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WILMINGTON JOURMAli. DAVID FULTON, Editor. OUR COUNTRY, LIBERTY, AND GOD. AND . Propbhtobs. VOL. ft. WILMINGTON, N.-C., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1844. NO. 14. PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING. TERMS OF THE WILIMGTON JOURS! AT,: Two Dollars and fifty cents if paid in advance. $3 00 at the end of three months. 3 50 at the expiration of the year. ISo paper discontinued until all arrearages are paid, ext-ept at the option of the publishers. No subscription received for less than twelve months. A 1) VE R TISE ME NTS Inserted at one dollar per square of 16 lines or less, for the first, and twenty-five cents for each succeeding insertion. 25 per cent will be deduc ted from an advertising bill when it amounts to thirtlollar3 in any one year. Ykahlt standing advertisements will be inserted at $10 per square. AH legal advertisements charged 25 per cent higher. . j If the number of insertions are not marked on the advertisement, they will be continued until ordered out, and charged for accordingly. rjMiettera to the proprietors on business con nected with this establishment, must be post paid. OFFICE on the south-east corner of Front and Princess streets, opposite the Bank of the State. OP BV8BY DESCRIPTION, Neatly executed an I with dispatch, on liberal terms for cash, at the JOURNAL OFFICE. BLANKS, Of every description may be had at the office of the " Journal!1 as cheap as can be procured in the State, for cash. Any blanks wanted, and not on haud, will be printed at he shortest possible no tice. COSNELIU3 ZVX ITERS. 1-ttanuf actum $c dealer in HATS AND CAPS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, MARKET STREE T Wilmington, N. C. GEORGE W . DAVIS, MERCHANT, LONDON'S WHARF, Wilmington, N. C. Oct. 4th, 1844. 3-1) deceiving and Forwarding Agent, AMD General Commission Jfterchant, Next door North of the New Custom-house, Wilmington, N. C. U E .V T S Cor the gitle of Timber, Lumber, and all other kinds of Produce. Sept. 21, 1844. 1-tf Auctioneer & Commission Merchant, WILMINGTON, N. C. Liberal advances made on shipments to his friends in New York. September 21, 1844. 1-tf. Wholesale & itetait Druggist WILMINGTON, N. C. Prospectus FOR THE CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE AND APPENDIX. These works have such a wide circulation, and have been so universally approved and sought after by the public, that we deem it necessary only in this prospectus to say that they will be continued at the next session of Congress, and to state, suc cinctly, their contents, the foim in which they will be published, and the prices tor them. The Congressional Globe is made up of the dai- V proceedings of the two houses of Congress. the speeches of the members are condensed to bring them into a readable length. 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For the Appendix, $1 per copy. Six copies of either of the above, works will be sent for 5; twelve copies tor 10; and so on in proportion for a greater number. Payments may be transmitted by mail, postage Paii!. at our risk. By a rule of the Post Office Department, postmasters are permitted to frank letters written by themselves, containing money tor subscriptions. the notes of any oank, current where a subscri ber resides, will be recei ved by u at par. Ta insure all the numbers, the subscriptions should be in Washington by the 10th of Decern- next, at farthest. djNo attention will be paid to any order un less the money accompanies it. BLAIR & RIVES. Washington City, Nov. 11, 1844. 51)0 PAIR NEGRO BROUANS, 500 pair men's kip do. Together with a general assortment of men's C 4 T. r and KIP sewed and nottxpA ROOTS, which will he sn'l r - e-o " ieap and no mistake, at the sign of the Mammoth Kr.t rvtT-r tr r -v T"1-k r TW i . vm I Lll IV I IU' U Ml IK I I I V I I I r J . I IKl I 1 J 1L1 171117 Ulft 111 3ust licteftiea from Ttfcto Yorfe, Per schr. Samuel Ingham, and for sale by WM. COOKE, 1 CRATE CROCCERY, 10 casks and 12 Hat vurne, io K.egs vjosueii ouuer, 20 bbls Apples, 20 do. Potatoes, 6 hhds retailing Molasses, 10 boTOO Vira rI 1 1 t FAMILY GROCERIES. Nov. 29. SPLENDID LOTTERIES. J. G. GREGORY & Co. Managers. ALESANDHIA LOa'XEUIT- CLASS 45 FOR 1844. To be drawn in Alexandria. D. C. on Saturday, December, 2 1st, 1844. SPLENDID PRIZES. 30.000 Dollars! 10,000 Dollars! 6.000 Dollars! 3,140 Dollars! 3.000 Dollars! 2,500 Dollars! 2,000 Dollars! 50 Prizes cf 1,000 Dollars. &c. &c. Tickets SI 0 Halves S5 Quarters 2 50 Certificates of Packages of 25 Whole Tickets 130 Do do 25 Half do ' 65 Do do 25 Quarter do 32 40,000 DOLLARS. ALEXANDRIA LOTTERY. CLASS 46, FOR 144. To be drawn in Alexandria, D. C, on Saturday, the 28th of December, 1844. 78 Number Lottery 14 Drawn Ballots. BRILLIANT PRIZES. 1 solemliil nri7.fi rf Sdn OOO 1 1 1 I L W J " " do 12,000 prize of do do 6,000 5,000 3,500 2,500 2,000 1,969 1,600 1,500 1,250 1,200 1,000 &c. do do do do do 2 prizes of 2 20 do do &c. &c Tickets $10 Halves $5 Quarters $2 50 Certificates of Packages of i;6 Whole Tickets $130 Do do 26 Half do 65 Do do 26 Quarter do 32 Orders for Tickets and Shares and ' ertificates of Packages in the above splendid Lotteries will receive ihe most prompt attention, and an official account of each drawing sent immediately after it is over to all who order from us address, J. G. GREGORY & Co., Managers, 11 Kichmond Virginia. READ THIS! Blacksmithing W ATELY from Fayetteville. N. C, respectful---i ly informs the public that he has located in the town of Wilmington, and is carrying on the Blacksmith Business in all its various branches. He has on hand, of his own manufacture, a handsome and substantial assortment of Killiad Situ res, which he challenges to be surpassed, either in beauty or du rability. & Jiit ifv&LtlSi He will keep on hand a superior assortment. REPAIRING, of every description, in his line, promptly attented to and substantially executed. L. W. will be thankful to the public for a share of their patronage. TTis shon is situated on the Wharf, nearlv onno- r site Messrs. Hall & Armstrong s Distillery, where he may at all times be found, during business hours. Nov. 22, 1844. l0-4t Chronicle 4 times. In Store. OOD BACON HAMS, best Goshen But ter, sweet Crackers, Soda Biscuit, Dried canvassed Beef, Corn and Meal, Canal and Fayetteville Flour, Laguira, Cuba and Rio Coffee, Brown, Loaf and Crushed Sugar, Cotton Yarn and Seine Twine, Crockery Ware, Coffee Mills, Spades and Shovels, and sundry articles, at lowest prices, by A. J. BATTLE, Ag't. Nov. 22, 1844. Fire 'SHE SUBSCRIBERS, having been appoin 1 ted Agents for the Williamsburg New York Insurance Company, are prepared to take Risks on buildings and merchandize in town ; and, also, on buildings in the country, at the lowest rate of pre mium. KELLY & McCALEB. Nov. 22, 1844. l-6m Liquors and Porter. M g BBLS. N.E. RUM, Jt V 5 do. N. 0., do. 5 do. Amn. Brandy, 2 Pipes Holland Gin, 5 eighths Casks do. 5 eighths Cask Cog. Brandy, 6 Caks Porter in qts. and pints. Just received and for sale hy BARRY & BRYANT. Nov. 15, 1844. 9-tf. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF AT THEIR OLD STAND. WOULD inform their friends and customers, that they are now prepared to furnish them with almost any article in their Ime that can be called for, of their own manufacture and of the best materials, which, for kind and quality, will be sold as cheap as at any other establishment in the State. They have a large stock of Negro Brogans, men's and boy's, both sewed and peged, all of which will be warranted. ALSO; a good assortment of gentlemen and ladies B.UB31 A OVER SHOES, CORK SOLES, &c. &c. The Manufacturing and Reoairing will be atten ded to as usual, of the best material, and as to STYLE shall be made to suit the wishes of all who may favour them with a call. N. B. Also, for sale, Northern tanned Sole Leather, Calf Skins, and any other kind of Stock mat may be wanted. Shoe Maker's FINDINGS, fcc. Nov. 22, 1844. 10-3m THE JOURNAL. North Carolina Legislature. As we observed in our impression of last r nday, owing to the failure of the Raleigh papers, we were unable to give our readers a ny late Legislative news. This we regreted, but as tne fault did not lie with us, we must; do the best we can in giving the proceedings up to the present date. From the Raleigh pa pers, we condense the proceedings up to the 12th inst. IN SENATE. Wednesday, Dec. 4. Nothing of much importance was transac- ted in this body to-day. Several hills were i introduced of a private nature, and referred to the committee on the Judiciary. Amongst others, Mr. Holmes introduced a bill to incor. porate a Company of Cavalry in the town of Wilmington. The bii! to incorporate Cross Creek Lodge No. 4 of the Independent order of Odd Fel lows in the town of Fayetteville, wa read the second time and passed. HOUSE OF COMMONS. No business of importance was transacted in the House to-day. Mr. Poindexter, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported without amendment the bill to extend the time for registering i2 r At ri . T:iil u m. r "T yu 131118 ! v.. uuiif uu uv-' uo ui uiu, auu nic Uiii Vr u& '. reau tne secona time ana passed. IN SENATE. Thursday, Dee. 5. The" Hon. William B. Shepard, Senator from Pasquotank and Perquimons, appeared, was qualified, and took his seat. Mr. Hellen, from the Committee on the matter of the certificate of the Senator from Onslow, offered a resolution asking that pow er be given to the Committee to administer oaths, and also for two additional members to said committee. Mr. Hellen said, that from the remarks of a public print in this City, he was inclined to sift the matter thoroughly, and he desired more skill and intelligence on ti e Committee. After a short debate upon the propriety "of enlarging the investigating committee in which Messrs. Wilson, Francis, and Edwards took part, the resolution was adopted, and Messrs. Edwards and Boyden were added to the com mittee. The bill concerning Jury trials came up on its second reading, and, on motion of Mr,. Shepard; postponed till Thursday. Mr. Ed w a ids presented the following reso lution, which be considered important, con nected as it w .s with the Finant'al Affairs of the State. From the Report of the Treasurer it would be seen that there w,is now a deficit in the Treasury of $70,000. an impending debt of $100,000, and that $150,000 would have tn be provided at the present session to meet future liabilities. This embarrassing situation of the Tre istiry would demand an inquiry into all our means, and he therefore moved the Resolution : Resolved, That the Public Treasurer be di rected to report to the Senate, the whole a mount of Stock held by the State in incorpo rated Companies specifying the amount in each Company, and the fund to which it be longs; also, what investments, if any; have been made since the last Legislature, and for what fund; and what sum or sums, if any, be longing to the Literary "r Internal Improve ment fund remains uninvested and also the several sums of debts due the Slate (except Bonds for Cherokee Lands) and the fund to which they belong. The Resolution was adopted. The bill more effectually to suppress tra ding with slaves was read a second time and passed. The Bill to amend an Act passed in 1831 to incorporate the Guilford Gold Mining Com pany, so as to enlarge its powers, and enable them to direct their means to other purposes than Gold Mining, then came up for consid eration, when a debate of some length took place between Messrs. Biggs, Lindsay, Boyd en and Francis: Mr. Biggs went into a b:ief but able discussion of the principle of it.di vid ua! liability, and closed by offering the follow ing amendment to the bill : "Be it further enacted, That to secure the creditors of the Company, in addition to the pro- r J nnrnnration each Stockholder ih.il hn i;h!e tn the creditors thereof in such .i o. -i i !l , j owned by him. and each creditor may have an action of debt aaainst all or any of the Stock - sum as is equal to lte oiock suoscnoea or holders." Messrs. Lindsay, Francis and Boyden op posed the amendment, and the latter gentle man offered the following amendment to the amendment of Mr. Biggs : "And that the individuals composing said Company shall, when they make their return as directed in the section of their char ter of incorporation to the County Court, make in said return an exhibit of all their private ! I i:..U!l!tSAa in.l ooit rutnrne ctlTkl I means uuu iiduiiiiit-o, be open to the inspection of all persons w hat- soever. The Senate then adjourned to the Commons Hall in order to count the votes for Govern or. HOUSE OF COMMONS. Received from the Senate a Message, infor ming that they had passed the engrossed bill to cede to the United Stales a certai n tract of outh, Car- tinr'a Ma - 1 J : U Tolonrl nf Pnrtfinnnil flCI kUUIIkVl IUI nv - 59 ine Hospital thereon, and asking the concur- ence of the House. The said bill was then ead the Srst time and passed, and on motion, nne rence j . reau ine msi huic aw i""" the same was, by unanimous consent, r-ad the second and third times, passed, and order - ine secouu an r eu 10 or fii"!uu. ... ThP. Sneaker laid bef ,:e the House a me morial of Francis E. Rives, of Virginia, pray-ino- for a charter by which he may be permit ted to charge, on the Rail Road between Wel don and Margarettsville, the satne per mile as is allowed to be charged on the Portsmouth and Roanoke Rail Road. Mr. Cherry moTed that said memorial be referred to the committee on Internal Improvements. Here an animated debate sprung up on the motion introduced by Mr. Cherry, in which Messrs. Shepard, of Wake, Mills, of R uther ford, Moore, of Halifax, Haughton, of Chat- !hm tn. . The Chair announced the arrival of the hour at which the two Houses had determined to cunt and list the votes oast for Governor at the tast August election; and the Senate was informed of the readiness of the Commons to receive that body in the Commons' Hall. The two Houses then assembled in General Con vention, flyn. B. S. Gmher, Speaker of the Senate, presiding. The Clerks of the two Houses, in presence of the joint select com mittee, as Tellers, proceededto examine the several returns of the Sheriffs, and to declare the number of votes given in the several coun- ties of the State; which having been done, the Speaker announced the result as follows: "Gentlemen Of the Senate and of the House of Commons: "The returns of votes given at the late e leetion on the first Thursday in August last, lor Governor of the State, have been .opened and published according to law; in the pres ence of a majority of the members of both Houses of the General Assembly. "The Tellers appointed by both Houses to examine the returns and make a list of the votes, have reported that forty-two thousand five hundred and eiohty-six (42586) votes were given for William A. Graham, of the county of Orange, being the highest number of votes given for any person, and that thirty nine thousand four hundred and thirty-three (39,433) votes were given for Michael Hoke, (jf Lincoln county. "No objection being made to the said re port, I declare that JViliiam A. Graham js du ly elected Governor of the State of North Ca rolina, for two years from the first day of Jan uary, 1845. BURGESS S. GAITHER." The Senators then withdrew, & the Speak er resumed the Chair. Mr. Shepard having yielded the floor, On motion, the House adjourned. IN SENATE. Friday, Dec. 6 th. After the introduction and disposition of some u hi i i lam u i 3 iiiiu iicsuiuuuiis, me ' I Speaker announced as the next business of . . t . : i n,l l .. , the day the unfinished business of yesterday, to wit: the consideration of the bill to amend the act incorporating the Guilford Gold Min ing Company. An animated debate then sprung up, in which Messrs. Biggs and Edwards, in favor, and Messrs. Boyden and Francis against the bill, partir.ipatol The amendment of Mr. Boyden was then put to the Senate and rejected. The question then recurred upon the amendment offered by Mr. Biggs, and upon this the yeas and nays were demanded. Pending this, Itowever, the Senator from Davidson, Mr. Hargrave, offered the following amendment: "That in case of failure on Mie pari of said corporation, the private or individual property of each stockholder therein, shall be subject by law to the payment of his part of the debts of the corporation, after the property of the Company is first exhausted, in proportion to the amount of slock severally owned and held by them at the time of such failure and not otherwise." This amendment was also rejected, when the question was taken on the amendment of Mr. Biggs. Those wno voted for the amend ment are : Messrs. Biggs, Boyd, Cameron, Drake, Eaton, Edwards, Ennett, Etheridge, Exum, Gavin, Gwynn, Hester, Hill, Holmes, Jef freys, Melvin. Moody, Pasteur, Retch, Speight, Stallings, JStowe, Thompson, of Wake, Tomlinson, Walker and Wilson 2G. Those who voted against the amendment are . Messrs. Bogle, Boyden, Cowper, Doskery, Elliott, Francis, Halsey, Hargrave, Hellen, ' Jefferson, Joyner, Lindsay, McMillan, Pharr, Shepard, Smith, 1 ayloe. 1 h amp son of Bertie, Waddell, Woodfin, and Worth 21. So the amendment prevailed. The ques tion then recurred upon the passage of the bill the third reading, when Mr. Lindsay asked ;that it be laid upon the table, which was a- greed to. Here again some unimportant bills and re solutions were disposed of. Mr. Jeffreys, the Senator from Franklin, introduced the following Resolution, which ! was adopted : ! Resolved, That the Public Treasurer be in Lr.,nir,rl tn mnnrt tn tlip Spnatp lhr nnmPR nf '" " ... -- the obligors to the bonds given to indemnify ; the State against any loss or damage that may : come to tne same in consequence 01 me en- dorsement by the State of the bonds of the Ra- leinh and Gaston Hail Koad tor nve hundred thousand dollars; the sum for which each ob- lioor is liable, and also any information in the Treasury Department relative to the insolven cy of any ofs .id obligors, and if so, whatob-llio-ors, and if any suits have been brought on any oftaid bonds, that he specify the same. On 11 Dtion ot Mr. t rar.cis, a message was sent to the Commons proposing to vote to- , ii r," ' ii ,;n, ,r morrow Ul i v ciuciv iui seven vuuuuuuio ui State. Nothing more of importance was done in the Senate to-day. HOUSE OF COMMONS. On motion of Mr. Guthrie, Resolved, That a committee be sppemted 10 inquire into the expediency of selling the lands belonging to the State, which are situated in 1 the city of Raleigh, and that they have leave I - . L'll j to report by bill or otherwise I The House now proceeded to the order of the day and resumed the consideration of the e . question pending on the adjournment of the ; House on yesterday, the same being on the motion of Mr. Atkins to lay the memorial of . ... c d;c rv:;; A tKo iakla Mr. Atkins withdrew his motion, making some explanatory remarks; and The Speaker then stated the question to be upon the motion by Mr. Haughton for indefi nite postponement. Mr. Payne (of Chowan) opposed the motion 'in a speech of some 15 or 20 minute. He wished the memorial to be received and refer red; he intended to vole against granting the prayer of the petitioner, hut desired that the Mouse would take definite action in the case. We give the remarks in full of Mr. Ellis from Rowan, upon the subject before the House, as we find them in the Raleigh Stand ard. We entirely coincide with Mr. Ellis in his views of the memorial. We think, con taining the expressions that he quotes, M can not be viewed in any other light than an insult to the whole State. The remarks of Mr. El lis our readers will see are bjftl and manly. f They are decidedly the best we have seen tm the subject. This young member bids fair to take a high stand in our Legislative' halls. Ed. Journal. Mr. Ellis, of Rowan, rose and said: Mr. Speaker: I had intended to give no ex pression to the feelings created in my bosom by the memorial of Mr. Rives, thinking that it had already produced its silent effects upon the minds of members, leaving them prepared to vote upon its propriety and fitness. But this determination has been abandoned, since gentlemen seem disposed to thrust into the de bate the subject matter of the memorial itself, with the merits of the case there set forth, when, properly, a consideration of its form only is before the House. And, although I listened with an elevated degree of pleasure to the legal discussion on yesterday, between the gentleman from Wake (Mr. Shepard) and the gentleman from Halifax (Mr. B. F. Moore,) yet I am unable to see that that discussion is pertinent in the least to the issue before us. What, sir, is the question before the House at this timel Simply this: a memorial has been offerred to this body, and a motion made for its reference to one of the Committees of the House; and the only question thatcan arise un der this motion is, whether the petition is res pectful or disrespectful in its language and sentiment. For I hold it to be obligatory upon this hody to give every petition offered here a respectful hearing, it matters not how great errors either in religion or philosophy it may contain, provided it be respectful in its terms; but if it be of a contrary character, then it. be comes our duty, as the conservators of the hon or and dignity of North Carolina, to reject it. We are brought, then, to the consideration c ,, c a m .1 - of the petition of Mr. Kives in this point of view; and here I must beg leave to differ most essentially from the gentleman from Chowan (Mr. Paine,) who preceded me However this memori i may afftet the sensi bilities of other gentlemen, as to myself I am foiced to regard it as a deliberate and wan ton insult to the State of North Carolina. This memorial holds language of a most disrespectful character towards a high func tionary of the government, a Judge of the Circuit Court. The official acts of this func tionary are severely animadverted upon by the memorialist; he is charged with having de livered an opinion touching the interests of the petitioner contrary to law, without, to use the language of the memorial itself, "quoting a single statue or a single paragraph of Com mon Law" to sustain his position ; thus leav ing the inference upon the mind, that the opin ion ts the offspring of an arbitrary will or a corrupt heart. I would invite the attention of gentlemen, particularly to those clauses of the petition relating to the conduct of the Circuit Judge alluded to. More will be there seen, from the phraseology and punctuation, than can accurately be expressed in language. It will be seen that garbled extracts have been taken from the legal opinion alluded to, italicised, and perverted, with an obvious intention of bringing derision and ridicule upon both the opinion and its author. In one instance it is characterized as a "remarkable opinion," and the memorialist 4y?ay" denies that the case of the Raleigh and Gaston Rail Road Compa ny, vs. Davis contains such doctrine as the Judge declared it did, in delivering his opin ion. He does not deny it by way of argu ment nor does he call to his aid smooth sen tences and rounded periods; but to use his own abrupt language, he "flatly denies" it; thus forming an issue of fact, as it were, be tween himself and a Judge of the Circuit Court of N. Carolina. In the last paragraph of this memorial re lating to the Circuit Judge, he is charged with an attempt to "force upon the public mind" the belief that the case alluded tr. the Ral eigh and Gaslon Rail Road Company, vs. Davis contains doctrine prohibiting the Sale of a Rail Road, and he (the memorialist) takes great credit to himself for having "exposed this attempt" to the Legislature. The Judge re ceives no credit for having decided this case, in which the petitioner was interested, upon the same o-roiind that he decides all others, because it regularly came on for trial before I h i m? b ii t a r.l pa r i n timation i a th rn w n nut. that ... . of the Judge, to abuse and impose upon pub lic opinion, by perverting legal authorities. '. I i I L l OO U UVMOV1UIV Hit- llilVlij VII tills I'UI I VVbat grosser imputation COUld be Cast Upon the character of any manl If, Sir, these expressions, together with their manner, style and spirit, be not disres peclfu. to the Judge of the Circuit Court, then I must confess that my sensibilities are fasti diously delicate. And if they aie disrespect ful to him they are an indignity to the State ol North Carolina whose officer he is. But this memorialist is not content with casting slurs upon the Circuit Court; he ascends to the Supreme Court itself, and offers an indig nity to that elevated tribunal, the pride and boast of the Stale. He leaves it at liberty to decide only one way in a case, under grave deliberation, without coming in conflict with his denunciations. If they decide in favour of the defe ndant .who is the memorialist him self then it will be in accordance with law, and thereby his "confidence will be greatly increased" in that tribunal; but if, on the con trary, they decide for the plaintiff and sustain the Court below, then it will be in opposition to both hw and common intelligence, or, to use the language of the petition, U will be by a Comnum Law expansion unknown to other titan those who live in North Carolina" and that such a decision would "produce astonishment both in Europe and America." I will not make any comments, sir, npon this portion of the memorial, but refer it to every North Carolina bosom to bide its decision. Question of insult and indignity, Mr. Speak er, are more matters of feeling than of reason. I therefore forbear from going farther into the particulars of this memorial, but would invito the attention of gentlemen to the entire docu mentthe spirit that breathes through the whole, the marked emphasis with which No. Carolina is unenviably compared to her sister States, and the constant effort to distinguish her from the intelligent portions of the earth in case she sustains certain positions of her Judiciary. Let gentlemen take this view of th document before us, and I feel satisfied that the ultimate conclusion mast be, that this memorialist has mistaken his tribunal. If ho desires to cast reflections upon the character of the Judiciary of the State and deride her laws, then he ought to have resorted to the public prifrts of the conn try certainly iot to this Hall, where reposes the dignity of the State itself. In my individual capacity this memorial could produce no other feelings in my bosom than a contempt for its author; but acting here in part, for the State of North Carolina, I no longer feel at liberty to remain passive but to express my disapprobation of the memorial both by word and, when the proper time ar rives, by action. But we are told in debate, that the memorialist is a Virginian ; we are toTfl so, too, uponhe title page of the memo rial. Now, Sir, wThile this fact should not prejudice him wilh us, it is no apology for a ny insult that he may offer to our State. But the memorialist may think otherwise; he may regard this as a warrant for the arrogance of his petition: aye, Mr. Speaker,nd gentlemen upon this floor seem a little inclined to take that view of the matter. In yesterday's de bate upon this question, the gentleman from Rockingham, (Mr. Scales,) I believe, took occasion 10 invoke the illustrious dead of Vir ginia by way of defending this memorialist. This is no argument with me. There was a time when the name of Virginia bore with it a charm that commanded universal admiration ; there was a time when all that is skilful in the art of war, all that is true in politics or sublime in oratory, were fixtures of her soil : the time was, too, when she could claim as her own a long list of heroes, statesmen, and orators, that would have borne a proud con trast with any that history has yet recorded ; but it is emphatically true, in her case, that M the days of chivalry have passed by," and those of a less exalted order have succeeded. But not even from ancient Virginia, with all her worth, could I consent to brook such an insult to North Carolina as is now offered, much less from Virginia as she is. The habit is toocommon, Mr. Speaker, with citizens of other States, upon all occasions, to cast reflections upon N. Carolina, one of which numerous instances this petition may be regarded. It may be true. Sir, that we do not possess as prominent a station in the pub lic eye as other States; it may be true, too, that the modesty and unobtrusive character of our men of worth may debar them from places most conspicuous before the world, and con fine them to the humbler walks of life ; it is true that we have none of those vast resources of wealth that erect private fortune into prince ly estates, and gild the public State itself with splendor and magnificence; but amidst all our obscurity, all our poverty, and all our humble ness, there is one thing that we do possess an honest name and an irreproachable charac ter, this is a jewel 1 teel assured will ever be preserved by the offspring of her soil. With these views, Mr. Speaker, I am for ced to vote against the reference of Mr. Rives Memorial to any committee of this House. Mr. Payne said he hoped the House would pass directly upon the prayer of the petitioner, without reference to the man or the manner of his memorial. Mr. G. A. Miller in a few brief remarks supported the motion before the House. Mr. Cherry opposed the motion. His pe culiar position towards the memorialist, pre vented his entering fully into the debate, were he inclined to do so, and he was not. He thought the high legal evidence submitted in the memorial, such as should be entitled to the consideration of the House. Mr. Guthrie coincided in the views of the gentleman from Rowan, (Mr. Ellis,) and he moved that the House do reject the memorial. The Speaker decided the motion out of or der. Mr. Guthrie then moved that it lie on the table till the 4th of March next. The Speaker made a few remarks. The question being on the laying on the ta ble till the 4th of March, it was decided in the affirmative yeas 58, nays 53. f The House then adjourned. IN SENATE. Saturday, Dec. 7th - The Senate met pursuant to adjournment. Mr. Tayloe introduced a bill 1o make com pensation to the Juroraof Hyde county. Read first time. And Mr. Boyd a bill to re-assess the lands of this state. Read and referred to the Tudiciary Committee, and ordered to be print ed. The Resolution in favor of Arthur S. Moor ing then came up, and after some debate, and undergoing certain amendments, was adopted. The act to cede to the United States thirty acres of land on ihe island of Portsmouth, in Carteret county, having been read three times in each House, and signed by the Speaker of the House, was signed also by the Speaker of the Senate, and became a law. The Senate then, in pursuance of a joint or der proceeded to vote for seven Councillors of Suae. For the vote see Commons proceed ings, s A number of bills and resolutions were read a second time and passed, but as they were not finally acted on, they will be noticed on their third reading. The Senate adjourned to Monday morning lOo'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS. After the transaction of some important busi ness, a messacre was received from the Senate proposing to ballot forthwith for seven Coun cillors of State. The following is the joint vote: For Gabriel Holmes 68 ; Jame Watt 68 ; Henrv Fitts 68; Henry W. Conner 67 ; A. W. Mebane 68; David W atson 68; David Reid 67; Richard O. Britton 99 i James W. Howard 92 ; Willie Perry 92; N. M. Roane 93: A. Myers 92; Josiah Cowles 92; and James Lowrie 93. The seven gentlemen last named all federalists were duly elect- No other bu&inees of general intent wes transited to-dty. 4
Wilmington Journal (Wilmington, N.C.)
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