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1 - - '- i' - - t ... . v . V!, v s V "4 s. - 1 r V 'V 9t , ft 4 0 0 1- 1 H fJ 6 IT $ i' t jf w. - A- s . ."B-EPOKXED FOS THE BEGISTER..' f IN SENATE1Wday, 'Nov..22. v - u The Journal of yesterday was read and approved. U (? A letter from Johnv B. Pollock,' (tho.fcJenator - v-clect from Onslow County,) resigning his eeat, ' y was read, accepted, and the 1st ot December jap- pointed for the election to fill the vacancy. , - Gen. Wm. Williami 'moved, that ,tlo Speaker assign one or. more seats fofStenograpIiersrtore BorUhe proceedings of the Senate. Carried, vus A:mes5aWwa8rreceived!.from the. House of : Commons, informing the Senate of their organiza-' l. nion, by the election of Officerpreviously report y ed: When.' . :: ' r f9,V 4 u , 4- Mr. Cooper made a motion, ,insre me naeiiato v now proceed to vote; for "three- Engrossing Clerks. A message was immediately afterwards" receiv ed from the.House, emBodying the . proposition of "Mr. Co6per,arid stating that Messrs. Hays, Graves, 'HVest, McClelandjIlumley, Cochranj.Lancaster, f Tait, Jones, Colemarw Thomas; Gray,1)rake, IIoxv . ver, Hoyt, Miller and Hancock, were iff riomina;. 'lion, to which the name of John It Baie was sub MhupntlT added - ' 1-4 'J-'a . --'lu r-1 - " . - i Mr- Dockfiry proposed that a Message W sent V ..to the Uousey Jto appoint a Joint Committed - for .. ' ' the pnrpdse vt waiting on the Governor,- inform- Jng him of the organization of the two bodies, and their readiness to receive any communication he '.ft-yr ' may think' proper to lay before them spending , . .which: r y7 . A message was received from the House of ' shnilar' purport, which was considered and agreed .j- j. '; . to.Vand Messrs. Dockery and Moore appointed ;on the part of the Senate. V;!- ify -Ux ; -, : Gen. Williams moved that a Committee of five ' ymembers be appointed ' to dopt Rules of Order 4 ; - . for, the ebvernment6f the. Senate ; vrhich was' 'f - atrreed to? and Messrs. Edwards. Jovner. Brown,- ' Soruilland Shcpardnoaiinated as siichConimittee. - i A: messtyre was-recei ved from the JIoHse, sta- C. Committee 46 superintend tng elktof ithfee. Engrossing Clerks, when Messjcs. Reid and, Jav cocks were appomtea on tne pan oi me aenaie. x ae oenaie proceeaea xo oauot iur . vurec xu- mse uierks. wnen the vote was as iojiows ; ley 21 ; Graves 9. l Drake 7 ; Cochran 22 ; - Jones 7 ; Hoyt 13 ; Moore 3 ; Buie 8 ; Gray 4 ; JUancocK 1 Miner ia; Hayes a; rancasier l ; Thomas 14 ; McClellanfi; West 7. .No election. . ;ii A message from the House, informing !the Se U nate thit Messrs." Caldwell and Miller fare" itd Committee upon Joint Rules of Order ; Messrs. ,1 Morehead and Arrington were appointed on the V; part of the Senate. ! ; ' , ; . . , ..Gen. IJockery," from the Committee appointed to wait upon th Governor, reported, that they had performed the duty; assigned them, and were in - " stnicted to say, a communication from him would . be laid before he Senate, to-morrow at 12 o'clock. . . . ! A 'message from the House, proposing again to vote for three Engrossing Clerks, was' agreed to arid Messrs. Pasteur arid Spruill formed the Com " mittee .to superintend the election on the part of r the Senate. 'The result of this ballot,-'trf (Senate, was 'as follows : -Cochran 22 ; Rumley 2Q; Mc- Cleuan 10 ; Gayj 11 ; 'UaxMAli MiUer, 15 ; t Graves 5;-Buie 1; Hayes 4;Prake8; Hoyt 17? i Coleman 9 jr Hoover 3 Thomas la ; West At 7 vOn motion of Mr. Edwards, the Senkte adjourned. , .HOUSE Or COMMONS. r ! iThe House met, according to. adjournment, M .19 o'clock. 'l-j. '-.7.- jr 'f I The Journal of .the preceding day wai read ; i and Mr. Me&llum,r from Anson, and Mr. -Whitley, from Johnston, iiame forward, were qualified and took-their seats. : ' v f. v 1 ?I!heHonsd then p'roceededd the election' of Assistant Doorkeeper -Messrs. Ahdersor4 Finch," Depoe, Cooleyj Brown, Lowi Merrit fbad Bobbir f i Anderson received 58 otes Finch .25,' Depoe 23 Cooley3,- Brown 2, aid; LowSl 012 rotes having been given, ! and.58being a raajorirj-, Mr. ' Anderson was declared duly elected. A message was recgived-from the Senate, "an enouncing that that '; body was gorgariized forifliel Onmotjon of Air. Thos. Wilson; . f j ',' . Resolved, That a Message be-sent to the T3eiu ate," informing them of the organization of this Hoose, and ol'theiredm.toPPc66 to ie y despatch of public bnsjnesa; and proposing to raise a Joint Select Cknnmittee, consisting of two . . members of each House, whbse duty it shall be , : toL'wait upon His Excellency! the Governor, and inform him of the, organization of the two branches ' of the Legislature, -and of their readiness to re ceive such communication as he may think , proi .. ''pertomake. ' -jVv ' j I r 'On motion of Mr Jones, of Orange, - - sb7re( That a? Committee, r of nve members ' -; be.4appointed to, prepare and report Rules! of )rr :der for the government c. this ; House, and tha ; 'y hi the interim,, the rules, of ikk last session be - deemed and held iriorcev Jj. , j 1 " ' 1 MendenhalL were appointed ho Committee.. On motion of Mr. C. Jones, - I -r ;. ;y. ;.' " Resolved, That a Messaged sent to the Sen ateprdposing to !get into the election-of En grossing Cletksvl : -iy;-; . A message was 'received from the Senate, ac v 4 ceding to the-prbpowtioni' uupf i :tfVi The House then proceeded toV vote for three Engrossing Clerksj which, resulted a follows : M Hoover, 23 ; Hayes, 14 ; Hoyt, 31$ Miller, 43; Hancock, 9 ; . Buie, 11 Graves, 19 ; West, .12 McClelland, 22 ;' Ramley, 30 i Cochrai 45 ; Lon- ' caster," 7.; Tate, :4.; s JonesV J3 ; Coleman, 19 ; : Thomas, 20 ; ; Gra7 Drake, 11" :;:S ' ., ln.cpmparison, witn ine vote of tne cenaie, cw being necessary to a choice, it, was fo'und that no ehktionlwaa"ihade1-!,;'; .1 A . inessage was i deceived -from . the; Seriate, agreeing in ine proposition .ox ine nouse, 10 raise it Select (Tinnnu'jbf'irwi , ;. .. .7 oelect Ccnnmittee two on: the, - pa . : : Housei to wait on the Governor, ana J ' 4.T of thefr .orgizati y v yi Also, bne proposing; tolraise ; a-Jo inform mm nronosanff. to raise a- joint iseiect Comoouttee .of two on the part of each House, to regulate the intercourse between Che two Houses; wBckwas agreed to. ? . .t-s-; -' : ; v J i" Mr. McLauffhlin. frotd.tredell. presented acer I'tificatejon a pthioaf-lAnTTattorsbii-for.a peri feaioni and movedJhatitbe; signed bfthe Sfeeaker,; I.Arid sent to the Senate to be countersigned by the ppeajwr 01 mat DOdy: ! was found, on- comparison with, the ..Tote 'of 'the iv.'iH'- Jaes moved to lay it on the tabl which U-waicarried." .;t Jrr'-'-J- '.' 61 " v'41!;,lAllote ypte was then ;had- forEugrosslrig .1,1,1 Rg f0uOW8:Hoovel5i 4 !Hayes 13 ; Hbyt 34; Millef r Haricot V-k-iBn7VGtare9,2tf West 10 1 McClellafkr t : V: V' t UEtumley 37 ; Cochran'57; Lancaster lTate 6 ;3y0-;:r41 j Coleman ; 15 ; Thotaai ;27 ; Gray 3 ; V;.Draka.lOL 6T3beingt necessary. toj a? cnoice, it in "' iriy On motion of Mrl Pope, of Halifax the vbtebV - fa . , wnicn we motion 01 xu.r. acia.ugaua was .jam 0.1 " ; i , ; !the tablawas reconsidered. ; Jt. Vf."V. 'Vr t ' . ' The-jaestion then reenrrirj fef the motion Jbf n :. - ::tti 'fMr, MclAUghliT,' ii5 rncticn prevailed,- - ' ''TJSBBN ATE-Vj dxesdat Jovv 23.' Yesterd-y's Journal being read eiuv approved. f-.rz:r.E:-.- - troni tne Committeeton icuies 01 , that the Ccanrnittee ebnetti1- in .rec he rulaa that obtained in 1840 for- ; ci trf? ena(e. : uonenrred in; UUtVI UJO WVMUkvi J o- vote, there was no election ; iwnicn- report was concurred ia ' - -A ; 'I - ' -" , Mr. Millet, the5enator?'cf Ruthrfpr,- appear- ed, qualilied, and took his seat." t. ':y A message was' received from'the House pro posing "lo go fntd the election of three Engrossing, Clerks'; which being agreed to, the House was informed thereof, by Message, and Mn W. P. Williams and" Mr. Jones were. appointed a Com, mittee to superintend the balloting. . ' The names of the folJowinsr Candidates were- . withdrawn from nominatiori viau Messrs.-West, Jray," Hancock, Hayes, Bute and Moore. Edwards moved that the"4 Rules of Order for,the Senate, together with'ths Constitution, be, printed for the use. of the Senate : but after a fev remarks from Mr.' Dockery, withdrew his niotion. VfReceived from the House a certificate from the County Court'bf' Iredell, in favor of Ann Patter son, a Pensioner, which was read, and ordered to be countersigned by the Speaker of the - Senate, i Mr. Reid .presented the. Pension Certificates of Isabella Campbell and Martha .Spears, from, the Cleirk of the County Court of Cumberland which were also read ordered to' be, countersigned by the Speaker and; transmitted to fhe House. TheSenate then proceeded :tb vote for. three Engrossing Clerks, when the vote stood thus : Cochran 27f Rumley 26?McClelland 12J Miller 21;, Thomas 21; Drake 5; .Coleman 10; Hoyt 14; Tate 1; Graves 7.-0 , . " ".. ' MrK Morehead offered the following Resolution: ' JResoZred, .That a Committee of two-be appoint ed to. ascertain and report the amount of Public Taxes paid into the Treasury of the State, in the years 1838-'09r'4O-,4i & '42 by eaci County in the State, that said Committee set forth m their Report the aggregate amount of Public Taxes paid by each County into the Public -Treasury I for , tho five years aforesaid, also the average amount paia dv eacn. . . n Resolved, That tbeyfarther report the Eederali population of each County, as ascertsuned accpfd jng to the census taken under the Act of Congress passed in the year 1839 entitled "An Act to pro ,vide for taking the sixth Ceifeus, or enumeration oi iqs lnnaDiuLuis oi &3 umiea states." ; , -Mr. Edwards suggested to the Senator, from Guilford, whether, m the room of appointing a Cbmmittee to obtlin the information sought for by the. resolution, it would not better become the dignity of the Senate to call upon the Depart ment to furnish the Slatistics be required ; fur ther than this, he had no objection to the resolu tion. 1 ! ' , MrMorehead replied, that he had offered the resolution withbot any. consultation with the friends he usually acted with ; he, for one, was not desirous ofsUying the entire Winter in Raleigh ; the matter "sought for bthe resolution was re quired before the Senate could : act upon a. most important duty which devolved upon them, and that his sole wish was to facilitate the businessf the Senate. ""f. V; ' - f " After a further interchangeof opinions between Messrs: lMWarda,and Morehead when the former obsemoo qnecould everaoense him of at tempting byany action of his, 'to 'prolong a Ses sion, the. resolution was laid upon the table.until toimorroV.' CJ . - , . On motion of Gen. Spruill the Senate adjourned. im. r . ? . ...... . . ?1 HOUSE OP COMMOMS. , . ThQ House met according to adjournment , On motion, a message was sent to the Senate, proposing' to. vote for Elngrossing Clerks. ; Mr. Bracken introduced the following Resolu- ,tidn --,i ,4 " Respite That seats be appropriated in the House for 'such persons as may be engaged in re porting its proceedings for; publication " " - On motion of, Mr. MendenhahV it was laid bn the table,' in consideration that1 provisions would bo made for this object in the Rule's for the gov ernment of the House, -'Y. , . Mr. FHriis introduced a Resolution for the re lief of thtf late Door-keeper, which passed its first reading. Mr. llalsey introduced ; the following Resoln 'csoZrf, .That a committee of three be appoin ted to prepare 'and report to this House a 1 abu-H lar statement of the population of INortli Uarolma, .contained in the several Counties, agreeable,o the last Census and the Federal Populatiori con tained m each ; and prepare and report a state ment of the Taxes paid into the Public Treasury of this State by each county for the last five years. vWfaiclrResolution was adopted, arid Messrs. Hakeyy Biggs,' and Norcura were appointed the committee.;' ' '"; j"v' :'' A message was received frorn tfie Senate agree ing to the proposition to go into the election of three iingrossuig. Clerks. , The House then oroceeded to vote ; , which re sulted .'as follows : - Graves 23 1 McLellan 37 ; Coleman 16 ; Drake 10 ; Tate 5 ; Laricaster-3 ; Hoyt;44 ; Ramley 49 ; Miller 52 ; Cochran 63 ; Thomas 4 : The whole' number being 163, and 82 being a majority, Mr. Robert Cochran was de clared duly elected. .-Two more to elect . ... f'Mr.' Hawkins moved that a message be sent to the SenkteVproposirig, to raise a joint select com mittee on Military .Affairs ; whichy at the sugges-' tionbf Mr. Cr Joues, was withdrawn. " The Governor's Message was then received, and was read ' to the House by the Assistant Clerk. ,. ,' ' vMf. Barringer moved that the message.aridthe, accompanying documents, be sent to the. Senate, With a proposition to print five, copies for the use of each member. , . ; - . - Mr. Biggs moved to amend, by inserting on& insieaa 01 jive.p.e suueu max ne maae ine mo tion without intending any disrespect to the Go vernor, but' iif was merely to save money , The expenses of printing had increased greatly since 1838, and it was time that they were retrenched, The custom: before that time was t& printout one. r?MrV Mills, objected 4q. the.. sjaeildinenjb-.XlQr obiect-ot the monon. was to .sejld5tha msssage among the people for their information.. - The Go vernor. bad been elected by thamj and,they had a right to hear his views, on public matters. Anl as to 'the expense of printing7 a fewadditional copies, that1 would )Dei bat trifjingr Tfie pabJBc tW LwkdtS printing had . been SetNpthd , lowest bidder on, contract.for so much a page The principal ex pense is'fbr preparing the type. , After they are prepared, copiescan be ' multiplied for but little more than, the cost of paper and-mk. , ' Mr!' B6fcr, --was, in favor of the amendment (tle went inTor' retrenchment and reform. ; Mr. Francis, concurred with' Mr. 'MulsJChe people iiad a right tohaVe this ,'infqrmatioA,'It v. 3 iooKinr anxic: :;yjror jne -message. 4ie . . . ' . . . -r w ..... m -jlie V,-- 1 1 J ot them tive thenn- If the jgenttemati frcrn Ilacon; wc::lj;-r j-back-to 18331.? wcaIT find cut wt t had Lceathftcus- tonW-T'Hi3"uhc etiect .was retrenchment, and ... . . tobrhrthb3 L 14. tosivaere -Mr. rra-cifosenrebly.t Tie. thocsht Ueh-J ialterlc? el 2ctnU leaked ouL Thera were somel thinr? in the fee'L ro thatdid'riotsaitlheir tastesV for three Engrossing Clerks, reported : that '163 votes were taet necessary to achoice-83, and that no person having received- a majority of such 4omatioa c'.ntai5--i m the. message . IJivBi Mgaiir tooi the flr. II? repeated that li-tenibd-rb dreccw ot!.: 1overr.br. : - 7r -rns r t -r r.-""-zr:,'r r, 'j'i"!''v7sfTOU --uaric8iorr,j sume-poinvaoove ine narrows, or. udeemea j ana 4uruowns niiea ir w - "or:5! and -perhaps if he. we're, to cany us back nineteen he .would show jus some. etrange,th;3ln legisla? tiom THey had commencqd: their reform with a Vengeance. -They have turned out a;Cl6rk, whq his 6613:6 the tate faithfully for nineteen years, and we know not. what' to expect next I want reform in substance, and not in-name. r . '' ,Mr. Brower made, some :additionaljremarks; in favor of the amendment. ' " ,-r 'h . t " .The question' was thenAtakeitax ; Mr.' Biggs nsbtibn." and it was adonted; Aves '60 : Noea 6 ?4The motion of Mr.' Barripger, as amended, vi?as 1 Mr. C. Jones, in behaltpf -the, Committee apr pointed for that purpose, reported RuTes of Order for the government of the. House. " ' - C . On motion of Air. Cardvflell, triey were ameno . and afterwards tadbrited. . 1d,:and afterwards tadbpted,' -The House. then Adjourned ! until tombrrow, g, 10 o'clock.- : ' morning, , , vGOVERNOR'S MESSAGE. ! . Gentlemen of the. Senate,, ij' . -;-v 4 V of thajlouse of Commons : i V;Tho period rcatasierblage i of a portion of t he pepp le, selected .fyr the i r eihi u eVi t qu a 1 i -fical ions,' Yof; the? important: triists con fiddd to VliPfln : to'eyactiaws ljj which; theyVas well as theirxonVlituQt?,iirevtp be govern ed is an occasion -interest inff to the philan thropist, cheenngr to tber friends of rational rirberty. and an al Commentary ' u pon the excellence oi our. po,iiicai insmuuuna. To that Department of the Government, assigned o:super'tntendheue execution of the Laws, his 4sembage should always "be $cepUb!eVWordinr-.:n opporturiity to show how- the4prtea of that.Departmenl have been dischargeilto point out the. de fects of. the Jawswhich experience tras pro-. ven tot exist arid;, t suggest 'audi. amend citizens, whictybfngs us-ogelher ; anu in the name, of ountrpni tnon constrtueuts, I cordially greet jTojar" tender you my hear ty co-operation inf 'the adoption and execn tion of all measures that'may redound to the welfare of the community. Srice the his keeting of your Honorable bodf, althougfix-Sortions of our State have been visited witrr affliction, ami wilb physi cal causes, destriictfve to the hopes and la bors of thehulbanilman--: yet tlli6peral health of4ha fad, and, the bointeQOriro: duct ions of hetioil iave been sucli as to elyeil the most (profound gratitude towards that Author, from wnonT all blessings flow, nnd to whose superintending Providence we are indebted (op all vie are, and for all we hope to he. A it is out especial duty, as it is that of ?very Dcpirtniitit of every A inericari "Gorernment, earnestly" to solicit a. continuance oHhose peculiar lavors, whicn have rendered' the ; American people the bles- sed-of the earlfcr v u J Withio theiame iperiod, an event has ta ken place; in the dpalh of bur late lamented Chieff Magtrate,' whichjlwhile a grateful Deonle have rnourned lheir bereavement, and a iuffeHng clw&try felt the affliction, yet has 11 proven ine, mresigui 01 our n.ewiunuwrjf sages, irf tue adoption of our Constitution, and hasVtested its wisdom and stability. A similar eventin 'most ;6tlier countries, would have been followed by resort fore, or. at least.to extraordinarv legislation, to estab- Ush tbe auccesion., Witi us, tue successor, already indicated by the people tliemaelves, glides intottne Chief 'lgtstracywitlr an ase and 'quiet on hlalpart, and "an Mquies- cejice on otirs, that proves, how lortunaie u is for the human family, wheji,,jJt the estab lishment of their forms of Government, they select Wisdominstead of Ambition, for their counsellor, r And,- it is to be fondly hoped, that every futurcrtest, like this, will assure the friends of our forin of Government; of its strength, and its cnemiesuow delusive the hope of its destruction. . 4rhe. result of the late Treaty with Great Britain, giVcs us pleasing prospects of con tinned peace and, however widely sogoe of lis may differ from the President, as tcrthe manner in which1 he has discharged a portion of his duties, yet the meed of praise is dtte to him, for his earnest and successful efforts, sustained ami carried through by the eminent abilities of his(distingufshed Secretaryj to adjust our difficulties with that Power 4ipon principles of Honor and of Justice. Nor is it to be believed, that the good, nrismg irom this adjustment, yill be confined to the par ties imraediafely concerned, M The noble ex ampIeVset by two of the most powerful, in telligent and lionorable nations of flic earth, in adjusting thejf tlifficdlties, by a resort to argumienl, insflaUrflfrins, ?will bdworlhy tbe npUalion btfery, member constituting ine igTeav lanuiy 01 naiions that which results from.the tnost brilliant triumph of anrs'victorious' over right and Justice,-. . . 1 - - - ' iUrf trivitrng your attehlion to such matters, 'iougbt to engage your, deliberatiQn,'jdufmg fyburrresenC Session,. I referypu lo the first t -Article dpftour CoiiaUtution. .as amended. J he history of nauona oughttohate taught, 1 mictungi.uHu. and it Is, hoped has taught llie, present gen- ou M-roau.-oureeav o uovernmeni wjm eratioothat that good which arises from the our excellent. Port of yilinington,Von guidance of reason'andthc, dictates br jUs- the oue hand, and with one of .the best ear! lice, is moVbeneficiaVandpehnauciit, than Porls inhe-wiifldrothe-other No valid Sin3rh duty, .tthis&fe. T6ri,-.lay: nff tlic State Into Senatofta, Difc iricns,;niu iu uppuriiuii niq rprpsinaiiyetJ in t&: House of Corhmods among the4" seve ral Ccnties of J he' State.-The'fqjes by wlricb fob are to beguide,d in the discharge orpuf'tiUef',; are;T5o expUcitly 4yalbwn iniJhfr'CoQlifujliyn itself, as to preclude all toUBnjcojiio'e subject ""'-'i ''Tf t yt thp:.la;t Session of., Congressman; ct was; passed, id apportion the Representatives among ina several oiaies-aecoraing to me rt v c nfus.f y 1 n is y act, the nq m be rot rcseinatrvps, to which fTJtth Carolina iieu, isrenuceu iroinnirieen,iomne. 11 !,. u u tr th Siat'e?irubiilne Congressional, and el. veiYf EleetoHl (fistncts, fn Ihe discharge6l 1 . fT' u "'-"bp th fs(ny,iusticVJqrlh ctti?; ensof e vfry pa rt of the State,"derria;iif j th!! thlHstricts 'shall .Vlaid.onvaa. nearly , enna l'i PtnHirnX Ponii 1 ktrr aiitra OraciieWe t ma1i ttiti!iid i i,-..t..ii iv .1 u. J 'Sl L.11 1 tn.t uili aiidii aasuiiiB &ui;ir suaiiK. uniiiuii I tilt .'"- r .. : j" , -, e.Vrr:l!ltic1t ?X lW!n&' pletiat:lii allnuhir electionsietrery cit- I ize'A'aliQuld have the full political - we hrht to j Lawof biscodnt -' . i t - .. . . "-. . - I. - uridentauje, that lUs'-oemeg scarctJiy uc - haW irt ,t it adotition fbr votir exiid- ance irr the'thscharge of your tmporta ties. f - s . By an'Actof Congress, approved .the 4h Septv 1841, entitled -."3in Act to .appropriate the Proceeds ofhe sales of theliliLtcrlrrjd?, bo , designated to .receive the payment; I forth with appointed- Charles Us;H.iNTOKt j Esql-TilBlicnVeasureV the Agifit 'ot thisr; oiaiH, tof receive ine payment hwhw puuc ed to Washington for thattputposfKbiiUfi? amount Wjjis . hot then paid, for thejreasrjri as it was .alleged, that the net amogiitfbr distribution had not then been ascertajpedi. On tl)H .4th November, the acting SecreUry I 01 ine unitetiotaics, iniormeu menai iiifr accounts naa Deen arijusica, ana ne sum o 822,917 97 was found due thisStatef which " the Treasurer was inioi'nwdWlie forthwith requested ihe.DepahmenXtTWash ington to forward, him a Draft fore Amount. This Draft is daily expeilV? -It becomes your duty to apply this fdod to-uch purpose as your wisdom may .suggest ; The Raleigh and Gaston5 Rail-road Com pany availed themselves? bfrtha Act . of the last Session, entitled' An .Act to secure the State against any and -every liability in curredfor the Raleigh and Gaston Rail-road Company, and for the relief of the same," -by accepting the benefit of the Act, and'giv ing the Executivenotice of the acceptance rwitbin the time therein prescribed. The Deed 'of Mortgage, and Deed of Pledge required by said Act, have been duly exe cuted and registered, and Bonds, to the a- mount of $500,009, conditioned as required, have been executed and deliverecT to the Treasurer, signed by obligors, ' whom I be lieved at the time, to be able to pay and sat isfy said Bonds. The Treasurer endorsed 8300,000 of the Bonds of said Company, as directed by said-Act to do, and delivered, t-hem to.the Company ; and having heretofore under a farmer Act, endorsed.$500,000, ih& Stale stands responsible for the Company, now, to llhe amount of 8800,000.' As" yet, I hmgno aware that the Treasurer has been required to pay any thing for? any re?pqasi bility, incurred by the State for this fJor proration. Atxtbe smne Session, an Act, somewhat similar, entitled " An Actrthe relief of the'. Wilmington and Ralcigh Rail-road Com- tpany," was passed. That Company availed itself of the benefit of the Act, by fully com plying with its requirements, in giving the security, and their Bonds, to the amount of 8300,000, have been endorsed by tho Trea surer, as by said Act he was directed to do. I am not aware that any demand has been made upon the Treasury, for any liability in curred for this Company; and 1 arri informed that the Company has discharged 850,000; of taid'bonds, as required by the "Act. Be sides the interest,, which the State 'should, feel, from pride and from utility, in the suc cess of theso two 'noble enterprises, there is an additional interest, - which invites your serious attention. Jr the, first' of these (loads; wejhaye sen, that the State" is bound as security for $800,000 for ihe latter, she is bound as security now for 8250,000, be sides being a Stockholder in tho same tathe amount of 8600,000. The first, and most important consideration then, is How the Roads can be enabled. to meet their liabili ties, and thereby secure the State. The embarrassment of the country has been, for some time past, and is likely to be for some time to come, so extraordinary, that travel .the vmb$U profitable source of revenue to Rail-roaJs has decreased exceedingly, and. the productions of industry are so low, and the profits of merchandise so-r that the'inconie from heavy transportation has. greatly diminished. No doubt is'entertaiii ed but that both Roads would" speedily ex? tricate thetnselvea from debt, and make their stock profitable could they have full em ployment, r Any act of ilegiIation, that .can aid therny in .procuring additional employ ment, withbutrincurring nddition;il responsi bility on the7pgrt of tho Stated willcertiiirly; be wiie and '( $P$i It ;s inore thanjrobable that application wilf.be made to chaVterr a Company to jcbn strucla RiIl-roadfbmi some point. on the Raleigh aiuhGaston Rail-road, to, Wefdon, tfiie point' where 3the Portsmouth and Roai oke, and VVilunngton and Raleigh ' Rail objection to gantijig.this charter is perceiy- - V-'I 11 .1 - -f ' . 12 .- ' ed,while there" is much io sustain its ;prb- prfety . The distance isshortl tfotild fi ftecrt iiiiies, uie grqunuis tavoraoie, anauie-usuai expense of Depots and Oars can be dispen-, sell with,: b Ihe. use of those belonging to the Roads'so greatly interested in-thiscon-netion. .Besides the ad vantage" of transfer ring heavy armies andjiucb a3 are, j neon., venibht to handle, directly-, from the Ves selsto Cars, tb'at will deliver them in?Ra leigh,' and vice versa?,' K wi H : ;cheapcii. and quicken transportation, by cbmpetition.shbr- j ten the rouie by, Rail-road to Wilmington, mi grye uajKs meansroi . ouerjag our pro ducts i.4liViVat' markets ofPetersburg, NpffoJi':, and- Wilmington, within a few hours sAerkaving the City of Raleigh :-; V f'KThe next inquiry, is," by what means the vast productions of the feitile VV est can be made to1 travel Eastward, arid 'rea'ri the ad vantages of i,ese fnroadtfa"ciUtis;t From' personal ofjsejrvationl 1 iiave found the Roads, leading from; Raleigh WSlwW,:ifriHHe distancefpf fiftyortsixty miles, and ; those passing over similar GeoJdgtcal formations, which range from North-East, to South-West, across the whole Sbitel-sepafalins thW- rich valley bf the YadktC from Faeitevill; p-i Jltoitl' f tin llrnl In- 't tiA-'ClntA J H'l fiml the productions of: this rangetHen ncciviug u iiiarKeiariuciirnoro s-uisiant 4nan yur uwu, uecause onore easy ot-'acce?a f tbe towrisChw Cmd becaiDd due Id North'-Carohna at the; Public j and therefore. inore -likely la be made, and Treasury, on" the Xsl July last.- On the 24th4 answering ever "desirable purposevU there June precftcling.'a 'commuhicatiou- from the I fore recommend, that a Charter, be granted, ca$'ury:'De7arirnentTw&edre8ed fa this to make a Turnpike Road, from the City oi DrVnnrtmpni" rnnpiiino-iliat ah Aweiit should I Raleich. to'some point Westward, selected . - . I 1 . "1 u.. : . I .' -'2. L :' 1 re'roucVmore;miliar1y known than cver r; - .;iu i Tialoitrh ? jniirn less, those . ,xdjfciowni ? l Towris farthdr Eastward ; and Ihis grows ool rce-.oi passiirg oer our Roads, with heavy burdens at that season 01 ine vear.-mosi cohkiiiw r to foi to take our products to market, C The remedy' forlbese'efilsyls' believed 10.be iff good Ton- hvilWv-iew to its ultimate continuance to tho extreme w est," requiring wbvoi puiaiwii, . coimwncQ opcrtftions, ,At I Raleighand to iinigh specified sections oi locwau, ,wimm tpecrfi.ed perrodsand? makingit forfeit-its charter as to all- tharpart ot ve?coniempia ted'Road;Which4i9 'riot finished 'within the iiiie reeeriWV'Vutgirantrngr the privilege i .Tii.arrfo Tnlli'An hit utiftft narts as are coin- f.IrtP!. havincr a due reirardv to the citizens of (he'eodpiies, througltwhicli the.Road inay pasi, so that theyshall nbCbe harrassed by unnecessary exaction.orrtbose parts of , the Road, lying in the CbunCies where' (hey, re side SuchUChaterb;uId liold out in ducements to capitaHstsjVto embark, in' the enterprise, as they could abandon it when- ejrer thev-found it was likely to 4e injudic fiolJS,tM t retain what they had finished. Should 3 his Road be continued to w aynes borb', which might be done at comparative ly small expense, the Farmer would have the choice of markets, of Wilmington by the Rail-road, or Newbern by, the nyer Neuse. This Turnpike, itsis confidently believed, jvould aid greatly to sustain the Rail-roads, and, at the sarrte iimej give to ItMfUstry, fa cilitie.s tp which it is now a slrapjer. In connection 'with JlhescRoadsl ' will again invite your attention to the facilMy with which the State can be called upon for payment. If either of these Companies ah all fail lo i pay the principal and. interest as it accrues, the PublicTTreasurer is authorized lb pay the same, out of any money in the Treasury athe time," andlfbr this; the faith )ofi the State is pledged. By ' .reference to iheajiidunt of semi-annual interest, and .aqptraf -payments of principal, which ?re re qdiredtobe paid, il will be seen that it is liibtprbliablej nor indeed it is necessary, that er&.bejn the Treasury, at all times, n-;4!VufficienC to meet -tfiese cibiftin gencesic; it is to be hoped, will never happeretj'as they may happen, and. as the pledge of "the State must be kept under all circumstances,' inviolate, and ;its faitfi sustaiuedj 1-recommend that, the Treasurer have authority to borrow from our Banks, a shm not exceeding, at any one' timer the amount which. the State may be required to pay between the sessions of the Legislature, and that these loans be contracted only as the demands are made, and aftejt he funds belonging to the Treasury are exhausted, . By a Resolution of the last Legislaturei the Treasurer was directed to bfprrow from the Literary and". Internal -Improvement Funds, such sums as might be? necessary to defray the expenses "of )he State, until the 1st Nov. 1842 he, at no; time, borrowing more lharr is required for the time --being," and "the" pfiicers, ; having charge of ; these Funds,, were directed thus to Joan them. Tbe-inconvenience? of this plan, tQ ? supply; the wants of the Treasury is 'perienced ip this : A large amount of -these 'funds have I to lie idle in the Treasury, ; to : be ready wutjii iuu i rcosurer iiijr wish iu uuiiuhi The Boadf, having charge. of the funds, are thereby restrained from seeking forthem permanent investments, and? the profits, which ought to arise from soJa$?e an amount, is greatly diminished, as iUsjiot prerhed the Legislature contempjateJpay ing"' In terest on any more than was aclually 'used, Ma thesejtauilities of theTreasuryare to continue for years to'comf, it is the 1 parjof prudence to make, provision to meet ihejb promptly, no matter how'sudden and unex pee ted thcall. - ' ' ' I would respectfully, invite your attention' to the Public Highways generally, '.In the Eastern section of the Stale, the variety .'of navigable sounds rivers and streams,, and the e xcel lent -adaptation of t he face i-of the Country- to good Roads, render Legislative negligence d these subjects,. less opprcs. StvWBul franilFaettertl pbintf:Jgbod;Nav1ga I ine, onty navigation m pur own.iie,t4p inai direction, extiepVing.thU gation of the Dan,; ashigh as theCuntrpf Roc ki ngha or,) to the Buncombe Turn pi ke,-a distance of some two hundred ; nd fifty or three hundred miles, what nayigablefertmj Rati road, Turnpike, or ilfcAdamiied high wayVgives to tbe-laboref facilities ofxtrarisu porlationt - None 1i Hiterally, none f 4 This rast'extent of Territ6ry,; reaching frbni the Blue Ride:e in the West,. to the alluvial re- gion in the East,?arid extending across -the whole State, it is believed, will compare with any spot upon: the globe, for the fertility of its soil, the variety of its productions, thea I ubrity of i ts cli mate, the beauty of its land -scapes, the. richness of its Mines; the facili ties for manufaclurcs," and the. intelligence aiyj moral worm or - us population. .an another. suctiTerrilory, combining) all these advantages, hi'foond : oobn the face ofthe iwhole Eartb so wholly destitute of natural or artificial-facilities for Transportation 1 ' i uirjBcvyouT attention 10 inowanis oi ihis oftiori;of the State-t is 'the iiusiness -bf your wisdom to supply them:" FayeiteviHe' seems namrauy to invite, ine commerce .pi ine- vvestii Her river auorus asgoou and durable navigation as most rivera ;in the South ; lier exporting roncCWiliHingtohj js, superior 10 xnose oi reirsuur, xiicumona, Hmd many other" important Tdqrns . and 1th e wisuotn oua ; eTvmus;iegisiaiure;itupugni the. necessities ofiris. region - dernapded : the; advantages which a; Railroad Wuld afford. Thisi scbe'mhavfnij -failed." ir is 'believed J from tfcerpressjre of tbe times, the nexY in-i .I k..:.:.' vault i.. '---. 2:t : iwTfl afford the desired facilities t ''Xu:f ' ! Ht Next to Navigation aiidRatrroads,Tufn4 pjjves attorq ihe. best means pi taking producer to market. I therefore recommend . that's Charfer- be J granted to .make- a 'Turnpike buaiinnriivminis innrts ivilijiii uui lucann ' i 4 ....... T" -wk most exoedipnfi 4r road, leading from Jlaleigh, Wiw" J"!1 XVef 1 lAe ad!Jtages of both i w mv iuiiu nn k .VWliuiuco "Vorowecoi.ditio8 inT'' Charter, as heretofore suggested tu, y he talisfs will he induced to embark in h api" terprise. ; And, surdy,K this 8cherae .fail for the want of means..; Labor an excellent sulistittitn fnr rr. v . 1 "e it takes one; half to transport the thVr . Market. Should ihisRbad ever-retch -Yadkin, ho doubt is entertained of its co t u&nce'across the Catawba, west wardth'11 giving .id this Road.; the Vad vantages "n will .arise f rem the navigation of ?iheSe t noole Rivers, from the Falls on the Soutu0 border nf fhri Statfflnnwi u-Klf,, "er"i theirvftayigation for a great distance tow ard$ inctcources. i h ' . .The -Western portion of the State, comn sing,hat .inay.rbe tenncd the Mounu?' Counties, is a vastly interesting region and invites your due regard. To make tllei! more interesting, Webnly have to make ib more accessible. The sublimity and beaut, of its Mountain Scenery, the purity nL yyaterSj thebuoyancyand salubrity 0f its at mosphcrerthefertility ofcits valleys, ifie dur of its' inoqntains; and, ahove all, ien. eretic, intelligent and hospitable inhabN tahts, make ' it.an inviting portion of the State; The face, of the. 'count r necessarily makes the construction jofj Roads very difl cult and expensive, and 1e sparseness of the p,opultipn in many places', forbids the impo. si tion of ?.du tV so onerous upon them. These Mountain-Roads' are : made at an expense much less Jhah- might' be supposed ; and when welladcaBBivcrv 'firm and pa.iil P?iiPal?Pid descent in the Streams forbids much hope from Navigation andi therefjore, renders their claim upon the liberality of the Legislature, to aid them ia these Roads, more just' and meritorious Whergobd Roads shair be, established in that region it is oelieved the nonulation will increase, with;rapidilyV Agriculture im- prove, grazing will be extended, and Man ufactures -and the mechanic Arts will flour. ish in a' location, combining so tnanv advan- tagesand.inyiting their growth. The im proyed Highways will be additional induce meats to ' the citizens of : other sectUns of pur States to abandon their usual NortW 1 otfrs, or visit to the'Virginia Waterin? nla- cls, for a Tour much more interesting amor? our bwn Mountain, much cheaper and much more Deauiitui a J'our in winch they Will inspire health in every, breath, and drink in health at every draught. ! The large amount of money paid,- and to be paid, into the Pubi Jic. l reasury, from that quarter,' for Vacant ana vneroKee Lands, woukt seem to gtve stronger claims to aid from the Trensurv. It is, therefore respectfully recommended, that aid, as in yoursrjtfscditibn m re quire, and Onr condition of the Public Trea sury may Justify,. ' " 1 be iiimcornne Turnpike, in -which the State is a stockholder. ishows-Uhe creat ad- iantabVHsIng anu iis.pronis, oi. twelve , to nueeu per cet per an nqm, prove the great use tbaj is made of it. .: 'isfi1l There is another inconvenience to which. this : secUpupf thie State labors, and to which f defjinV itprtperlotclf you This extensive Terr of Banking facilities, alihouob it is so laree, mai me county;' tvhlch Once emftraced Pear ly ,1 ne w hole of j was frequently d ignihed with thjBppeilatipn of a State. WBen it is recollected, the large; amount tliat is due to ine piaie, tor ine saie pi !L;neroH;ee. uanus, it beepmes a mattejr'of public. lnterest, that the debtors,:iiyho reside, most ly.inr that quarter, should have a currency ainbnsf them in which to make-'paymenCf--jf:?r;-. -a unnng our auenuon laine tiastcrn part of, the State, two' improvements, said to U f practicable,' assume art importance that rw deri thdmNationalln1Jtheir character. I allude tojthe.-ppening.Roanpke Inlet,4 and the cpnneetioo: oCPmlicnl Sound, by a Ship Chahbel,twith, BeauitHarlwrv -Frequent suryeys'-dC'tb'rsjitp im prpvemept3 rnidM :byble ; and .scientific Engineers, andi tnore particulaFlyvooe late' lynhde uftdertbe authbntybf tbif State, by aKfWilXTES G rrKir, whose qali fixations, enWrse&i GJovernnient, are eqa'fleo IhC feasibility: ol ihW wWlu jTheT adranfe ges arising- from thi-improyement to our Commerce,, 'ire too-obvibus to jneed pointing but:1.; But t!ie't(iewiO!-be;aakeV',of its vast Mujwriance, is n ine protection u win auuiu to our shipping, aiul jthla Ifveaof our seamen. The difficulty and darfgersT often encounter ed at; Ocracbke Ijiletretider the connection between Pamlico Sbun and Beaufort Har bor of vast 'importance!: to the convenience aridsecrirhy .of bur Cormerce and Shipping It-wilt be au extension of that inland navi gation,' so;cssentj aXYolJ iifV i n ti me of war, ajtd give access lb one of the West harbors on our coast, and one from " which Vessel can Ije quicker atlieav?han?rou' any "other, puriiap3,on tne continent ininese impru. rnems, the Cotnmerce of tbeationa faw 6sk'J jt becomes the uty of the nahonto tnale tlielniV if they be practicable and pro per. I- thL'rrfnrP rprnmrnpnd. that V00 bring the attention of Congress to the subject" m ihV manner tnbst' likelvftd effect the object- Thn atlentfoh of Cbriirress ha? been repei- .edlfwwnjtoibVrfirst of these; objects, (bat ..klna TSviit .rlnntWA : should- aSSCtt continual claim ro'puVrtght.-lrt have tbtf priateJyelbngs to the.Geheral f5un to execute . il,Uiat H ,nlffhtb consider an ihrnngenaent of its Rights, for .the btaw to attempt jt 'You wbuld bassa?ed the ble of (his-appeal, if;fbe;iiatfon could coast cotrid witness- thenar e'Jen'en" whichageViroundllalteMS, and the : dang which dance about Ocracokecpuld wtD; efTectoaa manly struggles, oCour seaoi iLCii1l ciR ntir irtaktfriiiffed With Wtec 0' work effected by itJieiUeneral Uovernme i s beyond ajie presentVbjJity of, ;tbe Jrr..,fo it At.it if t wpra notrit SO apP0 I t. . . en 1'.rii. vulofTS tO , it. - - C i,
The Raleigh Register (Raleigh, N.C.)
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