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NORTH CAROLINA SENTINEL, AND NEW BERN COMMERCIAL, AGRICULTURAL JVND LITERARY. INTILIGENCJER 3ERTT, THE COXSTITUTIOX-rUXIOX. V NEWJBERNS 1VCDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1831. it was stated in out) last, that the President, in compliance with an application addressed to him' by tv3 Uadies of Newbern, had given directions for a .corapany of U. S. troops to be stationed in this place. .'Fhc drawer of the President to the petition of the Ladies, and a letter front the Secretary of W ar on tic same subject, arc a3 follows. Washington, Dec.' 5, 1831. io- - , Ladies, On the receipt of the Memorial of the Ladies of Newbern,1 North Carolina, I lost no time in referring the same to the Secretary of "War, witli di rections, if Captain Wbitfng's company had been removed from thence, to order another company to ewberrfor their protection and safety. I herewith ( aclose the reply of the Secretary of War. That snlT shew with what promptness I have met the prayer and wiahes of the fair petitioners. Be pleased to communicate this to the memorialists, and believe rsc, with great respect, Your most obedient servant, 'i. ANDREW JACKSON. The letter i: Yi":he petition. addressed to the three i first signers War Department, Dec. 5, 1831. The Secretary of War has the honor to return to ths President the letter of the Ladies of Newbern Vicloriirig their Memorial, and to inform the Presi- t'ent, that Captain Whiting's company , was some tifiic.bince withdrawn, but that another has this day b'3en ordered from Old Point Comfort t supply its The reader is referred to our second page for some i-;t(rfftlhcr t tracts from tho. Rennrt of the. Secretary . r 1 - j of he Treasury. "Mr. M'Lane takes a wider range than has been usual on such occasions. He descants largely upon the tanit, the operation of which, he thinks essential to the interests of the country. He is opposed to any modification of it. which may injuri ously affect the northern manufacturers, and pro posed ihc-continuanc.e of the present duties until after inpayment of the national debt. In the mean time, u Hvslern of internal improvements, according to the eiclary's views, may be prosecuted by Congress. The Report is decided in its approbation of the United St'atc5l3ank, a renewal of the charter of which, is , -jetrongly recommended.. ' The document is written with,grcat ability, and, with a few exceptions, might prisa very well tbr an Executive Message of 1825. The biil vesting the right of electing Clerks of the oupcrior and County cdurta1 in the several counties of thid State, in the free white men thereof, has been r"j.:ctcd in the i'enate by a vote of 32 to 31. From our.. 'Correspondent i Raleigh, December 10. Iac memorial of tne cit:zens of iNewbern, praying a ilr.r.l:ir:itorv art nr rp.snlut inn on thp. rirrht nf frfp. np- u-as thk mnrnJnrr intmlnl into tho lUlO UJULU wao 11113 lUUllllll! iliLl UUUVCU llltU tliC i " v benate and rclerred to the committee on the Judiciary, So far as I have heard any expression of opinion on the subject, it is favorable to the wishes of the peti- tioaors A.'; V . ' . A bill making an appropriation to rebuild Uie Capi- tol, was to have been introduced into the House of Commons to-day. Should it pass that body, I think k j .i . u cj c?. itmay be squeezed through the benate. Strenuous uruiw, utmcui, tu ucieaV il win uc mu-ui uuui nranches ol the Legislature, and it the Uonventionists matontv Martini Bank bill ia; now under discussion. I Vinbwt, 1 j ' 1 t, 4 ... . . j Li -think it has lost ground and that its passage is doubt- Jul. A majority of ihe Legislature, it is believed, are disposed to charter a new Bank, but what will he thp. " result, cannot now be determined. The report of the fpt select committee on that subject, will probably be brought forward to-morrow. L I sec by your paper, that you slate thebill to prevent obstructions to the passageof 0sh up Neuse and Trent V u . ? ujjiiouoiauu x iciti nverp, has passed. Thk is a mistake. The bill lfes on the table of the Senate, upon the motion of Mr. SpAicaT. Gol. Nelson, instead of advocating the Passage of the bill, opposed it, because it is detrimental itK- ..f , " , . tohw constituents-preventing them from fishing, viat a few men of property, owning seine beaches in Lcnoir county, may take, as they suppose, a few more ehad or herrinfrs. ' ,r.;ii il a ' . cL TT n y0r MK SPi'BT' .tttivoa j votes tor Governor. He was not a can- cidatc; but from the first of the session, he had been portunedxo permit his name to be placed in nomina- tion H-d ho ncanA v.- 1 1. t 011 Had he consented, his election would have uwi certain as it is, the support given him cannot be otherwise tnan gratifying to hie friends. Gover- Stokes having received 98 votps is in for nnntho vear. Abiilhaabeennrn:.. r. lu mwrporaie me iortn Carolina Central Rail-Road Compan v." , It Drovide lor the forming of a company to rerpivpniKn;. in' shares of S 100 each. Thebill w;u u. ' but it will L . in L Wbt paSS out it w ill be a perfect nullity. Stock to a sufficient - uiii, wm not. dc uiKen, aua une a hundred other shadow v inr.nrnnrorinn rohir.h h:ivA cnmnn c -.l v.w..... . . ... v . . . w 414. iiUIIl llie i : 11 1 . . . p ., " t" fc , uji 01 a Jviu-Koad was introduced, that some feasible -nlan ould be recommended -such as a loan of an ade- quatesucn,tobe neg&tiated upon the credit of the ...State. Bnt th;cwb uS t j iiut uuc vuwputKu wiui uiu AlCLa.nd enli"ed policy of NortK Carolina. S " to eB,bar.k.in y e - uucrpnzc ; anatney would ratner make ienectual attemnts to sn re. th an risk their popularitv in aimin relief. ' ; ' 0 r succeed, the question of re-building will be postponed 1UC"1.11 U1 'i'ni'imewmcn repeie tne op-- Cost pcr 1789 1790 1794 1804 1812 1816 l;aacks MitcheM of S. C, Denny, Pendleton, Doubledav, Sutil the next session,, when, by an Accession of nntXsS sarc duty duty duty dutv duty duty d aty , aiid Kavanaugh. ' , , . ' ' J j . , nam, tale, it is t.ne same man who speaks through-1 var prct prct'prct prct prct prct prct prctj On Invalid Pension Messrs. Burgess, Ford. Evans Georgiaand the United States Court. Governor Lumkin, of Georgia, has communicated to the Legis lature copies of citations to the State of Georgia, is sued by Judge Baldwin, to appear before the Supreme Court of the United? States at Washington, on the second Wednesday in January! next to show cause why the judgments rendered in the Superior Court of Georgia against Samuel A. Worcester and Elizur i Butler, should not be set aside ; also a copy ot a notice ironi Messrs. Wirt and Sergeant, as counsel iur Messrs. Worcester and Butler, of their intention to apply to the Supreme Court for a hearing on Writs of Error. The Governor declares his beliet mat sucn a control over the criminal jurisdiction of the State, - . as these proceedings indicate, has not been delegated to the United States, and thath cannot be acquiesced in, or submitted to. He inform the Legislature that in! executing the duties of his office, he shall disregard all unconstitutional requisitions, of whatever charac ter or origin they may be. j It is believed that many of the Northern Pedlars have hitherto been instrumental in the distribution among our colored population of seditious pamphlets, &c. Representations on the made to the Legislature, a bill subject having been has been reported in the House of Commons, the pkssage of which will confine the peddling business to resident citizens of the State. It imposes a tax o 500 on non-resident pedlars, to be collected in every county in which they may vend goods or " notions" of any description. We are gratfied. (says the Globe) to see, in the vote of the Virginia Legislature in favor of Mr. Ritchie,; new proof of the enviable popularity, which he has so long maintained, and which not even party con flicts can shake. No man ever better deserved the honor which the continued confidence of Virginia in-! variably bestows. h ' " On motion of Mr. William of Henrico, the Houpe proceeded to the election of a Public Printer ; and the roll of names being called over, it was found thar the votes were, for Thomas Ritchie 109, and R ichard H. Cralle 1." Proceedings Virginia Legislature. Baltimore, Dec. 14. The National Republican Convention met yester day pursuant to adjournment, and choose the follow ing officers : ! For President of the Convention James Bar bour, of Virginia. ! Vice PresidentMessrs. Trimble, of Ohio, Kent, of Md. P. B. Porter, of New York, and Temple of til illv.lv. j Secretaries Messrs. "Tiifin'tjiia'sr, of P.I:?d. Island, and Bacon of Ohio. The Patriot of last evening states that 156 mem bers were present, of whom the largest number from anyone state (23) were from Pennsylvania; and the next largest from Virginia. .North Carolina sends one, Maine two, and the District, of Columbia six. South Carolina, Georgia, 'Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi, Missouri, and Illinois are unrepresented, All the other States have delegates in this body a goodly number of them , members of Congress, whose per diemoi eight dollars, and then eight dol- , anu men cii. uui- lars for every twenty miles travel, has enabled them ; to come together very comfortably n iQ sci up an oppo-. sition candidate for the President t According to the agreement of the caucus held on Monday evening, Henry Clay was yesterday rio- initialed as the candidate to he supported hy the Na- tional Republican party in opposition to General jacKson. io nommauon was mane ror tne v ice rre sidency. Governor Barbour, and Chancellor Kent, are spoken of. This nomination will probably receive the united support of the National Republican party that is, of the probable majority of three states, and a very respectable and genteel minority in two or three more. They can hardJy expect more Republican i , : . ..uui, m ucmuu uj any ivuiui ui I 1 L T . 1 a1 1 a. ih.h.va uvyu uiv a i voiitviii, a Atjccai j i i - vital tivir i jgtically enaed in vituperating the President him- self. Instead of admitting from the testimony of the Message, the high talents of its author, they are sing- 'n tne cant tne opposition, that, the President did not compose it himself, and that all his Messages have been the production of other and different hands. If it were worth while seriously to combatsuch an in- suiting assumption, evidence enough might be found in tne documents which have proceeded from his pen t0 refute the invention. No citic in who pares tne several Messages which Have borne the signature oi tne president, can lail to perceive an A A 1 J 1 ... TemPl 10 aec"rom mose powers 01 intellect, which they are compelled to adjnire, but -will not admit to belong to General Jackson, have shewn more invetracy of hostility than skill as critics or discern ment as sound observers. lb. - Fromthe Washington Correspondent of the Ehode- Island Herald. Among all our public men, I know of no one who wili 611 60 honourable a place in the estimation of the pe aS PT?ast? General- . .e ever was a man pure in niotive, honest m princ nle. and ron- pcientioVw in th performance oFdutyrat ma"s William T. Barry. It is a fact as honorable to the Post Master General as it is gratifying to the friends f Present administrat ion, that, by his honest, straight forward course, his energetic and rirjid oer- formance of duty, unmindful of thf clamours or Je of his enemies his fortunate and successful adminis- tion of tne ot the Department over which he presides, and the promptitude with which he has met the wishes of the public in every branch of that Dp- Partment' has 1 it6 affaire in a state of pgi ive prosperity, never before known since its first establishment; and which should entitle him to the I50 alid asti.ng gratitude of the whole nation, He will enjoy a signal tnumph when his Annual Re- port ahall rkd before Congress. Never wi there a: public officer whose acts and whose character have been more shamefully traduced and vilified ; but the time, is fast approaching when he will be known and appreciated, as he so eminently deserves when the TO1 U em PhaticaUy say "loell done thou good and ijaunjui servant." The General Post Office Department is one in 1 which every city, town and hamlet, has ,a direct and immediate interest. Its influence is diffused and felt throughout the whole country. Within the last two years, extensive and expeiive Mail routes have Deen esiaDUsned; great improvements made in tacili I ties daily mails have been nut into successful onp.ra 1 , 1 . v . t 1 ' rtion, to meet the views and accommodate the interests ui uiecuuuiry. ivery demand against the General "ost Office has been ranppiwi and u , e "JPartment at this time is 'swinging in clear thoSand" w,! Mfn.l I cjfuju say 10 tnat i We shall see The Columbi ... ;l, . ' t --y b. .carried 12 Te Charlton Rail- "rru? uu lw locomotive Engine " West Point." This is said by the Gazette, to h ih fi nfnMSh? caxurmexransmissicnorthemaik.-- SaranrMh General Aggregate Amount of each description of j. c auita i7i me unuea istates, oy classes FREE WHITE PERSONS. Malesunder 5 yrs. of age, 972, 1 94 - oi o anu under 10, 85,637 of 10 it u n i li u it u u u 15, 671,688 20, 575,614 30, 952,905 40, 502,596 50, 369,370 60, 230,500 70, 13410 80, 58,136 90, 15,945 100, 1,993 of 15 of20 of 30 of 40 of50 of 60 of70 of80 of90 :- of 100 and upwards, 274-5,338,753 Females under five yrs. of age, 920,104 ot o and under 10, 639,063 597,713 915,662 555,562 355,425 225,928 130,866 58,034 17,572 42.480 234-5.167,299 Total number of Free Whites... 10,526,053 slaves : Mules under 10 yrs. of age,' 353,845 of 10 and under 24, 353,8-15 of'24 " 36," 1S5,651 of 36 " 55, 118,996 o55 ' " 100, 41,456 of 100 and upwards, 718-1,014,343 -under 10 yrs. of age, 347,566 Females- of 10 and under 24, 308,793 of 24 " 36, of 36 " 55, of55 " 100, 186,082 111,753 41,422 '668- of 100 and upwards,' 668-996,23-4 Total number of Slaves, 2,010,629. FREE COLORED PERSONS. Males under 10 yrs. of age, 48,737 ' of 10 and under 24, 43,126 of24 " 36, 27,629 of36 " 55, 22,202 '" of55 100, 11,475 ol 100 and upwards, 266-153,495 Female; under 10 yre. of age, 47,347 of 10 and under 24, of 24 " 36, of 36 " 55, of 55 " 100, of 100 and upwards, 48,125' 32,504 24,266 13,369 361165,902 Total number of Free Colored Persons, 319,467 Total aggregate of the U. S. 12,856,154. From the Salem Gazette rrf EVote & Brown I was glad to sec the re marks of" A corrJ, in vour paper a few cays since, exciting public attention to the hvv taxes which the poor and middling classes pay into iLi pockets of the woollen manufacturer. The enormous duties imposed upon the low priced woollens and flan nels by means of that abominable contrivance called u minimums," falls peculiarly heavy upon this mari time district, as they are an article of such prime ne cessity with that valuable class of our population en gaged in the fisheries, and it seems to mc if this corn- - - ., . , , . . . , . 1; , . i- , T"1 l1.'" fcCU "ieruuJ. 111 , : , , . . i, 'i ed by interested individuals thev would not much longer be misled by the miscalled American System. But I trust I already see indications oi a change of public opinion. The speedy payment of the national debt will soon demand a change. Many parts of the present system of high duties must be modified. Among others the absurdity of promoting manufac tures, by heavy taxes on tho -uw material. " loaded ! witbryvhich no manufacture ever did or could success fully thrive: as a proof of this, look at the much near er approach which we have madeto successful rival ryiwith other nations in the article of cotton manu factures, when we have the raw material at hand, and in which manufacture there would be no need of high protecting duties if our manufacturers were willing to receive ine same proms iui .iucii kmh aim capital as the English manufacturers; and also take the familiar example of the effects which the heavy duties on Hemp have upon the. manufacturers of cord age if the present duty of $60 on Hemp is conti nued, in a very short period oui; navigation will be al most entirely rigged with cordage manulacturen oy .J i i i. 11 the mechanics of Russia, whose prosperity it is so well calculated to promote. 1 will not take up your atten- I tion further, but for the purpose of assisting the views f . corr'es ndent; ruUt you to publish the fol- ) lowing table showingLtne relative increase of duties! on Woollens from 189 to 18m of 10 " 15, of 15 " 20, of20 " 30, of 30 " 40, o!40 " 50, of 50 . " --60, of60 " 70, of 70 " 80, of 80 " 90, of 90 " 100, of 100 and crpwards, lOct. 5 7 10 15 27i C CC u te u 11 " jiyjL " i( i: 20 li a u t: " 25 tt .'. gQ ti c: c ( a grj c ti H a 1: c 45 " . " " 5Q " ; " " gj ti it tt ii ! gQ ( . 11 a a jq a a tt tt ti 1 80 - " " " " i: QQ ii ti it ti it fJQ ti ii ti -ii it-. JQJ C It tt ti ti 125 ,: i: " " " 150 ' " " : " " 175 : V " " " 200 ' " " " " 225 ' " " '; "i 250 " li " "i 251 " " " " " 2,75 tt tt it tt a 300 " ' ': 325 " i " 350 " " " 375 li " t: " " 400 t " " l: 401 " u " " ' " CC (( ii it u t'-. a it ii li tt ii li - li ii it t: n tt 11 it tt it li il ti li ti li il it li li li 1: a n a (. cc CC c: c; Ct a 11 a a u it a a a . it u cc (C l?;ni x w 128 I H2 Qrjt I 4D 64 50 50 45 8S 75 61 56 50 45 111 90 75 64 56 50 45 71 65 60 55 51 48 45 50 f.ihrralitu nnd Justice! The New Haven Ad vert isp.r is "onnosed to Gen. Jackson, to his admin is tratinn nnl in hia rfi-fileCtioni" but in its No. of the 22d, it does him justice. "We will not conceal facts to fav6r the tanffsystem, even though they may re- tlect some little cremton nie pre'n guuimwa. This is honest ! " So far as the trade at this port is concerned, the opening of the West India ports, and thp rpdnr.rinn ofdntv on molaes, has been attended with the best consequences, The trade the last year vielded a far greater nroflt, and was more extensively rnrriftd on thnn for manv previous years." This Kdirnr is sn vp.rv different fromtlie mass of his breth ren, that his very singularity deserves tor be noticed. Richmond Enquirer. . The New York Mercantile Advertiser states that the U. S. shio St. Louis, Capt. Sloat, arrived in the lower Bay on Friday, from a cruise of 3 years and 2 months in the Pacific, having visited nearly all the ports from Cape Horn to tne Uult ot California, anc sailed, per log. nearly 60,000 miles. The health ol the crew has, ; perhaps, been unparalleled, as during this long cruize, she has lost but one man by disease and that of a chronic nature. Tlte St. Louis left Cal !ao on the 6b Sept. There 'as rio political nevs of importance. The Chilian MinistPr in Pm sail ed from Callao in the U. S. schr. Dolphin, for Isley, to act as a meditator of the differences between Peru and Bolivia, and it was generally believed that there would be no war. President Gamarra was on the Southern frontier, at the head of his army, about 5000 troops. Santa Cruz was at Chuquisaca, where the Bolivian Congress was in session. His troops were cantoned in the neighborhood of La Paz. , A resolution has been offered in the South Carolina Legislature requesting the Board of Trustees of Co lumbia College, to remove forthwith Dr. Cooper, li om the Presidency of that institution. The religi ous opinions of Dr. Cooper are assigned, in the pream ble, as the grounds of this procedure. Mr. Clay. After passing through all the signs of the zodiac, this gentleman has got back to his starting-post, the Senate of the United States, where he first found himself more than twenty years ago. This presents a question for the Hon. Mr. Holmes tosolve, viz: If a candidate for the presidency makes no pro gress in twenty years, how long will it take him to make some progress? A solution is respectfully re questedpost paid! IBoston Statesman. Mr. Van Buren had the honor of dining with the King on the 15th Oct. with a select party, among whom was our fair country woman, the Marchioness oi W ellesley. . Several Peers, and those anti-reform Peers, too, have recently been very large purchasers in the Ameri can Fundj! One Peer, who refuses all reform, pur chased last week, 30,000 Amsrican Stock; his an cestors refused ull concessions to the United States ; but lplks there are who "forget nothing and learn nothing," be the experience what it may. Lon. pap. Extract of a letter from Washington. " From indications here, (in the Senate, from Maine and Maryland,) I am inclined to. believe, that bitter opposition is to be continued in that body. This is surely to be regretted,, inasmuch as it is extremely vexatious 'at. the moment ; but the ultimate conse quences of indiscriminat'ng opposition, will, in the j end, le more tor than against us. " The North (including 24 in New York, 6 in New Hampshire, and'6 in Maine) supported Mr. Speaker Stevenson in a solid phalanx. The world must give the Northern Democracy, the credit of inflexibility, ! unparalleled in any other section." Wit is wit, according to Linkum Fidelius.-k Boston paper, mentioning that Mr. Van Buren had j been presented to the Uueenol H.nglanct, asks : ' v V Hat .-.111 . l-v i-v .1 iiiWlt In -nrucorif '7 1 !' Will rllt" UKJ VYIUJ LlIC piucciii ; . . CONGRESS. j HOUSB OF REPRESENTATIVES. iMouday, Dec. i 2,1831. j STANDING COMMITTEES. ; The following Standiner Committees of the lloue were ) limiounced ns having been afipuinted b t lie- Speaker: Oi Elections. Mt-ssrs. Claiborne, Ratidolpla, Holland GrlGirt, Bethuue. Coilitrr and Arnold t nd Means. Messrs. McDutne, v erplank. 'f.jcaoder, Wilde, and Gait her. Btber of Connecli i. erUnd; Jarvis. On H Lain w blic Lands. Messrs- VickUfTe, bu. ! . Irv-n, Clay, Boon, ami Plnnimer. J On the Post Office and Post koads. Mossrs. Juhnson,4 of Kt-n'ucky Conner, rtu.iscll, Pcarce, Jewt tt, Johnston; of Vrirfj.uia, and ewiian On the District of Columbia Messrs. DiuMiiilgv, Washington. Semw.es, Armstrong, Thomas of Maryland," ! McCoy of Pennsylvania, Vind Chinn. On the Ju.iiciary.-Messnj. Davis of bou'h ( arc! na,j Ellsworth, Daniel, White of Louisiana, t osier, Gordon, and Beard-ley. ,L On Revolutionary Claims Messrs. Mulileitt-urg, Nuc kolU, BoulJin, Crane, Bates of MUssathusetts, Ilaiimions, and Standifer On Public Expenditures. Messrs. H;ilIof North Caro-j linn. Davenport, Lvon, Thotnpsotof Oiiio, Coulter, Pier-i Sun. and Henrv Kin?. On Private Land Claims. Messrs Johnson of Tennes-' see. Coke, Stanberry, Mardi, Marshall, Carr of Indiana, r and Bullard. On Manufacturers. Messrs.. Adams. Condict, Findley,5, Horn. Dayan, W'oi thington, and Larlonr ol irgima. On Agriculture. Messrs. Rott, McCoy of Virgin'a, Smith of Pen nsylvania, Chandler, Janifer, VVfieler, and Thompkins. On Indian Affairs. Messrs. Bell, Lewis, Thomson of Georgia, A; gel, Storrs, Masor. and Lecompte On MiJ tary HfTairs- Ms?rs. Drayton, Vance, Blair of S. C. Mitriieil of Md , Speight, Adair' and? Wjrd. Oil Naval Affairs. Messrs HofTujan, Carson, Whi'e of N. Y., Anderson, Branch, Milligan and - Watmough. ' On Foreign Afiairs. Messrs. Archer, Everett of Mass., Taylor, Po!k, Crawford, Barnwell, and Wayne. On It rritoi ies Messrs Kerr of Md., Creiyhton, Win B. Sheppard. Wi'liains of North Carolina, Huntington, ; Aiifn oi ivy., rtMi ivj"iic. On Kevohi'i narv Pt nsmns. Messrs. HubUard, Is On the Revisal ol Unfinished bimnes. .Messrs. K-ed pl 'Mass , KMnn, and Soule. On Account-. Messrs. Mien of Va., Burd, and Bergen. On Expenditures in the Dt-partinent of State. Messrs. r ent Kviius ol Pa -. Hud AlcKav. On Expenditures in the Department ol Hie Jreasury Messrs. Stephens, Wa.dwell and Fitzgerald. ' On Expenditures in the Ueparlment of War Messrs. -Vug. H. Sheppaid, Mann, and FetJer. On Expenditures in the Department of the Navy. Messrs. Maxwell. Hall of Tennessee, and Harper. On Expenditures iirh? Department of the Post Office. Messrs. llawes, Bbtes of Maine, and Broadnead ot . Yoik. "Oh Expenditures of the Public Buddings Messrs Young, Sp. ncer, and 1 racy SLAVERY IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Mr. Adams, of Massachusetts, said he was charged with he presentation of fitfeen petitions to the House. They were all of the game tenor, were very short, and he mo ved l h;t oueof them be read, One of the petitions was then read, as follows : To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Stales of America, in Congress assembl- d: The petition of the undersigned, inhabitants ol Pensylj vaiih, respectful!? represents, I'iiai we belii v- Slavery, and the Slave Trade in the human suecies. is a great national anu moral evil; we h.evefore ask your body to take the subject into serious considera. ion, and pass -uch law or laws as will en'irely aboiish Slavery and the lave Trade in the District of Columbia, over which Congress has exclasivejurisdiction. .Mr. Adams said It will be observed, ftiat these peti tions are not from the Sta'e of Massachusetts, of a part of wnich I appear het as the Kepi esenta ive- but Worn the State of Pennsylvania. I he petition! wne transmit ted to me man months ago, wiih the -quest that would present tuem and though they did iot come from ray own constituents., t I did not deem it proper to refuse the re q'lest, iinfilviiig. as it did, a degree of confiJence in mr, for which I was bound to be grateful. H e peationers are of the Society of Friends, a class of people tor w o m I entertain the h;g: et iesfect, and wno, i Deuoc. -as much virtue, with as little guile, as any das of people oia. wuicn may pernap, -h--- - - referrwl to i i t ' tne sure w... here 8aid Mr. a. 4 he. pe- ?ard .o the ab ol . lheir views would receive Ut L(rom me. But 1 deem it mv duty to declare at the proposition does not meet my dnnrobation ; and should it become a snbject of discussiou d Vhw Hnnse. I shall deem it my duty to oppose the wtb- fihi. netitioners. The most healing of medicines, unduly administered, becomes the most deadly of poisons. The motion to r?fer was agreed to, 25 33- 225of Maine, Reed of N. Y. Appleton, Lansing, andoutti- tc 180 nrd. the abolition of Slavery in the District f toluintaa, the abolition of the Slave Trade in the District of Co urn hi rh.r. - ,rffir ,., sles in the Di-i"Ct of Colum The lotlowinff resolution, submitted yesterday by Mfc -Mkrckr, was iext"considered. Resolved, Tha Where hall be appointed, for the preufn session, and hereafter at the corameocement of each i&s sion of Congress, a Committee of seven members of tfttj Housr, to be styled a committee on Roads' and Canals whose duty it shall be to lake ian consideration all such petitions and matter! or things relating: to Roads naU, aijd the improvement of the navigation of Ri.. ver, a9 shall be presented, or may come-io questioo, aijdjbt; referred to them by ihe House j and to report therieupcii, together with such propositions relative Hire io, as to them shall seem expedMnt. :.air. Iitchkll, of S. C. opposed fhe resoiu lion. When, formerly, improvements were carried on upon a bCrge scale, a Standing Committee was nt thought uecemry. But there is a more serious objection. It will create un pleasant feelings on the part of some of Uie Stater, ft makes the policy of Internal improvement appear as a permanent system. There have, heretofore, been CCCa ionl appropriations for Internal Improvements, but $-e nver considered them as a permanent part of our potifT. He hoped that, at this time, of all others. It would not be attempted to prevent the conciliation of feelings tm this subject and other subjects connected with It, by SiUX-it projects as this. He was determined himself to take uo course on any subject, during the session, which might b? adverse to the harmony of the House. H was delight ed, he said, with the patriotic and conciliatory remarks which fell, yesterday, from the ceutletawu over the wji (Mr. Adams ) ! v j.. i Mr. MiKCEniwould not, he said, have been able(otn jpcun r, from lh remarks of the gentleman from SouO Carolioa, wlat w as the proposition before the Home. II would withdraw the motion, could he conreire in wbut nanoer it vvas advere to the spit it of conciliation, whiM) the gentleman entertained. Iiat was at -a loss tetina ine how th? appointment of a Standing Committee wotllf aflect any of the questions wbuvu might be productive . excitement in this House. He went on to show mat the ; Standing Commi'tee was required by the frequency f rfferences to be m;ide to it, or a Sd?ct Committee on lite : subject ; and he relied upon the precedent of the Senate, whiqh body, in 1830, made a Stauding Cfmtnitteo Qu lloHds Tnd ( anaU. , Mr. Mitchell replied, that there was a distinction W tvveen a stanaing and a select committee. A select cini mitlfee is charged only with occasional duties; a Standing committee has charge of subjects connected with the per manent settled policy of the government: The appoiVit inimt of a standing committee on It adi and Canals. would indicate an intention to adopt Internal Improvements a system, requiring permuueut funds and a high Tat iff to support it. Mr. Craig, of Va. said, " jSuflicieut for the day U the evil thereof," and he UK--" vedjthat the Resolution be laid on the table. Negatived. 70 to 88. Speight had not, he said en or heard of thi; Resolution before it vs take-up. He wUhed. before it yas disposed of, to express bis opinion upon it, nndjK t!ie ; hour whs late, he moved that the consideration be postponed to Monday next. Losf On motion of Mr. Speight, The House then adjourned. MARRIED, f On. Monday evening last, by Thomas Jeffekso. Pasteur, Esu. Mr. ALEXANDER HAMtLTOX STAXhX to Miss CATHARINE; milTH; iktujrrhter of the late John F. Smith, Esq. . r ' - In Duplin county, on the Gth ihst. NATHANIEJ. . L. MITCHELL, Esq. of Onslow, to Miss AjNX; JANE STALLINGS. County Court of Pleas and Quarter &ssit)7F?i' - November Term, A. P. 1831. Thomas Watson vs . Original AttUchm'e.ni, Alexander J. Maurice. 5 IT appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that thf Defendant is not an inhabitant of this Stated it is or dered, that publication be made for six weeks, in tlt North Cprolina Sentinel, that said defendant tfpfiejr be fore the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of Cra?fn County, at the Conrt-Hoose in Newbern, on the second Monday of February nut, and replevy or plead to i&5iif"t to' judgment final will be rendered against him. Attest, J. G- STANLY, Ctcrfo Original highly approved Valuable J)te,dicinc . TWENTY YEARS. 1 i Lee's Jjllixir has for twenty years beeji amcftt successftdinedicine for the cure of colds, coughs, $pit- Newbern Academy. HALF-YEARLY EXAMINATION. FARENTS and all others, interested in the , character and prosperity of this -Institution, are respectfully invited to attend the semir anhaal examination of the Students of both Departments, on Thursday nnd Friday next, at 9 o'clock in the mornings, and 2 o'clock in the afternoons of those days pecember 19A, 1S31. ; ; THE NEWBERN THESPIAN SOCIETY EG leave to inform their town and coun try friends, that the Play which was to have been performed on the 23d ofthismonij is unavoidably postponed for a short period. Public notice will be given of the time of per-. formance. December 21s, 1831. - I T POST OFFICE. Newbern, Dec. 21, 1831. The Northern. Mail , will in future be closed on Monday at U-P. M. On all other days, it. will lie closed as formerly, at 9 P. T. WATSON, P. M- LOST, V N Friday evening, the 16th nut. between Newbern and the fork of Neuse and Jo- ver Roads, a Black Morocco Pocket Book, tied with a dressed deer-skin string, containing about 8275, in United States' Bank Notes; Ainote of hand against, Benj. Jarrcl, for sis dollars and a few cents ; and a note of hand drawn by James Blount, with Hilen Godlcy security, for 844, and some cents, payable Co Noah Knox. T One of the Bank notes was for 9 1C0, o. 3; payable at Natchez ; there were two $ 20 ntes and the remainder in Ten Dollar Nots. All persons are cautioned against trading for any of the above notes or receivin&llic money described. The finder will be liberally rewar ded by returning the Pocket Book, with its contents, to Mr. James Hay ward, in Newbern. SAMUEL J. ROACH. December I7ih, 1831. FOR SALE j i My Farm' on White Oak River, On slow County, about twelve miles from Trent Bridge. The tract contains five hundred aeres, nearly thre& hundred of wnicn are cleared and under good fence, ine improvements are a Dwellinghouse. Kitchen, rarn ana otner necessary outnouses. range i3 good, and the situation healthy. Per srins desirous tn nurrhn&c. are invited to exam ine the prenrises, and for rurther inforinaUon apply to the subscriber. JACOB FIELDS I December, IS31 OD -1 , r . i "J I'i -- -.:-.! -: h ' 4 . ii v. :s. t --; ' -A 1 r )" ; i "13 1 1-. F -','1 -i-l 4't ' i .4 t - i 'I 1 !:1 ! n ft 4 i f :4 , 4