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UXION. TUS CONSTITUTION AND THE LAW8 THE GUABDIANS OP OUR LIBERTY. - I U' - X.' ..J t 3ii. - May ywe rich sail. Fr!-Sft, BalarVa kIUf Uer pear O'er ettj laaaV- , lY Ike tahiotere Awtrltea. ' lsrifs!unl CtaaMrr. " " The aatabrr of aew works which nave appeared wiiLia t few yeare an the ajw pltrstioa ef chemical knowledge ind prin ciples te sfnetiUare, indicate aa increas in interest id (Jiii most important per ait. The writings of Leibtg and of i".oiror Johnston, recently published, art of giwl value to Uit practical agricul turist. It it . stated ia a Areirn paper that i number of farmer ia thsLothiant of Scotland lately formed themselves in In t society for the purpose of endeavor ing to apply the discoveries of modern chemistry to tha science of agriculture. For this purpose subscriptions were made to aa amount which enabled the society committee to engage aa agricultural che mint, and Professor Johnston baa been em pin ted accordingly at a salary of 500 a year, secured to him for fir yeart. Tha duties of the profeaaor will be to ana Irie anil and also manures; ta ascertain what elements hate been taken from the anil by the previous crop, and the manure which ought tn be applied in tlieeireum atincea and according totheaaturrof the plant to be frown Fnm the lienre ri of Uvbif and the experiment of pr. Johnna himaelf, much fnod ia espertrd ia Scotland fro the anoointmrnt nf an ajrimltiiral eltemitt. and the result .f Li lahnra on a lree aeale. From an article ia Taits Mtfaxine, hich we find in LitteiPe verr raluable Fort-ign literature, we leara that a new work eaiided Smidia Productive Farm inf, haa met with much favor among the Driuth tgricul-vriaie. It ia not o nncb an original work, aa a familiar digeat of the receut diaeovcriea of Leibif, Davy, and other cetrhrated writer no vegetable chemistry. The following ettrart from S.ntth work will be of considerable in terest to our farmers and planters; it re late to the fallowing system: M The txhauttion of alkalltt in a soil by ueeetMe crops is the true reason why practical farmer tttppott them selves tompcUt.il to suffer 1 nd tn lie fallow. It is the greitett possihle mistake ti think that the temporary diminution of fertility in a field is chiefly owing to the loss of the decaying vegetable matter it previous ly eonlMned: it is principally the eonse qurnce of the exhaustion nf the potash and soda, whirh are restored by ilia slow pro' ece of the more complete disintegration of the materials of the soil. It tsevident that the careful tilling of fatlnw land mn-t acerlerate and increase this further break ing npof its mineral ingredients. Nor is tin repose of the anil always necessa ry. A field which has become unfitted fitr a certain kind of produce, may not, on that aretitnt, be unsuitable for ano ther; and upon this observation a system of agriculture has been gradually forming, the principal ohjert of which is to obtain the greatest possihle produce in a succes sion of years, with the least onttay fur manure. Decants plants inquire for their growth different constituents of soil,; ehmging tha crop from year to year will maintain the fertility of that soil, (provi ded it be done with judgment.) quite as well as teavinr it at rest or fallow. In this we but imitate nature. The oak, af ter thriving far long generations on a par ticular spot, gradually sickens; its entire ... xe uie our, mner urea anu anmos mo. ered it, till, at len.th, the surf.ee be-J race uies our; mner trees ana snruos sue romea po cnargea wnn an excess oi usaa . vegetable matter, that the forest becomes a peat moss, or a surf.ee upon which no largo tree will grow Generally, long! beiore this can occur, the operation of na-j ttirsit causes has removed from the soil uosiances essential to tne growth ot , oak, leavinsr others favorable and neces I sary to the growth of beech or pine. So in i tanning, one crop in artificial rotation with oihr. e i tracts from the soil a cer-, am quantity of organic matter; a second carries o(T, in preference, those which the former had left, and neither could or would take up." t AoRictn.TtRC.-We have dailr nroofs that thcro is no pursuit which so tends to '89 prolong life as that of the farmer. There '40 arcjin 'Vrenthem.MassaclniseUs.'twentv seven farmers, thenldest of whom is 88, Total, and the youneest 70 vearsold. Thev are Now .... ..x-. ... lamuirp, anil niOFI OI inem swung ihe scythe with their sons and their grandsons last summer. The tl . a k. mi neao m lamiiies, and most of them iur oi ino i.iassacnusetu I' nnnhinan boasts that he has three subscribers, all! i wnnm are nrer no year ot ne. snn vho do not feel too old tn learn, by read ing something new about farming. '' '..-' ' """'""", ;: e We shonM always repay confiden e with vircariijr. frwB Iks Ptll furiM. m Tin? ii3 in cum Ifasty of the DeaMetaBe mut. V are opposed W the prrseat UnfT. and pro- icsa to ajrocate the 6-irtrmr olfm Irtdt, say, thai they art ia favof ef a Biforai . . u Per tnicUe. riaw this is as far from ret fiWs aa the pre ent tariff. Aeeordiag ia this notion of free tne, one half of oar importfwhich have been admitted s! roost fser, wou!d have to pay a duty of per cent. This disregards entirely, the character of ar ticle and ma4.es o distinction ah lever between the oeceaaarie and leiariea of life. The articles which are nw a!miw ted free of dutr or eearlv so t;ht k dassed ander two or three general heads; oj oi which ta drugs an4 medicines, these consiitute a larrs class of tl fre articles, and are used by whom? be the ncn ana me poor, the farmer and the me chanic, die merchant and the dav -Libor an ai se; now what frieiw: of the poor. . . . - . - the sic, and the unfortunate would desire to i oi note a dutr on medicinea which ia ased tot their reeevetr. eoual aa thai levi. ed on maniifaetnred silks, lace and other luxuries of life which the poor never use at all. i ttOther class of articles mhieh are admitted free or nearly so. are the . mm -f raw ma-eriais nsrti in maaaractures. This ia designed expressly for the purpose of promotinr and fosterine the labor of tho eoontry, by protecting the manufacture, uicTTuy ajiTingrmpioymeniio tnonsanus who would otherwise be destita e. But all these considers iona are to be set at naueht bv locos: coffee and tea arc in taxed equal to the rreatest luxuries: and the sick and distressed are to pay an ad ditional lax for the medicinea used in their recorerv: and no Protection i to be ri? en to labor, but are left to compete with the pauper lanor oi cngtand. AcBlciLTrai8TS.It is aald br ih opnosera of the rresent tariff, that the farmer is not protected. Now if this were tne I act the ytem would be very incomplete; but that it it aaite the reverse there is no doubt: the laborer the farmer is not neglected. A II the principal articles, (products of the farmer j are protected by a rate of duty not less than that enjoyed by the manufacturer. Among these articles are the Mlowing -beef, pork, lard, ba con, tallow, hides, batter, cheese, wheat, corn, rye, barley, oats, potatoes; flax, hemp. wool, cotton, tobacco, tire. A-p.. these comprise the principal produrts of ne larmer, ana are protected by a duty of from 25 to ISO per cent There are other article connected with agriculture which enjoy a good protection, auch as raw silk, pot and pearl ash, wood, lum ber, &e In addition to this, there is. (for the benefit of the farmer,) the admission, (free of duty.) of animals for breed, and plater of Pari, which is used exten sively for manure. We will giTe the principal products of tl e United Su es with the dti'ies thereon, which will show the protection the far mer enioyr m that respect Products. Duty per cent. Wheat Flour Oats Pota oet Cotton Hemp Wool Buitrr Cheese Dacon Pork I.anl Ueef 25 25 33 38 30 30 40 51 180 52 34 50 64 650 13 articles. Average duty 50 Kot onlv ! the fjrmn-WntpriPil bv lb i dutv which is imnosrifSin the product of the United States,buthis greatest pro tection arises from that afforded to the ma I ..r...... i, i i i i i uiu.iunirrr. i iirre iiih-b ine iiusDauuinan find market for his surplus produce? Is " iioor "i tuo oroiner larmeri ne has abundance. Is it in England! let us see. The following is the total amount of ex ports, growth onhe produce of the United Mates, to England. Scotland, and Ireland, with the duties paid thereon, in the years on, ay anu so. Year. Valne. Duties. $21621.160 26.819,477 28,300,153 1833 50,48 1,621 50.701,981 51,003,790 lostl 1810 Total, 1 55.279.395 $78,830,790 Of the above the value, and duties of Cotton were as follows: Value. Duties. '38 615.780,687 ?2.70I,6I2 46,074,579 1,942,337 41,915,331 3,247,880 133.809,600 7.931,829 subtract 138,809.600. the ihh. l C"n cajumicu, ikihivvi.i 295, the whIe amount of exports, and edi-Uou have 21,460,793; or W.ISS.SOS I " aa a a WW. . .r r... etK 9ro annua ir.t he ex norm ol tie united Otaie. Independent of cotton. This then shows conclusively that England does not afford a market fornururplti9 produce. Where then are we to find it? Amongst the ma nufacturers of our own country. According to the late census, there were about 800,000 men engaged in ma- nkfacturee. Te,Vtdi their ueSei i ticpcosaoi. wou4 amount ai if THE CkHVktX n- ?.t-t., tt thepraductofthefatmer. aadVdi Z????" as mu. h ia oat yei as TCeert 7Z, K 'ftf-Tw, "m 4..., ta1awaiirf. u.-. . lCeBM"ft svsabkd aaeee er Towa W iflM tm lKa U at tf M ,K. , .,," " w a sr iivvs, m tam iaramar ibu aol Proicct iba TbuZZ'" W- A Caaaax dmiuaac, vo Wira thatdomesue manufaeturea wiQ hara to UmmJLl!h compete with those of Eailand. where r. - -l '. ear b the kJ.M Uboret. caa be obtained for uV and t lllTfJrV'9'. lyea close our aaufrturiiie esub'ith toeats, drive ihc-o employed therein to earaea in ru.n1(nn J. .. JI!;J 2?llT..A$'AJt throw oorsd.es dependant on fWeira fi!!',!: tr turas lor man.factured commodities. Bnt'l.jT Ta V S r . let domestie man.factarc. be pmtccud f imnrriHi be a demand for the sericultural oradneta r. "7'" of the country, so that the liners of the oil receive their full share of the protec tion. And not enly so, but manufactur ing establishments enhance the value of tha toil; the price of land depends entire ly apon its proximity to market. TntPooa. It is tree, that the Go vernment is bound to protect and sustain all its eilizens, and should throw its pro . a a a a iccuve sntem arouna an; yet. Its first ears should be to assist and protect tha weak and the indigent. This protective sya tana does. By ex tendine protection to manufaeturea, capitalists are enabled to invest their stock in a manner that will give employment to thousands of day-la borers, and at enhanced rates of wsges, who would other isa be entirely dea itute, or, aa we before observed, would be for ced to engage in tilling the soil, which by multiplying me amount oi product, would decrease the value thereof, greatly to the detriment of the farmer. t his, it must be acknowledged, fbr every thinking nan at least,) would be me rriuiu Thus we see, that die present TarifTpro teeta the manufacturer. ihe farmer, and the day-laborer; and that eery clasa tn the community are benefited by its opera tion. ' . . But, we hear h frequently asserted, that the protective system increases the prices of manufactures, and it ia therebv an indirect tax upon the people. Now we cannot better meet this assertion than by referring lha feader to the prices, before and since the passage of the present Ta na act. tact will speak lor themselves. We have a table before us ahowing the price per yatd of cotton goods in 1842 and 1843, as exhibited in the Price Cur rent at Boston; whirh we shall give, and wnicn we nave no doubt is correct. Des'pn. of goods Aug. 18(2. Aug. 1843. men cents. cents. 27 brown shirting 30 33 -30 to 38 Sheeting 40 30 drillings 28 bleached do 28 Jeans 30 bleached do S 6 7 7 9 8 9 10 11 5 6 0 7 8 7 8 9 10 Here we have nine different kinds of cotton goods, showing a decrease in the price unuer the present tariir. Now it will be remembered, that the duty on cotton goods averages 50 per cent. In view of all thess facts, wht reflect ing and honorable man dare ssy that the protective system operates oppressively upon the laboring class of community? - It is designed to meet the wants of the Government, and promote the industry of the people. Already have i'S blessed influences been felt; business has revived in every department, and wages have ad vanced. This is one of die principles for which the whigs are contending. And it is for the people to say, whether those principles shall triumph or not .whether you will protect your own fellow citizens in preference to foreigners, orsufferyour county to be flooded by the manufactures of those who labor for about one third of what you receiie yourselves; and by thus doing, reduce your own wages to a level with that of England. Jmpritonment for Debt in England. A bill has leen introduced in'the House of Lords by Lord A ttenham, abolishing im prisonment for debt under any circum stances. His lordship was loudly cheer ed throughout his speech, and, as Lords Lyndhurst, Brougham, Campbell, and the Duke of Richmond, spoke in favor of the bill, it will undoubtedly puss by an almost unanimous vtte. Ths Milt n Chronicle make the fol lowing sore hit upon the patriotism of ths Standard; Tha IM. iirh Slgntlaril t,vi it ia fnf v ' w a a . 9 iwiiiai v df a I imnifin. nn.niinn n.,i K.rina if the whole civilized woild be whelmed in war but add it there i any danger of dts- ttaetine the Demoeraiie" nartv.be ae- it. tin ih nneaiii.n Um ia avtllinv to hush i it op! "Nuffced.' - . -- - a , He that would die well, must all the Av r life l, ih rfnv of his death. V and fenrounit ,n4 ,,. m,h i"l,V T"7' r Wy i Trsaa Ik raysttevifle Oto.tcr. ' U l . ... m wiriMiiwiaifciBM Meter. IV " I ' rr-- fTkTZZTt . I fid suits aa aavt) Other; f .M.T . oths.-. o.m-bVt jto lay before ho people tha advaatsgea ... . .... lor tt five aa nnrrirnxl bUasl to aiau. that Mr. IIke'e eieech is the only one we recollect U bare 1 e.rd fresa a ssrra her of bia party, for yeara p-t, ia wtich tboie was ao attempt si sire pi escalation, but ta which leehafs and opinions ia at ter diseordaaee with those f eaeratlv s voted by the Loeofoco party, were frank ly proelaiaaed. We have aot Uie bean to call Mr. Hoke a Utofoca. He ia net eee. . It is tree that be m the aestiaee of that party, but be is aet like the snet of it lder. Bi perhaps it is aet fair ia aa to prse him, lest be should loe catle itbkia party. Wseualdaot aay Ua, ia view ol the gentlemanly and pleasant character oi toe whole diacuMioa, oa built side. Wa aill proceed t4 give oar readers. bnCy, some idea el tne principal point; i dncusra. f Mr. HOKE opened the debate, with a reference to the position in which he tood bef-re the people. He paid a handsome compliment t Mr. Grshstt, whom be knew well, and sgainat whom be had an word tn say beyond tha principles be ad vcaied. Ho then entered on a renew of the election ol 1840, its eoor.erj, pooneiy. singine . tie. Spoke of the crowds who bad flock d.to Waahinston at4hs in mi .juration, whom de appeared t look open a all applicant for office, like sentry hounds following where the Fox was skinned, and scrambling over the smallest crumb that frll. Referred to tits Whi( promises ol good tunes, and pro ceeded to inquire whether they bad pro- o ed ine country in aay particular. And first a t ths B.nkrupl Law. Ho many haa prnnieu he that lI It was f oid for Clerks and Officers, but nobene- fit to creditors. He cited a rase in which he had been professionally employed, where a man was confined in jail as secu rity for an ther who had taken the bene fit of tJs Bankrupt Act. We inmin that if lha winds story was uld there migtit sppar another side to it Whe was a man imprisoned when there is a law ex empting honed debtors from imprison ment! Or why did nm tha security him self uke the benefit of the B inkrupt L? Lawyers, like Mr. Hoke, find it very ea sy to make out a case for a client. He next stoke of ths Public Land Dis tribution, which he said had been a great question in Western Nmth Carolina. The pem le had tried the Whir, siren them power, snd now, akel Mr.llke, where the m ne? II read portion ol the Lind bill. Uoinplatned of the 10 per cent, al lowed to the nine new Staea on the a'( wi hin their border, and of Ihe 500.000 seres of land allowed M ech State that had nm already received that amount, for Internal Improvement. Complained loo, that when the distribution ceaterf, in con sequence of the provision that it should cease when the Tariff was raied above 29 per cent., that part ol the act relat ing to the 500.000 rre did not cease ai so. Read a statement from the Depart ment, howinj that of the 9 new S.a es entitled to the 500,000 acres, some had received the whole, and others a large part, before he aet was passed. Tli docu ment seemed to us onlv to show the ne- e-niiy for the continuance of he law, that all might be treated alike; and especially when it i well known that fits sift for Internal Improvements is not for the State's benefit, but for the increased value they give in ihe government lands in these Stale. But Mr. Hoke argued, that to! repal a pari, and leave the ret in exi-- tenee, was inconsistent with the Whig promises to their own fiind. j He nertpid to the Tariff, and dwelt' long on it. He seemed to think that ve ry few had read it, and that most men' aited for the paper to eonte out andi give them their cue. which they followed tight or wrong. He was afraid both par-' lies were alike, in thia r.nrt. TSnaak 1 lor your own partv. Mr. Hoke. Re had the unkiudness of repor ; for wa under inveatigaied it with care, and would ex- stand he introduces them in all bis speech plain it. Nobody that he had heaid of es. and if we forestalled him, hts aaee J - -- --- was for ilireci taxation. TThen ha has inoi neani i. some of hi piomment party jfrisnda in South Carolina. He denied: uttetly the n wer of Concres to lay du- tire for anv other nurnose than reenue. . . . i li was in tbe teeth of th eonMitution to lay dunes to exclude revenue, or protee livear prohibitory duties. Complained .' of ths minimum vteai: and dwell lohi' !" " protective duties on manufactaras , ef WeUea.Coa.nesjp,Sdk sad lie. tVetrefd the d-ty of oaly 15 per rest, oa Thread Laces, wkka tie neb sh, Lb the d sties oa coarser articles of 29 wSOperceat, Cdaioedfib!aU'Sj off of import la I'x first aiae saMtha af ur the Tariff westiate operation; a skew lag that dattee were loo ttifh. lie wM aet opposed ta oj8afc airs; bl theegki a dutv of 30 per ccaL with diserisaiaaitea fr rareeee. saScieaU Prated that pt tig oa daties made goods ctetpef. it eight re so ia a solitary sniele, where the asetraaats, shrewd fellows, import tare elf Wrote a Tariff pe, aad thea the prate falls before they caa work off their s'orks. II did aet sppctr I ob serve that be was here ansae naf bis aa a argacaeat about the falling ifftf imports after the Tariff passed.3 He thea psed to the Bask hill, wbkh beeaid the If bigs oeght to bar.k Capt. Tyler for vetoing, as it would nttae bet tered things, aad it gave litem aa exeu. He stated its proposed capital at 60 fall lions, appealing te Mr. Giahaa if it were not ro . Mr. G. told bio ao; that the ca pital wae 20 millions, with liberty to Cea tress te increase ta&Oifit thought proper. He erg aed, that tha Bask would aot bas afforded rebel, bteiess It was not the dt bl oc who would have taken atoak, but the eapi-alit, who would bao been obl'fed to collect ia bia money to pay hie sub scription, and so the Constables woald ha bad eaouf h ta do. He wss opposed o all the new issae. a be ealled them, of the Whig- -Tariff of Protection, U. Statea Bank, Distribuuon, and restriction of the Veto. He bad voted for DUtribation oner, st the bee! of he ses sion, but be went boeje. examined the sub iecL and charred his mind, and he wa w7 " mtm,m a . m 1 now as atnst it. I More ot this nereaiter. i He did not think, it a fair argument thai he land were a Tiust; but waived the legal question, and pat it oa policy. He denied the policy ol distributing this Iona, sad Hxing the people to supply its place. He woatd prefer to hve money in the Treasury and take the duty off of Sogar. lie was opposed ta the bank in all forms. Ue sgain a aired tbe Constitu tional question, as be would come before the people on unequal terms wi'h hiadi tinguished competitor on that point; but yet he would venture oa the srguont wild him if before a Court ol Ju t.ce. . His ground was that it was totally inexpedient. Money is power, and la would not give a straw tor the liberties of the country if tu whole money power were thas consolidated. He would deleal himself if he could condescend to such hsmbneeery aa toeomiilainof a man hav ing money. But money is power; and the debtor is slave to the creditor, fa position which we utterly deny. If it were tree, 99 out of every 100 of the people of Ibis country would be slaves -voluntary slaves; and about eery other man would be a slave and tha owner of such slaes himstlf. Awsy with the insulting idea. He admitted tha usefulness of Bank in disbursing public funds and regulating State Banks. lie admitted that it may and can do much good; hot said, that tou thould give no power that nkt to Kiscutxr! It is not sufficient that it msy do much good, but if mutf ledemonttrat ed that it eon do so barm! Admitted the convenience of bills that would ase from one end of Ihe eounry to the other; but a silk purse would hold the gold to do lha:. II had tried it and knew. He wss for sepe ration from a!I Bsuk. Tyler had dibuts ed the public funds without loss. He asked where the interest went that the Bank re ceived on its loans of the public monej? It was divided among the stockholders. But would you give. your County Tru tee the interest on yonr County Fund? No. said Mr. Hoke; but here he made a treat mistake, for the County Trustee, for performing the very same duty of re eriviog aid disbursing the public funds, except that he has no expense in sending it all oer the country, nor no risk in making a baj debt by loaning it out, actually gets his 5 per cent, on all that eonies into his hands, even if ha only keep it a day. Where, said Mr. Hoke, will ou find brtter curreney than our North Carolina llsnk Not! I '0 ran take a j d1I and buy a trinket on Pennsylvania Avenue, snd gel specie in eh-nge. I have known no caes, said he. of oppression by ths Banks in North Carolina, becauo they ate managed by men of character. They have been managed well. He next opposed snv restriction of the Veto. Spoke of Mr. CUy ss a disno suished man of terv decided ability, whom v .... aa - he had no idea of abusing. lliere w, Hoke introduced an aneeiiote ul a iiutcn man, as he did seerl other in the course ill ! sneech. which we Will UOI do bin a i dotes, which sre only passable oennesn. wouia oecoiu ii But te return to tne speeco. i nir. tioss aia not know, be ssil, whom ha was lor for President, any more than the Whiga knew tnre wreaa ago wnowijney were w for Viee President. Next week he would tell. fi he was (ot any good Democrat .. t 1 -i t who would carry out the principles he had advocated, nd he had no doubt tui Coavet'ioa weald amiratsurb a art. Tit aaaexstioo of Texas wa a crct SaUeral question, above ai tber, ia wkirb every eertina wa ntrrested. but rtptcuEy iba Soth; widj whom it we a oae m lite ae4 deatn. lie thetet.re did arte oiJ either Claj or Vaa BarvB. IlewwiUwf defend vr Boa th ere kofdrt? be ated. He shaewtscd ifca ssproeed dssigas of Ureal Bnta; deri ed tbe exbwace of any derided war fee tketeevery f Tse; aad li e fercecf say Treaty obligation to Mrx co, wLHh ba twUevcd was ely jcrtd by politi cians lorv.ee the ttrstiAa lie aght effrad tome tod Vaa Ba'ea Drsavcr.t by thi; but be couldai help iu ba saial ssr wbatteiheethi. Ia eorvrUi'n Ke eeplain d at evetr ting being swallowd spby Natieeal po litics; by which wc luee eg t of Ninth Carolina, and are swept along to the ge neral crowd and If si ta iu He eWd a 21 boars sprrch, (devoted eeuitly to Pf sttoaal polities. by thanking tbe people lor their attvetioa, aad bopine that it would be equally crtnded to hia eppt a- Mr. CBAUAM remarked, that ba ap peared also before bia fellow eitizras at a aandidata for tbe eSce of Goveraor of tbe State, and ia the remarks he should f fer ba would be guilty of nothing ia the slightest degree to iafrings the liber ! feel ings of bis honorable op peat. Before be proceeded with the discossica. leal ha should forget it, be woald speak ef a swhjert wnicu bad first been brosrhad ia a paper published in the town of Mr. Hoke's residence, aad recently spoken of hy Mr. Hoke at other place, but oot hero today. tie alluded to a vote ba ga a in the Legislature of 1831 relative to change of tbe Constitution to give the election of Governor to tba people. His opponent charged that be had voted against that amendment. The cireumat-aeea were these t la 1833, he was one ef a Cum mittee who addressed tbe people oa the subject of Convention. Ia thai Address, various amendments, including tha elec tion ol Governor by the people, were ad vocated. Ia 1834, be was a member of the Legislature. It was very doubtful whether tbe bill to call tbe Ceoveatioa woald pass. It could oot pass without seme aaatern votes, and tbe vets would bo very aloe. In ibis condition of things, bis fnend, Mr. Outlaw, from Bertie, sppsaU ed to bin to tote for lesvicg out the slee lion of Governor by the people, staling, that if th.t were emitted, he would vote for the bill. With the hope of thus securing the other great ohpets of the bill, includ ing the reform of the repseaiativesys em. by which 3000 men in one county might be allowed more political power than 300 in another, which might be lost uidioot Mr. Outlaw's vote, ae they bad often been lost btfore. he did vote lor Mr. Ouilaw'e motion to strike out, though contrary to hie owa wiahes and opinions, aa prstioaaly expressed. Ths motion was rejected, and he then vb d for the bill, including the election of Governor by the people. After the Convention met. Gov. Branch. Mr. Macon.Mr. Wcldon Edwards, Judge Daniel, and ether Democrat, who were members of the Convention, voted sgainst giving the election of Governor to the pr ople, and Mr. Macon spoke again?! it, and finally toted againt the wbol amend ed Constitution becauae of thai provision and biennial instead of annual elections. His friend Mr. Hoke, he said, bad ainro that time, in 1S38. vo'ed for Mr. Bianch for Governor, and be really thought, there fore, ibathecuuid not entertain any va ry stiong opposition to hi(Mr C.) .lec tion on that ground. Having disposed of this matter, Mr. Graham proceeded to notice Mr. Hoke'e objections to the action of the 27th Con gress. Having complained of all tbe.-t measures, we hsd a right to hsar from him what he was in favor of! lis ob jected to the Bank, what else would ho hael A Rational Bank, properly guard ed, and the sob-Treasury, was the real issue. Did Mr. Hoke abandon the Sub Treasury, to which be had never once alluded? Mr. G. read from a Drmocra tie Address to which Mr. Hoke's name ws signed in .1838, in which tha Sub Treasury was spoken of as Mthe great measure of deliverance snd liberty," in volving ai other questions. What h.s become of it? We bear nothing of it now. Ilia ubirs propose an institu tion, ptoperly gnarded, to disburse the public funds, and regulate the current cy. in the forty years nf existence of a Bank, it had collected and diborsed more than 500 milloas of dollars of public mon ey without the loas of a cent to the gov ernment. No individual could do this. He showed its use in regulating a vitiated currency, than which there is no gre-ter eutse. Every State has an interest in the currency of other States. But all msy make Banks at discretion. Shall gov ernment act the Shylock. by adopting a system by which only g-ld and sil ver shall be collected, thus drawing the specie from the interior to tbe pott, making State Banking unprofiubl, and aktog away, tbe grct toola of trade for monev ia the ar. ent of travel Tbe ef fect in Europe, wherever fried, ha been I to reduce wsges to S or 3 pence a day. 4. well teguUnd credit aysiem is ae ia-4 . I 4 s i
The Durham Recorder (Durham, N.C.)
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June 6, 1844, edition 1
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