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VOLUME II. NE WBERN, N. C, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1 820. NUMBER 101. ' V ; TERMS. THE CAROLINA CENTIXEL IS PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY JOHN I. PASTEUR, , At Three Dollars. per annum; one third payable in advance. - v. ' - . No paper will be discontinueilUnCil fall .arrearages are paid up, except at the op tion of the publisher. Advsisemevts inserted at 50 cents "per square' the first week, and25 cents a squareor each succeeding insertion. (BY AUTHORITY.) AN ACT to alter the terhos of the Court of the Western District of Virginia. Be it enacted by the Senate Sf House of Representatives of the United States of America in, Congress assembled, That the sessions of the Court for the Judicial Dis trict of Yra.westof theAllegheny mountain, ; instead of the times heretofore appointed, j shall hereatter be holden annually as fol iows : At w yme vourt House, on the i first Mondays of May and N October; at ! Jewisburg, on the second Mondays of ! IMay and October ; and at Clarksburg, on' the fourth Mondays of Mayand October ; ! any law to the contrary notwithstand- t in. , Sec. 2. And be it further enacted. Tlmt ! i it further enacted, That ! all processes which may have; issued, or may Hereafter issue, returnable to .the sext succeding terms- as heretofore, es- tablished, shall be ; held returnable, and ! be returned, to those terms, to which they . !ll'0 coi.'orall r n rtaA r i by this act. ' I; ' I Speaker of the House of Representatives. JOtlN GAIL LARD ! President of the Senate, pro" tempore, j February 10, 1820 Approved : S JAMES MONROE. AN ACT making appropriations to sup ply the deficiency in the appropriations heretofore made for , the completion of the repairs of the North and South wings of the Capitol, for finishing the President's House, and the erection, of two new Executive Offices. Be it enacted by tte Senate and Hous qj ncpresemaiwes ,. i .. of of America in Congress assembled, That, for the purpose of supplying the defiaen cy in tlieappropriauons nereioiore maae, -, for completing ther repairs of the North and South wings of the Capitol,, for finish ing the President's House and the erec tion of two new Executive Offices, the following sums be, & the same are hereby, respectively appropriated, that is to say : For completing the repairs of the North! and South wings of the Capitol, the sum of seventy-five thousand dollars. Far finishing the President's House the' sum of thirteen thousand one hundred and 1 seventy-four dollars and sixty-sixf cents, j For erecting two new Executive Offi ces, the sum of eleven thousand and fif teen dollars and seventy one cents. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the said several sums be paid out ofany moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. I II. CLAY, v : Speaker of the House of Representattves. 1 f'- JOHN GAIL LARD, Presidfent of the Senate, pro tempore. February 10, 1S20. Approved: ' JAMES MONROE. AN ACT to provide for obtaining accu rate statements of the foreign com merce of the United States. Be it enacted by the Senate Sf House of llepresentatives of the United States of America, iri Congress assembled, That the Register of the Treasury shall, under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasu ry, annually prepare statistical accounts of the commerce of the United States with foreign countries, for each preced ing year ; which accounts shall be laid before Congress, by the Secretary of the Treasury, on the first Monday in Decem ber in every year or as soon after as pos sible. Sec. 2. Jnd be it further enacted, That such accounts shall comprehend and state all goods, wares and merchandise, ex ported from the United States to other countries ; all goods wares and merchan dise, imported into the United States from other countries ? and all navigation employed in the foreign trade of the Uni-; ted States ; which facts shall be stated ae- .cording to the principles, and in the -inanner, !iercbvt!irccted. Sec. 3. And be it farther enacted,! 'hat w the kinds, quantities, and values of all -.uwu-uAmcu, -me Kinds, quantities and values of alarticles imported, shall be distmctlyjstated in such accounts cept jrt cases in which it may appear to the Secretary of the Treasury that sepa rate statements of the specieiquantities, or values of any particular articles, vvbuld J well (the annualateraeDts without; util ity ; and in such cases the kinds and total values of-such articles shall be stated to gether or in such classes as the Secreta ry of the Treasury niay think fit. Sec 4. And be it further enacted. That the exports shall be so stated, as to show the exports to each foreign country, and their values ; and that the imports shall he so stated) as to show the imports from each foreign country, and their values,. Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That the exports' shall be so stated, as to show, separately the exports of articles of the production or manufacture of the Uni ted States and their values ; and , the ex ports of articles of the production, or manufacture of foreigncountries, & their values. Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That the navigation employed in the foreign, trade of the United States, shall be stat-' ed in sucfi manner, as to show the amount of the.tohnage of all vessels departing from the United States for foreign countries: ana, separately, the amount of such ton- ;nag.e of vessels of the United States, and tne amount of such tonnage of foreign vcssels ; a"d also the foreign nations to whicl1 such, foreign' tonnage belongs, and tlje amount of sucli tonnage belonging to each foreign nation & in such manner as as aiso lo sllow the amount of the tonnage of a foto theamount of the tonnage of ..' - . fl vesscis departing lor every particular -um.u. wn oi ine unicea bVdes I,av? considerable commerce ; afld' saratebv tbnt of such ton- : ?Wueu cicues, ana uie lunude 01 Ioreig" .'rt I n . n II rJ H A I A. . I lc. amount of the tonnage of all vessels arrlvm? ,n tne United States from foreign cdfri ? and f ep&ratdy, the amount of Sc 1 t0nna of vesse,S .ot tl3e L n,ted j of foreign vessels ; and, also, the foreign nations to which such foreign tonnage belongs, and the amount of such tonnage belonging to each foreign nation : and, in sucri manner, as also to show the amount of the tonnage, of all vessels arriving from every particular foreign country, with which the United States have any con siderable commerce ; and saparately, the amount of such tonnage of vessels of the .. United States and the amount of such ;;;t0nna of (breign vesses. ,i .; s7:Andit furlhcr enacted, That the kinds and quantitie-s 0f all imported articles free from duty shall be ascertain ed by entr3r made upon oath or affirma tion by the owner, or by the consignee or agent df the importer; or, by actual examination, where the collector shall think such examination necessary : & that the values of all such articles shall be as certained in the same manner, in which the values of imports subject to duties ad valorem are ascertained.. ' Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That the vahies of all imported articles subject to specific duties, shall be ascertained in the manner in which the values "of imports-subject to duties ad valorem are ascertained a Sec. 9- And be it further enacted, That the collector shall keep separate accounts of the kinds, quantities, and values of such parts of the imports subject to du ties ad valorem, as may be directed by the Secretary of the Treasury. Sec, 10. .And be it further enacted, That all-articles exported shall be valued at their actual cost, or the values which they may truly bear at the time of ex portation, in the ports of the U. S. from which they are exported :& that all articles imported shall be valued at their actual cost, or the values which they may truly bear in the foreign ports from which they are exported for importation intotheUni ted States, at the-time of such exporta tion. , Sec. 1 1 . And be it further enacted, That, before a clearance shall be granted for any vessel bound to a foreign place, the ownes, shippers, or consigners, of the cargo on board of such vessels, shall de liver to the collector manifests; of the car-, go, or the parts thereof shipped by them respectively, and shall verify the same by oath or affirmation ; and such mani fests shall specify the kinds and quanti ties of the articles shipped by them re- snectivelv.' and the value of the total quantity of each kind of articles; and ; sucn oatn or amrraaiton snau state iuai u.eiuieu, ana more aiajmuig iu iuc inuiua ; Tinuer, ine circumstances wnicn ne select such manifest contains a full, just, and of our Union (whether federalists or re- j ed all thought it unseasonable and inop true account of all articles laden on board publicans,) than jany thing which has . portune, aBd some suppose it to have of such vessel by the owners, shippers, or hitherto been written or spoken upon the proceeded from some new councils with consigners, respectivelv, nd that the val- subjecj. : j ! i friends lately arrived. j ues of such articles are truly stated, ac- coiding to their actualcost, or the ralaei Which they truly bear at the port and time of exportation ; and, before a clear- ance shall be granted for any such vessel, the master of every such vesssel, and the? owners, shippers,, and consigners oi the cargo, shall state, upon oath or affirmation, to the collector, the foreign place or country, m which such cargo ;is truly intended to be landed : and the said Saths or affirmation shall be taken and subscribed in writing. -J Sec. 12. And be it further enacted, That every collector shall keep an accurate ac count bf the national characters, and ton nage of all vessels which depart from his district for foreign countries, and of the foreign places or countries for which such vessels depart ; and also, an accurate ac count of the national characters and ton nage of all vessels which enter Jiis dis trict from foreign countries, and of the fo reign places or countries from which such vessels arrive. j Sec. 13. And be it further enacted, That the several collectors shall make quarter yearly returns to the Register of the Trea sury of all the tacts land matters which they are hereby required to ascertain. Sec. 14. And beit further enacted, That the Secretary of the Treasury shall give such directions" to the ! collectors, and pi e scribe such rules, and forms to be observ ed by them, as may appear to him prop er for attaining the objects of this act : Provided, That such directions or rules shall not be contrary to the provisions of any law of the United States. Sec. 15. And be it further enacted, That thc'loroiS of the annual statements here- uv ,1 oK.,11 I i- i . r uv u-uumru autui oc ueieniuiipn nv inp SptwAf th- TW.,.... ..,wufi Secretary' of the Treasure who nrp. scribe such forms as may be prober to ex- !, hiit the facts hereby required to be stated j in the clearest manner, and to show the ; actuaI state of commerce and naviffation J between the United States and foretell : countries in each year. . . " Sec. 16. And beit further enacted, That this act shall be in force from the thirti eth day of September next. .;!, vv -- II. CLAY, vi ; Speaker of the House of Representatives. , , JOHN GAILLARD. w President of the Senate pro tempore. February 10, 1820. ! Approved: JAMES MONROE. JAMES MONROE, President of the U. States of America, TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN - Satisfactory evidenc? having been ex hibited to me, that Hanson Kelly is ap pointed Vice-Consul of His Danish Ma jesty for the State of North-Carolina to reside at Wilmington, I da hereby re cognfze him as such, and declare him free to exercise all the functions, powers, and privileges, as are allowed to Vice-Consuls of the. most favored nations, between whom and the United States there is no particular agreement for the regulation of the consular functions. In testimony whereof, I have caus ed these Letters to be made pa " tent, and the Seal of the United States to be hereunto affixed. Given under my hand at the City of Washington, the first day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty, and of the Independence of the United States the forty-( lonrtti. . J;JA?.1ES MONROE. Bv thf; residejit.- i "jINQUiriCY ADAMS, , V" "iretary of State. V31I' OURllQUESTION. Extract cl a 1 ccfrom a gentleman in Was! i; . tea tJit'i to jiis friend in'Rich- WionJ, V-a. 7&h : :y.WiSrtFeh. 12, 1820. i Th'e J.lfssuurV Question continues to oc cupy alniost'erclusively, the whole at tention of Congress.;! The debate is. still going on .in both Houses, and God only knows when,, or how it will terminate. It was but reasonable to suppose that after the vote of the Senate upon Mr. RobezVs x proposition for restriction, the subject would not have been further discussed in that hodybut MtJ ot fiewYik, whodunhg the debatej admafes asjlence as niysieripusasTitlimijf1 pectedhis-contrived to rcrfmenethe discussion ia dlfferentapknxie. terday without the leexpectalimiQ hope of-producinjgijiy. rchaneilntthe Senate, delivered a speechi better calcu- Iated to delude and mislead our northern IVeiiuus to ins arrival in this city, a spirit of conciliation and comprtmrse- which was thought to be due to the uni- versal excitement which prevails; seemed to be pretty generally indulged The tone, of his friends, however, was soon al- tered and " Au't Caesar, auV nullius" addressed their principle of action. Having given notice of his intention to speak a day or two beforehand, no doubt Tnth a view to be heard by the northern members of the House of Representatives who crowded the Senate chamber for that purpose: much of his sneech ronsUtpd . of ingenious efforts to excite their preju- j A'..m K..t- uaw ail W crtlliai HICll pi IUC ,Ul;. UUUUSIUOll to any arid every th ing; whidi even sa - vored of compromise. On other occasions he had expressed hisSrish- that the territory of Missouri , belonged to. the moon, or was given up to the residence of bears, tigers and other ' -t. O . - - wild beasts. Tn hts speech he denied the Authority of this government to . acqu.jre Louisiana in the mariner of which it had been obtained. Disdaining to assume the masjt, of pre tended religion, morality, or humanity, by throwing off all disguise, he openly and boldly treated the subject as a mere question of political power, and contend ed that wo kind of interest ought to re concile the people of the north to part with any portion of their power. He in veighed against that "inequality of re presentation which is predicated upon our slave population, and exclaimed, u place freemen by the side ipf freerinen, ahd we are willing to gb alfTencths with you He disclaimed all authority to impose therestriction, from any other clause or part of the constitution but that which declares that " Congress may .admit. new states into the Union,". expressly admit ting that all other palts of that Jnstru ment were inapplicable notwithstanding he himself had contended for the restric tion uponanother clause, in a pamphlet purporting to the substance of two speeches which he delivered last session, ?pui wnicn is not only very ditierent from, cnt in some important parts in; direct op position to those speeches, one of which was actually, made to demonstrate that such was the nature of property in slave, that Congress could not rightfully inter fere in the manner proposed with the children hereafter to be born of such slaves. He-succeeded in defeating that part dthe proposition, and the journals will exhibit his vote upon the subject. Apparently determined not to be out done by Air. Clinton or his friends, two -C I f . -I . v1 oi wuoiii ainong me most conspicuous, ) had contended in the Legislature of New York, that slavery did not exist in the U. S. and that the Supreme Court would so decide: Mr. King contended that the constitution of the U. States had not sanc tioned slavery ; that it had only forborne to interfere with it, and that if there had been no attempt, to tolerate it beyond, the limits ot the old thirteenr he would have forborn to express his sentiments upon the . subject, but declaring with1 his peculiar emphasis, that " his purpose teas Jtxed, he said that one man could not make a slave of another, that a plurality of individuals could not do so: and -for the same reason, corrimuniiies, however organized, could not do it, that all laws or compacts imposing such a condition. upon any human being were absolutely void, because contrary to the law of na- ture which was the 'law of iod, and above all human control ; that these prin ciples had been affirmed in the case of Summerset in England, and that similar judicial decisions had been made in Mas sachusetts, and I think in some other northern state -and he iqtiraated, in lan guage too distinct to be 'misunderstood, that it was not less the duty, than the right, of this nation, to maintain those principles. He declared that if the restriction did not prevail, the northern people ought not to submit, & that as one of the origin al parties to the compact, he felt himself in honor bound to resist. All of which he expressed, not as ebullitions of pas sion, but as the settled and deliberate determination of a mind, stedfastly fixed upbii the accomplishment of its object. ; Wilis friends, as well as -those who are ! 9PP?3ihe restriction, were equally j surprised ty the undisguised boldness of ihiresiMNo one expected to hear as much from uim and if I am not greatly ' -'.l .i. J- ... '. iiiLsianen, jseverai oi nis mosi .mieuigent endrare'as much tLtji lbss as' we are, to; penetrate his ultimate obj ect. . They tuiuu uui. actuum lor, ins uetermination to renew the discussion, at the time, and It is known that during the past sum mer h? vhjteiJdassachcsetts, &c, it ?5 suspected that much of the excitement in that section of countiy has emanated from his conduct, and that his speech may be intended as the watch word for the commencement of the measures which he and his associates may have deter- niined upon-I am constrained to believe if he sees that he cannot be Presi- aent ol tnese JJ he would prefer to be tne first man in any new. confederacy to bo formed out of New-York, New-England, His, policy evidently.' must be to eeP ,ne -Missouri Question suspended t for anothpr vpar that- ha mmr Jt-z.r ' . J J wv- ujui utiuc everv possible advantage from the ex-. Dtenient it is so well calculated to pro- UCe y0 ? Frsl$ent whjch ,S $ ? y uf?? he V w,"!"8 t0. ?f Umon' . ' . ". The Cns,s s "ff1? mst inasPi- imic -tfi and n4Km. 1... .1 l cious one, and nothing but the prudence and wisdom of practical men can avert the dangers! whch it threatens. . If ei ther jjarty completely triumphs, it is much to be feared that the other, will not sub mit; and lam penetrated with the deep est regret arid horror at seeing that too many onJoth sides view disunion with so little repugnance. Your Virginians, yield ing to the, dictates of s pride natural tr such high minded people, are too apt to overlook consequences nowever noble this may be in individuals acting for them selves; Uls idarirous for a politician to yield himself up to the indulgence of such a spirit. ' You calculate that you would remunerate yourselves out of the public lands, but short sighted must be that po litician who does not see that if the At-, lantic states separate, the western statesn will become a separate confederacy, and then if you get those lands, it'inust be by ! hard fighting. Your pride revolts at the idea of a com promise of any kind, and thus !is it mnt! completely rendered the instrument of piomoung tne, views of Mr. King and his friends who are drawing the highest ad vantages from the stand you are taking, whilst it aids them also in their endea vours to put down those of our northern friends who in opposition to the popular current in their respective statesire firm ly identifying themselves with us on the the present occasion. Is nothing due tr the magnanimity of those gentlemen ? But what is the question which fhe pro posed compromisepresents ? It is singly whether you will save any part of the country ? fly the compromise you would give np nothing which you can retain while by seeming to yield to it volunta rily, you would by manifesting your own mpderation,pIace your opponents so much the more in the Wrong, there being a large majority in the House of Represen tatives in favour of restricting the states as well as the territories. You have no- -thing to hope from that quarter and I can assure you, that there is a very de cidea majority in the Senate in favour of -excluding slavery from all unsettled ter ritory north of 36 1-2 degrees north lati- . tude,& 1 believe if a compromise does not take place, the exclusion will be general. If it should not happen this year, from the disproportionate increase ofnon slave holding population, it must eventuallvr succeed. " . ; From the Augusta Chronicle. Extract of a teltir from a Member of Congress to a gentleman in Augusta, dated 6 ' " Washington City, Jan. 18. A fopular odium is attempted to bo cast upon the army of the United States. What it is for i: cahnot devise, unless it is because its details, as well as its gene- ral arrangement) are managed with an ability, a system and an economy, that perhaps has been rarely equalled in any country. Call after call, for informatiort from that Ifepartment, has been made from the beginning of the session to this day ; and resjxmses have been given witlt a promptitude and clearness which not only demonstrate the foregoing assertions but l,p i disappointed the views of those? who seek to preatly curtail, if not de stroy, the permanent defence of the country. he very unfavorable rrnnrf upon our fiscal concerns, -made by the head of that Department, (supposed by . . - many to be more unfavorable than the state of the revenue warraritedfurnhh es a mostjwwerful weapon for those who wish, whether from motives of populari ty or of ccnciencc, to batter down the indispensable institutioni jforJUie lastin-z defence of th country Wtarmy .wU! this year cost less, by Vome hundred of thousands, than it did ui imi 6r erenin 1818 and 1819 1 and irh Wr in eluding all the officers, cotts ess than in 1 loiuana 111, in Mr. Madison's ad ministration, and very Jrttle more than in the most economical periods of Mr. Jef ferson's reign. Whether j after all this, (and a grent inany more, striking fac$ 4 ! . f n i-'i - t . : t ! ' IS ' 4.-5 9
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