minat the rroral trea80n of ay who would
eriouly c"plte its destruction. To
OUnuance of that devotion, the
co rt,f e of the coustitution must noi on
ly be esrvedt but seciional jealousies and
jjburntngs must be discountenanced ; and
$hpatd remember that they are members
oRtee darnel political family,-' having a com
mou destiny. To increase th attachment of
our people lo the Union, our laws' t.hou!d be
j'Jst. X. A oy" policy ; which shall tend to favor
tnonopotief, or the peculiur 4 interests of sec
tion or clagses,' iriust operate lo the prejudice
f ahe interest of their fellow citizen;, nnd
thould be avoided. If the compromise of (he
constitution bo preserved if sectional jeal
ousies and heatt-burnings be cJiscounten
auced, if our laws he jul, mid the govern
meut be practically administered slricly with
in the limits of power preset ibed to : it we
may discard all apprehensions for the safety
of the Union.
With rhene views of jhe nature, character,
nnd objects of the government,, and the value
tif the Union, I shrill steadily oppose the crea
tion of those , institutions and systems which,
u their nature, teud to pervert it from its
legitimate purposes, -and make it the instru
ment of ectious, classes, and individual..
We need no national banks, or other extrane
ous institutions, phnled aiouud the govern
ment to control r strengthen it in opposition
to lha will of its authors. Experience has
taught us how unnecessary they are as auxil
iaries of the public authorities, how impotent
for goid, and how powerful for mischief.
Ours was intended to be a plain and frugal
. fltovernment ; and I shall regard it to be my
. L ...mm.li.... ia nt ri nur ri r t t a nn i'ri r n t
oil too means within my power, the strictest
economy in the expenditure of the money,
which may be compatible with the public in
lwfCt.
A nbiioH.il debt has become almost an in
stitution ol Luronean monarchies. It is
viewed, in soma of them, as au essential prop
to existing governments. Melancholy is the
Condition of that people whose government
can be yutuined only by a system which pe
riodically transfers l.jrge amounts from tho
labors of the ninny to the coffers of the few.
Such a system is incompatible with the ends
for which our republican government was in
stituted. Under n wise policy, ihe debts con
tracted in our revolution, and din ing the war
of 1812, h ive been happily extinguished, iiy
a judicious application of the revenues, not
required !or other necessary purposes, it is not
duubted th.it the debt which has grown out of
ti.e tnce3 of the last , few j ears may
bo speedily paid off.
I congratulate my fel'.ow cUizene oa tW
eutire restoration of the credit of ihe general
government of ihe Union, ami thxt of many of
ihe .States. Happy would it bo for the in
debted States if ihey were freed from their
liabilities, many of which weie incautiously
contracted. Although the government of the
Union is neither in a legal nor a moral sense
bound for tho debts of the Slate?, and it would
; be a violation of our compact of Union to as
im9 them, yet we cannot h..t -
L2aAa -
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ojuii us ii iuu ue uooo wiuiuui
imposing too heavy burdens on their citizens,
there is no reason to doubt. The sound,
moral, and honorable feeling of the people of
the indebted States, cannot be questioned ;
and "we are happy to perceive a settled dis-
position ou their part, as their ability returns,
after a season of unexampled pecuniary em
barrassment, to pay off all just demands, and
o acquiesce iu any reasonable measures to
accomplish that object.
One of the difficulties which wo have had
to encounter in the practical administration of
the government, consists iu the adjustment
ofour revenue laws, and the levy of the taxes
necessary for the support ofthe government.
- In the general proposition, that no more mo
'ney shidl be collected than the necessities of
an ccouomicql administration shall require,
nil parties seem to acquiesce. Nor does
there seem to bo any material difference of
opinion as to the absence of right in the gov
eiument to tax one section of country, or ono
ciasa of citizens, or one occupation, for the
mere profit of another. "Justice and sound
. policy forbid the federal government to foster
ono branch ot industry to the detriment of
another, or to cherish the interests of one por
tiou to the injuy of another portion ofour
common country." 1 have heretofore de-
" dared to my fellow citizens that, in "my
judgment, it is the duty ofthe government to
.exJcnd, as far as it may be practicable to do
so, by its revenue laws, and all other means
via its power, fair nnd just protection to all the
great interests ot the whole Union, embracing
BgricnJtiire, manufactures, the mechanic arts,
... . . ' i r .r t l i i
ciiiimierre, nun iiavrgai iou.' i nave also
dtK-Jared rnv opinion to be " in favor of a ta
riff for revenue," and that "in adjusting the
dftai'.s of such a tariff, I have sanctioned such
moderate discriminating duties as would pro-
cuce mo amount of revenue needed, and at
the am.i time, afford reasonable incidental
protection to our home industry," and that I
was "opposed to a tariff for protection merely,
aud not for revenue."
The power "to lay and cotlerMasM. duties.
imposts, and excises," was Rxx indispensable
one to be conferred ou the federal government
which, without it, would possess no mean9 of
providing for its own support. In excutior
this power, by levying a tariff of duties far
thj support of government, the raising of ree.
er.tte should be the object nnd protection the
incident. To reverse this principle, aud
make protection tbe object and revenue the
incident, would be to iullict manifest injus
tice upon all other than the protected inter
ts. In levying duties for revenue, it is
doubtless proper to make such discrimina
tions in the revenue principle, as : yilf ahrd
incidental protection . to our home interests.
V-Whhin the revenue limit, there is a discretion
lo discriminate ; beyond that limit, the rights
fid exercise of -the power is not" conceded.
The incidental protection afforded- to our
h -uc hiirpsjs ; by.discriminaf ioiis- within the
:-.'uuH rouge, it is believed1 will be amDler.
king discriminations, all our home iu-
'ciests should, as far as practicable, be equal
ly protected. The largest portion of our peo-
pie are agriculturalists. Others are emp.oyeu ,
in manufactures, commerce, navigation, and
the mechanic arts. They are all engaged m
their respective pursuits, and their joint la
bors constitute the national or home industry.
To tax one branch of this borne industry for
the benefit of another, would be uujusW ISo
one of these interest can rightfully claim an
advantage over the others, or to bo enriched
by impoverishing the others. All are equally
entitled to the fostering care and protection
of the government. In exercising a sound
discretion in levying discriminating duties
I I l
within the limit prescribed, care should be
taken that it be done in a manner not to beu
efit tho wealthy few, at the expense of the
toiling millions, by taxing loicest the luxuries
of life, or articles of superior quality and high
price, which can only be consumed by the
wealthy ; and highest the necessaries of life,
or aiticles of coarse quality and low prices,
which the poor and great mass of our people
must consume. The burdens of government
should, ns far as practicable, be distributed
justly and equally among all classes of our
population. These general views, long en
tertained on this subject, I have cleemed.it
proper to reiterate. It is a subject upon
which conflicting interests of sections and
occupations are supposed to exist, and a spirit
of mutual concession and compromise in ad
justing its details should be cherished by
every part of our wide-spread country, as the
onlv means of preserving harmony and a
cheerful acquiescence of all in the operation
of our revenue laws. Our patriotic citizens
in every part of the Union willreariily submit
to the payment of such taxes as shall be need
ed for the support of ibeir government whether
iu peace or in war, if they are so levied as to
distribute the burdens as equally as possible
among them.
The republic of Texas has made known
her desire to come into our Union, to form a
part of our confederacy, and enjoy with us
the blessings of liberty secured and guaran
tied by our constitution. Texas was once a
part
of our country was unwisely ceded
away to a foreign power is now independent
and possesses an undoubted right to dispose
of a pait or the whole of her territory, and to
mere her sovereignty, as a separate and in
dependent State, in ours. I congratulate my
country that, by an act of the late Congress of
the United States, tho assent of this govern
ment has been given to the reunion ; and it
only remains for the two countries to agree
upon the terms, to consummate an object so
impoitanl to both.
I regard the question of annexation as be
longing exclusively to the United States and
Texas. They are independent powers, com
petent to contract ; and foreign nations have
no riht to tntertere -wtm mem, r iu
ceptions to their reunion. Foreign powers
do not seem to appreciate the true character
of our government. Our Union is a confed
eration of independent Slates, whose policy
is peace with each other and all the world.
To enlarge its limits, is to extend the domin
ion of peace over additional territories and
iucreasi"' us. Tho world has nothing
iry ambition
jn terms by the .suffrages of th
ivhn must, in their own nersons. bear all the
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uuraens uuu miseiius oi war, oui govcruuicm
cannot be otherwise than pacific. Jforeign
powers should, therefore, look on the annexa
tion of Texas to the United States, not as tho
conquest of a nation seeking to extend her
dominions by arms and violence, but as tho
peaceful acquisition of a territory once her
own, by adding another member to our con
federation, with the consent of that member
thereby diminishing the chances of war, and
opening to them new and cver-iucreasing
markets for their products.
To Texas ihe reuuion is important, because
the strong protecting arm of our government
would be extended over her, and the vast re
sources of her fertile soil and genial climate
would ba speedily developed ; while the safety
of New Orleans and of our whole southwest
ern frontier against hostile aggression, as well
as the interests of the whole Union, wou'd be
promoted by it.
In the earlier stages of our national exis
tence, the opinion pievailed with some, that
our system of confederated States could not
operate successfully over an extended territory,
and serious objections have, at different times,
been made to the enlargement of our boun
daries. These objections were earnestly
urged when we acquired Louisiana. Ex
perience has shown that they were not well
founded. The title of numerous Indian
tribes to vast tracts of country has been ex
tinguished. New States have been admitted
into the Union ; new territories have been
created, and our jurisdiction and laws extend
ed over ihem. As our population has ex
panded, the Union has been cemented and
strengthened ; as our boundaries have been
enlarged, and our agricultural population has
been spread over a large surface, our federa
tive system has acquired additional strength
and security. It may well be doubted whether
it would not be in greater danger of overthrow
if our present population were confined to the
comparatively narrow limits of the original
thirteen States, than it is, now that they are
sparsely settled over a more expauded territory.
It is confidently believed that our system may
be safely extended to the utmost bound of our
territorial limits ; and that, as it shall be ex
tended, the bonds of our Union, so for from
being weakened, will become stronger.
.None can fait to see the danger to our sa
fety and future peace, if Texas remains an
independent State, or becomes an ally or de
pendency of some foreign nation more pow
erful than herself. Is there one among our
citizens who would not prefer perpetual peace
w"n Texas, to occasional wars, which o
often occur between bordering independent
natrons ? Is there one who would not prefer
free intercourse with her, id high duties on all
our products and manufactures which ente
ber poitsr cross her frontiers? Is there one
who would not prefer an unrestricted com
municatton . with her citizens, to the frontier
obstructions which must occur if he remains
out of the Union ? Whatever U good or evil
in the local institutions of Texas, will remain
her own, whether annexed to the United
States or, not. None of. tho present. States
will be rospousisile for them any more man
thev are for tho local institutions of each
other. Thev have confederated together for
certain specified objects. Upon, tie same
principle that they would refuse to? form . a
perpetual union with Texas, becaise f her
local institutions, our forefathers wuld have
been prevented from forming mit present
Union. Perceiving ti valid objection tr the
meauie, and mauv reasons for lta idoptiou,
vitally affecting the peace, the safetyjaud the
prosperity of both countries, I shal on tbe
hr'nari n.inrinle which formed the bisis and
produced the adoption of our constitution,
and not in any narrow spirit of jecttonal
policy, endeavor, by all constitutional; honor
able, and appropriate means, to conjummate
the expressed will of the people andgovern
ment of the United States, by the rennnexa
tion of Texas to our Union at thej earliest
practicable period. . j :
Nor will it become in a less degree my
duty to assert and maintain, by all onstitu
tioual means, the right of the United States
to that portion of our territory wnicn les ue
yond the
Rocky Mountains. our line
to
k- n,..inirv of thf Orroii is "clearand un-
questionable;" and already are our people
preparing to perfect that title, by occupying it
with their wives and children. But eighty
years ago, our population was confined on
the west by the ridge of the AHeganies. With
in that period within the lifetime, I might
say, of some of my hearers our people, in
creasing to many millions, have fjlled the
eastern valley of Mississippi ; adventurously
ascended tha Missouri to its head springs ;
and are already engaged in establishing the
blessings of self-government in valljys, of
which the rivers flow to tho Parificy The
world beholds ihe peaceful triumph ofthe in
dustry of our emigrants. To us belongs tho
duty of protecting them, adequately, wherever
they may be upon our soil. The jurisdiction
of our laws, and the benefits of our republican
institutions should be extended over them in
the distant regions which they have selected
for their hopes. The increasing farilities of
intercourse will easily bring the States, of
which the formation in that part ol our terri
tory cannot be long delayed, within the sphere
of our federative Union. In the mean time,
every obligation imposed by treaty or conven
tional stipulations should be sacredly respect
ed. In the management of our foreign relations
it will be my aim to observe a careful respect
for the rights of other-nations, while our own
will be tbe subject of constant watehl'uluess.
Equal and exact justice should characterize
all our intercourse with foreign countries.
All alliances having a tendency to jeopard the
welfare and honor of our country, or sacrifice
.v.- -r:... i interests, will be
studiously avoided, and yet no m..ji.
will be lost to cultivate a favorable under
standing with foreign governments, by which
our navigation and commerce may be extend
ed, and the ample produrts of our fertile soil,
as well as the manufactures of our kilful arti
sans, find a ready market and reniuneratint'
c--
orncers, especially, who arc charged
with the collection and disbursement of the
public revenue, will prompt and rigid account
ability be required. Any culpable delay or
failure on their part to account for the mo
neys intrusted to them, at the times and iu
the manner requited by law, will, in every
instance, terminate the official connexion of
such defaulting officer with the government.
Airhough in our country, the chief magis
trate must almost of necessity be chosen by a
party, and stand pledged to its principles and
measures, yet, in his official action, he should
not be the President of a party only, but of the
whole people ofthe United States. While he
executes the laws with an impartial hand,
shiinks from no proper responsibility, and
faithfully carries out in the executive depart
ment ofthe government the principles and
policy of those who have chosen him, he
should not be unmindful that our fellow citi
zens who have differed with him in opinion
are entitled to the full and free exercise of
their opinions and judgments, and that the
rights of all are entitled to respect and regard.
Confidently relying upon the aid and as
sistance of the co-ordinate departments ofthe
government in concluding our public affairs,
I enter upon the discharge of ihe duties which
have been assigned me by the people, again
humbly supplicating that Divine Being who
has watched over and protected our beloved
country from its infancy to the present hour,
to continue His gracious benedictions upon
us, lhat we may coutiuue to be a prosperous
and happy people.
SPEAKER JONES.
Hon. John W. Jones, Speaker of the
House of Representatives of the late Con
gress, was elected Horn tho Richmond Dis
trict, Virginia. He was opposed by that per
son of uneu vied fume, Jno. M. Botts, who al
so contested his seat, but "couldn't come it."
Mr Jones is a geutleman of fine attainments,
and amiable disposition. He declines a re
election ou account of his private business.
The following ia his address on adjourning
the House sine die, at 2 o'clock on the morn
ing ofthe 4th of March ;
Gentlemen of the House of Representatives i
The period has arrived which, for the Cou
gress, terminates our labors as the represen
tatives, of the, people ; nnd we are very soon
to part, it may be to meet no more. And be
fore I perform the last official duty of my sta
tion, allow me to return to you, gentlemen,
my sincere thanks for tbe very kind expres
sion of "'approbation of my conduct wbkh
your " resolution just adopted, conveys ; "arid
to say, that if, iu the performance of a hiuh
public trusi, you, wiin rwnpm it Das been my
fortune aud iny pleasure to act, have seen
anything in" my course, as the presiding
officer of this House, to commend, to assure
you that your approbation of my conduct, the
highest . reward that a faithful public servant
can ever receive, affords to me a satisfaction
equalled only by that I enjoy arisin
consciousness of having at all times f jihfaUy
r mu K ; I it ir op r formed
to the oesi " i - ?
every public duty that has ever devolved upon
mThese duties, always iropoiUnt, always
arduous and difficult, are often delicate in the
extreme; and I have sometimes doubted
Whether the diguily and Honor of the stat ion,
exalted as it is, more than compensates for
ihe deep anxiety and care which its duties
impose. Vlts trappings all may see, but Its
anxieties and its trials must be endured to be
understood."- In their discharge I may, and
doubtless have, often erred; bet the 'generous
confidence aud support, the kind indulgence,
which you ha?e under all circumstances, ex
tended to me, aflord the surest guaranty mai
my errors, whatever they may have been,
have been errors ot the nead ana noi oi uic
heart; and of this I desire no higher ev idence
than is afforded by your resolution, wnicu .
hn this ninht adopted a testimonial, gen-
f lorn ATI ihaf I shall lone cherish as one of
the most pleasing recollections of my life.
It has been said that the power ot legisla
tion is the highest trust that man cnu confide
to his fellow-man. If this be so. how strik
ingly must every member of this body be im
pressed with ihe increased magnitude ofthe
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trust, in view oi me mij;uiy ijot.-iiou uiuu
which - you have been called upon to act and
to decide. There has, perhaps, been no pe
riod in the history of this government, when
so many questions of deep and pervading in
terest have agitated the public mind, and en
gaged the deliberations ofthe American Con
gress. On one extreme of our Union an
empire has been admitted into this great con-
federacy; in anotner direction your laws nave,
. . i .l . . ; r- .i t
so lar as regarus me actions oi mis xiouse,
been extended beyond the Rocky mountains,
reaching to the shores ofthe Pacific; while
Florida and Iowa, twin sisters, have been ad
mitted iuto the Union on a foot ins of perfect
equality with their sister States. Thus have
you enlarged the area of freedom, and secur
ed to its inhabitants the blessings of civil lib
erty nud of free government.
That these great and agitating questions
should have been discussed and decided in
the spiiit of entire calmness and moderation,
was scarcely to have been expected ; and if,
in the collisions of discussion which heated
debate is but too apt to produce,"an occasion
al spark of excitement f-hall have been struck
out," may not the hope be indulged ' that, like
that stNrck from the flint, it will have been
extinguished in the moment that gave it birth:
and that in this the hour ofour separation it wil
he remembered only to warn us against its re
currence in after time ?
May health nnd happiness attend you
through life, and may you all return in safety
to the circle of your friends, and to the bo
som of your fmUi- -- - - -
i remains for me to announce that this
House stands adjourned sine die.
SUPREME COURT OF NORTH
CA
ROLINA.
. .By. Roffin, C. J., In Doe ex dem. Kelly v
Craiiro New Hanover, reversing the
d awarding n veune de novo. In
er aiicjij u ! i if JifiiM jtynenri
ere mrgnt To T)er"jTtogrrrefTiTJ
u vJuvther v Taylor, in Equity, -from
Martin, declaring that the legacy was vested
and not contingent, &c. In Hill v Johnston,
in Equity, from Caswell. In Erwin & Elms
v Davidson, in Equity, from Mecklenburg,
declaring the decree erroneous.
By Daniel, J., In Parish v Turner, from
Orange, reversing the judgment of the S. C.
and affirming the judgment of the County
Court. In Statn v Carrol, declaring that there
is no error in the judgment below. Iu Cox
v Brown, from Randolph ; judgment of the
S. C. reversed ; judgment here as in the
County Court. Iu Eihridge v Bell, from Car
teret; directing a venire de novo. In Clark
v Quiun, from Lincoln, affirming the judg
ment below. ,
By Nash, J , iu McGee v Huston," fiom
Duplin, affirming the judgment below. In
Moore v Gwynn, from Caswell, directiug a
venire de novo. In Allen v W ood, in Equi
ty, from Johnston, directing the bill to be dis
missed. In Slate v Patton, from Orange, af
firming the judgment below. In Hedgepelh
v Purvear and others, in Equity from Surry.
In Johu-ton v Eason, in Equity, from Edge
combe, directing a decree lor Plaintiff with
leave to defendant to have an account. In
Newsum v Newsum, iu Equity, from Way ne,
dismissing the bill.
ACTS OF ASSEMBLY.
TURSPI.'
An Act providing for making a survey fiom
Raleigh and Fayetteville, west, lo ihe Geor
gia line.
Be it enacted. That it shall be the duty of
the Governor of this Slate, before the third
Monday of November, 1S4G, to cause a sur
vey to be made, with a view of making a
Turnpike road from Raleigh, West, to the
Buncombe Turnpike road ; thence to ihe
Georgia State line, iu Cherokee county, iu
this State ; also, from the town of Fayetteville,
to intersect the me at some point east of the
Vadkin River.
II. Be it further enacted. That the engi
neer making such survey be required to ex
nmine aud repot t upon both ofthe routes, over
which the mail stages uow run from Raleigh
to Asheville: aud that he furnish estimates of
the probable cost of making a Turnpike road,
or ronds, on the different sections of said road.
III. Be it further enacted, Tbat the cost
and expeuses of said survey be paid out of
the proceeds of tbe bouds due the State for
Cherokee lands ; and the expeue of said sur
vey shall not exceed fifteen hundred dollars. "
Ratified tbe Slh day of January, 1845. j
A Wedding on a Steamboat. Mr Jo
seph Weller was married by Bishop Chase, to
Miss Louisa Williams, on board the steamboat
Uncle Sam, , when near, Memphis, on the
24th uItA on the way to' New Orleans. This
is a Veal o-ahead affair.
NOT DEAD. The death of Capt. Alden
Partridge, was published in this paper last
week.: The Philadelphia " Citizen Soldier"
says it is a . mistake ; the Captain's brother,
Aaron Partridge, is dead, but not the Captain.
DEMOCRATIC MEETING.
. DISTRICT DELEGATES
. At a meeting of a portion of the democratic
patty, held in the Town of Fayette villa on
Monday, the 10h of March, Joseph S. Dunn,
Esq., was called to the Chair, and Wm. . H.
Bayue appointed Secretary. - Vi :
Capt. J. R. Gee offered the following reso
lutions, which were unanimously adopted :
Resolved, That feeling, as every democrat
should feel, a deep interest iu the maintenance
f sound Republican principles, and an .ar
dent desire to see those principles of ihe dem
ocratic party, which we sincerely and honest
ly believe most conducive to the welfare of
our beloved institutions, carried out by the re
presentatives ofthe people, we deem it essen
tial, in nrdet' to insure harmony aud unity of
action, to appoint delegates from the FayeMe
ville District, to confer with delegates from
the other Districts in this county, and consult
as to who may be the fittest persons to repre
sent this county in a District Convention for
nominating a candidate for this Congression
al District.
Resolved, That the Chair appoint three per
sons ns delegates from the Fayette ville Dis
trict, to meet at the Cotirl House in Fayelte
ville, on Saturday the 12th of April next, at 12
o'clock.
Resolved further. That we recommend Mrs
Barclay's as the place of meeting for ihe Dis
trict Convention, aud the third Friday in
April as the clay, that being the day recom
mended by our friends of Chatham County.
Resolved, That the recommendation of our
respected fellow-citizen, Dr Thomas N.
Cameron, by the democratic meeting in Bar
becue JJistnct, as a suitable person to repre
sent this Congressional District, is viewed
with prido and pleasure by this meeting, aud
meets our warmest approbation.
Resolved, That this meeting is of opinion
that, in voting for a candidate in the District
Convention, each county in this Congression
al District should have the same number of
votes.
Iu accordance with the second renoloiion,
Messrs James C. Dobbin, John M CaskilI
and James R. Gee weie appointed delegates
from this District.
On motion of Joseph Aiey, Esq., the meet
ing adjourned.
JOS. S. DUNN. Ch'n.
Wm. II. Bayne, Secretary.
At a democratic meeting held in Carver's
Creek District on Thursday the 1 3th inst.,
the following proceedings were had :
Resolved, That we concur in the sugges
tion to hold a County Convention, to be com
posed of delegates from each Captain's dis
trict, to appoint delegates to represent this
County in Ihe District Convention, proposed
to beheld at Mrs Barclay':, in April next, fir
the purpose of nominating a candidate for this
Cong-essional district.
. Resolved,'. That we will appoint three dele
gates to represent this district in said county
convention.
Resolved, That while we have a preference
of the several persons who have been rnen-
- - - " - 1 niiif iva .iuonfi.11 ' . irrirrYr-j:
'TfV'" 'heactioti ofthe convention by ex-
pressing'oiir choirej nfTTvil
aUy srrpport
the nominee of said convention
Resolved, That w'e recommend to the del
egates of the other districts to assemble in the
town of Fayetteville on the second Saturday
in April next.
The following delegates were appointed
under the second resolution : - Alex. McLen
nan, Heiuy King, nnd Col. John McNeill.
Resolved, That the proceedings of this
meeting be published in the North Carolinian
f5 The following interesting description
ofthe scene in the Senate on the night ofthe
pussage ofthe Annexation resolutions, is from
the correspondent of the Richmond Enquirer:
Washington City, Feb. 2S, 1845.
" Fire the big guns. At a quarter before
9 to-night, the Seriate passed the House reso
lutions, with the addition of Uenton's bill,
leaving the option with the President to pre
sent either to Texh.-. Thecoutosi was a des
perate and tremendous one every possible
sort of amendment being offered by tho whigs
to embarras the question. Every democrat
voted as tiue as steel on every question, as
did Merric k and Hendorson. Johnson occa
sionally faltered Foster bolted at the stait,
and could never be got iuto the track disap
pointed in getting the whole credit, he turned
against the whole scheme, as shown by every '
act, while he professed in be for it. The in
tense interest you may well imagine, when it
was obvious Johnson's vote was to decide the
question, and he voted sometimes ono way. j
sometimes another. Such deep anxiety I
uever saw in the Senate Chamber such al
most infinite variety of forms the objections
aud impediments were made to assume, I
uever witnessed nor such ardent appealsas
were made to get back the straying members
of the flock. It seemed as if the very exist
ence of the whig depended ou defeating the
measure; and most ably, and adroitly," and
skilfully did they conduct the fight. But all
would not do the ominous 27 still appeared
whenever a vital question was made: and af
ter numberless yeas and nays were taken, - up
to the engrossment, Mr Crittenden appealed
to his friends, and said, they had fought nobly,
but it was evident the measure was to be car
ried, aud further resistance was useless;
whereupon, tbe vote on tbe passage of the joint
resolution was taken, and proclaimed with
out the ayes and noes. '.. ";v
The crowd was immense I never saw the
like yet not a whisper was beard breathless
silence prevailed throughout and he remarks
of Mr Crittenden had such an effect, that not
a feeling of triumph was evinced, nor word
spoken aloud, although niue-tentbs of the
spectators seemed to be delighted at the result.
THE1 LAST VETO Mr Tyler Vetoed
the bill for building certain steamers and
revenue cutters, staling that contracts were al
ready made for several iron Rtcatnr- Sbr.
but Congress passed the bill by a majority of
' '
The Express mail between Covington and
Montgomery in Georgia, has been discontinued.
town of Atkinson, Piscataquis county, Maine
"receivers" as they style themselves,... ,u '
Miller fallacies, have discovered a new
ry, which is, that the day tif grace. Jrta
passed, and that we are all now iu ' eternity, '
and that the "awful ; horrors" of general
judgment are soon to be manifested - to all
eyes. : Some of them lake special pains to
humble themselves, and for this purpose wash
and kiss each other's feet creep upon the
floor, &c.,In some instances iheir conduct
is revolting in tne extreme. lake tour case,
which " recently occurred. A pious virtuous
woman, felt it her duty, as she stated, ; to ap
pear before the assembly she was addressing
entirely naked. This supposed duty she at
once discharged by loosening her clonk arid
shawl, the only garment she bad on, and let
ting them drop to the floor ! The "receivers"
f tbe doctrine are increasing.
Executive Council. At a meeting of
the Council in Raleigh last week, Gov.. Gra
ham made the follow iug appointments, -all of
which were unanimously confirmed :
Directors nj Ihe lMerary Fund.
Charles Manly, of Raleigh,
D ivid V. Stone,
R. L. Myers, of Washington.
Members of the Internal Improvement Hoard.
Cadu allader Jones, sen., of Orange,
Frederick J. Hill, of Brunswick.
fX3 W Cot Johnson (Whig) formerly a
member of Congress, nnd now a member of
the? State Legislature of Maryland, bacomo
out decidedlv in favor of annexation.
IDIPORTANT
TO LUMBER MEN. ..
THE Subscribers' having vitnes-fd the very
successful oopr.fi. .n of NOTCH K IS'S-VERT1 -CAL
WATER WHEELS, at Archibald Graham's
Miii in Fay rtevi!le, ia May nnd - June lat, ic
induced ro pim-lmse the Ribr 'or ihe rnt r Slam
of" North Carolina, nnrl now iTer inrliv irloal Riphta
for sale on very fti'mmh e terms. Thry liv
now on 'band venten full ?ts Ot Wheels, anil
have made arrangements to Keep a toiis'nnt sup
ply. " .
Decides bein;r Zrn' rally adopted in the Northern
States, rhere are nlready twelve favs in succeffd
operaMort in ibis State, anil ei;bt o'Jiers in prnrecu
ot erecrion. The. astonishing power and ppcrtl of
these. Wheels have been wtnessd by bnnbe's i I
citifcnrts of this State, uilh universal appproba'ion.
And we desire all who mny f el an in'crest in tho
.aiilijert to examine, the !VI ill of Aroh'd Grehmn.
Col. A lex'r !V1 nrehtpon, Christ o Iter Monroe, Ale? r
Williams-, Areh'd McL'inrin. J. MrPanul, Joi n
Cad-, Mr. Effy Mi Fariv-n, in ibis C. ur.ty ; "ol.
John C. Mt Laurin, in Richmond C nn!; Tho-.
C. Smiih in lliaden Comity; nnd Hardy Royali in
Sampson County ; to each of whom Ave It Her
for information a to the practical operation of rhcae
Wheel.. , -
Persons who apply ennn fur Ri;h-Mi can Uavn
trum pur up by workmen w ho have beer infirm-led
by Mr Hntchkis himself.
Tho Proprietors ofthe riirbt of lliia Wheel in tho
Stare of Norrh Carolina, bnv received the .follow.
inr certificate:
l ayottevuie f tirv
We, t''e Subscribers, repidmw in the CotM.t y . I'
Cumberland and State r-f North Cnrntina, .bavins
been ennired in tbe manufacture of Lumber for m
ny vear, feel tnllv warranted in stntinr, rhat Tlni li
kiss's VERTICAL WATER WHEELS, - nnd
llteir ppeiirfn".", nrc worthy of t lie pa I rfttl a tr f Jt!I
mm owner, and. 'hat we have full confidence in
their superiority ; t hnt the value of Mills e
very much enhanced hv their introduction. Thv
are more durable, nnd ensie; kcj tino i'cr I f n
Lnropeny put. towetlvr than the cn-nnmn Finder
W7VP- 1 they vi!l nvf at leaser one-third of rl e
water, aiyl. run well in hack . water when ' there i
a bead above. The sp ffiLtTT-&fj w" 1M -vr rrav'.'i
from one-half to double rhr trr.;e per minute.
ALEX. WILLIAMS,
DUNCAN MTJNROE.
CHRISTOPHER MUNROF,
JOHN McFAOYEN,
C P. MALLETT.
ARCHIBALD ORAIIAM,
JOHN Mt DANIEL.
A LEX'R MUROHlON.
ARCH'D McLERAN. .
DNL MrDlARMID,
ANJI5US CAMERON,
( Mi'IwtirJit.)
. JOHN C. McLAURlN. " -
- (Richmond County.)
THOMAS C. SMITH,
" "'' (C'aden County.)
They have also r"Cf ived a ccitificatc from' Col.
Alexander Murchion, vvbich will he published
hereafter amou hers in hanrlli!l I'd in.) in m bi b
h speaks of lhi as 'the ireare jmprnvi nienf
made on Saw Mills jn my his time - vn that
bis Saw will cut 5000 feet in a dav; it actually cut
on tbe dav before he wrote, 4fS3 leet ot "inch
Quarter Botrd.i ; makes 240 ftrokej. in a ininute;
that one hnlfof the water isji:ive(f; nnd concindrs
by recommendins its adopri'.n to Mill owners.
Other certificates., which ba ve hc-n prom i -eif,
will bo publish- d hereafter,
ARCHIBALD McLAUCHLIN,
DUNCAN McNEILL,
ALFRED A. McKETHAN.
Fayette ill-, March 15, 1845. 3lti-tf.
The follr.winir article from the N. Y.Tribune r.f
ihe 4lh tdt., -11 show in what estimation thcr
Wheels are held by the high authority of the Amer
ican Institute : . :
Fr-m fbe N. V. Tribune.
IIOTCHKISS'S WATER WHEEL.
Thi Wheel, :,f,r b avinjf been adtipfed hr fornc
hundreds of mill owners on ih D!eware, Sucrne
bannah, and in other lumbennw teoions, was fre
sented lor competition at the late lair ofthe Amer
ican Institute, and there, was awarded two prem
iums by different : Committee ir?t a the lcr
Wa : cr W b eel fr,r Sa w Mill-; seco nd ly. as hein
one of the five best inventions submirted at the
Fair. It has be-n extensively adopted in the srear
pine districts tf th South"; and its rapid and
smooth execution, perfect immunity from ice or
back water, and other economics, are securing it a
very scneral preference. Th Inventor is now on
bis way south, and may he addressed at Adjust,
Ga.. or at his residence, Windsor, Broom-count v,
N. Y. Its advantages re tiummrd as follows
1. Ihe Vertrcal Wheel, when used for Saw
Mills, requires no gearin to produce from I?5 to
300 strokes of the sa w per minute. i f
2. They are as cheaply connf rurfed as the com
mon Flutter Wheel, and will do double ihe busi
ness with the same advantage of the water. '
3. Back writer is no impediment when there is a
head above.. .7;- . - X t-i : .'
4. Ice cannot firm on tbe wfie Is; ". '
MS,TUe' ?cuPy leBS Pce than a Flutter Wheel
Mill. .: -- i.-'-. .
6. Tbe increased rtA ofthe sivr mak.s better
lumber, cuts the same distance with le.s resiafanco
and the saxv-tlnift i freelv thrown off which often
returns rth the paw, causing it to bind an, beat,
witb slowMiibv
7. They can be placed on the shaft, of a common
I-lutrer Wheel Mill if in eood order, and hung up-oti-ib?
same. bearings if sufticicntly stroug to' sus
tain the power of the wheels. -
The wheels beini: of cast iron, wiftIait an ape.
They also constitute the requisite Fly or Balance
.Wheel,; securing a uniform motion, in al! parts of
each revolution. -. , ? ': ' '
- 9. The; introduction of mills is reduced to a
plain system, so that if the head of water ifc known,
the result is a mathematical certainty..
10. Any workman having the patterns, a model,
and 'table; of calculation, can adapt mills " to' any
location with perfect s ticcewr.----'- -.t
1 1 Tltir 1 i ice i- - i-
.. wc-u uiuuo. ui icfing is. snvn o
I proved el by those who have nd-r.tod it. - - - :