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THE, BANKS. The committee la our legislature on the subject of the Banks, reported on the 15th ult. The , Raleigh Register says there werefiw reports-one from the ma jority and one from' the' minority' of the .r..!i. TkM.atn hmh read and ordered to be printed, with the whole of thejestimony elicited daring the investi a-rsatiitl. , The Report of "the majorify'statei; that ih Siit Unk.Stack-waa subscribed and paid In the manner requlreiT oyttievnar ler, when the books were first opened in J810, In 1818, the period of the itcund . subscription) the payment wai not made, "it aeems! fn '.! J iiirt Uvr,1M m eor rem Bank Note. The Capital of the in iir.r liJiiaT1 wn'iMiu ua.v&uuL.iuin il a a w quired by law. The Committee report, that all the Banks hare dealt to greater extent than prudence warranted. The Report say, that the State Rank and Bank of Cape Tear have both dealt to a large amount in the United States Bank Stock, and have both fiunhased in their (jvn note at a discount. That all the Banks have Riven a premium in their own notes, for those of the Bank of the United States. They state, also, that the . State Bank bai purchased Cotton to a con siderable amount, in this and other States. It is stated, that the State Bank-has been in the habit of requiring applicants for accommodation, to Exchange Nor thern funds for their own notcs,cqual in amount to the aum borrowed. with a bill, to compel the Banks cf this State, to pay apecie, after the day of Li ".iJjl'txj'-Q jjcr a penalty- of per cent The Report of the MTnomyTTieTsouV the same facts, in a different dress of courae. The majority seem disposed to palUate the contract of the Banks: . XJie minority " nothiac.ettenuate," and re commend that the Attorney General of the State, forthwith institute proceedings gamsr an tnree or onr itankinp iomu lions, in the nature of a quo warrtntc. ' " The Tariff". This long debated ques tion was brought to a termination in the South Carolina Legislature on the !5th ult. bvthe adoption of the following reso lutions i Resolved, That it is expedient to make our solemn protest against the unconsti tutionality and oppressive operation of the system of protecting duties. Also, to Irave such protest against the said system entered on the Journals of the Senate of the United States ; and to make a public exposition of our wrongs, and of the remedies within our power, to be' com- , mimical erf 1A nnr itit Stat, wirh rm. quetl that tby will cs nru wiili ki State in procuring a repeal of the Tariff for protection, and an abandonment of the principle ; and if they be not repealed, to co-operate with us in such measures as mat-be jnece ssaryjor axr ciunsribeev iL 7rVaofre,"Thar a tommhtee of teven be raised to carry the foregoing resolu tions into effect. The above resolutions were carried Aves. 96--.Noes. 20. A committee wasaccordinglyappotrVtedV consisting of Messrs. Gregg, Wardlaw, Legare, Preston, Hayne, Elliot and Smi'h. From September 1825 to June 1126, the different Mints in the republic of Mexico coined gold to the amount of 58803.973, and silver to the amount of 26.839.329. Total 7,463,308- For 93 years, commencing in 1 732 and ending in 1 836, amount of gold and silver coined in .Mexico, averaged 815,437,189 per annum- In addition to this, a great quantity of metal was exported as bullion. The House of Representatives in New Hampshire passed a resolution that they will make us of no ardent liquors at their boarding houses during the present ses ion of the Legislature. We suppose this arrangement wai adopted to encour age the Soda Room M JS'oah. A Washington" Correspondent of the New York Commercial Advertiser, writes as follows t " " ' " : """ ' " I understand that tnetmpresi1drrpf valent here and else w here that President Adams will take up his residence in this city, is unfounded. He has taken Cora. Porter's mansion for a few months only; end his future residence will be at Quincy, where be is making preparations for the accommodation of his family,'' The Legislature of New York having completed the great work in which they nave oecn cngagro icnnree momrit thr Mvtston tsf therStatate cf 4he tate-ad-journedon Wednesday 10th ult. A Quebec paper states, that the magis trates in that city are rosolutely determin ed to prevent the sale of ardent spirits on the Sabbath day. Sundry Master Commandants of the United .States Navy, hav petitioned the Senate of the United States on the subject of an inequality between their pay and that pf officers of a corresponding rank in theirmf. ' aa,'. -J. vk.l;j . ft. r ... i . Growth oj Cotton. Cotton grows In Iha forests of the torrid regions of Africa and America, on tall thorny trees, in India on a lofty shrub, and in Malta and the Islands of the Archipelago on a herbaceous plant "In Coxerat," related in Forbes Orien tal Memoires, the " rice and cotton fields are both planted it the commencement of the, rainy season in June. The. former is sown in furrows, and reaped in about three months the cotjon shrub, which grows to the" height of three fttur feet it verdure resembles the currant bush venire wkMiget cate produce to pe Meet too. 1 nese shrubs planted between rows of riee, neither impede its growth nor prevent its being reaped- Soon atUcJlrjcjB, brVest Jji Over they put forth a beautiful -yellow Joyerwithjucrimsonjeye in each petal this" is succeeded by a gree pca,'filled with a white stringy pulp; the pod turns brown and hard as it ripens, and then se parates into two or three divisions contain ing the cotton. A luxuriant Geld exhibit ing at the same lime the snowy flakes of ripe cotton, is one of the most beautiful objects in the agriculture of Hindostan. Herodotus says the Indians in his time possessed a kind of plant which" instead of fruit, produced wool, of a finer and better quality than that of sheep, of which the natives made their clothes ; the plant was no doubt, the sjmc as the modern cotton of India." Old Politician: Tht average of the thirty-six New York electors of President is stated to be 58 years. The youngest -member of the college was 32 years of age--the eldest 88. T he;ian,er,' Alexan der CoSn, is now as hale, heartyTandac tive, as men generally are at the age of SO. TKeenerible Ottn Tayletranot htt of the electors, has attained the age of 86. These two veterans voted for oppo site candidates, r.-:. Internal Tmfirovcments.n the House of Representatives, on the 16th ult. Mr. flalh-of hU-tat, offered the following resolutions, against the constitutionality of Congress prosecuting a general system of internal imfirovemens : Resolved, &e., That the People of the U. States, in the formation of their Gov ernments, did not alienate their sove reignty. Resolved, That the rights of jurisdic tion and soil are the essential attributes of sovereignty. Resolved, That the power to execute a system of fnternsf Improvements within the. States, involves the right of jurisdic tion and. soil. Resolved, That the power to make Roads and Canals within the jurisdiction al limits of the States, and to make laws fur ittetr preservaUon' ana protection, ana io erect toll gates, and to enforce the col lection of tolls, involves the right to exe cute a complete system of Internal Im provements. -J-.i2fcajr-ThatConq;reiajcbe!i;.aQU un der the Constitution, possess this power.. The resolutions were read, and ordered to lie on the table. Tbe. Senate, of Georgia seem to think with Mr. R andotftkc that this ermine of Justice should not be " draggled in the vile mire of an election," having passed a bill to prohibit the Judges of the Super ior courts of that state from being candi dates for any political office during the term for which they were elected, it is a pity they could not pass a bill to pre vent ihem from electioneering. A suitor has but a poor chance of justice from a Judge who is an active electioneerer against him. We name no names. Baltimore lleftubhcan. The Senate of Georgia have passed a i ... r . . e r i uiii ior me iormauon oi a new countv. and nmed it Randolhh, in compliment to Jonn nanuoipn, oi nonoxe. i nis is a delicate and beautiful tribute to the Am erican Orator. ib. Commencial Syilem. The House of Re presentatives seem to have set their facet against any change in the Tariff during the present session at least, the propos itions on two different occasions (nartic t . It ... r If rn. illariv Mr. Weems's) seem to look to this conclusion. But there is no lack of pro positions- touching- on - the Commercial Regulations. There is in the 1st place, one for changing the Drawback Sytem : 2nd. The Warehousing System 3rd. The cf(ofl System, Sec The two last most probably calculated to consume a reat deal of time, and excite a consider able discussion. The first in very fair way of being settled. . Richmond Compiler. fcw.s-!,ufJoija,ji11j,w.iB,l..1, Baton-Rouge fla.J. Aotv.: l4.Lieu tennt McKinsie, of the First Infantry, was recently killed on parade, by hia Or derly Sergeant,- at Fort Crawford. A Corporal of the First entered Major Twigg's quarters, and snapped his mus ket at the Major while asleep, it missed fire and awoke the Major. It is found in South Carolina, that a species of Hemp similar to tbe Manilla, but rather more silky in appearance, can be obtained from the plant Okra, which ahooj in that state. i gryeril wwrnr,v SEN It'll. Saturday, Ore. 13. Mr. Mebane repor ted bill for an additional appropriation for Improving Cape Fear River. The Kill t f.omrtp.l the maior ceneral to re- view each regiment of Davidson county separately," has passed . three readings, and ordered to be enrolled. The bi9 giving compensstion to patrol ten wa&, on motion of Mrr Mebane, inde finitelv postponed. ' was adopted authorising the S"eTreWydT State to issue a grant tu John Leatherwood for 167 1-3 acres of land, upon the sid XrfaXbi:rwoo(rs. producing vouchers to shew that he has paid for the same. ' :.7Afmday, 0re.J5-TM.ri.RufTin. presented t he following 'resolutioTli which was Ad opted t ' Whereas, under, the existing state of embarrasment, and scarcity of circulating medium, incalculable sacrifices of pro perty are likely to be made under execu tion sales t Be it therefore retolved, That the com mittee on the Judiciary be instructed to inquire whether, by the enactment of what is commonly termed a valuation law, or whether any other, or, what means can be adopted to avert such calamity ; and that they report by bill or otherwise, Mr. Gray presented a bill appointing commissioners' to alter the plan of the town- of Ashborough, in the county of Kahdoph, and for the better regulation of the police of said town ; by Mr. McDow tr.lL a bill to allow compensation la Jurors of the orieinal oanneVin the county of Buncombe ; and by Mr. Gray, a bill to validate all grantsJssucd by the Secretary of Stte on surveys Wade and "signed on ly by deputy Surveyors- previous lo the year 1820. The resolution in favor of. John G j,m ble, Sheriff of Ashe county, was read the second a'td third times, passed and or dered to be engrossed. The - engrossed bill prescribing, the manner in which field officers and gener al officers shall be recommended to the General Assembly, was read the second tine, and, on motion of Mr. Davidson, indefinitely postponed The bill concerning colored apprenti ces, and also the bill to reduce the tax on bitlard tables were rejected on their se cond reading. Tuesday, Dec. 16. Mr. Rtmsey pre sented a bill requiring,the coun'y Trustee of Chatham county to pay the Jurors of said county, and (or other purposes. VTednetttay,Dtt. 17. Mr-Shuford pre sented a bill to repeal an act passed in 1826; to amend the sale law, Rutherford. Claim s, made an un&voreble 'report oh the petition of.Wm- Hogan, which was concurred in. '"" k On motion of Mr. Marshall, the Judici ary committee were instructed to enquire Into tHeracticabili'tjrof' so amending the Crijnihal Law, as to malfe the Breaking and entering out houses and taking goods therefrom, felony. Thursday,' Dec. 18.- Mr." Reinhardt - presented a bill io amendlhe several acts of Assembly respecting the wardens of the Poor. The Report made by the committee of Claims, some days since, unfavorable to the petition of John Millwee, of Mecklen burg, having been read, Mr. Davidson moved to reverse it, which was carried and the resolution as amended passed its second leading. "Friday; Dec. 19. -Mr. Shober, presen ted the petition of Leonard Aust of Stokes. The bill for the education of the Poor children of the - State, on motion of Mk Shober, was indefini'ely postponed. The resolution in favor of Wm. Harris and James Allen, was read the third time and engrossed. HOUSE OF COMMONS. foonday, Dee. 15 The bill in addi tion to toe acts respecting divorce and ali mony, was read the third time, passed and ordered to be engrossed. Mr-. Boy kin presented . a bill., to incor porate the town of Clinton and to extend iheTtmltnhereof. Mc Graham presente.dj yil requiring Registers and the Clerks of the County Courts to keep their offices at the Court House ; which was read the first time and passed. The engrossed resolulon MnfavoTT)f John Leatherwood, of Haywood county, was concurcd in and ordered to be enroll ed. M'-, Shipp presented a bill authorising the Coarr of Equity to gnrnr tdmiirrsWtton time ana passed. .. .7. ; Z 'T"J' Mr.Newland presented a bill to amend an act, passed in the year 1741, chapter 30, entitled "an act for the better ouserv on ,n4 'teping of the Lord's day, com monly called Sunday, and for the sup pression of vice ana immorality ;' which was read and rejected. Mr. Swain presented a bill to incorpor ate the French Broad Bridge Company ; which passed its several readings and wai ordered to be engrossed. On motion of Mr. Swain, JZraofirJ, That tlie committee ofClalim be instructed to inquire into the farts connected with the Claim of James Ker, kendale, for constructing and keeping in repair turnpike road in the cowy , ol Buncombe end that the committee have leave to report bill for his relief, if, upon examination, they should believe it just. Mr. Shipp presented e bill to amend an act. entitled an act appointing Commis sioners to erect building in the town of Lincolnton For the accommodation" ol Mr. Swain presented the petition of sun subject of the liuncombe i urnpuo iora piny which was read and referred. The bill more effeciually to enforce the- pay mwU-aLlajKcs from free negroes and tnulatloes, in certain cases, was reaa the Aewod.time nd passed. , " The bill requiring '.the latKs ofiojdrs interested witnesses for the removal of suits, was read the second time and re jectedyeas 32, nays 91. Tuesday, Dec. 16. The bill appointing commissioners to atler the plan of the town of Asheborough, in the county of Randolph, and the bill for the. better re gulation of the police of said town ; and the bill to allow compensation to Juror i of the original' pannrl, in the county of Buncombe, were passed. Mr. Swain presented a bill concerning the hands liable to Work on the Bun combe turnpike road; which was read three times, passed and ordered to be engrossed- Mr. Allison presented the petition of Joseph Dyers and others, of the county of Iwdettc Pr,f th1-lbe 'wld $y?s be authorised toerect a gate on. a public road passing through his lanes, free from tax Referred. . . .-w-.i.rtBsaesy-,,,-! . - Wtdnesday, Dec. 17 The following bills were presented, viz : By Mr. Shipp, a bill to allow compensation to patrollers, for their "services;- By Mr. lUncook, a bill compelling sheriffs to advertise the several elections in this State. Bv Mr. Mendenhall, a bill to incorporate Horneys Gold Mine! in the 'county-of Guilford. By Mr! Britain, a bill authorising Jmes Bedford of Burke, to erect two Gates therein mentioned which bills were read the first time and passed- Mr. Wyche, from the committee of Fi nance, reported that it is inexpedient, to impose a certain per cent, on the capital stork in trade Mr. W. from the same committee, re ported that it is inexpedient to increase the tax on equestrian performers, stage players tec which reports were concurred- in- ... . Thursday, Dec. 18 The following bills were presented, via By Mr. Clem ent, a bill empowering the Lounty Courts '0- regulate j he fee s of Jailers.' By M r Swain, a bill to repeal an act passed in 1824, regulating the mode of electing Wardens of the Poor, "and directing their duties, s't far as regards Buncombe. Mr. Wyche, .from the committee of Fi ! w. referrrt. thorumg an emission fit W0.000 tn ?T, ft Be .inion 0r,he best lnfarmed per--Treasury notes, t3 be divided amongsr ,hal mn be m w,rwhh Peru."' purposes of Interna! Improvement, made an unfavorable report, begged to e The bill, on motion of Mr. Brittain of Burke, was indefinitely postponed. On motion of Mi. Norland, a select committee was appointed to enquire into the expediency of miking an appropria-, aiiaivu win tS' w wnaiuvi WilUII tion for improving the Road leading from Lincolnton to Morganton, passing thro' the Laurel Gap of the South Mountain in Burke. On motion of Mr. Cox, the Ju'dicijry committee were instructed to enquire in to the expediency of so altering the law that all debts due from deceased persons' estates, shall be considered of one degree whr th rluim shall ho r ihlihfl In 111. just, to the satisfaction of the txecutor : 8 rcT,vai 01 religion, uuuuK w,c. p. .. or Administrator. 'fifty have become hopeful converts, o. Mr. Gary, from the committee or Pro-lwho twenty four were added to the posiiionsand Grievances made an unfa- Congregations! Church on the first ia. vorable report on the petition of Joseph j 0,1,1 I"1 month. yers and others, of Iredell. Concurred in. M Wyche, from : the committee to whom - was referred- the propriety of tn creasing the tax on otud Horses and Jaeksrre ported against anyjugmentation of it, which was concurred in. Friday, Dec. 20. The bilf for the re lief of sundry persons engaged in survey ing the Cherokee Lands, was read the third time, and ordered to be engrossed. A specimen of the growth of native Ginger, has beeb left with us by Mr. Ral ford, who has raised it successfully for (oor;..j;er, past, oo -( common . land, and exposed !o all,, tbe variations of our cli mate... .1 hat in our f ragrwifiymrtte-ir in Febuaty last, is now ih full vigorand lirx unance, and in a few weeks would ripen. From . several . experiments made in its culture on a small scale it might, it is thought, be made a profitable article, con sidering the demand for it. Savannah Georgian. At a sale of U. S Bank Stock at Nor folk, a few days ago, 30 shares went off at 8125 each, and 10 shares went at 8125 IS- LEGISLATIVE. FROM Till RJlLEtaa STAR. , Dee. 33. The Senate resolved itielf Into a committee of the whole House, Mr. Davidson in the Chair, on the resolution reported by the committee of the Whole on the 12th Instant, declaring, as the op inion of the Legislature, that " Congress have right to create e fund for internal improvements and education, to be ap portioned totheir federaljepreientatbn, and to be applied to sucb particular objects, as etch State may specify." Af ter considerable debate, In wfach. Miisrs. Shobr1Velbora...imd Croomadvocatedj, ind,"Mesifs"Browiv'JSpeigh Spalght of Crayen, and Hunt opposed the resolution, 'the committee rose and re ported it with in. amendment, to strike our'sll tfter-4heH,odwa&rd4.andJnietL. a substitute, declaring that Congress dots not possets the-power . apafopdat ing any portion of the Ttind 6f the genet1 r al government to making roads and Can als through the different States of the Un ion ;" when, on motion of Mr. Hinton,the resolution and amendment were indefi nitely postponed by a vote of 33 to 27. Friday 9th, was principally taken up in committee of the whole, Mr. Gaston in the Chair, in discussion on the bill to e rect that section of. country, called the Cherokee purchase, into a separate county to be called Macon ; and after a long and animated debate, in which Messrs. By num, Nash, Alexander, Graham, Fisher, Rainey, Cooper and Vail participated, the bill passed its second reading, 65 to 62. On Monday. 2 2d, the bill to vest tbe right of electing Sheriff in the free white men of this Sta e was again taken up in the House -of Commons, .and amended and put on its' third reading ; and tht ques tion on the final passage of the bill wis decided in the negative by vote of 71 to 53. Wednesday 24fA The House went in to committee of the Whole, Mr. Graham in the Chair, on the bill to. hold the Su-pri-me Court at Salisbury and Raleigh. Various amendments were ofTered by Mr. Alexander, the most important of which provided that the Cwirt should meet an nually on the first Monday in June at Salisbury, end semi annually on the 4tb Monday in June' and December at Raleigh. All the amendments were received, and after a few remarks from Messrs. .Alex ander and Gaston and Mr. Speaker Settle in favor of the bill, the committee rose, the Speaker resumed the Chair, the bill was reported to the House and passed its second reading without a division. " From an official u uement presented to' the New York Corporaibor-U . appears that during the first eleven months of the "' present year, there have occurred one hundred and tvenftf Jlvr firrs ; the damage . from which- is unuted at tlx hundred and rig ht thousand :'dtUrM'B-:z A letter, received by the Madina, from a very respectable source, dated Bogota. r.. no.,. r:.n a.. h, C0(j!(1 h(J en,erf-inel of ,h. superior, ;,,, ColoIJl5ia. jQUrnat o Com. R evivai m O'th. Four towns in Lick ing Co- Ohio, have lately been blessed with a most interesting revival- new con vert who have made a profession, not less than 150. KKXTUCKT COXrRRESCE. The "Olive Branch," states that the increase in the Methodist Church during the last Conference there has been abou 10,000. Aout SOMof whom have re moved, died, or been expelled. Leaving a neat increase of 5000 this year. '. In Wolcott, Ct. there has recently been r.rtracttd from fif Mhmtn of the Pretb'fery C'VXCuriJ. f At a meeting: of the Presbytery .of- CsL . cord in Lincolnton, N. C. Nov. Uth Mr. P.J. Sparrow, ws ordained and in stalled r.tsmr of rmaMTerjl.rra' Rev. II-. M. Kerr, preached the ordinv ti.ni sermou. - Rev. R. H. Chapman, I' D. presided and give the charge to tlir new Pastor and Rev. J. Silliman e thecharge to the congregation- At the same place," and time MfrRr Lr CaW well, and MrfcI. A. Watts ce( license to preach thS everlasting go&peU ...... Extract of. a letter from a gentleman in trte ctY 0f WainirtbnTIaied ps 28, U a-cehtleman fn rPttiladelttMtrsiTjrr Knowintr tharTou'iaira est in the prosperity of Zion you will pf ticipate in our joy, when I inform yo that the Lord has shed upbiilhe 1st Pres by terian Church here, the saving influ ences of His Holy Spirit. At our last communion twenty-five persons, chief?? young, united with the Church ; and expect at our next, as many more, t make a public profession of their faith m our ascended Redeemer -many of them are young men and the flower of our city
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