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ljf - . v rfl am "character is as important to states as it is. to individuals; and the glory of the state is the common property of its citizens." II. HOIIES, Editor and" Proprietor. FAYETTEVILLE, SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 1840. VOIi. 2.-JTO. 2. Whole Number 55. TERMS. annum, if paid in ; . nil t ro ATmrannn , 'i niontns: or o """"""r j-io pi (i yji o i 3 50 per j ompnts inserted at the-rate f sixtv cents per square tor we nrw, aim unny each subsequent insertion. -" nr discontinued until arrearages are paid, Tt .c ortion of the Editor. "KosubscHpUon rec., for less than twelve months. ond Sheriff's sales, will be -l au- , . , . . .!, , nt. higher than the usual rates. Court i har?eu publication should W the number of insertions i ntended marked upon fhe-n l otherwise they will be inserted until forbid, giS rSod with this estab- THE subscribers, nn behalf of an association of entl,men interested in the propagation i of the Chinese Mulb-rry, and in the production of Silk, GIVE NOTICE, That they have procured an approved Reel from XI Vorth, tor the ree!i-ir and making sewing silk frU the cocoon, and will set the same in operation !,Vihi place earlv in the ensuing summer. The IS couiircrict?u iui uu u....... nt - na bavins sucn cocoons as hmj lse rei-r.ns them upon shares. E. L. WIXSLOW, JAMES BAKER, I. WETMORE. Executive Committee. t avcttev.Ile, Dec. 21, 1S39. 43 1(. business tion, but we be brought to us, or MORUS MULTICAULIS 3000 Morus Multicaulis Trees are of fered to the public, at fifty cents per tree, warranted r-miiii' and in a good state of preservation. They Ire line! .- branched, from 2 to 6 feet high, and were (Town on a poor, s.indy soil, consequently well ma tured. Send vour orders soon, as tho proper sea son fr planting com.nencrs-obont the 1st JPayetteville Female Seminary. WILL open on Monday the 1 4th of October, under the personal direction and instruction of Messrs. BAILEY & SPENCElt, assisted in eve ry department by able Female Teachers. Mrs. Spencer will have personal charge of the Elementa ry classes and the lady in charge of the Music De partment will pay special attention to the cultivation of the voice to accompany the Piano. October 2, 1839. 33 tf. Wm. Kaimey, PORTRAIT PAINTER, WOULD respectfully inform the inhabitants rf Fayctteville and its vicinity, that he will ex cute Portraits of all sizes, in oil, at moderate prices. Likenesses warranted. He may be seen by enquiring at the Store of Alessrs. Nott & Starr. January 13. 1S40, 47 -tf GENERAL WOLFE. Fcbrua- Dec.21, 1?33. JONATHAN EVANS, Jr. 43 tf. COCOONS WANTED. THE Snboriber has about two thousand very fi ic .MORUS MULTICAULIS TREES yet for sa'e, from 5 to S feet high, one-half of which he is w i.li is to se 1 payab'e in Cocoons, to be delivered next stiuiiner; the ether ha f cash. Persons wishing to make contracts will please make their applications soon, as the season for plan tin" according to his experience, begins early in Febr'uarv. Si k Worm Egrs from a very healthy stock of Worm can a so be had. WETMQRE Favetteviuc, Dec. 21, 1839. 43-tf HE Subscriber having received an app int me it f-om the Board of Inter ial Improvement a general Asent ii connection with a proi osed Western Rail-Road, to t ike effect from the first of Jamia-v, her bv sives notice that he :s ready to ori tur u;.oii the duties ..f Irs appointment.' Books for subscription, nnd-T the direction f Commissioners appeinte 1 in d ff rent cm. tie?, v.-ill be opcied Anv inform ition,o.- communication, connected with t!ie"subscription to tho stock, or the general concern, miv b ; made to the subsL-rib-r at Ihis p'nee Y Celebrated Virginia Horse, Gen. Wolfe, Colt of Eclipse, will stan1 this season at Fayctteville, Elizabj-'thtown, Esquire McDaniePs, Mr. Wiliam Davis's on East aide of Cape Fear, Air. George Barksdale's, and at Air. Alarsh's, on West side ol Cape Fear. He stands lower than any Horse of his blood in the Southern country, 3, 12, 15, payable 1st January, 1841. His Dam is of the best blood in Virginia, he is in this country b accident, and not for a m -re speculation. Those disposed to raise Horses of good blood, may not again have suth an opportunity. His season com mences at.Fayetteville on monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday next. He will be at each stand on the days appointed everv two weeks. 'JOHN W. POWELL. Lesville Robeson, co. N. C. Alarch 5, 1S40. 51 St. SUMMER RESIDENCE FOR SALE AT AUCTION. THE subscriber will sell at public Auction, on Alonday the 30th day of Alarch instant, at the Alarket House in Fayctteville, at 12 o'clock, AI. A PLEASANT SUMMER RESIDENCE Consisting of Dwelling and out Houses, and S2 acres of Land, more or les, situated on the Mur chison Road, near the residence of John D. Eccles, and James Baker, Esq. Also, a Lot oa North Street, containing one acre, more or less. Also a Lot, corner Hillsborough and Moore streets, containing about ? of an acre. TVrrns at sale. HENRY AI'LEAN. Extcutor cf II. W. .lyre, Dec'd. Alarch, 7, IS l'. 54 3t NOTICE. Fay tlevii'e, Januiry 1 SIMEON COLTON. 1340. 45-tt FOR SALE. iCASKSTIIOMASTOWlS Lime i2 ditto Roman CViiient and Waert Linif, 6 tons C ilc'ned Plaster, in casks, 6 casks Rotten Plaster, for Manure, 50,00-1 B-ick, 201 busiivls Hair f ir riastcrinc, 5000 L-it!is.- all . f which I will sell low f.r Cash. Call on the su! s; ribf-r, three doors Sout'i cf the Alarket Hou-'-, Faverf' ville. J. E. PATTERSON. F(;nori;. '29, 1340. 53-6v. JCTP I am also prepare! to 'o anv i b of Biick Work or Plasti-ririr, at the sl.ortst not ee. J. E. P. DOZEN TEAS, 350 doz. Plates, 250 doz. Tumblers, Just received and forsulo by PETER P. JOHNSON. April 20, 1339. 9-tf MILL STONES. THE Subscriber naving recently opened a new iiarry of superior grit, is prepared to lurnish any number of Stones, either at the quarry or at the store of C. J. Orrcll, Fayctteville. The quality of tils Juoure county Stones is so well known as not to need description, and the Subscriber will war rant all stones sold by him. If they should not prove to be food," another pair will be furnished witiiout charse. The price is lower than hereto fore. Persons wishing to purchase, can apply in per son, or by letter addressed to iarti.age, jMooro county, N. C. wiih description of the size wanted. JESSE SO WELL. Moore County, April 20, 1839. 8 tf. FAYETTEV I LL E FEMALE SEMINARY. upils are charged fiom time of entrance to close FaHE Subscriber having, at the Alurih Term, 9 1340, quulitied as Administrator upon the Es tate of the late Barnum Beach, hereby notifies all persons having claims to biing thein forward with in the time prescribed By lav, ana proveu accoru-ing- to l.iw; upon failure t j do so, this notice will be plead in bar of a re. overy. 1 iiose wtioare interned to saui iis.aierarc rrqui's- led to come forward and pay the same muncdiati ly. JOUA 11. C'UUlv, Mm'r. FURTHER NOTICE. KN Wednesday, the 1st day ot April, lb40, at tLjF the Str.re on Green street, lately occupied by the deceased, I shall on r tor sale, at Aucton, all the Stic'i in trade, consisting of an extensile as sortment of Boots and Slioes, Sole, Upper and Skiitii'.s Lealh 'r, La;t, ivioroceo and S'-al Skins, Shoe Thread, B!r.ckin, Varnish, Lasts. &c. Also, at the same tun ', the tstore t-Inimi. he rilher si.lJ or renTel for one year. A t il. 1 iiv(:lin.T TTnns'! on S.itumav the 4tii ol Apr!!, the Household arid K-tchen FURNITURE, to--tber with other articles of personal propel tr, ariionf which are two Cows and C alvns, iic. JOHN II. COOK, .Wm'r. Fayctteville, Alarch 7, 1340. 543t. Political. ol session, Na deduction lor absence, except in case of sickness. The Academic year commenced on the 14th of October, and closes on the 18th of July following. The year is divided into two Sessions of twenty weeks each. TERMS IN ADVANCE. Elementary Department or 2d Class, $S per Session. First Class, 16 " " French Language, 10 " Drawing and Painting, 10 " " Music on Piano Forte, accompanied by the voice, 25 " " Music on Guitar, 25 " " Use of Piano, 3 " " Incidentals, 0 cents. November 23, 1S39. 39 tf. Timber and Lumber Agency. H E subscriber will attend to the sale of J- TIMBER, LUMBER, &c. i n the Town ol Wilmington, North Carolina, for all persons who "jay favor hira with their commission. He pledges nimselfto procure forthem at all times the highest Hicesfor such articles as they may trust to his StP s V?-Mn He 18 1 n P0 wav connected with the MenI?. p11 '.OTtheir AScnt5 and will give the best Aa.n Uie,cnare 11,8 duties as Wllm? nvx MILES COSTIN. wtlinington, N. C.Feb. 23, 1839. 1-tf t'ron Hit Pennsylvanian. TTulimited Liabili t y JVo. 1. Ti the plan of siibjecliiiiT associations for bntikiner purposes to the regulation ami restraint result ino; from the natural and quiet operation of the equilat.le and salutary principle of the unlimited liability of individuals, it lias been objected that t lie multiplication of hmiks being thereby effectually stayed, a wholesome compe tition ih prevented. The answer to this objection is as easy as it is conclusive. We assert, as that which can not be disproved, that the multiplication o! hunks lias no where been in this way improper ly or niijuely checked. On the contrav, under the application ol the principle assailed, and notwithstanding its assumed incompatibility with the Ireedom ol the banking business, these i i . . i . . - i - . esialiliMimem.s nave uoi omy inr.reaseo in num ber, but i heir increase lias been rapid, exces sive aim iiiirtim. Thus, iu Scotland, where join1, stock banking companies are organized ami administered upon the sound and salutary principle ol the liability of each partner "to the whole extent of his foi - ture lor the whole dents ol the company, a no where this liability of individuals furnishes tit note holders and todepositors the firmest ground of confidence and ol secuiity, there are no tewer than 526 banks, with 314' branches. Eight of the former and 1 13 of the latter have been es tablished since 1824; and such is their uenerai diffusion over the country, that "there is scarce ly a town, or even a village, into vhtch branches if ihp Sr.ntr.ii Banks, eouivalent to so many se 1 - . I ..1... I ...... . . . . . ..fri. I-W ' parate atl'l UlSimci nanus nave noi pencil Mitn. The consequence of this condition of the bankitirr business is, that the dividends upon hank Ktock ibe Drofils of the shareholders- are reduced to the lowest point consistent with the continued investment of capital in this de partment of commercial industry and enterprise So little foundation is there for the positive as sertions which have been so recklessly ventured as to the assumed necessity of holding out the expectation ol exorbitant proms, as an induce raent to capitalists to incur the risks of individ ual liability. It mav, in truth, be' questioned whether these risks have been practically at all increased;, and whether the unrestrained re sponsibihly ol the parties has not been more than compensated by a commensurate increase ol" circumspection, of prudence, and of good management, and by a consequent and corres ponding enlargement of credit. Individual sa. sacity, in this as in all other analagous cases, has been sharpened, and individual caution has been stimulated by the absence of all positive and artificial restraints upon individual liability. Hence these banks are administered with a view to the promotion of the interests, not of the borrowers, as is too olien the case in this country, but ol the owners of hank capital. And there is no reason to believe that stock holders have in Scotland suffered as much as the same class ot capitalists have endured in this country; whilst the losses of the public have been in a greatly diminished ratio. Thus, also, in England," where previous to 1826 companies for banking purposes were not allowed to consist of more than six partners, and where, as in Scotland, the unlimited liabil ity of the associated individuals lies at the loundation ol the system, such, since the repeal of the restriction upon the number of partners, ijjs been the rapidity witu which these associa tions have increased, that there were in 1S36, in addition to several hundred private banks, 101 joint stock companies, with very numerous branches. Of these 45 were registered in one yearalonc, and counting their branches, "which are often removed from the parent establishment, and conduct all sorts of banking business, it may safely be affirmed that considerably more than 200 banking establishments were set on foot in England and Wales in 1S36." Hence, whilst, by the most enlightened and strenuous advo cates of the ioint stock bankinr svstem. it has been freely and unreservedly admitted fliat "too many banks'' have been established, by others this increase has been represented as 'alarming,' and the speculative spirit which thus developed itsell, has been correctly characterised as a "mania," to the prevalence of which there pro ved to be tio serious obstacle, either in the un restrained responsibility of the sharehol ler, or in the existence of a powerful National Bank, possessed of monopoly privileges, and sustained by the whole lorce of government patronage and of government influence. Are there not then, it mav confidently be asked, ample and satisfactory reasons fur admit ting 'he entire propriety ol the conclusion drawn by Mr. Quin, who, at the close ol'his mos. ela borate abstract anil review of the evidence ta ken before the Parliamentary Committee of 1832, remarks: "If men with sufficient capitals are already found in abundance disposed to em bark in the banking trade at tho risk of their whole fortunes, there is no reason why specula tors should be allowed to establish" banks ol issue upon a less responsible system." But again, we allirni, without the fear of re futation, that the beneficial tendency of compe tition to prevent excessive production, in its ap plication to associations, not for the manufac ture of articles requiring for their creation the expenditure of capital and the application of industry; but for the making and the issuing ol" currency of promises to pay of paper costing comparatively nothing, has never yet been de monstrated. It has merely been taken for grant ed. In the case ol commodities possessing, not a representative, but an intrinsic value, the public are in general, secure from an over pro duction Irom the simple consideration that no man will knowingly continue to produce and bring to market an article which does not real ize to the producer the cost of productio-i, toge ther with at least the ordinary return upon the investment of capital, and the ordinary reward fiirthe application ol labor. And should an in dividual, from inexperience, from ignorance, or from any other cause, fall into the error of in creasinir the sumdv bevond the cllective de mand beyond the demand of those able and willing to pay he would soon become sat isfied of his mistake; and would be obliged, at his own expense, to correct the error. Now, what is true of one individual, is true of many. What is true of many, is true of the mass. Thus we may salely trust to "the spontaneous operation of private interests," for the proper apportionment of the supply to the demand; and all interference of the governors with the gov erned must prove to be not merely ill advised and uncalled lor, but ultimately and absolutely pernicious. Widely ciillerent, however, is the case, when we proceed to an investigation ot me causes which operate upon the manulacture ol hank nromises: to examine into the motives which : . .. i r inilueiice in the issue e.t a currency possesses o: little or. no intrinsic value. Here the gain to the issuer is immediate, is considerable, is cer tain; whilst the cost of production is relatively insignificant, and the loss ol' profit consequent upon a rc-nction, is tuture, uistani, comiugeu. and uncertain. It mav be avtoded. It may be thrown, as it usually is, upon the shoulders of the public anil in few instances is the return ol paper upon Hie issuer attended wiiii a posi- i I. rr . - I - I - live loss, i is meet is simpiy a uiiiiiihiuoii m anticipated profits. The actual loss is incurred y those bank debtors who may he compelled to make ben vv saci dices in order to sustain their credit, and to honor their engagements; or by those bank creditors, who are in possession ol obligations which are disregarded of promises ivliicli iireiim performed. Tbu- there exists everv inducement lo Oanks to lend ineir creou, and to increase the .supply of their paper; that is to say, there is every stiuinlous to an expan sion; whilst, on the other hand, inasmuch as bank credit in the form of bank notes, so long at least as the ultimate solvency of a bank is ihouirhl not lo be impaired, is to the borrower just as available as capital, the demand is limit-' eil only by the extent ol the opportunities, or of the supposed opportunities, lor p-olitahly employing capital; that is to say, it is practically unlimited. " The constant tendency, therefore, of banks is to lend loo. much, and to put too many notes in circulation." Fancifully and absurdly to compare hanks of contract the general mass of the currency to an amount permanently greater, or permanently less, than it would be with a medium exclusive ly metallic; and that, therefore, the average quantity of the currency, and consequently the average money values, or prices of real estate and of commodities generally, will in any given country be the same, or nearly the same, or nearly the same, whether the currency consists exclusively of convertible paper, or of coin; or whether it is compounded in any conceivable proportions of both. But it is eq'uaily true, in fact, it cannot be denied, that in this country the coniertibility of paper is at all times exceed ingly imperfect; and that there is constant dan cer oi-UW imperfect convertibility ceasing alto gether. ' " Neither, after the experience of aTttountries employing a paper medium, can there ar.y doubt he entertained that an excess of paper money, even when freely convertible into spe cie, may exist lor some time unredressed; and although the check of convertibility must ulti mately prevail, very considerable effects on prices may be produced in the interval." And as this redundancy, however hurtful it may be, is surely and inevitably followed by a deficiency still more pernicious, "it is of great consequence that a paper currency should noi only be sub ject to repression from without, but be placed under such a system of management as will pre vent any excess in quantity from being issued." But the only "system" which can possibly ac complish this most desirable object the" only policy at all entitled to be tern.ed prevenlive will be found to consist in an entire separation of the incompatible functions of banks of issue and of banks of d scount. A paper currency, if such a currency is thought to be indispensable or desirable, should be furnished by banks pure ly ol issue, automatically expanding and con tracting the circulation simply in reference to the demand for paper in exchange for the pre cious metals, ami the demand for the metals in exchange lor paper. On the other hand, com mercial securities should be discounted, as is the practice in London, by banks not ol issue, but ol discount a.ul depostte by banks not "trenching on the prerogatives ot sovereignty by coining money" -hut by banks which are properly more burro vers and lenders of capital, and dealers in coin. The functions of banks of discount are in their nature purely commercial, and the only supervision either necessary or justifiable on the parlol government, is that the parlies t con tracts should be It-Id strictly responsible for their perl'ormanre. Banks of issue, on the con trary, cannot be kert too distinct in their ope rations, rot merely "rom all mercantile dealings, but. they should be removed from all sympathy with money lenders and money borrowers. The inevitable consequence of combining the issue of paper money with the proper and the appropriate business ot banks ot discount, is to aggravate commercial embarrassments, and to give re-doubled intensity to commercial revul sion. Bullion. furnishing From IhefRicf-mofd Enquirer. Diatoznc iKtvrcm alVhliof llithmoiitl a Republican from tlie c-otmtr y. heu did you arrive ancl 7 issue paper mints lo ''shoe shops," as has been done by those whose obliquity of vision has prevented them from seeing, and their per verted judgments from appreciating points of difference obvious toothers; and to assume that the one are subject to the same influences, & are governed by the same general laws as the other, may, to the unreflecting and to the superficial, nresent an appearance ol plausibility and of acuteness; but to the mind of the philosophical enquirer, who perceives the entire absense of any analogy upon which to rest a parallelism of argument, such far-fetched comparisons can bring no conviction. They can have little other effect than to excite a smile of derision, or to call forth an expression of incredulity. It is not merely a demonstrable truth, but a truth that has again and again been demonstra ted, that banks issuing paper really and tho roughly convertible can neither expand nor A. How are you: B. This morning. B. Why, bless me! you ought to have been here during Mr. Clay's visit. Although you are a liepublican, I am sure you would have gloried iu witnessing tho magnificent recep tion of a Statesman, superior to every man who has ever filled the Presidential chair an orator, whose powers eclipse the eloquence of Demosthenes and Cicero, Chatham and Canning, Burke and Brougham, our own Patrick Henry and in short every body from the flood to the 22d February, 1S40. B. I admit Mr. Clay's eloquence but de ny his statesmanship, l admire and rever ence the Constitution of the United States, and my admiration of public men is not very great, when they evince a dispositien to con strue a limited grant into one nearly indefi nite. I, sir, am a planter, and have not for gotten Mfj Clay's devotion to a protective Tariff, a Batik ot the United State, &c, i5c. Virginia and lue Sotnern States owe him no gratitude for past services, and have nothing to expect from him in future. His partisaus here, mav show him oft" to the people, as the show-men would a Giraffe, but thank Hea ven, '-the sober second thought" of the great mass of the people cannot be diverted from the re-election of Mr. V an Buren; the elo quence of Mr. Clay and the impotent violence of your party to the contrary notwithstanding. Your orator of "war, pestilence and famine" notoriety, may come to Richmond when and how he pleases, yet the people of Virginia will tick to their principles; and it 1 am not de ceived, they will look upon your recent Clay iree in this city as the most redicuious pa rrenut the most senseless humbug ever con- ceived or gotten up by men, who would think it "lory enough to serve under such a chief." A. Well, my friend, I find that you are stil. onoosed to Mr. Clay's political course and opinions, and I believe you have been so con sistently for the last 20 years. B. Yes. Pin not like tne chameleon nor can I change my coat as often as the dan dies of our cities. A. I claim to be considered a consistent man, too, but my consistency (like that of my party)is merely hostility to Mr. Van tiuren whether he is right or wrong, B. I have not been able to delect any other consistency iu your party; and in making that avowal, vou have shown more candor than your political friends a candor which I ap preciate the more, because of its rarity among the v nigs. . A Why I am an "open-mouthed man n Mr. Adams said of Mr. Wise, a few days past in Congress, and as you are a good fel low, and an old personal friend, I mean to unbosom myself and give you some details which the Whigs of this city, and my party generally, have concealed from the public ;vp. Thev may possibly amuse you, R I do not wish, you to divulge any se crets, but shall be pleased to hear any thing interesting, provided its disclosure be not im proper. A. You are aware, that political economists attach much importance to the division of la bor; that they have contended for a great di versity of employments as essential to the general prosperity; that they have also main tained that a hatter (for illustration) would become more efficient in making hats when his mind was directed to that pursuit alone, thajn if his mind and time were one day en gaged about hats, another about shoes, &c, &c. Now, in conformity with these estab lished principles, the Whigs, remembering how many persons Adam Smith had said were required for the expeditious and successful manufacture of pins, concluded that the di visioTi of labor ought to be carried out pretty far, to euabVe, the Whigs to manufacture Jtfr. Clay into the gi tviest man thai ever lived. B. And hence, I inagine, the superfluous number of 9 or 10 committees to receive Mr. Clay, &c. ' ' , A. What! 9 or 10 committees only, 'irJuk you? I see from your countenance, you don't know the whole truth. There were about double that number, but our party thought it unnecessary to publish a list of more than 9 or 10 of the most prominent committees; and if you will have the patience to bear with me, I will enumerate the whole number and their several duties. B. Go on. A. A Veil, Sir, I will mention all, be the con sequences what they may. 1. Committee to receive and provide for the accommodation of Mr. Clay. 2. Committee of invitation, and to decide on the most suitable day for the public dinner. 3. Committee to obtain and prepare a suit able place for tho dinner. 4. Committee to obtain subscriptions for the dinner. 5. Committee to contract for the dinner. 6. Committee to select wines and liquors for the dinner. 7. Committee to procure music for the inner. 8. Committee to provide the diuner. 9. Committee to prepare the toasts for the dinner. 10. Committee of managers at the dinner. These beins: the most important commit tees, they alone were publicly announced Now I will give you the others: 11. Committee to procure 3 dozen wine glasses for the exclusive use of Mr. Clay at the dinner. 12. Committee to procure snuff to regale Mr. Clay's olfactory nerves at the dinner. 13. Committee to hold Mr. Clay's hat while he is at the dinner. 14. Committee to take charge of Mr. Clay's ''India rubber great coat and umbrella," and deliver the same to him at the conclusion of the diuner. 15. Committee to wait on Mr. Clay the morning after the dinner, and affectionately inquire whether he has the headache, in con sequence of the excitement incident to such a splendid and sumptuous dinner, 16. Committee ot 21 men ot strong lungs, to huzza, clap hands and stamp the floor at the termination of Mr. Clay's speech at the dinner. 17. Committee, consisting of the Editors of the Whig and 4S others, to puff the whole moceedinos from Aloha to Omega, and to 1 tn a t- convince the country, if possible, that Mr Clay's reception, taken altogether, wa3 the most imposing and spirit-stirring affair ever witnessed by mortal man. The first 16 of these committees have dis charged their duties with distinguished honor; and the last and most important committee has just commenced the performance of its duties with commendable alacrity, and, trust, success. True, Sir, there is nothing like a division of labor, when you want to have a grand dinner and make converts to tr party, lhe Whigs know tne wnole arame, but we begin to suspect that you Demo crats have found us out pretty well. , Although u-ehnd 17 committees, many Whigs were anxious to increase the number for the pur pose of doing more honor to Mr. Clay. In the Whig meeting held in order to appoint committees, &c, after the foregoing commit tees had been duly appointed by the meeting, nropositions were severally made tor the ap poiutmeut of the following subordinate com mittees: 18. Committee to procure a good supply of the best coal to be found in Uichinoud, and to see that Mr. Clay's rooms be kept comfort hlv warm. J . . . . . i ; 19. Committee to superintena me cieauiug nf Mr. Clav's boots. 20. Committee to superintend his ward robe o-i.-nerally, and the ventilation of his bed- i -naiYiner. 21. Committee to take charge ot Mr. Clay s cane and hand it to him, should he desire to take pedestrian exercise. 1 ... i- .i .1 rr r'Hi. nropositions ior inese uiuereut nu mittees caused a very animated and protract ed discussion, and called up many of the ablest debaters present. On the one side, it was maintained, that the meeting had already anrminted committees enough: that while Mr, Clay deserved to to be honored, yet that thi3 was not the way to snow n; mui uie prupi j tor of the house at which Mr. Clay would lode, would be bound to furnish good- coal, attend to Mr. Clay's boots, Sc, tc. in ta vnr of the appointment of these four addition al committees it was argued, that Mr. Clay was so great a man, the W higs could not honor him too highly; that the appointment of these committees would convince Mr. Clay and the world of the desire of the Richmond Whigs to show him respect even in trifles; and finally, that inasmuch as Mr. Clay's visit was known to be for political effect, nothing should be omitted which might tend to pro mote the great object so dear to all assembled. After a long debate, the question was put as to the appointment of these four committees, and decided in the negative by a majority of five votes, as reported by the tellers appointed by the Chair. A Whig from the country then rose and stated to the meeting that he'was a corn-grower, and that feeling a lively interest in favor of the agricultural class, he desired, with the leave of the meeting, to offer a resolution for its adoption. Leave being granted, he sub mitted the following resolution", and urged many reasons in favor of its adoption: "Resolved, That a committee be appointed to inquire of Mr Clay whether he has re cently repaired his fences, and whether he now permits his corn-stalks to stand in the field all the winter, as he said a few years ago was his practice." , Several gentlemen opposed the resolution as unnecessary, disrespectful to Mr. Clay, and, urier air the circumstances decidedly objectionabVj. The resolution was rejected without a division. B. After which, presume, the meeting adjourned sine die. A. Yes, it adjourded forthwith. You will see in the Whig, an accouut o? his reception here the dinner the toasts (ai most of them,) and the speeches made on the occa sion. Some of the impracticable Shgs offered some queer toasts at the dinner. hrA the company not liking them refused to drink all sucb. B. Ah! A. Yes, I will give you a few merimpnq from memory, omitting the names of their au thors: Whig Justice Exemplified in denouncing Mr. Van Buren fon votini? for the Tariff f 1S2S, iu obedience to instructions from thn New York Legislature, aud eulogising Gen. larrison wno voted tor lhe same Tariff with out any instructions at all. lhe Protective System Onlv to he aban doned, said Gen. Harrison, "when srass shall grew in the streets nf "NV.rflt Charleston." The election of a "Military Chieftain" Dreaded as worse than "war, pestilence and famine" in 182S but in 1S40, desired by the same party, as the first of blessings. imernai improvements by the Federal Gov ernmentConstitutional and expedient when supported by General Harrison again and again but unconstitutional, inexpedient and alarming when only once sustained by Mr. Van Buren. The State Rights Harrison Whins Pro fessing to be anti-Bank, anti-Tariff and anti Tnternal Improvement by the Federal Gov ernment, and proving their prnciples hy sup- porting a candidate known to be in favor of an mree. Whig principles Resolvable into profes sions without practice, and the daily use of the Jesuitical doctrine that the end will always sanction the means. B. Well, I think these toasts are not so bad as the servile man-worship shown to Mr. Clay by your party, and you ought to publish the toasts to show the country that the Imprac ticable Whigs will not sacrifice their princi ples in the pursuit of power or place. A. Keally 1 admire the independent spirit of those fellows, and perhaps I may carry out your suggestion, and let the public' know that the .Lditors ot the Yt lug are not the only mem bers of the puffing committee. My name is on the list too. Exeunt. CHRISTOPHER. QUANDARY. Virginia and Acw Yoi k. We published, a few days since, the Resolutions introduced into the Virginia House of Delegates, by Mr. Baily they were taken up on Friday last. Mr. Scott objected to the language of the Re solution, as in one part, containing a menace towards New York, and in another "squint ing at South Carolina Nullification." We had supposed that on this subject of the right of abolitionists to steal our slaves with impu nity, the whole South were Numbers; all South Carolina is so at least witness the re solutions passed without a dissenting voice at the late Session of our Legislature. Mr. Baily defended his Resolutions, and warmly and successfully opposed a move to defer their consideration. The first of the scries, after some verbal amendments, was then unani mously adopted. It is as follows: 1. Resolved, That the reasons assigned by the Governor of New York, for his refusal to surrender Peter Johnson, Edward Smith, and Isaac Gaiisy, as fugitives from justice, upon the demand of the Executive of this State, are wholly unsatisfactory; and that that refu sal is a palpable a nd dangerous violation of the constitution and laws of the U. States. The House adjourned, without taking any action on the remainder of the Resolutions. Charleston Mercury. Little Delaicare This little State is much better off than most of her more gigantic sis ters. She is entirely free from debt, and has $19,222 34 in the Treasury. What a nice litde girl." Baltimore Post. "Is that clean butter?' said a person a short time ago to a countryman who had a wagon full of butter for sale in the market. Guess it ort to be,' said the fellow, 'for it took the old woman and three boys all last night to pick the hairs out on't.
The North Carolinian (Wilson, N.C.)
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