiii ami Roaiiok* iiail Road. Various anH'ndmf.nts were proposed by the democrat?, bul rejected by the whigs. I'ht bill passed its second leading, and was pul upon its third, amended, and rtjecied bv a vote of 58 in 56. The resolution, itiiroduced by Mr. Shepard, relative to Ihfc bonus or surplus profits in the Bank, was read a preamble and Resolutions t .timg forth that the State of North Curohna is desirous of establishing within her bounds Asylums Iwr the deaf and dumb and blind and insane; that without the 4lh instal ment of the surplus revenue, as provided by an act of Congrirss passtd in the year 1836. these institu lions cannot be established without a resort to lax ii ii iiiern -; i'ie?. and will warrant his work to fit.— ' gar'iu':its of all kintli wiil be attended to i ;-.wnpr;y?ai:d fils warranted, when the making up is ’-.rrei tiy tl >'’0. lie resjiecttb’ly solicits a portion ol * .c j’t;!?'' i’ j>ailie. il;a terms shall be moderate, */ suit til'* :i!id c\)U!'ry pro.iuctj taken in e.\- ■’'■inire I'-r ■■.•-•cr'c. the tr.arLet w ..k iVoni a dir^tance will be )riiptlv r rree’lv oxect.'/.ed, -Mhr. Char i.u\ 10.ISi t ). ,i rcr\.ardcd lo 92:::r. ._i\. and customers, that .1.- {jl'Ll' inlbrTn liis Irieni !i‘.‘ iif'.s ri r;;jved iiis shop lo the room one door o;'J. r> ivfi-r's TI':;c!—t'ornierly kept as tlie ;ior ('ouri (.'U rk. v. liere he will be ;i uj',-)!! tiion at all ti:a;;s. .fj'i. I J. 02;:::r. .;rl ‘it.’ ^5. g.iXsl. 2 NTK.\L>IXG fo riinni'e my re.=i*icneo, I offer for ■- 5-;!!e liiy l'A.\.\FiKY in Cheraw. containing fbr- y-l'Ve an I foi;r Liiiie Vat?, two Baits and ; 1 ;":je i -v ^ Mippii’-d liy a never iailirig spring, a • aii brni.cli ri'iHiiru- litc y-ir i. 'I’here are ’he prr! ai! neci-s.sary and convenient build- r a ! ir;:r o{ t raiion in 'I'i-.nmrig and Shoe at.-: arc now ll'ik (i. A good supply ; i s o!i !;-nd. and a larre s-upply of’Bark. \\ '• ) two ytuin Cijn'^nrnp'i )!i. Terms will 'i ii.'io i uinj. It'not disposed ot'at pri- I wi ! aMpoinf an early period to the liigii- ■” '■s l-.r ; R I w f i ■ .::y eq.- = ti.aJe : without .'iupplicatmg tlu' General Government for r« leif. Be it therefore Resolved, 'I'hat the Senators from this Sla t- insii uct- d and i ,e Rt piesentatives request ? d to U'-.- th: II utmost ex«;rtions to reduce the present '1'» ili'to lii: wants f thi- Government economically (idiii;ci!>i, i f d. and to apply any surplus in the Treuiuiy tu tht ( xtinguishmenl of ihe prisenl na tional dbt. Till St naie r( fustd to .^trike out by 24 yas to 24 nays —the Spt^ak* r vo mg in the n%^aiive. The Sen.lie was itien aduressed by the Hon. W. N Ed wards, th*- Senator Irom Warnn. with ptculiar forct and » Joquence. He protested, in the most sol emn atiil t inpiiatic rnannei, against th'‘ passage ot th‘ R >oiul\ons, and lic sustained that piotesl by s'rot^^ a; p‘'ils to tht; patiiotism and pridi vi! Stnu toit-, nn 1 by thf most unanswerable argumm's. Mr Biggs tnuvtd lhal ih. R»'solu!ion5 be pcsl- potifd uniii Monday evening It would be rr col lected, he said, that as soon as these R'soiutions were taken up he had movtd lo lay them on the ta ble until ihc 4ih of March ne.\t, svith tiu* avowed object of preventing debale, so lha» liie important and necessary business of the session mi;>hl go on In this he had been disappointi d. I have ?iou’w&i- ifd, caid he. to ^e«’ if some member of the majority in tins Chamber would move lo postpone, but find in£T a Settled put pose lo pass the R« solutioi.s, I deem )i a duty I own to mv constituli nts, noi lo set still «nd give a silent vo'e under the circumstances wbich now surround us, but lo join with the Sena tor from Warren in here entering my solemn pro ation; tnai obligations were entered into previous j the second time, and referred lo ihe committee ol to the meeting of ihis General Assembly, to rne» l | finance, with instructions lo repoil as speedily as which il is indispensably necessary to raise money i practicable. The bills more efreclually to prevent xKi.. .V. . J.-! iM ic uiiw. auic, j ^^,j[hout u rtsort lo taxation: and sialiiig “ihai in the ! the imprisonment of honest debtors : lo incorporate as sh^" I'aj. il\v;iv:> i>et n to mt i l her own liabilitus, - • r t ■ r^4. . . c o n /-• • i i ’ opiniufi oj the EcgisLatuie, u the duly of our be- a Milling Company m the county ol Anson ; and nators and Repiesenlalivts in Congress to use their : to authorize the PorlsmouUi and Roanoke Rail efforts to procure ihe paymei l of said instalment. Road Company lo charge tolls on ihcir biidgc* over amounting lo 8477,919 39, tnai the finances of the j the Roanoke l iver near Weldon, were eacfi' read State may be relieved from en.burrassment, and lhal j the third lime, passed, and ordered lo be enrolled — the State may be ciwbkd with j:u taxation li) eslab- j The Homestead Bill was indefinitely postponed lish the charitable institutions ittviandtd by ihe peo in the Senate, on Friday, the ol instant, ih** pie;” whtch were read the ILsl and second limes j Speaker presented a communication from Gforjje and passed. Under federal r.nsiule the Slate be-; J. Ward, ShcrifTof Onslow, certifying thai Wil came involved in the corporalions to a large amount; ; liam J'^tineii is duly elected Senator to represent said of these the Raleigli and Gaston Rail Road is now | County in the present L' gislalure. Mr Biggs moved that Mr. Ennelt take his s« at. after lu' king the necessary oaths. Mr, Francis rose to pro test against his admission. His protest he desired lo be considered as made—in due lane he would wiite il out and demand that il be spread upon the Journals But this did not sun Mr. Hellen, oncth- er one of the Commitiec. He called for the yeas and nays. Proftrund silence! The Spea- will dot:blless pass, to foreclose the mortgage, which I ker asked if any Senator seconded the motion ol authorizes the Governor lo bid so high as to cover ' Mr. Hellcn? No lesponso from the Federalists! the 6300,000 and the interest thereon, which will j Al length Mr. Edwaids rose and seconded the mo prevent competition by either individuals or associa- j lion of Mr. Hellm, in order to see what Senators tions, and throw upon the State both the ownership i would dare lo vole against the right of the freehol insolvent, and llie State, wilioul a dollar m the Treasury, is bound for its liaiiiiliiio.'^ lo ihe amount ol §800,000. We told t!.:i p -ople, before the elec tion, that il was so; and now the ft Jeralists acknow ledge it. Foi 5?5U0,000 the Stale has individual se curitv ■ Pi d Ih;. only secuiity for the remaining I 6300,000, is a mortgage upon the Road and ilsfix- ! lures. A bill is now before the Legislature, and and the liabilities—“to mcel which (says Mr. ■Mills’ l^rcamblv) it is indispensable lo raise money with out a resort to taxation.” Mr. Joyner, of Halifax, said in debate, lhal if the Governor or some one in behalf of the Stale was not authorized lo bid for the Rond, il would not bring more than 620,000, and the balance would bt’ a total loss to ihe State As il is, we beleive lhal as much or more will be lost. And in order to blind the people, whose power they ,,,, , r ! dread,asto the purpose for which this surplus reve- I. il ayainsi ihc.r pussnge, 1 he binalor form W ar- taz A 11 1/ *^0. rOR SALE: .'f i ind. atijacenl t : the town, with >.V‘.. r;ecvss;irv f-ir JJrir.k iiiakiufr. ALSO; used rinLl a }>itiror?afe f’.i- r» n had, in a must c !oq':enl manner, illustrated the danger of adoplmg this principle, the metitable c >nsejiii nf'e of -vhieh must be a subversion of Stale ation the only plausible [dea, in case of failure, (and fail they mu^t.) the establishment of cfiantable in- * stitulions. Ju.'.i think of it. Noith Carolina absum ; in.:. r.inU.hcc, a..d witl. u in u slioil uliluu loial loss | , ^ sili,p!,canl, a( ihe door of the of thr; libt rti'S of Uus great and growing peoph\— ^ ‘ ^ H ' ci uld not hop( ti^ add any thing to his impressive 1. \ZAPJ’S. U2:::-;w. r in.iius. Ttuie wa^howt ver one principle invoN vid in th>s- Ri .'tdutions lo which he desired to call 111-; aitMition o.‘ the Senate. It n as distinctly avow- eii in them that North Carlina is ui debt — that sh*" I needs money lo pay the debt—and was insisted that j Coshall furnioh the monev foi that payrn* ni ! Il is well ki.own. continmd Mr. Biggs, that in tht ! late contest the whole o! the democatic party, and 7',"- / >’•'.—}jot*^K by Moses . Alex ! Ij^rger portion of the W'hig party 'U nounced thr •iI :-paare .outli ol tbe (.^iurttmii.^e; Mansion j doctrine of assumption of State d» bis bv the Genei - i ; i -f. by W'. JS. .\orment. 2 door.^ so'.itli of the court i al Governnu nt. It is true, said he, that a fragment ^ - ; Caroiitia Inn, by J. B. Kerr, half a square | of ihe Whig party m iMaryland, and perhaps in 1* • il >i tfiC I :l ilouse. i nt hpr .n ri fb.il doi*triii- b'll I’Hrtainlu VlIAill.OTl'E J^hi/sic/dii.'t—Pr. Caklwell. ofiice opposite (^har- ■ ‘te .'1 tel; Dr. T. Harris, opposite Mansion House ; ■'J. L ox, oiiire \o. G. low of M iii.-^ion House ; f *r ilappo'uii 1st dor.r sooth ol \N'm. Carson’s >>lore ; Ur M. JJ. 'I’aylor, 2 doors south of Carolina I n : Ur. D. 1’. CaMv\el!. n.'iir'v opposite the U. S. \'int. Lau'ijers.-—J. Alexandc'r, o'Tioe two squares ^ uih cl the Cui'.ribou.se ; James W. 0*borne, oflice -1 door north of the Courthouse; Win. R. Myers, iiice in Hutchison’s'buildings; F. II. M’Dow'cll, of- tii'e at Charlotte Hotel. Alerchiints. R. C. Carson &, Co., 2d. door south • t Courthou.^c ; Leroy »*prings first door north of courthouse; Fihns& Martin, 1st door north of court house, on west side of main street ; David Parks, id door north ol P^lm.s &, Martin; Wni. Carson, half a square south of courthouse; II. B. Williams 1st loor south ol the courthouse; Breni & Alexander Jnd door north ot the courthouse . Jctcelle?'s and Silccrstniths.—Samuel Lavving, op posite Carolina Inn ; T. Trotter, next door to the i’n^st Oflice. Tailors.—Alexander Graham, west wing Irwin’s •’''l UtT ; A. Beihune, next door to the Carolina Inn J- J. lladen, 2d iloor above Charlotte Hotel. Saddlers nnd Hdrnessmakers.—Robert Shaw, 7 d ji-is east ot Williams’ Store j A. Alontgomerv’, op posite Carolina Imi. riagematcers.—Overman &. Trolter, 2 squares norJi of ilie courthouse. They also keep up an ex pensive blacUemithinjjr establishment. Blacksmith \V. ^ G.W. Suggs, 3 squares south ■I the Courthouse. -4u(7jo7iedr—William A. Todd. Bontcbirider—William Hunter. Carpenters.—U. C. Owens; R. M. Sterling; Ad- Gra}'. Boot and Slwemaker.—William Carlan. Bn-/cv:ason.—James Eagle. Oracrrs.—R, H. Brawley, „ ; J.Ua O’Farrell, next door to Charlotte Ilotel COUNTY OFFICERS. ^if^ej-ijf r.N Ah'iiander. ofTice in the courthouse , ^^itpvrior i 'ou7't Clerk—J i^. Ker.’*, oliice in Court- •r.itij ’''oun •■i ^--Ourttiouei:. cr- vcro?!fr—Hcnr’.»c. Orrcns. other States, avowed that doctrine, but certainly lo North Carolina both parlies disavowed it. H»- had Mitertained no idea that a difTerr-nl position would so soon be taken. Could iher» be any doubt that in passing these Resolutions the principle of asaump- lion was not distincily recognized? Ahhouj»h sh** is in debt—a debt contracted tor insoiveiii Rail Road corporations — it was as nothin:^ compared with the I debts of other Stal s of the confederav’y. To re lit vc ourselves from our present embarrassments you adopi a principle which imposes upon the General Governmenl the payment of more than two hundred miirwns of dollars of Stale debts, and Norlh Car olma is lo pay her proportion—for it it is paid out of the gent'ial tr( asury, she must bear her pari of the burden. Were Senators prepared for such a consequence ? But there is another view of this subject, said Ml. Biii^s, to which I wish to direct the attetnion of the Senate and of the people of North Carolina. I think my frienil, i\Ii . J« fTreys, the Senator from Franklin, has cb arly demonslialed who\s responsi ble for these Rail Road debts; and here we see lhal sarne party unwilling to assume the miinliness and independence ot making provision to meet the pay ment, but voting resolutions to place Norlh Caroli na in the a'.lttude of a beggai, al the footstool of fed eral power Sir. I am unwilling to place our vene rated State in such a humiliating position. She stands now with her sisU rs upon a proud and noble eminence, and I cannot consent to cast this reproach upon her fair fame. But,continued he, the circum stances under which these Resolutions are now pressed deserves the consideration of the Senate.— i They were introduced in the early part of the ses j sion, and it was then insisted they should be passed next ,l„or to Carolina They werj-. however, postponed from lime to lime, and finally by the mover made ihe or- i der of the day for Monday last. At the time they were postpoijr d th St nat^ was full—every tnembei A -isin h>-'' it Sinct tiiat time one of the inernbers ^ X IK -. ('V ' strict party vote, and now, . •> 1 i t;> q I .' Ion i> press .. . p I -y I ‘ cf ftrrh jmpori,ance ou^hi not to pass aader I Federal Treasury and asking a pittance ! And tor ; what ? 'I’he Resolutions say, ‘‘ ihat the Slate may j be relieved Jrom her embarrassments.'' Though we regrti as muhc as any one can, that she is eiU' barrasstd. we are glad that on those who brought her into difficulty devolves the responsibility of get ting her out. For ihti honor of the Old North Stale,” we wish lhal those entrusted with il had let alone this beggary. Wo would rather have taxed the air we breathe, than have had it gone to the world lhal Noiih Carolina, proverbial for her inleg rity has come lo this ! William A. Graham, the Governor elect, allend ed bv Governor Morehead, .the Judges of the Su ders of Onslow to say icho should represent lhv;m. Gen. Dockery then rose and said he d sired lo join !\Ir. Francis in his protest, and th^'refore desired lo be excused from voting. Cries ot "No! No I not excused!” ‘Then,” said ihe General, “I vole No I” The following is the vole upon the adm.s sion of Mr. Ennetl Those who voted lo admit him are ; Messrs. Albright, Biggs, Bople, Boyd, Cameron. Cooper, Drake, Eaton, Edwards, Elliott, Ether idge, Exum, Gavin, Gwynn, Haigrave, Hester, Hill, Holmes, Jtffri'ys, Joyner of Halifax, Lmdsay, M Ivin, Pasleur, Reicli Speight, Stallings, Stow»\ 'I’hompson of W ake, Tomlinson, Waddell, W'alk- er, Wilson, Woodfiu and Worili — 34. The following Senators—including the Com mittee who reported against him—voted against his admission—voted against the first piinciple of representative government, the right of the people to designate the persons who shall serve them in the public councils—voted an inaulilo the people of Onslow, and an additional injury upon an innocent man, whom they had previously assisted lo expel from the Senate Messis Biiyden, Dockery, Francis, Halsey, H«1 len, Jefieison, Joyner of I’m, McMillan, Pharr, and Tay loe—10. The Senator irom Onslow then came toiward, preine Court, and the joint select committee appoint ! was qualified and look his seat. Thus have mno- id to wail upon him, appeared before the two HouS' ! cence and honesty triumphed over faction, and gross es, they' having assembled in the Commons Hall for | injustice, and the vile spirit of political inicth rance. that jiurpose, and took the oaths prescribed by law i and thus will it ever be so long as a just G >d lives for the qualification of the Gov'‘nior of the Slate, in Heaven ! the same having been admmislered by the Hon. Mr Francis presented a bill for laying lax»s to Chief Justice Ruffin. meet the extraordinary demands upon the 'I'M asnrs' The engrossed bills more efTeclually to suppress of the State. The bill provides *• lhal there shall the oirence of trading wiih slaves; to amend the 5ih section of the I9ih chapter of the Revis«-d Statutes; be yearly levied and collected in each of the coun ties of this State the following taxes, that is to say- to allatch a poitionof the 69lh tothe68ih Regimentj ! for and upon ev» ry gold watch used by any person to provide for a vacancy in the office of County Surveyor; each read the ihird time, passed .and or dered to be enrolled Leave of absence for the re mainder of the .‘Session was granted lo Mr. Sharpe. In the on Tuesday the 2d instant. Mr. Reich presented a bill to authorize the payment of in this State, the um of two dollars; for and upon every pleasure carriage, so used, the following sums, lo w-il : upon any such carriagrs suspended upon C springs, five dollars; upon any such carriages sus pended upon horizontal-or eliptical .springs of sie« 1 or metal, two dollars ; and upon any such carriage lalis jurors in Stokes county, and Mr. Melvin a bill ! which shall be without springs or upon springs of to amend the 103J chapter of the Revised Sialults, | wood, one dollar; and upon all sums of money loan concerning the improvement ol iivers and creeks; j ed out al inu>rest by or for the use of any person or which we'^e read the first time and passed. The [corporation, except the incorporated Banks of this Resolution lo pay Col Wheeler 0147 for work and ! Slate, which already pay taxes to the State, one labor done for the State ihtt) came up, when Gen. ! quarter of ont per ceni. ’ Dockery, lhal particular g\i\xx&\i\t\ of the Treasury, | lo be printed 'I’iie bill was ordered T. Aicxauder Jr. oinc- moved lo strike oui ihe above sum. N' galivcd— ayes 6, noes 42. Cold comfort for l!u General.— Attacks prompted by personal spile generally rccoil upon those who make them. The bill lo authorize ihe Wilmington and RaN eigh Rail Road Company to issue bonds to the a- mounl of one hundred thousand dollars, lo redeem a like amount of bonds issued under the act cntitbd “an act for the relief of the Wilmington and Ral eigh Rail Road Company,” next came up for con sideration. Various amendments were ofiVred by democratic members, the object of which was to ?e cure lh{‘ State against loss by the Road, but ihtse amendments failed, and the bill was rushed through us several readings by a strict party vote—the fed eralists for ihe hill, the democrats against it, and the Speaker voting in the affirmative. The b;li, liav.ng finally passed both Houses, was ordeied to ‘6 - n «-il( d The Senate ihen look up the bill to authorize the foreclosure of Ihe Moilgage of the Raleigh and Gaston Rail Road Various amendments were of fered, some of which were adopted, and the bill fi nally passed by 24 to 24, ihe Speaker voting in the affirmative. The bill authorizes a foreclosure of ihe Moilfrage at the next term of the Superior Court of Wake—directs the Governor to bi 1 for the Slate a sum sufficient lo cover the sum of three hun dred thousand dollars and the interest on the bon^Js executed in puisuance of Ihe act of 1840—di reels Iho same officer to .•'top said Roid wh-nev^r the receipts shall be intufficn nt to pay e.xpinsi s— provides that the Road shall be dermed a common high way, and makvs punishable as iiereto all daiu- ages or injurifs !o said load The U( xt in;UU;r before th» S nale were the 4th In^iaimfiit Ri'solutions of Mr. Francis, and herv th> broad axe ol Mr W’^^onh, the Scnetor from Mr. EdwarUb prtjs^nicd the following Prtainbie 1 Moore and Montgomery, and a Fecteralist lo boot. •R>‘ligious 45ocielies.” 'I'he engrossed bill to change the localion of Lincoln Court House, nnd o ' for t)lher purpost;s, was taketi up, and ihe question shall ihe .lid bill p.^ss i's second re^ading? was de;* ciJf d in the negnti\e—yeas 54, nays 57, as foi' lows : Yeas—Messrs, Atkins, E. Barnes, J. Baines,Bca man, Brogden, Brower, BullocK', Cochran, Collins, Credle, Cunriii;h:irn, Dunn, Edwards, Ellis. Flem ing, GallinL^ George, Graves, Hackney, Hamrick, Harrison, Jackson, Jones. Kirk, Lea. Lemmond, Manuuni, Martin, Mitchell. Murphy, McIntyre, Mc Neill, Nixori, Poindexter, Rankin, Regan, Reinhart, Riehardson, H. II. Robinson, Rush, Sanders, Slutw, Shepard, Stone, Talliaferro, Trull, White, White hurst, Wilder, N. L.. Williamson, R. P. Williamson, N. Wilson, T. W’ilson.—5-4-. Xays—Messrs.AdamSj Barco, D. A. Barnes, Bond Brame, Bridgers, Brown, Burgiu; Caldwcib Calo- »vay, Cherry, Church, Clayton, Davenport, Davis, W'. Dickson, J. G. Die.;son. Uoak. Douthir, Ehring- haus, Emerson, Faucette, Foy, Ganibill, Gee, Golding, Grist, Harris, Ilauirhton, Hawkins, Hayes, Keener, Kelly, Leathers, Lilile^john, Lord, Mebanc, Miller, Mills, Moore. McLean. Odom, C. L. Payne, Perkins, Phifer, Prati, Prentiss, Puryear, T. II. Ro binson, Scales, Smith, Street, Thrash. ^Vaddi'll, W'ashington, Walters—57. Messrs. Wliite and N. Wilson advocated its pas sage, and Mr. Mills and others opposed it. The vote by which ilie bill lo re-organize tb.e Portsmouth and Roanoke Hail Road was rejected on yesterday, was reconsidered on motion of Mr. Watters; and the question upon the passa^e of said bill its third reading was decided in the alfirmative—yeas 61, nays 50—and it was ordered to be engrossed. The House concurred in the proposition of the Senate to rescind the resolution lo adjourn on tlic Clh of Jan uary. In the Senate, on Saturday the 4th instant, Mr. Biggs presented the Protest of the twenty-four de mocratic Senators against the Resolutions to expel the (S’enator from On?low, and demanded, accortiii'g to the rights secured by the -ioth section of the Con stitution, that it be entered upon the Journals of the >Senate. The Protest was read. Mr Shepard then rose and spoke al leagth against the, Piotf st, a:i i against the right of Senators to t iitirr that f'rotes upon the Journals. In the course ofnis remarks lie alluded to what Ae considered the ••untortana!*' der” committed by ihe friends ot Mr. Ennett m vo ting his certificate a tbrirery and ttien voting lo re tain him in his scat. To this it was replied,by bot.h Mr. Biggs and Dr Cameron, that though the friends of Mr. Ennett atlmiited a forgery, they bcliev’ed him to be innocent—that it was perpetrated without his knowledge or concurrence—and that therefore they voted against expelling him. The “untbrtunate blunder,” continued Dr. Cameron, was on the other side, for the Federalisi.s had voted that a tbrgery’liad been committed—thai Mr. Ennett was the guilty person, but were nevertheless content, as the Jour nals would show, to associate witli him as Senators, after a reprimtmd from the Speaker. Not tor the wealth of all the Indies, continued Dr. C., would I have upon my soul the responsibility some gentle men have ! Mr. Waddell then took up tlie Protest, and argii- ed the points in it at considerable length, and'in the course of his remarks, saiil it not only j)erve.rtcd the facts as they occurred, but contained foul falsehoods against himself and his associates. He argued that it was no protest, because it did not state tiie rea sons succinctly, and also that it was disrcjpectful, and ought not therefore to go upon tlie Journals. Dr. Cameron said he had signed the Protest with a conscientious helief that it was true. He had here tofore and now disavowed all intention to be disre spectful. or to impugn the motives of 6'enators, hot as the Senator from Orange seemed to be particu larly excited, and as he had pronounced certain things in the Protest a foul falsehood, he would tell that gcatieman that if the cap fitted him he might wear it. The Speaker at length decided that as the Consti tution made no special provision as to the manner in v/hich, or the channel through which a Protest should be pul upon the Journal, and as he was not bound to assume the responsibility of accepting or rejecting it, he would put it to the vole of the Sen ate, and thus obtain advice upon the matter. Mr. Dockery demanded the yeas and nays. Believing that the Senate had no right to entertain the ques tion, most of the democratic Senators retired from their seats, and all of them declined to vote; but twenty-three Senators—all the Federalists, except Mr. Hargrave—voted in the negative. The vote was then announced, but the Speaker said nothing. Av len^-th Gen. Wilson rose and respectfully sug gested to the chair that less than a quorum had vo ted ; but the Chair, instead of announcing the fact, and stating that tlie responsibility of accepting or rejecting the Protest was, according to his own ad missions, still upon himself, told Senator W ilson that he would hear him upon that point! Was the likfe ever heard of before 1 The Speaker made up the following decision and ordered it to be entered upon the Journal of Satur day. We quote from the Journal : ‘‘Mr. BigiTS presented a paper signed by himself and iwcntyMhree other Senators, purporting to be a Protest as-ain?t the proceedings of the Senate ia the case of W'm. Ennett, the Senator from Onslow, which he sent to the Clerk’s table witfi the request that it be entered upon the Journal. The paper was reatl to the Senate by the Clerk. The Speaker, up on objections being raised by Mr. Shepard, enter tained the opinion that it contained disrespccttul matter impugning the character of himselt and a large number ol the members ot the Senate ; nnd believing that the Senate sl.ould permit nctbiru’ to go upon its JournalB that caeit -.•ensuie npoi. tt.> ;e- eisirms or its memV»ers. i*ibrnitu tlu- qnestnm dpc’si^'n of the Senate, Upon this question Mr.