' THE WESTERN CAROLIOTAN.
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PUBLISHED IJVEItY SATURDAY MOUNlNG-A3UiJ5rJi3i QUlTiJl ASH) SDSa'iUl W IliAlDn-EDITOUS AND IMlOPKIKTOKa,
JVumbcr 2G, of Volume 1G: SALISBURY, NOKIMI-CAIIOM 1835. KumcTCromK5nuuv5ftOS.
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The Wrelero Carolinian.
BY AIJIIBEL SMITH Y JOSEPH W. 1IAMPTO.N
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DOMESTIC ECONOMY.
fVom Me Kanawha (Va.) Ifanmr
GOOD BACON.
('cod Bacon ia en important an article in a family that
! nm induced to oiler to young house-keepers, and ! la-
i r not practised in preserving it, the following direc
turn, by I Ik observance of which, I think their Dtron .
v ill do credit to their tames :
ll.a, weighing from one hnndrerf and rifly to twnim.au prominent provinion. i mi. eipwn.ai u
IwudruJ. are to ba pref.irrd, and they hmiM 'he corn. I the rnrhlir will, mnile in tbe mo inipntung form
led Tir at leaat five or aix week. Corn-fed Pork may j known lo mr inwtitulimia, will pmlmbly have a d.--
be di-t.ncoiatd by the appearance of the kidnev-ftt, aa , Cj,j uimiPIM Uhlll your pnireetliuga. Yhi will
It will he liar.l. and eraok mln all quartvra lik? beef; m.tiuM,t he.l,il..m. venliirv n.mn anv mdiral
net; Umae nhottld be avoided wnoe lat mre lena
eMHraand titflmed to iratweatrtiey,- adhering to the fin-'
giTu, and bearing Uie amijilexion of lard.
The SalLahould be of pore qoatrty. Toeverr thou
ml ponmlaof mt, put tliree peck (by nimiHiire) of
anlt, w ith winch pound of pulverizHl Soltjaitre haa
U-.MI nVevioualy and thoroughly nnyed. Tin conipo
Milton i lo be well rubbed on, and then sprinkled thick
Ijr m the outatdo of the meat There ia na danger of
overwrtinif from quantity; it m length of time which
haa that effect.
The meat ia now to be laid, With the Kkin aide down, in
pn cad(aor trouglia, with rnlt vjinnkled over the bot
tom; the hann and shoulder Art, and then the inul
liuif and small piecea. On the f mrth or fifth Hay, the
ox-at should be taken up, and agnui well rubbed with
wit, to winch ahould be added, Whenever it can be pro
cured, a toaapoon fuil ot powdered garden nepper 1ft
each place; and the meat placed a befiire, after remo
ving any bloody brine, or other impure matter that may
have collect. j in the trougha or caika. At tlie end ol
two week, if tlie meat is kept without freein?, all-the
iiifrra. except the hains ami shoulders, w ill N: sailed
uIficionllT,rMaihouldthcDHercnrOVfHa;itwhicht
. LlJL LI I .
'pwttiorri'bnlntelT ivew-a)-iyj1ecai?" pTessdre
will prevent the passing of the brine through all the
meat, if not turned.
In three weeks from the first mltintr, the shoulders
are to be removed, and in fitnr weeks the hams.
To make good Bacon, the meat should be hung with
the ilnckt part upward, to prevent the exudation' of
its juices, mid each piece clear ot the wall, or other
pieces,, arsftheje kt wntiHt w qmtrdrjr. Sfirhe aVrtiiid
chips, with a few billets of hickory wood, or corn cobs,
make tbe best smoke, and aUokeepllio lions warm,
which is important f for u' the smoke-house is cold, all
iurraur cara w ill ba in sume aicasure. lotit; a damp will
Kettle on the bacon, and it will have a bitter flavor.
Bacon- hoW never be smoked in damp weather, as is
ten often practised, as by it the nirant gains nothing in
color, but acquires a bad taste ; one or two good fires
each day, will smoke the pieces, in precisely tbe same
tune required for salting; that is to say, hams four
weeks, shoulders three weeks; and midlines and other
pieces two weeks.
I have used red pepper with, I think, decided advan
tnpe, by throwing a few pods into each fire while smo
king ; this article, in salting or smoking, or both, im
proves the flavor of tlie meat, and tends to secure it
against insects. If the meat-house is dark and cold,
the meat may be left hanging until wanted for use ; but
if oilier wise, it should be taken down at tlie commence,
mem of warm weather, and packed away in salt, clean
hickory ashes, or oats ; sillier will score it from in
sects, or dripping, if the meat be entirely covered over,
and the intentices between the pieces properly filled.
The use of dry salt will not increase tlm saline flavor
"Xfttle; mtiftt. I fiaWK'nown BliCon very finely preserved",
bv Dreoariiisr a stronir lev of wood ashes, concentrated
?iy boiling, into which, when cold, the pieces were
dipped.
The alkali and the oil of the meat forms i coating
of soap in all Uie crevices, as well a on the surface,
which is an admirable protection against the insect
tribe.
.-y, w yrtewiimriiSc of
henmoke hottsfc As bcfijreTOserved, it should be ren
stored warm during the process ot smoking, and if it is
lo retain the meat through tlie season, should he cold,
" - dry; aiid dark. " A brick xtove hV the centre oTthe floor,
with opening for the escape and ascent of the smoke
hi the sides, is among the best contrivances usual among
us; but this becomes heated, and does not entirely ob-
J viale the danger arising from the occasional felling of
tho meat, by which houses are riot unfrequently burned.
It will probably be mote safe and convenient to build a
V chimney, with a very low fire-place, a for a silting
; room, and when tlie chimney is carried up four feet,
' close it at the top. A small grate placed a few inches
' from the hearth, will assiet the burning of the wood.
By having a chimney thus constructed, the blaze of the
' ' fire can never injure tlie house or meat, no pieces can
fall into the fire when a string or nail gives way, and
whilst the blaze and smoke ascends the blind chimney,
. tlie smoke must descend again and pour into the smoke
- - bouse. This plan is highly recommended for its safety
' and convenience, by a geutlemau whose advice is enti-
tied to great respect ; and to whom I was originally in-
.debted for several of the directions here given, the value
of which I have verified in tlie course of mv own ex
'., pcrieuce. AN ADMIRER OF GOOD BACON.
STATE LEGISLATURE.
We gave, m our last, the organixntiou of the
two llouM-a on Mutxlay. Tuday waa principally
njK-irt in the appojiilnmiit of Committer lo prepare
Kutai of Onlrr for each Houw, and to wait upm
the Governor am! inform him of their rradineaa to
rfceire any ioinmuoicaiioa hi might think proper
Wj make. In tlie Hcnate, on Tuoaduy, a CfMiiniittee, '
ciiitiiiff of MMMrm. Polk. Edwarda, Wvche, II rv
... ..J K, rr. m iH.MntMl t nren.ni RuL of!
Orders tba Drwiie ; ami Mer. Wvche, WiM, I Vn .,he d T'"
....... . jU i j ' ... , mot injurtouwv the value of our real rwtHti:. The
Hill, W.Mgn, and Morebead, a Committee on the j - he mtUmeBl w
part of the Senate, to meet a euiiilar Cuutmitiee , tiomwy claima, emlarrad our eff.rta towarda
from tbe llouae of (Vmimona to prepare Joint Rule improvement, at the period of all othera tho nt
d"0nler (or tlie Government of the two llnuaea. important-the commencement of our political ex
it tbe Commona, Meaara. Graham, Hoke, HyUrt, ,"", i 'ho riff iiifl laud ayrtenKwlienl.
i, , . , ,, , , , ,, ly aMited, fur from re ieving, (ended but to it).
I'oimkxter, and llutchMon, were apiKHntod the ' '. . . . .
WT, , , J . erenae our dilliculliea. Thua a ripped of r.-aiHirce,
Umnnttee to prepare Rulof Order for thelUae,-, Wtttor lttrpllteil.?ijl,lio jurig the firat
IV Committee, appointed to wait upon the Govern- j mf century of our p4itical etiatence, will enhibit
or, Reported that he would make a cominunicalion ' little mx to pontcrity than the aniiuul iinjuxition
to both Houaea at the hour of 12 o'clock thai day. f amounting to leaa than a hundred tlKiOiand
At which time, the Governor, through hi. Private nlf enialituie.1 tlie reward
Secretary, Wm. P. Coleman, delivered to each ,h l"IPliw by whn:h they were levied,
tf .t m i while the remaimler waa awtlied to wiatain the train
llouae the Rillowing , e ,r . 1 . . . . ,
ni'UU 1 IT otficera who auicniiteniled the machinery of gi.
, ?l" . Iveniment. The enUWiahment of aohnola for the
To the Central AutwMg of ,orth Carol : I conrrnje, ,mntrU,m of voulh tf4 tho
Tbe duty of addre.g the eietiveof the 0K.nf gnA improvement of our internal reeourcea by
pwipK ctmvened to eoiwuli lor the common good nx-aim beyond the reach of individiMl enterprii-,
of their cnwtituenta, haa on n.. previoua ocraa..H w, wm rarrelv to have been regarded aa profar
been to me the auun-e it m, git-al anxiety ami per- rh'fu legialalive Hicern.
plenty aa the prearnt. I hia ciiil-rnuimM.I anaea
no lean from the peculiar il.iati of our alburn,
tliiiu lioui the meaaunw ui prugreM loaiHend the
I misiiMiuon H ine csiaic.
ll will lie .ioe daya bnfore it can le iiertnined
whetln r the new Con-titutKni haa lieen ailoptcd or
rej.fl.fi. It it H.W been h(lont.-d, a material change
in tlie Wl of repreaeiitnlion cmtilulca one of it
chane to tbe aytem -f rlteY hrtherto rmrnicl.
if it ahall he aaeertajued that the jieop'e have trana-
Jwrwl th- legislafiTtj power of the Wate l.i a IV. pneciLMi which tne Americnn name cxtemls to
piirlmeiit which will be constituted opon pnia?ipea American citizi-na lliriMighout tho wide extent of
ihlfenng essentially from thow which enter into the t ,-(Mife.leru y, nod wc may almost say that non.
liirmatH'ii of y.air body. W'hnlever may b.- tin lrier dian this nouiinnl protection liai been nlt'.nl-'
coocluHion at which you may arrive on thia subject, ed t u During the late war, w hea ur coast w as
there seem to be no n-a-sai which ahould restrain bl-ickaded bv the greatest maritime jxiwer in the
the Executive IVrtiiM:nt from tho customary ex- world, a Recml inessengi-r was despatched bv the
presai.Mi of opinion upon the moat inqiortant l.ics (.-ner il Assemblv lo represent lo thu Genent'l Gn-
a hirh enpap) public atl. ulion. vemmeiit the del'enreless comlitiou of our maritime,
To much tlie larger portion of this Siale. the frontier : In reply, we were urged I prefer.! vijj.i-
past year has been a m-asonof more than ordinary pnisly fir the contest, and to rely exchwivelv uxki
prosperity. The- prduoion of article netrasnrrSH,,. own ir,urce!i; as it was not then cotiveiiiejil
to the sustenance wf human lifr, hat. lieen nbnndant to aid us. Tlie legislature iinineiliatelv resorted
and nor great agricultural staple has commanded to loans, provided munitions of war iiidissnsabl.
a higher price than has been known for ninny years. t protecttmi of tho coast, ami put tliem tn the
Our citizens, alway distinguisliod fi.r pr mk-nce ami charge of the militia of (he State. The claim for
economy in the management of their domestic af- tl,. expense thus incurred, his been for years, and
fairs, aided by the fortunate circumstances n-lerred
nrA nrN.n. nluilJv Ip invnhiwl in iw.ini.
a- - -
Inasorvi "otwfttrstmwtf theWarexnrtrrsoT
the comparatively prosperous condition of the om- munitions of w ar, suitable only for fortification,
munity, the tide of emigration continue to flow in Since the war, a Fort of the second class has been
a copious and steady current to the new Slates and erected contiguous to Cape Fear, and another near
Territories of the West, and we are thus constant- Old Top-snil Inlet, hut these are the onlv eviilen
l losing raany of our most wealthy, enterprising, ces visible upon the face of tlie country, of the ex
and iulelligeiit citizens. It is not surprizing that ertion toward ua of the benevolent action of the
the iMHvwal and laudable dtspowrtiou atrikwgly -Goveminrnt, rtner-fbr the purpose of improve-
cliaracteriatic of the American pe.,! to acquire a , nient .r defence. ... k. i ..
pannMioat iiUra inth aoiI,hMiW prwtnpt retno. If it were possiole to procure prw-ise data, by
vals from au old and densely populated country, lo . hich lo insinuate a comparison between the exac
ajiawely ettbid regiotta where g.iod lands may be tint nn6 trwdirwrrrtsnfttre Fflcral Gnvcrn
acquired at -low frioeav Tliat hee causes have,-j niehi; from arid Ton account of North Carolina, there
in many instances, produced emigrati.Mi from this j can be no difficulty in pronouncing that a promi
Stale, ia admitted ; but we deceive ourselves, if we j it cause of our evila would be rendered most ap
suppose that the evil ia to be attributed lo them parent. If the comparison were extended so as lo
alone. In general salubrity, variety of climate, and i pn-aunt a relative view of the receipts from, and
consequent variety oi proouctiona, average lerumy
of soil, and wide extent of sea coast, North Caro
lina is scarcely exceetl.nl by any of her sister States.
Other causes, therefore, than natural disadvantages,
have, in a greater or les degree, aflected the
growth and prosperity of the State. A very slight ac:
quaintance with the facts, will suffice to show that
a large proportion of the citizen who have remo
ved from our border within tlie last ten years, have
contributed to augment the population and resour
ces of States more densely peopled than our own.
With regard then to the latter class, and to those
"whoTtfirtiat leTo te Influenced by similar conside
rations hereafter, it becomes importaut to inquire,
what causes have produced the evil, in order that
you may ascertain whetner a remedy can be devis
ed within the legitimate range of your powers.
When we consider that we have but a single
collegiate institution in the State, but few repecta
We academies and- that i adeqtwte prov.i ha
been made to diffuse even the elementary princqdes
of education among the poor ; that there is not a
single, work of Internal improveinwtt .ut-peogress,
and no fund that deserves the name provided for
the future developentent of our reasairces ; it ceases
to be matter of surprize that even our younger sis
ters, munificently provided for in all these respects
by the bounty of the General Government, should
outstrip us in the generous contest for physical and
intellectual improvement, It is but natural, that
under such circumstances the young, the ardent, and
the enterprizing among our own citizens, should
sever ttjo ties that bind them to their native homes,
and seek for affluence and distinction under better
auspices. It affords me no pleasure to present this
picture of our condition. It would indeed be the
source of extreme mortification if I regarded it as
proceeding exclusively from our own supineoess
and neglect. That we have done legs than we
might and ought to have done Tor the accomplish
ment of, these great purposes, is in my estimation
certain ; but that our exertions have beou constant-
ly retarded by lh ayateia of Vieral Iz-ginluiion
aJotrfed with regard lo ua, ia not niamfi-wt.
Thia entire ubject waa ao fully JiacuMeJ in my
laat annual ineiwage, lliat I ahall content inyaelf
with mere n fi'mice to that per, rather than
an exteiMlod ronaiieratiHi of it in thia. It waa
(hen attempted to be ahewn, that great injustice
had been die to IbwBtate in tlie aultleinent of our
claiine for revolutionary anrvicea j that the revenue
ayatein audited by the Federal doveniimnt had
operated oMirewively upon ua, and that the low
Pl which Ik govcniioeiit UiwU weradiMxned
Htill leaa cheering and conwdatonr ia the hiatorv
of our F-oral nlati.Ki. Immediately iiaai imjV '
etitraire into the Feileral comart, wc conveyed to
tin-tieneral (iovermnent oureiitire craim lo the tr-
ritory weat of tin- State, out of a portion of wIim h
wu iurmed the State of Tenneawe, aa a common
lor lite u-e ad benefit t the lotted States of
America. North Candina im l.Mive. In he ani.he.1
to n. DayHient f the national oVbt acrnnling lo
t la -a r rvit-ive ami u-wml proortiorts in the gene,
ra charge ami expenditure, and to no other purpoNe
whatever. We .Mvc, iu the almiie of internal du-
.......I I .1 n: r .i. n .
niully to the national Treasury. In n liiru lor
iimiieiwe conceHMioiu, we huve emaved thut
js l present, brp.ro the War D.-nartmcnt. and has
r. ...... .1... j.i... .i '
irv-a II 1IIIlf UI If t7"l(HXJU, 11 H HIT Ml I II ill I f ITT
coast. could not Dronerlv be renuired lo nnv for
disbursements on account of, gome of the more fa-
vored States, the contrast would exhibit a claim to
redress which could scarcely be overlooked or dis
regarded. A more favorable opportunity than the
present to urge attention to these cluims, cannot
arise nor is the nation likely, at any future period,
to be able to do us justice with such perfect con
venience. . That tlie revenue of the Genci-al Go
vernment exceeds it legitimate wants, and that
the power and patronage incident to it, are dan
gerous to the liberty of the country, are positions
which will scarcely be controverted. Iu my last
annual Message, to which reference has already
been made in connection jvilh this topic, rsuggt'st
ed, as tlie most appropriate and least objectionable
mode of satisfying tlie demands of North Carolina,
and reducing iu some degree, the patronage of the
Government, a distribution of the proceeds of the
public doniaiii, upon the principles stiiiulated by
'tomimtrtit M''mbMinlt9rwtmi
ject proper for your consideration, and as requiring,
lor reasons too obvious to be stated, early and effi
cient action. This Stnte," it will br recollected,
was charged with one tenth of the entire expenses
incurred in sustaining the war of tbe revolution
and is therefore entitled to the same proportion of
all that portion of the public land ceded to the
General Government, anterior to the acquisition of
Louisiana.
A cession to the. new States of such portions of
the public domain as are situate within their limits,
or a further reduction of the price at which it is at
present disposed of, cannot bo otherwise than deep
ly injurious to all' the old States, and fraught with
man i (tt injustice and tbe most ruinous consequen
ces to us.
With Treasury barely sufficient to meet the
current expenses of the Government, without resort
ing to loans, it would be idle to recommend the
adoption of any measures connected "with the gen
eral improvement of either the physical or intellect
ual resources of the country. My opinions on
theae wlijecta, have been repeatedly communicated
to the General Aeuibly, and are too well known
to all claaaea of the community, to juatify rejetl.
lion. To attempt to accompliali any thing with
regard to either, withotit f rat having provided a
coniietfiit fund Ur lite pur, would have no oth
er etiiict than lodiaapmint the excited hopee of tlie
iiuhlic, ami poatpuue furtuer eflorla to an indelliiite
period.
A juat iiroooiiioa of tho revenue, acrru-
ing from the
i aalea of public wnda, would enablo ua
to enter tioo a ayalein of ineaaurea which could
not be oiherwiee than productive of the unart au
apinoua reaulta. VVitlniut ll.Jlging frmn pnal
experience, little expectation can be entertained that
au adoquate fund for thia purpoaa will be proidd
by the goveruutont in tiiue to meat the growing ex
igenciee of the country.
I have, on varvau orcnaiom, exprewd the opin
ion, that it waa not to be rxx)Ctod in the nature of
thing, thai any ayateiuof Internal Improvemeiita
coiiimtmmjrate with our necejaiitiea and reanurcea
would, at any timo, he etfected by individual enter
prize. The aitcniion of the caHtaliala will natu
rally be directed lo the aectiona iff country, which
will beat reward exia-nditure, rather than lo thoae
which ni'Mt require improvement. Impnrlaul lo
cal improvemeiita may, neverllielerM, be eflecled by
incorporated companiea j and if the Government
iieglucta ita apropriite duty of providing for the
want a of the whole community, liberal encourage
moot ahould, at'lcaat, bo exteiwltvl'to Individual
who projxioe to combine tln'ir akill and capital to
an attempt to improve any portion of the country.
In the arcotiimnyiiig fik' ol'wpera, will he found
nriuti'd pamphlet, containing the proceeding of a
HMfting olcitizeua held at Cincinnati, Ohio, on the
IIHIi ol Auguit lt,on the aubjoct of a " Rail Roud
from the hank of (he Ohio river, to the tide wa
lers of tho Carolina and Georgia." The enter
prlj1 proposed by teat meeting, is of (he most gi
gantic churucler, and contemplates a large expen
diture of capital, tail promises, if effected, immense
ly be.uehoul lesu.ls lo nearly half ot the Union.
It is at present exciting much interest in South-
Carolina and Georgia ; and cHifiilei e in its prac
licnUliiv and utility seems to be rapidly increa
sing. The ellts-l that ita accomplishment would
luvo upou tin Stale, depends in a great degree, up
on the c.Mirse which may be pursued with respect
tuw guuentl system of improvement.- If thfffd
recoininciMled by the Internal Improvement Con
veution two years since, sli.sjl.l he adopted, the
Cincinnati project would prove a ningiiihVent ex
tension uf our system. II we determine to do no
thing imrselven, and permit South Curolina and
Georgia t compete alone for the trade of the val
ley of the Mississippi, tie enterprize, nevertheless
pr.Hiiise the most importnnt advantages to the sec
lion of i he Stale west of the Alleghany; nml is,
under all circumstances, entitled to tlie most favor
able consideration. In connection with thia sub
ject, 1 suliuut it coinuiuiucalMHi from the rn-sHmt
of llio Petersburg Kuil Koad toinpanv exlnmtuig
statements of the r.reiits and (lislsirsements on
that portion of the rmui witliin the limits el this
State, and making important suggestions in rela
tion to its further extentioo within our bonier.
Tho spirit of fanaticism, which ha recently boon
manifested in connection with one siiecie of our
popuktiuti iu. vaHUi. 4KiM.of jJiCLnioo dej
iiihikIs ami will receive your serious consideration.
It is no longer possible to conceal it, it we wiaild ;
and it becomes us, iu common with tho penpln of
every Southern Stale, lo speak a language upon
this subject which will not admit of misapprehen
sion, and exhibit a spirit that shall, at least, com
mand attention and respect. The extent of the op
eration nml Vigiiif these misguided penple,-will
bo best gmlerstood by an examttwtwuf the ac
comjiunying file of papers, imiIiIimIiH under tho pa
trtsiage of the Society of Iiniuediate Abolitionisls
at New York r which hns btW tfahsiiiilfed to iiip
by a citizen of this Slate for your use. This sub
ject first attracted the attention of the Legislature
iu 1830, when the evil was comparatively in its in
fancy ; ami the publication or circulation witliin
this State of these incendiary newspapers and
jianiphlcts, waa made a felony, punishable by fine,
whipping, and the" pillory in the first instance ; and
death for the second oiKince. It is apparent to all
who have any' accurate knowledge of our condition,
that the public safety iinieriouslv requires the sup
pression of these wicked and mischievous publica
tions, injurious alike to the best interest of tho mas
ter and the slave. This, I apprehend, cannot be
effected without the co-operation of the Legisla
ture of the State from which these missiles pro
ceed. Such an interference with our domestic con
ow upon the pert of the cttizwis of a foreign
Slate, either encouraged or permitted by tlie go
vernment, would at ones justify a resort to the mode
ordinarily adopted for tlie adjustment of national
differences ; if we should exercise greater forbear
ance in the present instance, it is not because the
wrongs we suffer are less injurious or mortifying,
when inflicted by the Iwidsof brethren.
The ob-1
vlrMs'-oWp-inoniinty vfm'jmingtt
to subvert the Constitution and Lows of tlie coun
try .j and we have, therefore, an indubiluble right
to ask of out sister States the adoption of such rhea;
sores aj may be necessary and requisite to suppress
them totally and promptly. Upon 'this question
there is no diversity of interest, and can be no dif
ference of opinion. The entire South will unite
with you in the adoption of any measures which
may seem best calculated to insure union of coun
sels, and prompt and energetic action. Under tho
perfect conviction that there is no neutral ground
which can lie occupied either with safety or honor,
and that to delay action is to increase danger, I
cannot doubt or hesitate as to the course which it
becomes us to pursue. It is therefore respectfully
recommended, tis worthy of ywr consideration,
whether Resolutions should not be" adopted, invi
ting the States united with us by the ties of com
mon interest and danger, to co-operate with us in
the adoption of such measures as may be necessn
to insure our safety ; and calling upon the im-
blaturcs of all tbe States, to enact such penal laws
upon tlits subject aa'may br bteetmry to perpetuate
the blessing csileiiiplaled in the formation of the
Federal Cawfifutioa ami the L'aron.
The Report of the Public Treasurer exhibits I ha
CotxluHm of our Fiuai.cc, and sulcata tbe okhv
surrs projwr dr their improvement, wiih a elm
nes and I5rca of reasoning, highly c reditu Mo to
that officer. M4 of the measure recommrnded
to your conaiiWalioa, Uv heretofore occupied lh
attention of the General Assembly j but have gi
ven rise lo no efficient legiJulion, W lictlicr I lie
course pursued by y.sir pretleceasors, UHi tins
subject, wa the one oou.amled by the puUic into
real, it i acarcely noteaaary to inquire. f i pro.
ped Constitution h dl be rejected, it 'i V'rtain
that you have no alternative Mher thau the diminu
tion of the public expenditures, or the increiw of
the public revenue. If it ahull bo adoplad, ih. uKh
tlie oeccfwity for tlie conawlcratHMt of this ulij.vt
niay be mxlered les, absolute, it wilt remain e.jatd
ly erudeni and proi
la the accouistiiying file of papers, will be found
a communication from the (Jovernor of K-, tu ky,
aoliciting an exchag of kw n-pu bet ecu hit
Slate and this. A similar apjilicaiimi, us n tbe
part of tiss Stale of Maryland, was commu.ucaicd,
lo the last General Assembly; Reports of ihe dori
aiotis of the Suproine Court of Maryland, Keutuc.
ky, IndiaiM, IIIiiksj, and Miouri, bava been re
ceived at various period from the Ecttlire Dw
partmvnUisf these States ; and have been preserved
in Ihe Library belonging to the Executive Office.
As this Department has no authority over the sub
ject, it become ymir duty to adopt the measures
which seem to ba demanded by tbe court ey f ihe
Slates referred to. An interchange of ihe Stwiute
Law of all tlie States, haa exatfed perhaps fr.m ttta
foumlation of tbe government, and seems imleed to
be essential to enlightened legislation. The repott
ed decisions of tbe Courts of the seveml States,
would perhaps be equally important to Ihe Judkial
Department of the Government, and would certain
ly coustitue a valuable addition to the public Libra-
V' -.. . . .
I have lierefofore suggested to the General As
sembly, the propriety. f revising the luws, regula
ting the duties f the Public Pruiter ; and beg leave
to coiniiiemf the subject to your conaiderutd!.
The compensation allowed him fof vuy ullmt than
extra work, is altogether inaueqiiiUe ; and as na
tural ciHiseqneiK-e, the law are most inelegantly
and inaccurately printed. It i made tbe duly of
no one to prepare iduxc and murgiiuil note, or re
vise the proof-sliecls ; and numerous, and iu many
instance, material errors haw found their way iu
to even the best edition of the law. Some more
certain and definite principle, by which to deter
mine tlie amouiit'of comiMinsatioii to be allowed IW
extra work, shoulJ also be prescribed.
The death of the Honorable Henry Seawell haa
created a vacancy upon the Bench of tli Superior
Courts of Law and Fxjuily," which it will be your
duty to supply in the progress of the present o
ion. He died during the week desigaalLsJ by. law,
as ihe term of Wake Stqwrior Ctnirt ; and at au
late a period iu the Circuit, that it was considered
inexpedient to convene the Caincil fir tbe purpose
of apioiutiiig a successor. Ilia illness occasioned
the loss of Johnston and Wake courts and hia
.doatfi. Ummw TfiwiUMv-lVajrejV
Northampton. Casualties of this character, how
much stiver to be deplored, are often inevitable.
It would seem lo be at least worthy of inquiry, nx.
vert be let, whether the frequency f their occur
rence niigl.l not b lessenod, eitlier by changing
the period at which tlm Courts are required to bo
held, to a later period of Ihe year, or so far a re?
spec! tbe circuits on which ditticultiesol ihis char
acter havo nKiat frequently arisen, by inerel) in
verting the ordor, so as to begin in the bedthy and
terminate in the eickly coujnfjes,. .
" Tim crowded slate of I lie dockets, in some of the
large Western counties, is such as to amount, in
some degree, to a denial of justice ; and calls loud
ly for a remedy. Perhaps the best method of re
dress, would be the creation of an additional Cir
cuit ; and the extension of the term to two weeks,
in cases where tho accumulation of business re
quires it.
A Rexrt from the Commissioners appointed
to digest and revise the Public Statute Laws of the
Stale, which will necessarily engage a large por
tion of your time and attention during the present
session, is iu preparation, and will be submitted at
an early day. The vacancy in tbe commission,
occasioned by the illness and consequent resigna
tion of the late Gavin Hogg, Esq., was, ia Junuary
last, supplied by the appoiutuieat of Frederick
Nash7lwq7f"II"Tsborugh, wlio has been, since
that period, assiduously engaged iu the discharge
of its duties
Duncan Cameron and Alfred Jones,' Esquires,
two of the Commissioners appointed, by an Act of
the last General Assembly, to superintend the re
building ofthe Capitol, having declined the trust, that
appointment wasn tbelst of Juljr last, eohfer.
rea m tne iver. ioctor mcrneeiera sou JJoctor 4
John Bock with of this City. The Report of tho - ' ? ... . -..
Commissioners, which
at an early icriod of tlie session, will exhibit, in de- j
tail, the progress which ha been made, ajid the ex- , ' .'
penditures which have been incurred in the execu- '
tion of the work. v
" My term of Office, at limited by the Constitu '
tion, will expire before tbe brief period allotted for
he discharge of your duties will have passed away. .
I trust I may be permitted to avail myself of this - ' T'
last opportunity, before I retire from the active and
respon.ibIe duties of public life, to comparative
quiet and seclusion, to express the deep and grate-
ful sense I entertain of the unwavering confident
and ki dries so frequently manifrjsted towards m K
by tho people of North Carolina.iyeryk- -
tion of life, in which it may be- my destiny, to be
f laced, my most fervent aspirations will arise to
lint who controls the destinies of Nations, as of
individuals, for the preservation, in their purity, of
our free institutions j and the advancement of our ; T
citizeos ia every thing calculated to promote their '
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