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r aii j)(i;-l inwn4iattlff'wi(b(iot ttfifteeaw
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t(i?r m ftronrrlv akrld and tmttnmM,i
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b i4 mikr, railf impfvtfd (Un etcriutatej by
l!.fir Wititff'a lafniitf, ..
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r f"' frfitiM, r fi-i-Jins- them ttuttmj U
wn, uiKHiuHMiyr an in proprMty
Ifai tr iffrot high pnrf.ur flirty llwir fu4
C4faijy tlaa tUy bat liiilarto in
iroi r io arji, of reerv, w rttajtv aa auawibiav
iM rehimdrd acartity of tbia tout arill alau
f rofiijd t th ouraa mi alioubi iodac aJl kt
J it Iho Uat attd nioal tSctOal enaaanraa to ur.
arnra ibmicb lb Wintaf 0ftiigtipe4,if,if poavbit J
i.-nj-rorao, una rout a "bird m many faljr lu aua
leitanrn., . ; .' . , ,
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tITlACT riTOM TJIB UIVRT -Of
t?.a PuUa Tmimr,M tba atakt ef tH flMvt
or Aorta troitoa. 7 nawiiiud, aemdinf la AM
ol Aawailviy.oa Uif 3xlaibrf 1C ,t
RECATITUUT10N.
TU trgo5n aUUnfiu btfw a bakae of caab on
Lajxl, oa tl 2U of Oct., il, aa Llva. f
Amwet m Hib!i Tmmw ' fcrTV) 37
Diiui. aa Tfwauw if tha Litmrr io4 778) 11
, . i aa Traaruar uf U.a ro4 lalat
al lnj;rovcmeata 3,73a1 20
ilabinf ao arrta of j
aVHOM
V'Ui m hu U Ui I'ublie Traaaurrt aa aurk. a&l
Trwwrer wf tl literary vA imaml Iropwvaoieat
1 unU, auixia cWfW oo tua Bookaof tiita Dvparuuaot ;
anU (r hick, ba m iWtilura acetwotabla oa Ua lat
iy of Nwilrp l&M. t
i'hia aioount ai dMpoaed of (aa dincUj bj law) ia
, th (ilk ing manners '.
Ixtwaiua m ttia llauk of lh Sia'cf Nortb Carol 101
'. at lUki'b, and reBiaiaing at tha , .
rrnJit U tha Public Traaawafa '
Uia Slat of OcioW, l9i
D id Uia Caoliof Capa i'aaat R-
. leifb, on tba aama day . .
W'ffl TrtmMiry Nutw,ailer cbaofa,
t-c ia tha taull uf Uia Ttvtmuj
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Bt tbil 6 oitilioAa of tjutlara, ia4 tba nett
ravanao. (torn ttawaabtiMld baa beaa bncraaa.
r4 by about tbrat ihamod eWlara. la, lbt tabJt
00 ntfemica la madai I Iba tddaioiial raturva a
tat, from tha diflkalty f t4taiifo wraci Jala.
particblaHj ia la Iba ournbrr td" a fa bifb
lby ara 14 it ia appamrt, r, ibal ib;
uubJ ary tbaa reauMa but vary JiUbi.
. Irap(araaUoliSat arbila our tbaa g milli
afhl a half of acrra bava bq grantad mm 1 toll
that tba f aluatiuti poar, la teaa tbaA tbat 4 1815,
by nearly two and Mf millnma of oUUra, m
wrfin to lHa MaMamant of 1 837, '
la onkr to taccrtam wbetbet all tba fuuoiia
bad takea tlas wry atpa Id carry cut tha pft
ftaiooa of Ibia ad, a circular latter a addrewrd
t tba CWrka of tba arvtral Cownly Court from
tbia caTice, tipoii tba aubjocU Auaacra if om nearly
all of Ibeoa.batf beca rciva4 frwn arbtch it
appeara, tbat tba euuntim of Cltowao, Duplin, Co
bjiubua, IWnia, Crtvro, Ondw,afMl tS)iinpin,did
not aaecuta iba laar ia 137,M coja-iuM.a ol the
acta of ll laat lyslaiora au raatbiug tfaeia iti
Uroa l oo ao, i ba moat of tMaa, boer, aa
Baaed tbeu koda la IBZijuxutdwi la. tba pro
tMoaa of Ihia act .
Having tbua praaaotM tb autaWt in aucb oflta
beanu;a aa arcoiad obfiuuaiy to (all .within tba
prvtioc pt tbia IVpartmenl, it may Dot ba imprv
per ttpuo diauiiaaing i( la taniark.Uwl tba roual
gaoaralotiicUoe arged agaioat tba laar by tbvcuia.
Minity , apuear la be, tba waul of uniformity of
valuation mulct it, m4 only in tba aama county but
very frequently ia iba aaru ocighborbijud. Hbicb
raaulta horn tba fact, that iba aaanaaora appoiutfld
r each tax diatnet, act at at cry atara of ilieir pro
ccadinga, wilboul any concert with tboiaappututed
Kl lna otcer dtatneta to tba aaioa cutinty.
it ia, tberefufa, respectfully uf imrfed, that tba
inequality Aeceawanly growing nut of tbia at a la of
thiiia, anouhi bo corrnctad by auosa tnbuuaJ aatab
lialied by fatw fur tbat purpoaa.
In parauauca of tha act i tba laat Leialalura,
proviQing tor tha radt mptioa of tba aenn laaued by
tha 8t4te, 1 trauaJorrcd oa tba let day of february,
1637, to the Truaira of the Univeraity of North
Carolina, one tbouaaud aharca f alucb blooging
to Iba Bute, in tba Bank of Iho Stata of North
Carolina, and luok up tba acrip of tba Stata, for
one) hundred ttyuaand dollar. 8ubfqunt to tb
trmnsfer, a queatioa aroae, vhether tbia Stuck, ba
vuig ccaaed to be iba property'of lb State, waatwt
like all otber atuck hob! by indiriduala io tba Banka
of thil Stata, aubjt to ail anoual tat of 35 ceoU
oo each aha re; or whether it waa out the wih of
the Ifiahture, that it ahiuld be eiempted from
tat ; aa by an act of 1769, all the property of the
Univeraity waa eiewpted from taxation, to aay
aotbing of the c matitutional itijunctKMi ep the
Lrgialature, to fuater auch an ioatitutkio and con
acqueuUy, of tbe aeejiiiogly idle eereinoov of the
Sut, gi ving to it in one breath, and taking back
ia the ahape of Uxea, ia tho neiu A tbe que,
tioo eeemed to addrcat itself more properly to the
Legislature, it waa deemed beat to bring it at onca
before you. Io tbe mean time tbe Truateea have
eiecuted their obligation to the Public Treasurer,
to pay the tai, ehuubj the Legislature indicate a
preference for that eourae. The other Stat Scrip
which bad been suld to tbe Secretary of tha Trea
ury of the Uuittd States, for the benefit of the
Cberokea .ladiaos, amounting to three hundred
thousand dollars, baa been redeemed, by the pay
mrofof the principal, and inlcrest of ft per cent,
from tbe lat of August, ISiit, to tbe 6ih of March,
1837, inclusive. This Scrip m well as that re
deued from the University, ia deposited io tins
office. , .
1 have received from the Secretary of the Trea
sury of the United Statea, the three first I natal
monta of tha Surplua Revenue, allotted to North
Carolina, under the act of Congress ol June, 1830,
amounting together, to the sura of Fourteen bun
dred and thirty-three thousand, seven hundred and
fifty seren dollar, and thirty-nine cenla, (1,433,.
757 39.) The diapoaition of which, in eccuiaiauce
with the dutectioiia of the bat Geueral Assembly,
ia ehowo,hy tho tabular atatemenU . "
Such of the bonds civen for Cherokee, Lands,
It will thus be perceived, that theniimber of acres aa were required to be put in miit, have been placed
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h.-ivJ lliniugUuut in1; state tu in.j.exoccca me m ran mnaam, nirornrp wnnni jwrnwnira
number listed ift 1B30, by three, mtllioue five nun. net withstanding some emDarraamnmu waa expert
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U'tia auonsl lo U' cnial i4 l!a Ixr;i;!ur, V"- U twBiiM rx. Al 't i ti !)., t
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paling aa aregata amonot of - $fMjaOi 94
ll will be seen from the ruregoingatatrniefit.tbat
at tbe dote of the flacal year euding lha aiat of
wooer, jSvU, tne rublio rood waa entirely et
haunted, and had, ia (act, become debtor to the
Fand for Internal Improvements, for the sum of
two thounand, til hundred and seventy dollars and
thirty-eight cents, (SJ.670 89) aa waa shows by
the la.it report of tba hit Publio Treasurer, f
You will discover ales, that, under tbe authority
'giveo me by the Laat Legislature, I appropriated to
the purtMnea of the Public Fund, one hundred thou.
sand dollars of the Surplua Keveoae, received from
'the Untied Stales. I did not, however, exercise
' the further authority given me to borrow fifty thou.
enno uwitus irom tne panice ot tne (Mate to meet
the dibbunsementa from tbia Fund. But preferred
Using, aa I did for that purpose, the money belong
ing to the Literary and Iutenta! Improvement
Fumla,' to paying interest oa the amount it thus be
eom necessary to use. ,The proper amounta were
restored to these Fundi respectively when upon
lha coming in of the Revenue,' tbe Public Fund
were sufficiently replenished to do so. , ", t
, A i this u your first aeaatoo, atnee tbe enactment
of the present law providing a new mode of aasuea.
ing tbe lands in this Bute from taxation, 1 have
with the view of ahowing the operation of the law
"and that yu may judge of the extent to which it
has accomplished the purpose for which it was de.
signed, annexed the accompanying table. ' " ,
s Tbia Table exbibitf , the. number of acre listed
for taxation io each county, in 1633, which was the
lost year of the operation of the late law, the ag
gtegate valuation, and the average value per acre,
and aim, the number si acres listed in each county
in 1S37, when the present law was in operation, the
aggregate valuation, and the average value per acre,
aawtill as the number of acres listed throughout
the State, at each period., r- ,.
s A conif aruon ol these two years as indicated by
this table, will show, It ia believed, with sufficient
distinctness, what change tha present law has
.ctcs".
rL-ed and for ihouad, two hundred and ixtyoe
acres. And, that tbia great difference is , owing
more to the atiiicy of the present law, than to the
additional number of acres that was granted in the
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Ctaie irom me UiSi oi apru, icjju, vo iuo umi ui
, April, U 37 ; winch would have been the difference
l.uJ all the lands thitt were subject to tax in both
tiiuw j ears bcea liated as the law required ia shown
ty llic fir.t, thiit from a careful examination, it has
l,fvn aM-prtiitu-d. tfu't the number of acna granted
,r . ' . m. I . . a . a a . 1 ' a"
between those perKd-s was only one hundred anU.at this otlice. And, it ia believed, mat wnn a tew
twchfy-oiitj tlioudund and sixty-live. And tbe ag
-re; ., v;i!u4liun thruUifhoiit the b'l.ilu jti 1637, id
1" I i exceed Hint f 1836, by eleven milhon,
ii;.- i.ii irt'f and sixteen thoiwund, four hundred
an 1 8. VLUty-e'ht dI!ars. . . w .
It'muy I proper t remiirJi, that tbe tax on lands
lit dt-crean-d every jear mew Sd-'O, the tmrs at
finch the lato law went iuio oT;iti.jn, until 1533,
'ttlit;al!if.ri wis an yicreHsr t" a Cw hundred .dol
lisr over thit of the preceding jearj and anin,in
l"P",'a swhir increiv' over tiniftf IsSG. The
ftm-H.it r- t ived this tr froni; tiiis jiaurce, which
k the r'ol und-ir tlio premt lavsrj shows an mcrcaso
of a'Oiitiiv thousiti-J dollars.
encod upon the geueral aospeusioa of the Banks,
as to the proper course to be pursued, growing out
of the implied restrictKHi of the resolution w the
lust Legislature upon this office, a to ibe receipt
of the notes of noiHiecie paying Bunks out of the
Stale, aa the circulation of tbut section of the Siatc,
consisted aliuiat entirely, at that time, of the pa
per currency of South Carolina and Georgia; yef,
a considerable sum has been collected in funds, that
have been so managed as to be rendered available
exceptions,' the whole of this description, of bonds,
will be collected during the ensuing Winter and
Spring... ,
Tbe amount waa received in gross aums; from
one of the two gentlemen charged with the collec
tion of these bonds, without having wiih'him at
the lime, the meiins of distingsiihin the precise
amount received from each debtor. ' Thiseviituncw
will be furnished in a few day, when a detailed
statement of the whole, shotting tho sum received
from eath individual, will be immediately present
ed to tho Legislature. 1 . t , .
" The net of 17'i l,reguwfinr tho payment f pen
siont out of tbeTreaury.of tbu ?tat, requires eve.
I uio tlar hmiiiii iif hs bmika if auWriiHiiia
fif ai lurres1 of capital aiutk wll. Hat.lt of
t - I rar w im uxM'i a if April, 137, I Sub
arnht-d, uifWr lU act of tba last Ixulaiurenti.
ikd As Ad eutrarut'ig the Hank ui Cap Faar,"
M thras h.Maan4 abae of adark, ms batialf of Iba
literary Fund payiog tbr, ihra Inindrsd
tttottsaud dutUra, sod la AprJ la recsivsd fra
lbs Uiuk, the auiaj af ai Ibuoaaad, arvon kuodrsd
and Ay aUlars, as iutanrat oa tha sJveoord pay.
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Is the avxitti ofCM'r, 1937, Dr. I. f. F liar
dy, who baj bM f-t mm time lbs Bal Director
M th Bsocewb Tsrttpik vosipatty, rssilo
thai epptsolanrKH. Aad uailer Ik prwiflott of lb
charter of lb Cimpany, giving Iba adtboriiy to
lb Publio Treasurer lu fill auch vacaneiea, I jsued
commutaion lit JanK-a , W, Fstta f Banc oIa
who bad b-mj-biflhly roromBnded,.af a suitable
egtwrt I reprsaetit lbs iirtsresia of lh State.
Pine inn last report from tbia win r, one half of
M IP2, as dea)itnaisd is lb elsa of lb ciy of
Kalsigh, bebsigmg to lh Sisis, has lmn aM 10
tM Buk of ID iale. M fiv hundred duflara, as
shows by llta , tabular as-ilemeat. And lota lSm.
Iti aol 1 09, Kara been m by my prednorsaur, to
Usofge Little, fr lb auni rsf sevea hundred dJ.
Ura, fa which, b e teemed thro Um4 now oa
Ll in this ouVe,fr 133 33) each, with arrurily,
besiiiig data lh,17tb January, 1837, payaljj on
lb 17ih of JsJiur;, 1 634 39 and 4(1 resptfUtdy
I bsv roceivsd sUo (roin N. tdmooaio, Cmmis
aiouer Ix lit sal of CUsmke Lands in 30, a
bood for Id 12), aoMWIly omitted to bit settk
metit. , .
Much credit is again du the SbsriSt, tot lb
punctuality with wbich they bav accounted lor
lb public tax of tba two hist year.
Copies of such Bank exhibits, a bav been re
ceived at this oflka, sine tbe last araatnn, are here
la annexiid, and such otbsrsaamay bsrscstvsddu
nutf ins eeaatiNi, will m imrwidiately p reunited.
1 lis aceompsoynui stals.-nenU marked from A.
to J. -inclusive, give such informal ion on tU sub
jects to which I hey relate, aa lbs bnoke of tbia Da
psrtrosnt furnish, and contain, it is believvd, all
that tbe act regulating lha Treasury Departmeul
requirss.
AU which is repectfully submitted,
DANIEL W, COURTS, Pub. Trtai.
oli.li.lt
Koral.la allriilia U llui l.'-i'fl tiut rnm'sj a.
a hatal aiatiiiO. Shah WouM iri-.UV V4.nrs !f
valo U Iba P-lalS. Your Commiltns wmn.ntiif
rtrmnnmud thras works tb aid and patrtxaar
of lb Hiala, and Uliar that Si Imat l-ur CnU U
iltwir cat would bar to U dWravtd by tb Public
Treasury. , , V
I reviewing lb work which, compared with
these, roust b cnaaadarfd aMsw wurka, sod wbxh
bav bea rfVrrsd to thsoi, your cotnrtutts wouid
rrrorniiwiid the (ttWiajr.
Tb rsvival rif lb cbartr of lb Favsttsvill
and Rakijb Kail Rusd, aad a public aid of to
fifiht of lb ettxk. l
Tb tncorpnralioa of a company to cssSrect a
road from lb WitrsmrUai sod RaWiab Rati Rd,
from point near WstDoaborouga, t KaWifc,
and an ad of two- fifths.
Ts survey of .Naoas rirsr, whk view l lit
sdsptaiioa In steara savigation, front Nswbsra ts
the brad of bw4 asvigatKi. -
Yajr eomraite bav tbua eooVavored dia
chart lb duty imsfand wpoa Ibanv Tky can
bartlly hop to bav fives geeral aattatsciioai
they eoubi wish that every sectum aad Beighbor. !
buod of tha Stale abooid partitipat aa thw adraa. i
tagea if a liberal aM bwfrem tvetera of iotsmal
tmprayiii hot Ibsy baliev ibst tbts wtua U
tha work ef time ad of rradoal dipeinwU--
They wdl aatttratly h throws ol Iruoa tb targsr
trunks as lb branrbs ef fig'iroiM oak, wbds a
hasty and furred culture might bring with it a sick
ly siistencs and prematura decay.
Ia eoncluaion, yvar Committaa recronwud that
a select coramitie ks appointed to cawsswotcat
these views In lbs Legislature either by Manorial
or otherwise, as may bs asost accepts bl to that
booorabl body. '
JOHN II. CRY AS, Clsu-swa.
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I.NTEOAL ISIPROVEilENT CONVENTION.
Tb General Comraitte to whom, wer referred tha
various KesutuHuna nwa tb sulgevt ui lutersal Im
ptusviMiul, reapecUully
REPORT :
That they bare givea to those propositions at
much C4Miaidtralionaa their very limited lime would
uermtt and have beee extremely desiroua, if pos
sible, to blend them together, so as to form a bar- j
Ft Ik Bo Afarsiaf ssst
THE THEORY OF AMERICAN POUTICS.""
We avail ourselves if a pause io which tba po
litical atorm is ao tar lulled that our fuse asay be
b-ard, to say a word or two on lb general theory
of American politics. Let out practical msa be
alarmed. W e want ia ilua world theory and prac
tice conjoined. We most ibeonaa, in order to
reach general principle. If men wer aoor dia-piaa-d
than they are, to theories rightly st the out.
set, and thus start with aound principles, are should
see more constetetiey and ariadocs m human con
duct. But it ia always caster to lake results aa
they turn up, than to seek lor causes, The iodif
ferency of a machine is to many preferable Io tbe
toils and pains of a conscious, thinking, rc agent.
The merely practical man ia the moot vistuoary
man in the world, fur be steers without cpeopass,
M Abstraction," taid Mr. Calhoun, ia reply to a
taunt from a purblind opponent, "is lbs gentleman
aware tbat the 'most important revthiuois which
monious whole. Before, however, they express i V" ' . ''7 ,.V-V
any opinion upon the merits of any of thae hemes, I ?r,'0 ,0 " f,0? U.X M,,0 T ,h'i
a jT. .k- Mi... .i i Justly. 1 be absolutely true is always to be sought
WUVJ UCIII I, um hi iiiv isiiV v Mrv uclviaiulO,
and to the Unnvetition, to stale, that they regard a
discussion of tbe merits of any system of improve
ment premature and idle, before the ways and
mesne are provided for earn ins the aama into ef.
Your Committee, therefore, consider it of
indispensable importance that this questioo shwld
be at once met and settled by tb competent u
tlwrily. If the State of N,onb Carolina contem
plates, and inteuda to parsue, with earnestness and
efficiency, t syatem of Internal Improvement com
soeuaurat with tbe wanta and wishes of her peo
ple, the State of North Carolina must do as her
sister Slates who hare achieved success io this no
ble pursuit have done ; she must borrow money, or
ia some mode pledge her faith and credit to pro
mote the enterprise.
Those worke which would redound ao greatly to
her wealth and power, we believe, cannot tie effect
ed by lunr individual cuutribuiions t tbey requite
the impress of Slate power, patronage and influence.
W have been deliberating long enough the time
fur action, for prompt, vigorous and united action, has
come. Money is the great lever by which the huge
mass must be moved s we have science and skill to
guide anddirect the motion. It see ma to your Com
mitto that with regard to works now in progress,
inasmuch as the State has the strongest assurance of
their utility, and as the property of her citizens has
been largely invested therein, a claim atrongly
founded in enlightened policy requires that they
should be aided and sustained. Among the most
prominent works of this description are tha Wil
mington and Raleigh and Gaston Rail Roads.
The State has already, with a wise and liberal
policy, made a large investment in the Wil
mingtoo road ; and your Coiomittee unanimously
concur to ojiiuinn with our Governor, that the re
maining instalment of State subscription should be
at once paid, without waiting for the corresponding
payment by the individual corporators. Tour Com
mittee have learned that a memorial ia now before
the Legislature, in which the Raleigh and Gaston
" " 1 asi 1 1 aim ill ass liaiaw itmm asii I lias, al"
IVTVBRf IIH9V WWtWTOl'1 fas awswlPSBj iituu liiu sjfal an VUW
State) and they would respectfully recommend in
like manner that the prayer of tbe pelitiwwrs be
grauted. ' These objects may be accoipplished hy
the State without resort to any extraordinary taxa
tion, and without Ibe burden being fclt by her citi
en. , .
There are other great -contemplated improve
ments which interest large aeciionaof the State,
and are ao magnificent and costly as to be beyond
the reach of individual enterprise. We allude to
the FayeUeville and Western Rail Road, the pro
tected Inlet at Ibe foot of Albemarle Sound, and
the construction of a Rail-Road' from the Port of
Beaufort to unite with the, Wilmington and Rukiigh
Rail Road. Your Committee need not, to show
the iiiiNirlance of the first mentioned, advert to the
great natural "resources of tbe region which it
would penetrate, abounding in all the materials of
. . '- . ....... ii ii. .i
national wealth, I rum tne ruauy goia to me mure
useful iron ; and nl ahundintly provided wikh ail
the means for bringing in'.o action a vast mectiani
cal power. Tlie Inlet at tjie finit of Allieuuirle
Sound has been repeatedly aiirvejed aiid examined,
both by scipnlific and practical men, who unite in
opinion that it is prncticab'tVand that it would l
of such great o'ili'y as to-curt avHid itself strongly
H h a;.J (;is K I I: - 1 f,
v!-a .r nirreantij t!i c; .! : , j, j
riifir.i.g the cit l.ttj t!, t a!, tiJ ,i , f
rruU it Id faiao that knuojut. J j
la lis uj U table aiid bs fnuwi.
Tb mgroaaad ImQ Is iacorporals tU t
Davidaon ColU-js, waa arod4, r4 1! t
and pMasd, sod sent to lb Cemmm T(
rsoea.
TLs U3 Is incorporal tb Leikjt,
wring Compasy ao-1 tb Ull to comp-l
wviw.i aiawa, wers Srtrr.'
third time, tha first emijonti awu!
sd to bs tigress d. " ,
UOUSJS 0FtC0aiMa9L
BOts frvarsrsU-Cr Mr. Cra. . i
wad " set to sstablMk th (,
ny by Mr, W. A. CUot, abJIts ,
sectton f a act of 1832, lih t.
Ifst of lbs aulttia of IWufurl ceawty j by 5; , t
mm, liU to amend aa actcoocsruig mu'j, ,
lertt ilo,tUa to prvvent tb haahn.
or obstrweting tba paaaar of fiak oa ear..
M PerquiossM rivet t Mr. R. Josea. a k.'i k
vent lb apt esdtnf of diasasn $ and by Mr. (
lord a till to attach a prt m of tAmUm to C
Uadcminty, TVraa ball psaasd tbar firvt :
On asotMNt ef Mr. Crawford, the eoois. ,
the JuJsrary were bstrscted to inquire r' lU ,
psdwory oC inerasaing lbs tax so pedlira.
Mr. Wihoe introduced a rvsolutioa Is mJ. t .
aag to th Snoats, proprtetng to tdjours a a
o th Hat bat-; which was adopted.
0 mmtm ef Mr. Nys, th lluoas real. .
bold vswig ssssians from and after Mitel; s
IN BENATt t
Stw4f, DtA i:
TV kill to alter th tim of hotding the
Courts for Stules and Guilford, passed i'i -,
iradtog, and was ordered to ba engrossed.
Mr. Dsvidwax, Oora tb committee ar-p.
wait on th Governor, and ascertain at wUi -it
would suit his cooveaieoc to takf the e
ofTice, rseorted, that L wuld appear befbr u
ilooafs, for that purpuae, on Satotday. i.t :
IrifHit. .. - ' . '
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
av ' ....
The eegroaaed resolution ia favor of T
Wmklsr and Others, Benjamin llkun,i
specting entries of kads paid for aad &t
ia W Ukea, were adopted, aad ordered to bs t:
Mr. Winston, from th commit te on tb
ciary, to wkoui wer referred tb bill re
Ike aiainteoaoc of bastard children, the k
directing tbera to inqolre into th propria;; of .
king insulting kuguar jificatioo lor aaJ: t
battery i an mocb ot the Governor a iw
relate to Executive right of pardon adiU
lotion rsapsctinf trsspassss and afjtesriors I. -ens
of other States sod Indiana, mads report
vers to any legislative action oo th ereai t
ject referred to t which wer concurred in.
, Mr, UiH, trots th eommitte oa loteru! !
Drovaeaoots. to whom was referred the oettut '
1 s , .
in contemplation. A man of sense, however, will
tumetime find himself obliged in practice to ap ! a rail road from Favetteville to Madiaos,wilk
proximate to tb absolute through tbe relative, and ing privileges, reported unfavorably tbereoa. C
by slow degrees. The practical man, therefore, jeurred ia. , ' s ? ,'.
. as .a as . a a a I . . ' .
in trie true use ot toe worn, is w oe wno general'
iaes, but he who makes allowance for tb rube and
impediments incident to human aHairs, and seek
to enforce his general principles by practical means.
Having premised thus much, ws go on to aay, that
looking at American politics, not in referenc to
persons, but principles, there have, properly apeak
ing, been but two great parties in the country. Tbe
ooe aeeka tostrengthen the Union by centralising
the actum of the General Government th otber
seeks tbe same result, by curbing that eetion, and
confining the Government within a limited and nar
row sphere. The first in order that it may carry
its point, require a broad coostructioo of the Con
stitution ; the last insists upon a strict one. The
first strives to twist the American into a forced re
semblance to the English Government tb last
cpurna the English yoke, and, like tb father in
the Revolution, ia determined to be free. Tbe first
distrusts, lb last confides in, tba capacity .of tb
people to govern themselves. , The first seek for
political at ability in a strong head, the last in
healthful and harmonious numbers. The first cre
ates supporters of the Government by means of fa
vors conferred by raising up large classes who lean
upon the Government for support, by artificial dis
tinction and unjust monopolies ; the last regards
the good of the few by taking car of the whole, and
by mean ol equal laws founded upon equal rights,
aims to lay the foundations of the Government
where alone they can securely rest, in the afiectiona
and t he confidence of the popular heart. Tbe first
tliua placing the extremes of society in opposition,
ii the revolutionary and destructive ; the last, bind
ing these extremes together, is the truly eooverva
tive party. ' The first, in fine, ia the National ; the
last ia the Republican and State Rights party.
Such ia the true and logical division of paries in
this country. Men may at times, for temporary
purposes, divide on temp arary qusstious, but the"
distinctions which we hive stated are abiding.
They grow out of the peculiarities of our confede
rated system, and ao long as tbat system lasts will
endure. ,i ' . ,
Do Tocqueville is the first foreigner who seems
to have understood aright the theory of our iostitu
tiona on these points. When he aaid that the chief
danger in this country was from the centralization
of the General Government, he ottered a profound
truth, of more practical worth than every thing else
which has been written about Una .tountry. -
Capital Conviction. kl the last term of the Cir
cuit Court of Pope county Arkansas a man named
William Brown ara tried on an indictment, charg
ing him with the murder of his wife, Mary M.Browu,
on the 1 4th June last. The principal witness against
the prisoner waa his" daughter, i girl of about 14
years old, whm tes'imony was however so con
clusi ve that the jury wre out but a few minutes ere
they returned with a verdict of Guilty. 'Sentence
of death waa pronounced ujhhi the convict, in ac
cordance with which he was hung on the 19th f
October.
Tbs crimiivit in thi cae was originally from this
Bill VraraiL By Mr. Blalock, itli
pointing commissioners to sy off a puLU r.
from BurnsvUle, ia Yancy county, to th Ter
lin ; by Mr. Brittain, bill to iocorporji
Buncombe Warm Spring Company. ,
' Tba bill to incorporate th Cap Fsar as!1
tera steam boat company, waa taken op 5
questioo recurring oo tba amendment to ml:
property of individual stockholders liable f.
debt a, was decided in th negative, yeas 81,
57. The bill waa then araeoded oa motiue
Reid ; and Mr. Whitaker moved farther to i
it, ao aa to mak individual corporator Ii
double tho amount of their stock. Peol. ; -queUion,
the bill era, on motion, postpood .
Tiiesdaf.-.r"V.",rrr.'". """'." "
The House then resolved itself mto com
of the whole, Mr. Hill in the Chair, oe '-: '-
ner'a resolutions j when Mr. Rayner cone' :
remark ; and tbe eommitte rose, repor.. ' ;
gress, and obtained leave to ait again.
. ;M . 'w;senatr'"; ' .
k ,Moiitltct
Mr. Moody, from the committee oa Afp- -reported
against Ibe expediency of encou
tbe culture of silk by premiums. Concur r. i
Mr. Allison presented a reaolutioo, -'
adopted, instructing tbe Judicary commit! !
quire into tbe expediency of authorising t! ' '
mooing of ill instead of 35 Jurors.
: On motion of Mr. Wilson, the Judi7c ,
tee were instructed to inquire info tbe f
of declaring hy law, fcow vacancies shall
occasioned by the resignation of Clerks, I
6te nd also if passing a law (ratirying th
Sutulea aa published by the coinini.'
On motion of Mr. Myres, the same e
wertioiitmtcdlujnquiro..btojhe.e
requiring greater publicity to b giveo to -aoces
in trust Tor ecurmg : debU n
BiUpnteHted.-Bf Mr. Wilson, at ...
the law in relation to tbe aale of lands c t
debtors; by Mr. Morehesd, bill to pr
ting oo elect ions; by Mr. Exum,abi!lrr-"
Knsslioo to th warden of ll poor l( ? ; t
ickery, a bill to amend an act to 'f 't
erary and manual labor institution ia v acj "
bills were read th first time and refcrr .
On motion of Mr. Fox, tlie committee c'.
dicary were instructed to inquire into t..
ency of so amending tbe law relative f
with slaves, as to rt?quir the articles, q i
to be accurately described.
. On motion of Mr. Carson, the Judicary c
tee were in? true ted to inquire into the
of legislating further relative to the mi;,
cords f court destroj ed by fire or ol.if '
The propition of the CommoDs to .
the 31 t" instant, was laid on the tah o- f
The ennwsed bill to emancipate Csr
and her children to incorporate t.e
PIca!aiit Grove Academy ; 'd ""V
T frrBnl(W. wefB Cch r'a ' '
passed, and ordered to be enrolled.