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.at ' '?lAead Tla$ tn X-Ainn. Pekm. the capi U i. iU Cui'iim' em im N 111 very nearly Ilie Mi lauiaju a l uli h-lplua O n1 wh'i should go directly eastward from tin oitv until lie hi pd eaniwrit more than half way round lh ba, would arrive aft Pekin.. To roach Canton by going dirwctlv eastward or Jgroetward, on mux start from th ciiy ol'-llaiui ttt Cuba, or sou other uUr mi that wuimm. Can ton ll itu a rtvr which enptiei int. i a bin, avid its aatuatlou M ouiwh.it itke that ill Philadelphia Tim Delaware ll-euwaier nnjlit reir'ut ihe liar Wof Vlara.i. The bay ol Cahiuu is more divided by laUndnthan th I) lwre buy Th island of t'duwti lie six or aeveii hundred tulles furl tie 1 up the coast, or northeast of (.'anion, an l Pssui six, or teveu liuu lred more. Itmeli luata f China in probably Miim-whal Colder lhati ttia corresponding iu'itude in tins country. An " olfi ar of th Bnuxti N.ivv writiiis from Cliusan i under date S-jiiViiiImt t, as; " We shall I) ve rv U''Coiol.irut)l'k, litre in muter. N it a houa has a tire place oritur mean of having one to give warmth. N o iiutr .-.urn a 'lin-n an a pain ol (fits to admit ligioj and keep out wind. Tlio Chi tx subaiiiute a ttiiu j t ijr I'.r glaaJ but nothing of the kind it tn.lieliiu there, and uH the old puer I bmk.i, and iieJtAd 6f wanning themselves by a lira, tiiev clothe tiien-ves wiilicl mk upon clonk till thi-v hive a ' ullj(iiPiii' number to keep then warm, and whoi J when they li el loo warm thev take on . one cloak at a li ne till itVev ieel coiidoitinle." The Island ol CliUMii. or Chowan. 1. a ha before been uted 111 our coI.iiimW atait 3(1 miles I... t and lo It..,, 1. 1 is w I' is s..rr...ji.iied by . numerous islelsand l-Mi.'is ri ii.ne for 1111112 hal lias been railed the 1 'infill ifli,neU'o At "he Southern end o the is' 1I1 ' i : ne i.u ci II, ;l Ti.'i-liie. Tin' East India oini'. in 1 ni 1 t'u iiiu in ( ' i-ni till 1 he middle ot M.e l-'i 1 utiirv. Trie sliin 111hersl visited '1 te in 1 i.e. .'1' .till! A A ii'- 11.1 o 15 i'il V l iie Ij'-el. IS wr lau I received I oyni.isile ihe island l,e 110 ip nvi r I'aliea . !' ' I': I . No . ill ll Ad'il.irnl l.ll loj Hull id' I he Yello .1 I . . I'.'lv 01 I'fl'k r. Tti V'.e W ' f ,1.1 in I't'i 00 of t'li- .iit'M',r m nl n ,t. To n ; ind into I Ins go I einpt "e i nvi r, 011 wincli hl.iiu.k tiu ciiy of j I lilM all. A imial officer wriii-e I r e , -e, we uinile arii lo ltie Great I' l li 1 lii 'he K'liuiral The end eomes 1 i 1 i! 'O.i hull jr mi ThVre is a f'te ;i..l ": 1 w th iAu"e lower. IK is one !(,..! -'w . t ! us snu i ever iieiieia. 11 .... a . . 11 il l ' liikT ., iii! nil. nit Ihe snrile in r tn , 11 lower atemi every mil 01 1 mt"- IhIi iiiii.e vicinity, some ol - uhi-iiit'.uoii ie:. un 1 trie wall voe com- v i.h,ri'' i",,, .,1 me iiioii.itniiis and is seen ,u iw-rw i-dii reai li. .urtit American ihr Cuiiui nf Many lain, a (Sumic Almanac fut iht ytar 1U. S Liii.lG.NS l.)F THH WORLD. :l,inU. - ici ilia', born 111 110. Qoeen.de -t iii-iit land and ol her ministers; who, in r 1 : .r 1. 1-1 ii f .ii.li:;, cling to her person and ... in- , . iiuii I., n..iru but lor tlie support to). , ., , . ,. , , rnornua Jerleraon, of irgioia, in, , i ii '. .Vie is Ihe i.nlv wile in the I . ,, e v. f ... 1 ... i....,.i.. ......lA-rou Urr.of New York, t . - ... 1 1. : '. .f . . j 1 1 tr mi iii l.i .jv Ifial sn i, I e.4-kM-i J-a pj.M4:A .is isuiu Mm. itaa cinwiia fcat.bttafeiiss.2:" a.n m omen, her re uu cannot but be prospe- ,, , , 1 r '. 1 1 1 1 runa si-Il rtven uraiil :t may I 1 oat her husband . . . , . , 1 1 .1 r . la woriliv ut 111- no )U lortune is promo oy Hie laci, t Iidt tall ihe win nl has b -eu talking about him for t:,r l.i-i 4welve 11.01. tns wiihout uHering a word to Ins dispraise, lie appears lu be winning golden w, e iU n sskiiinijling nifiiseu 10 tlie t,uglis:i gentlemen a ihartoler which Ihe proudest 111011. oicli in the wuiid iiiilil be proud to make. in iikhIi'1. France. I jmia I'h I'ippe, boro in 1773. A man of ly a King Mtn.tii is iiiuiiii in-, anJ he has uaej it fur three pur- t ei j. ) tlie reputata-n of benm the richtst man in hurojie.; u jiiaifi .ti Mdaujh'nulu.aH ,tlie..ited)u Hrmri !. ol r.urui', ami tn piirciiai" the r rench by gild 111L' V. r-Ji.lUo fir t . I'irisi in.-, brii.ging up faUies ol frnii.il oa.i m.'. !!. nlii (r ttieii., trout the n.tr Ui tne Oem, v,iUi l..e iwi.ei n( ,ey are the lirat po(,u 101 i.ie ifei.i mat niey are ine nrai popu- "'J- . A I-leofcoutrauietMHsi, they ate lini.il ruinu'lllip a chsoeiiate t hurupe, uti,. r .nggmga il.tch tor ihe d fen. e ot me ill ii.e w-jf'd. n.' witii "i.e I- an I il'i ie Kir . n.ev tmv; eiei. 1 a deuut under title of a "I'liii.-n knij;" and to revive republicanism, are irnni.uj Ui a ...e tioues ut' tue haughtiest ot-emperoia ( 'Infill 1 a ui KA'ing. China is I e ureal te ware hnuie ol iinrik.iiil. A tj'iitrrel liaviny &n raised by some ol Ua i- aier!', Uie w areiiou-euian has shut up 111 alio,,, r'.mu-n .1 lli, a Ana, tne dealer.' stood on tlie - I'l'hl. a 1 i.i oet rin tieij t i atirve more toil ish still. but tin wi not enoujii I ne wsrehouaeinan tjruel ao iie ill In-1 il ,ui. j (mwiitr and aliut, and building up In- si.' ji 1, : !, lu'i i iieil iii:ii uh gun. Tne dcul'-r-, sir ,:y In, l-runu'd. revolved tj go tne whoiet leiiiiin. t jriM.i iii t."i inoii'-y into carmon halls endt Kaiu jr-c rufiici-, and ilele mined tn burn duayn the war ,,.,11'u.aii. aiiu ami ail. to tone linn to trails with' tiieui uh'm--imt tiatiib 01 the wiio.c! Ine anair is! Ifonig on ami, au i lie' uesiere my inai, wnen Itivy alia, 1 1 tiave dortroyed r-jiue liiuustnd ot Cliiueis; likes, audi wu-ii'.i mi ne nnli'.iiH ut' Urit.ali iiiouev, tney w,ill only I lege o' b 1 . .... .,, te., and aollu... luo.o pu.sou than ,.4, r r . fl. yrun.-l.. . ',il ti e first, burn n 1790. The ii,i,.-t 1 11 - ,111 m. at I imly ol Luroie. An Aua'.ri-i n 1, iiii oi i.i.i.j. h'io auiieneiiej the Pnnte f Oru.'e 111 tii" a .in'!' of trie Princes Charlotte oil K11,: '1 C ; ei jo,,-.l a etiMon ol X.Vmhn) a year for' twii'V yarn, o wrrcti tie asviif cvry yhillinr; next ij.f- . - vi... , i.i..... ,n ..11... oi nil; wiijii in h.'or.u nd 1, ,, . Kinif on tne aiu.ple credit ot ink .ii' i I' ir. ...1111 iiutiiiii, a'id bi'inf a Coourg kunrt- Nirlioli.. the hrt. tiorn in 17;N a darma. nr. v , an I aiuiiilioii'. 1 Je.-1.0t. 1I 1 e an bv exclud ni Inr 01, : li. r rfi!i.oiiitmr truni the iliione, and is sup- .il to e ihe lrt'!.l u liana of iuv aovsreign iii x ihi.'iice. He naa alrwaiiy MiaUovted f'uland. has ihaOe an eiioruioua ooe out ol Persia; holds Tartary 111 lor let! lulu , n a ly tor 1 luuctieon ; Turkey Ilea on a d del , re mm lor a d , nn r, and what lie is to sup un, or i.Hre, 1- hi!) to .oiua I and ina o.d namesake. Bl ! is vijot-ais, ugii iiii. siru), and periveriiig a i l 'i,, r, lore, ilie betu r to br i,. lll.-aj by Ird Palmer- etun - 4 Pmi.ua Willmm the Fii.nh, b rn in 1 793. Stnre the beirimimw of trim var, smteaswr to firs father. Frederics illiam the 1 'bird li s i liaracuir is yet to be known. He m a anup'w il lover of war, aa ail pnn N tea ure, lor want of Hoiuetri riL' elae to ilo ; and certain ly no lover of the r rei.cli, truni tna recollection of trial nto.-t politheil and piunm tm of ail nutions ; but s w or al. 1 er ol Hunit, on ll,e jrincijile that makes the Af iik.au how down. Auttrm Ferdinand, Iwrn 11) 1713. In Austria ths gotvrn oeiit is wnouy c,in-tr a led on Uie principle A 11m uui-4-iy ; tlie x..ir sre ctnldreu who think ol noth ing bill llieir hlebaturl, diiiners, and alipoera, and, ll lur UiaOed with dolls and daucea, are Muoy as Uie day uiooil. But tfiey nevi'i ruoi VV lien relraelory, they are wlnp ied, or put in li e back Imie. Wlien giJ Jjuiiiored, Hi y i n; rolii red lo iuii auuut the tieida, pro Vuitrd that, Uiey never run nul of siKlit of the head .ifiiig. Willi they live tbey are merely walking in gu (jgrac, aa eta p? brMiyit Uic by u check tf tne frvu 1 I!'" iitie--: Duke uf. Orlesns, King ol the French, and ja, Madison, of Virginia, 1 .Nup.,,.0,1 I. 1'a.x. ..-, work of b.rt.i ; lTRuU,r. Suath. ot Man land. rMuini, .itj oi ui amiiii. Hie IIHIU, IIIV nuistUlla . r . ItJtl l,i,t nooie, . i . J .co.hu, ami thirdly a Kmc H.a J""'' Q""5 Adaina, ol MaaaachuietU, ctrts aad when they die, they are merely wrapped up ml put U) bed. 1 ,Spmi Mnia Isabella Ismisa, born in 1830. The vmiii'st ol Soveieyns, though by no mesa the moat rhildish. Her mother inanarea the State for her ; Uen- eral Esparlero niiiii;!' the State tor her mother; the city of Madrid manage the Suu lor General Eaparta- ro; the mob minifies the Stale lor the city 01 Riauria , n.l ihe mob itself i managed bv the breear. th thUM and lliesoldier. The civil war has died ouTTiTWtirt I of material, and Spain is now amusing itsell with shooting prisoners. ' . Vluira'i.--Maria da Gloria, born, in WW, So, reign-or all iieVndent" country which En land alone saves from being wallowed up hy Spain; ruling bv ah imperishable constitution which haa changed three I.uk-s since her accession in 1826 ; and aitting oil me innuio Of an - emumenu, irer, sou iiinjuiiit nation th-niselvea ruled by the priest, the police, and the mob of Lisboo. ". SirrS' and Suntay Charles John the Fourteenth, born 1764;, formerly Bernadotte ; a singular inatance of fortune, seconded by conduct A Frenchman enter imr tlie service as a common. marine ; theo risihgabove tlie man wlio placed him there, by keeping the throne when Napoleon had Inst it He now Uvea Uie aonu survivor of the Nspolean nionarcha; a bold, vigonrtif, and hor.esf man ; a brave soldier, a sucjeastul general. and in a country of airanizeri, a secure king, Turkm. AMul Mehed. the Unfortunate the son of Matimoud the Unlucky, born in ltl.lle baa come to the throne as a man might come WJt dinner, with a dstiv ot wild bpasls around the la It is not naeiy thai lio ran oninv hia nival Allthe BOVereiFnticS of Kumoe are ooeu-nioulhed roumKhuu. and he la spar4 crm hour to hour only bv the ahow of their tuska at eacti other. But the torsi in te ia the signal for uuiver- l battle, and whichevegorges, lurkey must turnin '? ,,.. , ir, Th- fiiiiuna, iiimiu iu mwu m .. - firMt Kmg of JtheNetherlauda a kingdom cut from France by theyscisaors of the Congreae of Vienna, aud cut 111 two by tho hatchati ol the mob ot Brueaela: a prince hard-headed, hard-working, and hardly used. To solaeethe cares ot sovereignty in the foggiest land in tliuriiv. re, be lately tell in love. -But the duke urMfilfd Uie expense of royal marriage; the Prince Uiauge oreaued a sieptuoUiar ; aud the.old woman of the court a rival. What king could prevail against this union of forces I William the First, with a bro ken ht art aud a belolatts sceptre, had the sole alterua- tive ol marrying or reigiuuff. A Mark Autuny w sey- out), he Ut resigned. I I'tnm the Peniuyltania Tdegreph. POLITICAL' CHRONOLOGY. . We have prepared from official documents, the lollowmg table of all the OlTicera of the United States Government, since ihe adupliou of the Con stitution. The information will be found highly linen-sting, aud will serve ae a useful reference ; MKsiDExre. (eorge Washington appointed, 19 John Adams, of Massachusetta, 1707 Thomas Jedemvn, of Virginia, Jrtinea Madison, ot Virginia, 1b09 James Monroe, of Virginia, 1 bl7 John Quiiicy Adams, of Massachusetts 1H25 Anorew Jack son, of Teoneesee, 129 Martin Van Buren, of New York, ' 137 William Heury Hair uu, of Ohio, 1041 TICS riUlDISTI wr 1797 10T 1805 George Clinton, of New York, . . . ........... ( Uied Af ril 201,1812.) .A t:J, i V" i.f WV. Kiiaiatrfir 1913 ' ", 'fl,ed November 181ll-- r. , K r 1 r v v. 1 Daniel D. Tompkins, of New York, , f, ,, r e u .... f , ,. J01'" C. Calhoou, uf Suth Caroluia, i.'.'r"..i. 1817 1825 1833 1837 1K4I Martin Van Bjrtn.of New York, Richard M. Johnson, of Kentucky, J oii Tyler, of Virginia, . Thomas JefJeraoo, ot Virginia, "ap"poialedr Edmund Randolph, of Virginia, Timothy Pickering, of Pennsylvania, 17M 1794 -1793 Jidiii Marahal, of Virginia, 1800 -4 18U1 .J8WL: 1817 1823 1829 1834 Henry Clay, of Keuiucky, Martiu Vau Buren, of New York, Inward Lmngslou, of Loumaim, L ouia McLane, of Delaware, Johu Forsyth, of Georgia, aM Kaiaaiaa H.u.iUon, of N ' , c r ; ;,vr oU, of U SECBETAtllW OV TUB TBEASl'IV. ew York, appointed, 1789 1794 1801 1802 1814 1814 1817 1825 1829 1831 1833 l3:j 1834 1789 . 1795 1796 1800 1801 laul If 09 lei.J 1815 1-517 1817 Connecticut, Samuel Dealer, of Maseachuaetta, Albert Gallatin, of Pennsylvania, George W. Campbell, of Tennoseee, Alexander J. Dallas, ol Pennsylvania, Wilnam 11. Crawford, of Georgia, Richard Rush, of Pennsylvania, Samuel D. Ingriam, of Pennsylvania, Louia McLane, id Delaware, William J. Duane, of Pennsylvania, Rouer B. Taney, of Maryland, Levi Woodbury, of New Hampshire, acracTaam 01 waa. I Henry Knox, of Massachusetts, appointed, Timothy Pickering, of rennsy Ivsi.ia, James Mc Henry, of Maryland, Samuel Deiter, of Massachusetts, Roger Griawold, of Connecticut, V"' of Maaaacbusetta, Wiinatn Lustis, of Massae- uselts, John Armstrong, of New York, William H. Crawlord, of Georgia, Isauc Shelby, ol Kentucky, ll,...i,l n. .1 ,..i 1 John C. Calhoun, of South Carolina, 1 ' viiiui av sbv-uu "Jainw Barbrairj of Virginia, 1 . . - , . , j Peter B. Porter, of New York, j Johu H. Luton, l Tennessee, I Lewis L'a1, ol MlClllgun, 18281 1"29 1"31 ! Benjaiiiili F. Butler, of N. Y., (ad interim.) 187 Jud R. Fuiiisett, ol south Carolina, 1839 aecanaaaa op tux w. This department was established the 30 ih of April, 1798, previous to which tune its duties bad oeeu perlormed iu the War Department. George Cahot, of Massachusetta, appemled 1798 Benjamin Stoddert, if Maryland, . 1798, Robert Smiih. of Man land, 1902 ' Jacob Crowmsiiie d, ol Massachusetts. 19U5 Paul Hamilton, of South Carolina, 1809 William Jones, ol' Pennsylvania, 1812 Betija mm W . Crow iiish)eld,ol Mass., - 15M 8mitb Thompson, of New York, 1818 Samuel L- Soul hard, of Ne Jersey, 1823 John Bruia h, of Nor ill ( an.lma, 1829 Levi Woodbury, ol New llauihire, li3l Vlahloii On keraoti, of New Jersey, liil James K. Paulding of New York, 1834 ATToeatve oiNaaak Cdinund Randolph, of Virg niaf appoinl'id 1789 Wilnam Brtidlord, ol Poiinsylvania, 1794 (-'harlea Le, of Virginia, 1795 I Lincoln, of Massachusetts, 1801 Robert Smith, of Maryland, 1805 John Hrtckenrtdjp, uf Kuntucky. 1800 ' ' .- .. '1807 ltll " 114 1817 -1SJ9 Cmaar A. Bodoey, of Delaware, William Piiickuey.of Maryland, Richard Rush, of renn Ivauia, William Wirt, of Virginia, John M. Berrien, of Georgia, Rosier B; lauuv, of Marvland," 1831 133 .1833 1838 Peter V. Daniel, of Mar) land, Benjamin F. Butler, of New Jork, l- 1 11 J.. r f...,- reaf-sm.ji , in a stun ..... Henry D. Gilpin, ol Peimav Ivanux, T540t yoar stATEaf oinwU- Samuel Osgood, of Mat., appointed, . 1789 1791 1795 Wl 1614 1823 IHL'9 Timothy Pickering, of Fennayiyaniaj Joseph Habersham of Georgia, (ideoii Granger, ol Uoiinecitcui, Return J. Meigs, of Ohio, John McLean, of Ohio, 1 . tiarry, w tvemucaj, ndall, of Kentucky, 1835 184U 1789 1796 1796 181)0 1801 1836 1811 Nilea, of Connecticut, tUISI JVSTICM 01 TUB BVCK COUBT. Jolih, Jay, of New York, appointed, William Cushing, of Maaauchuaittia, Oliver F.llawortb, of Connecticut, Johu Jky, of New York, John Mur-hall, of Virginia, Roger BTatey, of Maryland, ' assocuti jtoosa. Joseph Story, of M iss. appointed, Sinilh Thumpsxiu, of Naw York, J dm McLean, ol Ohio, , tlnry Bald Aid, l Penusylvahia, James M. W iyne, of Georgia, Pnilip P. Barbour, of Virginia, '-, John Csiron, of Tenneasee, Johu McKinley, of Alabama, 1823 1829 183U 1835 136 183' 1837 Sptuktrt uf tht Houte of Reprtuntutittt of Ike United Statu, First Congress li and 2nd Session held at N.ew York dd at rnilauelplui. Frederick A- "ujhuiOuigoLPcunaylvaoia', rl?89 Second Congress held at Philadelphia, Joiuinau 'TrU'iibul1, vt Cuonectii ut, 1791 Third Congress held at Philadelphia. . Frederick A. Muhieuberg of Pennsylvania, 1793 Fourth Congress Iteld at Philadelphia. Jonathan Dartou, ot New Jerey, 1897 Si lb Cungreas lt S ssiuu ut Pniladelpliia 2d at Waslnngtoii. Theodore Sedgwick, of M issachusetia, ' 1799 Seventh Congress lieldui Washington. Nathaml Macon, ol North Carolmu, 18U1 Eii! Il til Colluri s. Na baoial Macon, of North t aroiinu, 1803 .Ninth Cotiurcas Nathaniel Macon, of North Carolina, 1805 Tenth Congress. Joaepb B. Varnum, ol Massachusetts, 107 Lleventh ConLfress. Joseph B. Varnum, uf Maasarkuattta, l:-uy Twelfth Congress. Henry Clay, ol Kentucky, 1811 1 tiirleciith Uongreaa. Henry Clay, of Kentucky, 1813 Until the 19th ot January, 1814. Laiigdou Cheves, of South Carolina, for the remainder ot the Congreas Fourteenth CoulTcss. Henry Clay, of Kentucky, l&lu rilieenUi Ljngreas. Hcury Clay, of Keuiucky, 1817 Siiieeulit Conurefta. Heryhry,'of Ky.y tr the ts eaeaon,.T-r 4819 JoIuj. l aylor, ot A,lork, 2d aaion, Philip B. Barbour, ol Virginia, Eighteenth Congress. ll- nry Clay, of Keuiucky, Nuieteeutii Cunrresa. '. fcaataaftlaeritia f VuiirrajilM. 1821 1823 1820 1827 J jhn W. Taylor, of New Yuk. fsentieth Congress. Andrew staveosuivjjf... Virginia. Twenty-drat Congress. Andrew Steveusun, ol Virginia, Tweuty-aecond Congress, Andrew Slevenstai, of Virginia, ' Tweuty-ihird Conareaav 1S29 1831 Awlrew Sieeaauo,.ei-VavT. iat sjsMsuin.' I Jhn Smlk tf&ttZX&MHTXZZrc. Iwenly-tWirlh CoUL'rosa. James K. Poik, of I euise, 1835 -.1837 1839 Twenty-tifth C-ihjfrcas. Jawea IL.. PoJk, of 1 euu. e, - Twenty -auth Coiizrisd. Robert M. T. Huuter, of V.rcmia. From tkt Vickiburg Srntmel. Btautu of llarritomtm. - Keuiuckt. that erest Harrison atate, talks now ol abulii-hing slavery 111 a certain period. This will seriously afl'ct ibe whole mterest of the South. Bt the Whig par ty, with the Clay faction at their head, are much in favor of the measure. ABOUTION IN KENTUCKY. We extract the following froai an article in the Kentucky Observer and Reporter, one of the lead ing Whig orgai of I ha'. Mslf, but wlncli seeina indisposed lo gu as far in the scheiue of Abonliou as the laadera of that parly. " If the eigne of the limes do not deceive us, the tint ii come wlieu the jwpie 01 Kentucky should Call a Cooveiitiuii and change their tuuriameiila! law. The slaveholder inn.ii pr-ure hiiiiself lo give Up hie slaves. We luv (,u reuJ g apteeii made in the Keuiucky Legidatun: iiguiusl the ie dtal of Ihe Act of 1833, which iloei nul abound with maledictions upon the evils ol slavery. It these gentlemen are Hie K-preaentaiivea of their . r .1 . 1. , . . couaiiiueuis leeiings, iveniucay is el length ripe for the harvest. Let the Abuniiouisis of the North r j!ce ! There ia but one hope for the slaveholder lefi II is, sillier, that thone who are now clothed with power are ignorant of ihe real feelings and opuuuoa of the people, or that knowing them, they regard them not. Ii the pieent member ol tne Genera,! Assembly truly represent the poimlur lee hug-, upon Una subject it ia usnleM ft.r.ua, mi Fayette. i r, p uplhe hopeless and unprofitable struggle K- mucky would this day abolish slavery, it a nmciiuou were called. Let not the slaveholdi r r-Ke 111 the soil delusion that tma Ouiwanimn will not lie called. There are keen minds and ardent -pinta in ami 1 ut of the State, who watch with sh epie vigiiance, these legislative indications. W e make 110 pre tensions to political sagacity but wcsnaSI be gross ly deceived, it itum the date ol ths session d ihe Legislature, leurr be not asked every vear, lo bring in a bill to lake the arnse ol the people as to the expediency of calling a Conven ten. How ran thexe geiillHiuon, who feel auch holy honor at (he very dea ol negro-alsvery, ecap- Ihe moral obligation which reals iikiu them, to do all Ihey rin to gel i 11 1 1 ney ilium go into in i onrrniiun ciume and give ethciicy to 1 heir prolisaioiis ol hatred by an unquahiied trudicaiioiol this moral tnd political . 11 noi oi lier ior tne siNveimiuer to riik tb CoiiveuiiiMi aoif f a n better that he be freed from KUHpenae. If Ins properly is to be thken from him, in it not heller that bv ahoiild k IIOW ll. .Olll ll.allH IiIm Mr rjnigemnte eeconlingly 'n il not ImHer thai th M(VillianX AmoaKe I Juhu M. V neree eonlrovf rsy, in an4 out of ttit tegwlatore, wilit regard to the moral and political ain of slave- ry, be brought to an end, either by ita final aboil tioii or by fixing upon Ihe immovable baste of ConatHuiioiial law! -These are grave questioua, wild it become ua to I00K wen 10 nicui, AN ACT rM r sTAanaMMEirraJP ma ekophtiqii wr coMaioa ecuooM. I. Be ti enacted by the General A$Hmbltf of the Slate ofXortk Carolina, and li it kerebf eaacUd by the authority of tht tame, That the uell atiuu at income ol ihe Literary Fund, (exclusive of 1110. mts arisinir fro'm the sale of Swamp Land,) shall aunually be distributed among the aeveial couuliee of this Slate, in ihe ratio of their Federal papula tioii, to be ascertaltad ty the cenua neit prec ding auch dia'ributiW - i' II. Be it further "enactta, mat ma wmna w Pleas and Quarter SeWns of the cnuniiee which voted for " Schools," ander the pioviai us 01 me Act of one thousand eight buudred aud . thirty ' eiuht, eutilled ' An Act to divide the Counties in- . a a M ..a al.d 10 School Dutricta, and loromer purposes, liral term which shall be held" after the first day of January, in each and ev ryyear, or at the suc ceeding term of said court, afyajri,y of ihe Jua ticea of the Peace of aaid county being preseut, the said court shall appuiut not leae than hve,; noi more than ten, auperiutendenU ofCininon Schoola, who shall bold their appointmeuu lor one year, aud until others are chosen. III. . Beit further enacted, That aaid aupeno teiideuti ahull aseemble wuhiu filtaeh .days utter their apKiniiiient, at the office of the cterk of the County Court, and appoint one of their uuuiber chairman. . IV. Be it further enacted, That the cferk of ine County Court shall be t ojicio lera 01, uw biierd of superuilendeiiia, and snail record, in a book to be kept foi thai purpose, tlie proceedings of the board, and nuch mbrr peja-'e louthng ihe subject of Common Schools, aa ihe board may direct ; and shall safely keep all ppr which may be committed to bis custody by suid board. ..V..J?e it further enacted, Thai tlie share ol the Literary Fund, to which each County may be entitled, uud r the provisions of this act, shall be due and payable on or before Ihe fiisl day of Sep tember, iu each aud every ear, and shall be paid to ihe chairman of the board of supeiiniendeiits, or his lawful attorney, upon ihe wanaul ol the Comptroller : Provided, htnerter, l st before such distribution shall be had, Ihe payments which may have been mude to the cuuntloa. U d r Ihe act of out- thousand eight hundred and th" y eighi afore said, shall be added to it welt auuual income aiunoaid in the Treasury ; and the amounl which iiave been paid to any county ahall be d ducted from the share of said county, aval the ei cos only paid over. VI. Be it further enacted, That the Court of Pleas and Quarter oe-aiooe 4 each and every county, a majority of the Justices being present. are hereby authorised and empowered to levy a tax iu the same manner that oiber county taxes ,iH iiuw h-vied fur oilier county ournoaee. which ahall not exceed one hall of tha estimated amount to be received by aaid county for that tear from the Literary Fund ; aud the Sbenfl li hereby required to collect and pay over the same ha the . chaiiuuu ol .lhfl bord.. wl'.JMiK tmieridetiia, on or before the oral day or Uc ober ensuing ; and liis bond, given to secure the payment of cuonly taxes, shall contain a condition for the faithful col- leciiou aud payment of the school taxes to I be iperaon authorised to receive the same; and for breach ot aaid coodilioa by the Sheriff, the chair tU ! T a 1 m j a 11 11 I 1 1 1 a all ll. a - same remedies afftunat hint aud has securities aa are given o the Coawty-Tiwaiav (u eajtUeiag the- paymeni 01 oruinary county laxea. - VII. Be it further enacted. That the boar f of aupermteudeuie' ahall have power and they are hereby required, witbio three mouthe after I hair LaipwiUiiuiutrJULlay 1 9il 1 IDisiit w U,'4udl sim as they may think most conducive lo the Con venience of the inhabitants of said counly, with' powe lo alter the boundariee of said districts, causing such alteraHooa ttr -br rrcoHed by their'- clerk, in Ihe book iu which the rtcrJ of tneir pnceediiiga ia keptr VIII. Be it further enacted, That the free while men of Ihe several dial nets, who are entitled to vote lor members ot the House of Commons, no the firsfMooday a Tier ihe expiration ( one mouth after Ibe said School Districts shall nave been laid off, as herein before dirti tud, shall vote by ballot for three men, to be entitisd " The School Com nultee," who shall hold their eppoiuflnuil lor one year, and until olners are ciiiNM-ri ; ami mat said election shall be held al such coo venieoi piece 10 (he School Distrirla, aeytiaily, as Ui said aoper. inlendeuta may ilesiguate ; aud the lb re persona having the InghoHi number of votes at such elec lion, shall be deciated eiecied as Ihe "School Coininiileo" of tneir re-pw-ttve d.atru In; and the Mipermlei.denls shall have power to till any vacau. cy which may occur iu iaid conm itiee, by deatn, removal, or otner cauae. Tne chairman of Uie Uaird ol auperioUndeiiia -ha I give (Hiblic n. lice iu writing, al three or more plai ea in i:ii ilarict, of the election directed to he held as provided 111 Ihia section, at leaV ten days bulure tlie day ut tucb election; and the board ol snperiniendi'iitt shall apuoiul two Irethuhiera ol Uie itistrict lo conduct auch rlei lion 1.1 lln- ( ,.il I 'oinuniiee." The said Ircetioldera stia I gitr t uie said board, within three dsra alter acn ei.ition, a cemiin e under their hands, of ine 1,11 i,u- r of vote reo iven by each paraim 1 wmMtie aoi H ant shall iaoi n an; aii.in in-iarf 1 the ihree eius recivnn; ihr i,itbeNt nun. her ol vote the "School ( ' inn it'ci ,' ,a In rem provi ded : Prticidetl, nrrtrthtitst, Dial whenever the districts tail lo '..ake an elei.tio i, tl,e Board ol'Su periulen lents sliali oppotni tue Sihuol Committie, who ahall continue 111 ollice rati ot.iuts are choseu al Ihe next annual election, IX. Be it furthtr enacted. Tnai eae'h cumniit lee ol the i.il ."-th iol Diatrti ls ahsll be, and is hereby Commuted s body rorjMir le, by ihe name and style of " S houl Coiiiuiiltee ol Diatricis num. her ol the County ol ;" a-, iie caw may be ; and in that name nhall lie raitie ol put. chasing and liul.lin real. n o, ,wmN iau. ur school jiurp MH-s; ol a. lling aud irain-lerrmg the ume j and prosecuting a.,d defeiuung nil suits lor and agiiinat said corporulioii. X. Be it further enacted, That, w henever suit la liriaiolil uluihiI a..,, h C. I. 1 I, . ., rid cess shall be by summons; a copy o winch shall " -" " . n-110,11 10,1 1 1( I, (IH uru. ne 11 11 wilti some one ol the comimiiee of said 1 district. J XI. Be it further enacted. Thai it shall be the "Uty ol (lie school t oinii.ilie t dcslgun and puri-nase, or lease, a suilHlile site I ,r a m honl 11 use, as near the 0 ihihI pun ol i nch dutnct niay lie convemi m ; in inn., purchuae, or butli as a whool lioiH'i ot ,111:1 lofui 11 hI ii neuKions at they n,uy deem aolluhie J aiiil lo line, lor Ihe pria uil'ig of a ait una srbr.ol heuae, u lust's as the Su. perintendenta ma placo in their hands for luesi purHiaea. XII. Be it further enacted. That the School Committee ahall, in one month after their appomt. utent, report in writing to tne cnairman of the Board ol Superinlendeuta tne numoer and naraea of the whit- childien in llieir distncU of five toi under lwenty-ooe yeare of age. XIII. Be it further enacted, That il ahall he thedutjLf the 8chool Coiuinilteee to contract with suitable teaciier tor tneir respective du tricta, for such time as the monies to which aaid diatrict may be entitled will permit; and to pay htm, by giving an oroer u yie cuairman of tba Board of Buperuileiidenta. XIV. Be it further enacted, That aay branch - of English education may be taught in aaid echoolij and all while children under Ibe age of twenty. . one yeara, ahall bo permitted to attend the school of their, district aa scholara, aud receive instruction, therein. r" . -. ' , XV. B: it further enacted. Thai laid School Commit! ahaH have power lo visit the schools from time to time, and generally to per lor m auch dutica aa they may deem rteceaeary lo the luccea. ' ful operation of aaid schoola. XVI. Be il further enacted, Ibat within 000 month after the School Commilteea ahall have re ported to Ihe chairman of the Board of Suparin- ' tendenia, the number of childreo ia their respec tive distrtcii, the chairman ahall call a meetuui of suid Board, who shall determine bow many leach era are necessaryae e cb diatrict of their county. and the monies received Irom toe Luterary rund, and from the couoy taxea, shall be distributed among the School Districts of their county, in lb ratio of the number of leacbera required. XVII. Be it further enacted, That the Board of Superiiiteudeota ahall have power and tbey art hereby authorised, lo make auch other regulations relaliii'f lo the schools ol tbetr county. Dot incon sistent with Ihe provtsioo of tbia Act, aa tuey may deem necessary to the uaelulueaa of aaid schools. . ...... . ,-., L- u :, . . XVIII. Be il further enacted, That tlie School Committees shall annually, 00 or be tire ibe Brat day of October of each aud every year, make a report to the IWd ol Superintendents, shewing the number of children in their respective districts who have received instruction al their ectioul the preceding year ; th length of lime Ihe same wait kept up j and auch other facta in relation to their schoola at ihey may deem eipedieol. XIX. Be it further enacted. That thf chairman ' shall annually, within fifteen daya after the first day of November, report to writing to Ibe Pratt, dent and Director of loo Literary Fund, or lo such oilier otBcer or board a (say be appointed by the General Assembly lo manage said fund, Uie amounl of money be uay have received tht preceding year, and from whom, and lo whom ha has paid it, Betting forth the name of each indi vidual, and ibe amount paid lu him ; th number of children wbo may have been taught in tbt school of hie counly the "preceding year ; lur what time the schools may have beeo kept up ia the several dielricta; wi b aurk other facia and wggMiona aa be may deem uteful and be absJI anaka Iwa enfusat at es swesk af Baud report t re isles 10 in, montee received aud dvstsireed by bno ; one of which he ahall file with Ibe clerk af the Board of Supenuteodeata, and tla other he shall pot up fur public iuapectioa ia eome conspicu ous place of the court housaj ef hie county, : XX" Be it farther inmrhd, ThnT th Court cf Pieat aad Quarter Bxssioua wlucb aheJl appoint tue ,. Board of Suarinleidefii ahall bave power lu require the perauu wbo way be appointed cbaii man of eard Board, before be eater on ibe tiutiet of hut ollic, k gise buud and security (of the saaMtit-atsvasHsnviiu UT lire aanasw wkm., aMy COmt . lo hie bauds, Ui such peueJty ae aaid court xuay pre-icribe hkW U4 ehail be payaUe-lo lb State of North Carohoa, and ahall be approved and received by a aw-jori'j; of the Superiatendeotr, and thall.be filed by litem with the clerk o the county court J Provided, haunter, that whea lot chstrmaa wxravured to fiw4wad MfofMtd, WlllUaia.l l..!.,.. f..m j . .i..111nj which ahall paaa through hit baaJa, u ovmuaa eatinn for hi service. v f1, wwcfThalrtehalbtifc duly of the aherilr oTihe" oamtiet m which a majority of Ihe vote, under the provisioce of tbt Act of one thoaund eight hundred and thirty eight aCirreuid, were for No Sc'.od " when Ihey sdvert.ae the next election for member of Con great, to give notice el the tame tune, by public advertisement in every elect irj precincj, that au electron will be held lo ascertain Ibe voice of the people upou the auhject of Common School; and all person wlei may be euinlej to Vote tat a member of the House of Comuiooa, shall be enU-ili-d to tote iu aaid election, and every voter ia favor of Ibe provision of this Act, will deposit bit vote with the word M School " upou hi ticket; and those opposed to il, Will vol M No School " oa thair ticket. And it ahall be the duiv of tlie eoll. keeper lo count the voice given at such precinct for School " or ' No Schiail," and to return the same lo Ihe Sheriff, who shall count tog,K'r a'l r r 1 tne votes, and certify Ibe number for "School" and " No School " separately to th Governor, wiiliin twenty daa after aaid election, and to tlie County Court of hi County neii ensuing aaid election: and any SherJI failing la rawnr.lv with tlie rtquisiliou of tins Act, shall eufler all th psiii and penalties imposed by law for tailing to discharge his duty ia any elciion for member uf A use obi v. XXII. Beit further enacted Thai th Coonfy Coon of Ihe Counties ia which a majority of ll vote were for " No Schoul," uiider the Act of on thousand eight humlrel ami Imrty-eighi aforesaid, shall nut appoint Superiutendentt, or like auv other action on the subject of" Common School," until a majority of the people of auch County shsll iiavo voted lor the system agreeably to th pru viaion of (he preceding seclinn. XXIII. Px it further enacted, That in etch of said CouuMes, where a majority of Ibe vole shall be for " Sc.'iools," men County thill be entitled lu ihe same rights and privileges, and the County Court ahall perform the same duties, and be in vested with the tame powers aa in the Cmiutir where a majority of the voles were cast for " Schools,,' under the provisions of th Acl f on thousand eight hundred and thirty eight aforesaid; and any County Court 111 aaid Counties, iibsequnl 10 said election, a majority of Ihe Justic of aaid County being present, shall havo power, nd they are hereby required, to appoint Superintendent of Common Schools agreeably to ihe provision ol the V conil section of thia Act. . XXIV. He it further enacted, That the Presi lent and Directors of the Literary Fund, as toon as il ihnll he ascertained what Counties vol animal the provmona of (hit Act, thtll veal much ol said fund at aaid Counttet would hw heenentiihtd to r reivo, under the ratio provided tiir 111 Ihe firm section of ihi Acl, in (he ttnek any of tht Iliiuki of tin State, or of the t'liiie" Stuii a, or to loan the same in individuals i'l'"" uoh term ut may, in ihr opinion, la In'-' ','llt'1 A. . "'X
Western Carolinian (Salisbury, N.C.)
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March 5, 1841, edition 1
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