North Carolina Newspapers

r u aw v(ih u v v N 0 vol. IV. KALISIHTIJY, N.C. TUKSIUY, lIKCKMIiKIt 2, 182.1. NO. 1P2. I raiarae rtsu-ais, tviir wtta, Br WIILO WHITE. The Irrme ef the Wc-trrw famfinlaii 3l crtAr a m Mb 1 1 7V ZW year, patable lr advance " '"' . AlrntMmtii will be UaartvJ at Rfly cftt pr puPt ff tba first MMrtum, and iwtnftv octits fur each KibwrquHit on. """ " A ktter addressed ta the Thtrr, irmtt- be pi-pcUl, or they will not be aHctflvd li. a - , ' ' " J CKXERAL ASSIOiULY. Monday, the Ifthu'.l. txint( the dy fi d by the Constitution for the mee'ingol the General Assembly of (hi State, e quorum of both houses sppeated ( llie Suie House in Raleigh, were qualified nd took thtir' seats. Dartlett Yancey. Eq. wa elected Speaker of the Senate without opposition! Denj. II. Covington, Clerk i James W. Clark, Assistant Clerk; Thomas B- Wheeler tod Robert Ray, Door Keepers. On 1 uesday, 18th, a committee wn appointed to wait on the Governor, to In form him of the organic tion of the Seoate) a resolution was passed, to admit Joseph Gate and Son into the Senile, to report the proceeding and a committee waa appointed, who reported rule for the gov crnmentof the Senate. Several balloting were mde for Engrossing C'letks, kc Thursday, Nov. 30, standing commit tees of Claims, of Propositions and Griev ance, and of Piivilege nd Elections, wrie appointed ; a tetect committee wa appointed on Education and it wa - Fetched, f hat o much of the Gover tior'a Menace at relate! to Public Roads and Internal improvement i to Agricul ture to the Criminal Lawst and to the Public Land acquired by treaty with the Cherokee Indian, be referred to telcct committees. . In the House of Common, on Monday I fill, Alfred Moore, hsqT of Diunswlck county, wa elected Speaker, by a major Ity of 9 voe over Rob. Strange, Esq. of FaYctteville, Moore 64, Strange AiPU ."Henderson was appointed Clerk ; Wil "lum 0. Lockhart, Assistant Clerk; John Lumsden and Richard Roberts, Door keeper. Tuesday, 18th, a writ of election was issued for the election of a member from Chowan county, to supply the vacancy occasioned by the death of James Skin per; a committee waa appointed to wait on the Governor; a committee was also appointed, who reported rules for the go vernment of the house Samuel F. Pat terson, of Wilkes, waa elected one of the (three) engrossing clerks; there were 19 candidates, but no other person had a mi jorily. On Wednesday, 19th, another ballot Ing was had for engrossing clerka, but no election. Oo this day the Governor trans mitted his annual message, which will be found below. Oft Thursday, 20th, the various patts of the Governor's message, were referred to different cmmittees. The mious standing committees of the iicmen composing them shall be given I Armstrnmoi-nf - StnltMr trt A- engrossing x1erk;-onr mere-Temairred to he chosen; Mr. Alston presented the following res olutions, which were read and ordered to lie on the table : tt&wlvettt That a select committee be appoint , ed to inquire into the state and condition of the e vera! incorporated Bank of thi State i wheth- agree. ably to. their eltuteny.with specie, and if not, 1 - to aaeertaiewhen theaaid Bsnkytilfbe feady w twiureon uie part or the Bank to appl the ,itTeetfh ; power to eramine the officer of the aeveral Banks, and to reqiiret hanKrjtWuraa and. tatements be made on oath. k - RtnlveJ, That the Public Treasnrer lay be. , lore thja Hoitse a statement of tb mut j f .the Capital Stock of the aeveral Bank of -thttn:idf-th ef the monlc deposited therein of the note hi circulation, and of the cash cm hand. - COVIUtXOJVB Ml!S8AHi:. tu urnrr. mricr Blc.H, H.C. No. 19, j, Pi (he HmorubU the (Itterml .hirmiiy J "-Xlf Statrtf Atrth Ctrclliiit ' CtsirLKHiKt ITie turunfes slnre lk 4MKrttincnl of tke l-t aestlon of the General. AscmUr hate tca such ouall grow mi ttt circumstance tutu rali or cHunion to the reflation of the State. 1 he progress ef otir internal Im provement will perhaps be found rrra fund and circemsunce would allow I he mal iplicallon and waste of mean have heretofore .retained the irreai woik ol improvement, involved u Indtffi'ul lie, and prraJuced a depresiion of pultlic iririt, fiom which we have riot yet re coveted and hut for the witriom of the last Legislature, in rommrnciitg a tie plan, by beginning at the mouths of ou rivers and proceeding grat'uail and ef fectuallf upward, the people would hate sunk into a atate cf indifference, to a? the least, fiom which it would have renuircd many year to route thnn to renewed interest and conndrnce. (he appropriation made by the last LeguU lure, lor the purpose of deepening the Klat in the Cape tear, how liming ton, has, o lar a I can Irarn, eit iud a confidtnre and a Soul highly fjvotable to (because of internal impiovrmcnt ; an the vueers which ha already resulted from lhi embankment which has been erected at lh upper I'lats or Bulkhead ha full realized the riproations of al acquainted with the topoxraphy of tha part of the river. It ha been satisiae tot il r ascertained, that at leisi twelve inches o' water have been gained since the completion of that embanknvnt. al though that is onlv a part of the work con lernpUtrd to be (tone at thut place, rrom the success which has thm- fw attended these works, we may confidently expert that when the whoh shall have bren fin ished, the esprctations of the public wi be speedily rcsliud in the effect which it ill produce on our commerce. Shoul thia improvement in the navigation of the river, from the bar to M ilniington, admit vessels over the flats earning double the burthen of those that crnld formerly pass, it i not extravagant to calculate thai dou ble the tonnage, per annum, will, in a lew rears hence, enter that pon, that has done heretofore and, consequent!, that 4 (here will be an increased demarm, m ttx same ratio, for the pnxJuee of our- r ill tens. It is easy to sen what a great in crease of individual and atate wealth this must lead to. A contract for constructing these works was effected by the State En gineer for fifteen thousand dollars, (five thousand iesa than the sum appropriated,) and it is satisfactory to learn, that the whole can be completed for that sum will indulge the hope, that the system which has been thus commenced, itl be continued in a progress commensuiate with the means oftbe State. I he open ing of Roanoke Inlet is an6bject of the highest importance, when we consider its relation to the trade ol the Koanoke River and its tributaiies- Nothing would contribute more to raise the standing, and increase the wealth and prospeiity of the State ; and if it be practicable and within our means, North Carolina ought never to relinquish it. The RoMnoke Naviga tion Company have, at length, extended the canal at the Great Fall to WekJon't Orchard. From thp Orchuid to the Riv er below, there is a portage. I respect fully recommend to your consideration, whether it would be expedient tor North Carolina to carry the canal to the river, cither by, subscribing for the unappropri ated shares in that company, or by such other means as your wisdom may dictate. H unworthy -otihe ttur.iMXefti lature to ascertain whether there are not oth7 obstruction or flearthe .mouths of our rivers, tit re movalof which VouUl came a similar effect on our trade with fliaTbhtemp of-ther f'hrsama a- m tffciii iloilAtf; Our Public Roads, ahould claim your serious consideration. A vast majority ef the farming community arc compelled, fjomueiLlocausinJloSLto market py, roads. They are not interested imme diately in the clearing of our river, ex cept (a in ihe cae of. the CapeFear be iow Wilmington) it .k toluveJi gener4 effect-orjLthe trade f the Stale. Our road avebaoy except whwe lunulas. made them gnod4-and.jajiQmc 4)arts tU th country, it is ter difficult for the far- nwroartr-Mr'fuco From the attention which has been paid to the navigation of our rivers,the people living remote from them have" a right to expect a correspondent spirit in regard to roads, and the uniform devotion of their Teptwwowtkuvaa to their interests and wish -. es, is a pledge that they will not be disap- tnFraesTpptnteu. i he present system of repair ing 'roads, which has existed for a long time, is very defective, both as to its tin-Jtbem to the moral Condition of the pco- equal operation on the people, and the temporsff, Unsubstantial repair that art generally m.1e, which seldom Uvl long er than the fall of a heavy rain. Should the Legislature deem it expedient to op-n new rods, a different roic inust be a d arted of kcepwtg tkom )ivtepii t an ! It w. nhjbe wejo, m.ke a esprimfnt a once, as the present method is o obvious Ir1nelTnIerit ai-d unequal In lis oera" tim. Should you think h advisihle to do so, it Is with ou to devise the mkJe. . The liberal aid proffered by the Us Ixttivlature to U h ariruliural Bociclics a were, or might be. formed In different part of the State, has, Il is hoped, pio rtuced the dawn of a new era lu the im prove mriit of our agrituhu'r. Il I en (ournin to Warn, thai in many counties aoeiciie hav been iniiiated t but il is a sroei of of the difltculiy of torrrcting Ions; esubtithed habi and method of culture, th.t tnny count le have not avail ed themselves of the prof red em ourge inrnl, and i the best rtrument that can he offered (or the continuance of LegiU live patronage. Such is ihe rooted st ungth of old customs and modes of fanning, paetieuUrls amongst us, ihat we must ex perl improvemcni to be graJual and hould lfiUiive wisdom deem it ctpe diem to keep the subject alive for some tears, we Miall, 1 II loa, witness a gradual march m improvement. v era each sue- cevsive i;il-ure in throw in it milt only, in the wav that it may deem most eipeiient, it would doubtic I produc tive of icrrat good. I he American Far nttr, an invaluable agricultural paper, published in Baltimore, by Mr. J. S. Skinner, ha spread a great deal of useful infoi niation among oui planters, and has done much irood. If the LeeUlature would present each agiicultural society in the State with a few cooie of this woik. il would be -of great ke to iW to their meetings, and at other limes when they aiight wish to examine them. I lrut it will not be deemed chimerical to recommend the purchase of a small Farm near our University, to be pui under the care of a practical and scientific farmer, who should, betide a small kaiaiy, given j. un additional inducement for one qual ified to offer, be allowed the produce of the Farm, which should be cultivated in the highrst order. . On ibis Farm expe rinients should tw nude, under the direc tion of. the. IVofeswr o Chemistry in manuring, k to kino ntum. aud mannet of appliing, and in mernrlous methods of cultivating different aitiule of common growth, and such as it might be deemed m port ant to introduce from abroad. The person having charge of the r arm should understand the mcchatiism and use of the most Improved implement of husbandry attd alao be well informed in tha different departments of domestic economy. It unnecessary to.be more minute, as my design is only to sketch an outline of the plan which some reflection ha uggestcd to my mind. Let the aiudrnt of the Um ve-rsit y, of the- two- higher ckaaearctMn- panttd by the Professor of Chemnrtr) isit this little Farm at such times aa might be fixed upon by the Faculty of the University, and there ne and learn the usefulness and beauty of husbandry What a stock of useful knowledge would thi enable our young men to carry with them into the bosom of society 1 I he utility and practicability of this plan de rive much support from the assurance which we may feel, that the able and in defatigable" Faculty of our University would cheerfully co-operate in the atum ment of the important object-tin view. The lust General Assembly distinguish d itself by the passage of the law abol ishine imprisonment -for dctn. Should hat humane law be permuted to remuiii jbttfe'ff few?)7ekwrieti'cw 'wirle muu&iciucuai it win iioi opccaio any n- urtl theextenttonof ere-OHi odtitiHt- tfjyjigtlsJaiMujtaon country will n longer present the odious pedicle of public pmoTnrfi c I rybrtunate, many of them to gratify an unhallowed feeling of revenge in a credi tor, and the people' will ba drawn from ru inous speculations and injudicious credit. to habits of industry and economy. I sincerely hope that this relic of barbarity this stain upon free institutions is now Wotted from our code-forever ;-nd that the unfortunate, who should rather claim' pur compassion and charity, shall no Ion-gecbe-totaJr om- heiplessJlamUiesf confined with crimjnah in loathsome pru- io rcivirc amcrvuincui. . . waa recom mended to the Legislature by my worthy and lamented predecessor, a few session past, to strixe from (he law ..respecting petjury the punishment 6f cropping. Whh the advance of civilization under our free and enlightened government, it ts certainly proper that we should from time to time examine our laws and adajpt p!a. A law that suited men one hundred rears ago would not suit them hOw and In the .pe of a century from this time our posterity will no doubt be astonished io find our code marred with this barb rotts pOtiUhnictit i when they shall luvi adopted one, equally calculated ta 'answer tne rn7 oi taw, wniut toe CKr oi reior mation is not cWrd ooJ!l. tnhppy;,vk tin. Ilut what can induce a man t'egte ded and depraved, to amend hi life with a mark of infamy ex kit Aref, that must follow him wherever he ges,aid exclude him forever from society I The punish ment of. crime i intended tedetarper son from the commission of them but every wtse law writ certainly lm at a re formation of the person punished, or at least will not prevent it. It is submitted to your wisdom, whether the punishment for counterfeiting would not be a sufficient penalty to ihe perjury law, excluding the whipping, and retaining the disentail he' tion io give evidence. I would further recommend to your serious deliberation. whether it would not be expedient to abol ish entirely the punishment of whipping; and whether the punishment of theft, un der any circumstances, should be equal to that of murder. Since my appointment to the Execu tive, I have witnessed with much concern, the frequency of impiisonment for com fflnn 'orTenctS of assault and battery. I am ccilainly an enemy to a loose and in efficient police but I cannot conctive that the power vested in our courts of impris oning it every re of assault and battery, is at all necessary for the erutlty of the peace and good order of loriety. Shall we throw a fcllow citiirn, possessing all ihe- honest and honorable feeling of our noturr, into a dungeon w it t persons char ged with, or convicted of, ignominious r rimes f 1 reopectfully suggest to your honorable body, whether lt would not be expedient to abolish imprisonment forthls ollcnce, txce.pt where theie clearly ap peers to br an intention to kill, or the per stiii oifeiKinig is niuLlc to pay a fine, or the D'sanlt ii made oh a woman. ' I ruve received from the purchaser of the Cherokee land, complaint of a ve ry serious natuie against the Indian, who pretend to be entitled io a retervation'ol stx hundred and forty acre of land each. reserved to them by the treaty of III" and 19. For the protection of those hon est citizens, who purchased on (he credit of the Stare, antt'the; Insurance of better ales of the land unsold than the List aalcs made by our Agent declare, I would re commend this subject to your mature de liberation. 1 have 'in my possession, Jet ters and papers that w ill throw much ligh on the subject, which ahall be laid before you an good ume. Accompanying thi communication, are such resignations of the justices of the peace, and field officers of the militia, as have been received during the reresa ; to gether with mi Letter Book, and such letters and document a are proper to be laid before, jott. . ,, With the highest respect and consider ation, I hate the honor to be, gentlemen. your obedient servant, - GABRIEL HOLMES. INTELLIGENCE." " 'I klins of war, and of adventures new. Jmfiurtant Atvitrom Hurie I - SitW-ToIl, nov. 12, The shin Diamond, Capt. Mac), ar rived .brio yesterdax, iu the . very short passage of 23 davs from Liver pool, and we are iudebtcd to Capt. M. lor Liverpool and London papers, the former to the 18th. and the latter to the evening of the 16th ult. inclusive. I 8PALV. I he following is w summary . of the wteiUggMe-C no tcrin ' . y' Family appear to have kit Cadiz, simply becauae the con iustua and "dismay were" such"thaT r.o one had authority to prevent them. On the 3d the French troops entered no cuy i it was on tne 1st tnac the Kin jitrrhrtrd artiieVcTTithbsTr 1'ifty thousand men of the French army arc, it ia understood, to" remain ment t,t tranquillity under the Klna's gVemmentigy ?g not expect- ccj.iaJ.La.(iua DtictfeLJtlie.afitlv; liulerU is probable, will bt IcnowA of the bur then. The Regency have of course disso!- ved they issued an address, ' re. markable for the curious -iuflatioti of its style and sentiment.'. , 1 , Mina still continues in armsTantTTt is-fsuppossed . w ill' persevere iu rcsisi ance. Riego'has Leea condeinneda . .. ' Mil. 1 9 Prottimathn the l',nj f tf uSn. fit T r, "The scanliloti ekcee whith pre ceded, accom; . hied, and followed the ey lablisf fneut vf the ileTnwctstlcal constita tion . ru . CUa. In ,t he , nwi-iU. tL 1 t du . I ft Jo. have been made rublic and khowr) 10 all m fubjacta.- . W-l 1 n04i tr'.niina) aMHh mH - -ifitgrfccful basenes, S most honltle ofTence agsinsi mr royal perswv these ' coupled with violence, were the mem employed tb Change eslertLlly the tser rial govrmment of my kingdom Into 4 defnotrsticat co'e, the fertile Source of disasters and misfortune. My Subject, accusiorne J lollre tn dcr wise and moderate law, and such si were conformable to their manners ana custom, and which, dorlng so many aget constituted the welfare of their ancestor! soon gave public and Universal proofs of their disapprobation and tontcrnpt nf tha new constitutional system. All classes' of ihe state experienced the mischiefs caused by the ne Insfitutioti. ' ' . Tyranifslly governed, by virtue anj in the name of tha constitution, sec tellt ale bed In all their pilvate concern. It was not pottlblc to restore order or Jut- tice t and thev sould not obey laws estab- . lished by perfidy and treason. Sustained . by violence, and the source of the most, .' . dreadful disorders, of the most desolating anarchy, and ef universal calamity. M The general voice was heard front all side against Ihe tyiannical tonsil ii ' tion i it called for the cessation ef a coda, null in it origin, illegal in It formation, and unjust in its principle t It called fof maintenance ofthe sacred religion of their ancestors, for the re establishment of ouf fundamental l.w, and for the preserve lion of my legitimate rights right which I have received from my ancestors ana -whkh-mMubjccU'-have solemnly sworn to defend. ' lhls general. cry of the hatlon wsi not raised in vain. T 44 In all the provinces armed cofp we rsl formed, whkh leagued themselves aguinst the tnldier of the constitution i some times they were conqueror tometimcl they weie conquered j but they al ays ft' mnined firm to the cause of religion and or. the monarchy ry :T"tf -. r Their enthuklatmv in the defence of objicls" air'aicretlr never "deserted Ihent " tinder the reverse! of War, and preferrW . death to the sacuices of lho great bta ef5tT mf subject convinced F.uropeT'n their Bdelity and their constancy j that ul though Spain nourished In her bosom some unnatural children, the tons of re beliion, the nation io general was rtll ' giou, monarthical. and pnatlunatelyjde VotedXd1tslegiumate"sovereigti7 " ? I he whole of Kuiope well aware of my captivity, and of thai ol all the royal . family, of the deplorable situation of m loyal ahJ faithful subjects, and of the per nicioua doctrines which Spanish amenta were disseminating on all side revolved ' rd-pornrrnd-trrarftatetif things, which constituted a common rrproar h, trd which' menaced with destiuction all thronea and .; ancient inathutiona, in order to substituttV - impiety and piofllgacy. . ... - France entrusted with so sacred art enterpitte has triumphed in a few month! over the. efforts of all the rebel of thd world, collected for the misery of hpain uoi4 her classic soil of fidelity and loyultyi My august and well beloved couMrr ' the Duke d'Angoultme, at the head of a valiant army, a conquerer throughout nil my ieritiorit, ha's'iesctied me froro iho ' slaseiy ift which ! pined, and restored me - to mr constant sbd fiiithful subjects. " Replaced upon Ihe throne of St. Fer V dinand by the just and wise hand of Ftov idence, as well as by the generous efforts' , T;miFlr&M t rite, ang .tils orave army, dtsitoua of ap- plyTmrT'mtdrto the moiTDmslhsp Hi . ceMftm-my-ijeopWwRd olmUta to au my reat win in inn tne nrnmo-; mem oi my rccoveren uoerty, I. nave au- thoihtd I the foilowing'Detreei ' Art. I r All the acts of ihe rovtra a ment called cahatituttonut (of 'ivhaitk kmd and description 'Iht y'niay Le) a syV" tern which oppressed my people from tha 7th of MarchKl820, until the 1st pf OcV , tober, 1823, are declared null and vrl,L. dedurlngr iil howrd that rluiW the whole of that period I have been de prind of my liberty; Sliced to B4M.ih.rT " " ramea and executed aguinst my will. Art. 2. ,1 apnrove of ever 'ihlnra- which ha been decreed and ordered h " the provisional Junta of Government, nnrl by the-Regtncy, Jhrjbne created at 6ia run, April 9, the other Mav S6Vin tha iweseni year, waiting, meanwhile, until suflitiently inrormtHlw.afto the wants of iny people, I may be able to bestow ih.,. law, and adopt those measures, which will be best calculated to secure their re-