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1TIHHE HOEMTIHI UAjio.PJLiIlKIIlAiM REPORT UPON THE CAPE FEAR AND DEEP RIVERS. To Meu Alex- McRae, A. J. DeRossett, ' A. S. McNeill and F. J. Hill, compos ing (he committee, designated by the Pittsboro convention held in July last, to take in charge the obtaining a survey and estimate ot the probable cost of im proving the Upper (Jape rear and Deep Kivers, as high upas Hancock's Mill, in Moore County, Nortfi Carolina. Gektlkmkn : Having been engaged by Major Walter Gwynn, on your behalf, to make a survey of the Cape Fear ami Deep Hirer, with a view to the opening ot the navigation as high upas Hancocks Mill in Moore county, and having completed the reconnoizances, together with such instru mental examinations of the most difficult portions of them, as the time allowed me would permit I have the honor herewith to report the results, including an estimate of the probable cost of a slack water naviga tion to be formed by a succession of locks and dams, with occasional short canals This character of improvement is admi rably adapted !o those livers, as indicated by their inconsiderable fall per mile, (it being somewhat less than two feet through out their whole length,) their consequently sluggish current, and the extensive natur al pools already to be found throughout their length. Kooning the importance to the friends of this improvement that the question should be ascertained in the shortest pos possible time, whether such a navigation could be obtained upon these rivers, to connect with the present Steamboat navi gation upon the Cape Fear at Fayetteville and with a view to expedite the work, af ter organizing a party and procuring a suitable boat, I began the descent of the river. 1 found Hancock's dam 12 feet high, and was told by him that it backed the water up for five miles above, with a depth of not less than 3 feet. Thence descending the river, I found a succession of small shoals, until I passed lower end of Murchison's Island, where I met, with the back water of Peter Evans,' Jr. dam, 2 miles from Hancock's. From this point to Evans' Mill, a dis tance of ten miles, I found a splendid pool of water with a depth ranging from 3 to 9 feet, at the then low stage, which was that of low summer water. Evans' dam has jut been rebuilt upon the rafter plan, and packed in with stone, about 3 feet in height. It is 190 feet long, and leaks to some extent ; it did not in consequence hold a full head of water by 14 feet ; when this shall be the case by the deposit of mud and sand held in sus pension by the Water brought down the river, it will flow the water back to Han cocks Mill, 12 miles. In Evans' dam, a lock will be placed of 9 feet lift, from w hich a boat will float di rectly into the back water from John Hor ton's mill dam, and through this fine pool of water for 6 miles to Horton's mills The depth of this pool,-at its shoalest place, which is 200 yards below Evans' dam, is 2 feet for a short distance, from which it.im mediately deepens to 5 feet and continues from 5 to 8 throughout its length Morton s dam is 374 teet Ions and eisrht ing over a succession of ledges running across its bed, with short pools of still water between them. The tall from the head to the foot below Pollen's miH, is 34 feet 6 inches in a distance of H miles. The 1st dam in the falls will be placed upon a ledge of rock making across the river 9.1 ft b?low the level of the water surface above. It will be 8 feet high, and 381 feet long, including the abutments. A lock will be placed in this dam oi 8 feet l i .:n mil nf this lock into n. uuak . .i anu feet high, over which the water was flow ing at the time ; showing thereby a plen tiful supply. It is proposed to raise this dam one foot, which can be done at a small expense to insure 3 feet at all times back to Evans' dam, and thus supposing a lock in Hancock's dam, we find already formed with a small outlay, a slack water naviga tion of 23 miles. From the lock in thi9 dam a boat will float into a pool of not less than 3 feet depth, to be formed by a dam to be erect ed 200 feet below Thomas Parish's fish dam This dam will be 9 feet high, and 284 feet Ung, and will connect the pools at present existing and occasioned by the fish trap dams of Thomas Farish, and Peter Evans, Sen. forming one continuous pool for 8 miles from Horton's dam. A lock will be placed in this dam of 9 feet lift, from which a boat will float into a pool 7 miles long and not less that 3 feet Eiig's mill dam, a mouth of Rocky depth, extending to CI short distance below the river. At this point, the first real difficulties are encountered and it becomes necessary to leave the bed of the river, for the first time in 39 miles. Nature has done much to smooth the way here, and we find a na tural canal, or SJoo of 50 to 70 feet wide, which it is proposed to use for 2050 feet. It is now used as the race toJCIaig's mill ; it will be. necessary to take down Claig's river dam, which only holds water for 3 feet, and construct upon its site a dam 5 feet high, and 1023 feet I6ng. This dam will give sufficient depth over the shoals at the mouth of rocky river, and above that point back to the sill of the lock in the dam, at Farish's fish trap. Some clearing out and blasting will be required, the cost of which is embraced in the estimate. A dam must be raised over the sloo as far down as we use it, and in this dam a lock will be placed of 10-1 feet lift, from which a boat will pass into a pool of three miles in length and of sufficient depth, formed by the erection of a dam just below the head of Pullen's Fall. Some cleaning out will be required in the upper part of this pool. Pullen's Falls are the chief obstacles to the opening of the navigation of Deep River, and to a casual observer, or those unac quainted with the means resorted to else where in surmounting similar difficulties, they do appear to constitute a barrierto the navigation of the rich and fertile valley of that river. But they are by no means insurmountable and when it is consider ed, as will be seen by the estimate, at what an inconsiderable cost the upper portion of the river can be rendered navigable, it will be understood 'that we -can afford to expend an amount sufficient to overcome the difficulties at these falls, and yet leave the average cost of improving Deep river quite low. These falls are formed by the river flow- t ,.t halnur .if sufficient deptn 600 ards loug, which brings us to the 2nd dam. This dam will also rest upon a rocky ledge. It will be 0h feet high in the main river, but as it will cross two islands, its average height will be much less. It will be 800 feet long. A lock will be placed in this dam of 101 feet lift, from which a boat will pass into a pool formed by a dam 1300 yards below, built upon the site of Pullen's dam. It will bo 8 feet high and 446 feet long to the island, including the abutments. There also will be required 170 feet of damming to con nect two other islands with the first. From Pullen's dam, it is intended to take out a canal through the level bottom in which his mill race is dun. It will be 1026 yards long, of easy excavation, and will require one guard lock where it leaves the pool, and two lift locks of IO3 feet each, to drop the boats into the river, some where about, the new bridge, being erect ed by Dr Smith and others. Itf will also require a waggon ford where it crosses the main road. From the outlet lock of this canal the boats will float into a pool II5 miles long reaching to Buckhorn Falls, with no difli culty for thatdistance, even at this time, and of sufficient depth, excepting at two points, one at Dr Smith's seine haul, the other at Hawkin's Island ; the depth ot water at which points, is now 18 inches. About 2 miles below Pullens mill, and directlv above the confluence of the Haw with Deep river, is the town of Haywood, finely situated upon an elevated second bot tom, which is destined to become a place of considerable trade, when this improve ment shall be opened. It has a richback country in the counties of Chatham, Ran dolph and neighboring counties, and will be the point where all the surplus produc tion of these counties will concentrate, to be borne upon the navigation to the mar kets of Fa vetteville and Wilmington. At Buckhorn, the river falls 16 feet in l miles, where it becomes necessary for the third time to leave the bed of the river. Here nature has again stepped in to smooth the way for us, & we find a na tural canal or sloo, which leaves the river just above the falls and running round the north side for miles, again enters the river. This sloo has a,t this time a depth offrom.'12 to 18 inches in it, and is 60 to 70 feet wide. It is proposed to erect a dam across the river at the head of the falls 5 feet high, and 720 feet long which will a (lord ample depth iri the sloo, and back the water over the shoals above, so as togiveat all times not less than 3 feet water upon them. The sloo will be followed 1 mile, at which point there will be a dam erected, over it. This dam will be.9 feet high, and 180 feet long, and in continuation of the same dam to the bank below the old canal, a dam, of 198 feet long and 6 feet high, also 430 feet of damming 5j feet high, to connect some is lands above. From the sloo through a guard lock, the boats will pass into the old canal which must be widened and cleared out for that purpose, as far down as the locks to be erected to lower them into river. There are the remains of several dams, two sets of locks, some half a mile apart, and the old canal alluded to ; showing the efforts made in former years to improve the river The general outline upon which these improvements were last projected was in the main current, but the details were so wretchedly carried out, as to ren der worse than useless all the morey ex pended upon them. The canal was in the first place cut 1 mile in length from Buck horn sloo, and locks erected to lower the boats into Parkers Creek, which it was in tended they should follow to the river, about one-fourth of a mile. This creek is an inconsiderable stream of about 10 feet width and 6 inches depth, which would have been always filling up with the sedi ment brought down by it, to the obstruction of the navigation ; even though the water of the river had have been backed into it by a dam from below. It was afterwards concluded to throw away these locks together with half a mile of the canal, and returning back upon it, lock into the river half a mile above. This was accordingly carried out and the locks put up, which would have answered the purpose very well, if they had have been property constructed, but the simplest laws of hydraulic pressure were total lyilisregard ed. The sides of the locks were merely uprightjposts braced at each alternate post", with a single lining of one inch plank, and with no other support whatever. As might have been expected, they were forc ed open soon after being subjected to the head necessary to pass a boat through them. They were miserable attempts at lock building, and it would have been far better had the money have been thrown into the riverj as the effect of their failure, although some twenty years have past, is still found in the minds of many enterprising and in telligent gentlemen, who look upon any further attempt at improving this noble river, as Utopian, merely because they fail ed at that time, without knowing or reflect ing upon the cause: which was an utter want of skill in carrying out. the improve ment. J 0 r A spirit is now aroused however, which if properly directed and judiciously man aged, will render the navigation of the Cape Fear and Deep Rivers, one of prima ry importance to the State at large, as well as to the Counties within itsinfluence From the outlet lock in this canal, a boat will float into a pool 6 miles in length and of sufficient depth to Douglass's FnTis, half ... . . , I? rL.: a mile below Northingw i-crry. pool will be formed by a dam lee t high, and 750 long, to be raised upon the ledge of rock at that place. Here it is proposed to take out a short canal for 440 yards on h north side, through a level bottom of easy excavation, and by a lock drop into the river below. The next pool wilt be 8 miles long ami win exienu one mue Deiow McAllister s ferry, where a dam will be built 8 feet high, and 527 feet long. A lock in this dam will pass a boat into the next pool below, which will carry it four miles to the next dam, which is to be placed upon the first ledge in Smiley's falls. As these falls are well known to be the greatest obstacle to the opening of the Navigation ot the Lape f ear Kiver above Fayetteville, I will give their physi cal character. These Falls extend for about five miles over a succession of rocky ledges, with no great tall at any one ot them, leaving invariably between them, still pools of water, varying in depth from three to seven feet, and in length from 200 to 600 yards. The banks of the River at the head of the Falls, are sixteen to eighteen feet high, but increase in height to thirty feet as vye approach the foot of the Falls. It will be seen from this brief notice of their char acter from the height of the banks and the admirable foundation offered for the dams and locks, as well as the existence of pools of still and deep water of consid erable extent, that nature has marked out for us the plan of improvement to effect the navigation through this part of the river. In fact, there are.natural excavations and benches formed in these ledges of rock, upon which darns can be erected to with stand any freshet that my arise, as is abun dantly shown by the imperfectly construct ed fish dams upon them, which have with stood all the freshets in the Cape Fear un til the actual decay of the timbers in them, and yet the stones remain upon the founda tions as they were originally placed. The dam "at this first ledge will be eight feet, nine inches high and 445 feet long, in which a lock will be placed of the same lift to lower the boats into pool belowr, which will extend for 1 miles and of suffi cient depth to the head of Big Island. The site for this dam is remarkable the fall at the ledge is only eighteen inches, but there is a ramparfof rock running across the river seven feet above the sur face of the water, except at three openings where the river has worn a channel through it. Upon this ledge, or rather across the channels through it, a dam will be raised of!0 feet high its total length from bank to bank being 500 feet In this dam a lock will be placed of 10j feet lift, to float the boats into the pool be low, which will carry them 1 3-5ths miles to the next dam, to be raised upon another ledge of rock. This dam will be 6 feet 4 inches high and 750 feet long. A lock in it'will carry us through a pool of l miles in length to the next dam, to be raised upon the ledge at Hodges' timber landing, which will be 6 feet high and 600 feet long through a lock in this dam the boats float into a pool of water of 5 miles in length ' This pool is intended to afford sufficient depth over the shoals to Aver asboro,ind on to Doctor's shoals immediaiely below Smith's Ferry, at the mouth of Lower Lit tle River. The dam upon Doctor's Falls will be 9 feet high and 350 feet long ; it will not on ly create the pool above named, but it will flow the water for some distance up Lower Little River, thereby facilitating the raft ing of the clamps brought down it, and remove all danger of losing them, as is now frequently the case when they arrive at the mouth of the river. From the lock in this last dam to Jones' Falls, the distance is five miles, which will be the length of the pool. Upon these Falls the last dam will be erected it will be 9s feet high and 400 feet long. From the lock in this dam, of 9 feet lift, the boats will float into a fine naviga tion to Fayetteville 15 miles. Some outlay will be required in this distance to remove obstructions, which is provided for in the estimate. The fall from the foot of Hancock's dam to Fayetteville is about 178 feet, the dis tance being about 100 miles. PLAN OF THE DAMS. The plan of Dams upon which the esti mate is based, is what is termined a crib dam. It is formed by longitudinal timbers, well secured to the rock, connected by cross ties, with the down stream end of the ties kept at such an elevation above the upstream end, as will give the proper up stream slope of 2 feet horizontal to 1 foot vertical. These timbers will be of vellovv pine properly hewed, and well tree-nailed together, and the intermediate spaces or cribs, well packed in with stone. Upon timbers running length ways of the dam along the face of the up stream slope, will be laid the sheeting of 3 inch yellow pine plank, running up and down the slope, and well secured to the timbers by tree-nails. PLAN OF THE LOCKS. The locks will be a modification of the " Com posite Lock"; the walls will be formed of well hewed yellow pine timbers laid length ways of the lock, 10 feet apart, connected by cross ties every 10 feet of their length. These cribs will be well packed with stone to the entire height of the lock walls. These lock walls will rest upon timbers ex tending entireLC across the lock, laid close to gether, and upon which a double flooring will be laid to the extent of the lock chamber, and the lining of the chamber will also be double. The locks will be 100 feet long in the chamber, by IS feet width, and are calculated for boats 100 feet long and 2 feet draft, and 30 to 40 tons bur then. I learn from Capt. Dibbel, that his steamboat plymg upon the Neuse River is 100 feet long by 17 feet wide, from the bow to the extremity 0 the paddle wheel, which is placed in the stern of the boat its draft when light is IS inches. The depth provided for in this estimate is in no case less than 3 feet, and no doubt a boat can be constructed to draw lss than the one named above. These brief descriptions of the locks and dams are considered all that is necessary at this time, to an understanding of the character of the im provement contemplated. It is necessary to say that when the work is laid off for construction, modifications-of tbe plan of improvement above presented mav be found advisable, and in all probability may lead to some saving in expense. After a careful investigation of all the expen ses necessary to accomplish tbis work, upon the plan proposed, the items for which are present ed in a separate sheet, I find it amounts to (in cluding ten per cent for contingencies) S1S5,600 In order that the committee may have a clear understanding of the importance of "this proposed improvement to the interests not only ot the country through which it will pass, b-:"t of the State at large, both social and commerc i -1, 1 will endeavor to Voint out some of the phuical fea tures of the valley and of the country it will tra verse. To do so, I will ask them to examine with me for a few moments the map ct the State of North Carolina; and beginning at Wilmington, the chief sea port of the State, we iind the Cape Fear River flowing through a broad and noble valley, and steam boats plvinsr upon it for 100 miles above, to Fayetteville. Thence by this proposed improvement we find still the broad and rich valley of the Cape Fear pursuing a north west direction some 60 miles further, to the junction of the Haw with Deep River, and thence by the valley of Deep river, which now bears due west,; 40 miles further: approaching at its nearest point to within 33 miles of the rich and fertile valley of the Yadkin river. The highly productive lands of the Cape Fear and Deep rivers throughout the whole extent of this proposed improvement, are susceptible of an amount of surplus production, which it would be difficult to estimate, could the proprietors of them avail themselves of the easy and cheap mode of conveyance to market which this navi gation would afford. Upon Deep river, 12 miles above its confluence with the Haw river, we first come upon the bituminous Coal deposit, which extends on both sides of that river for some 15 miles above, and forms one vast coal basin, as ia clearly indicated by the openings which have been made upon the lands of Thomas Farish, on George's Creek, on the branches of Buffalo Creek, on the opposite side of the river, upon the lands of John Horton, where the boring has been con tinued for some 20 feet without finding the thick ness of the bed, and also higher up near Dr. Chalmer's plantation in Moore county. This coal burns with a brilliant name ; it is found from 3 to 5 feet below the surface, and is identical with the f.ir famed bituminous coal cf Allegany county, Maryland, to transport which to her sea coast, there hus been expended in the construction of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, ij9,50'2,34.'), besides a new issue of bonds recently made of $1,700,000, making together, $11,202, 345, for construction alone. To this must be added the interest and loss upon the sale of bonds up to this time, of $4,458,970 ; this swells the amount to $15,661,315. The Report from which the above is extract ed, says: The prominent and main purpose of the canal, as a work limited to the valley of the Potomac, is to lay open to the inhabitants of the Atlantic States, the mineral treasures of Alle ghany county; particularly its inexhaustible mines of coal and iron." Now, gentlemen, this immense outlay has been expended to construct a line of canal one hun dred and eighty-five and four-tenths miles long, less than the distance to the Deep river mineral region by 14 miles, and when we take into con sideration the tariff of tolls necessary to pay the interest upen this large sum, and compare it with that necessary to meet the interest upon the small expenditure necessary to accomplish this improvement, is it not as plain as the sun at noon day, that you can compete with the Mary land coals in any of the Atlantic seaports ? Hematite iron ore is alio found upon the banks of Deep River, soap stone, and also a substance very much resembling black led. Without desiring to weary you gentlemen, I must carry yu along with me, either by water navigation, or if that is impracticable, by a port age Railroad, over the country diriding the Deep and Yadkin Rivers, where we reach an immense and populous valley, rich in every variety ot agricultural wealth, which would be collected and transported upon the Yadkin to the railroad: and if sectional boats are used, such as are in daily use upon the Canals in Pennsylvania, they would, with their freight, be transported over this short portage railroad and launched upon Deep River for the seaport of the State. - It appears to me there can be no- doubt as to the profits of this improvement. That it would render the stock of the lower Cape Fear valu able, must be admitted. In conclusion, I would ask what Atlantic sea port would have a more extended communication with the interior thin Wilmington ? Supposing the Yadkin valley penetrated and improved, as I am informed it can be for some 150 miles above the "Narrows," thus forming 400 miles of in terior transportation, which for economy and low freights, would not be surpassed by any ot her improvement of the same length in the country. North Carolina would then, from the products of her own bosom, from her own inexhaustible resources, assume that position among the com mercial States of the Atlantic seaboard, to which she has a legitimate claim, and no longer wit ness the diversion cf" her products to the building up of the commercial cities in the States on her north and south ; but accumulating upon the wharves of Wilmington, they would be shipped where the laws of trade might direct. Respectfully submitted, By your obedient servant, WM. BEVERHANT THOMPSON, N. C. LEGISLATURE. For proceedings oftlie Wh, lOtfc, and 11th, see lt pago. ' Friday, Jan.' 12. SENATE. Mr Ashe a bill to incorporate the North Carolina Rail Road Company, which was read the first time. This bill contemplates a great State work a Rail Road trom Goldsborough by way of Raleigh to Char lotte, the State to take two-thirds of the Stock. On motion of Mr Sheppard, this bill was laid on the table and ordered to be printed, and made the order of the day for Tues day next. The bill to lay off the State into eight Judicial Districts was then taken up on its second reading. This bill provides for an additional Judgeship. After a debate of some length, in which Messrs Conner, Shepard, and Gilmer took part, it was in definitely postponed yeas 34, nays 12. On motion of MrGilmer, the Resolution directing the President and directors of the Literary Fund to loan $7,000 to the three miles wear of RaleicrK n . . -!, f anu UT, ment Mr Halsey propose to amn.i ?m ent stituting "within three miles of Ral Mr Halsey spoke in favor of 0c here, after which Mr Gilmer Si" m1ot,,onand the question recurs Mr Halsey's. Mr Thompson, of Bertie, spoke . locating it here, and Mr ThomiM?"lsl Wake, followed in reply. He stated, in his opinion the building could k. cheaply built and sustained near n , as elsewhere ; ami in addition to th thought there would be a peculiar np'8' ty in Iocatingit here, inasmucn as ftPr"' be under the immediate supervision oT Government, and the members ofth 1 gislature could visit it when they cu and inspect its actual condition. He 5e' decidedly in favor of locating the Inst'' tion here Mr Kendall rose and inquired r 1, Thompson as to the price of board for v -t Raleigh, Dec. 22d. 184S. Civil Engineer. I have carefully examined the notes and calcu lations upon which the above estimate of the cost of the improvement of the Cape Fear and Deep Rivers was made, and' have nodoubt that it is full and ample, with good management, un der the direction of a competent Engineer, for the accomplishment of the objects contemplated, and I fully concur in all the views and deductions contained in the above report. WALTER GWYNN. Raleigh, Dec. 22d, 1S48. The manner in which the Governor of Virginia is inaugurated, is very simple and republican. That functionary quietly goes before a magistrate in Richmond, and takes the requisite oaths; and then, as quietly, proceeds to the discharge of the duties without ceremony, parade, or show The Ohio Legislature. From the Columbus papers, of 2d inst. , we learn that the House of Representatives, after exclud ing both the sets of claimants to seats from Hamilton county, proceeded to the election of officers, when Mr Breslin, d em., was elected Speaker, and Mr Mathews, Free Soil, Clerk. They also elected Daniel V att, whig, as Sergeant at Arms. Greensborough Female Colleee, was taken up. cai(i resolution was read a second and a third time and passed. The bill in relation to Guardians and Wards was read a third time and passed ; also the bill to extend the limits of the town of Lincolnton : also the bill to incor porate Antioch Academy. The bill to repeal the act of last session establishing the County of Polk, was then taken up and after some discussion was read a third time and passed yeas 30, nays 16. The bill providing for clearing out Big Rockfish Creek in the county of Cumber land, was read a third time, and on mo tion of Mr Murchison, the rules were suspended and the bill was read a third time and passed. The bill to incorporate the town of Golds borough was read a third time and passed. The bill for the appointment of Com missioners of the town of Asheborough, and to incorporate the same, was read a se.ond and third times and passed. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The House now proceeded to the consid eration of the special order of the day, to wit : the ftesolutions on the power of Con gress over the territories of the United States. A debate ensued in which Messrs Stanly, Courts, Caldwell and Dobbin joined, when Mr Cherry moved an amendment to the fourth Resolution, pending the considera tion of which, the Speaker announced the special order of the day, to wit : the en grossed bill to provide for making a turn fpike from Salisbury, west to the Georgia line, which was read the second time and passed. The House then resumed the considera tion of the bill to provide for an amendment to the constitution- of the State, so as to establish Equal Suffrage. Mr Leach moved an amendment, pend ing which Mr Kelly moved for an, indefi nite postponement of the bill and amend ment yeas 19, nays 8. !l ' ' " After which the House took & recess un til the evening session. ) The bill the amend the Constitution of the State was on motion of Mr Ray ner taken up. ; The question then recurring on the amendment offered by Mr Ray ner, as a substitute for the bill of Mr Shcek, Mr Leach called for a division of the question, and moved that the question be taken on striking out; which was agreed to, and the question to strike out was decided in the negative yeas 57, nays 59. Mr Canady moved to a'mend the bill by striking out all after the word whereas" and insert a substitute therefor. (The substitute provides for taking the vote of the people, at the next election for mem bers of the General Assembly in regard to an amendment of the Constitution.) This amendment was decided in the negative yeas 40, nays 67. Mr J. M Leach moved another amend ment, providing that the Senate shall here after be apportioned among the several couniies according to the Federal basis, and the House according to the white popu lation of the State: which amendment was rejected yeas 37, nays 66. MrT. J Person moved the indefinite postponement of the bill. Disagreed to yeas 21, nays 84. The question now recurring upon the bill as offered by Mr Sheek, it passed its second reading (more than three-fifths of House voting therefor) yeas 75, nays 26. Those who voted in the affirmative are, Messrs Allen, Ballard, Barringer, Blackburn, Blow, Brogden, Canady, Carmichael, Clement, Coffield, Courts, Davis, Dickson, Doak, Dobbi n, Ednev, Erwin, Farmer, Foy, A Gamble, J J Gambil'l, Green, Grigtjs. Hackney. Hamrick, Harrison, Hayes, Headen, Merring, Hicks, Johnson, R iviarnn, iviasr, iuoseiev, McDade, TSD McDo well, R I McDowell, McMullan, McNeill, New- Aerml Machine. The Boston Post states that Capt. John Taggart, of Charles town, Mass , is building a machine to nav igate the air. The editor has seen a pic ture of the balloon, and a miniature of the sails, and the way he creates a new element with them. President Everett and Mr Tread well, of Harvard College, and Mr Pook, the naval constructor, we under stand, have expressed favorable opinions of the project. Capt. T. has invested 1500, and wants to raise as much more by subscription, in order to complete the new carriage for the upper deep, by the 4th of July. Sit ow. The deepest snow thathas visit ed this latitude for a number of years, fell on the night of the 3rd inst. It'was some four or five inches n depth Ntiobtrn Republican, si)m,ixKuui.son)iixon, ugiesby, Palmer, Pegram, Pigol, Regan, Reiahardt, Sanders, Sheek, Shuford, Simms, Spivey, Stanly, Steele. Steve arn, ssiowe, jai luWor, Thigpen, Thornton, Wadsworth, Walser, J H White, J J William", C W Williams, Wilkins, Williamson, and Wooten 7-3. Those who voted in the negative are, Messrs Bean, Biggs, Brown, Campbell, Chtrry, Farrow, Ferehee.HC Jones, Keen, Kelly, Logan, Long, Mebane, Miller, McCleese, Nichols, Peebles T J Person, Proctor, Rayner, Russell, Scott, Skeene, Skinner, bmith, and C H K Taylor 26. So the bill passed its second reading and then on motion, the House adjourned. Saturday, Jan. 13. SENATE. Tl, 1 I'll r- . c..g.uSMMi u, rrorn the House of yommons, provuimg tor the better admin istration of justice, was read, and on mo tion of Mr Gilmer indefinitely postponed. The senate then took up the bill for the relief and assistance of the Wilmington and Raleigh Rail Road Company on its third reading. Said bill passed its third reading yeas 22, nays 19. The senate then took up the unfinished business, being the location of the State Hospital for the Insane, The pending question was on the amendment offered by Mr Gilmer to locate the Institution within cnamcs in ltaleirh : and having ho plied to, he proceeded to inquire the pri? of corn and pork in this and other nart.r the State. fMuch laughter- Hesaidh wanted all the information he cculd obtain on the subject, before he gave his vote. The vote Was then taken on Mr Halsey', motion to locate at Raleigh, and decide in the negative, as follows : Those who voted for Releigh are, Messrs B,r nard, Bell, Collins, Drake, Exum, Htlsey, Patifri son, Rogers, Smaw, and Thompson of Wake-!C' Those who voted against Raleigh are," M, Albright, Berry, Bethell, Bo wer, Conner, son, Faison, Gilmer, Graham, Hester, Jov Kend.ill, Lane, Lillington. Miller, Move, Rowland, Shepard, Smith, Speight, Spicer, ' mas of Davidson, Thompson of Bertie, Wall,0 Ward. VV'itson, Willey, Wodfin, Wootes V,' Worth 31. n1 Mr W001 1 fin then moved to insert Greens, borough, and sustained his motion bv speech. lie was replied toby Mr ThoVis of Davidson, who spoke for Lexington and then Mr Gil iner followed fur Greens, borough. Mr Wood fin's, amendment was rejected yeas 14. nays 25. .Before the vote was taken as to Gn-eng. borough, Mr Kendall rose and inquired n Mr Gilmer if wood was not scarce about that place. Laughter. Mr Gilmer re plied in the negative, whereupon Mr Ken ilall proceeded to advocate the claim if Lexington. recurred on locating 1 s a ' a . l . me instiiuiion at ijexington in Dai The question then ... : i ,x xiiigiou in Davidson county, and was decided in the arffirmative yeas 31, nays 18. And then the senate adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. Mr Keen introduced a resolution restrict ing the time of member's speeches to fif teen minutes ; which.by the rules lies over one day. Mr Mebane introduced a hill to incor porate the North Carolina Railroad Com pany ; which was read the first time and passed. Mr T. R. Caldwell introduced a resolu tion proposing that the two Houses of the General Assembly meet together in June next, for the purpose of devising ways and means to improve the internal condition of the State, and for other purposes j which was read and laid upon the tab!e. 1 he Lhair announced the order of the day, to wit : The resolutions reported bj me select committee as a substitute lor those of Mr Steel; whereupon. Mr Sat- terthwaite moved that, the same belaid upon the table j which was decided in the negative yeas 44, nays 56. So the House proceeded to consider the resolutions, whereupon, Mr Barringer moved the indefinite postponement of the resolutions, and addessed the House at some length in favor thereof, but subse quently withdrew his motion, when Mr Stanly moved to amend the 4th resolution by striking out all after the word "resolved"' and inserting the following: "That the enactment of any law by congress which shall directly or indirectly deprive the citizens of any of the States, of tne right to migrate with their slave property into any of the territories of the U. States, and of exercising ownership over the same while in said territories, will be an act of gross injustice and wrong; and that all efforts of the Abolitionists to interfere with slave ry either in the District of Columbia or the States, deserve our severest reprehen sion and should call forth the earnest and prompt disapprobation of every friend of the Union : And further resolved, that the enactment of any law by congress which shall directly or indirectly deprive the citizens of any of the States of the right of emigrating with their slave property in to any of the territories of the United States, and of exercising ownership over the same, w hile in said territories, will be an exercise of power contrary to the true meaning and spirit of the constitution, and never contemplated by the framers thereof." Mr Stanly advocated his amendment at some length. Mr Dobbin replied, oppos ing the passage of the amendment and in favor of the resolution as reported by the ; pending whose remarks the a recess until 3 o'clock, d. m. 1 j&vetring Session. The following bills were read the third time, and passed and ordered to be en grossed : A bill to incorporate Rock Spring Tent No. 180, Independent order of Rechabites, in the town of Wilmington ; A bill to au-: thorize the superintendants of common schools of Rowan county to invest part of its funds ; A bill to establish a Board of Directors for the Deaf and Dumb Institu tion of this State ; A bill to repeal the 54 and 4th sections chapter 100 of the Stat utes of the Legislature of 184647 J A bill to amend and consolidate the several acts heretofore passed in favor of poor debt ors; A bill to amend the 16th sec. 31st Chap. Revised Statutes, concerning Courts of Equity ; A bill to amend the 8th and 3d sections 96th chap. Rev, Stat., concern ing Patrol ; A bill to amend the 19th sec. 55 chap Rev, Stat.; A bill to provide for the better government of the town of Gatesr ville; A bill to amend the act for the government and regulation of the town of Wilkesboro ; A bill to incorporate Ply mouth Academy; A bill to incorporate South Creek Land Company ; and a bdl committee muse took
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