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1 V j -r - 'f -CON.GRES.S. , : tCaff frof the Wttal Iti(tltlycer Beporta.)" IN S ""NAT"", ft r 4 M A r.jesoaio . - ":.:it fc:a the House of Represent::'. , t)t the lion. Lewis Carolina; vhcn ' ?- itig- the VViiLiAMs: of North 'T "Mr. Grah, of North Carolina, rosc'cnd t addressed JtheSsnate as follows : r -4 Mr ra vsisest : I was' a spectator cf the.nelan- . chclv cc..L vvLJa u announced ia .the message. from the liduierv It waa the result of a sudden and violent attack, of 'd'si-ase,' Which? defy in all renicJ? proved fatal In leas ihanhiny'sit hoursvfrom its-commence incnt. On Monday MWiCianis was in his seatun. til the tVse of the session of the tfou-e. " On ;,v ed WJ-p nesd.ty, within liu'e more than an hour after the meet. ing'of the H-e,' he . lay a vllf leas corpse; Of the dreadful lesson, which is "taught by ihi m.st due -"peeled calamity. it h fitting that ,otherg fchpuld, speak , 1 -with more propriety .than xnjtelC- - Bui he -occasion. gives rise to a-ieyfeueciiuii m ".' ss" induced.' v" A -oublid servant has been stf dek own by ' lhs hand of death? almost iif the harness of his public, V laborsa man whose long life of nearixty years has "S" been de Voted, to useful henOrabla and patrtoticvaeri - fv iricek-The occurrence U well calculated to arrest the ,rlordinary. course of thought and action here, and to turn t,our minds ' to thecontemplation of that awfulchange to which we are air'ultimately desdned. Jt remind ; f us, too, that lba "Ider men are passing away -frona-the . it aWic counciio, ad naturally excitei some induiryf aa io uut lue auu cuarauwir uin waa nas atong . snan -red in the deliberations of CinsVesa; -and ialhe grati- . tude and. confidence of his countrymen Mr. Wlbiams was a native of thtf etfuntry'-of Surry4' - -North Catolinar in 'which' he ; always contiriued hiss '. . residence . H is education was '-liberal,? havmg1)een f Kittuuaveu .ai luu uuivcisuy ,oi iui Dauve.iBR flu - having, remained - some timelsuhseqtte'ntly as tutor j in the same institution." Not veiy long afterwards he-1 .-was chosen jy the legislature member of ihe Board 7 " Trustees af the University bft which he was ver : one of the most vigilant .'active and falthf'ul guardian's . -i Anxious jo b useful in the employ oifTit of the coun 1 1 ' try , t ne seems, earty Jo nave contempiaica puwic .career. t In'the ye"ar!l8l4he wasjeturned frAraHhe -: t eonqiy ot ourry one ot.tne memDers oi wenquse ?i Commons in. the General "AssemtlyTof te State- and although a young man,,be tookra prominent part: a the proceedings of the ensuing, tsessi jh: tIn 1815 Jie J Was elected the Representative in' theCongress of the United Slates, ,of the J3thi Congressional ,DtsJjic(, which embraces the county Kfj hia iesidence and at ' i every,elevtion since lhat limehe. has been Teturneil by, ;- the same conslinincy : .tothe same tatiojii' -I0f his' : talents end services as a Member ot-Ckmgress it wouia '-be superfluous speak hereiu the scene of hi labors v. and among his early -and later associates. His legist ' lative bistory;isincQrporated,witx..theVbwtory;ifthe.' . country for more Jthan -jk quartet of a .century ,?m one ., continsed series, and is. fouitd in the journals and docu- ments of tlie llu. tho reports of its committees, &nd .'.the register ofhs" "debates during" that- period. Few' memberv of the House-ever performed moe -useful tfnd;i -. Jabonous service rtnan,ddMr., ,VV tIIianis(lorTnany years,-while he acied " ak : ;the r chairman 'ofihe Com remittee or.Claims,TO4? aijustmg' ihimmeroas - de' raands on the 4 Gavernment Which ew wit of trans- on io tanrionnoe; to this .HoOse that: this political patri ,ctions connectedwhb:' the' bte war with-Great J( areu bad fallen It ' What a sad commentary is thisip. Britain. -vAnd toone,'iti believed, ever possessed th f ' confidence of his" associates Isr legislation tn a greater 4 defffeJ 'With'a mind rfdtierti lalibribufi sdl&ttrictrW imoaTtLiLhe atmlied himself amwnflvtflthis'branchrdeat1 V' -iO"- . f ihfi hiMTiPaa nf f Tanfnn' r, fivind, tPML lw iv.tAi. AtKVwmM'f.t.Ha presented one pf those rare instances in OHr bistp .1 - mj 0Vbuiau turn ui9 vmuivus uwuuiivic' tuv t,iatui( . . . a. " - ; vi'wawht.-- His on:inuus service lor somany years . . : only made him the Father efth House by-seniority of 4 ' - - mcmoersuip, oui uia ioiiuwe acqaaiaiance-witoj puu . ' ; lie afikirs, his1 enlightened views of structure and policy 3 --- of our Government and his inflexible honestyan4 ". ' manliness of character, rendered htm 'one of the mcst - aluableof the"pu!)liCcounsenori'tBat8trVHtl8 i6t v v so much his public "action in Joe1 high1' place of the , - ' country, and his capacites to'be serviceable ihere.hat' I "wish particularly to mark - His character 'will bear' . r v v closer examination and aseverer scrtftiny;'53-1 "wish io : ' bear my humble ;testtmoriy othe eminent purity tf : his private life and mora! integrity, and to speak wh it f I believe is the common sentiment' in hi wide- circle r -; ..i - of acquairrTance, lhat - during 'his1 long" republic areer,j : neither the angry eontests of -partiesthe tempting of 7 : . 1 - ambition, of. avarice, or'-vicei have ' sullied -his 'name -.' -- v' v whh a single aclion which should causerone moments f regret to hislrienda."'4'td his public ;'conduct'he; was rn -' manly frank, ingenuous, and devoted to his duties..' ' - It happened td-me in my 'boyhood ttfliave been1 sent - to' school in One of the counties' of his district -and I . v. i 1 , well renumber to bave witnessed the" feelings of fnti tude "of kindness, and 'aflSsCtion with which !rlie'waB: . cherished by those who 'so- ear'y and Constantly hon , .ered him wVt befr confidence, aiid"Wh?m 'he repaid ' : .. with such fidelity and?disintereste4 iervke'.vi Always1 ' moral, he became later in life a religion man, 'and tin iformly' regBlated "hi 'cf ndoctbv the principles aof viri toe and a conscientious conviction of dmy.---' - j-w vBBt' it was in tbechartUei and kind'oSces Of private: and domestic Fife that" Mr J. -Williams .was most faora- . . .' '. bly known and appreciated, i ; Although he never 'con j -, , traded thef relation "of matriagei'there are - those- by t v whom bis demise yviW be:as deeply1 deplored as would . '- . be that'of their immediate parents He was a; meow . t ber of a numerous family the head of .which 'acquired ' . ' an honorable fafre by. his . pa triotismj and service; in . :theiwai)f the RevolntiudV and by -bis public.upirit and ? ' 'p elevation; of chatactern after Jife,. Ay twin brother of ' my lamented -colleague now, presides as Judge.inv the . courts of Tennessee. ? His elder brother, Colonel John ' ViHiams;-was distinguished for his gallantry as ,an ' - Z deer during the, late war',: andfar bis -talentsf and "character at a subsequetif periodas a t5e7ratormlhis ,body from the State of vTennestee,vahd in mr diplo. - " ' snatic service abroad A third brother was, far a long j - period the Adjutant General f-the. Stale. pf-Iforth, UarIrmu-i The tw latter, tboughdeceased, be.,left h ' '' chirdren.' '6therf f bis-brothers ( and-near .relatives r yet survive, aml ara .among I the' mostt" enlightened, ' - . and liberal gentlemen, f.both vinj North Jarolinaahd J ; vt' . '.'. Tennessee. v f On- the fanuUes-Qi these, theuitelligence .'' 's- -."'of thetn bereavement will fall as the thunder: from a ' ' cloudless sky ? To" these, however, wherever situated v, .: 5 it, will be consoling to know that, though the pangs i . a his dissolution were severe they were;fof short dura V '-tioTifand that he met his: fate .withtha calmness sintl ? '-.-V1 resignation arising from tbeconscUuinessof a wel ' spent 'life, and the hope of ah immortality beyond the vtrl grave: -i.:. f ?v,livr - in reierence io ine message, oi uie tiouse j t . ieg brnrn In. ntouAnt vnrtnin R arvluti-irr .i.""-'v.s v. Mr Clay said Prompted i.hy a friendsh VvThc:ReVolattdns-bavihgtbef'8ent't0 the- Secretary a table, ana rpadr. I- f 4 . v; 'I x!y ted i betweeni tthe ideceaseu. .and . myself .-';, srards of a quarter of aicentury 'a duration wd, b7' V'-' r the . feelings t n6S sympathies: .which v this mefan cboly cccasr.ni 'excites.Vill .. the''.8ensto-xatIowinH JErj aJJ - a few words to (hose which have; been, so ' 'r.,'?-. rwell and ,so appropriately7 expressed- by 'my friend near. " ; me (?4r? Graham,) in eQorduig the motion he has,' ?J ciade ?-f " t "'V5 :j j ' k'v : Already; during tne present seseion nas- uongress- . and each Honse, paid the - annual instalment fof the i . great debt of Nature vWeouTd,iot hftvA lost two '.ir.ore worthy and estimable men, than those, who have' . ' i I een t aken from us. My acquainiianceywithj the ta- ! :: raenteJ Lewis WiRiams cflmmenced.inthe fall of 181 5,1 .:(vr.en n rrsnooa nis eui as a uiexuucr oj vue ;riouae vvpf Rerse--Uvea from the .fctate rot florin Carolina, J vahd 1 te-eutered ihatlIouse;aftfrjmy,mnrnfrom.Eoi 1? Tipei Fpm that peri-" ar:r his. death ascordiaj and un! rc'.en frie T- ;j ' - su' 'ted, .between Us; -and J similar'' - v.: . equently created with, almost ... W.T . ' ' --.cy prose in the responsible andlabo ' ":.-roanof the Committee of i'laims FX-f -Vh?ch,hai bf - '-via.--'y filled .Isy Another, distin-T , tuished and I.:: I r-n c f Xiortb JJwoIma (the late ',- : - T.lt .iYiVMrA t -l i'-rf ! .SnritT .vested irr me.. an -e prwjdiiiyjjnicercf Cj&JJouS I afoinled'Mr.; , vv ah to El it.:, Always fun of lahoiy andVre -than - ever toilsome: He discharged, complicated' aet ii;i;nni. nhilitVk imuartlalitT I and uprifjiness'and xontinired in the 'office outiJ.I left the House":-' in - the year. 1825." : He occasionally tcAnrti-1 the'debaies wh.ch' .eprucg up ca great i... . : j brocLt fctrWard for the ad vancemcnr ot the iatrests of the country, and waa always heard with prcroanJ Edition,'-and I,bo!ieve with a. thorough conviction of, his perfect integrity. Inflexibly adhe. ring always. to' what he believed-to be rightif he ever displayed warmth or impatience,, it was excited by what he thought was inincerei or base,) orlisjnob'e. In short, X.-4 wis VVrtLiAirfS was a true and faithful image of the' respectable State"; which hevao long; and so a!ily served in the National Councils inteliigpnt,' quiett unambitious, loyaL to, the Union,:and uaiformjy pauioticv ri'1 "'';"''' "J w e au ieej nu uepiore wun tne greatest sensibiu'yn the heavy' loss we have sov iuddcnl sustalnncLv" Mav" it impress .witfSi a fuarMnseToir Ih-Jfiralby an'ddtt certainfy of human life'! And; 'profiting vby his'ex ample, maywe all b0 ful!--prepared, for that.which ia sthsirnlity the communication1 from 'the House of Hep esentalivcs. srihbnricing the death of tha?Hon; Hi w is VVi lii ASrs." 'a :-ReDresentaUve "s from flhe fbta'te of 5rth. Carolina:" f-M 'Ih HesolifectPThat m token! of sincere and high"respe'ck tor ine memory oi tne ucceaea, ine Senate .M attend thefuneral "at l2o'clnck to-morjrowthe hour appoint- ed by the; HouseT pf.; Representatives, and. will wear; mark " iTh e Jo u n a 1 o f y e s tef da y ha v f n ff be e n f ead Mr.yKayner oioftnuaroiina;.aduressea the House as foibw's'i'r . ii-r-V-V", j? MrS peaks r--s I rise operfornj a mo3i'fatB ful ami-'raelancholy:-dury Painful, raost i-uriHlTectedly; painful t it is to.mei t-Jand' .meUtncboly ;iit otiKht -i to be. anil must be, in the associations accompanyingit, ,o the, iiiembars of thi Houe.' -Tbe Hon;' Lewis Wil iiams,,a member oF;his floaserom. North (arolina, is no more. ,tle, wtu -nas been .so long, -and 1 uiny sayvfiaan(idnateJyentiuedJtheivl4iUiervoftbM: iiousc'v has finished ms earthmcareerHe e:rcd at his boarding house in, this cityi.lK)ut half'past ne lent illness oTbnly ; thinysix hours an- duat'iona -4 Jl that :inirlirnl-ftttentirrr nd tlie kindnflsa of frifinils CQulddOt'were exerte4in 'hisbe&alf, bin all in vainT From the xvery commenceineht1 bC Ids attack death Sw.mf (I frtbnvn mdrprl liim for Ha nw..Kaisiii-v!'-- i' I am .well -aware lhat tioVords of-inindan'avaiI him augtu t-no sympathy of jours can, restr re liiinio bis Country ancbis it iejrds And 'it nooulytemains for us to perJor,nr the last 4sat-rttes to ins ?memory, betore we consign bin to tlie- dust wWnce Jie sprang." , -fr flf l jnay.be allowed to. refer to the relationH-etween him and my seffy .be, was .pot .only my ncolleague;, but -jny: friend. 1 '.have known- him Ions, and known him eU.' Jvei vincfe-.I first-formed bi$ acqimintanoejhe 1 dence.of which anvlone who t new hurt mfylit instlv feel WftAk'is buman knowledge ! ' 'Lutle"ah httle,ldid I suppose Orleeek: since that l shonld 03" tailed on human vanity upon he strife of contending facy iIons.?.Bntthrea dayssinCe be'was ia the- discharge pf bis duty onsihis floor now he lies extended on the J - 1 De ecea?ea was in tne njty.e.igmn yeay ot bis age. j - 1 , - ivv , : n i Wi nr a rrrorv mhnaa lnlinla bU ntn Itn 'AMil a flrsi enierea political iiie an isiJwnen n was elect eu to represent his native county 3n the Legislature of i 4.iunu aruiiaa , ana io sattsiavtcuy was nis conauci there,- that tn the iollowing year he was elected to rep resent tb&'district in which he: resided in tbe'House pf Kepresentatives of the Unued States, of which' body be continued, without intermission, , to be a member till the period of his deatlu- f- x' i H-v I'A-The- history oT-i.hia life affords a practical 'refutation of tlieufwepeated slander that a long course of public service is incompatible with private virtue and person al honors j It is eqnallyllHSrativ6tof;that endearing coafidence which should .-ever exist bet ween thereon, stituent and.the representative andqf ihe meed of, approbation, which an honest. people areever'willine: 1 loaccprd.,t6 a fa'uhful publicevant.y, -v,". ,..t needs no janored eulogyjpmme, to do justice to. the manner in which be discliarge'd his'dutres'onthis' floo(. "It is a matter of history thatfronV Ids first ;ap-. pearance;"liere'he was marked for bis habits of indtasi tryj andhil meekness i oT iharacter combined with en ergyv ste"rling sense, and tlisirtterestednes"8of "purpose." Thosetwbo have served 'with him, whether for a lon ger of a-sborter period, IntoW -that 4ie'waa-'always' rnottghe first i it t'seat,andhe4last io vteave it Be always kept It vigilant eye on the progress of-busi riess. thrcHighT.thia Houe ;and jwas e ver ta's, ready to sustain and advocate those measures which bebehey ed to be for the good of his country 4 as to oppose tiiose whicU .her bebeved,' to be fcaindedin . jnjnsUce and ."Wrong.'r(Tlje duties ofhls station. her never -negleeted. KeitrTetiha inctemeoty of the weathef, nor personal iii convenience aver Jresi rained ;him roJQ? thfL'-iperforrji-, ance.of hU uusu- He was or years JUrorablyknown, to,.tbis Hayse a.ndto llie.countryir-as the;ableaod effi cient chairman, of the Committee of Claims jand. ir is jvell known, that' whilst be' al ways guarded the public treasure Jlike a faithful 'sentinel be ".never r turned a deaf ear to the veU-lbunded clafms of Justice, 'ft; -A f':-. H is "talents were of die itsefui and! ttiodesl&ndnot of the showy and.osfentauousjDrder.-'jHe seemed io think that the duty of the statesman' consisted in acting -for thewelfafe tf his- 'ccviitrymdncS'lafpeajrv. fortheenteriaihmentor his' hearers. Hei spoke but rirely'i and then' but briefly and directly to the subject.: His'object asnsBfMlnessond'rsidtdisplayi''''Hi3 stytd was as terse and bold as U was vigorous and un affected ( And We att knowv how often,' in moments of confuston, a? fejv words - from I hi Jips rernbyed ottrJ diffacumes,&, relieved the House Jrom embarrassment. - In hts'intercoUrse with hiaFdLow-Tmember9,ri need not say v what js"Well known "here', that he" was unilbrm-' lyVfmild, conciliatory ,Vand amiable; -''Althotighre-ma'rkable for tliefiroiiiessand'tenacirjrwKh which be' adher<ohis ptii'rioses'and hs principles,? et those who kne'wbim " welt iinow'.tliatUe: always' exercised -..a be , coming charity for the iionst.difleienie of opinion en .tertained by . others ; He Was distinguished tof thede corum and orderlyropriety; Of h is deportment. ?Ahd neveriin'i the fnost trying and exciting. : scenes; did the' o:far. forget the .dignHyoMMs siarion, icenuys ur iriuiujiii trvijr ui jiMigiHeuu AriglU aavo- cate forihfe-maiotenande of .order healways.strength- eneu nis precepi4yin loree w ms eptarapie . , BuV it (was eqnally in his ; private' and social relations,- dwtlus character presented an exampJe wor thy of. imiiationHis firtnan unbending integrity, irable rand kind-hearted Jman?! bis5 fieari was always' respousive to tne appeals or sympauivy nis porte was casej'tiiay'weinOr.weU,: and truly-excjainir-an lionest and virtuona.man; hjjs.diedi. 'j-,His Cfjarse bas,indeed he'en; an eventful ,ane.'I With a cajmand eoritempla tive mind, he'has for tnore than a quarter bf a century. Viewed the. shifting seenes an the great drama of iis country Vb&iory .j a rid d u ring thex da rkest periods ' of. that country's perils be has clung to her with patriotic "aSection.,4 He Ivas seen'peace and war, prosperity and' calamity, 'excitement ahd calnrVsticceeding'ja -their turns.' ' has Seenparties and .adrhinistrationsviac ,tions ana dynastieSi, rise and pH' xet during all Hhe twenty-eight years of his public 'career, censorious as is.the worldj the tonsne of slander has neverwhisper ed auglu against his-integray and h virtues v,To- thek. . -,uuiiuru to ngni ine. goou ngnt, ana to keep that faith," wliich is based on the true princi plea i of libertyrantfari n wavering devotion tothVlree institunorisof his country Let ma Jioli Le rnia under stood j s I have net allusion- to party-. J - -j :-;Vxvo matter now otnersraay beafitedjbiscolteagues know how to appreciate bis lossf How; Often, n he. hoar of diillculty have we consulted, his sound j ti-: caVwfsdom and Iried. irjrity Hestood,aitwerir; an impersonatioii of ..the character ofUhV V OIoTNorth Siater". wboseJnterests he represertted so"-faithfully. andwhloh lie loved so well, combining energy; -with The resolutions were then adopted in the following words : ' ' " "- ?4"-3 V ''i;,"f" ' 'Resolved, Th.atl'he Senate hit received with'Ieen of respect ? r . ... ,.., 4 -V peft .That the Senate do now. axljourn -i" siArf 1 hisnncoiTipromising devotion to prioeirjlev his scrupurf 'R which-4 lous re2ardsfortrutbT sinceWrvr and-honorhave lon ,,oC np-1 beenl-proverbiaVi 'MA wa'rrri and devoted friend a" Char-- f the murmtmng of water a from her western mountains although 'bis eyes will bo more b gladdened ' with the viewof .Iiis dear native - ha.s s vet 'his mernorr, vill live in the hearts of his coafiding'conslituents,r and be haiiJeidown with reverence to thetr'succeedins chil dren.: v. V -1 1 - 'Although we. mourrr his loss, yet we have thecon folation 'to knuw, that be died in v.the triumphs of that laith .; to -whose precepts he Conformed in Lfe? 'At an early agehe'attached himself to the Presbyterian ChurcFi, and continued an exemplary member v of "the same down to the period of his deathM He never suf fered public duty 'or private plea are to' interfere with the discharge of ; those duties - which .ne owed to , his God ; ,To his latest breath Ihe looked; with hnmble and calm ref.:naiion:io Jthat Great'and GoBeing, in whom he; trusted when living, and whom he ,oiw fessed hefore men'; Those"")!' us? who'1- witnessed, -his Jast moments, have had read-ta us the impressive and, 'quiel-vcompo-' sure ever .-Is . onaa nounsn wnue ne siepps in uusi - ' . "Mr. Rayner tlfen senttoltbe.Ckrk-s ta- Die, jne jonowrng regonn iousl v V'3 -ISV&spbtaiteQovlUih'eud with the live: liest sensibility, the annunciatiun .-oTthe- death' of the ,H on; LV-wts i Wihiam's,: file ab member- from. the. of thVdecVased the"exprevssion j&fits aympathy n Ihii : ' . J '."!" :-.-'r aimciing event ; anu as n tcuuiunjr,oi rvBjei;i. iiii m memory of the doceased. . the .Members indOffifcer will war cfane ori the left arm for'thirtt'days1. m. 'm s Resohedi, TliaVtheMemb'ers 'and Offiee'rs'br this Hon-e wilCrei.d ibe?Funeral of the.HonV tswis ;Witif am; deceased.laie a Membef of; this House, to-morrow.' at 12 ocfkVmcridianI.V-Tt"TSt5":! ? : ' iittofoeo?,.nhatra CCornmittee-be appointed to take the motion, andfk tlie indulgence of, the Houseor the ntterance.of a few, words," from var , heart full to avernowuigwua anguisa, wuicn noworus cau ca Dress..- c, , y -. , . . t .... ' ed- with tbe second .Congress of ,his service, .m. this, oue. .j ;weniv-nve,yeara naye since eiapseu, aurmg ii i - i t . u . I- ." - -i'3 an. wnicn aie nas Dcen aiways nere at uis uou aiwaya true to hfs, trusty always adhering faithfully to- his- '- : -. . . " - ' - . - ; 1 "- : '. .'.:-rif .. ; t contitue iisamtto nis country-v-aiwavs, anu inrouga every poiiUcal. iici'itude7,and : revplution,; adhered to iaimtuliy py t.nem,,;l,i..nave : oiten ; inoygnt .pat mis steadfastness of mutual attachment, between jhe Rep resentative and the Consiituent was characteristic of hothr and.-coricnrrmir with the idea, just expressed ?with such touching eloquence by his colleague,; (Mr. RAtsa,)ahavehabtually, looked upon ' Lewis iif the People f North Carolina,,, r'f , r..:f-t , Sir, the loss of such man, at any time, to nis; count tiy.would.beereafr:Td'thi4'HoaseVat-ihiaiitinctQrer !it is !rrepaiablei i-His Wisdom, hia experience, his un-- 'sullied .integrity,, nis ardent patnoUsm, nis coot and ueiiDeratejuuginent uis conciuawrjt.cmpcr, jui m auuereqeeto principie-jwnere snaii.we.nnu a suosu- j Jconsclvwith-lhftwormwood andjdie gall of, personal animositics adding tenfold biUerness' to the conflict, bf rival ini&estsauu uiscoruanvopimoiis,uuw suiui we have to deplore the bereavement of his presence! the venr Bghtof whosercounlenance, the "very sounu"of whose voice, could recall us. like" a talisraani from the. tempest of hostile passions to the calm. composure, of. narmony and peace. t -.x - iv Mr.iWillwms was and had long been, ; itj the offi- cii language wmcn we nave auQpted Jrom ine fin ish H nu-e of Commons, the. Fsther of the, H ouse: and though-my junior.by nearly twenty year.! have look- ed'up to him, in thU House, with the reveehceof fih' ial affection, as if he was the father t o(j us ,.aU. .The seriousness and gravity of his character, tempered as it was with habitual cheerfulness and equanimity; poi cunany jitteu pirn for mat relation Fio m? owner mem bers of the House, while the unassuming courtesy of his. deportment anjl the benevolence' of his disposition invited.everyone to consider him as a ttrother: Riri h ln'irnnuT - Th nlares. "that ? have 'known him shall'know himnomore ; but his' memory shall be treasured op by the wise and theTg'ood of . his .co-' temporaries, as eminent among the patriots and states-;, nenyofthis nuf native, bind :' and were it DOSsible for any orthefn bosom, within this Half,eyer toharbor for one moment a wish fof the dissolution of our.Na- lional Union.-may-the. spirit of ourldeparted friend,., pervading' every particle of the atmosphere around usV, dispel it he .delusion of - his soul -by reniinding him . thatin that event be would no longer be the country matt Lewis .Williamst. V lV1---- U-:-'v LhU. W. O..JoHssos5rose and; said ; L rise, 3lr. Speaker, to add myjtumbletributeto the virtues .andl memory of a departed friend one -whom I may.- truly say stood to me in the piuca ot a, Jatner ; Jor, wnen . -..IT . j" II -t -I." young anu lnexpenenceu. i. urst eniereu tuw. iiau, u was to nm 1 was indented tor ine p'UJeai counsel anu kind aid fwhicb inexperience always finds grateful from the bead ahd heart of such a.maa.V.2 His nuhlic career, identified for more than a.qutrter of a. century with' the legislation of this House, is one upon -which every patriot should delight to gaze;;. VAs AVttides, justi aa GatOj'pure;!. hehas stood bef.rethe i world the a&ocate of justice toind.viduals antl the uov emment. r ) jjt I ri H is, indomitable and unbending integrity, hiscon-sistency-as a politicianr atd, hi adjierence to the best interests ot nis couuiry, are too uisunguisneu even tor i -r Remarkable for nis. sound judgment and common sense; his yix was never' raised without instruction ;J -and his purposeswere never.. perverted amid .the; ex utement -of party feeling. -t ; ' j. Vs"-. -Though nityhiilliantnd. eloquent,, jetmen.of brilliancy and eloquence in this Hall were his",inferi orsf and his Lie ht: safe and steadfast, shone even5 ov er the path of more aspinne statesmen...'. , L. x -:-6udden and melancholy as is his death he was still .. enrwl Irinir sni" fntthfnlltr In.aama Mo nsfiva Stata - and bta memory: wil)LJ be iemong the richest of. her; wastes.,,' s " sj'.-t-- ;i' hen -called to V-visit -, my departed friend," I ibund him "sinking iritodeaih.apd at. the -bed side of the dy ing patriot t realizedihe loss which' Tthis House and: thiscountry,haveU8ti(iined i-Ahd I cannot repress' the utterance of -mjdeepigriefat this ; sudden .anil". oyerwhfcTmingbereavemenU V v""-V 'jj'i h im wm an atmng nearx i nave now risen to speax ihelanguage of along, cherished affection' for Syfriend, apairiotand honest man.;';, 4 ,.4"he .question was then taken on the adoption of the; re?oIutionsy and they 'were unanimously adoptedli .i un rnpuorjjoi Arcri,T tne usual; Message was orderedjo.be sent tthe Senate". rjZj-'LA auu-wwsp ine.xipnM aqjoumea. --5 1 -xTi -w:w;oawraav -co. 26. t rThe Senate was pot in session , to-tlayi AilOTJSE OP ftEPRES ENTATI VESV 'i vV-- - i ' J f -mawu ii e vuuiniuuivat luus wcrta banded tothe Ifouse'bV tVe Sneaker ' ; Che ;fro'n the i"Presideht,:in answer Co the T i...: iLl1 tV ' ii-' ' - lictuiuuwi u.iue xxouse, catling iori-niorma tion in TegaidHoythe present-state of thefuev gotiation. r.owi pending between this country Ahd GreattBrttaih 'upon the subjecr6fahe iort neaster n bou ndary iherjesident,says; tbit without: defrimenita thetvtejresiof the codntryV ia his, opinion he eannot make pub1 uc i ue recent jiegouaiions.: iiiiscommuin? cation was'laidL do theableand Vrdered to berintrd. 1 X' ',': i dJ $ Thefcpeaker presented a. memorial; from Messrs Blair Kves, xespecting Che printi !ng oflhe.Ceasus document,:, SL$'?i.l Marions', propositions' were?niade for the reference of this raemoriaT,' and aome debate' C:MtwXrJ)w)Xtibied. an amendment, which directed . that Blairr " Hives, and ThOmis a Christian can die; He has left this world for,' buistill I'i - Kyr vV-.-- r c-' ' The sweet remembrance of the" iustc' & ' t rl-". SJale or Worth Uarolina, ana ' tno oiaest flaemoer in service m thie Hou. ' X J . - JJajobccn'That this House tenders to the reTativea oruerjor superintending ine r onerai oi me tieceaseu. a T.be,(esALution$ Jia.vingeen iead t.t vX-: ?.1r.AiAwa roW and said Mr Speaker, jX second ----r '.rft'(f;.'-'V:i'!1 fir.":.""-," - . -.--v-.A '-,. - f.5nf thia mh.'nntil.'-'ihffAnmm!tfp'hsiflrrnAftivfl 1 ne .nenument was adopted. - ; iThe thetnorialv with the instruclicr.'ii vtzi referred to.ti.3 Com;nit.ee on Claims;!; 1 vs..-- i.rr ; T 5 THE SENATE 'COMMITTEE'S PLAN OF:a i i :; 1 : r FfsOAL agent: v - -; jnaving' anowea jo our reauers tune to pes sess themselves i'ully..bf.-the Report bf the Select .ComiaitteQ pf the Senate, explanatory .'ofi''the:'plan-oi,ari':'Jixcaequsr,-.propo3ea-"--Dyi, .therri we.shall now redeern6uc. promise b rencv of thecountry; atfd to on ex teat b yolid VecoVeVy-without .he aid op' oGene-; raL Government is pup.firsV-pos' mf-'A patih of the country are not'equaiiy afflicted; It is true,.rty.uiuie niaii nu nartsot tne ant- mai Douvvitrc cuuaiiy aiiecieu-'uysuLnioruia' ea6se'in any one parti, but na several States.- nor-scarcelyany oneSialei orthis Jn'ron AArt lA''hAll Allots (Fr tA Wa V AV"' t ti ; dx more orl1esV ":The "snfferinav, hojvevefXis atfiicieot? tp?infl-to rfjemand relief. '-At tii i . ctirren 1h nbrje'tp be had'w itjoutpay ing a hfgh '-premt nm,forJt-is'frorrhre d three tnd .half pen cent, belwv the parof. Specie the only; mV tender r a.ndf lftbecurrepcy'L was. I r i't .!. a : i norne, wmi, xui uere, anvv asnington,- ojn what terns can, 7011 .make'use of this-'papei wnicn oo.nsut'ites iue onjy -crrcwtt;Tne- dium of the greater part jof,the,Union,j1s.;,On Virginia Bank paper you must, in convert! no il into" Current rnorteyMose five andahhlf aouars in tue iiumiceu , on " vr neeiing" r v a. ten aols inlthebunde pa per 'fifteen dollars' ?n' the hundred 1 ''on New Orleans Daiser lien in the hundred :. oU' A la ha mi fourteen 1 rth ; liuhdredt ron Wrrie' .1 -' r- . . 1 . '-JJ i .u' .T t. rf Otner mates yet mure fauu lor. tue xjaun i ; Der bf Ohto anU "Illinois You can eetlab- "-v-- .-'." It.-kJ'mi cii.l. . . Jk-. luteiv noiuinp: at an. x nese otates are-pa ticuiarfzed tuily ? Vecalfse, r we have, Jiad, no later, luan .n uouror iwpoeiore ueniung - t.f , - . ' - . -rj; these lines, practical' demonstraliont to our costj thafsach are the rates of exchange of Bank papeV' here.-' W V i.; l nai tnjs is a state ot f tnings.;.uemanuing wuaLevtr, action ., ine ; umierai .uvvciiiuicui can, exert ta relieve Liu is our next position T... I - . U V - 'uf li.L tL. it-is not a ensev toereiorewevsayt wun iu Senate ''-Coirimitteei f i h WTiicb,f Mambe rs of Congressare ?atliberty rf(o' fold ?ti r: arms and 'resolve? to'djnothinKelmet the friends ofa National Bank (the ,most,fJM able opportunity for : establishing which-has mostnnhappi.ly been allowed to pass away sury iwoicn nas oeen repeatea in ueierencc to the public; will) ican justify themVelvea to theiriconstituents or to tbeircountry inVuch a course. FailurA in an attetnptfto accom plish ! dny . th i rrg for the good ; of e the cou n try wbuld.Yet be a "m&ijr in the eyes of the-peo pie ; put to reiuse-ren lojnaxe me attempt. must jnvolve a. verenousrespbnsibUity on the part of Jtepresiri tatives to their constit- nentsu in mts view or ine suojeci, at may be saidj' weareeofened by our own parties ular feelings. v Weionfess it."i We6annot behold the piiblic ivjress Ijnmoved larjd hef who carf must be' etther'irioreor less' 'than: man. I -j.. 4 ' iIt-7sVthereforeiJitwe?':har(Lji8eenwltK pleaure,xAin the Reports whicbr have! beenf madej in. the two Houses of Congress tge first signs of a serious f purpose to: attempt something for the , relief of the Government and "jhe Peoplei'iWe'-hopemUcbXfrOm-a perseverarlce iri'this rSurposeina?spirit :-bf Lcojicession sijchas tfce emergency invites i.onr whotnAthey Constitution has;: confided f the Irust.'which none buiMheycair-exercise eft fecUvelyofveformiB-gandfregulatingifthe. currency.-"' ;t tfr porteci Tn ,CongressV. i teliaye a decided, prefv .erence for that of thj (Senate as expounded auu cjtpiaiiieu- uy -1 is; yuiuuu nee. 4. j uc jj c son f the pre fere nc; i will be,unnecessar;to,.give? when-Jveiiay. that we.be)ie v$ tb'at'the enaieTplAnjvhblds Xorth the promise of great good tohe Ifepf pie aswei las; con ve ntenceto5 vt h e Govern menti a'nd,ihgtifi ur; bpinioh the least liable; toVxce'ptioniMlhVfnost iikelf fo-se'-; : cure the; approbation ol Congress. , Ve do not Wan to, saythatj'uis perect or?ihatit may tiot ;be irnprovecl Jiy mendoleat ; tbut (haly asit stands," weTbelieve it wouldwork well; Vndwe are frer j 'gsu rey could not by- any poss i b i I i ty ma k e ; th j n rs. worse! h an they ,,afe ; I iPyiewjjpC th&pticulaVtnierits bfithe V. 1 1' . . .. . '4 :- i -' -. ' ; ? v ' ' .iTiie first of.thes(ebie'qtiorisl is,1 that s the pian jssuDsiantiaiiy ae same "s ttiai iur.nisn-' ed by -the Treasury Apartment and subject fo all j he' obje'ctlonsi Ivhich "have : been re? gard eel !byl' jna ny; -! to ; if i nsupeabfeV-ltbaC; et reconcilable witji the first) is,0liat itjs but the" Sub-Treasary scheme4 under -ajnew name. These objections, v answeiH Tr-n ? : JA, very brieCexawria'tibn "will ? suffices to .show Jhat the 'plaiiJprop6se4. by,' tUe Senate J vjominiuee oiners t(om inat reponeajoyine Secretary of ihe Frasury in: some.Very.es-j sen ti al, features'; Fp"r i nstance f first'aa-'to thelsropbrtioif op Executive patronageTand poweri whrch ehersJnto: the composition of acaU t .t? j5--v : tj-in- uie, orgamxaiipi oc nj&xoarali.or ar. Acgueri "prbposed byHhe; Senate's GommH teei tHe Secretary !of Uhe Treasury and the TreasVrerV whd are n pointed by" the fPresi andllie Board is iol heCcompbsed bf three CqmRiissioner3"y. TH f tenure of bfBce.cf the Cotnniissloners; also different 'instead rof Jberngappbinted perJicalIy;by 'she.Prcsii U19Klll a io,vusvi rauuiis uyu; me uicijia othepkrt.'jX,-; 'k ' ' That a genera! 'disorder 'jUiateslthe c circle ofjt Stated sufferrtiffympathetTcaHy' is "very inouiefiiwnavis ne siateoi' iiibji cy nar is cai lea -u currency 'L ni is-Ctty orwhictfrby'theVaV:' there ns ;by;fa"nriekcrnsiderat.oav:of tbecttpns fcoMdifiyenl.'qaa't iers,? hich jtve c liaVe hearcTmade' t,' the4 answers towhich will bring ,ou Heading features ete plan.-f jdent ind.Senate bii I emo vable aftBe plea sure bt thcbPresidenU are omitted altogretheri- tieui tire unueu ojiies, meyiareio; noiu their cCces till xerr.Cltd fer csrtlfn specifieil causes. Thdy can bH removed by the Pres-' ident.cr.N tvitfTthe qhcurrehce.of the Sen- The President may suspend any LOznmission, er, in1 the recess of the "Senate, for-any of the c:-..:- : cifed, ar.ri c;; ! rv '-substitute rbuttDe.mu't se;.- l. j ;..3n3 for so doi;. : to the benaie vrit'...i ll. week of its zcsslon.'tf therSemts approve, the!,Cc:r.ii.-u':..5r u tp bq rpejoved 'h lCr.&l, he is to be re?tored. - - t "''The infe'rLr cZc.et3 cf Ihe -Board cf Ex chequer, cs well .3 t!.w c.Hcers of tha Agen cfes, ars lo be c-rc'r.lJ by the , fcecretary of the Treasury c.i rccor.:r.zndatiori..of tkeBoard?i&i d tnay ;b ere moved, by h i tn- 0n' It w A. wJtAtnii Ml ? rT 1M ; - '-.v f '. i.-"-' ".-S.. ' v Jrpm all which jt will be ssen,' that there areito be mutual ebscks uport:theKSecreta-: -.rresiuent wiiiuave no) patrou-," w.pwci, except the appofntrnent of the7 three'Comi missionersvilh the ad vice. -and consent of the'Senatetj40l)e remove4 by hi in paU with ine.concurrence 01 ineenate tor tne auove i'l-. l 1 .- . o . i -. Wi . .... r. l . - . specinea causes.vOH' -t -. i Y Agaixi 'as io 1 dealing in exchanged JThe becrejary s plan tallows the xcnequer- ana 4ts Agencies ;to purchase exchange ,' This was,deem,ediOn-all.hands,Vwe( believe, a dan- geronsv ti nomine. mosLoangerous ana aiarm- nig leaturei in u. l? .was inougut jnnt ine Boards possessed of sucha power, might put the credit vjof,thVfV a'ri 'uiilimitedamouri pohsiUilityf. individuals iniTace 6f,it ; and thathe'exercisofthl&pQwe to personal and party. faVontisin-a xv ihe Senate .Gommitteehave;, therefore 1 air ju.eii.,oui,viiis ivaiurcy ircciiii; iiieir uian left fortjiat; pu rposejpay ablest ari ;poirjfc witfitJiitij: agency ig,,estaDiisn?a, dui na,aq: I yance ot payment, td-be imade till adyice is .icvqiicu.iuauiitj 1 ,uiMuas insert actuajiy, paiu ThAsemcisions ; afiord alL thte facilhiesand fconfer all thebehefits, with the power to pur cutr, aim. witnoui ine posstDiiiy et,; ristao Government, or favoritism to; individuals Then, as to , the paper proposed to be,vlsf sued as a currency. , The Senate; Committ tee's plan dnrs not allow.any"?: papeMo be is suea on .ine creaxt , 01 ireJio?ernmnt to circulate as currency ; whilst the Secretary's plan allows an issue of paper, ; in Ihe ratio of three dollars of paper to one of specie, ? The Senate's plan allows ? specie notes tobe issued as specie to 'the "public creditor ana to individuals on the deposjtieof specie; But such notes are always tor represent, dollar for dollar, the SDecieyon:hand for their tire- fnrnlcl-i' 1 n imrronnvl cqnvehiencesof - papeV.Vanit the value of coin,-with perfect safety toahe i-eopier anu no tiskl otq inejuovernmenu To the Sub-Treasurv system, to whichit nas beeii likened, the plan proposed by the Senate Committee p'resentsoh. the contraryy a: atrit king contrast-in the.following particulars holders' and the contractors in , Government employ, but abandoned the we to all the iyils o4":adepreciated currency r proceeding upuii; iuc; j-ihjuijjc iiiaiTjiuc - vuci iiuicuv snoma receive noiningt.oui goia ana sirver. in4 paymenfof? public dues'and. -disburse; nolhing'but gold ranf silverin thVnayment bf iheipublic creditdr'BaVtheff Exchequer s to: receive- the ' "publicTdu esr: irt the "sound vpccie-pamnebdnkStMperoC' the States," al the'.place where redeemable, vas, well asin goia ana snver, ana atme same time to turt ni'sh : rneV paper 'currency oC' the mbsi im pregnable soundness for the u?es ofthe com inuuiiy, as weit as iije wanis oi me uoverfi hfen f3 ; a c u r rency into: the'hancTsbf -the -mrhanicj' the farmer co7u?y;';Insteadtofl6ckingt?p thepub lie money frbm'the uses bf She? community-; winisi, iivja uui iieeueu uy uie vjrovenrmtjui, . as jthe" dog-ih'the-manger policy of the'Sub-: instrumental in aiding;thegreat operations of cbmmerctfand,produ'ctive' industryC by the -safe.and legitimate operations bf a,fum- isnmg :anu;coiiecuug ;excnange, on oistani points, ' often- accommodating thei wants of 1 inqividuais and the Oovernment in one and. Uie same opera tiori TbeseJ important oene fits, too,5? are to be conferred onvthe business of therjobritfy outer to" engage 'in'LtheC 'mores"ci uestionable And hazardousjoperation of discounting bfl li ' or making loans- of the .public funds,.,, under anyfqrrjDLwhatever";? 2 A- - yjtirdly Because? imparl ing a salutary activity for'oubHcaccbmrooda hbardspf the Treasurythe.ExcueaJuerinvites, forth under;thfevguarwit the'Tioardebrfeasure' would be "otherwise Jost -to jail the:productive employments of", the country and, makes' it the.source ofa new; and accredited circula tionhichwilh that founded on the public reven ues,vrill fu rn ish a national cu rre pcy ad- equate to. all -the .wanti of the' coanlry, jtpd or s ine:oiguesL conceivaoie. creair, ana con- FourrAZyiriTbeJExche ganized that1 itis renderett effectually inde- gfndeht'of thelIxecutive'povrer.?i;The: three oramissioners at the head of it are'remova- ble only with the concurrence of the Ssnato, antithen5 for certain specified causes whilst all Hbe other" oI3cer3r both - in ,tbe tod3 cf their, appojotmentUnd: rec:nval ere , pkscd beybncl v the5 power of, the President,- The wholejborps of .t4e Sub-Trea'j ryol3cRrs. cn the.other- lind,':ere the very brood of EXe'c- mi ve patronage i nev; were all gnooi nte'd .wrectly by the'Preiidenii and werp absoluteW ly epciiueui, uii uia tu.j -vtf ill pleasure Tor theirbontinua.nce in cr rsr.cvcl frtra of fice. -The emt brthesj;tem, in Ibernosi delicate cf clj.trts,; the chire and admin- isf ration -rf tv; - ' '" '--v. that" of i eminent irom ,, the interests and concerns ot the great body of the community, vlt provi ded thel;" better currency!?-lor.;thetf office and- the raerchant,'as well as the salaried of fice.hoideV.ir- Vvr:VV-::.- V 1:1 subser;Yiency to tb i:x; z tive'f over; IwhilatTsketch of iti Lhtcry and prcspects.' tlie distinuishf'i feature cf ths E'xchequer is to rer'-r fl i"dep' -"?iH cf the Ilxecutive, and.to place it.L' -a ii.'uences which' cii.ht "rve it frcn t3 ir'e-rity cf its hih truiit. ernmentto receive anddih7.y 0J in specie exclusively; andahat tfore tl? t..3 oth th3 r -3,"drroceedS'upon'tuy ty cf tl. th? '"""i .nt5 ' ) T - - .: : . w . - tljer vva ha puLlic.reTenuerii-.-j:'""- ve 1j cay.cn this s'ubiect " - ' tFromjhe Watchman of the South. V THE FIRST CoY.r.rfiF! Ifif.M r. ' It may be pleasing ta you to record for ,1 information pftnany of your readers nh .,e be interested in lhemsbuieiacta'-0-1 the" early- efforts of the citizens bf thi, ,s their youth.- -r-r -r7 aUoa 1.1 tne county seaf oOlecklenbofg'coumy itr Into operation about the year 17rV Mien founded ,By theUibefality andT'efforts "nf J uttiuc ui vueen a- jOiLfop: it settlements in that fertile country or bet w.. me - louMii auu vauwua riYers, corns at;. almost exclusi vely ' of Scotch' Irish PrpU.8 Vi a rioA rrfj 41in niA-i.( i. .1 . . r rw viiirtiuiug toeir youth to useiumess anaipr pprpetuating amot,, their, vdcscendant3reliffibnVl'moralit nurnprnn. amily'of Alexander; of which, Wethpr wUk that of Harril?rt isaidTthat about the timJ ofiihe'tte'votutfoh theyt'eonsiituted at least Quarter of the countyV.wIsihe.first Pregident -The Father'of the first President, Abraham : Alexander, Esq : for a bng- time the presidini Alagislrate" of the'cOurity was.1 Chairman of :the ..CoVvelstitfj'tbai inet inv Charlotte an "afteY abbuple of days deliberation "issued the famous 3ucklenburg; Declaration of Indt penricnce,'T3fay'!20 sent it to Congress byAjfr'JameV Jack, mdre than t y ear before the natiohaf declaration was made -ffiiir; uiis - oeciurauoii;oi; inaepenuenct, thenamebf theTrjs.titutioti was changed frons " Queen's- College io LiBertu Hallv f Wli'enthlr Bntish:: 'forcer advanced from S6ulh"Carbfinain therwarihat followed the declaration of Ind6pende1nce1he College ex ercises were suspetided,the Students'scattei- ed, and the" building? occupied,- by the idw dersas a hosbitalJvThe numerous craves it the i ? rear ttfe -College testified, after the departuferof ,the;f6rcesh6W great had been their, loss; ln,a country whicp' from the har. rassing bnheitforaging;parUes,r and the'dif. ficulty ofobtaining supplies, , even by an arTnetf .Tprceitbey ihanied ,the Hornet's Nest. Reyi 'Alexahder McWhbrter, of New Jji. ey Was'the last JPresident.'-' By the direction of the (Synod tof Ne w York and Philadelphia. firi.tbe yeailteihe had visited that region ot country as ..a-missionary lo aatninisier tne Ordinan6e$and assist jn organizing Congre gaUons'and adjusting'' the', boundaries of those"already formed, and !heordainin oi 'ErdeD-afidwasyd'acceptablfr'to the Cori- rrrirntinno lhat Anfivf VPiirra 11.4 wfir mad out1 from 'Hop'ewel 1; Cenf fevVThyatira. and Foiu r th"c ree for' hi m to; become Pastor. These were'ecli hed j-but heafterwards be came ?Pr esident of ' the1 Colleger Upon the breaking up cf the Institution bf the invasion e jrt . . . ' 'J. XT ''-T l oi vJaroiTna,ueTeiurneu iaiew terser ,wuere i- i .L r.l-i- - i j 1j j r..l ne passeu. tne reiiitimuei-oi a loirgatm uaeiui "The lnstructiongiveaOtry- ilie ..President and two Professors embraced, a complete lit- eraryfcoufse'abdjas'rnucb xf the; Mathemal ics andNafural Philosophy; as' was customa ry in-any-College ir 'America.-" ' Here ; were, never , any : permanent tunas, and the College was sustained bjrlhe tuitios fees and the'don'atiqns of individuals. ' i'The,' youth educated - itt . that ; institution have all slept" with their falhersVandn6 li Of their namesremains -One of thedegree conferred as still- i ft- eiistence i n the posses sion bf JMri J. D?Grah"am, of Lincoln county. vA few'names of Graduates ate presented iti1 the rnembiVsbf-th'e raged V as.CoirPoIk, annicer iVtheRevblutronii and"; father of Bis6p"PolkVof the Episcopal Churbh i John viraUainp -.lis. laitvis vuiuuuugsj is v who labored inv Oeorgia, lliomas Hen- dersoiirM. D..of Charlotte. rThe three m named,' for -the -purpose' of economy, xept bachelors hall ih a sritallbuilding , erected fat the purpose ; :vthile the other Students were acconimodaled at the Steward's hall. Thomas Henderson; RH D; rafter the Revo lution!' occupied the "college "building for High School, which he Carried oh wilb gre reputation1 fcr biaoy ydarsV--1 - k fOf the few-survivors Of "ther pupils of this hbollhe venerable laanfrom whom these fac t3 we r e obtai ne d , Jno i Robinson D. D. long pastor of Poplar Tent i oneThclate w Wilson1, of Itocky River, one of whose sons is n6w missjonaryin Africa," anu Mc Jan Tllace," lohg'Paitor of - Providence, were acsang his pupils.',5.,"!'- .'h'-- f1- ' ?Nb vestige ofHhe College ..buildings nojf remain's';. ':Ibe site is"bccupied,byUbe dwelling-cfl.Ir. Julius, Alexiderv::? j ' WKIo !?r. TTpnrfprWa Hiffh School con tinue J, it is net knbwitthat efforts were made for u.RtWzz osenot-taHa-fied with tl a.v.c'.:nt cf instruction ontaineq ai u puuw., , i Tin... rrnii ' in New-Jersev. " . Afto htini nf. UeTiderson, various t; forts Avere made to;ect a College for lW re-ion bf-countrv ; and,at onetime a charte Xi as '. oblarnedfrobithe v Legislature.. JJ" ts ih t "pffirieiit orpermanc. : was done tju mWfiin -ft-fpw.' vekrs' Tbe'-'descendents those Congr'egationWv.hich'-ecteAZ tt71 h ; wfl nut un if Davidson , College, anoui fwenly miles' rrora Charlctterwith sanguine ribv President ol Kicinctitntinn. cr-ra cfJits friendii, wi f probably iri a short tirr.2faToryou,f d I have thevsht you-would take pleasure ifl snatching, even tecnpcrariiy, from me nab s tr. l-ba act'.oca cf a generation o m.Vi i- tn tko' f-f"' f irt--'-,.'4-8i "- ' . flhe first Collegeprnstitutron' that offers a complete CoJIcgecourse of ' instrncti was establishedat CMrl6tteh'smli :n sou uu . -k no w ietige , i nineir ,seciuaed heritaw in,the wilderness:' r'-r' 4 V,lA.''Ai-:' L.lA tr . ; -,4aaau,ii.ifc;Aanueri iUtf 'JLF.i OI me' V1AAVW
The Raleigh Register (Raleigh, N.C.)
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March 4, 1842, edition 1
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