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u ii l: V ll, CW.nibn, tl y ont appose I" 'tt! Fall par quadruplets, en la Cited W-nAlngton, le ving! Pecembre, ln dt Orat mill huit cent vmgt e-pi; ' quant dresieme d llndcpendance dee , , Am Unit d'AmerUue. And where the sa'.d Convention he Wo duly ratified on both parts, and the respective verifications of lha sm were ' exchanged! Washington, en ths e,J ,- oey of June, wouaan.l enM tiui.aree and iwen'y-elght, by Henry Clay, Seere . T'urr JL f Yhs, United .Swet. I Vincent Ilumpff, Minister PUnlpotenila. i nf ,n fr Jlanicatlc Kepubllc of -u beck, Bremen, and Hamburg, near th stld polled States, on the part of their - ""' ' '.' therefore,' be it known. -C Jo Qctact Ana, President of tbe 4 Oni'ed State of America, have ciused the said Contention lobe mtde public, to the end that the Hmf end every clause end article therof, may be ebeerved and ful . filled witli pood faith by ihe lolted States, and the cititene thereof. ' -" la wltnee whereof, I hate hereunto tat rnr band, end canted the teal of the I United State to be affiled. " ; . Sane at the City of Wathington, ibi second day of June, in Ihe year of oar Lord one thousand elgnt Hun dred end twenty eight, and of the Independence of ihe United Staica the Sftv-Mcond. JOHN QU1NCT ADAMS Br the PattiBtvT i - r't k V-l-m. t Stmt fa blue Xarri Stocking. Vhtn -Doctor FrUit.w fece l ln French Court American nimietrr, U felttomo MnqfciJitojcit nc f..k-.r.. CnQDlTIOK WIW1 iikh aa to 1 4rcaa. He hoped, he aaid to ihe , i minister, 44 that i be wss very plain ' tn, and represented a plain, republi. ' on people, they would indulge his de sire to appear at court, in hit usual drew. Independent of this, the eea- aen of the year, aaid he render the chnge from warm ?arn tockiog to the fine allk, aomewhat dangrrou. - - The French Minister rode him a N bow, and aaid that faahion wai too af red a thing for him to meddle with, Kt he would da himself the honour to mention it to his majesty. The King smiled and returned word, that Dr. Franklin was welcome to ap- .i rjuirf m mil Am he tdnueJ. iir Ao spite of that delicate respect for .T trangers for which the French are so -J Itmarkablei the cburtler could not -liilpatariDg it,C.nt.at pr.r Franklin :yr Quaker .Xlre,s in( especially hi - itut yarn Vclm.,"t"But it eooo appe arcdPas "though -'he had -Keen in. '""tjoduced upon ihla iplendid theatre, ' v to emonatratemai freaiom me f 4 true beauty, 44 tuedi not the aid of or nament. 1 ne court were o aaeaiea with the brilliancy of hit mind, that thev never looked at his stockinet. - Atd "while msnrhef-miftiaura-aehjP. purediu aH the randy fshion6f the dav. aire "now forfffitten. the-name of - Franklin . ia latill jnentiohetT in Paris, with all the ardour of the "most affec tionate enthusiasm. The Federal Court for the District of North Carolina, adjourned on Mon day last. The ease of the Rev. Jon athan Whitakcr ya. Rev. Frederick Freeman charge, a libel we under- atandy a the only important one, that came before the Court. This case has been long pending, and has been fre . quendy noticed in the public prints. It is therefore unnecessary to mention ita details. After two day investiga tion, the Jury brought in a verdict for the plaintif oi E200O damages. A mo tion was made by the defendant for a v new trial, which was overruled by the C.urt. Raleigh Star, Steam boats are running, both up and 3 elow.iJte -Mitnlaaippi. tiver,(uye . the Memphis, Tenneiaeerpape Oct.) In much greater numbers han usu t K i ki wiuin ttt th vear. The com roumcatTonTtT s-we learn, byjneans of .several Boats of hallow drafr, that ply regularly between the mouth or Ohio and that . port. To 7 New Orleans, shipments of produce may be made, and passaces procured from this place, at thia moment, with but lit lktMM"llna whkoot.ntwe belive, an?' ereater risk of interitibus 'disease, to rrrs: f be found on tne river, tnan m me interior. heJtaiolUjopD are also freqont. " : from Vance Paris papers to the 6th October, have been received at New York. They give no further new from the aeat of war in the East; Drought and heat at Madrid had caused'a. fatal mortality in that metropolis at the last advices. An earthquake had overthrown several small ton in the neighborhood of Mercis, in Valencia, and the inhabitants bad left them for the interior, VW.K ASSKMM.Y., SENATE. Monday .VffT. 17. After the qualification f the memWi, the Senate proceeded to the election or Speaker. On the first balloting, the ote atood t followa i , Spelht. of Greene, ITl Spafcht, of Crawn. 15 Wellbrn. Ii DaWon, 0 1 , Scattering 4 J-cet'f Hall Speleht. of Orer n. ITl 8plht. ol Lra tin, If Wellborn, I j DatWson, I j Scat terlnt;, 4. ' . Th?nimof iewH tV-WUeoe being added to the nomination for Speaker, two other balloilng were had, wbkh resnlud s loilowti SeleV. of Orfent, III 8paifbt, of Valborn, S withdrawn 8calterTng!.'l I t follrtWt I Walbnrn Fourth ?eorfr. SDeleht. of Greene, SI I Spatght, of Craven, 111 Davidson, 7 1 Wi!vn, i Scattering, S. Mr. Speight or Greene was declarac i!ul elected. James W, Clark wa re sppolnted Prin clnal Clerk, and S. F. Patterson, Aula- tant Clerk. The two Houie proceeded to- ballot for three Enrroulnir Clerkt which re sulted In the election of Win. I. Cowan Thomas Dews, and Tho. O. Stone. A writ of election was issued lo the Sheriff of Caswell, directing an election to be held on the 24th Inst, to supple the vrancy occasioned by the death of Part lett Taiwef . TTeJMday, AW. I Wr. KTebane nreaenied a resolution that a committee be appointed, conaistiug of two members loteport rules for the gov ernment of "tSef Senati,"' hd urttil auttr the la.t sei .tVrtnTfl wicth theirdelibertW wbi covern thetrtfe&emofl wdkr beine read the Speaker decided it to be out of ordeN Mr. Mebane appealed from the decWion of th Chair to the Senate, anHl was sustslnefl'ln hh appeal. The resolution was then adopted, and Messrs. Mebane and Wilton appointed the committee. The Speaker presented the following letter from the Hon. Jhthanirl Macon, tendering his resignation a Senator in Congreei, TmMee ol th University, and Jottice of Ihe Pere fur Wr en. arcs arum, 14, av. 1828. Th General Jutmblff f Xrtk Carina. Gimuifi Are and infirmiry rendpr it pro per lor me lo retire from public service. I there lure rttign the tppoinUnent of Senator ta be Univeraity of the tte, ami that of Jutice of the Peace (or the county of Warren. m mtrlne; from the aenrice of the flute, I want word to convey I Ik BtfitUtiip, mmI, throe h them, to the people, mv Ihankt and fritiui!e for their kindncm and the confidence repoeed in me.' There are fetKnpi thick words cannot eipreia. Mine are nf thia kind. I may hovever be permitted to add, that no penon can be under ntore obligations to a State than I am to North Carolina, nor feet thm more tronjrlf and that duty alone baa kduced me to reaipi. ' I am, fentlemen, with th utmmt respect and eateeea, yottt obedient and humble amaaf," NATHL. MACON. ThurtJay, Nov. 20. The Senate proceeded 10 ihe appoint ment of their standing committees. liOa motion of Mr, Shober, that part of the Governor's Measatre relttine; to the Tariff, "was referred to a select commit tee hat portion f it relative lo Internal Improvemenr, we -referred -to- a -select committee, that part which relates to the Banks, was referred to a select committee that pari which relates :o the Judicia ry, was referred to a select committee. On motion of Mr. Alexander, so much of said Message a relates to certain re ports and resolutions adopted by tha'Le eislatures of Georgia, South Carolina. Ohio and Vermont, on the the subject of Alrickn" Colonization, -was referred - tcr a select commute so i much at relates, to certain resolution! from the same States, oo the subject of the exercise of certain powers br the General Government was referred to a select committee t and so much as relates lo certain proposed amendments to the Constitution by ihe same States, was referred to a select committee. Friday, Am. 21. Mr. MTarland presented a bill for the education of the poor children or the Statey"''The following" members were named of North Carolioa r to repr ll 10 act passed I by the Speaker to constitute a Committee in J 82 3, to regulate the County Court of Kiehmond which bills were read the 4he-first mentioned, ed to be printed On motion of Mr. Croons select com mittee, were appointed to enquire into, and report unto upon the) expediency of reducing the damage now given by law on bill of bxebange. On motion of Mr'. Wellborn, " fte$ptvtdt Thata joint select committee be appointed, to . take , into consideration thejpxjpfdieny: vacant and unappropriated lands. a " . . &ittr(fly,JVoi, 22. " The bill to repeal an act passed in 1823., regulating the County Courts of Rich mond, passed its second and third reading and waa ordered to be engrossed. ' A message was received from Ihe House of Commons, stating that they have pas sed a bill to establish Bethel Academy, in Duplin coumy, and to incorporate the Trustees thereof a bill appointing Com- '" 7 nan'oBsryoi 111 tia ef Ctt I..".!,h (ireene fiunty, and a III! la tntourt; Ihe deitr tbn of Wolves h Aihe which hiv g kito read three times, were ordered lc.e tnrotitd. They are there fore Law i The foli wing bills were presented i- Br Mr. Hlnnls.h bill for the Inspection of SteamlM! Lumber. By Mr. Rein herdu a ttl llg compensation to Pa irollers. Ttse bills were read the first time, mdjha last' mentioned referred to the Judkliry committee.' ... lOVSZ OF COMMONS. ;-lj!fcJ- Monday, AW. 17, llll. ' iem'ei 'mt inbe ra of Ue Le gll tore a forth Carolina appearing, the two llouif were called to order by their re specM Clerks, and the oath og office admltstered; , - Tle -membett having- been oualiffed. I ThAtai Settle or Kockhrgham, wae o- anlwusly choien Speaker, hesaant Henderson, was appointed Ppripal Clerkt Charles Manly, Clerk Asistantt John Lumsden Doorkeeper ad Richard Roberts, Aisistaat Uoor kiepar. Oo motion of Mr. Bynura a committee m appointed to draft rules and regula tbnt for tie government of the delibera tirftt of this House. This committee r mists of Measr. Bynumy Waddell, endenisll sod Montgomery. A meaaaga wis sent to the Senate pro posing lo appoint a joint select commit tee for the purpose of amendiog the joint rules far the government of intercouse or the two Houses, which was concurred la. Messrs Weltborne, Mebane, Speight of Craven, Miller and Wrd, compose e on the part of the Scnjtr ; Swain, Ruflin, NeUnd. Al thiacoenmi liwn aud ILmse.-. ;iirn, on tee pan 01 iqv t- TuevlayiNmrl a.- On motioreSf Mr. Ruffin.a x of elec tion was iskuU to Ihe Sheriff of Caswell directing an election to be had on the 24th inat. aupply the 'vacancy occasion ed bv the dea fiof C. D. Donoho. Ai 12 o'rlo k, the message was recei ved from ihe oernor. Mr. Potter presented a bill to reduce snd fit the jaUie and fees of certain public officaratkerein named. Provides that the Judrrt of the Supreme Court shall receive 81500 per annum t he Judge of Ihe Superior Courts 60 for every Court mey hold the Publi Trea surer 81300 the Comptroller gtOO ad proposes also to reduce the salary of ike Secretary of State, and the lees ot the Clerk of iKe wwl Cmrw -iknnfh th retrenchment contemplated in the office istrsmed. is not stated.J " Vr .'Gaston made a question of order ntl objected to'the passage bf the bill, on me ground that it was irregular!) pass bill before ihe-ontanlnnon of - both House of the Aembly The 8peaker decided k to be In orders From this de cision Mr.. 0. appealed which appeal was austained bv the House, and ihe bill, on motion, was ordered to lie on the la ble. After the House were informed of the organisation of the Senate, the ssid bill was resd the first time, and referred to a Select Joint Committee consisting on the piTtofthis tintis of Messrs. rot ter, Swain,Newlanc', Edmonston and Bat tie. . ..... Wedne$day.Kov, 19. The Speaker laid before the House a Report from Ihe Public Treasurer, ex hibiting the Slate of the Treasury, which was ordered lo be ptinted. Mr. Csllawav presented a bill for the destruction nf Wolves in Ihe county of AtheRead the firtt time. On motion of Mr. Swain, Reiohed, That the Public Treasurer be instructed to- obtain and communicate la this House as early as practicable, a detailed statement of 1 the'accourira of the State Ban, of North Carolina, and the Banks of Newbern snd Cape-Fear with the State of North Carolina, from 'he pe riod of the establishment of these Institu tions to the close of the. last fiVal year. Mr Bynurr, from the committee ap pointed on the subject, r ported roles of order for the government of the House, which were concurred in., on the JudTcTaff Titfe arrNaih Oastony Pwam, Spruill. Waddell, cdes, rotter, ordct-iffAeeler and Bynum Thurtday, JVov. 20. "ThV House proceeded-to -the appoint ment of Its stsnding Committees. . That part Of the Governor Message relating to the Banks, was referred to a select committee. That part of the message which relates tointerniJlmprovemeniHwisrererre ine committee on ibm eojef'" w That otit which bteet the I Iriemo rial of the citicen of Haywood county, wa referred to a select committee ' So much as refers to the draining of Swamp Lands,' was referred to the com roitteeof Internal Improvements. . So much aa relates to the Tariff, was referred to a select committee. So much as relates to the outlets of the waters of Albemarle Sound to the Ocean, wa referred to the Committee on Inter nal I reprove ments,. a U tV.'.'.C Tu v.ili t.z.'cU lay btfora llili 1Ii.u-. ii imtiJUtrly, a transcript of so much of his rej-ort nf an annual eipotltlnd. of Ihe several l)ink ofthis Stste, from the periods at wbtrh they wcrn ea'abllihsd. A message was received from the Sen te dissenting from the proposition of the House, to refer to a joint select commit tee, the bill to reduce and fix Ihe salaries of cartain officers therein named. The bill for the deetruetloo of Wolves In the county of Ashe, was read thesecood and third lime and ordered to be engros sed. ' ' Mn Clayton pre tented a bill to repeal an act, fixing the sum hereafter, te be paid foe vacant hods, which pasted Its first reading and "" , ' 7 Mr. .Wheeler presented a bill to t plain an act paaacd In 1 127. to reduce the number of pettt mhsters tosae in the year, whldrwas-read-end rsfeind V the aa. l. . military committee . Friday. Atv. tl. ' On motion of Mr. Nash, the Judiciary committee were) Instructed to inquire whether any amendment ia necessary In the law as It now stands, oo the subject of the trial of prisoners charged with a cap! tal offence, with leave to report by bill or otherwise. A message was received from the Sen ste and concurred in, proposing to ballot on Monday next, for a Senator lor six rear, from the 4th of March and Hating i . . t . 1 1. 1 that tne name oi vonn vraocn ia in no in inaiion. A measage wa received from Governor Iredell, transmiuing the Report oinomu lua M.Saunders, the Commissioner ap nointed under the provision of an act pstsed el the Isst teuton, lo contract for the purchase or reservations still cblmed by ib Cherokee Indians, together with sundry document which were sent to the Senate with a proposition lo refer Them lo a select joint committee, and to brint ihe report. On motion of M SpruiTl, the Judiciary Committee were instructed to enquire into ibe expediency of amending the laws relating to mortgages and deeds in trust, as more effectually to prevent ihelrauda practised under the existing laws. On motion of Mr. Cox, the Judiciary committee were insfucted 'to enquire into the expediencv of so amending the laws relative to Administrators snd Lxe cutors, thai no judgment shall be given againat any Adminiatrator or Executor for a certain length or time tram the qualin cation of Adminiatrator or Executor. Mr. Gillespie presented a bill to estab lish Bethell Academy in the county of Duplin, and to incorporate the Trustees thereof-which having been read S times was ordered to be engrossed. :' '' -- On motion of Air. Mhooo, the Jodiriar committee were instructed to enquire, wbat alterations, if any, are heceaaary in the laws or this Stste, upon Ibe subject of Widows" dower. ... - -. - r -v -- Saturday JfVtTY- The SpesVer laid before ihe Home, the report of William. Hobards. aurvjyjng Commissioner appointed to superintend ihe aale of the property ol tbe late 1 rea aurer, John Haywood, which was referred to the committee of Finance, and ordered to he printed It appears from thia statement, that the sum arising from the sale of the fanqS and'n'egfoef of 'the late TreasureN-'afiec- deductihgla fourthlpf the amuunt prod tired by the sale of lands eiven to Mr ' Haywood, In lieu of her dower,) is 832.34 1 23 I Messrs. Clayton, Gregory, Blsckledge, Alexander, and Britain of Haywood, were appointed, on the part of thia House, a committee lo join that from ihe Senate, toenquite into the expediency of reduc ing the price of vacant lands. On motion of Mr. Gary, thst part of the Gove mar's meage which rrlites-to the complaint cf some of the Western counties, on account 'of the short term of their Superior Dourte, wa referred to the Judiciary committee. On motion of Mr. Sanderson, the Judi- a ' 0 eiary committee were inetructen to in quire into the expediency of amending the act psssed in .1828, concerning the trading with slaves, so as more effectually to prevent the selling of powder and shot to slave..,.............. . On motion of Mr. Bozman, the Joriici- Mycom enquire into the expediency ol estbirihirigT'sev parate and distinct Court of Equity. Orrmotfoirof : Mn-Bleckledger e-mes4 sage was sent ia . the Senate,, proposing the appointment of a select joint commit tee, to enquire into the expediency of electing Sheriffs by the people. Mr. Potter submitted a resolution, which was that, the committee on Banks be directed to enquire into tbe following Tj)cttbde;: the several Banks was raised and paid v "2d, The amount of specie on hand at the time they went into operation, and Jst other periods since. Sd. The amount of notes put into cir culation by the Banks, from time to time since their organisation. 4th. The amount of notes discounted, from lime to time, since their organixa. tion. $b. Tho amount of debt dne tbcro , - tL.r crri: llyn. f..h. Whether they hits psiJ specie, on .lemsnd, for their notes, since their 'ionization. 7lh. Whether they hive observed that provision of their charter, which re quires that they should take six per cent, on account of their bonds and discounts, and ne more. lib. Whether Ikcy have not tarried on a system of extortion against those Indebted to them, by requiring them to Ky the aftorolei of the Banks, UrKe and egsl Tees, as tho only condition oq wbkh they should be allowed to renew their notes which suit had been brought... . m . . . "w may ocero wormy oi rorewgiuon t and ' that, the aaid 'Committee, in order thai they may be enabled to prosecute their enquiry , effectually, be authorised to send for pertofiseod papemexamine thesana oa, ata or oiherwlsaveod that the aaid.. . comromittee oe smnenved lo command the attendance of ihe officers of this house ss their executive officers. fa Tea warraaa esMuvut. to pursuance of previous notice, on Monday the Ifth inat. a number of the Citiftens of Iredell County, met at the Coun House in Stateville, for tho purpose ef considering the propriety qr expediency ol establishing a factory of wool or cotton, in thia section of cooo try. Col. Thomas A. Allison was cslletl to the chair, George F. Davidson, Esq. . and "Thoma Ken- ' appoioted Secretaries. The object of the meeting waa ex plained at aome length, by John Mu. hat, esq. - -:; 7 On mbtloa ! Thos. A.-Allison-' Samuel Kirg, Genl. George D. Da vidson. William F. Cow an, Capt. Jamea J. Byar, Jeo Sloan, Ej. ; Capt. Geo... F. , Davidson,., Thomas ;., Kerr, George Flowers, Esq. Cyrun Simmonds, Rev. James Patterson, flirharrl Alllann flM PkIu. ft- yidaon, . John "Muahat, Esq. Maj. William Potts, William Harbin, Esq. Alexander Torrence, Esq. Joseph W. Murdock, Absalom Simonton, John M. Youne;, Col. Francis Young, Jos. Chambers, Esq. John Tomlinson Jot. II. Hall, Robert Hal!, Hosea Redman, James Campbell Esq. and Jamea A. King be a committee, whose duty It shall be, to collect such information, as may ' be in their rrtfchj respecting manufactory estab lishments, and make report of tho same, to meeting of : the Citiaens of Iredell county, who re tnyited to at. tend at ihe' Court House,' on Tuesday of our next Feb. county court t and that the said committee, convene States ville, on Monday of the aaid court. for tbciTpurpiHe dreas, to be submitted to the citizens of said county at their general mee ting, on the following day t Resolved that a copy of these pro ceeding,' he tent to the Editors of the Western Carolinian,- and Yadkin and CatawbtrJoornal formWicationr11"" TH0g.- A. ALLISON. CAalniM. t.ao. F, navtoaaa, at laa a kiaa. Setrtiarieu Kentucky Judiciary Thia Slate Is ctr tainly most unfortunate in iia judicial ad ministration. The " new" and the M old9 court business for a long time threw ev ery thine into confusaion. We notice re cenily that their Court of Appeals is in a stste of similar -derangements Two, of the Judges prepared their letters of resign ation, but were prevailed upon to withdraw, them in order to hold another regular See sion of the Court ; but tbe Chief Justice (Bibb) refused to recognise them as Judg es most strongly arguing that tbe mere act of writing their resignations rendered them functut officio i Whereupon they proceeded to open court without the Chief Justice, GimfrrWas W received yesterday by the Vr ri vaI"ofthc r brie t?alaia Packefr 3 eiysfrowOmowitho Htrtrhmtt Gaettav.l of the 37th Sept. It contains very little news TheMwar-lti-Guatemala etiil con- tinurca without any.ahatement of jta jtio I lence. 1 he Uovernment of Guatemala had refused to grant passports to such of its citieens, as were desirous of visiting the British colony on the Balite. Tba reason offered is, that such persons would disclose the transactions of the republio with regard, jo the Gutemalian .Loanf-. ;Tbee-4oanwwe believe ;wetodeJ i he gove mment lor mJninjf purposes, w v tne mine nuDerto nave not yieioeo on? , cent rand it is expected they never will, unless the bondholders go in person and labour at them. These mines are eaii in be really more abundant than those in Mexico, because tne King of Spain io variably ordered the mines of Mesico should be worked, whilat those of Gua temala should be reserved for future age.? Y. Jf.W. f.-crati t.i i!.
