North Carolina Newspapers

! ret A 62 J ret of yesterday, feeing the consideration of the reso lutions instructing Mr. Mangum; andf after, consi- derabledcbntet I he Senate adjourned without taking a vote ou the subject. " . HOUSE OF COMMONS." Messrs, Lindsay, Latham, and Brummell, were appointed, on behalf of thia House, the Joint Select Committee to which is referred the Governor's communication respecting Bull Hughes. . e H. Barringer, from the Committee on the Ju- diciary, reported, thai it k kexpeJieiit toaiiwud the laws relating to insolvent debtors. Concurred in. : :. . - ' - '- BilUpretentedlSyMl. 3. L. Smith, a bill to regulate' the County CourU of Haywood." ByMr." VVken-bilrartoriMtBe"Cou of Haywood to appoint places of public sale. ' By Mr. Blalock, a bill to empower the County Court of Yancey to lay a tax to encourage the destruc tion of wolves in that county. Which bills pass ed their first reading. . Mr. Barringer, from the Committee on the Ju- diciary, rerirted against the expediency of amending the, law so as to require persons, who deuy the execution of any note or negotiable paper under seal, to. answer upon oath as to the execution of the aamei Concurred nu .Mr. King presented a petition from certain iti tens of Iredell, praying the passage of a law to : prevent obstructions to the passage of fish in Fifth Creek, in said county- Referred. Mr Monkf who" voted yesterday in the majority on the question Df rejecting' the .Merchants' Bank of Newbern, moved for a re-consideration of said vote; which was agreed to. The bill was then read the second time, and passed yeas 62, nays 52." ' -The following engrossed bill passed their hist reading, and were ordered to be enrolled : Autho- rizing Jolin suuuertn ana rat rick tiennessoe to erect gates; tolgive exclusive jurisdiction to the Superior Courts for the counties of Anson and Montgomery in fall caw where the intervention of a jury shall or may be necessary ; requiring the register of Guilford'.to keep his office at the Court House in said county. Friday, December 18, 1834. " SENATE. Mr. Kendall, from the Committee of Propositions " aikl llricvaiices,re 'George it. Oner, of liuticouibe county, to credit; which was read three tunes, ami ordered to lie engrossed Mr. Moye, from the Committee on Military Af fairs, reported a bill to alter the boundaries of the first and second Regiments of Burke. Read three times and ordered to be engrossed. Tlie bill from the House of Commons, for the better regulation of the town of Lawrencevillu and the bill to prevent obstructions to the passage of tish up Iliwassee, Nottaly, and Valley rivers. in Maeon -dHHity t-were- read the- third tuncy and " ordered to be enrolled. The Senate then resumed the consideration of tlie unfinished business of yesterday, being the po litical resolutions from the other House, the ques tion still pending on the motion of, Mr. Martin to 'strike out the original resolutions and insert his substitute. Mr. Sawyer submitted a resolution th;i the whole subject be laid on the table, mi the ground that it is entirely extra legislative, and beyond the legitimate Taction OfThir Senator TmV resoiutim - was reieeted, 35 to 27." Mr. Branch then resumed his remarks, and sisike for about two hours. M Carson then took the floor, (after offering the privi lege of replying to the friends of the resolution, aid apoksi until andjnunimefit tokpjaceithctrJt terminating what he had to say. r " "i" . HOUSE pr COMMONS. BUU ptetented By Mr. SeawHI, a hill supple mental to the act to incorporate the Cape Fear adKm:, and rettee Kait Hood Uompany. 4ly M Flemings av bill-for ihJjetterrlftioB-f thV&K perior Courts ol liurke county. 1 Iiese bills were read the first time, and passed. "---M ft iHidleyi -frwn-th-Cemwwttwe-w Finance, to whom the subject wits referred, reported a bill to , provide for the payment of the instalments on th , J hares reserved to the State in. the capital stock uf. the Bank of the State of North Carolina : Which . vas JVfttl the first-.titiw, passed, ad ordered be-j t t ----- printed. .: ....- .. 1 Mr. King presented the petition of ..Mary Sloan. - widow oTCapt. John Sloan, a soldier of the Revo- . lotion, praying To be placed on the pension roll of i . the Stute. Referred. The Speaker laid before the House a petition of : " ;.Jotm Brown, ageut ana attorney in fact of tlia-do- viser of William Catbcart, praying to have a grant r.mium$ fwr IW.AM atfestf land m Buncombe count 4 ' ty, or that the purchase money, with interest there .,.,..of ba- iwfufvlod f which was referred to. & Select . Committee, consisting of Messrs. Battle, Haywood, K. II. Alexander, fotts, am) Vhithcld. t. Mr. Jordan presented the following resolution ; . .. Reioletd, l.hat the President and Directors of f tlie Cape Fear Navjgntion Company be, and they are hereby, directed to report tlie amount of capital tock of said company subscribed and paid for ; and what opposition has been made of the same ; , reniains unexpemled, and what . - amount whether they have any available funds. fey "fftofc ABOTWWMrt i Bi.what .ibuh. fl UMB cm eisti wliethor an iy locks, (Li tins, or sluices, have been reeled on the Cape Fear "river between Fayette- what point on saiu river, ami me corns oi ine same ; wlwtlMr any improvement has been clK-cted in the laavigauonflf th Cape fCTrrh-cr: and, if any.ta what extent; whether they have any boats or en- ginc in ope ran on on tne cape rear nver, tor deepening tlie channel of the same, and removal of obstructions and, if so, under whose suiierinten- .dimce and direction at t hU prosout . tuue ; wucthei any lolts have boon collected, Co whul aiiKHint, and when they commenced collecting the same ; whe ther any of the tolls so eollected have been expen ded on the Cape Fear river, in improving the same, 'and to whnt amnaut f land Krhrtber any mX the tolls so collected have been appropriated to the payment of dividends, and to what amount. Tlii molurion was read, and, on motion of Mr. Marsteller, referred to a Select Committee of Four ; -which consists of Messra. Marsteller, Jordan, Hay wood, and Lvon. ' Tlie Pillowing bills were reat the third time, passed, and ordered to be engrossed : To amend an Act incorporating the Frankliu Gold Mining Com. ny to amend the Act of last scamon to incorpo rate the Bank of fli State of North Carolina; and to establish tlie Merchants' Bank of the town f Newborn. The last mentionod bill passed by a ! 64 to 54. ' : Tlie II' sise went Into Committee oft the Whole, Mr. Marsteller in the Chair, on the engrossed bill prohibiting lotteries and, aflur aonw lima apont therein, the Prkr;'reime,f the chair, and thelpartof the Act of 1633, entitled AnActtb repeal Chairman reported said bit! tothn Horn with sun-1 an Act rmsscdwl13.eiiUlU dryaffldnientT"w1ric7rw bill read, as amended, the third tune, and passed-j yeas tti, nays 4. reus .Messrs. All)! ill on, It. It. Alexander, u. Alexander, Allison, Baker,' Barringer, Battle, Bedford, Bell, Blatchford, Blalock, Boddie, Bras- well, Brummell, Bynutn, Byrum, Carter", Clurk, Cotten, Craige, Davis, Dcyton, Foremau, Fori, W.m.. u i. lf.:..t. tf:. J...J..I..U n ... lawkins, Harper, Hartley, Haywood, Henderson, Henry, Hoke, J. Ilorton, Houlder, Hutchison, rion, K. Jones, VV. Jones. Jordan, Judkins, he- I nanKjUreJl Loudermilk, Lyon, Manney, Marsteller, Martin, Matthews, Monk, Mullen, M'Lean, M'Pherson, Ousby, Perkins, Perry, Poindexter, Powell, Pugh, Riddick, Register, Roebuck, Rush, Sanders, oloan, G. Smith, J. L. Smith, S. Smith, Stockard, Scan ner, Slade, Tatham, Taylor, Tillett, Tomlinson, Wadsworth, Weaver, Welch, Whitfield, Jacob, Williams, Williams of Greene, Witcher, Ziglnr. Nay Messrs. M Cleese, Seawcll, Smallwood, and Waugh. Saturday, December 20, 1834. KENATE Bill pretenttd By Mr. Durham, a bill for the better regulation of the County and Superior Courts of the county of Rutherford. By Mr. M 'Queen, a bill to provide a fund for the establishment of free schools in the State of North Carolina." These bills were severally read the first time, passed, and the last mentioned Ordered to be printed. Mr. LiOwry presented the petition ot Joseph Wilson, of ISuncombe county, praying to be re. stored to credit. Referred. The following engrossed resolutions from the House of Commons passed their three several readings, and were ordered to be enrolled : Reluting to a Map of the Cherokee lands; directing the Ad jutant General to collect the public arms. lhe bill to amcud an Act, passed in lr22, for the division of Rowan County, was read the second nd third times, and, on motion of Mr. Beard, amended, passed, and ordered to be engrossed. The Senate entered on the orders of tho day, and resumed the unfinished business of yesterday, the question still pending on tho motion of Mr. Martin to strike out tho original political resolutions, and insert his amendment. as a substitute ; and, af ter some time sisnit in discussion, tlie Senate ad journed. HOUSE OF COMMONS. A message from the Governor, communicating the annual report of ..tlie- Treiwuruj-of tlie lUwver- ty, and informing the Legislature thut four va cancies exist in the Board of Trustees. Mr. Barringer, from tho Committee on the Ju dietary, to whom was relcrrcd tlie bill to prevent JiixlitMts'br the Pence from issuing a cnoias ad satisfaciendum on the judgment of a Justice of the Peace, until the return " no property is made, reported against the expediency of the measure ; whereupon, on motion of Mr. Poindexter, tlie said bill was indofinitoly -postponed. - Mr. Marsteller, from the Committee on Milita ry Affairs, reported a bill altering the number of conqiany musters from two to four ier annum. Read first tune. Mr. M. also reported a resolu- tioii directing the distribution of theM Military Tar-tics in the Executive office, hich wai ordered to be oncrossod. The Report of the Committee of Privileges and Election, in the case of the contested election TfrolWllhtS JowiToCla the samo Committee. Mr. Matthews presentnd a resolution proposing an adjournment of the two Houses, sine die, on the 'ylh in st. Mr. Haywwwl moved thntwtt rcitulion lie on lhe table, which, was negatived, OA to 41. ftsCTMMinn-tnwrsTi solution being laid on the table. " On motion of Mr. Matthews, rZeQZEtd,jrb?iJjCini Jdidary bo instructed to impure into tlie c.sili!iH:y of so tillering the laws of this Nnte, as to sutwtitute some .other punishment in. lieu of whippiug. white iiersons; and that said Committee also inquire into the, expediency f' establishing -a -Penitentiary in this Btate. . . - Tlie bill to repeal tho second section of an Act passed in 132, making additional compensation to the' Secretary of State, was taken up. Mr. Poin dexter moved for its indefinite pittHMa!iiHul, which was negatived, 09 to 'M. The bill was thereupon read Urn aocond tunc, and psssed, ". " Ninday, -December 22, 1 834: SENATE. Petitim iwrnnU i. By Mr KendaU, the peti tion of sundry citizens of Misitgomoiy county, praying to be annexod to the eounty of Moore. Relerred. Mr. Lockhart presented the following resolution, which was adopted : Whereas it appears, from the report of the Treasurer of the Literary Fund, that the mouui thereof is lodoquBio to the, purpose ol a system ot general education: and whereas the Stnto of North Carolina is destituteofnative civdnd military aimtsirsiii RemHved, That tlie Committee on hducation be instructed to inmiire into the expediency of atpr. of establishing a proit'ssorship of civil and military engineering in the University of North Carolina, far.lha. auruisn (it.unJnif ting nuliva yuullia in those branches of education, so that the' practical Nervicea of the professor or professors and students shall lie devoted to making such surveys as the legislature may from time to time erder and di the State : and that the committee have leave to report by bill (Jr otherwise. The following engrossed bills passed their three several readings, and were ordered to be enrolled To repeal part oT the Act or last session, better to iiromote the administration of idstice in Macon county ; and for tlie better regulation of the mili tia of Buncombe county. Tl Senate entered upiw the orders of the day, and resumed the risuiidcration of the unfinished business of Saturday, being the resolutions in structing Mr. Mangnm. Much tune waa siient in discussion, and the Senate adjournod without arriving at a derision on the subject HOUSE OF COMMONS. Ralph Gorrell, the member elect from Guilford eounty, to supply thd vneancy occasioned by the death ft iBiwm Adauia, appeared, was quaniwa and took hi iraij . ' ,. .? ' - Billt nrrnrntTlv Mr. Clark, a bill to esta Wish the Merchants' aisl KlrnH'l, Bank in the tiwn of Wasluniitwu Bv Mr. Msrstillcr, a bill to amend the St"te fo. By Mr. Davis, a bill to repeal the Act of 1833, altering the name of Kinston, in Lenoir county. Which bills were read the first time, and passed. Mr. Marsteller, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to whom were referred certain proceedings of a court martial in Iredell county, reported that it . is not expedient to legislate on the subject. Concurred in. ' - ;..... ., Mr. Battle, from the Select Committee to whom was referred the resolution relating to the sale of the Cherokee larHJsjported favorably thereon ; said resolution was read the third time, passed, and ordered to be engrossed. 1 he resolution reported by tne Committee on Privileges and Elections, declaring that "James Seawell, Esq., the sitting member for the town of rayetteville, in the House ol Commons,' was taken up, and, after considerable discussion, adopt edyeas 79, nays 42. 'Way. December 23, 1834. SENATE. Mt Kerr, from the Committee on Military fairs, who were instructed to inquire into the expediency of abolishing the present militia sys tem, c., reported that it is not expedient to legis late on the subject. Concurred in. Mr. Hawkins, from the Committee on J'unlic Buildings, reorted a bill to make an appropria lion for completing the Capitol in the City of Ra leigh ; which was read the first time, passed, and made the order of the day for Monday next. Billi jn-tsented. By Mr. McQueen, a bill to improve the navigation of Cape Fear river above Fayettevillo. Read the first time, passed, and made the order of the day for Tuesday next. By Mr. Carson, a bill directing how femes covert may hereafter be privately examined when conveying land ; also a bill to make good and valid titles to lands granted to eulry takers in certain cases there in specified. Read the first time, paswtd, and re ferred. By Mr. Lockhart, a bill to amend the Act of 1741, for tho better observation of the Lord's day, and for the more effectual suppression of vice and immortality. Read tho first tiuss, and jsissod. Mrr Baker presented the following resolution, which was adopted : " " "! Whereas it is well known that the owners of large tracts of land in the western section of this State, by concealing the extent of their claims, and misrepresenting its value to the receivers of taxa ble projtfrty, have withdrawn from the public Treasury large, sums of .money justly due for taxes: Rewhed, That the Committee on the Judicia ry, in conjunction with the Attorney General, lie instructed to inquire whether such lands cannot now bo subjected to tho payment of the taxes thus WltllllOld. On motion of Mr. Dobson, a message was sent to tlie House of Commons, proposing to bnllot for Councillors of State, and stating that the following iiersons are in nomination: Peter II. Dilliard, ilcurv 3kiuuurr Peter Cliugcuao,-Daniel-Turner, Win. S. Ashe, Allen Rogers, Sr., Lewis, I). Hen ry, Oeorge Williamson, Oeorge Wv Jellnes, Alfred Jones, Isbani Mathews, Jonathan Haralson, and James Iredell The Senate entered upon the orders of the day, and resumed the consideration of the resolutions instructing Mr. Mangum. The delmto continued until a lute hour, when the Senate adjourned with out disposing of the subject. ; HOTTRR of COMMONS The Senate having ccsicurred in the amend ments to the engrossed bill prohibiting Lotteries, the said bill was ordered to be enrolled. EUlt prettnted. By Mr. Craige, a bill to gnjnt to jhe Meckleuburg Uojd. Mining .Companyau nmeiHieo cnancr. ny ;ir. euver,a 111 allur ing the time of lioldiug the County Courts of Bun combe und Yancey. By Mr. W'alker, a bill to authorise the rnmVinfl of n tnrnpika-wnwt -Wr-Hgyr wooil county, and to incorporate a company for the purpose. Which billswcre read the first time, and passed. On motion of Mr. Waugh, the Committ-e on Internal Improvements were instructed to iuouire into llw xptUMeyf-8 emending the rend laws, as to compel tlie County Courts to assign, in pro- per proportions, the hands who are. required perform duties in their respective counties,' so as not to require the same hands to work on more than one public rood. (t motion of Mr. l.uinn, tlie Committee on Finance were instructed to inquire into the exne diciicy of leniu th&.cuiMut of the ' IVrekee' lands purchase it at tho State price without a mib- lie sale - and also of apiminf ing an agent fir the sale of said land, whose duty it sliall be to receive the bunds givnn by the sirchawirs from the com missioner, and retain them iu that county for pay ment. t Mr. Monk presented a resolution directing the Secretary of Slate to pnr-l ..ttio copies of Mr. M rtac s Mnp ol the Mate; which was read the first time and assed. Tho House resolved itsulf into a Committee of the Whole, Mr. Iisig in the Chair, on the bill concpun" a Cimvenfitm fnanioisT tTn; Constitution I Iwxrd for Internal Improvement lo report annual ollie State; and, after some time sjient therein, o fccncraTAiiSeniWy, tTiey have at different the Committee, rose, reported progress, and objaiu; INHTRUCTIOXS TO MR. MANGUM. t'n relation lo Mr. I'otU'i RrmUuliont, in anticipa tion of lhe regular Journal of that Wy.J SENATE. j npon the orders of the day, being the Resolutiisis to instruct Mr. Mangum. Mr. Caldwell submitted the following Resolution: Whereat, the General AsscmUy has been in ses sion for the space of3S Jays, without passing any ge neral measure of importance : And whereas, this General Assembly has been engaged lfldays in discussing and acting upon a series of Political Re solutions proposing to instruct the Him. Willie P. Mangum,our Senator in Congress, withmit any final disposition of the same : And whereas, said Political Resolutions have not only consumed a large portion of the time of the Legislature, but a large amount of treasure, exceeding the sum of 110,000 and have also had the effoct "to expunge" harmony, good feeling, and deliberation, from the councils of the State: And whereas, the Gstvcn tion. Revenue, and Assessment bills, and other mea sures of deep ami vital importance to the poopby now remain upon the table, neglected and undis- ptNMHl oi, Resolvid, therefore, that aaid Reeolutiuus besus- ponded, and that the Senate proceed forthwith to mre pertaining to the of North Carolina. This Resolution was negatived, 32 to 27. Dis. cussion then ensued, and the Senate remained in session until 2 o'clock in the morning, during which time every expedient was resorted to, by the friends of the original Resolutions, to take the question; and, by those opposed to them, to prevent its being ta-ken-ilTJi for adjourn- moot were submitted during tne silling,' ucsiues a variety of others, to postpone the orders of the day, to take a recess vc; on nearly an oi wmcn ques- ITonsTtheToTerairoTier of Mr. Holmes, the Senate adjourned Ayes 29, Noes 24. . . ' Friday, December 26, 1834. Tho Senate entered iiKn the orders of the day, and again took up the Political Resolutions, Mr. Martin's motion still pending. Mr, Wilson, of Perquitnons, took the floor, and spoke until about 4 o'clock. He was followed by Mr. Edwards, of War ren, in some explanatory remarks ; and the question was then put on striking out, as proposed by Mr Martin, and decided in the negative, 34 to 26. 1 he Senate then adjourned. Saturday, December 27, 1834. The Senate again took up the Resolutions of in struction to Mr. Mangum, the question pending be ing on their second reading. Mr. Wyche moved to strike out the second .Resolution, and insert the following as an amendment : Resolved, I hat, while this ueneral Assembly does not approve the course pursued by the I'resi dent of the United States, in relation to the remo val of the Public Depositee from the Bunk of the United States, it regards many of the votes of the Hon. Willie P; Mmignm,"omrof the Scnntors from this Stute, in the Congress of the United States, as evincing a feeling of hostility to tho Administra- ion of the present Chief Magistrate, wholly in compatible with a correct disc bar go of his duty as a Representative of this State, and particularly so, his vote in favor ol the Resolution declunng "that the President, in his lute Executive Proceedings in relation to the Public Revenue, has assumed uiion himself authority arid power hot conferred by the Constitution and Laws, but in derogation of both." mr. nogan cauen lor a envision oi me question. It was accordingly first taken on striking out, and decided in the negative 3:1 to 2t... Mr. McQueen submitted the following Resolu tion, 89 an amendment ; which, on his motion, was ordered to lie on the table : Resolved, -That whilst, in - tlie- pinion of -this Legislature, our Senators and Representatives in the Congress of tho United States are bound to yield a respectful share of attention to the opinions expressed by the Static and districts which they resiiectivcly represent, yet it believes that the right of instruction resides in the jsjople alone, and not in the Legislatures of the respective States, further thuu the clearly ascertained will of the people may be embodied in any Resolutions adopted by the kpgrstature or a Sovereign State, instructing a Se nator in Congress to vote in a particular way on any question of National policy. ' Kesolred, further, I hat, in the opinion of this Legislature, the Senators in the Congress of tlie United States, being bound by the solemn sanction of an oath to support and maintain the Constitution of the United States, they alone are responsible for their acts under the said Constitution, both at the sequent ly, a share of discretion: must be Vested in said Senators to pronounce on the constitutionality ot all measures submitted for their consideration and action, which should be controlled, by rjothing beyond the operation-of those checks which are already, wovidi.bylbo, Fedoral CuwtttutKmrand that the people coiiscqucauy. possess the right of; instructing their Senators on questions of National pojiey connected with their . ownimnauliatft Jute- rtistganOoTupon questions of Constitutional law The question then recurring on the adoption of the first Resolution, it was decided in the allirma live 41 to 19: " . " iv die Question, shall the remsimng Bcaolatibta bo adopted, the vote stood as follows : i4yr-Messrs. A rrington, Baker, Brittain, Burns, L-oopcr of .Martin, Cowpor of dates, Dobson, Dur ham, Fdnxsmton, Edwards of Person, Edwards' of VV arren, hnnott, Flynt, t lowers, Gavin, Hawkins, Holmes, Howell, Hussey, Kerr, Lindsey, Lockhart. Mcbauu, MuutgouMry of -Orange, Moore, Move of j viiwiiv, uiuiujf, cieiM:;r, Dieuneus, it ,der,,.Wmiaker,.Whitebuftit 33. A'u v' Messrs. Barco, Bateman, Beard. Brancn. Caldwell, Carwm, Dowd, Fairly, Harrison, Hogan, Keudall, Klutts, Little, Lowry , M'M illan, M Queen, "c" illiams, Mast, Montgomery of Hertford, Move of Pitt, Parker, Phelps, Sawyer, Sberard, Shinp, . eiiinuiio, it iiwhi, iiycues. So the said r"- m6 Sonate. REPORT Of the Hoard for Internal Improvement, to Ike Gene ral jtrmWy of Ike Stale of North Corolitut, In compliance with the Act which requires the time nvnniinimiled yriim-i iiiMir...itutrlm llt atlfuliisi of the (ieneral Assemblv, but no one of tliese nH:omiitendatisis has been recently adopted. In this report transmitted last year, the opinion was advsnrmt u ttmt no gfoersl system ofim. proveiiK-nt can lie etJwted in North-Csrolina by incorjtoratfHj comimntes. Anoiner year s expo. neiKO has tended to confirm that opinion. Of the many charters granted to" companies to com struct, raU-waik,by. iiw last aud. previous iUcncral Asscmbliea, mate but a part of the Cape rear Yadkin, ami Pocdce Rail-Road, from Camphcllton to rayetteville, seems likely to be earned into ef fect. Every successive failure in tliese attenmpts has me ellect to discourage public expectation, and to create the belief that all such enterprises in this state are impracticable, or inexpedient. But little examination into the character and situation of our population, will show that the fa i hi re may be occasioned by causes other than tlie difficulty or mexpeuiency oi tne projecieo works. In the first place, we have no surplus capital seeking investments. Tlie few moneyed capitalists among us find ample opportunities for investment in Bank stork, or in loans to individuals, The greater part of the stock in Navigation and Rail- Road Companies, which has been heretofore sulmcrilied, has been taken by agriculturists whose patriotism prompted them to contribute something to any project, having for its object the improvement ot our country WUa them, profits on the stock was but ocondary consideration and for thia.reason, the construction of the 0 1 anA,,,n!riir" of the (JompanyfipjdjLjioi pecjg'( .To tM-ciipy muchuf their jtirne ur aUctl'" Residing on farms scattered over a considemtli.' tent or country, they. C6uld not often assent together to consult about the work, if they . disposed, lo do so. Indeed, it is often difficuh 1 jihd suitoble persons fortPresident and Direct X I'll E ... - uviiiif suuicioniiv near Men h ha. ..j .i: . ' of improvement, to give, that attention which ; requisite to insure success. to J , miu Ulc - In :the second place," we" baveUZT among us seeking employment. Our farmers prohtably engaged on their farms; our mechanic areTnakingormyTtr-their shopsror labouring Ji it, AHA 11Krk hflv All nMMM A,. 1. .i ? they are familiar. . None will, therefore, forsake their regular bus! ness to embark in a hew pursuit, without a pn. xl of extraordinary gain. In this state of foL. if proposals are made to construct any public work no bidders appear, but greedy adventurers, generally fail if they undertake, or men deterroij. ed not to undertake for what it is worth. So Uron, has been the ojieration of these causes, that scarce, ly an instance can be found, except in the constr, fion of some of the roads in the western part of the State, in which a public imroVement ha been executed by contract in a proper manner, and at a luir price. The numerous lailures and heavv irsmx sioned by ignorance atid mismanagement, io tha early efforts at Iiiteruul Improvement, induced the Li-gislature to direct the Board to employ t civil engineer ; which was done at a high salary fur several years. But, at that time, the State tas interested in several .Navigation Companies indifi ftircut parts of tho State ; all of which reqnirei the attention of -the- engineer; Ilis5roeisr" thus divided, a considerable part of .the idvaiftv ges to be derived from the employment of an . guteer was lost to each Company. It should not muit'iure, vk b iimuer oi surprise n none SuCCtet Veil. Io secure the requisite skill, energy, and ecwsv my in the execution, and to avoid the numeroui and perplexing delays, and the heavy losses occa sioned by divided plans and inattentive supervision it seeins necessary to nave one principal engineer with suitable assistants to each rail-road orotW employ meiit. The construction and necessarr- prearutory works could then be let to contractors in dilforent portions ; and the Superintendent of I'uhlic I orks should bavo a general supervision of all the exfieuditurcs, and receive a compenaatioa sufticient to command his efficient services. Some such arrangement as this will be necessarr. whether the Stnto umlcrtakes any enterprize alone. or in connection with private stockholders. If the State should embark in any extensive system of Internal IniprovenicnU it rmy be iiccesgary toia--crease. the efficiency of the Board, by adding toaie member to it who could devote more attention Ion than the Public Treasurer, whose time must occes sarily lie taken up with the duties of his office. FOREIGN DiSTRiBUTioiForTUE IIOtT SCRIPTUREa Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., iVot. 10, 1831 At a called meeting of the Bible Society of Weci- lenburg County, in the Brick Church at Charlotte, Dr Dun lap was appointed Chairmsn.-"The meotlnv vu tlion aUfBstwd hy tlw-Ageat-ef-the American KM- Hociety tor iMorUi-Uirolina, oa the great nWrjwi of sending the Bible, translated into their own langoifs to every accessible foreign land atnonf the kolW--WLersapou: lb fiJIowiag resolatktns were nrwoiii. and, after some remarks, were unanimously woptei : lir mused, I bat me propoution to sopplr the war 14 with tho Bible, 10 a definite period, should eomwrni the admiration and secure the co-ope ration of tbost wuo"fovWieif leiiovrTtteu:" -., . 2. JfrnW. That the iiresainir and extcnsivsioBwai- ror Hie vvord or God io foreign hinds, and the pccular facilities afforded for its uistribullon at tlie present tinK, give abundent encouragement to those whoaMH widiw flflgagaia thia aotoiwiss, .........i " '' ;i . .' a. KMolved, That Una Society will aid, to the ex tent of iu means. In this great and rood work. 4. Rr$olvcd, That the friends of the Bible, thiwrW out this County, be respectfully requested to turn aa cmtHins to aid. this object in. whatever way tuej BT imhre snost erneditfnt. - vj.i-.:"' - - -- -r J. M. HUTCHISON, At a meeting of the citizens of Charlotte, beH the Courthouse, on the evening of the lrtth inst, whidj was- organired by the appointment of John Irwis a Chairman, and Joseph H, Wilson as Secretary, theft- lowing Kesolutions were severally proposed and aocea- ted, via: - Rrmltcd, That John Irwin, William Carson, aoJ I D. Boyd, be appointed a Committee to take up a sue- Bmption for tlie beneUt 6f the iratTcrerr by the.lat with power to appropriate the money received a tkt rrmv dtn mwt arivMible. - Rrtoltrd, Tliat the Commissioners be reqnesWl take such measures as they may deem nncesltjj jcHnpel me aUejUuicc tfffa&i' ktZtlvrJ, That the tAsnmiaiioners be reauestc' lake such measures as they may deem necessary w tain Fire Buckets, ladders, Fire Hooks, and Axe,4 Ui sink Wells, for Uio purpose of aiding tlie ciuiew the extinguishment of Are. Saucm. N. C, December 2fl ORANGES. A AWiy. Among the articles ferud in our nMrkctLut woek. wajsitjce Seine Ortnpi wliich were raised bv a irentleman in Isv'iJisTpoullV"l 1 . -.-- V --it r" ; TMriwui I i rc&iucni aooui iwuivo union umu uiut tleman staU-s that the tree had, for three years in eeiion, produend about fifty oranges annually. Tlx, fruit wu MuuL.in aniMormnco. to an P IfOttff.. In this nta.-A Tnun tho (Vr H.ilh anil SI FOodM Or IfffS IHWAHittg IrA Wi Wi.ti' IM PlltlTlll IHIIH t nf Uiia delicious fruit- May his tree be more productive hencefisth, and e ced the present crop in every way imsginabl. Several srntlemen of our village have flounf Omngc and Lcraon. tree, butihoy hve, J!.1, the pltwsure of reaping so rich a harvest from on in one season. Farmers' Reporter. MURDER. A letter received from Germant brings as information respecting a morder """rj in tliis county by a prisoner, Joiiah Reed, on the M. of negro Sam, the property of Henry Bmuki, fcV who had been committed to jail as a runaway. , . The letter states that both were together " apsrtmenU On Monday evening, the aUnn that IW" had murdered Sam, reached the jailor, who, oa exass nation, fisind the negro lying on the floor with b broken. It is supplied tliat Reed struck him wj plank which he tore from the ceiling, it being vwj bloody, and Reed considerably so.' . , . A Jury of Inquest was hrfd over the Wj r which returned a verdict of murder committed oa body. Rerd appears to be deranawL f- WESTERN CAROLINIAN OFnCRj Salisbury, May 17, 1, ' lirE are prepared to execute every kind of F"" ' ma vory aiqierKir style, and our charges wi ss reasonable as any. fcr Orders from a da 1 always meet tlie must prompt atlenttun. leig' arhc nforti It - kave The appe cout DoflC ieli latui .Stat eupp one can furls of A' t; Sw The lenti ry ol It earri wliol mit 65, i "jptsls misr Burt ved. flpn striK dcra pruv Sic of tl be r moat -"0 whji upon mill' now durii tiun P, Bill Bom icnU . Tl raft Jblul Hou, hjh