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JOURNAL. DAVID FULTON, Editor. 1LFRJEJD L. PJJICl AX1) Piiofristoiis. JO4JID FULTON 5 OUR COUNTRY, LIBERTY, AND GOD. VOL. I WILMINGTON, N. C., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 37, 1844. NO. 15. Wl TON PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING. T E ft MS OF THE ,Pt. D(,Uar3 and fifty cents if paid in advance. lrl ()0 at the end of three months. 3 50 at the expiration of the year. N ' cr discontinued until all arrearages are l Xept at the option of the publishers. No plu Ltion received for less than twelve months. Inserted nt one dollar per square f,r the first, and twenty-five THE JOURNAL. of 16 lines or Nor ill Carolina Legislature. IN SENATE. Friday, Dec. 13th. Mr. Dockery from the committee on Finance, Presented to the .Sen te the following Re port, which w is, on motion of Mr. Francis, sent to the House, together with the accom panying documents, with a proposition to print. The committee on Finance have proceeded, bill Mr. Boyden introduced a Poor Debtors. Mr Shepard introduced a bill to amend an Act passed January 1841, to secure the Stats against any and every liability incurred from the Raleigh and Ga3ton Rail Road Company, and for the relief of the same; which was, on ia favor of Trusetes of the University, which resulted in .1 .1 ,. . . wm- n. m CI uie eiecuon oi Messrs. w . w . unerry, w . it. Washington, and Calvin Graves. One re mains to be elected. HOUSE OF COMMONS. Mr. R. T. Payne presented a bill to give to motion of Mr. Waddell, ordered to be printed, the,2ht oruSh,n2m l!re cents for each ' accord'g to lne juovisions of the 7Ui section wili he deduc- f2l5th chapter of the Revised Statutes, to ?t am mnt tr 'nsP'ct l'e hooks and accounts of the Treasu- or iuc ' ,linr invrtion. 2o per cent : Tfrmn an advertising bill when it amounts to hirtv dollars in any one year. Y karlt standing tdv,rti.ements wtir oetnw- . ditinn of the depositee made in the Banks by AH legal auveru-c a . I the Treasurer, and to ascertain the amount ol rer and Comptroller, and carefully to examine ! the exact condition of the statement and con ber of insertions arc not marked hiiher. If fKo nnm rtn the advertisement, they will he continued until .1 C Aitnnlinvlit not. and c'aargeo iui mww.n..j. r? -Urs t the proprietors on business con Jted with this establishment, must be post paid OFFICE on the south-east corner of t ront and princess streets, opposite the Bank of the State. Neatly OP EVKllY DESCRIPTION. executed an l wirn aispaicn, un liberal terms for cash, at the JOURNAL OFFICE. BLANKS, Of every description may be had at the office of the " Journal as cheap as can be procured in the State for cash. Any blanks wanted, and not on hand,' will be printed at he shortest possible no tice. fttanufacium & Healer In HATS AND CAPS, WIIOI.ES.YLE AND RETAIL, MARKET STREET Wilmington, N. C. GEORGE W . DA V IS, J HUB KC HA NT, LO!iD()!S'H WIIAKF, Wilmington, N. C. Oct. 4th, 1844. 3-1 j Receiving ami Porwirdiog Agent, o G:ner'U ConnwUston Merchant, Next door North of the New Custom-house, V I LMINHTON, N. C. . i u t: jr t s For the of Timber, Lumber, and all other kiuds of Produce. 21, 1844. - Sept. Auctioneer &, Commission Merchant, WILMINGTON, N. C. Liberal advances made on shipments to his friends in New York. September 21, 1844. 1-tf. Wholesale &. iielall Druggist Propctus FOR THE CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE AND jlK,r keeper. APPCNUIX. These works have such a wde circulation, an1 have been so universally approved and nought after bv the public, that we deem it necessary only in thU prospec tus to siy that they will be continued at the next session of Congress, and to state, .suc cinctly, their content, the foim in which they will be published, and the prices tor them. Tne Congressional Globe is made up of the dai ly proceedings of the two houses of Cmgress. the speeches of the members are condensed t bring them into a readable length. All the reso lutions oiTered, or motions made, are given in the mover's own words; an I the yea and nays on all the important questions. It is printed with small type brevier and nonpariel on a double royal thcet. in quarto form, each number containing 16 royal quarto pages. The Apjendix is made u- of the President s annual message, the reports of the principal offi cers of the Goverment that accompany it, and all the long speeches of members of Congress, writ ten out or revised by themselves. It is piinted in the same form as the Congressional Glote, and u- money and funds of the State in 'he Treasury and Banks, and respectfully submit the fol lowing report, as the result of their investiga t en : The condition of the books and vouchers of the Treasurer and Comptroller is generally such as the law requires. The books all bal ance with accuracy, and correspond with the printed Reports of the Treasurer and Comp troller, with the exception of an amount of six hundred and fiftv dollars, which is credited to the Cape Fear Navioatiion Company ; whereas it should have been to the Roanoke Navigation Company; that the amount of de posites in the Banks corresponds with the Treasurer's statement ; that the amount of Treasury notes in the Office of the Treasury was sixty-three dollars three and a half cents, which your committee burnt by authority of a resolution of the General Assembly. The committee in the further proi;res3 of their labors, ascertained, what appeared to them at the time, a payment of eighty-one dol lars to James Paop, late door keeper of the House of Commons, more than he wa3 enti tled to. The committee desiiinu to investi gate this subject, and the General Assembly having given them power to send for persons and papers, and to administer oaths, submit the following testimony, taken in pursuance of the resolution of the two branches of the Legislature, which testimony is intended as a part of this report. The committee forbear the expression of any opinion as to the per son to he held liable fur the deficiency, fur ther than to say that two certincates were found on file, one signed by the Principal Clerk of the last House of Commons, for eighty-one dollars, and paid by the late Trea surer Hinton, and the other for two hundred and twenty-eight dollars, and signed by the Speaker of the late House of Commons, both in favor of door keeper Page, and endorsed by him; but the committee are unanimous in the opinion, the State, as the matter now stands, hiis lost $81. Deposition of James Paue, marked A, Deposition of Green Hill, marked B, Deposition of Camillus Saunders, marked C, Deposition of W. F. Collins, marked D. A. DOCKERY. C. C. F. Here follows affidavits of Jas. Page, Green Hill, Camillus Saunders, and W. F.Collins, which we deem, owing to their length, unne cessary to crowd into our columns. The sum and substance of the matter is, s we conceive, an error in the payment of $81, to Page, late and made the order of the day for Thursday j next. The Senile agreed to the proposition of the j House to tro into an election on Monday nextj at 12 o'clock, for four Trustees of the Univer-! sity. HOUSE OF COMMONS. Mr. Cherry, from the Joint Select Commit tee appointed to inquire into the insolvency ot the Raleigh and Gaston Rail Road Company made a Report, which was ordered to be sent to the Senate with a proposition to print. The Committee declares the company totally in solvent. Mr. Puryear from the committee on Inter nal Improvements reported with sundry a mendments, the bill providing for the re-organization of the Portsmouth and Roanoke Rail Rnad Company. The amendments were concurred in. Mr. Fleming on the part of the minority of this committee, made a counter report to this hill. Here a short debate ensued, in which Messrs. Washington, Kirk, Graves. Fleming and T. R. Caldwell participated. The House ordered the printing of the Bill, but refused to print the Reports by a vote of 70 to 37. Mr. R. T. Paine from the Select Commit tee, to whom was referred the Bill to set apart a Homestead, reported the same with sundry amendments. The Bill and amendments were, on motion of Mr. Foy, made the order of the day for Tuesday next. On motion of Mr. Wilder, Uesohcd, That the Committe on Finance be instructed to inquire into the ways and means of the State of North Carolina to meet the lia bilities which will he chargeable upon her Treasury for the next twoyears,and that they report by Bill or otherwise. Mr. Cherry, from the select committee on the subject of Rail Roads, made a report, ac companied by a bill to authorise the foreclo sure of the mortgage of the Raleigh and Gas ton Raii Road; which passed the first reading, were ordered to be printed and made the or der of the day for Thursday next. Mr. Cherry presented a petition from citi zens of Halifax, Northampton and Warien praying the erection of a new county out of portions of said counties. Referred. On motion of Mr. Scales, the committee on Education were instructed to inquire into the expediency of applying a portion of the netin come of the Literary Fund to the education of the deaf, dumb and blind. Mr. Atkins presented a resolution, declar ing "that the 1 erritory ol Texas ought to be jurisdiction annexed lo tne United Mates as soon as prac ticable, provided the same can be effected without any compromise of the rights, inter ests and honor of the Union. On this Reso lution a long and spirited debate arose. The resolution was finally rejected, on motion of Mr. T. Wilson, 60 to 49. On motion of Mr. Caldwell, the House a greed to hold evening sessions from and after the 18th inst. IN SENATE. Tuesday, Dec. 17. The Speaker laid before the Senate a com munication from the Public Treasurer, relative to the amount of money deposited with North Carolina by the General Government, under the deposite act of 1836, which was, on motion of Mr. Shepard, laid on the table and ordered to be printed. On motion of Mr. Cameron, Resolved, That a messesgn be sent to the House, proposing to raise a Join Select com mittee of four on the part of each House, to The Bill was read the second time, when Mr. Fleming, the introducer. delivered him self of a speech of considerable length. The Bill was then, on motion of Mr. Moore, laid on the table. The House now proceeded to the special or der of the day, and took up for consideration, i the Bill to locate the residence of tne Judges ot the Superior Courts hereafter to he elected. The Bill was discussed at some length, when further debate was postponed, to give way to a motion for an adjournment, which was agreed to. IN SENATE. Wednesday, Dec. 18. Mr. Woodfinfrom the Joint Select Commit tee on the Cherokee Bonds and lands, to whom was referred the Memorial of the citizens of Cherokee County, reported a Bill more effec tually to secure the debts due for Cherokee lands, and to facilitate the collection of the same, wiireli was ordered to be printed, and prayinsr to be reimbursed certain expenditures incurred in erecting certain Works of Defence near said town during the last war with Eng land, which was referred to the Committe oa Claims. The Post Office Department. We observe t hat the Post Master's report has got into some of the newspapers in advance of the other do cuments accompanying the President's Message- From it we learn that the income of the Department for the year ending June 30, 1844, was as fo'lows : Letter postage Newspaper postage Fines Miscellaneous $3,676,161 53 549,743 83 i35 00 11,245 47 $4,237,285 83 The total amount of expenditures settled and paid during the year were $4,296,867 70. On the subject of reducing the present rates of postage, the Post Master General says that Mr. Waddell from the Judiciary Committee Kpongpss. will provide, by annual approprt- leporien i ivoraoiy 10 inerjiii giving eAuiiiMvr to the Superior Courts of the made the order of the day for Monday next. he public Treasury or otherwise, some $750,000 for the payment of mail trans- II 13 Vil (Illy . . , , . counties of Yancey, Buncombe, Henderson, P""" ""'I;" " u """". Haywood, Macon; and Cherokee, when lhe j 'd will, besides, protect the Department a intervention of a Jury may he necessary. j a'ns,t lhp ah,uses of .the privilege On motion of Mr. Elliot, and lhe ,nroa,ls "?on V reven,'c b' Pvate Resolved, That on and after Friday next, the I fXOteff 1 nU h ratf8 of Posla?e ?? Senate will hold evening sessions for the re- I b' .reduC 10 five, J nd te" CenlS' wh,dl mainder of the session. LW,"-;n ? PoJM sufficient revenue Mr. Woodfin introduced a Bill to lay off; to defray the remaining expenses of the De- and establish a Turnpike Road from Raleigh to the Buncombe Turnpike Road, and thence to the line of the State of Georgia, which was, on his motion, referred to the Commftiee on Internal Improvements. Mr. Joyner from the Internal ImDravement committee, made a Report on so much of the Governor's Message as relates lo the Raleigh and Gaston Rail Road. On motion of Cameron, Resolved, That the Senator from the county partment, and allow its gradual extension as the demands of the community may require. National Intelligencer. A Free Trader's Freedom. A noble strain by William Cullen Bryant. "THE ANTiaCITT OF FRKF.DOW. "Here are old trees, tall oaks, and gnarled pine, That stream with gray green mosses , here the ground of Onslow, when his case shall be broucjht up j Was never trenched by spade, and flowers spring up inquire whether it would not be proper for the j ccminir Courts of Justice, practice, Pleas a present General Assembly to make some pub- J process, was read the second time, and on n lie manifestation of respect for the memory of j tion of Mr. Boyden, rejected. HOUSE OF COMMONS. suallv makes about the same number of pages. As some persons wh-i may reeeive tnis prospec tus may wi h to subserihe for our regular papers, through which ice speak to members of Congress ami their constituents, we will here state that we publish a daily paper at $10 ; a semi-weekly paper at $5; and a weekly paper, with a complete index to it, at 3 a year, pay pie in advance. TERMS. For the Congressional lilobe, $1 per copy. For the Appendix, $1 per copy. 8ix copies of either of the above, works will be tent for twelve copies for $10; and so on in proportion for a greater number. Payments may be transmitted ry mail, postage paid, at our risk. By a rule of the. Post Office Department, postmasters are permit ted to frink lcttrrs written by themselves, containing money for subscriptions. The notes of any bank, current where a subscri ber resides, will be received by uj at par. To insure all the numbers, the subscriptions should be in Washington by the 10th of Decem ber next, at farthest. Kj-No attention will be paid to any order un less the money accompanies it. BLAIR & RIVES. Washington City, Nov. 11, 1844. Mr. T. Wilson, from the committee on Claim reported favorably to the Resolution in fivorofGen. L H. Marsteller. Mr. Washington introduced a hill to pro vide suitable punishment for owners or oc cupiers of houses burning the same. Refer red to the Judiciary committee. This bill makes the crime a felony, after the Isi day of April next. Mr. Waddell iutrodueed a bill concerning County Solicitors. Referred to the commit tee on the Jmhci iry. 9 The h"ur of twelve arriving the House pro. eeded to the execution of the joint order to go into an eleclio.. for Comptroller of the State, and Wm. F. Collins having icceived 88 votes and Thomas Jefferson 19 votes, Mr. Col lins was declared duly elected. Received a message from the Senate, infor ming them that they had passed certain en grossed Resolutions, relative to rebuilding the Branch Mint at Charlotte. The Report of the Joint Select committee on this subject was read, when Mr. Harris on behalf of the minor ity of said committee, presented a counter Re port. The bill to prevent betting on Elections was rad the second time. Mr. D. A. Barnes moved its indefinite postponement. The ques tion thereon was decided in the negative. Yeas 45, Nays 62. Before the vote was taken, Mr. Guthrie re marked, that he should support the motion of his friend from Northampton, for one solitary reason: he had friends both personal and poli tical, who bad been taken in by their adversa ries in 9 present contest, to a very disastrous extent, and he thought it svas nothing but fair, that they should have an opportunity of get iinr iheir money buck Tlio nnpsiion recnrrin.r on the nassaffo of the bill the second reading,, the same was a mended, on motion of Mr! N. Wilson, by stri king out the word "imprisonment, where it ronH finf nnd imnrisnnment. The bill then . J J passed its second reading. Received fiom His Excellency, the Gover nor, a communication transmitting the annual : the late William Gaston; and if so, to inquire Report of the Treasurer of the Board of Trus-' further, what means should be. adopted for the tees of the University, and informing the As- purpose of testifying the high and abiding ven sertibly that there are at present four vacancies in the Board of Trustees of that Institution, occurring by the de th of Hon. Wm. Gaston, Col. James W. Clarke, and Col. Michael Hoke, and by the rtinoval from the State, of Hem. John Branch. On motion of Mr. Caldwell, ordered that lhe same be sent to the Senate, with a propo sition that the two Houses do on Monday next, at 12 o'clock, go into an election of four Trustees to fill these vacancies, and informing that the following persons are nominated for the appointment, viz: N. L. William, D. F. Caldwell, W. W. Cherry, R. M. Pearson, Thomas G. Stowe, Alexander Little, Robert Strange, Calvin Graves, E. Stanly, J. J. Dan iel, J. P. Leak, W. H. Washington, and Mi chael Francis. Mr. Brogden placed in nomination James B. Shepard, but at Mr. S.'s request, he was withdrawn. On motion of Mr. Stowe, Resolved, That the Committee on the Judi ciary he istructed to inquire into the expedi ency of so amending the Revised Statutes of this State, tb-t in al' cases where a child or children of an Intestate has been advanced by bis or her parent, in the Itletime ot said pa eration, in which the exalted virtues and tal ents of the deceased, are held by the citizens of North Carolina. Mr. Francis from the committee, to whom was referred the Certificate presented by the Senator from Onslow, on Monday, the 18th of November, as well as the Certificate by him subsequently presented, reported the fol- lowing Resolutions, which were read, and on motion of Mr. Wilson laid on the table and ordered to he printed: Resolved, That the Certificate of the Sena tor from Onslow, and by him introduced to the Senate as genuine the first day of the Session, is a forgery. Resolved further. That inasmuch as no evi dence has been otTeied before thecommittee to implicate any other person in the transaction, that the SenUor, himself, has either been guil ty nf forgery i or procured it lo be done, or was at least aware that it was not genuine, and therefore practicing a fraud upon the Sen ate, and ought to be expelled. Resolved, That for the reasons aforesaid, the Senator from Onslow, be, and is hereby eafe! ledfrom the Senate and his seat therein vacated. The Senate was informed by message from for the action of the Senate, be allowed to be heard by Counsel at the bar of the Senate. 1 he bill to amend tne Revised Statutes con nd rno rri f . i . r l 1 i i.e. oenaie. iook up me nnnnisnea nusmess ; A fra?rancc from tnc ccdars thickIv eet oi yeoieruay, tne uni to amend an act to secure the State against any and every liability in curred for the Raleigh and Gaston Rail Road Company, and for the relief of the same. The question was on the amendment of Mr. Fran cis, offered on yesterday, which was rejected. The bill then passed, 28 to 18. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The two Houses went into an election for Unsown, and die ungathered. It is sweet 'ro linger here, amnng the flitting birds, And leaping squirrels, wandering brooks, and winds i nai snase tne leaves, and waiter, as thev pass, With pale blue berries. In these peaceful shades, Peaceful, unpruned, immeasurably old My thoughts go up the long dim path of years. Back to the earliest days of liberty. rent, to an amount more than equal ill a distri- the House that the hour of 12 having arrived, . . - I t ... . . r m they should proceed to the election ol l reasu rer for the State, on return of their messenger. Whereupon the Senate proceeded to the elec tion, and voted as follows: For Charles L. Hinton. Messrs. Speaker, Albright, Bogle, Boyden, Cowper, Dockery, Elliott, Francis, Halsey, Hargrave, Hellen, Joyner. of Halifax, Joyner, of Pitt, Lindsay, M'Millan, Moody, Pharr, Shepard, Smith, Tayloe, Thompson, of B., Waddell, Woodfin, Worth 24. For John H. Wheeler. Messrs. Biggs, Boyd, Cameron, Drake, Eaton, Edwards, En nett, Etheridge, Exum, Gavin, Gwynn, Hes ter, Hill, Jeffreys, Melvin, Pasteur, Reich, buiive share ot said Intestate, said child or children shall in lhe division of the Real Es tate of lhe Intestate, be charged with the ex cess which he, she or they have received in personalty as aforesaid : and the same he ta ken into account in the division of the Real Estate of said Intestate, amongst the Heirs, o as to make all the children of Intestates as nearly t-qual as possibly; and that said Com mittee Report by Bill or otherwise. The bill to prevent betting on Elections was read the third time and amended on motion of Mr. Graves. On the passage of the bill as a mended, ths Ayes and Noes were demanded. Mr. Guthrie said, in addition to the reason offered on yesterdays in opposition to this I j have one other to offer. Does not the gentle man from Caswell know, & is not this House aware, mat mis mil cuts on meomy aruumem of some of our political crmstituents? Says Speight, Stalling?, Stowe, Thompson, of W. Tomlinsnn, Walker, Wilson 24. Mr. Jefferson voted for Nathan Stedman, Esq., of Chatham. 1 he Senate proceeded to the order of the A to B, who will b-elected B replies, Mr. D. day, and read the second time the bill to amend A immediately differs with B, and proposes a 'an Act, passed January, 1841, entitled an Act IN SENATE. Saturday, Dec. 14th. On motion of Mr. Elliott, lienohed. That the committee on Education and the Literary Fund, be instructed to revise and consolidate the Acts of Assembly, in rela tion to Common Schools, and suggest such a mendments as may appear necessary. Mr. Cowper introduced a bill compelling the Clerks of the County and Snperior Courts, ... i. to issue Executions within a certain time auer the rise of their respective Courts; referred to the Judiciary committee. n-.fi.r , C M r tv 'i Inn $USt liCCefoe from Net) YOrfe, Rtsnlvedt That the Governor be requested per sckr. Samuel Irnrham, and for sale by to lay before the Senate a statement of the ex- J npnsps r ilia T.itornru nnd Internal Imnrove- VikA PAIR NEGRO BROGANS, fFF 500 pair men's kip do. Together with a general assortment of men's C iLF and KIP sewed and pegged BOOTS, which will be sold cheap and no mistake, at the sign of the Mammoth Boot. J. PUNDERFORD. N29, lit JVM. COOKE, 1 CRATE CROCCERY, 10 casks and 12 boxes Cheese, 15 kegs Goshen Butter, 20 bhls Apples, 20 do. Potatoes, 6 hhds retailing Molasses, 10 boxes Fire Crackers, and a general assort ment of FAMILY GROCERIES Wov. 29. ment Boards from the first of Nov. the first of November 1844, to whom paid and for what, together with a statement of the contingent and incidental expenses of all kinds which have been incurred in reclaiming tho Swamp Lands, to whom paid and for what. bet immediately, of five dollars, that C will - - - - be the successful candidate. But, to be serious, said Mr. G., I have nev er known any good to result from attempts at legislation upon the morals ol our citizens. Why, Mr. Speaker, said Mr. G., you have on your Statute Book a law making Gambling c heinous offence, and inflicting a very heavy penalty on the violators of this Statute, and what good has it effected? I am credibly in formed, that when Gaming houses werearan tpd hv a license, there was only one of these establishments in this city, now, there are at least a dozen! I, therefore, do hope, that this bill will not pass, and that the one offered by the gentleman from Robeson, the title of which, was amended by my motion, so as to read a "bill in favor of liberty, and to enable the free and independent citizens of this State to fight in peace," will be adopted. Then, our constituents, will be allowed to revel al pleasure, make bets, quarrel, and then M fight their battles in peace. The Houae then passed the bill, yeas 60, nays 40. IN SENATE. Monday, Dec. 16th. Mr. Joiner, the Senator elected from the county of Pitt, vice Mr. Foreman, deceased, appeared and took his seat. Mr. Jeffreys offered a resolution, which was adopted, calUng upon the Treasurer for infor mation as to the amount of money, &c, re ceived by this State under the deposite act. A resolution, presented by Mr. Ha'sey, pro posing to adjourn signcdU on the 6th January, was amended on motion of Mr. Moody by in serting 24th inst., and was then laid on the 1R42 to ! table. 35 to 11. to secure the State against any and every 1 ia hiliiv incurred bv the Raleigh and Gaston R. Road Company, and for the relief of the same. Mr. Francis then moved to amend, by stri king out the 2d Section thereof; pending the question, Mr. Edward3 moved an adjournment until to-morrow morning 10 o'clock, which motion prevailed. On this bill, a discussion rose, which las ted during the whole sitting of the Senate. Messrs. Shepard and Boyden advocated the i padsage of the bill, and Messrs. Bigs, Fran, cis and Waddell opposed it. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The two Houses went into an election for the remaining Trustee to the University, with out effecting a choice. Mr. Lord, from the Committee on Proposi- . i r, . . . i r L I lions ano urivances, reporteu iavoraoiy on one Trustee of the University, which resulted in the appointment of Nicholas L. Williams, Esq.. of Surry county. Mr. Ellis from the committee on Privileges and Elections, reported with sundry amend ments, the bill providing for the appointment of Engrossing Clerks, when on motion of Mr. Graves, it was made the order of the day for Monday next. A message was received from the Senate transmitting the resolution proposing to raise a Joint Seleet Committee to inquire whether it would not he proper for the General Assem bly to make some public manifestation of res pect for the memory of the late Wiliam Gas ton. After reading of the resolution, Mr. Wash ington moved that it be concurred in by the House, and in support of his motion, passed the following beautiful, eloquent, and appro priate eulogy on the memory of the lamented Gaston : Mr. Speaker: The distinguished individ ual to whom that resolution relates, was no ordinary man. It may with truth he said, that he was for more than forty years the or nament of his profession, the idol of his friends, and an object of admiration with all who knew him. An able Jurist, an upright Judge, an enlightened statesman, an accomplished schol ar, and a polished gentleman. He was, sir, a man, whose like, take him all in all, we ne er shall see again. It is due to his memory, continued Mr. W., that the representatives of the people of his native State, which he so fondly loved, and so faithfully served, should testify their res pect for his exalted talents and his many vir tues ; I hope, therefore, that the Resolution which has just been read, will be unanimous ly concurred in by this House Whereupon, the Resolution was unanim ously adopted. Mr. Puryear introduced a Bill to amend the Revised Statutes concerning the powers and jurisdiction of Justices of tne Peace. Refer red to the Judiciary Committee. Mr. Moore from the Judiciary Committee reported on the following Bills, to which they recommended sundry amendments, all of "Oh, Fiieepom! thou art not, ns poets dream, A fair young girl, with light and delicate limbs. And wavy tresses gushing from the cap With which the Roman master crowned his slats When he took off the gyves. A bearded man, Armed to the teeth, urt thou; one mailed hand Grasps the broad shield, and one the sword, thjr brow, Glorious in beauty though it be, is stared Wiih tokens of old wars, thy missive limbs Are strong with struggling Power at thee has launched His bolts, and with his lightnings smitten thee, They could not quench the life thou hast from heaven. Merciless power has dug thy dungeon dee), And his swart armorers, by a thousand fires, Have forged thy chain; yet, while he deem the bound, The links are shivered, and the prison walls Fall outward: terribly thou springest forth, As springs the flame above a burning pile, And shoutcst to the nations, who return Thy shoutings while the pale oppressor flies. "Thy birthright was not given by human hand Thou wert twiu-horn with man. In pleasant fields While yet our race was few, thou sat'st with hia. To tend the quick flock and watch the stars. And teach the reed to utter simple airs. Thou by his side, amid the tangled wood, Didt-t war upon the panther and the wolf. His on'y foe..; and thou with him didst draw The earliest furrows on the mountain sips. Soft with the deluge. Tyranny himself, The enemy, although of reverend look, Hoary with many years, and far obeyed, Is later born than thou; and as he meets The grave defiance of thine elder eye, The usuper trembles in his fastness. "Thou shalt wax stronger with the lapse of years, But he shall fade into a feebler age Feebler, yet subtler. He 6hall weave his snmreq. which weie adopted, and the Bills passed AmJ sP"ng them on thy careless steps, and clap His withered hands, and from their ambush call His hoards to fall upon thee. He shall send Quint makers, forms of fair and gallant mien, To catch thy gaze, and uttering graceful words To charm thy ear. while his sly imps, hy stealth, their second reading: The Bill in addition to the Revised Stat- i ma " utes entitled VV ills and testaments to a mend the same, and to repeal part of the 1 5th Section of the Revised Statutes, entitled "Lands of deceased Debtors." To amend the 1st Clause of the 6lh Sec- Twine round thee threads of steel, light thread on lion of the Revised Statutes. Chapter 1st, thread extending the jurisdiction of Justices of the L., ' . , . , , o hat SroW t0 fetters or bind down thy arms Also, the Bill concerning the Writ of Re- i Wilh chains concealed in chaplets. Oh! not yet plevin, which was laid on the table and nr-i May'st thou unbrace thy corslet, nor layby dered to be printed. , Thv sword; nor yet, O Freedom! close thv lids Mr. reamers presented tne lollowing ne- : In c!llm,r. nr .hineenemv never iiunn ..ww, j - - - - j - r the Bill concerning Hyde County, when the 1 v v V- noma U",K r PS d th third time, and nassed bv VV here s"1"" r !.i ri &: . .1 : J- mo vsoiiiuiiiiee on rinance inai mere is uu- Mr. Moody presented a bill to amend tne 35 th section of the 34th chapter of the Revised Statutes; which passed its first reading. The bill to change the time of holding the elections in this state, was rejected ; 29 to 18. The Houses went into an election for tour a voie oi vt iu id, The House now proceeded to the execution of the joint order, viz : to vote for a Public Treasurer. Mr. Ellis, from the Committee appointed to conduct this election, reported the whole num ber of votes cast to be 165 necessary to a hniee. 83. Charles L. Hinton. Esq., hav ing received 90 votes, was declared duly e lected. On motion of Mr. T. Wilson, Resolved, That a message be sent to the Sen ate, proposing to raise a Joint Select Commit tee, consisting of four members on the part of each House, whose duty it shall be to make suitable arrangements tor the reception of His Whereas, there appears from the Report of And thou inust COmbM ti!I thed ui tne new wim auu ucavcu. uui wouiusi inoa ficiency of Eighty-one Dollars in the Treas ury. 1 herefore, Resolved, That John H. Wheeler, Treasur er, be requested by Charles L. Hinton, the Treasurer elect, lo pay into the Public Treas ury the said sum of Eiffhty-one Dollars, and upon refusal of the said Wheeler to Pay the said Eighty-one Dollars, that the Attorney General of the State be, and he is hereby di rected to bring suit against said Wheeler on his Official Bond, for the recovery of the a mount aforesaid. Mr. Atkins moved to indefinitely postpone the Resolution. When, a debate arose, in which Messrs. Shepard and Graves opposed the passage ot the Kesolution, and Messrs. ,, . ft l , t i trie nassa"e ti mn nosgi u iioh, iinu wieears. i Exce lency, W m. A. Graham, on the first day . ",c. e, - , , . r' . J ! . ill . . Po ndexter and Cherry advocated its passage. of January next, to enter upon the duties ot ... oi jaiiua.j mi , r After wh ch the resolntion was passed; 69 to ornce. .141 Mr. Moore, from the Committee, reported . unfavorably on the Bill entitled a Homestead Mr. Nixon presented a memorial fom the pjjj Commissioners of the town of Wilmington reft Awhile from tumult and the frauds of men, These old and friendly tumults invite Thy visit. They, while yet the forest trees Were young upon the unviolated earth; And yet the mos-stains on the rock were new, Beheld thy glorious childhood, and rejoiced." There arc lessons taught in these powerful lines which ought not to bo hghtly banished from memo ry. It was overweening confidence that caused nations to lose their freedom; monopoly, the most insidious form oi tyranny, is ever on the watch te ava l itself of unguarded movements, and there is as much necessity for Tigilauce to preserve free dom as for courage to schieve it. Husband, where in the name of sense did that child gt bis temper from. Don't knW rtfe, I don t see that you have lost any. 1
Wilmington Journal (Wilmington, N.C.)
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Dec. 27, 1844, edition 1
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