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I Yi Kive below th neyrt of the setcial com- tnillee, iltee. ai'utohiei 10 inveHthrate ilie charges :iinl JuageuOijan, etioinmeu u iuc nuum; if lleprcnentatiye ytmicrday. j . . j The cbinuiitlcvlo whom was referred the rue tniorialof tluslUtr, of the VuV juiidiil district, to in ventilate and revert unon the ehijrjjt and al legation thv-ruri contained again George V Lilian, jde of iwid Uintrict, begj leave to re )ort m follows : v : i That they have carefully considered tine sub ji l iU4ti;r of the niciuorial, and taken t enii mo ll V "in regard to the name. This testimony in herewith aubniilteil, and we rvgri-r to ay that, it furnihea irrvijintiUe proof that George W . .. I tl, ....... Logan, tle judge m( tlie UU judicial dUtrict of tin tate, i .-utterly uisqualilied for the position which be nw hold It aititeaN that he U not only imraut of the Jaw, but thut his intlii- heuey in the caiiHciol its auinuiMtrat on reallT aiaoxiitM lo a dental of justice In the couru ol fin district. The consequence iojsoeiety in re Viinn.g auch a jHile in ofiice in prj a very grave I and ianeerou character, and ad momentous in 1U nature a to demand the mwt fcerioun con federation of thi general n;uibly. The judi ciary department i not only the ntay of free ,and nhtencd government, bujt like the fly wheel 111 complicated inaclnnery, nerve to main tain a Steady ami uniform motion in all its parU. In aeakiiig of the value of jtlie judicial de partment, Jiwgebtory in In commentary on the constitution of the U. States aayg : 3d vol. 4i-, ' K'ery government mum in iu essence be impale and unlit for a tree;pvople; where such a department does not cxmI . with power co-ex -tcrtMvo with thoe of the legislative department here there u no judicial department to inter pret, proiiounce, and execute the Jaw, lo decide controversR' ana to eniorce,rigut, me govern mrJ tnunt either perish by its own imbecility or flic other department of government mustj uur fH)WtM lor ine purpof ol comniiinding ooedience, to the tUMi uclioa J liberty. The will , of thoe wlu govern, will bvcdmjp, under auch circttiiiHtanee absolute and deMptic, and it if '. wholly immaterial whether powtr is vested in ; a uingle tyrant, or iu an assembly of tyrants. And it i po IcHHtrue, that personal aecurity and ltrivate property rc.it entirely upon the wisuom the Mtabiiity, and the integrity of the courU of jntice. . In every well org.imzcd government therefor?, with reference tojhe nccurity both ol public riclits and private riht, itiis iiidisperisa- Lle thcrd Mhonhibe a judicial department to as certain jind decide ligntH. to puninh crime, to administer juwiice, and to protect the innoceni from injury and usurpation." - The .judicial lepartmcnt herein referred to, 'u ftot 'a mere empty how or itllei pageant, but a'real and aubHtatitial element iu th loly poli tic Can it"lHid that there ii really and tru ly ny judiciary within the ninth district to as certain and dei ide right, to punUh crinieiyt'o adininiter justice, and to protect the innoceni froin injury and usurpation? If it caO, then trith equal truth might it benaidif the bench were adorned with Btalne of woixl -or bronze, for all practical purpose. In tlie latter cae, we tan readily ituaguie what disorders wodld oo;ur, what crime would be committed, and what a total disregard of justice fairnetw and right, would kooi dioIve the bohd orHociety and iifercedea htaie of anarchy Judges are njedeHary to peawably olve all the dle'rence, which may arie between the ineiubcr.i of the idnie and to preserve it peace, but if a jude be inomH'tenl to dicriarge audi d at its, it is v?rv Mf-cvident that meii will resort to their owlr f irtdikaiion and sejf defence, and this law will be ebrted to when other fail. This law man anrtol wholly repeal, though Iiq doej modify ita fcxercine, by the adbatiiution'-'of courts ofju fic4, to which injured member pi' society may i-eoj-t fot a. repn ration of wrongs. We ahouicl nof therefore, be surprised to hear of lawless ness and violence jwitiiin the bound of the Df: judicial district to ah extent hitherto unknown in 'any part of our law-abiding Stliate.l'be evil is j undonbtetlly great, and evidently demanda rem edy. TJie lawyer of tliie district, without distinc tion of party, teJlUM thia they borne with Judge Logan's incompetencyl till forbearance has cea. d to be a virtine'; that theydelaycd complain ing in the hope hat time and practice would enable him to better discharge the duties of his office; bill in (hi hope they have been sorely disappointed and that iu the last extreme, a a auiy to society, tney nave come torward to.tlus General AssAdily with their memorial. By refeynng to the testimony of the w'iinesRe tak ji in' (his case, the member of tlie: house v ill hie forcibly impressed, with the truth; of the jmVtter ael-forth in the memorial, and th;y will be fur ther satisfied that no feeling of utikiudness toward the Judge, norany political aotinnkor sentiments on .his part have incited the memoralisu to the course taken by them. We can nly incorpor ate;a.few brief extracts from the testimony in the report. I Villiam II. Bailey, Esq., with full competen cy (to judge, say of Judge Logan : I feel jer fcctly satisfied from the character of his mind and hi slight legal acquirements, that he i wholly incapacitated to try an important civil auit. lie i incapable of- understanding or ap i prjeiating a legal argument or.a complex le- gal question. I am satisfied that unprofessional lcron have a little or less opinion of his mind and legal aeipiirement a th Ur, whose senti tnunts 1 believe I have expressed. The jndg ; inputs of this court do not carry with them any appreciated weight. j rfo. H. Wilson, Esq., have been engnged in ! practice of the law in Mecklenburg and ur- rbyniliug counties, since the year 18S2, just be came acquainted with Judge Logan iu I8GG-C7, and have practiced in the9th districtltfuri him. 1 That none but the kindest feelinis have existed . . his opiuioo is ipai Juoge'iiO- afi i not qualified either by learning or capa city to discharge hi official julies and tfiut he was not ipialified when elected ami has exhibit ed no evidence of improvement since. - AVra. P. Bynum, lq, solicitor for the 9thdis trict, festifle that he ha practical la in all the court of Judge Logsn diHtrM froin the time he was elected to the present time' and has form ed an opinion us to his mental capacity and competency as a judge, founded ion his ex peri enceas a practising lawyer in Ids courts, and tnntpinton i that he is mentally Incompetent and Hicapahh? of discharging tfitjdutie of judge im prescriueu Jay. iu answer to a question, he cive! it as his opinion that the evils n snhir from his incompetency are mainly thosedescrih ed in the "memorial of the bar!" to which he refers. He considers Judge L.anas wdlquali- iu now lor nis position a wiienilie was elected, hut no better. - C Dowd, J., hat known Judge Logan ever cict.ivioii io n e ouncn, ana ttoes no' think he lossee the vqniste qualitications for a proper Jilischarge of the duties bf hi office, be ing deficient in 'national ?i.Htity as well n knowledge, lie seems to be iinorant ot the Kimplest and most general rule iflaw and evi dence and is making no improvement. Of the . less obvious and complicated principles of hi w he thinks he may safely a he jiidge is totallv Jgnorait, that he i dvtifienji i.oi only in com prehension, but in di-vriminljttionland-law rgu inentimakc no impression upon him. He I also deficient in adminwtratve ability, ignores rvvrything like system, runtimes (muni.' ! Tin ! case of submision and ther unimportant mat ter to the great delay of matter if importance amounting even to a denial of hiknVf In Kt. 1 Chamber practice he se'dom return paper ip"1 lu "" prouipi action auu retains them most commonly tintil he conies to! court, much -w .1..1.. - . ! . i injury i uie parties interested. Gvni ftufim Barringtr, says tlialj in hi ojin jjon JndgeXogan i except in one Jr two unim portant traits more Ktrikiii'dv in7.hir-tiii . b Ige than any one he ever tenet- pr read of. ilia laiutg are glaring- heh.ind lgal learning ai.d his niind isnaturallTintarKiblP An.1 land acumen. He can neither WehenJU legal idea. Yet he i hot wiihr.r.i I i-ome fof-ce of intellect and of character, but it i I cunning rather than capacity. Thisjunited with Sreat vtuiiy and wond. rfd bs:iiacy, m ii iitn the worst poWUe judge. Besides he i stn gular, distrustful,; itndi suspicioua6f otlier and eaii therefore never learn niuchforexperience. I II. Y. Guion testified, that he has been at the bar nearly 3o years and ha knowif Julge Lo gan from the time he wa licensed to practice. That the fdatrrtns between thera hate lever been friendly, and nothing has ever.-rur'ejft between them to fleet relationship. The judge as a man, ucowtvoj. uUiin sybvr and patient, but as a j uiv, he u con, rained aav li.at :he dites .... rum tti n .nlihrnlion: In dig t.i.anre tel daite f una oflk-e ktua. he mentally inpomnetent lo comprehend the trint'luks of die Jaw, arid of course, incapable of eipunndingtbe Ian io thejury or otherwise ad suinUn ring it icorrectlj, .even at times in ainv lle caso. tlnf dtnciencien are ho patent that the com muni t j in the counties of hi4 dinttict openly expresnja want of confidence in the court. ana trie cause 01 justice u jnereov KeriousiY ine tmirtxi. l niH acuon 01 ine oar uiu not originate tcr of the profession. In fact it was resolved uporfby the lajwyers at Lincolnton court prior to those transactions, it is ieueveu or at leaet prior to the knowledge of them br the bar. Those matters have in nowise influenced thfl .... i. - - . it memorialists, as umi oi mem nave repcaieuiy asserted and silch a course would be nnworthy of a profession which delighted jin styling itself honorable, the memorialists were sincere in ther presentment. The movement commenced at Lincoln court, sind at Gaston was resolved by the I bar there assembled, to have a general meeting Lof the district fat Mecklenburg court. In purt suance of this agreement, the meeting was held n May and the memorial adopted as the sense of the bar ot the district. judge Boydeu testifies, that he has been at the bar forty-eieht years, has practiced up toi the time of his elevation to tbn supru e C "In t bench m two coiiuties of Judge 1 t;in's distric: : thiuka Judire Iiuzau not dev acieut iu ineiital ability; 1 never saw ti r slightest eviduce of partiality; indeed he s4ms perfectly iuditierebt as to hoiv jury may decide; I har ku:wn men to be acquitted wheij I thought they were clearly gtiilty. and copvicted when I thought they o light to havet betn acquitted, and I regarded these improper acquittals aud improper con victions mainly owiug to the fault of the judge in uot respouuiug to the request ut counsel for special instructions. So far as I have observed, his Hotioralm st uuiforudv ignores alt special ins ructions. He in his charges to (he jury, uever tells the jury that he has been requested to lustruct them thus aud so. This, in my opiuiou, renders the judge and not! the iury respiusible for these improper couvictous aud acquittals It is the eauie in civil actioo. aud improper verdicts a e giveu iusach causes for the same reasons, that his Houtsr makes no response whatever to the special tostructious reti est ed. Indeed such has beeu the almost uu varyiug course of tire! judge, that I have thought aud often said. tha. 1 felt sure that I Could get a new trial if I tailed to get the verdi t. Aud) it is this course of the judge a Inch so greatly impairs aud almost destroys his efficiency aud . usetqlUea as a judge at tst prius, :' With such iinpartia! and disinterested tes- ti(ouy as this, a grave and soletnu duty is imposed npdu us. aud it remains 'or us to decide how that duty to the peopleot the state shall be dischifrged. 1 rum the earliest days o the stale, even iu its colonial iufaucy, the law? has required that "courts shall be held by jidges beiu'g men of ability, integrity aud learned iu the law. J5ee revised code page iuu aua auiecraeu laws, iu tue eotn- uiou law the want f such qualiticatious nave been held t amount. to actual disabili ty, to hold office, even though appointed by tite aiug uuijseii. "ir au umcev sajs ocke either of the grant j of the k ng or subjev whie i couceruh the hdmiuistratioa, proceed iiig, or execution of Justice or the kings re reveuue, at the cominouwealth, or the. in terests, benefit, or safety of the subject or the like ; it these or auy'of these be grunted tj a man that is uiiexpert aud hath uo skill and sc euce to exercise, or execute the same. Thegraut is im-rely void aud the patty dis abled by law. aud incapable to take the frame. life cottunodo regime' populi ; for uu ly men of SKlll. Kiiowjedge atid ability t exercise the same, are capable to serve the k.ug aud hisi eople." SeveialJ c'ses are reported iu which this doct t iue has beeu enforced : ''The office of c!eik jd the crown was granted by ttie king to omj; viutuer, but the j justices f J Qe-coti rt ot king s betclv refust-d to admit hitn on the s round of his incompetency." The bishop of Gloucester ranted ttie office of chancellor of his diocese to oue who. because he was i.nskillful in the civil aud caunou law, wlas adjudged iucapable. It has urcu T-.ipntin jf ueuiueu iu .UguiUU lliat 11 the king should grutan office in the king's bencJi, th judges may remove such au of Hcer for iusuiency. We find in these cita tjons, an I many others might be added to theth, tliat the common law. in the experience and necessities! of l ur forefathers has wisely provided a remedy for the present efnergeucj. and that as thte king representing all his subjects, so the people here wh are sover ign. may not tjlect a judge or other officer grossly deficient in the qualificathuis for is charging the ame. To admit thecont Hy would grant that the peoplein their comhid" ejU ctions inight8elect a class of ineu whole disquliticationiXonld certainly subvert the goverutneut aiid iedue society to anarchy or despotism-, as tated by Judge Story. We snouia assninejtuat il such a one were chb- by the peijple,i that the electors have been misled oi impo ed upou by the party r His friends and for such a case the coiii uimu law has made a rational provision. If au iu iiut. idiot or l jinatic were choseu, the decep tion would-be iuai ifest, and there would be nt one opinioa as to the propriety of his re moval, in such case the tlectiou! would be iherely xo d. q the preseut case, iiufancy hr hjnacy are nof complained of, aud yet the deficiency of the iucumbeuv is equially - hui t il tothe bestj interests f societj'. Ia tftis extremity we phould inquire as to the proper tiodeof remottil. The present constitution of the state provides foi a court idMmpeatiU (tient and has 4hferred upou it the power; of tnova.1 froiu pffice, aud it should be!obsev d, that ditfei ibg; frouo tnosit coaptations! it T Uut sti-iet the jurisdiction of that court to high crimes &iid indeineanors After this elaUse was pajsed by theeouvn thn another waa offered, " copi4 from 4ur former constitution prutiding for the remo val of officers ir meutal u physical inabili ty it was rejeded and sre icay presume that j w det-uiedlsuperrtuyn nd uanecesary lorme exist-up ot such a power is one of vrat importance to the good order and vrel fari of societyj That clause-'of thi outitu tjoh however, ps received a legishttiye cu stmetion by the euactmeut of teUtatut4 in 'atiou t iuifea-hmei.t. The art wsrlti fted ou tletenrsh of April. 1859. aud ajn.-ngrt the ground oMmpeaehu nt therein rMit fseciion i jur bes mental orpfiyHcalln- c i aiwuarge the duties of his AfSce The rejmovalof a judge or?x herfn cbmpetent otfteris well and full vestablisled by the 8ounle4tp iuciplrs of the) comulon Jaw', aud theory n cde prescribed for effect ing lhl purobe. is by the judgment of the high court of inpeachinut. , I These fi.e s jind ! ievfs am thrWor pb nlitted by thef onimittee .i the House, tolh eid that it uia take Such aetion iu the else s it merits may em trt demand. f Kespectfullr submitted, f I Hi P WARING. Chm'n. I j Jp. L. HENDER6QN. j I b-Ila1eigjli Carolinian learns iliajr a negro named AHeu Uithardon vaa shot l(ir. ugh thft leart while silting in Jhe ior of Mearn Jenkins ic Sjiiingjat Manson, on jlie Ealeigh and Gaston riil tbA, one niht last week. Tlie clerk, Willie Jenkius, waa fooling with an nld five-shooter! I IU Lad it layingi ou !he ti-r whenpi went off, and negro, Hicliaidson, who was sitting by the store fell dead iu bis seat, i in any spirit d anger or revenge . towards the jn;!ge on accoun. of his prosecution' of political oarties. nor on account of his tlisbarinz a ineiu-t iUoffljino sTlISBURY. FEIDAT. : 1 W 1 . $-BILLS. We commence, this weekj Bending out subscriptidn bills to those who are behind with this paper. We have heretofore entered on subscri bers' papers the date from which they were due but now, as fast as we can, the bills will be sent forward in due form ; and we shall be much pleased tohave thera promptly paid. Quite a number arc several years behind, and some of them far away beyond the boundaries of our State. All news paper dues are debis of honor. A pub lisher is sure, to lose them if the deb tor is either 1 neglectful or dishonest. We hope none of our patrons will either delay, or refuse to respond to the bills we are now sending out. I , ' ' i m jjWc publish ip this paper interesting extracts of legislative proceedings on amendments to! the Constitution, the Penitentiary, &c. Also, the report of tljfe Committee on Judge Logan. :X&&The Era has responded to our suggestion in relation to the public printing, and wc will copy its answer in; our next. TO FAKMEIiS AND PLANTERS. The December number of the Carolina Farmer is before ua ; anil with real plea sure we commend it to the farmers and planters ofthetwo Carolina. It is printed with new type, on fine paper, and in ty pographical excellence ranks' with the beat magazines of the day. Its pages are filled with short, practical articles on agri culture and-kindred subjects; and at $2 per year, should command the general support of our people. The number before ua; is a specimen number, tlie regular volume .commencing with the January number. Now isnbe time to subscribe in order to begin with the new volume. The proprietor wishes a good agent at every post office, and to such he promises the most liberal compensation for their setvi- cc&. As an evidence of merit in the num- - i btfr b fore us, we mention the f.ct it con- tains eightv-five distinct article ; or, an j average of nearly three to the pagt Address, Win. II Bernard, Wilming- ton, N. C. p4 S. Any fara er, or other person, v ho may desire to take ihe 44 Carolina Farm erf' and the 44 Watchman," next year. can secure both by r mining to us ( r to! the editor ol the Farmer) the turn j G i., ly Luddkn & Mates; pne- SI per ofj $3 60. We fwd sure that no one wl o ! year. Ita name indicates i:s leading clmr aqcepta this pioposiiion will regret it. lacter ; but we find its ptgei .il.o devoted ; i to New, JJterature. and Science. It is ; THK PUBLIC DEBT. I quarto far, p. tup in b.aiit'iful stv!.-, und Mr. Worth'! bill, aulhoiizirg an exchange ot the btalc a stock in va:iou.4 work: of internal improvement for the bonds of the State, p;i834 the Senate on Saturday with only two dissenting yotes. This is a inatter of gratification tm -ery citlz;ii: who desires I to see the prosperity of the State. restored. For onco party has been laid aside for, the good of the State, and al good men must rejoice at th faet.--The exchauge will probably be affected before the meeting of the next Legislature, when that tody can easily fund the re mainder of tjhe debt upon terms that will render it (pijie manageable, and save the ci-edit of the State! It can hardly be doubted that the bill will pass the House with nearly equal unanimity. It is sin cerely hoped I hat both parlies will be able t'j agree asjwell on tin question of consti tutional jjffortn a they have upou the question of the public debt. It will be a happy omen for the Slate if thev d. ! lial. Era. -j Tlie Federal Court. It is reported by tjie; Raleigh papers that the Grand Jury of this Court have returned true bills ol indictment against the Hon. J. M. Leach, 4- A. Leach, David Schenck, of Lincoln tn, Geo. Martin Wbitesides, State Sena tor from Iluthertord county, and Lee M. McAfee, of Cleaveland, &c. WHAT &HALL WE DO? "With the brilliant iuccess that ha croirued the RepubUctn party in the ir inliiTstration of public affairs and ibe ttirtfidenee imposed ia-it By the people as Evinced in Unmistakable signs in every election, there may be danger of carejesg neis and neglet in making all nomina tions for office. The political hacks and tricksters who have, in nearly every State Mjffthis glorious Union, foisied themselves jtpn the party for seli-nggraiidizmeut Jsiould be treated with the coutempt they deierve and none but houest and honor jabje iren, whose, chatacters are above picion, must be nominated for a!l ihe nfices of honor and trust in the eift of ?if p-of. Ul onr watchword be ? f-tinciples, not men honesty, not policy. i f New Bern Republican, Radical. j frefty yWabub Ulk, that. Why was Plper turned out of the Post ofice hen 1 11 was Bervirrg tht public iu an admirable nnner and duiug bis duty by the Gov- rment. Why has it been arnounced fejleatedly that Saiu'l H. Wiley, ( be 0tdy Internal Revenue officer in the State I f ijhout charges or balancesagainst him,) "If "i-'S"1'1! or wa removed ? He was Kf f S m hot water until -became too un ofortable aud at last did resign just fwjittt was wanted. Mr. Mott may come liffnly 10 share th same fate, nnlen h overs a mode to shpltfr himJt.ir & " MvV . There U a Wack Chester pig-at Pitts. boiV, N. C, which weight 900 pounds. - ' - ; AbONDiiK.1 . ThriollowJug extract from the Report of tbejSecietaryrofjWar is submitted to our readers as another evidence of tmili cions ctionof "the Government towards the South. " It has been aWlutely necewary to retain about pne-Mxth of the army in those .State of the South, eaxt the Mi-wiasippi, which were tbd engaged in the war of the rebellion. NunurtHis applications for troops td aid in the'enforce ment of I he law r received from the JJ. S. marsbalfi. officem of internal revenue, ami State officials; urgent apitenlx for aitance crowded in from private citizens, and it soon became ev ident that lh curity of the people demanded the continued prem-nce of the regular force. It ia a painful fad, which merit serion conmdera .tion, that in Home portion of the South freedom of opinion hi Hot tolerated, if that opinion U express-efl in opjH-ition to the doctrines which originated the late reU-1 lion. Indisputable evidence establn,hen the fact, which in proven, too, by the experience of nunu'rousaufi'erer, that an armed rebellion of rejplnr orsaViization and great strength now explain partsof those 8tite. The fmpient reports by army "officers of perfect reliability, mud after "mature 4servation imI judgment, conchT8.vely sliow that the ramifica tion! of tb is organized loly are extensive ; that itii system is arangel with great care and shrewdness; thai, iu persecutions extend in the dark hours of the night, and in - cowardly die guise, to persons of every: age, sex and condition who, dare to exeft-U frCi.dom of conduct, a -tion t speech whUh dUazreesi with the politi cal doctrines of thee marauders. This bodv of conspirators, const it ntd for the purpoe of crushing out many of the inherent liberties of the defenseless people of those States, defies the law and spurns the authority of the government, and so long as it exists, so long will it be neces sary to aid the civil authorities with tlie armed force of the nation "in puttiuj; down this second rebellioii and in bringing its leaders to siMredy punishment.' Pictorial Family Rl-gistek. Mr. John D. JoiiXriON, of Yailkinville, N. C, is agent for the sale of a very pretty and valuable design for preserving in a neat and substantial book form, a Registry of the Family. He will canvass this place for the sale-of the look, which will, we think, meet the approval of most persona who give it a careful Inspection. It begins with a registry of tlie Parents, with blank headings providing for full description of person, where and when born, education, oeenpation, politi. f, religion, &c, &c. And then follow pages for children, laid off in the same manner, the last page of each subject being designed for a pho tograph likeness. The book will accommodate twenty-five subjects, or members of the family. Wra. H. J ime-j was put upon his trial last week for the murder of Robt. (Jostin, in Wilmington list September by stub bing him in the head with a knife, t!.c blade penetrating the brain.- The t-stim I ny of the State's wit"ir-ssia fuli.-tl to exhibit anything in relief of tlie prisoner, but others following sliowd that I 'ojtin h;.d made threats iigtiust ,I.im"s. Th:- trial of the case resulted in an acquital of the accused. Suuthern JluS'Cal Journal. 'Vh'm is a new monrtrl v jiHt ut. tried at S.nMnmli, is emintMidy worthy the p itionjie of r S tutheru latiic.-, for whom it is d eiiri.i-d. I a i 13 the Sheriff of ihe State, will, t'ie i pti, of ,igl,i, hid m i l, tln ir 1,- ta p i : i i .is at kaleigb up to the 1 4ih instant, i I ! ; au exec men is -trr - li ESIGNED. Amos 1. Akcianii. At I TV . ..... torney General of the United Siaies, has resigned, said resignation tu take ctfi-ci on the 10th of Janu 'ry next. It is said that Ex-Senator Williams, of Oiegon, will be appointed to fill the vacancy GROUNDS FOR IMl'UACUMENT OF THE FUESII ENT. From Vie W s liifiton Tut-lot Dece I ert2, IS" It is tint because an iinpenchment ol the present incumbent of the !' ciucntiul ; otiioe would be groundless, nor because i his scandalous degradation of iht Execu- i tive office should not be redrcssrd or ar- j aresttd, that we recently discuuutn.uicel I tlie mere seiisuthiunlisiu of a New Yoik I journal on a subject so grave. W.-ru .1 i . .. .......... ... j....,. miiii i-(. nru ior ine lecov. ry for the .-chief m.igie'tracy of i t const iTntional and traJ'uioital diguiiy, nf which but the vestiges remain, by the displacement of Grant, no lo r th 111 by the more promising method ot electing a stuti-s man to succeed him, who needs more than a sngg'-stion tu perceive the uiini- ..Vit 'H I In . . 1 .k . . 1' 1 ' I i miiVi.mont 111 irAiul ".iil. 1 r. .. . t . .'01 ,ii.vii5i'iiiii.-, any u;ie 01 wincii uuiler the legal principle so strenuously denied against Andrew Johnson, that to be im peachable the. nfifeuce "must be analogous to crime or misdem -anor, at common law, or by statute, could be established against the present ihpicble snccefes 1 ol Jackson and of WashtiM'ton ' tie .conspired with d.gr.id. d denia-gngnes-ttf lr-rga countries, wbh whom no colorable treaty rcl.i'hm existed, for tne use ot the ships, arms, and menul th. United states uavv, iu fun herano scht-mes of peraonal amtitunaiid pi:vt .iiunuer. r He conspired with the ?am partieMor the epnilialion, arrest, mock tiial, impii- .Hiiunn, aim opjn S.ion ot Llivis IKtch, an American citizen, and oiheri, in a for eigu country, Ut comm. i.iieatiou with lb Amencau press. He iiisiuuied war with a f-irei-ti nation. wnn wiijcu this country was at neifec l'-K. nnnitig war, butnf subsisting treui v stijt ulations with power. Uu ncsroiutiwl wirh tuilv . 4 ii.. ; .;: cn usurp, -d by BeZ, aMd c.ur.i vj ' ' --m j j . 9 1 1 1 , i - imo iff. ci, c,,mpnci b.-iM, ,1,- t Jo tlirmigh the rejccti.tn . f U,tf prop-u treaty ty th Suate, hai rendered h cnmitial for him to do any act undeit. He misappropriated Sl.500,000 in gold, by pfvtng it over to hi- piofligaeD.imiu can accomplices in pursuance of a treaty not yet binding tir in any .ense valid, anil Which afterwards was aclually made null and void. ;Ue violated the stature regulating tin pay and dniie uf ib private Secretary of thrwtatltahtBent of a military, ting a the Executive Mttusion. "iC rnuneni, wuich otietice is atrravaiwl amity, m Mola:i.,n i.ot only of the i 'onsji 1 etulnients proposed by the bill re tutinu, which nibbles the I'it-ident for!l'ortet the Committee, are not ao- ; ; ; 1 ; lie violated, as a boon lo hia own son s statute regulating the ptivilege of i leaves of absence ot officer of tfi army. - He accepted lauds, good, and money in consideration of appointments' to iCc;, and aggra rated the bue by habitually accepting all manner of presents and fa vors, to the great scandal of the public service. He vioUted conspicuously, in the ose of General Sickle?, the law which forbid the holding of both a civil and a military ofiice, by making that officer, without re quiuig him tor sim bw mHuaiy coin mission, a diplomatic representative. He has illegally ei speuded the writ of habeas corpt , thereby violating all the l.twson the statute book, in fnrtlierauceof the civil supremacy, aud particolarly the act of 1700, providing pnniehinetit for ol- siiuctiiig the process ol the couiIS PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGISIVrURK. IX THE SENATE. I Monday, Dec. 18, 1871. The hous having arrived for consid eration of" a bill proposing amendments tu the Constitution North Carolina, the bill was taken up. The substitute offered by Mr. Leh man being under consideration, Mr. L. entered into expkmatk n of the amend ments proposed in the Cill. Mr. Graham, of Orange, said that he approved of the Hill presented by the Committee on Constitutional a mendmeuts, as a whole, but that he did not think that the word ' Town ship" should be changed for tlie word " precinct." Such alteration us this should not be made. The mere change , of words should uot constitute any i r .....l.. ,. ,.c a: ! portion of amcudincuts of the Cousti tution. Mr. Moore thoutiht the Seuate had better pass such amendments, as Iwth parties could agree upon. Uiat net- ther party will have a two-thirds ma - jonty in the next legislature; ami tin- lesssucha courscis adopted, the amend-; nients proposed bv this Legislature will I fail, and the Constitution will not Le! amended. ! Mr. L-nney endorsed the bill report-' ed by the Committee on Cnstitution-! al Amendments. He thought the a-i meudments proposetl by the Commit- ! tee would im -t approval of the people, j jlv. ILobbins, ot Kowan, explained the reason why the Committee recom- mended the .substitution of the word " pntMiict," instead of w Township." The latter was an imported word ; the tbrmer i. the old North Carolina word. urn it-ss me " towasiup hal better re- putatii'ii, there is no u.-e of retaining Iriikss the " towtLsliio" hal better re- t.ie word in the Constitution! Mr. Gilmer said it would be selfish and wrong for anv senator to consider 1 amendments to the Constitution as partizau. We sliould strike hands v. endeavor to build up tlie JStale Consti- t ti; ii m bv the means of amendments. j for the protection and Un fit of our ..... ..:.. ti. . ..i it- i i j"t5ici .i . .me siiuMiiiue o.iereii dv lhc 'uor Craven, Mr. Lehman, "V1 hiv -!re to hvAr the fri.-nator upon the various . . i i i 4i i-n 1 ; i : I . t . 1 1 . ' m 1 1 1 . I in ( lw, I.i 1 1 w ..I...1 I ... posterity-. Ihe subrtitute olleretl bv I... . a. :. I., i i . i i -ii i poiiii? iiiciuueu in ine owl retMiriett tv i the Committee, and omitted by the substitute ofllreil bv the tenator. As far as the substitute gms, the bill re ported by the Committee goes, and farther. I support the bill reported by the Committee. Mr. Lehman said he would reply to the Senator from (jfuilford, before "the discussion of this bil closes. Mr. Merrimon did not seo the use of discussing the measute any longer. It was discussed last summer; and we ' 1 1 . ... c UBi w suuc w ilsciliuicu ,aSt ,no,,tni ,or about two weeks. The liepublicaus do not intend to stljijMirt e bill reported by the Committee. They will vote for tiro bi i 1 introduced by M. Iwehman,and thev will not vote for anvthiriff else. The' 1,511 ttn 1 . 1 . .. . by Lite Committee is as i;ood as it can be , m,Ic. Xo Scutor hxs fit t oiler any amendment to it. Wc had just as well proeceil to vote 0:1 the hill ami jret through with the matter. Mr. Moore said that he only remark ed that the Legislature had hotter pass the bill as introduce! by Mr. Iehnuin, because both parties would vote for the bill and to the extent of the bill, the Constitution would be amended. )J am a North Carolinian. 1 was I torn upon her soil. When I die, 1 expect to bo buried beneath it. 1 yield to no man in my eudcavors to prottxt the good name, and build up the fair fame of North Carolina. Gentlemen desire to pass a bill proposing amendments f land include the good with the IkuI, rbr party purpo. It this is done, the jteople will repeat their aetion in Au- gut last. 1 hey are opposed' to t!jis wholsalc amendment : and if a bill of t i this kind is forced upon the people, they will vote it down. The, amend - . I J. , . , , ... . ," ", uc.us piop.iMiti i u,e out introtiueeti by Mr. Lehman, are acceptable to the great majority of the iieoule. The a- - eeptable to a mnioritv of the neonle Mr. Jones I desire to ask the gen tleman sf he did not. in ri (.t4-'f.l i!f ! livered lastbummer on tiie ( v.rtv..it:(in j , mention, attack tli ! Af . ie judicial system as cumbersome? 1 Mr. Moore I do not recollect tliat I said anything about the judicial sys tem. I confer that I have changed my views from what thev were lat gnmmer. 1 Have done nothing iimm . o than a great many men have done be- fiiro m L Mr. Graham of Oran-x', called tire previous question. Sustained. The substitute oflered byTfr. Leh man was lpst bythc foJIowin'i vote : ' Yeas, ll.'ats, 30. - p " ; The bill reported by the Committee r. - r wae adopted by the following vote :"' ! Ycad, 34. Aars, 8. . j Th Lfll nassc?! its several rcadinrs by the fallowing vote :; ' ? Tcaj, !34. Nays, 8. ... '"' . , On mUfon of Mr. Rbbin?, of Row an, the bull was made jecial order fur to-morniw at 1 1 o'clock. IW4d its third readinp: on Tues day, by h vote of 33 to 13. t IX THE nocsn. UNFINISHED BUSINESS. The l)ill to raise revenue on its se cond reading, commencing with section 13. Dpring the consideration of the bill thd former vote on the tax for rcnitcniian-purpoH's was rcconsidcml Mr. Hobmsiin ofk-red to amend bv i inak king the tax 10 instead of 12 cts"., the 100 worth of projcrty for the porof the Penitentiary. " on support ol the 1'einteutiary 1 he jimcndment was accepted. Mr. Bykcs, (crd.) ofreretl an amend ment levying 5 cents on 1(KJ worth of property for Iw-ncfit of free M-hools. Thc-eas and navs were called aud j the amendment lost, 24 to G3. Aftcjr a vary lengthy debate on the varioui amend nients that were oflcTdl, the bill p:isscd its second rcatling, bv a vote bf yeas, GO ; noes, 2'J. MrM'Waring olfcred a resolution rc qoestiiig the Committee on the Insane Asyltttn to investigate and report on i the practicability of purchasing the Military Institute at Charlotte for tie !)urpoic of converting it into an Asv um lor the Insane. Placed on the calendar. Thej chair ajijiointctl as the Hoiu-c branclj of the Committee to examine jnto the accounts of the Public Print- . .... cr, Messrs. Dunham, Robinson and .Lot. in;. TllQ COnimittM tn innnirn intn th lease f Mr. Mabso.i, (col.,) Mexsrs. j .Sparrow, Phillips and Armstrong 1 Mr Ueid intr-lnrl ... ,t t iniprach Ju.lge Ge,rge Lgan for men- intuiiv i?rwi ' ... ! SOUTH CAKOLIXA. 1 hP telegmpli brings intellcgenct om jColumbin, to the 20th instant. A redutioii impi-achin ( c.v. Stitt i Icml,!no lven says he :s terribly iu earnest tor the iiiittcachmcnt of guijty I I'Mc oiiktis. utt Jia.-, nmlotl to tweny-tw millions dollars fniudulent jldK Tlie .State Treasurer tlefies. the ; L"g:ft:iture to pnKxttl against the ring 1 n"c of the iegl-Iatinv's ctrrtiptituj. ; lw(n will look to t!ic Courts ::s a k.-t i,,I, nue legislature law ;a two-.'third vote for imK-uehmeuts. reorJ, slani'd "the Leirislattire fail of Njjtt wwl resign or runaway, it the worsi efnues to the wott retire t(l!.'. princely mansion he is said to le now aibui.ding for himelf in Ohio. J Ni;w Toiik, Dec. 2K Cotton fitu-it. I'plands '). New 1 ( riehus, Sah li,(AMJ ,a!es i ! j Co , ay ;i ' '-'gr It.. i: i III h .1 L0I-l. Ihe 1 hermometer. venter morning at i tt'eioek, stKil 2o 7 - ' ri-es below freezing, scorinir down l... i . i i lu ,J,,, ioe st-.ue. i e nave nau a va- ! nance within 16 hours of altout sixtv uegrces. Te Wilum-gton Star" say. of ti e -MUtp.-ou ci-iinty t.iii : (m. f the -:rft.t- 1 . piihb i ine wi ek as a lne of lai ce f .z phoed in a waj;oii and drawn around t tj.ick by twelve yoke of the fi.. si oxen) in S.onpM.11 co.inty. Our ii.f.o inai t is of tht- opii'ion iluif the live s:- t k f Sunp.-on, ti. in the hiiiean fuudv dowd, is on the whole decid ily good. SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN ! Fcr 1872. TWKSTY-SK V K NTH TEAR. THIS j.leiuli.l weekly, jrn-atiy etlarjri-fl a:-.l , I inii"ovcu.ion-..f tb.- t.u.i n-ua iir,i n.t.r tit': tn:c! with ri -ri iiil ei.-ri iu, m N-.W It,e..j'n.:i-; X,nr!i. in ilecbauics, ilu-M'.i; ..r. t h, i:,: !ry. Photi jrrajil.y . JLU hitt ct:.re, .,ir:i iiltiire. Knpiiuei j nil! Sei.-in e tun! A rl. FA Kits. M Km AMOS. l. VKNTol.'S. Kijirnieer-. ( lii n.i-i .'J .in'i :.-,et hi t r-. ai d fl't-'ltlf of a!! I'n fi.ii i;, i,r TiJei Will Ki.d Thv S q I K X T I F I C A XI K 11 I c A N Of (licit Value ut.il It, tn ,(. Itt'jiructie.il -n--tii i- ol av- l.tiJ:,!r, of d fl ! ii 1 to m i v Koi.m I t Id. W, rU'ioj... a; 1 l'a -lory in l!i.- l.unl. LcMiie air..n!n.i- - i linu.il f-.Lii e i ( !r.n! It Ii Tn;i :..tJ'. TI K;l.!ls are a-.i -i. il Iv ii..4!.v .!' the :...:. AlUCric:-'! U!.l I ! i; I .j utl Wl'lieri., Mild l..i i v iu.-cef to all t!.o leailinsr St n ntitic uiul M - i chiujf alJ.o;nai .f tt.e world. tU .4mU.i i ' tt.e tiettti.'ie America u ;.re tailitU.I.tl a. icj ed vh th el.o i.'-t ii f i mat ifii i N Ol'FIOA I. LIST ..rail She rlentI-.ue.l e r l HI i -I. e 1 ., lv. The ctarlv j American 'uinki t- i s.i .-.nti.i Voiiuu.- , t 1 v' k'J'h' 'Tm K" ;m IT? !' .:' t r -'ir Tioujinl (rvltn;.rv ltt-ik Tii pkcimkn t oiMK sknt i kki- Tonus. f t a Y r: l re If : T Yoi r: Cr.U Pi ten 'Jnjt.e fir Oin: Year, s..SI eeli. wih a Eplcrdid rrcmfcia 'othcj.t rv. i; wht !fr,i.. i ti'? i i i . .'.1-i'in x f i f v oj lie celc&ruieil t-;ll'Ut KttjrruMiip. -Men ; I'regre-! " In; et i.iieftion ".ith th- null ienti'tn of ti e Heieinf,c Ainriiean. itr UDtl-rijri-.l r.Tul .m-'. he MM-t etet.-ie Aireley.ll tLc World fur ii..K.ni-rAlLWTS. r.f: li.'- Huy to oiiiaui in rtpr to the '. .-in !. an I ohtain m .T1.M I i- to w .;tf t .. riHTIII Cl Co., :t7 l a.k l.'. u. NeWjVurk, who h ve ha4 .utr Twr.tv-li v Yeat" Kincrielice iu ihr buit!t-it X, , harp,. i mfcdtf Uh uiuton iJ td oe. X nti ! i ik -ketch. r lull ratt u tie.ciit-ti u of the 1 i-L: . . . . . . v i nil iiium uwn ettiicerninp Antricn tio Knnfprttn Ft-nt c.tvran. in. ' ernrriceti -It. icted Hmf on ..Htw 1'attilti Kule ltd J'nefe!ir pn of the I'atrtit ITj-KaniiP.tM.Kitn-in-.lnfrirJF-- uienf. etc.. ftc.M-r.d for )TrcTiojt Ikwia, whiob will bcmnilod It, on fcnniciion. Al MUipcatf tncUJ coatnlentnil. - , ilJreio r2UTXX7 dc Co.', i rubliskeno tke ftti 3tfl3 37 Park Kow. Vcw YorL. NKW ADVERTISEMENTS. The TlamiHicttirers'orthe RELIANCE-WRINGER, Hare had unuual opportunities of aacertiioitir -preciM-lr what i wanted, nd of producing a jerle-t mat htne. Tlev litre brought out an entirely .Vrr fl riyrrt wkicit tbev rail the "PROVIDENCE." NEtV. 1S71. PKrVect. -1 GrcaJ Improvement OVEIi ALL OTUEIi WlUNGr.?, " -la . I . . r i -c h ! " 2 t P T:T?,ll f71 : . i -Vl' ' HZ. A , T i . r- -r''l sZ' f'l it: ' W V V It W rings Fus'rr TJxn by Hand. vt..ir, lor the f ..lowing rva-oi : .Uy X',' 1:',f wf ,ir-' ':t "'J hr quali lv uf l.iu- !..d.Ur.are all M-mrt-d to lhr s ...f! i:. il,.- , m ,lntil,.M manner, bv tb. Met -mon l';.,i,., ,,ki,,g tl.c U VJUri lie il v hi. rl;J1' i,ati:nt mctal jcu-nxAf. i', l'r,v'"1 any wt-ar iKe ,um4U. i;i;t7,"'i; J"-'- i" hHb the mt - t... i ::. Lo;, - n:n. n.i rar, and I be etb. ii-o. voi ui,.i i-:l. t -lv grratlr mluce4 1 T!- i;i.i:i'ii: l tt.nis uiui tl.. riu-i r - ti'mo-t raae atd kU-di- i.-- in .ifci; w!ti;c tin .lol.lcMrp jcrvmte tbim fr..:u m i:c orUing thrown out of V"" ( We forn-J, eri.tr iugc or dunblc jrar J ' ! 1 i c I)J t si a It Ij; c X K VED CIA M I u : !.!v a.l;r. ll.i- Machine to tntw of ny hm r ti. , r.j.iLinj .1 jK-riect faatct.ing. No '".. l.-n .nr nibin r irf on the Uikp. 31. S1M1I.H !TY. sTl;KNi;Tll.ndBtac- TV, :irv n.inl n. I in thi MJ.inc, with all lL rvpiii.n of .1 firM-t U Wrinprr. Providence Tool Co ru 'VIDKNCK, R. !. 11 li tin ft Sir A STK.TI WIADKtL T in: Sl S FA" S TiOT 19 ; t J i 1 1 Tingle Walrli. I I 11 I I. i IlIMtTMAS CUT. A I , ' M(: j r. . . ' ,.Mlf, I t,, ; .. c ,r , v. , , 'ith brnw J ' ! ,r : ' r riuMai.K cLti Pa- i i;. '1 Jf!ol Mcinnm. :u t..i nt.l liH.tlJUIJt. K"lrtt.t f.-.i J.4:ijul i.:k white . 1. I ' . r ..r. 1r! I- I TNT fTI.M WIS If h Hi) v I I. I. . . '. V p.li ..(..' ,1 l!..- ..I :c, v .1.. r MI. 1,1 li e Kl IU itLut.t ;:i attd ouile a N n ; i . rx ! .i ...i 1 !; r. .!. ji, in i 1 1. ! I ' i 'I 1:1 il l .iji. itrumf, ' in li i m i iitaiififa"iurrd , 1 ' f yB'il'i'n tick 'M '.illl: W Alt II at vt 'l i. t ... b I. V I'll."' of ltJfT !.l .! r.imil W, oil i t $12 t.'-1 nr iJktMft luclul V v .1 H ij. tni 9 it.r. , H.14 .'..'. f uti rrtTij4 .h '. - ; ,rr,l. Iraf.-. or . 1 !.. j I I. -I 1. Ut V. i,' f. -VI rm - : . -1 1 r.! Ml l v Kl4TM W ITH"? .11 Si!" ll.f i-t U (t ! ! i o t1irrr Kl- '.;: l!n- .!livrfT ofltsrttl u: :. r , . . - , i 1 1 in 1 t :t : a -it.! 1 11 I. lii il, v ... A x 1 1 . io. e 1.; vi 1 -. :',m V: ln i4 all kiml iur ::ilili.n. 1.1 I k-. f l Sl,II I..10-' aiwi ;rr 1 11 un-. . . J 1.1 ;'. elt. I-A'trr ! .1- r n i t m nl .1, 1 1., nili'. virn.m UA l. i i I 1 . -1 i; i VI 1 1, ai.-i f,,u if rjrkamr ril n! : 1 :ivi. I f ( al. No Ai.tM 1H I'ii UK A 1 -...!. zt A'rf..,y J'rtor. An -1!. h ..) 1 i w ..lit st It a 1 f the tr yoor j. u.i. r - il- 11 (ir. I trm 1 , j-lii e l'rie I Jt Vj.l ., i I1.1M.-, A, ., tin tree. AtldrvM 1 all ordt r-. m i:v i:r, .i: ah M a nK Jvn!r-, !inji.rtrr. Ac, 1 i:f.niol r, hitehall Si. N. Y. CIMU'FilRD & HR1UG, .I.-:" ' N v. . in.if . n. ii. . M a i. the t ..... '.SI,'. V AUDI st; i .i'ii.!i".. Tools, Iinp'.o r: :u. i ic. Jt... for 151acUs!i:it!i?, Carpenter-. tiiiM M.-iljcT.-, '1 'a;. !;!" ( abi.i t Makcri, T arriac J'uilders, II Mist-Keepers, BuIcImts, Cooks, vic, tVc. In t.i' ). ft j r-n ui:r.tislited ith ..i:r l3iltii-le:jer.. ur- nuore of the iJf ruie.-e ol v ant- v. t are pr p.irel lofltrtt, IH .f the t Mti U a-itilul atlaptalnlitr '-f ;- 1" ! j urittw f.r whWli ttv are i:.:.e. Nor an we U-rriUc41e in ;i ktivctiiM-men;. Th- ciu- U?ecn. ",r t!nrf..rr. to t!.- l!url-. arc StorT fnr tiling ou v tiii. a tothpu k to a tt t nr:r;-; from a pin to a ftrattcr J thin a!uet tn th'm. Tbcj h't A ri:I-L NTH.K lar uu hand J rrrrf vatiet'l Nail-, itt.n. Mfl, 1 1 ut, (.irl '' lie-, swil..-, leu K.icn An &t lew prir- isi:, I'i-ioU, Krit ami Kofkik, Kairta1 S -iU, tb Ul Wruta:li: Iron IoWRmj .Wc w.ir:int them t.iiivc atui'ia.Uv. TW1" 1 ,u Bi'' Mi-oiirr. I COUN SHKLLEUg. . 1,..T,,,0 1 M RAW CLTl btts, and a thousand other thiitf tom txrrd. rL (nt :nTf.vj O j! l T ? s rji rt rx-SjL fl in jour order or com and -ClLtWFOI&DWkllEILlO, 13 tf KtlUbar;, X.C