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i v t r - vol. xiy. GKEENSBOROTJGIJ, .N. C, OCTOBER 23, 1852. NO. 70li 11 A' f f -ill 6 g MP PUBLISHED WEEKLY BT SWAIM AND SHERWOOD. OB THBEE DOLLARS, IF NOT PAID WITHIN ONE MONTH AFTER THE DATE OF THE SUBSCRIPTION. ADVERTISING RATES. One dollar per square (fifteen lines) for the first week, and twenty-five cents for every week there after, i Deductions made in favor of standing adver- i semen ts as follows : Tkrte months. bne square, 3-50 .Two squares, 7.00 Three " Ucol.) 10.00 Half column, 18.00 Six monthi. $5.60 10.00 J 5.00 25.00 One year 88.00 14.00. 20.00 35.00 Insanity. The Rev. Mr. Gregg of Cheshire, we think, England, author of the beautiful hymn, written n 1 Tim. iii. 18. " Seen of Angels," commen cing, Beyond," Ac , had an insane brother who lied with him, and spent his tiu.e Wander ing about the yard, garden, and sometimes finding liii way into his brother's study, but never seem ing to lake much interest in the things aVout him. jilr. Gregg, therefore, used no precautions in ref erence to his manuscripts, generally allowing them to remain exposed on his desk, especially while tn course of completion. On this occasion he had written the hymn with the exception of the last two lines, and being unable to get a sui table climax, walked out to refresh himself with (Hire air, and contemplate hi subject. After he eft the room, the lunatic brother walked lo the desk, read on the manuscript, took a pen, and wrote : 41 Clapped their triumphant wings, and cried, The glorious work in done." As the hymn is in very lew books, we quote it. Beyond the glittering starry skies, Far as the eternal hills, Yon heaven of heivens with living light Our great Redeemer fills. Regions of angels, strong and fair. In counties armies shine. And swelled his praie with golden harps, Attuned to songs divine. Mlail. Prince !" they rry, " for ever hail ! Whose unexampled love Moved thee to quit ihoae clowous realms. And royalties above." While he did condescend on earth To suffer grief and pain. , They cast their honours at his feet. And waited in his iruin. Through all his travels here below, They did his steps attend; Oft wondering how and where at last The mystic scene would end. They saw his heart, transfixed with wounds, With love and grief run o'er ; They saw him break the bars of death. Which none e'er broke before. They brought his chariot from above, To bear him to his throne ; Clapped their triumphant wings, and cried M The glorious work is done !" Haynau Defending Himself. Gen. tlaynau is in Paris, where he has met to many rebuffs that, at a dinner party one day, when a French officer complimented his military skill, he made a speech in reply, saying in the course ol it : I had intended to leave to history the task if tlotiu me justice, but I am thankful to you. sir. for giving me this opportunity of contradicting an (famous calumny. It is quite true lhat a female wis (logged. Tlie Countess , on the abdi cation of the' predecessor of my Emperor, in or der to express her joy, had a figure representing bin dressed up, and with her entire household went through the far:e of interment, wiih the fnost Outrageous insults to that illustrious person age. "The captain chef d'escadron, who was in the plaee hearing of the affair, arrested the Countess, and ordered her to he flogged. This ' ts true, but I declare, on the honor of a soldier, (tur man homier comme milUaire,) which 1 j hold sacred, that when this occurred 1 was at a : iialanee of sixtv leagues from the idace, and ' when I heard ol it 1 expressed flispprooaiiou oi the Conduct of that officer, and placed him under 1 arrest," . : After some further explanations, Gen. Haynau observed that he had been spoken of as a severe end harsh man. lie would admit, he said, that he had shown severity, but il was in the consci entious performance of his dufy. He was at the head of brave troops, ardently devoted to, their i eovereign, and it became him lo act with energy t the best means of bringing to a close a war in which they had so many difficulties lo contend with. " 1 'regard war," he added, " as the great est seosrge that can he inflicted on humanity, tod consider that a severity which is likely to hasten the triumph of one of the contending par lies, is the best sort oi humanity that can be prac tised." He then alluded to the charge (thai had been brought against him of having, in cold blood, ordered at one time the execution ol eighteen persona. These persons, lie said, were condemned by Vibe military tribunals, after a patient examination into the charges against them. He had nothing to do with their condemnation. He had the pow er, indeed, of preventing the execution, but the circumstances were not such as to make clem ency consistent, with duty. An example was necessary, and he allowed justice to take its : course. . Jlow do Heat and Wattr Product Methani ft!JffictfBy the application ol heal to water, the water is expanded into vjipour steam of i balk 1700 times greater. - A cubic iuch of water -produces, when combined with heat, 1700 cubic inches of steam. A cubic inch of water, con-' verted into steam, w ill raise 2123 pou mis one loot high." T'hia ia the mechanical value xtt a cubic inch of water converted into steam, by the ' application 'of lieaW Ipeofts no physical labour I all. '' ' ' ''-v.'" i' From the Fayetleville Carolinian. Qtiery to Orchardists Answered. on.. ...i.:..t. ..... u.i ..L . J IIC IJMCiy Wlliril 1, y MII"IIU"l.u laa. n,.n a. lliexeuuest, pf b, .subscriber, js io how barren ap ole trees could be made to produce, has been k I.. .H.iimi-Ail kv m rt0iitlnfnnn nf tfrf.nl ii rtfrifiifp inffthimoh - ,.,i.i. a. Ti. iu.,ins is the communication which he makes in answer to the question : 1 How to make barren fruit tree$ bear. If the soil is too rich, root pruning and a lop llll! UMIWMIUUHHU-t wi iiait " dressing of lime, ashes, and iron cinders Irom the shop, spread under the tree and dug in about 3 inches deep say bushel lime, 4 bushel ash es and i bushel iron cinders. fne root pruning is ncrformed thus : Dig a trench round the tree so as to cutoff 12 or 18 in ches of the ends of the roots, which are the rnouihsof the tree; its growth will then he check ed, and it will ripen its wood and bear Iruit. The trench should be 18 inches in depth and width, and should be filled in with poor soil, car ting off the good. If the soil is too poor, treat exactly in the same way, except that the trench should be filled with good soil, decayed leaves or grass, &.c, adding another portion of the lime, ashes and, cinders. This operation should only be performed in Uie Fall, soon afier the tree loses its leaves. The above compost applies to trees of medium sizelarge or small ones requiring more or less, but otherwise treated similarly. C LuTTERLOH. From the Utica Gazette. The Elephant in Trouble. An affecting incident occurred on Tuesday list, in St. Johnsville, at the breaking of a bridge over which two elplianlf, belonging to the cirrus and nenajferie ol Messrs. Sands, Q'lirk & Co., were crossing. It appears llial. through the careless ness nl llieir keeper in allowing Ooih elephants to go on the bridge together, their weight caused it ! to break down, when the I wo noble animals wie I precipitated from a height of fifteen feet to the bed of the river among ifie roi-ks. injuring the fe male (Juliet) so seveiely thai it wus lor a long lime impossible to gel her out of the water. The male (Komeo) not being so much hurt was soon in a condition to he removed, hut his atialchment toward his companion was so great, that no e (Torts could induce hi in to have her in the lime of trouble. Various means ot persua sion, and even lorce, were" resorted in without effect? Separating them alie seemed almost im possible. A length a large and powerful mastiff, obtained several jears ago from the farm of Hen ry Clay, in fexiiiuton, dy whom the elephants had al waj s allowed themselves to be driven, and of whom the lemale was very much in lear. was brought out and set upon liomeo, for the purpose of gelling him away Irom his mite. Notwithstanding her broken limbs and dread of the dog the faithful Juliet made a desperate effort lo protect her partner, in doing which the position ot the two wounded animals became so much changed as lo enable the keepers, with as sistance, to drag ihem on the beach. Finding il necessary to leave them behind, the company caused a shed to be built over them on the hank of the stream, where the devoted friends w ill re main until their wounds are healed. These elephants weie captured together in Asia ten years ago and brought to EngWud, where they were purchased by the celebrated Wonible, and laught to perform together in their dramatic pieces at all the principal theatre in Europe. - J hey subsequently became the property ol Messrs. It. Sands. Quick it Co., w ith w hum they have always travelled in this country, and are known far and wide. Komeo, though much stiffenened and bruised, is not dangerously hurt, and will probably be continued in the exhibition; but poor Juliel is past all surgery, having broken her shoulder and otherwise being sadly crippled, she cannot long survive her injuries, never march again." and will Boyhood in America. I throw down a remark or tw i on an unoccu pied pttge, upon the character which boyhood is taking on among us, or ratln r upon the new and extraordinary relaii ins which are arising in this country between the young and the more advanc ed in life. It is w illiout a precedent in all histo ry ! There never was any thing quite equal to the presumption of the youuir. or lo the meekness nti acquiescence ol the elders in this mailer. Men advanced bevoud the middle of lile are call- ed "old fogies " by their juniors, and, as, if this were not slang unfit for the very street, it is car ried up into Congress, and grave legislators ac cept the title, and bandy il about in their speeches as a good jest. In society, and especially in our cities, people arc scarcely married and settled in life before they are regarded as on " the saady side " of their day, and are treated accordingly, and by whom T Why, by boys and girls be twecn the ages of seventeen and twenty-one. 1 hear constant Complaints of this, and my reply is constantly the same: "If there is nol manly 'and womanly sense and authority enough among you to to repress ami pul down such folly, you ought to suffer," But this extraordinary defer ence does not stop here ; it extends to noisy and impertinent, boys in the streets, in public places, at railway stations, and wherever boys congre gate. The elders say, " This is a free country ; what right have we lo the sheet or the station, more than they I They may insult us if we in ' terfere ; throw slicks or stones at us, and what fcan we do!" It is a (act ; this language is used ; 1 have often heard it. With a view to satisfy my curiosity on this point, and perhaps lo feel the public pulse, 1 have pul the following question to half a dozen gentlemen in one of our cities, and have uniformly received the same an swer: "If, as you are going down town, y on should approach a dozen boys playing on the aide walk, and obstructing it so that you could not Toreniently pass, which would -you do would you say, 4 boys, you must not gather here in this way and occupy' the side walk,' or would get down off from the side walk into the street, go round, and come on to the walk again, when you Katf "got by 'T " And iheyall said, " we should go round !" Now. if men choose to abdicate all the right, all the proper authority of manhood, they can do so ; but I must say that I know ol no greater, or more gratuitous, or more perilous mistake they could commit. Men can leak gently and firmly to boys, and be listened - JJyJ jf ()(,( jf fjygfy' )jng if tO yield SWl i -,1, fi.Bful)ji itwwiiitiMMi'iiiili nf i"m,tlfivl impertinence, this will become, before many ,v - ... j I But the subject is loo vast to be discussed in a ! v . . j. ' """ . "ur wrenc in some u.rec- ! om a. real leal ar 5 a!ld ourL ab- i sorption in business is such, I fear, that we have ,, jllie for many f our duties, and least of all ; for our domestic duties. Rev. Orville Dtwey. Vineyards around Cincinnati. A committee was appointed the past spring by the Cincinnati Horticultural Society to obl-iin statistics in regard to the vineyards and wine making in Hamilton county. Their report was as follows : Of the number of acres now under cultivation in vines, we are not as yet prepared to make an exact report, as the entire statistics of the county "have not been made out since 1845. There were llien eighty-three vineyards, covering at) area of three hundred and fifty acres, in that year alone one hundred acres were prepared and planted, and the numner of acres then Drought under cultivation has been steadily and rapidly increasing every year since. The number of new vineyards commenced since 1845, .some ol which embrace twenty-five to thirty acres, with the annual enlargement of those previously plant ed, will swell the aggregate ainounl to not less than twelve hundred acres. From the statistics alread in our possession, we can safely say that this is within iflS actual amount. The labor bestowed upon this culture in the preparation of the ground, planting and dressing, and making the wine, gives employment lo al least six liumlrtd ( HirieiH laborers, at an annual cost of $120, 000, producing, when in a bearing state, iti moderately favorable seasons, about 240,000 gallons of wine, estimated at about the same n ii in lie r ol dollars. Deside the cultivalor and wme-drcasers, employ iiitm is also given to w iNid-coopers. equal to the making of 8,000 bar rels, estimated al $8,000. A rontidcrnhlo portion of this crop now falls into the hand of the wine-coopers and is con verted into sparkling wine or champagne, there by more ilian doubling its market price. The value of sparkling wine prepared in this county in 1831, as near as we can srrive at an estimate, amounts to not less than f 175.000. The deal ing in these wines also forms a Considerable item in the transactions of wine merchants. , As most of those eugageu in the culture of the vine have l.iiinlies in support, as well as others engaged in the business, it may, without exagger ation, be calculated thai the wine interest in Hamilton county affords subsistence, directly or indirectly, to al least 2,000 industrious and sober persons a drunken viue-dresser we have never met with. Mr. Veatman urged that the estimate was too low, and suggested thai il should be put at 500 gallons per acre, a fair average estimate ; there lore 500,000 gallons w ould be the aggregate an nual yield. .The Great Methodist Church Case. The New York papers publish the report of John W. Nelson, Lsq., the commissioner lo whom was referred lile Methodist Episcopal j Chur(.h ,..18e flir M(jl)stmeiit lJe clmrd Nrlh .1d 8u ol accounts between uiih, by which it ap- I penis that the property, previous to the division i ol the iusiitiiiion into two sections, was upwards ! ol '$502,000. ' The profits from thai period, in : 1845, to January, 1852, have been over $255, j 000 varying annually from 17,000 to $08,000. j The aggregate value f the Hook Concern, at the eoininenet incut of this y ear, was $008,431, the increase since 1 845 being about $40,000. ilap pears also, llial mo proms paid m me ii:rthern beneficiaries, since lire division of the Church, have been IKJ.OOO. The Southerners did not recei" e any during that period, the Northerners contending that in coosequcfiee of their voluntary secession, they were not entitled to participate in profits. The Southerners have taken exceptions to the report, and the matter is again before the Circuit Court and will nol be disposed of for many days. The Southerners contend that they should re ceive their share in money, and thai they are en titled to $70,000, more than is allowed them, while the Northerners contend that the sum due lo the Southern church is $50,480,39, deducting $10,184,10, interest, on the value of the three Southern newspapers, all the profits of which the South have retained, leaving due to the South for dividends and interest, to October 1, 1852, $46, 302,20. The number of (ravelling preachers en titled to benefit of the fund is 3,303 belonging to the church North, and 1,320 belonging to the church South. In relation to the payments of the widow of Bishop Iledding il is slated that the Bishop be queathed $10,000 lo the book concern, subject lo annuity of $700 a year to his widow, which has been paid, and should be deducted from the shares of profits due-the South. Washington Irving at Saratoga. Among ihe small groups clustered in ,the porch es or on the grass in front, you may perhaps dis cover a middle aged gentleman, seated possibly on the ground, and clad in a homely garb of de cent clothing, a little Quakerish in its cut, and having on his head a coarse, while felt hat, the cost of which woulJ not exceed six shillings, en gaged in a quiet conversation with a few friends. Should you address him, he will rise, and, with his kindly beaming grey eye, receive you with the most affable courtesy, charming you with the simple sincerity of hi manner, and the unassu. ming modesty of his words. Here is one of the real lions. This gentleman is none other than Washington IrVixo -a man, by the magic of whose pen, the English language is displayed in pictures of exquisite beauty. i Sir Charea Lyell. the authojirf the -; Princii pies of Geology, and the " Elements of Geolo- gy, r now travelling in -this country It is his third visit " Rules for the Journey of Ufe The following rules, from the papers of Dr. West, according to his memorandum, are thrown together ganeral wjy.ttiarha in thi jnurriey nf (ife: Nee ridicule sacred thinrsysw "Jwlratothew1 may esteem as such, however absurd they may appear to brj; . Never to show levity when people art pro1 fessedly engaged at worship. Never to resent a supposed injury till I know the views and motives of the author of it. Not on any occasion lo relate it. Always to lake the part of an absent person, who is censured in company, so far as truth and propriety will allow. Never to think the worse nf another on ac count of his differing from me in political and religious opinions. Not to dispute with a man more than seventy years of age, nor with a woman, nor an enthu siast. Not to affect to be witty, or to jest so as to wound the feelings of another. To sav as little as possible of myself and of those who are near to me. To aim at cheerlulness without levity. Never lo court the favor of the rich by flatter ing either iheir vanities or their vices. To speak with calmness and deliberation on all occasions, especially in circumstances which tend to irritate. Frequently lo review my conduct and note my feeling. Shade Trees the Ailanthus Defended. The last number of the Scientific American contains the following reply to an article from the Ihi liculturitt, copied a few weeks since in this paper, in regard to the ailanthus tree in cities : In the Horticulturist of last month, of which the accomplished and lamented A. J. Downing was the editor, there is a sharp and slashing ar ticle against the ailanthus as a shade tree for cit ies nd villages. The article recommends the axe lo be laid lo the root of this tree at once, and to substitute for it the native maple and the tuhp tree. The reasons given for this are two, and only two. namely, its offensive smell, and its overrunning or propagating qualities. The latter vice, as il is termed, of this tree, 'is too puerile a reason for its extermination ; the first its bad smell is the only good one. The trouble of lopping down suckers, is nothing at all except to lazy people. It is acknowledged that in foli age it is beautiful, and thai none of the ugly ver min, so prolific among other shade trees in cities, trouble it. h grows very fast, is straight and o-rierilat-like, with Us nodding plume ol long slen der leaves. Should we nol consider ihe propo sition for its destruction well, however high ihe authority may be, before the public consents lo its death T This is wisdom. And first, it should be asked, "has il really such a bad odor as will not compensate for all its good qualities!" If it has, lay the axe quickly to its fool ; if not, woodman spare that tree.' Our olfactory nerves may nol be so acute as those of soma o . ihers ; we therefore cannot consent to its death ; but we must say thai we like our native map In and tulip trees much belter ; they, however, are much slower in growth lofoim shade trees than the ailanthus. " We learn by the Western Horticultural Re view, Cincinnati, that a spirited discussion was recently held by ihe Cincinnati Horticultural So ciety, in w hich the merits and demerits of this tree were freely canvassed. Its merits, as set forth by the Ohio Horticulturist, fairly threw ev ery argument for its extirpation iu the shade. Mr, Lmst, during long experience never knew any malaria or poisonous effects lo proceed from it ; it was free from insects, and a beautiful tree in any situation. Mr. K. Buchanan gave the same testimony ; but the majority ol the Society agreed that it had an unpleasant odor, which an old gardener stated might easily be abated by cutting off the stamens, by a proper instrument. just before they expanded, as all odors chiefly arose from them. , " Our people are too liable lo go every thing by lashionahie excitements, instead of individual independent taste. This is the reason why whole avenues of one kind pf tree may be seen in one place, and whole avenues of a different kind of tree in another place : and how at one time one kind of tree only will be in demand, and at another period a different tree will be the only one in demand.. We like to see variety ; and the ailanthus is a beautiful, suitable, and excel lent tree to give a chequered air of beauty to the scene, we do not line 10 see any street nneo and shaded with only one kind of tree ; we like to see the maple, white wood, mountain ash, horse-chesnut, ailanthus, &c. mingled lu hanno nious rows." Bank Check. Should w write check or cheque ? The word is derived from the French tehees, chess. The chequers placed at ihe doors of public houses are intended to represent chess-boards, and original ly denoted that the game of chess was played in those houses.' Similar tables were employed in reckoning money, aud hence came the expression, to check an account,' and the Government where the public accounts were kept, was called the Exchequer. It probably obtained this name from the French Echequier, a chess-board, though Blackslone slates that this court wai call ed the Exchequer from the chequered cloth which covered the tables.' Of the two forms of writing the word, check and cheque, the latter seems preferable, as it is free from ambiguity, and is analogous to Exchequer, the public trea sury. It is also used by the Bank of England. ') ' Gilbart on Banking. r Eduoation in Prussia. The Kingdom of Prussia, including all its pro vinces, is only as large as New Tork, Pennsylvania,- and New Jersey' Combined, though pos sessing a population of near 17,000.000, Accor ding to official reports in S German paper, there are present m Prussia 24',201 common schools, with 30,885 teachers," aud 2,4 53.082 scholars 505 Burgher schools the pupils pay a a mat, sunt for tuition in these with 22G'J teachers, and 69,302 scholars; 385 girls schools, with 1018 teachers, and 63,570 scholars ; 117 gym nasia, with 1664' teachers, and 26.474 acholars. I he 46 normal schools, or school teachers' sem- Insries, rimnt 311 1 pupils t in tho 7 universities, at the end of last yer, were 4306 students, arid get ior loaz grants Dialers about $202- 000 for the support of the Protestant Church, while the expense of the State for the lloman Catholic Church reaches 725,401 thalers or $550,000. GENERAL ASSEMBLY. seateI Tue$dy, Oct. 12, 1852. The Speaker announced the appointment of the following committees : Proposition and Grievances Messrs. Wat son, Brogden, Albright, Boyd, Kichardson, Mc Millan, Murray. . ' On Claims Messrs. Drake, Murchison, A rendell. Barrow, Cowper, Ward. Albritton. Judiciary Messrs. Wood fin, Caldwell, Hoke Gilmer, Bynum, Lillington, Kelly. Internal Improvement 'Mews. Thomas. Jovner, Mitchell, Canady, Jones, of Pasquotank, Kerr, Jones, of Wake. On Corporations Messrs. Clark, Mitchell, Speight. Shaw, McCleese, Bynum, Collins. Privileges and Elections. Messrs. Person, Thompson, Caldwell, Woodfin, Ilargrave, Her ring, Palmer. Education and Literary Fund Messrs. Washington, Bunting, Lane, Cunningham, Steele, Berry, McDowell. Joixt Committees. On Library Messrs. Bunting, Washington, Parks. On Finance Messrs. Bower, Thompson, Caldwell, Steele, Watson, Gilmer, Withers, Thomas. A message was received from the House of Commons, proposing to vole this day at llj o' clock for an Engrossing clerk ; which was con. curred in. and Messrs. A renddl antt Drake were appointed ihe coiumltiee to superintend the elec tion. ' Mr. Boyd, from the committee appointed to wail on the Governor, ii. formed the Senate that the Governor would make a communication to both Houses on Thursday at 12 o'clock. Mr. Washington introduced a bill lor the bet ter administration of justice in the courts of Pleas and Quarier sessions of this State; which was 1 read the first tune and passed, aud, oil his motion, referred lu the coinmiiie ou ilia judiciary and or-1 dered to b printed. j Ou motion of Mr. Steele, the committee on j Finance was instructed lo inouire into to ihe ex- i pediency of passing an act requiring the Public 1 reasurer to have coupons attached to all the bonds of ihe Slate hereafter issued by him under authority of any act of Assembly now in force, or which may hereafter be passed. On motion of Mr. Boyd, the Comptroller was directed to report to the Senate a statement of the public laxes paid into the Treasury for the years 1848. '49. '50, 51, '52 together with the aggro gate amount of the taxes paid in for the five y ears ; also the average amount for each county, with the aggregate for each ; and the average for each county created within the last five ye.us a foresaid. Mr. Drake, from the committee nnninil in superintend the election of an Engrossing Clerk, I fil uPn ,he ,i,ne of meeting ; ihat was led for submitted a report. For ihe result, see House j t,,c kegl"t"re lo drt. If the constitution had proceedings. j specified a time for meeting, ihe pisitidn of the Mr. T. r. Jones introduced a series of resolu- i gentleman from Halifax would 'be'" coVrcct. AH nous, declaring. 1st. That il is inexpedient to re- i lhe l'mVulties, he thought, had been removed b peal lhe sttiiou ol the act fixing the 3d Monday j lif acl. "hich had been passed to repeal lhe see in N ovember as the time for the meeting of the i ,'un wl"the l.iw requiring the Legislature to meet General Assembly. 2d 1'hal il is inexpedient lo ! on ,no ,,"r(l Monday m November; ind as iheir change the time of meeting lo ihe first Monday j were ,,ow fu'h organized, and under way, he iii October. And 3d thai the convocation of the General .Assembly by the Governor, by virtue of the power vested in him by law, and upon an cxtraorJinary occasion, does nol constitute, with in lhe meaning and contemplation of the cons:i lulibn, a essmon ol lhe General Assembly. Kelerred to the Judiciary committee. On motion of Mr. Clark, the Senate adjourned to ll o'clock lo-morrow. HOUSE OFCOMMONS. 'Jiesday, OcU 12, 1852. Mr. David Reid, ol Duplin, was qualified, and took his seat. The Speaker appointed the following commit tees : On Private Dills Messrs. Collins, D. Reid, W. Sanders, Cotton, Gwynn, Lauder, Webb, Love, A Word, George, Johnson, Foreman, B. F. Williams, and Jams. a On tht Judiciary Messrs. Hi M. Saunders, Spruill, Dobbin, Leach, Aery, Phillips, Dargan, Dortch, Carmichael, S. P. Hill, ana McDugald. On Finance .Messrs. Cherry, Dobbin, Smiih, Norfleel, Wallers, Wheeler, W. J. Long, and Durham committee on the part of the House. On the Library Messrs. Wiley, Strange, and J. Turner committee on the part of the House. On motion ol Mr, Waogh, a message was sent .1. u ... .iT i iu me uciiaic, fiiujiuoiMg o gu iiioj iiib election of an Engrossing Clerk at Hi o'clock to-day which was concurred in by Ihe Senate. Messrs. Wynne and Walton were appointed to superin tend the election. A . Mr. Leach, of Davidson, introduced the fol lowing resolution, which was read, laid on the table, and ordered lo be primed : Whereas, the Public Domain of the United States is the common property of all ibe Slates, purchased and procured by the' common efforts and common treasury of those States, and in which each and all are fairly entitled lo partici pate ; and any appropriation of the public lands to particular States for special and particular pur poses in those States, is creative of unequal, un just, and improper discrimination in the use of a common fund ; and whereas, the precedent hat "been i set and the practice dbiained in the Cou gress of the United Stales, of granting immense donations of the public lands to particular Stales for the purposes of Internal Improvements and Education, iid, and whereas the Slate of North Carolina, iri a spirit of generojs'patriotismjaiid fraternal feeling, Ceded to the General Govern llienl a large and valuable portion of the public territory, and is, therefore booh feverr principle or justice, equality, 4nd sound policy," fairly and legitimately entitled to her share of the Pablio Lands: therefore. ' v' flnftftd, That our Senators and itcprca'enta-' lives iii Congress be requested to make abhlica appropriation to the State or North Carolina of a fair and equitable portion of the public lands, which, when so appropriated, shall he applied to purposes of Internal lmploremeilt; Public Edd cation, ami in relief of the Treasury and public ourouns oi ine state; t Mr. Phillips, of Orange and Alamance, pre sented a, bill in provide for a distribution of the common School Fund according to the white population of the Stale; which passed its first reading, and was ordered to be prill ted. Mr, Smith, of Halifaxj presented the Collowinf;. resolutions : , Whereas, the constitution of the State declares that ihe " General Assemby shall meet biennial ly," and whereas further the constitution does not confer upon the Governor the power to coq ' vene ihe General Assembly of the State, but that the said power is conferred by art of Assemblyil therefore, v 3 Resolved, That the convocation of Ihe Legis lature by his excellencyi the Governor, on the first Monday of October, 1852, is not a session' of the General Assembly as contemplated by the framers of the constitution. , Iietolved, That ihe said meeting of the Oen eral Assembly on the said first Monday bf Octo ber is not the first session after ihe year 1851, within the meaning and L-onteuiplalion of the constitution. Ilesolved, That it is inexpedient to repeal the Statute, section 25th chaper 52d of the Revised Statutes, fixing the third Monday of November for ihe mee:ing of the General Assemby; Iietolved, That the Legislature stand adjourB ed from and after ibis day. Mr. Smith sid it was not his purpose to make a constitutional argument belore the House; but there were difficulties attending the Subjects em braced in ihe resolutions, which he desired tn i bring lo their consideraiion. He prelertd; if no risk was lo be run. lo continue in session until the business was completed. But suppose some cases should go up the Supreme court upon acta passed now, would that court not pronounce a gainst such acts 1 There is no clause in the eon suluiioii empowering the Governor to call a meet ing of ihe Legislature. By an act of Assembly the Governor is authorized to call a rileelimr: a,lU "avuig transjcted the special business lor wl,,c " was called, il seemed to bin! life safest vour,ie ,0 adjourn. The constitution Ueelares expressly that the Legislature shall meet bienni- v an( Turther provides ihai, when met; they '"" " y ballot," adjourn themselves tU ahv fu- ,ure uay "nl PlaCe a"d 'f 'hey should adjourn to a future day and place, the twd meetings would be considered but one session." The Legislature, he held, could not meet dftder than once in two years, unless on their own adjourn ment. He desired to heve these questions ex amined into by gentlemen who were competent to make tht investigation, and he therefore mov ed that the resolutions be referred to" the Commit tee on the Judifiary. Mr. Dargan, of Anson, did not hflleve there was any thing in the constant on that would con flict with their entering upon ihe duties iff a reg ular session. The coiisiuuiioii decldre that the Legislature should meet biennially ; but did not cecmeu n oesi to proceeu with i!ie regular busi ness. As a question of expediency, he preferred being at home his interest would be' advanced by it, but he could nol regard this when it con- llicteii witli his public duties. ' yHe hoped the gentleman from Halifax would withdraw hi res olutions. Mr. Smith replied briefly. Sup'rfose, said he, the Governor bad called lhe LegisUllirejogether before the last election according to the con. siruciion of ihe gentleman front Artsoo, they sould have elected a Senator in Congress, re-di-iricted ihe Slate, &c. Bui he believed that be fore the Supreme court the acts of the Legisla ture, under such circumstances, Would be declar ed not to b valid. Mr. H. ifted re-slated his position in reference lo biennial sessions. pf . The question was then taken da the motion to ' refer, and it was carried. " -. The Speaker appointed Messrs; S. P. Hill and J. A. Caldwell ihe committee on (lie part of the House to wait on tho Governor; ' Mr. K, M. Saunders introduced a' bill to amend -. an act entitled an act to incorporate lhe- Raleigh and Gaston Rail Road. Passed first reading, re ferred to the committee on Internal Improvements, aud ordered to be printed; On motion of Aid McDugald, the bills inlro- ' dueed by Him yesterday Were referred to lhe Si committee on the judiciary and on . motion of Mr. Dortch, the presentment of the Grand Jury of Wayne county Was referred lo the same cum in it tee, - , Mr. Lauder presented a resolution in favor of J. W. Lowe, Sheriff of Lincoln1 county j which passed its first reading. ' ' , Mr. S; P. Hill, from the committee appointed to wait upon the Governor,rinfornred lhe House that his Excellency would be prepared to make his communication on Thursday. Mr. Lander presented a petition from the citi zens of Lincolulon, accompanied by a bill pro viding fbr ihe betier regulation of the town of L'incoliifon, and for amending the existing laws , of said 100. Passed first reading, and referred , to ihe committee on Private Bills. " ' - The hour havinii arrived for electing an En- grossing Clerk, the two-Huusus proceeded to vote. ;.. Mr. Wynne, from the committee to superin tend the election, reported the following as the result Whole number of .votes 1 68 j necessa - ry to a choice 85. M r. Harris received 60 : Mr. Jeukius 51 i Mr. lloiiatoii 31. Mr. Too. D. H- Harris, of Davidson, was thereupon declared du- ' ly electcd.-
The Greensboro Patriot (Greensboro, N.C.)
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Oct. 23, 1852, edition 1
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