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QCj'No attontion will be paid to any order un- i .t. -s uic money accompanies it. BLAIR & RIVES. Washington City, Nov. 11, 1844. 4CJS43s44 M if ffe0fe PAIR NEGR0 BROGANS, P XW xF 500 pair men's kip do. Together with a general assortment of men's C 1 L r and KIP sewed and pegged BOOTS, which will be sold Hcap and no mistake, at the sign of the Mammoth W J. PUNDERFORD. N29,llt 3ust luuftea from Net) Yorfe, Pr schr. Samuel Ingham, and for sale by WM. COOKE, 1 CRATE CROCCERY, 10 casks and 12 hoxes Cheese, 15 kegs Goshen Butter, 20 bhls Apples, 20 do. Potatoes, 6 hhds retailing Molasses. " rocs hire Crackers, and mcnt of FAMILY GROCERIES. f Nov. THE JOURNAL. North Carolina Legislature. IN SENATE. Thursday, Dec. 19. The Senate met according to adjournment. Mr. Joyner, from the Internal Improvement Committee, made sundry reports, which were read. Mr. Waddell, from the Judiciary Commit tee, to whom was referred the Resolution di recting an inquiry into the expediency of giv ing to the courts of law jurisdiction of equita ble claims not exceeding fifty dollars, reported a hill to that effect, which was read the first time and passed. Mr. Waddell also reported in regard to the Resolutions upon landlords and tenants, that there is no Legislation ne cessary in the premises. Mr. Joyner, from the committee on Internal ! Improvements, to whom was teferred so much of the Governor's Message as relates to the Wilmington and Raleigh Rail Road Compa- ny, reported a bill to authorize the said Com pany to issue bonds to the amount of one hun dred thousand dollars, to redeem a like amount of bonds issued under the act for the relief of said Company ; which was read and ordered to he printed. The hill concerning Jury Trials was then taken up aisd read a third time and passed ayes 28, noes 20. Received from the Commons a message con curring in the proposition of the Senate to raise a Joint Select Committee to enquire in to the propriety of making some public man ifestation of respectfor the memory of the late William Gaston, and stating that Messrs. Washington, Poindexter, Graves, and Ellis, form their part of the Joint Committee on the subject; whereupon the Speaker announced that Messrs. Cameron, Joyner, of Halifax, Pasteur and Francis, form the Committee on the part of the Senate. The Senate then took up the bill heretofore introduced by Mr. Shepard in regard to the Raleigh and Gaston Road. Mr. Biirgs, of Mai tin, moved three amend ments to '.he bill as reported, all of which were rejected. After Which, the original bill passed, by a vote of 23 to 18, and was order ed to be engrossed. CASE OF THE SENATOR FliOM ONSLOW. On motion of Mr. Wilson, the resolutions and report of the Select Committee in relation to the certificate of the Senator from Onslow, was tak?n up, and Louis U. Henry and Dun can K. McRae, Esquires, were admitted as counsel for Mr. Ennett within the bar of the Senate. Mr. Wilson then moved, in pursu ance of the application of Mr. Ennett's coun sel, to re-commit the certificate with the ac companying papers to the Select Committee already raised for tbat purpose. His motion was rejected yeas 24, nays 24 the Speaker voting with the nays. Mr. Biggs moved lo postpone the resolu tions and report to the 28th instant, and make it the order of the day for that day ; which motion was rpjected by the same vote. Mr. Francis moved to m ike the matter the order of the day for to-morrow Mr. Biggs moved to amend said motion by striking out to-morrow and inserting 24th instant; and pending this Mr. Boyden, with a view to make j the matter the order of the day to-morrow, as it would necessarily be, as it would be the ! unfinished business of to-day. moved an ad journment. Not agreed to yens 2, nays 1 2;3 Mr. Waddell then moved an adjournment, j which was negatived by the same vote, i The motion of .Mr. Biggs to strike out and insert me iJ4tn insi., naving oeen negativeo, Mr. Francis moved to make the report and resolutions the order of the day for to-morrow. This motion prevailed yeas 24, nays 21. The Sneaker voted in the affirmative. Th counsel tor Mi. innett then read 1 . i ... i I the following affidavit, to wii : "The Senator from Onslow, William En nett, swears that he expects to prove by Mr. Marsteller, that he had informed him, Mr. En nett, on the Sunday next before tho meeting of the Legislature, in the day-time, that it was his opinion that the Senator from Onslow, could take his seat in the Senate without the Sheriff's certificate, by making other proof of title to his seat ; and also that he expects to prove by the Sheriff, John A. Averitt, that he had promised him, Mr. Ennett, to make out his certicate of election, and send it to him before the organization of the Senate ; also that Mr. Marble, of Onslow, had promised to procure said certificate from the Sheriff afore said, and send it to him in time before the setting of the Legislature ; and also by Mrs. Bradley, that Mr. Ennett sent to her father's house (Averitt's) for the certificate, and the answer brought by the messenger was, that her father was from home, but would attend to it in time. (Signed) WM. ENNETT. Sworn to before the Speaker. On motion of Mr. Edwards, it was then re- j solved, that the above affidavit be received and admitted as testimony, in the hearing of the case ofthe Senator from Onslow. vmiTKE COMMONS. Messrs. Washington, Poindexter, Graves j relief of Thomas W. Booker, which was read and Eliis, were appointed, on the part ofthe land adopted, and ordered to be engrossed. House, to compose the joint select committee After receiving reports from Committees, nn thn rncnlnlinn nHnntoH vpsterdav. relative! nnd the transaction of Some unimportant busi- to the death of Hon. William Gaston. Mr. Bond (whin) w ho voted in the majori- ty yesterday, on the resolution relative to Jno H. Wheeler, moved to reconsider the vote by which the same was adopted. Here a sharp discussion ensued, in which Messrs. C. L. Payne, Hanghton. Shepard, ot Wake, and others participated, after which, i tne question was taken on the motion tore- i . 1 1 1" il . lY? . 1 consider, and it was decided in the affirmative yeas 61, nays 53. x. Fleming presented a Protest, which, by the House, was ordeied to be spread upon the Journals, in the words following, viz : The undersigned, differing in opinion from those in favor ofthe resolution instructing the Attorney General in a certain event to institute a suit dgainst John H. Wheeler, Public Trea surer, for eighty -one dollars, would most res pectfully request, that the reasons of said dif- ierence ot opinion, or some ot them at least, may be placed upon the Journals of this House, lest his vote against said resolution might be construed into an unwillingness to investigate the subject, which he is not only willing but anxious, should be properly investigated, and i found liable, whether it he Tagc, Wheeler the money recovered from whoever may be Hinton. But the reasons for voting against the resolution are nist, because in the opinion of the undersigned, the suit must fall in the eveni u is instituted against Wheeler, as he j uaa ejLiiiuueu vuueuers irom under the proper i authority which are admitted by the Commit- tee of Finance to be genuine, forall claims that j he appears to be responsible, and that in this ! particular case, Page has receipted, as I am in formed, on the back of the certificate for the a mount in full which is evidence in the onin ion of the undersigned that will exclude his testimony, it being a maxim in law that u no man shall take advantage of his own wrong." If therefore his evidence is excluded, the suit must fail and the State pay the cost. ButSir, if his evidence is received there is odds against it. There is not only his receipt over his own proper signature, but Wheeler's statement and Wheeler's books, whose re cords are made under oath, and by one at least as much disinterested as Page ; so that there are three chances to one against a recovery, if Page's testimony is admitted. This is the slate of the case taking the strongest presump tion against Wheeler. But on the other hand, here is written evidence at least that the mo nev was paid. In the first place. Parre admit- ted that he got the eighty-one dollars of Hin- ' ton, and not Wheeler, and his receipt for that j amount, from all the evidence never appears to have went into the hands of Col. Wheeler, but was passed to the Comptroller before Wheeler came into office, and consequently without his knowledge. It is therefore not only a fair but a legal presumption, that he paid the two hundred and twenty-eight dollars according to the certificate when presented, as not only his books, but Page's receipt on the back of the certificate assert so thut without expressing an opinion as to where the moral obligation rests, it is at least in my humble opinion very questionable, as to where the le gal responsibility lies. It may further be questioned whether the payment made by Hinton, although agreeable to custom, and not morally wrong, may not in a legal point of view be an improper vouch er, as I understand it was not properly authen ticated by the Speaker. Why, like all other receipts of the same class, wis it not trans- ferred to the new Treasurer, as it should have been, to be deducted from the two hundred and twenty eight dollars certificate at the end of the session? So that from the different points involved in the controversy, 1 could not vote for an absolute resolution to sue any one and preclude a suitagainst the rest when we would stand at least two chances to lose, for one to gain it. And more particularly, when the only evidence against the Treasur er, is that of the very party alleged by the Treasurer to have leceived the money whose certificate proves the fact; and whose testimo ny, was objected to as illegal by the minority of the Finance Committee. The resolution ought in my humble opinion, to have authori zed the Attorney General to have examined all the evidence in the case, and then to have in stituted suit for the recovery ofthe money from the person properly liable, whether it be Wheeler. Hinton, or Page, and lhen there w ould have been some prospect of a recovery, which in my opinion the present resolution precludes. I farther obiectto the passage the passage ol any resolution impeaching the integrity ofany r ... i c ' i .i 7 c i . I otheer er tne fttate, unless trie prooi oi gum is i uu&b u nu vuwu dgmnsi are evident, or the presumption great, as the char-j Messrs. Biggs, Boyd, Cameron, Drake, acter of our public officer, are the greatest Eaton, Edwards, Etheridge, Exum, Gavin, jewels in our crown and the respect ability i Gwynn, Hester, Hill, Holmes, Jeffreys, Mel of our State consists in the integrity of her vin, Pasteur,Reich, Speight, Stalling?, Stowe, sons, and the virtue of her daughters. R es pec tfu 1 1 y submit led . SAMUEL FLEMING. Dec 1 fl K 1 OA i The House adjourned. IN S EN ATE. Friday, Dec. 20. The Senate met according to adjournment. Mr. Woodfin presented a bill to provide for holding a session of the Supreme Court once a year in the western part ofthe State, which was read and referred to the Judiciary Com mittee. The bill toamend the Revised Statutes con cerning Clerks and Registers was then taken up, amended, and read the second time and passed. Mr. Waddell, from the Judiciary Commit tee, to whom was referred the resolution di recting an inquiry into the expediency of so amending the law as to require a pro rata dis tribution of the trust funds in all cases of deeds of trust, reported a bill concerning deeds, mortoracres, and assignments in trust, which was read the first lime and passed. The Senate then proceeded to the order of the day, being the matter of the certificate of the Senator from Onslow. Pending the ques tion, Mr. Holmes moved n adjournment un til half past three o'clock, which was carried. The Senate met according to adjournment, when the examination of witnesses was con cluded, and the Senate was addressed by Mr. McRae, one of the counsel for the Senator from Onslow. After he had concluded, on motion, the Senate adjourned till to-morrow i mnrninrr ti n r r lock . "lIOUSE OF COMMONS. Mr. Hawkins presented a resolution for Air. Hawkins nresented a resolution for the ness, The House proceeded to the order ot the day, and took up the bill to locate the residence j of the Judges ofthe Superior Courts ; and af- ter some time spent therein, On motion, the House took a recess till 3 : to what transpirea on caiuroay in regaru iu o'clock, P M. j the point of order under which Mr. Henry was The House met.at the appointed hour, and stopped whilst addressing the Senate. In that resumed the consideration of the bill to locate j body on the same day, a resolution was pass the residence of Judges. After considerable ed by a large majority, to send a message to Hmko iH;niirnoH i tbft Commons Drooosincr to adjourn sine die on ' . unit) auei i mcitiiii . . . Uu vuiu.ui 1N SF! ATF. Saturday. Dec. 21. The Senate met according to adjournment. j Vfter the usual morning business had been . ernment ol tne lourtn instalment, oue uuuer , j despatched, on motion of Mr. Waddell, the 1 the Deposit Act, was made the order ot the j 7 BiU to -establish the Independent Treas Senate proceeded to the consideration of the : day for Monday next. 1 ury system, has passed the House ot Keprcsenta- case of the Senator from Onslow. Mr. Hen- The bill to establish a uniform practice Uives by a great majority. There ui not much rv, the senior counsel, then rose to address ! throughout the State, on suits upon Bonds, rcason to guppo8c It will get through the senate, the Senate. He appealed to Senators to dis- card from their bosoms all sectarian, personal, - or political prejudicesreminded them ot the! frailty ot the human inienect-uiai prejudices might exist in honest minds, and opeiate there as oii-tl,. or.,1 mspnsih v as the b ootl that oiic'M J - . . warmed tho heart or courseo mine veins that ho, the counsel, was as frail and a, liable or1 to err, as were Senators, who were to be the Judsres in this important matter, and that he would not, if he even had the power to do so, under the rnlea of the Senate, lmneach th motives of any Senator present. The Speak- er caitea nun to order, and told him to confine himself to the matter immediately before the Senate; and ultimately, freedom of speech having been virtually denied to Mr. Henry, he retired Irorn the Senate. After this, the Sen ate was addressed by Mr. Boyden, in opposi tion to the defence set up for the Senator from Onslow, and by way of argument in the case, when, on motion, the Senate adjourned until half past 3 o'clock. The Senate met again at the appointed hour, and was addressed by Mr. Francis, who ar gued at length in support of the Report and Resolutions submitted on a former day by the majority of the committee. The following are the Resolutions: Resolved, That the certificate of the Senator 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 offered before the committee to implicate any other person in the transac j n 1 tion, tbat the Senator himself has either bee guilty of the forgery, or procured it to be done, 1 or was at least aware that it was not genuine; J and therefore, practiced a frand upon the Sen ate and ought to be expelled. Resolved, That for the reasons aforesaid, the Senator from Onslow be, and is hereby expel led from the Senate, and bis seat therein va cated. The first resolution passed unanimously, ! when Mr. Francis moved to amend the second j by striking cut all after the yyord "c?one," and inserting the following : Or was aware, or at ! dered upon the Literary and Internal Improve least had strong reasons to suspect that thelment Boards and also, the opinion of the At- certihcate was not genuine, and by presenting the same without explanation as his creden- wdiis was guuiyoi gross and criminal negii-, gence thereby imposing a forged certificate and becoming instrumental in practising a fraud upon the Senate, for which he might justly be visited with its severest censure, yet considering the evidence offered on the part ofthe Senate that he has heretofore sus tained a character of being harmless and inof fensive, and is also a very ignorant man, and hence was not likely to perceive fully the im propriety of his conduct, the Senate believe that the case does not absolutely require the severest censure, but that milder punishment may, under the circumstances, be properly substituted for expulsion. Therefore resolved That the Speaker do from the chair reprimand the said Wm. Ennett, the Senator from Onslow, for his misconduct, the said Senator standing in his place to receive such reprimand. The above amendment was rejected ayes 23, noes 25, the Federalists in a body, ex cept Mr. Moody, voting for it, and all the de mocrats against it. The second resolution then passed by the following vote : Those who voted for it are Messis. Albright, Bogle, Boyden, Cowper, Dockery, Elliott, Francis, Halsey, Hargrave, Hellen, Jefferson, Joyner of Halifax, Joyner of Pitt, Lindsay, McMillan, Moody, Pharr, Shepard, Smith, Iayloe, Thompson of Ber- tie, Waddell, Woodfin. and Worth 24. ti ...u .-J :. Thompson of Wake, Tomiinson, Walker, and V iison 24. The Speaker voted in the affirmative. The last resolution w as passed by the same vote, the Speaker still voting in the affirma tive. Dr. Cameron immediately presented the following Resolution, which was adopted : Resolved, That a writ of election ne issued by the Speaker of this House to the Sheriff of Onslow county, directing him to hold an election on Monday, the 30th inst., for a Sen ator from that county to supply t' e vacancy in this body occasioned by the expulsion of Wm. Ennett, who was chosen to represent that county in the General Assembly of this Slate, now in session. On motion, the Senate adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. After the transaction of some unimportant business, the House proceeded to the order of the day, being the bill to locate the Judges. Said bill, after several ineffectual attempts to amend it,"passed its second reading. Received from the Governor a message ur ging upon the attention of the Assembly the importance of collecting, within our own State, material for the Colonial History ofN. Carolina. The message was sent to the Sen ate, proposing to print it. Mr. Yv ashington, from the committee on the subject, reported a resolution fqr inclosing the Capitol Square, which was read the first time and passed. The House took a recess till 3 oclock. The House met at the appointed time, when the engrossed bill to amend an Act entitled nAct to ehanne the location of the Court House of Montgomery county, and for other purposes, was read the second and third times, passed, and ordered to be enrolled. No other business of importance was trans acted. The House adjourned. I'N SEN VTE Mniutnv nor 2? , . On motion of Mr. Biggs, the Journals were so amended as lo embody the whole truth as , . .. z 1 o . i . 1 . , , 0 the Gth ot January. on motion ot .Mr. t rancis, the Kesoiution .. . r, i rw ; requesting me pay men, ny u. - - fi'il I n I VT . r-. ..inJ ill in Bills ana rrouiisory iuvca, '-cond timfnd rejected. SC- nuuor, wr -mvo. "I "i" , the severa anksot ot a less umiuumrauuu - ,, - t:II I T3 I..: Hie following Bills and Resolutions passed i.w - s ------:::yr- their thtw reauing, nu wro, uiueieu , a grossed; To amend the 123d Chapter of the Act of the Revised Statutes, concerning wrecks aud wrecked property. The engrossed resolution authorizing the Governor to erect Grave Stones at the graves of deceased Members of Assembly, passed its t second and third reading, and was ordered to be enrolled. The bill providing for the appointment of engrossing Clerks, was read the second and third time, and ordered te be engrossed. The bill to amend the Revised Statutes, Chapter 102, entitled an Act to provide for the collection and management of a Revenue for this State, was read, and on motion of Mr. Jones, indefinitely postponed. The bill tn set apart a Homestead Freehold to any citizen of tbi3 State, of the age of 21 years, was read the second time, and on mo tion of Mr. Guthrie, postponed indefinitely by a vate of 67 to 47. IN SENATE. Tuesday, Dec. 24. Mr. Joyner from the Internal Improvement committee, to whom was referred the memo rial of the Board of Directors of the Peters- burg Rail Road Company, reported a bill to i exempt from indictment the Petersburg Rail Road Company, for havino- obstructed the na- vigation of the'Roanoke River, near the Town of Weldon, by the erection of a bridge across the said River. Cn motion of Mr. Jeffreys, Resolved, That the Public Treasurer be in structed to report to the Senate the correspon dence betw-een the Treasurer and His Excel- lency, the Governor, relative to the leral riffht ! of the Governor to receive per diem cornpen- sation as President ex officio for services ren- j torney General, thereupon, together with the iamonnt which His Excellency, the Governor, nas received tor said service. The bill to prevent frauds in levying Exe cutions issued by a single magistrate upon lands, and to encourage and facilitate the prac tice of taking security for the forthcoming of property seized under executions, was read the third time. Mr. Exum moved to lay it on the table until the 4th of March, lost by the vote of the Speaker. The bill, on motion of Mr. Albright, was then laid on the table. A number of bills were read the third time and ordered to be enrolled. HOUSE OF COMMONS. Mr. Poindexter, from the committee on the Judiciary to whom was referred the engross ed bill to amend an Act, passed 7th January, 1841, entitled an Act to secure the State a gainst any and every liability incurred for the Raleigh aud Gaston Rail Road Company, and for the relief of the same, reported the same without amendment; when on motion of Mr. Cherry, it was made the order of the day for Monday next. On motion of Mr. Littlejohn, Resolved, That it is the duty ofthe General Assembly of this State, as soon as the condi tion of the Public Treasury will allow, to make appropriations for erecting suitable buil dings for Asylums for the Deaf and Dumb, the Blind and the Insane. Resolved further, That his Excellency, the Governor, be requested to give this House all the information in his possession, as to the probable cost of building suitable edifices for these purposes, and also to communicate to the General Assembly any other information in his possession on this subject. These Resolutions were adopted by a vote of 81 to 27. After the transaction of some unimportant business. The House proceeded to the orders of Iho day, and took up for consideration, the bill to authorize the foreclosure of the Raleigh and Gaston Rail Road Mortgage. Mr. Cherry offered a Preamble to the bill, which he explained to the House, and it was then adopted. Mr. Cherry further moved, that the whole bill, after the enacting clause, be stricken out, and a substitute, which was read, be inserted in lieu thereof. This amendment does not vary from the ori nal, except in providing means for a more spee dy foreclosure of the mortgage, and for incor poratingwith the powers and privileges ofthe present Company, such as might become the purchasers of the Road ; and many minor al terations in regard to the details. Mr. Washington, from the Committee on Internal Improvements, reported without a mendment, the bill for a Canal from Cape Fear to Lumber River. Mr. Fleming moved to amend the bill by adding the following section : Be it further enacted, That forall debts con tracted by said Company, the private property of the several Stockholders shall be liable in proportion to the amount of stock held by them j on the first day of April preceding the crea tion of such debt, and that any sale or trans fer of stock, shall not exempt them from lia bility. Mr. Nixon, addressins the Chair I have no objection to the proposed amendment, and ! very cheerfully accent it. W hereupon, the j House adopted it by a vote of iib to 4Mes - srs. Harriss, Keener, McLean, and Watters, ' Senate. Raise your committee, and I will de voting against it. jfy any charge that your petty personal malice The bill then passed its second reading. jmay suggest, or your bitter party venom may The House resumed the consideration of the j engender. hu to authorize the foreclosure ofthe Raleigh !' -id Gaston Rail Road mortgagrp. ' ne Houseadjoumed over to Thursday mor- 10 o'clock. IN SENATE. Thursday. Dec. 2G. i tance than laws. i pon uirm in a Krea. mea But little of interest transpired, the Senate (sure the laws depend. The law touches us having been principally engaged in passing bills of little importance, through their second and third reading. HOUSE OF COMMONS. Nearly the whole sitting was occupied in lorntinn nf lh Kill tn fnrttdope the - i mortcracre on the Raleierh and Gaston Koad, r- o o o. . , norwa . "h . fi . aue(rtt0n was taken. and if it does, it will mae very mue auerauon ui I the present system. Mercury. Thirty-six ship carpenters of New Bed have resolved to build a ship on their , lora Y iowhu..., .wmv.vw. , nrttcr !ate than never. as the old maid said , - when she got a proposal of marriage a Prom the Raleigh Standard. Col. Wbetkr and Gen. Dockery. We have been handed far publication, and present to-day, the correspondence which oc curred recently between Col. Wheeler tod Gen. Dockery , in relation to a certain article which appeared in the Independent of til 23d ultimo, which article it is understood, from the reply of Gen. Dockery himself, was. writ ten by the latter gentleman. We shall any nothing about the commendations bestowed in the aforesaid article upon Gen. Dockery, but at once invite the attention of the reader to tb.. correspondences Co. Wheeler to Gen. Dockery. , Treasury Department of N. C, 23d Nov., 1844. Sir.- The Independent of this morning con tains under the article of "Organization of the Senate," the following; "The whiga had us- sisted the shameful attempts of the locos to make a Speaker whose special business (as we are informed) would have been to answer certain purposes in the appointment of com mittees relative to the Treasury, on which sob' ject more has been communicated to us, than we at present think necessary to report." The moment the article met my eye, I ' went to the Editor of the Independent, who inform ed me that he knew or had heard nothing person ally or officially injurious to me; that the arti-. cle in question had been furnished by you, and that he was instructed to refer to you as. authority . I respectfully ask what reports are in circu lation relative to the Treasury, which must necessarily implicate me, are in your posses jsion, that render it necessary to form a com mittee, by which personally or officially I am to be affected. Yours, &c, JOHN H. WHEELER. Gen. Dockery. Gfn. Dockery to Col. Wheeler.' Senate Chamber, Nov. 23, 1844. Sin Your note of this date has just been handed to me by Dr. Cameron, in which you refer to an article in this morning's Indepen dent, headed "Organization of the Senate,' &c, and in conclusion ask me what reports are in circulation relative to the Treasury, that render it neeessary to form a committee by which you (I) are to be personally or official ly affected. I answer, you know as well as I do that the Committee of Finance, to be ap pointed in part by the Speaker of this House, will have to examine your official acts during the last to years, which may possibly affect you both privately and officially; and with re gard to reports, I refer you to your election eering certificate last summer, so well calcu lated to lower the character of our State; which, taken in connection with the circumstances of your official bond, which produced so much excitement two years ago, I conceive fully justified all that is said in the article. Yours, &c, A DOCKERY. Col. Wheeler. CW. Wheeler's Reply.' Raleigh, 24th Nov., 1844. Sir.- Yours of yesterday was received last night in which you state that the reports to which the article in the Independent of that day, written by yourself, refer to the certificate last summer, which you allege was " elec tioneering" and "so well calculated to lower the character of the State." The certificate was furnished by me upon a call of Louis D. Henry, Kimbrough Jones, Perrin Busbee, D. K. M'Rae and others, a committee appointed bv the Democratic Association of Wake coun- j ty and would have been furnished to yourself j or any other person on application. I have tor the first time to learn that the public records are not open to the public examination and inquiry. If this lowered the character of the State, as you remark, by faithfully stating the amount of the liability of the State for thn Rail Roads, and the amount paid, what will be the effect of the Report officially made by the Comptroller to the Legislature, and laid on your table on yesterday, which verifies all I stated to the letter 1 The circumstances alluded to by you, con nected with my official bond two years ago, are not, I presume, to be a subject matter of investigation by you. If they are, I assure you both my friends and myself are ready. As to the "Committee of Finance" to be appointed by the Speaker of your House, and that they will have to examine my official acts for the last two years, which, as you generously suggest, may possibly affect me "both private ly and officially," I say whenever it shall be the pleasure ol your Honorable body to ap point a committee, it will afford me much sat isfaction to make a fair exhibit of all my acts as Poblic Treasurer, which I hope will satis fy them and all my generous and just oppo nents. But as for you, sir, if you think that there has been any impropriety in my official con duct, I invite you to a particular and special investigation. Nav, in your duty as a Sena tor, if you suspect wrong, instead of newspa- I per anonymous communications, you are at i liberty to state mat iact in your piace m mu 1 have the honor to be, &c. JNO. ti. WHEELER. Gen. A. Dockebv, Senate. I Manners, says x)urnc, are oi luwfiinp OUt heTP aim mcic nun auu high. miiuvii. are wha t vex or soothe, corrupt or purity, ex- alt or debase, barbarize or refine us, by a con stan, steady, uniform, insensible operation, like that of the air we breathe in. They givn their whole form and color to our lives. Ac-' cording to their quality, they aid morals, they supply them, or ther totally destroy them. Detraction. Every man ought to aim at eminence, not by palling others down, but by raising himsen ; ana iuj tv his own superiority, whether imaginary or re al, without interrupting others m the ame te- Ucity. Johnson. Feed the earth, and IWM liberally towards her, and she J?" reward you. It is in win, a the W" land llfelPMtiSK j give ber litt e. F she will yiem um !. 1 i
Wilmington Journal (Wilmington, N.C.)
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