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erwiu'it. nl al4 Uj iiiJiniuily froa-msd do,n fcy the Pj yla. '' -, 8. Thtt w hijjhlv p:r.vu tha vetoing ofrfie - two B ink Bills by Prssidmii Tyler, aud for these patriotic acu, accord lo htm 'its mtuJ of ' well 9. flnl tho jriuaipaant o -ce o( Democratic ( irtuciples, iu many of oor iHiur Status at Ihs laal - fail election, prove that llie" sober secood Ibmiht of ihe people " it " uiiimMaly ri'ti and always elli jisnt," a'i I shwid rej teo -ilia heair bl avnry lover of rational liberty f U tells the doom, of ruodoru Vv )ijry, winch i but another name for --ancicul Federalism, and should inspire us to re . xlewedjexorhnus in the aoproichiiu contest. Hint we may, on the first Thursday in August next, " ha iba proud atihiclion of seeing North Cam- . Jina take bar poat iu tbe Democratic pyramid of oiaies, redeemed from llie stupor nf bird cider hiuI jb still harder juka of Federalism and Bank .r dominion. : " "' ' . ' " 10 That we highly approve, the .nnjert of Ihe .proposed Convention to meet in Raleigh on the - 10th instant, aoJ that ihe chairman i ihia meeting r appoint ten delegate to represent tbia rouniy in '4h same pledging ourselves cheerfully to abide ' I be decision of thut body in- the choice of a randi date to be aupportad by our parly for Governor ui foe next election. ,' ' "vi '; ' In purauanco of , the lest Resolution, the Chair Appointed as Delegate, Dr. Joaeph W. Rom, Win. Wilson, CapU William Ueid,Col.ThoiuaaC. W,. aoa, William M. Matthew., Esq.. John Kirk, Col. V Jarftea L. Black, Dr. Charles J. Pox, Charles T. Alexander, Jr., and Joseph W. Hampton ' - x '11. That we cordially adopt rhe dot-ruination i of our Democratic brethren of Lincoln County, f that at (lie elation we will rote for no man oiler i' ing for a.seat itt the General 'Assembly, mho shall ..... not at the time he announce himself i candidate i and upon all suitable occasions, declare, and give km aolemn pronese In Ihe ieole, ha will do all in , itia power aa a Senator, or Cotannuitir (as iba cae . 'may be,) to compel ihe ltxnk to abandon thir wspenston policy, and resume specie pay menu." . After the adoption of Ihe Res dulwu, the Chair amaii arose and addressed tho meeting for a lew mi flutes in hisusuit forciirte and piquant at y le, and Hook hi aeot aaiiuat biyia of upjduaa lonu the ndivry. ' 1 ' , v Oo oiot'toii of Capt John Walker." , Rfiultti, That the Imnkt of this mi-eting are due to the Cbairmap anj Secretary; tl.st Ihey be requested to WM f, Mowed by otlier.-rwinbers. and the deci-iou aipn our proeeediaTs, aadliave ihem paUialjed in the was fi .j,, by tbe Haise. Yeu. W, .Jeoeraonian, with a request to the Edi'ors of the Un-1 ' . 1 ' coin .Republican, Western Carolinian, and Raleigh ! nM! , 1 " . , , , .,, , SUodard lo copy lha same in tW rasnactise pspera. I Ar.inoeato ott tlm Irtll. lb. Owamittett ' 8TSEUOJ,a,CitairMefeirndi -7- J.-AVrllAarrosSoeratary. I Tlie House adjourned. Tiventy-Screiit h Congre: 't ...,-: .. SECOND SKSS10N, '-. FritMjIm Andyttt 1 Me Uhilit. . IIOL'SE OF REPRESE.N'TATlVEa. - Friday, January 7, 1842. 31 r. Pume asked leavr to present iho menuirial of the Legislature of Alabama, mi tiie aubjeol of, a National FtMindry. ' ; Mr. Adsms obje'cied. . j Mr. Payne moved a Mpenion of 'he 1 ules ani ; 00 llie bugestiMiof Mr. Adams, v iriid Ins motion ' so as to ask for a ausiteusion for llie reception of sill petitions: the qiittioh was lakeu and earned. Petitions were then preMtitmi. A jjrf owOlie aw"rr 6TifiTfin'?'.1?oijf'1iie C.wn.triutuwl ol the United d ales. He' wished t the repeal of nil laws by Which t;ie; ptulo oli d'efe.y tu-iiMke tle w(rls rd'the 'resiifutifHi ccaj.''' " tbe free States are coinpriied to jiro'e.ct slavery. f r.n witn Hie wonls used in th.e t'onat itutiiHi aud r Also a petition pnynig the repo il of nli la as luttto aclsol K gisbiiou by the Gvnera) G.veru aulUorixui tle-'irait".riatnio of sIhvch co.-u'who uiooi. tu the vessels of the United States, and praying the . Mr. Camioi' dented thut the term he had uied interference of G.-vennaeiit topr lect nil peiamis his res-iluMon wasu ikinwu to tlie (axis! itut ion held lo slavery, who, by beinj camel to be a by or lo the legislation of the General Government, ihe eonvHif of their owner, ara consiiiuiKHisliv , Tiiere could be hot one oliiect in the movement .. aeiuM mhir'fTeysSirtf t-" "'iw Messrs. onoa, of Maryland, anil UT nl- Sett hern States to look to the General Govern iected to Ihe w.-:coiou. meiit fr Ina protection f their in.litiitions and Aftertf Jrne dbuUf lUft ot Hi. Uumn idl, of South Carolina, laid o'u ihe table Mr. (ridding i illred M!titiou lr on sundry citizens of Ohio, )naing lh.il it.e riiix.-ns of :ne Slate may not bn fated lo pruteet, ..r iu uuy fuauuer aid, iu the sujipsrt i f slavery. , ' A number of abolition, petition-., anJ others having been prexmrted. The House adjourned. MOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE.-'-Saturday, Jan. 8, Ater softie prliiin try busineas, too orders the day were called for. "Tlw Speaker sauf ihe 'irst huineia orJern",M u,e """"'' ,,f resolution wished lo uspiire soull be, the nvitiiMi 0 the mitloaiaii fioni New' York, lo lay on the t ibia the pe'ttion nresenled; yesterday by Mr. G. Duvit m repeal lue B .oktupi i "' ''" i'diuiati..n was asked. It is a pn-per acl.toijeUier witii the motion of Mr. CVucf'is, of 1 -ftiil'ou of them as they exist in this country, laJnna. lo refer, llie same 10 ihe Comminee on !"'!"' 'I insiiiuiion and laws. Toe inoli.m of a-, the JauVUry, with itlstw.:lions to brios'lo a Ldl lu '-''l'"H.-ut b-ir. to strike out the des.gnslKai as it accoidanca with thi prayer of lha ptui .ir. ' P M ly v"" w'r inutions ai d laws, lie Mr. Cai'fr-tJtw.lti.Jro bis moiioo rl lay on I co"''"d that new.,, teo.ptod lo inquire whether the table arai. t ,l "J "M U'J cl ""' s'eu'41""' (r- 4oariiH) to The question recurring .m the motion lo rtffrr . 'ioy llie r.iih of the exi.ience o Hh i.wtHutnms, the petition with iuslru.lions, it was tarried with- j ""T ri,e Ur "'' "' ,,.fl" ","c,, accurately, rfesig. Cut a division. j naies tlie comtition ol tho-e sulijeut lo ihoe ins'ilu-. Mr. MarXiU, presented a- petition from the j ' II Hwl was ine object, 11 was one be should Oiamber of Commerce of Lsii-vii.e, K-mtucky, "", "I'M" Bl ,,,e ,Mm ""' ,lw V'"i pra)ing for Ihe repeal o the Bankrupt act, and er "I"'11 bich it was met by the mover of . moved to refer it to the Cooirmilee 00 tne Judieia ry, with iiwtrucii.ins to hriog m a bill, forthwith, lo repeal said acl. Some ybjcctiomi bviu m.dsl tu the word " forthwith." Mr. Hiirthoii muUllic-d 111! IHblU.h, will.' IU tni'd nu million, w nrniifi coiiaeof of Ihe House, so as to instruct Ibe-Com mittee to report on I uesdity otx'. Tbe main qirstnai being 011 the motion lo refer ' the petition siili iuslruclnais lo ftnori on 'i'uewiay next, a bill for the repeal of tbu Bankrupt m.1, 11 was dcciJiid in the sniruialive-. Yeas 11'.', na 44. A recoosidoralmii was usivt-d, bul u A car iied. Tii Ilousr ar'j'sarned. JN SENATE. t" ' Monday, January Id. During lha mereiug boar, numerous peiitiisis were preseuled fro.o various pa Ms of ihe country, but principally froin New York City, praying for Ihe postpiHMtiueut, hi sliiical. on and rnfmal of the BankruK law ol Iters were prese;rfd renetnetra-j ling against any posy aa-ini it or repeal ! . M r. Calhoun eubmnted tneoUownig resoluiion, , which lies 00s day -tu the l-.be 1 y &rolni, That th President be reqMmited In com niumcate to Ui HbiisUi cooy of tlie protest nf ill ..bcrsul tbeatig l'rJ., on her Uie piw e from lachioond lo Nsw tJrlesns, slxsild sny have tku re. i.eivwJ, or any uthiiticle! accounl which may bste ' , been received of tli wur'der.id. a ps-u,4r uu WiM, dial the wounding ol the C'sptam and other a by thu s'aveson board lbs asms, sod ot the occurrences w'ncli aturwaliia look plscs, iiartM-ubirlr slier tlie vessel yas take iute Narsau, New Providence ; and also tn iefiirui th Kenite, if il osn be done oonswteiitlv witb lioijSl:c iii'tia', '.vi.at step us otou levtsu iy Uw Executive In Merenca to the traDsaciion, luvinj lor it ohii-ct Hie pijiiMlimoiit of the amity, tlia redrew ot ' tlio'ro(ii( dooa looiir citizen, anJ tlia iodiaity of- toroj to tlia Amu ncu Qii. A number of enroaaod billa were la', en up, read a third lime aild pmwed. . '. Tim" PmiidetU pro tern., then announced toe unfiiiitlied btmmrirt, which waa.lhe proponition -to refer to a Sclof t Cominiltee, the pi m of a Board of Fxchqnur. "' . ' . Mr. i'i'M delivered 4ii viewa on the project. -He couid anticipulo nothing from ihe Henui'ictiitionl , of the plan, ao tretdy iu.!e heretofore, and va de airona, in a spirit of candor, of obtaining from the a ggeitiona of ihi report S'liua plan upon which.' nil parties mi!it aj;ree. lie coniiidered it no par ly qiMMiiiMi, ami Kentlemen e wld meet on neulral ground, and uliape ihe propoaition ao aa' to tdoct the ,i)ekirubla object it had in view. i , ' . HOUSE OP REPilEdENTATIVEa The call for petition being the fiiat buameaa in order , '. ,Nv ' ; . ; . ' ', Mn FUlmort roae and ohaprted, under llepre -aent eaibarriianed stale Of the Treasury, he fell it lo be hi duly, M atk the unanimous eon went of the House lo diproen with the further eall of petnions for the purpose of resolving itself into ConnnutiMi of Iba Wbole lo lake into consideration the bill providing lor the iesue of Treasury notea. lie would state Jhnt lha power beratnfofe eaereised by the-Treasury Departoient' .lor-issuing Treasury notea waa exhausted, and unless some means were resorted to, the issue must. cease lrn that day forth. .We are iherelore, aaid Mr. P., Come to thai point in winch Ilia national honor is involved, and I hope thaie will be uo opposition to the mo tion. .' , ..- . 01 jection boin made, the queaiiiat was taken, and decided in' ihe atlirmative, so the nrdi-r for receiving . pitlition was resrimled. The House then resolved itself into Committee of lha Whole,. aud took up the Treasury note bul. . ' Mrr'IFi'fl'er olfi-red an ainetdmeul, providing that so much nl the act of the 4 h Svplember, 1841, at provides for Ihe distribution of lha pro. reeds of the snles of the public lands amoay ihe Scales be suspended, uiid that lha trnue be applied lo ihe paymeul of such Treasury uolna as may be isuvd. The amendment was oljeeied lo as out of order, and llie chair ao decidtd. .Jlr." McKeon appealed from the decisiou of the. rlfair and proceeded lo alate his opiuions. He SENATE, i Tuttday, Jd$ittry II. I NumeriMie petitions, praying the moilincaiion, ! repeal, aud piwiMienK-ni f I tie Bankrupt law, aud other reiiniutniimg agaiuat its poetpntMimeul or ' repeuil, wero presented and referred to the Judieia j ry Cgmmiiiee. A'ter ihe transaction of other bu- miens, the. resolutinn, submitted 00 yesterday by Mr. Calhoun, was In ken up. Mr. Poktku mived to strike out ihe word " stavrs," aud insert in place of it the word " per- ou.n Wr. Caumpx would be very glad if the Senator would iiu Ins reasons for moving the suUMute. Mr. Poarta said Im had only one reamu, and thai wm ihaubemL illallgruiinfTiwas ' i deli'y tlie ttahi of t 'he H'mi. ! wihed il ilisiiiK'l.y umterstood ; and 10 1 wiiether Uiere was anolner Smiator prepared to luko tiie same posiiioh. fin wished to. know at om-i; shetler the Sfllate was prepared lo e:itertaill any S..r-i.icii to that quoafion, sud fjr the purpose of tchlinjj ttii-i, sial viewing tho olijtcl of this mo tion TaiiH).id,iemtsoue ho hostile to ihe S-Mifh, that if entertained, it inuU provu fatal to her rights 1 nnd iiisiiioiioiwlie called fur the yeas and nays ; w men were ordered. - j Mis Hkixikx coniden'd it of no cHiseiiieiice j whethtr the itnu u-d iu tbe resolution was to be uf , found in iImi ConMiiuiion or tea, so a's it accurate ly rlescr bed tUa condillon ol those 111 relation lo The term used in Ihe resolution a a 1 rat-and prKrr.'k'"-;",,,,"'u CjikIiIiuo ol thu-e ieKecl. ! tne resolution. Mr. Porteii Contended that tho same wurda ""'r" ' """U"t ni and pr .por lo be use.t '" 'elation to persiiis 111 servitude by tiie trainers i ' JIW ott-tl nbaerve.l by the U-sisiittivc hiarch nl the lioveruineiit in us acts rel. I.o lo such persons. His object waa to n. ike this ! rewliilion, posMug through llie saiiKj cour-e of . I gistatiou, C"rre-xHiJ m terms with the I Jleitituti'.n, and with previous aciimi of the lejnlature. He would ask ga'iiiiemi tu took bick to Ihe acl of Congress wlpch protects owners nf uch proiH-rty, ami the acl which reeiujn ses the rn'il ol recover ing such pirfs-riy, sod they wouhl trod Ihe word ust-d in ll.o-a) act 1 " permits lield lo s.rvitiide or labor," and not the word sucrs," wlucti was a word, he contented, unknown 10 the Constitution or lo the fi,ws of the.Govorninenl. He did out know wiiy, in seeking to attain this object, he should Is Mipposed 111 favor of denying Ihe right of the South.to ihe existence nfils iiiati. lulions. His object wss simply tu place the mat. ler in lha only light in which it is looked al by tbe Countiiutioii itself. ... Mr. C"Aou couM nol deem il necesary louse many words in additisi lo what he hud ahesdy said. The whole mailer resolved itself into this ; is Cisigress lo use nuy words lo txpres its nau' ing, tail llnasj clear sod undoubted .uch a ex press exuctly stei fully' what ihey are intended to designate f " Are words to be ued in preferetae, which are evssivei insincere, and el pi ess vaguely ,and itwlefintely whul should be perspicuous and lfO vond either drtih,l or evasion 1 Th oeopl nf th .South might as well be d at once by ihe Aboli. liottisls Ihut they had a right Iu take away their their props rly. bowus that prerty was 4130 tedi" alavea," instead of" persons." Now, if Ihey were determined to precipate what tbey have been ao long menacing, it was high ti'ma Tor the Soulh to spank out. He regretted thai our ancestors Were so Ustidious in rratiiin- tua ionstiiuuon as 10 use any evasive ternjs for describing slayery'ais il was actually known and recognised. )f ths'South em delegates at the Convention which framed the Constitution could have foreseen the slate of thinir- which now exists, thev never Would have signed that Constitution, while it contained a single word that cduld b construed by any possible evasion lo eompromi'to Subthern rights. If, under their pe collar circumstances, they were faslioious, 11 now becafue their ilescoHdanta, under preseot circum stance, to take a mora independent and manly land, and adopt the only proper course that of ueeiing the questioo of tbeir rights la mo onty laiR'ugL'e which was correct aud proper. He would rulher the resolution was rejected allogeth er. than that the word M alaves" should be stricken out. Oo the suhjuct to . which iba resolution re lutes, there bad been manifested in certain qnar ters of Ibis country a Wmidthlrsty disposition thai be did no before believe existed in any part of iba known world. It was but a few days ago, aince a petition and resolution had been offered in this chamber, in winch the murder and rapine commit ted by the slaves in ihe Creole, are not only justi fled, but exulted in with a ferocious spirit, such as be ibouuhl could not be chenahed in a country like tb s. It was but receotly he bad seen a justifies 'ion nf those slaves published 10 a New York paper. Ha aaid it with (rrief, lhat.an article of Ihia nature had appeared, in the coluibna of ins Journal ol.Com merce. ' Il waa as'an advertisment bul 00 apolo gy could justify a publication, the tendency aad ob ieel ot which wus lo fortify Ihe pretension of a fc ieiun cooutrv. al the expense of this country. He 1 ... r - named all this, that iheOoulh might arise Iroin 11 lethargy , and become aware - of lue combinations which menaced her institution. ' He wauled. to aee whether, there wan a Senator in this chamber prepared to take part with ihe most formidable for eign piiwer iu I he world agaiuat hia own country. Tlia very exception taken to Ihe word ' slaves" in this re solution. instead of u persons," was the ground taken by Great Britain in her inai ious and pre suinptu.Mis attempts to interfere aih our S- ail hern limitations. He wished to see what Amerinn 'Senator was prepared to fortify thf preaumpiioo ofi I (treat lint am, in a questiou betaeen lha: couorty and Hit Uuiort. Mr. Fretlua timrfed the amendment would nol question regretted, with bis colleague, (Mr. CoAuks,) tlia. the frarflers of the Constitution did not adopi (he only true ami appropriate language which was proper lo describe Ihe right of property iu slaves. Jin agreed, also, that il- waa time to call thing by their right'names. The allu led lo in the re... i luiion, as ihe murderer on boird t.te l-reole, were " slaves," and not H persons." in any acceptaliiai ol faw.orhct. They were soresiolhe undoubted signification fft.he li-rm, Our ancestors did uol tnreie the Male f thing which might raises If1 question on tlie terms they so fastidiously used thev dtd, they wouM not have so applied them. I' is now to be regretted tbal the word ! slaves" wa uu bsvd. . But this was no lime lo be a faslidioi ' aaw ssasvaea , tvsw fits" w "f trw 1 isrc a" vk aa ibihiiuiv ... TK-a U ...K ..... ....at..:, kaa. -...lata. I .h.a.:1 I, I .....If . .... ... .fl u u ! ! :.u ,L r;.-.: . i.. ..ii...i!j ... . 1- he resoll can be nothing else 1 1 1' ni. wiill. im W 1 v 1 " 1 1 uuwi7i ii.v. 11 1 1 1 . u 1 ... iw 1 . ... r . ' .... .. J MiklVAfliV- ll-li. Mlllli. IIIM.II llui 1 considered a mere 1 axgravai- Mislead of mit.gaUtig the proper des.gnauon-of rlmir-property, tnJ hoi "person." lis regreWed that the amendmeni had been moved by his friend from Michigan, -.rid U IM-.rl Unnl that he would now aee the nro. i nrielv nf wilbdrawinir it. t 1 w r Mr. Kiig waa not disposed to anticipate anarchy, but gculieiuen could not Stmt their eyes to the fact that there is a set of miserable fanatics who are sat ain.i v m sb wi iI"t i 1110 itxiiaiia. f ee at v 1 CtitJ turb the harmony of this Union, with a view of pandering to th morbid appetite of a formidable !?l.n l?"-we'. k't tterier mg -w 11 a . 1 be--wax naitwti: lo identify himaell with sutb un-erabk. though' dan- geroo. fanali. a T Did he mean to enrourag.. lla-m I by Ihe aibrntwii of the.r insidious phraseology ?! H v.i.iui j li..ttu- s-..-.. J..- .k. . - aiaves is 001 loonu in me con-liin(iKi. tie (Mr. King) regretted it waa not ; but ' a ia a mi lake tu suppose tbe word ia not used in ihe egi-la lion of this Government. A recurrence to various acts of herniation, 'would satisfy ihe Senator that be is mistaken on thai point. Tliii wss a pecul is rly iuaupmious lime to raise such a point as this, whether ol any weight in itself or rxrf. At a time when tin country had to conl.md with the most formidable power in ibe world, be would ask the Senator, wa it proper for htm to come forward as it he iiilendi-d lo favor ihu interjireiaiHai of thai country and its it fl n-nee with lha. institutions U any portion of litis Union ! He (Mr. King) wa atiauiitd lo hud otie S.-nitor fi the American Senate, un'ler jlie circumstance in which this Government is now placed, whose sense uf duly to tits country would not point out lo hi 111 thai he could not take this course with impunity. He Imped the Senator Would :rceive that he had taken a wrong position, and thai he should retract from il. If he did not, he'(Mr. King) felt assured Ihe senate would not lie disposed lo suuc lion the course the Senator seemed so tenacooi of. Bul he lroled that 00 rell 'Cii.ai he would retrace Ina atena. If ha did not. In Iuiim-H he uriuihl al.iiH abaie. For he could mil believe thai any ulher man in Ihe Uoiied Slates Senate wstld at this lime evince sny disptMiltoil to question llm right of llie j South In he eXiaTeiica itinl oniiiliin m nf !' j. SlilUllotis. The South wax prepared to vindicate her insti-' Unions sgstmd the inlet frfiKt of the wnrid; and! would dutl if obligcsl to do it nlotw. B it he be It. ved there was no Urge portion ,,f tbe people ..f ilua Ilnbai duuiid lo lav.ir foreii,.. mM,..irv ... any at tempt, oiieu or Covert, lo rub Ibe Suuth of r . I her rij.'h's. Mr. Porttr explained as More, thai he contioed Ins intention In conforming te.iolulioii worifs nf the Constitution. Mr. I'rtntom atfatu appealed lo the Senatur from Mtctii(sii to withdraw his motion. Mr. ibices made the sju.e sppiculion to the Senator. , Messrs. Riretf Pkelpt, Clay, Crnhnm, and Wwxlbiidift, severally addressed the Semite in opposition lo lite amendment, soliciting Ihe Sena tor from Michigan lo withdraw his motion. Mr. Purtrr then yieldcaj, t.vl, with the leave of the N'liate, withdrew bis tie So hi. . Tiie lu-oluiiou was t en adopted in if original form. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The iS-.ion nf lo day occupied in a ch'bnte on' tbe Treasury Note bill nf h i particular interest. IN SENATE. fc ; . .-'. ' 1 , Wt'Uetday, Jan. 13. Niiineroua pelitirma were preienled to day on the aul juct of th Bankrupt taw i soma for its real, tuodiScarioi?, nd postponement j and others r- , monstrallngx.ait any action 'bjioii it. Mr. Caihouh sand be hud buen requeslod to present a petition from several' citix ms of New York, praying that Congress may p.4 interfera, with the Bankrupt law, passed last session, either by repealing, alieringKain8ntling It, or p.ntp.Miinj its operation. This petition had been forwardud to him with a along appeul lo hia ayniaihws. Ha could not be ignorant that there are tnoutand of our aioat valuable fellow citissensat the preseni nimneui , reJ.icod to a hpeb?ss stale of iusolveiipy citwin who haveyist cUmis upon Ins sympaiiiwa 01 ma cointnunity. 1 II wnd go luntier, no wuuiu say not only thai Be deeply ilepioreii tno coii.iiiiot to which they were reduced ; nut mat pe conswea tiouslv behered. most of the iosolveuis were inno cent euSorers the Victims of unwise and improper legislalion 00 tbe pirt of this Government and that of tho States, in relation to thecurrdocy. Ua hoi I thai, la this cause, was mainly to be attributed the' insolvency and bankruptcy, soseoeral hroughw( the country.- With thi. iinpres-ion," he wmild go into brief statement, explanatory of the ciases of the present dist less.- ' , ' What was a bank note, but ah evidence of a debt from the bank to ihe holder and what did it repre sent but debt the debt of those who got aet-ntmoo-datioo from the bank T The currency of this coun try, lheii,'waalnsost exclusively debt representing debt ; and what was tho ertuct of making anch pa-' per currency the circulating medium T what but to expel from the country gold and silver, which only, under the Cotwrfituiioo 'and laws, can piy debts, and substitute for them oothingjiui evt.lence of indebtedness ? And wh it was tbe eficl of that but lo decrease the means of paying debts, just in the samp propoftiou that iudebiednaes ia mcread T In prosperous nine's, when exchanges are in favor of .ihia country, the increase of this bank paper. evidence of indebtednesa would be jarga iu propir- tiiai tb the eulerprise induced by prospentr, I heo bank activity would be at tbe highest, and the ex pansitm ol paper currency would be at full tide eK'llmg from the country all, or nearly a I, its gold and silver, liul as certain as the tide or Ihe oiyan is succeeded by its ebb, so certain is I Tie tide of hank expan ion of being succeeded, by the ehb of eoutraelion. Then come ruin and disaster and universiil distiesa, when there is the least mean left in the country for relieving iheo, or for meet ing engagements and indebtedness, because the very evidence of indebtedness proceeding front ex panaion, had driven out ibe means of paving in- dt-btecfitess. 'I his thing of makinir evidence of ha'prose4.4bat but wide.sorea I in- seme system as an architect would act uimhi, who, fir everv iMMi-id weight of materinl be laid ujoo the superstiortore he was railing, should undermine an equivalent portion of the loundation. Tlie whole sujiersiruc tuie must 'com down. Tins wss whst brought nve.hu.alred Ihou.sJ citiMns iulo such extromiiy as lo cosuih", llieei 10 make these appeal lo Ihe sympathies of Congrem. Hut strongly ss he fell the appeal, he could nol yield lo il at Ihe sacrifice of great and important principles that go far lie vond preseni incoovci.ieuce and temporary ituli vidunl sutrenng. He could no, but' see that to yield lo tho request ol tlit-je petitiiHis would be, 111 e,J, "1 1,1 V ., ,0 ,n , the eon, bul tu aggravate th evils Hiey Comato ve a much wiler circle ia Ihe rum. . . .?.. OW Wlltl 9 kt MAkUtWW -" 'asiiaiea h id iniiaieu sou r-r" ... .-w t1' ", w'" ? ff V"? ,f',r, 1 mi nuoareds ui nuiiiou 01 uoitars 1 " nuuurcu 01 n.iiuou uouara worm m pro, ty will bav been submitted lo tlie aucti steer's hammer, at a lime, 100, that the country canool lurnisb means lo purclisse it uideaa at it ruinous sacrifice Ut both debtor and creditor. The result 1 1 , 1 , , jm . lormur uankiupt law disastrous as Ihey weie. The amount to be tacnhVed will be far beyond any calculation based joji tlienicUof thn JaavH hat- wm t lie croiiiiors beVietit by Hie opraiiMi of.tins . , I II.. . t J l. T... .C iumm yMmag' rcsny a iracuasi 01 ' .bl cMeA ' . A"d M right of creditor., he would here take ground that il is one of the 1110M mi- qmlmis laws ever passed. Wnen the C.iNifiiiiilmn wss adopted, there was a strung demre ma.iitested 10 shape tbe putter o.' creaiing a uoimriu Bmkrupt law, ao as lo sinhoriz insolvents as well ss bank rupt to be included ; b-il I bat was abandoned, aud ihe power was restricted to' bankrupts, aa Uclioed in Ihe English laws, then erialing and prevailing. 11 nevor waa intended bv, the frame rs nf the Cou slitulion ibal the power sbild reach lo insolvents eenerally. But loere was anollier objecliou to tbe Baiikiopl law o ihe last seasion. It looks, in Ibe lint instance, lo he proieciuai of Ibe di-blur, aud not to the protection of ibe creditor. This he onld to be adveise to the true iiUeut and uioauiug of ihe Constitution; aud in view ol all this, it would be impossible for hint lo vote 111 compliance with Ihe prayer il lbs petitioners for the entinuihce of such an unequal' and uiqul law. It migal be asked wiiy wouid he uot conaciou of the diUreaa which bowed 0 iwn many valuable cttiz in, lo.i sent lo restrict Hie law lo such oieruiiou a he admitted would be Ci nisi it ut tonal, and" by leaving uut all that was except tunable, and coiitimng it to the class nf real bankrupts, ail ml Jibe relief so justly chinned by valuable eli.m. "'Hi-' imawtr was, that 111 Ihe pre tit cmkIiii n iH the Country, a r0"'1'""" P'wd by an ari.lic.al and ind ited rurrL"c',n' ? "u,u "J 8rte ""l l"y i"krupt ! he just Its (iperattoii would be uno iu svsty riKiiPrti Tne le.it ' qui! and liiiirota-r. .nirun, p , nu 111 in nuit'iii in inoeoieiiness, ,!'n""1 'm ,M ,r,n 'he r.Hintry bv at. in. . 1 "J ,"e,lo'""'''' P"r cuen.iicy, the claa I"1 V'" n he iiivnluntary binkrupts ! "",W "'f '"ef ok r Ihe i.peiuiion of hiiiikrupl la, and that Uodor citcuointaMiea en ... , ., ii.Qi uvjuiiu iw-;ir viminii niHi vnl Uooer lite coll lro of IboHl who lull lied bankruptcy upon ihom. Und r Hit as cl of the effects lo-m-rsnec'.ivtt o a 1 tkinWiioL laar ft.MM nl lha K...I Li,..l I... M....l.l Ull : r - w,. ..M..1, .ii (...nil, jin cons, tit lo a pirtic.ipstiou in lha for nation ol'a law culrulnied lo inllicl not only wrotnj, bul cruelly. Neiiher-would he ever agree lo a:tv rnmeilv lor suiihised evils that waa to be ellecled by l retch m,f the power granted by llio CiaisliiiHioii U youd llm Ntrn-t csiairui lion and ohviooa intent T,f iimau ptwer. For it was Ins creed, that npiu 1 -est tic. ikhis and inviolttli.luy id" m M, r.-d m.iriimen', di'iM-nded ihe permanency of tsir itistrntions. Tlia ilaukrupt acl of last acssiiai, be Coiwid tred a i.mig the m oil liaiigeriais ol trie invasuHl ever aileuipte.l iisni Ihe Cuitsiiiution. lie could see through it ilit progress of nu amous of unlimited extenl. And te could even view the proposititai to i.tclu le in its owrati.ai cnriajra'HHia, as an invasion, not ulnne the Constitution but ol '.lie rights of ihe States. And he w.aild here say lo lhja in favor nf that prnpoiiion, that il limy ndttld eucoeed in their do. ire id"iniluilni,corH.faiiiM.s, Ihey w uld vary wjn find this' Guvertnueilt . stretching us arm to every State, and to. every city and town in lit Union, uur lb pielcncu ol regulating their cursirt- Iiould tQtf elude ty moving that Ihe memorial bj rturru(i ,' ' the Commitiee on the Judiciary. i Mr. Berrien replied at aome len"th i o Calhoun, arumg mat b itikmpts bom,. i1WuVe'' ! insolseiiis were necessarily bankrupts, aud Uit could la) no distinction ciuilsutplated by ilm r. of tint Constiluiion f anil that repealed doeU. the Sapreme C'ourl hu l so ruled, Mr. Calhoun remarked that the Suuatu, l , bQt repeated the arumeutslie Lad loads m wlycli were then cunclusivuly refuted bv ab!. ...1 . u.. .. i..n . ."W'S.- jiiiiifii no f,r. viunHiiy coosiutirej u mora orthodox than denmons of the Court. But U ihe Senator was deairou to u. , .......'1 :.. 1 .. 1 u .. . a' '"a iod miut giouou iu 1 04 1, no 1 nr. V.albusu) raody.to uieet him in disuujfftito. V''" ' ' a llAMi- lha niihiMet itr.kiiiuiil imt ik. . 1 rr 1 wnuiiog , irierrcu io inn voiunoiunr on ins Juojt'laf), ' The JreidnU pro tem., auik.uoctd iha u fiiiialied business, which Wus the in'olioo Iu felW 1. a SoU-ct Co'aiiitiUee of ume Ihe pise tyt a Boanit t tL.inu. . 'L ' 'a .. . Mr, Merriclr occiiiied the floor in a brief snci A in favor of referring ihe plan, which bociMicetit did nol porsess the tremendous pmers' ttttnb.at (oil by hia WhijfTrieads aud others who had m, J : "II. :...... j .1.1. ... r pusru lb 110 iiutiuiuiuou uiai 11 wss not isitn' liable lo the ohiuctioiis urged against itr in.u 1 nuia or the tinted states, or 01 her eorrsiiy whictras itMlependont of any control by the G vuromeni lie tbiaigiil thai if those aim La denounced it, would throw aside all I heir preen ceived ooliona and pr jiidicea, and act frym a den to do something lor ihe relief of lite country, lltcit would be no diltM-ulty in ao oiodiiy mg tine u au u to attain thai end. . .; . Mr. iSew'ff fdlowrj, and contrasted th noWOl, or Ihis plan with those ot Ibe liauk of ibe Umis)i Slates, which wat reloeU by the r resident, whuL limit Kiin w..lMil I.U Hm IVI.... ... l. .-...,. .... v j uiv, ifizi iiu nrfl tll.W A . I I lit . . ' aeiyouiM-iug-inis, ana siHiweq iu.il, it wis less 44k. jecliDiiable on I hut scored He viewed. Whig oh,fc siiiai t it, on Ihe itround that it a-h'uniuU'i', power in the hands of iba Executive, a nmnor and averred thai it was aitfihutub? more lo 1 esi! lent ion about Whig uccrion I sen lo thai ch He then contrasted the condition of the tJ ,vei., moot and Ihecouutry at lha present lime, with losi before I he elect iiai, and s!towe thai the crHtt t' Government ha been imiaired, and the cimkIiu of the country rendered more deplorable j Hasted their promisee of retrenchm ent sn I n-fnim wnh their acts, and showed that instead f.dinm istering the Government on thifleeu uo!!i.si, 14 dollars, as promised, lliey bad rxp elrd nunv niinii'sirlMTtwf Tiisieud7iluvioz lite h-.v; ,f tbe iMirden of tnaiion, they had laid lie i,-.., i ihe a'liouut of five nit 1 1 mm by hv "f imijom ilu. lies, and increased ihe politic debt eiahi tmiU h since the fourth of March last. , That thev hij ef emled more m m y in the moe ntisitlw il-y had administered the Government than had heea et ra n led jo the sa ne lime, at sny period wrs-atlis rotviiry was al rx-aco. I hat thi-v had t ik!.i m Ihe IVeasury N itl v stein, whic'l they so iuuii ilenouneiHl under ihe late Ad'Hinistratiori. He exposed, an ell irl on the part of Ihe Wlu.s ta m. Ireat from all their measure ,4 relief. si-J m Charira U'sm frestdeiil I vler all the .ti,n, A derantenieol ol' lU currency and r-ichuugfs, tti pnntratKMi of i .veroiiM-nl and 'at crJt. ,U was in favor 4 referring p''" 'hetvrrefirt. and if it couU-b HHrlifwd la swit hu piT.i"'ii)'iitri- Would .ipo1 il ; bul if it was not iiKMlr t a r iiW, lie" wouht be e-HMpetled lo go agii -i! u,' he bed the oher p!ans which had been r ted ty the Pre-idwtit. Mr. Htnton ncxfobisioed the fl r, and The Senate sdninied. HOUSE OP REI'RESE.NTATIVK.'. The debnt nu ihe Treasury Nut bill r-- suuM-d in Couimijtttc uXjLeWJiole aiul on .i( 11 il x. -- , .,wJ.N.ir5LTfL,..... Afir the prewnlalion of many petitnait iaiilie Mit ject of the l.ankrupl La. ' . Tbe Smiale resumed the ronsi'leratiort of tb' proHwtti.Mi lo refer lo a Select Commitl" Us Board of Exchequer plau. Tne remainder of ism day wa nccupie-1 bv M RrntM in diMcussmg the plan. When Mr. II.. concluded Ihe question tax relorence wa tultes. anddocided in Ibe alhrm-iltve without n eount. HOUSE OP REPttESEN TATIVES. I The. House was engaged all day with the 6 h't 'on 5e Treasury Not bill. Tho several aoe tid j ninnl having been dispoasxl of, tits bill wss ga nul !dCMUoiiitee, sul Mr. Fillmart moved the pre vious q.iesiion im concurring with aoteiklmtiiis The House then adjourned. Rhrnte Island is diseuihralled. an I Ihi Waii are voi;quiKhed, diMnced, mined in tact. .ls-h-i ia (heir hopes, and sick w th lie m-'aslest tnd " Nie of the party Coiiies lor ward and gravely en quires, what ought the Wings of RhtaJe Island I' do? Wo Can tell him; lot t lie to n for 11, res-ui, change lit ir names, aud become hmiesl iih-ii "'l g.wrl rttiZrfits. To il ia wll.it t-Uoy- ml til lo do il Ibe Wt iSa of (he d m sttouid 11 K op-Tile, Ilirt k-t each Ulio-le t-sl to I Vo his ItilllH H lU- nol, pot his lout il wtr 11 walor, und ltli ihisc .V. J. Standard. DioOil I lllood t Dlal M et! our r.t i liM win leiisioib-T I but in A inil last, a VI r. AiNt'si. 1,1 Tallahassee, challenged tseoeial Reid, ol Fiends. They fought, 'and ihe Ueneral shot him. hIh AIIskki, a blotter of ihe deceaset, and the Gene sl hid a rencoiiire sulweipn-mly, a'el a secou! u-s'i alien ihe former sli d llie laiior. Ilo mi- lo 'Texas. Private letters recftvod iiihnri'y ye-lnriiVi stale thai he has had furih 'r l.i..t',,",' which ond.nl lit his Inking thu life l 'manner, eu.l in In own lite being laket. We bear 1 1 it he arrived 111 iti neiolirtorn -sl Braaona Ihhii tint Khh ul'imo; that auHit r.t "' eight utiles lrMn Ihe town, in the W'wls, tie " D-. John McNed Stewart j lltatan alltroti" arose bolween Ihem, relative lo a friend, ol S.ewart, both being arue-di hal AINltMi dre I'1' k nli!, In aiah htm, but Sie, p-roeiving in' ",k tentiati, fired three s'tulf nl hi n with. -rum (' p'lstoli J 1hat Allaloil, lh.Mi;fli s'yoreiy wmM (nut ..lt'....k ... I..: ...... ......II U- 1.1,0 nilj lllfl 1.011 Jt uia vil.v , tustanily killed In n. A inemofstiduui from Tito has P. ...... .. VP ?. MvKnnV Galvusliai, on the back . if one of Ihe leliers, sist thai Allalon was! arreatml. taken tail and shut ''.! Ihecitixi-nsof Brsxoria iVrie OrtVua Picf"' Mr. Arnold, M. C. from Tciinesare acem ious loknow whn'her Mr. Burke, M. C. fr-nyj" Hampshire is related to Bui k I h Bcntch "ff surreclHHiiai." Mr. Burke seems as aiix1 ' know whubef Mr. A. is tended to Beticjict Arm lions ' Willi tb'flse oL.orv.ii,iai fie
Western Carolinian (Salisbury, N.C.)
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Jan. 21, 1842, edition 1
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