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T H anffllOM Af tVl s historian c-f the U. Statesy these Wr Lest rfthe free , and we have hi i K for yin? they took up their abode F liaa. These simple people; dif V,!, all the propagandists of the age, kpU to & let 'alone, to be.wfto future i.'arfl taeir own consciences ; r T they came bere were like travel W0 ;,lni?ht. in mountain passes, be- F Av the glare of a thousand. glancing K .nd the bawling of a many wrang- Toescape from the .uncertain fKi ugW of jarring Weeds arid of iire nature luunc wu uuuuuw J IOUUU not much frequented ' region. . - finn e . ....i i.iTitrv were with them av. ii .mini! at,u - . . J - - It" 7 ..... ami as miirhi be supposed. " . . . . i liu Art. following and oppress i ...nric " ' i1 .. their exile, brought a still tr ..Wain III -- - ..lmn in l . ,t,l .n Liter-tare IA . . I..- 4: uul aii mcorporaieu puuuc sen 001 it 1 . ,r,vpilil:iL . A nalruhln I. D,..lllCf-, and ther ignorauce i the r .....,t fr . ..a thrt slow advance, which S, ,j, in ,4the ans and comforts, of life i moral, and a induitri liitt '!c: .: . . , r' n...U on eartn. tr a?n. the Editor of th "v. c... .put out circular letters to all : tw Siate. askuisr for info. of various "' ' among other jSuii E gut or ten mir4 were re j anil ire n" preaeirverf 5 and 1 ob. riat Uey all complain of the geeral ' r .... f iiruorancc. hioji 01 inein ' i.ur nf illiterate . Btioule at third ' i",r,,,-"w" 1 iQ40 we Ii'' "'a,le some aufance ine !! fiuriiii of tnai jr-ar mow ini mere ... ... tin. ik.iikI it liiiiiitrpt aurl iiinc fciennj" " ,r " p.,olo oer tweniy-one, years 01 ge " .t .kwr OA vaara atll turn Klin ij i((,f niueieen inonaanu ioui uuiiureii Ii eiffiiteni At mm tune, inreire, a diovr one t'Hirui m ine aiun wnne pop. IjlitMi cail(l 1101 rca" all(l wrue. me uic I .L .... ilmi tli. ru ufr al vrliiiil in Mtfllf Miuw ....f , ... CfSute ii'clu iuig those at college and i . . 1 1 e 1 1 1 rttiAies, niireieen inoiisanu nur uuntireu nmfiv.iliree iiMinta; and that the whol ulxir of white cliihlreri over fie years .1 t . 1 fiiiil miller iwemj. was one nuimreu aim Ljaii-fiK thousand obc hundred and thir- Siwrtly afier that time our Free Schools ..... t VjmtuoMTif ; hugu, lor tne warn t wit such an ofacer as my bill- provides kvehAve no authorized statistics Ol iiieir Wcls and h-ugh they had, necessarily, to lend wilii many difficultitu, I am enabled Ujri that Hiey have vastly dmiimsued tlu fan of illiterate children. Inn confident that not less than fort jniMinil children now attend our rchooi ttff year ; and I am equally confident that ' ' . u- : - : II. lxauiiiber annuany increases more raiiiiv kuilie popiiUtion. Indeed, sir, many ol tne recruits who swell each year, ill kaber engaged in seeking- aa education lit coniinop fountain, come from the ranks liHMe verginj; towards twenty ; and as I ,- , i . : - . r m Iroin aciuiii onseranon, noi a lew hove that agf and ?ome t.vrn advanced ile ami accompanied by their own chil s! Sir' contf niplate ihis mclure for a uicnt. I lit-sc srlioois nave been operiT v (i ien or eight years, ami ihey have not iiiijlictl the niniiber at' academies a d mi, which froin tolerably correct daa, . . . . I,--. I c. m s i el v esiiutaie ai not less man live . - . . . .lL t ... . . j5iiiil : and in inai imiib mej nave uneo i:,inv h(ius.iiid darkened sonls, the invig- nting and healinlnl lijlit ol Knowieuge. Twe-: thous iod school houses have sprung ui desert places and arc now humming ft einhrvo poHin, hilonans, staienien, iiii)i)ers ami sns ami uangnicrs oi yro Ft: and anion? the increasing throngs atterk these sacred portal of Light, coui- amioiii age, and glowmif manhood, mingled nth airy youth aid iniple-htaried innocence. Eirh one tthn returns ' healed of his m iiv," enda at least two other in his . i i. ii ace; ana belore tne census-iaaer snau eiuried upon his third tour after the !. owning of these schools, fashion and oiiiriion will- have declared in their iw.sinl from Macon to Currituck there rtbe found no secure resting pUce tor ig- HCSpeaker, I make my deductions from Jtfi, ind facts which 1 have bunted up tor )cf. But, sir, how many know these iuV Haw many, .even of pur professed a4iilhr.isist take the pains, the tedious fl exiieiui pain ta ascertain ineml IVt arffacts ; and yet so totally igno Hit are we of thern that intelligent men can bolilly, in (hi hell, assert our system to be a iuh.Ws: oucks and demagogues can at- tick it with impunity elsewhere, and the en emiej n education be listened to and lole- nterl and ((iinrliinea applauded, when tbev "K of taking away the fund altogether. his Ian partv in increasing through our ig norance of the operations of ouj own laws; tnibiiioug interests have fixed covetous eyes liiihe school monies, and their hope to d'fk-.ii tliem, daily increases- Everybody is Nmsiri(T clungeft legislators make run xh changes and get rantlom inf'rm-iliori nrstitr! at si Ittill f 1 4 I if w i u kvji 9i a aistu DM- s - "', siicli a variety of protw.a lion was 'sr hrar l on any suhjret before. AH this fibe exsilv nn vented bv ' mv bill ; the ftiB eneinias of the system can be 4n I . . . . It I. -I. Ti:u, aim legislator can iiiiuic anu iok ict lor themselves. The reports ol our ;rmunr!eiit would alo vindicite our ll before the world : and hi reports and aiaiisuc:- s howtfiff eaph UounlV wnai us Kuor was iloin ?r. would be certain to e ' amnion them, and '""luiuiiiulaie friends of education through j o !' fie Sui. At present this great and ""g i iterest of education . is without' a iu 1 . -n urKhout a toneue : its voice can- H le Iieanl in,ihs Halls nor over the Wiill'iini. I ,U l 'I . i .... liiit-nra and """.Bjiiii, wii'ie eiiciuic -1 7"iciom friends are bringing tt into con- ml,t at home and ridicule abroad. If or vicissitudes of 'le ikii ...uliuhniiAril. It ' Up Ii m f liava II I IMKl I . ' ' 1 1 1 IJ II ...www o 'f North crlins : I have had a taste - "I condition of aociety, and been a lole l"! de oU,erverofthe condition, wanls, ."'"esHinl iiroffres of the common people 'litKjruijr clasneg who form the great staple 1 UtlfMi,.... ' at. , a - t. 1 ithi is breakiiiir in u the in ;, and Kin t!y are' beLrinuint? to "appreciate our School lata,,, nhinlt ia invadinS all "rniij.h.itda of itriiorance. alowly DUl . . " j " - . theatinir UD l ttr and shaking the Try fouiidalioni f del no effort to proniote education. v, cV latally' neglected ; aud that I- toll failure, the FundamenlahCoit , nf Carolina, the emanation of ge. I, It.I It y-TTi . i jti -hi a in Js. a. i : . it ii" Mr jn. . iii a. A ti a. "ii rr-.ty-- --.iro-r-i rw"r.f2Fa'i Li :. ' ;4M This is the true picture which this. hum. bog of heated fancies presents n (he careful apt-ctator who takes Wis observations on the proper level; but pvrhapa there are some who believe that- ih book of knowledge should he a vealfd book! to tho million. -I have heard such opinions expressed, even by politicians ; to combat them is not now my province. I can only say, in answer to those who may think so, hat in 'all my ob servations of human life, I have found health, comfort and intelligence dwelling together ; and I have found, in looking into the history of North Carolina, 'that the, education and the amelioration of the cpnditjoa of the masses of the peope have kep even pace with each other. . . . - V I '.' ' . We have always had an educated class in the State. . Our, lawyers are as', learned' as any in the Union , '.our, physicians are skil ful, and tboiishthe i fanatics of Ohio have kindly volunteered io instruct us oh religious topics, I have always believed, that from the , needed no missionary aid from Ohio, Massa cbusetts or any where else. Our statesmen too are astute in political lore, and can scat ter on the wings of the wind as long speech es and as learned speeches, with as many well-turned periods and ruubling sounds, as any other professors of sound or authors of words : hot what have they all done for the State ? Thev have enabled us to sit and leg- islate in a magnificent capitol ; but what is the view from these porticos, and what do i ' . i t t v ii we see as we travel miner t Wasted fields and decaying tenements' long stretches of silent desolation, with here and there a tot- i tering barn and a rudely cultivated farm. j And tin in an age ot buttle and lite and ac tivity this at a time when steam is thun dering round all our borders, and human Hie, beyond the confines of the State, is wearing its holy day apparel and sporting gaily with ten thousand inventions. And this is among a people, proverbial over all the earth for honesty, ind .stry and sobriety among a people whose character contains all the ele ments that can dignify, and adorn human nature. And this at such an age, among such a people,', in a land where nature has been prodigal of her gifts, a land of bright skies and temperatt airs, ot nign mountains and rushing torrents and wide plains, fertile ; firmed and strengthened by the occurrences of the as the alluvial soil of Eypt I j past few days, and particularly by the scenes that Nature, Mr. Speaker, has been extremely j transpired, immediately preceding the pasaage of kind to us ; like a provident parent, she haj the Bill. Still we say if it be impossible to have so placed her resources that we cannot reach the test-quesjtion of " Convention," as to all ques them until we are in a condition to enjoy lioM 0f Reform, submbiUed to th People, belter them wisely. They who .can gather wealth I zAie :tJ r.. rher amtation of Free without industry or ingenuity soon wallow . III ircaSMJF IUUUIC1II.C lUCIIUUKI ,CIIWUUI- ties are blunted, their minds contract and their hearts grow to rottenness In such States, idleness, ignorance and debauchery inevitable supervene ; then misrule, corrup tioa and anarchy, w bile - t1 i..,- i : n .;r, J 99 A EalUt? 9 piVUU dljpiic Ll.Sir. us We are seated in" a pTeaiairr country varied charms and vast resources ; but we cannot reach its wealth except by a healthful and invigorating activity of mind and body. Let the light of science shine upon the miner and it will soon guide hun lo the treasures of gold and silver and iron ant! precious Mooes with which nature has most bouatifully supplied our earth ; lei it illumine the mechanic's shop and it will be a magic lamp lo him, unfoldinjj a thousand use ful secrets of which he had never dreamed lei it shed iis bpams upon the plcujfh man's tiack and the rich lfhe will sparKie wnn oeauues mat ne had never seen before. Wash the scales from the eyes of those who in terrogate nature Tor ihe general good strike from the lustv arms ol labour the tetters of ignorance and the din of its giant blows will soon wake the slumbering echoes of our silent hills and vales. Let the laborer as well as the politician be edu cated, and our ships and fields and larnis will then lake rank with our sermons and our speech. i i i .l.i : es. ftlr. Bpeaser, you nave uou ones seen magi cians taking any amount of stores from a charmed bag of plenty which appeared io be empty: the free school houses, (he dingy log houses that ex cite the ridicule f those who learned high philoso phy in marble hall, are filed with untold treasures if we but knew how to draw them out. From t hem can spread out webs ol iron roads that would carry new hie and vigor through all the nalsied limbs of the body politic : from them flow out refreshing streams that would clothe the naked and dreary land, with verdure, beauty, and glad ness I Mr. Speaker l lear that I will weary tne House; I have not exhausted my notes but I rose not to make a Speech lor " Bunkum.", but to . .. - Tt i r. I I carry niv dii through tne nouse. i ien a npc that members are satisneu ; n iney are noi, i am here ready to answer any fair questions and to meet any honest objection. Flank Road Notice. HTSnOKS of Subsertptien to tba ureeoviua ana UYk Raleiirh Plank KW Company will b opened a t fee 1st dy ot January Best, ano reiuaia yjjoa thiriv days at tne wuowing piaces, a i w.huiirron uuuer me uirrenvu vi vuu .1 ? ... I. . B R I? V(,...kar.n.l mru l I. rlitwKllS. ,,111(1 AJ IJVIii - i...,.k P.ii 1 At Greeniilr, ui dr the Hreuon of Gauhl Hayt, rh,.vM rtren. Ed sin tl- lioieil, win. ceruara. At the tomnof Wilbon, under the direction of t.n.ih, Rauntree. Juliu Farmer ana rrou s. I At Eagle Rock, noder the direction of R. Deb- nm. Win. H. tluod ana eeinan rnco. At Ra'.eigh, undar th direction of Thomas D, ii . VJm 11. JonfH and Jantes T, Marriott. I Amount of share $25 Two dollars on aach share to bs paid sn subscribing. P JOHN MYER5, JAMES E. HO YT, JOSEPH POTTS, BENJ F. HANKS, B. H. HAVENS, i Washington, N. Cn Ue. 29ih, 185U. 8 F. MORRIS & CO,, managers of Lotteries. i PURCELL has the pleasure of presenting to his correspoudeuia tbe following brilliant schemes tor January, uuder the management ef F. Morris & Co. sole contractors aad mauagers. . AH schemes of the Maryland Lotteries are exam ined and approved by.the Slats Qommu-sionsra, and alt drawiuga conducted ander Ibwr; persoaal super. inteudance. , . ... ,. ' Bonds to a heavy amount are deposited with the $tai Commissioners to secure the jpayment. or all froe manv splendid prises which bave been sold sod paid at sight by ftJRCeLL in tbs last five years, has given his tickets a decided preference ever II ethers. There U no acarcity of large prises at Ais office, and to secuf he" U n,y f oessary to yjrui orders to F. MORKlJi & UO Managers, or PUBLISHED. BY SEA TON GALES, , j EOIT0K AND PROPRIETOR, AT THREE DOLLARS PER ANNUM.! Ours are the! plana of fair-delightful peace," Jnwarp'd by party rage to live like.brgthei RALEIGH. N C. Saturday, Jan. 4, 1851. EaBATUM-In'our Report, on Thursday, of the Senate proeeedlngs,' Mr. Bynum was rroneooaly made to introduce a bill, making certain trespas ses on land criminal and indictaole. It waa Mr. Washington, Of Craven, who introduced bat Bill. Mr. Hatch-ton's SpEien. It is our purpose to publish this masterly effort in pamphlet form. Wa shall be pleased to receive any orders for the same. They may be had at $3 per hundred. THE CONSTITUTION THE RESULT. We harely announced, on Tuasday, the pas sage of the original bill, reported from the Com- mittee on amendments to the Constitution, pro- riding for the abrogation, by legislative enactment, , f the Iproperty qualification for electors of the Senate. This is as we predicted; and it will be seen, by reference to the vote, which we subjoin, 1 that a )arge majority, without distinction of party, ; sustained the! proposition. It remains to be seen j whether the Constitutional majority in the Senate j will concur i this action, and whether, in event of that concurrence, it will be sustained by the quisite majority in the next Legislature. Our own individual sentiments have been too often made known, to be re-iterated here. We have deprecated the particular action that has been taken,' as unlikely to close the door to the future agitatien of the many other questions of Consti tutional Reform that have been mooted among us. Our opinions on this point have but been con- rf wef of denwgocucg thftn no action on the premises at all. It may prove successful ! Those who voted in favor of the original Bill were!: . ! ' , AYES-tessrs, Aosjos A very. Barco, J. Barnes, Blow. Bogl. Bond. Dovkia. Brazier, Bridgers. Brogn H,id vidson, Uicatnaon, lwuiuh, uuijjuu, umm, Flemminff . Ftvnt. FowviH. AvC Poster, Gor don, Hackney, Harrison, G. VV. Hayes,J.Haye, - ;,, ri:n.t5 I, till J Hill U.J.n,l tlernng, j.in. niu,o. r. m i, .h ".ui Jarvis, Jerkins, Johnston, Jones, Kailum, A. J. Leach, J. M. Leach. Uvr, Marshall, Martin, Maihis. McDowell. Mcleau. McMillan, N. Mc Neill, W. McNeill, Mizell. Montgomery , New aoin, Patierlson, Pegram, S. J. Pers n, T. J. Per son, "Pigot i Pope, Powers, Rankin, Reinhardi; Rollins, ltdffin, L. B. Saunders, R. M. Saun derx E. D Saunderson, Scoil, Snarp. Sheek, Sherrill. 8hkrrard, hinpock, Siler, Sloan, Steele, Stevenson,! Siowe, Si U bos, Sution, Swanner, Tvlor,Thi!:pen.Tiornton, Tripp, Waugh, Webb, VVliey, B.jF. Williams, J.J. William, Wilson, W instead and Winston 89. Those who Toted in the negative were : NOES4Mesrs. Amis, Barns, D. F. Cald wejl, t ampbell. Cherry. Drake. Dunlap, JZaton, Eure, Foard, Foster, Kelly, Locke, Maultsby, McKoy McCleese, Parham, Poole, Ravner, Russell,; Stuimons, Thornjurgh, Walton, Wig gins 24. ! The following waa the vote upon the motion to slrike out, and insert Mr. Fosters Bill, providing, in the event of approval by the People, for an un restricted Convention : essrs. Adams, Amis, Bogle, Brazier, A. H. Caldwell, D. r . Caldwell, Campbell, Cotton, Davidson, jDouthit, Drake, Dunlap, Erwin, Flem mib", FoaW, A. G. Foster, A. M. Foster, Gordon, Hackney, G. W. Iiayes, Jno. Hayes, J. U. Hill, Holland, J. flL Lach, Jjocke, JLove, Olaultsoy, MbKav, ilcMillan, Parham, Russell, Scott, Sharp, Shinpock.i Siler, Sloan, Steele, Thornburgh, Tripp, Walton. Webb, Wiggins, Wiley, B. F. Williams 444. .1 'i NAYS4 Messrs. Avery. Banco, D. A. Barnes, li BarnesjBlow, Bond, Boykin, Bridgers, Brogden, Cherry, Cockerham, Dickinson, Durham, Eaton, Eure, Flynt, Fonville, Harrison, Herring, T. P. ' ' 5 v i ':. vr ii -a a Hill, Jarvft, Jerains, jonnson, Jones, ivanum, ivei lv. A. J. lLeach, Marshall, Martin, Mathi. McDow ell, McLean, McCleese, N. McNeill, W. McNeill, Mizell, Montgomery, Newsom,. Patterson, Pegram, T. J. Person, Pigott, Poole, Pope, Powers, Rankin, Ravner. Reinhardt, Rollins, Ruffin, L B. Sanders, R. !(L Saunders, Saunderson, Sheek, Sherrill, Sher- rard, Simmons, Stevenson, Stowe, Stubbs, Sutton, Swanner,! Taylor, Thigpen, Thornton, Waugh, J J. Williams, Wilson, Winstead, Winston "70. There is one circumstance connected with the agitation ipf this question in the House of Com mons, to which we beg to invite The serious at tention ojf the People. Before the final vote waa taken on the original Bill, Mr. Wiley moved an amendment, simply providing that it be submitted to the Pjeople of North Carolina to say, whether they desire a Convention to amend the Consti tutionSaid Convention to be elected on the Fed eral basis. We appeal to the following list of Ayes and Noes, to show, how the boasted love of the dear people, without regard to seption, vo ted againat a proposition, involving no expense or no sairifice of opinion, and plainly consulting the true spirit of eur institutions, while every Whig irk the House, with one or two exceptions. vindicated, by their recorded votes, the sacred cause of popular rights. The pemocracy .m-iy nQt haye had the cue then, but they gotj. their reward the next day,; in the virtual approval by their newly inaugurated Gov ernor, when be cpmmeiided all amendment to the original Bill to. the guillotine u i Those who voted in favor ( of striking out, and Inserting Mr. Wiley's amendment, were s ..AYES Adams. Amis, Barnes, Bogle. Brazi er, A H. Cald well, D. F- Cald well, Campbell, Cherrvi Co ton. Davidson, Douthtt, Drake, JJuh ter, A$U ifayiVi Hackney, G;. IfV tefff, fpe; Hayes, J. H. HilU Holland, J.M. Leach, Locke, Lovp, Maultsby. McKoy, McCreese," McMillan, Parham. Rosseil, Scott. Sharphinpock,' Siler, Sloan,' Steele, Stubb4Thombur?h Tripp; Wal ton; Webb Wiggins, Wiley, B. F Williams-r 43. ... . : ; v , NOES Avery, Barco, Barnes, Blow, Bond Boykin, Bridsrers. Broaden, i'Cockerham,' Dickfn s6h, Eaton, Flvnf, Fonville, Gordon, Harrison, Herring. S. P. Hill, Jarvis, Jerkins, Johnston, Jones. Ka'.lom, Kelly , Leach, Marshall, Martin, Mathis. T. D. McDowell. McLean, N. McNeill, W, McNeill, Mi?ell, MoDteomery, Newsom, Patterson, Pegram, Person, Pigort,' Poole.5 Popej Powers, Rankin. Reinhardi, Rollins; Ruffiin. L. B. launders, R. M. Saunders, E. D. San der job, Sheek, Sherrill. Sherrard, Stevenson, Sipwe, Sutton, . Swanner, TyUr, Thifpefl, Thornton, Wtugh.J.J. Williams, Wilson, Win stead, Winston 65. ' '' f , THE INAUGUATION. The Hon. David S. Reid was inaugurated, at j 12 o'clock, Wednesdayf as Governor of North Car : olinar." He read his 1 inaugural Address, and we j presume, therefore, it was prepared wilh' great ! care. It will of course be published, and we shall ! copy it into thiSi paper. In ihe mean time, our readers would like to hear at least the topics dis cussed. . J After invoking the blessing of God upon bis ad ministration, a d promisiag a faithful discharge of his amies, he took up the Slavery quesiion. The sentiments expressed in this part of his ad- dress, in the main, are unobjectionable; but there ' was a squinting at disunion occasionally, which .... i- (-' did. net seem aliogether to harmonize with his pro- fessioos of attachment to the Union. Of this, however, we can judge better when we see bis printed address. The next topic was Internal Improvement, and While the Govenor declared himself in favor of a jvdiciovt (that most provoking eginoogue) system, he warned the Legisla'ure against extravagant ap propriations ; and laid it down, as a sound max im, that the Legislature in making appropriations, should provide the means for meeting the expen diture. He recommended nq particular scheme, but left it to the Legislature to say what ought to be doae. , 1 The Common Schools. On this subject, he de clared himself opposed to a change in the present mode of distributing the School fund. 4th, Equal Suffrage. Strongly recommended this, and ho ped it wouid be kept saperate from any other question was opposed to any change in the ba sis of representation, and was for adhering to the federal basis. Though those persons who favored this change were honest, they were laboring un der mistaken views, and might bring ; into this State the unpleasant controversy now going on be tween the Northern and Southern sections of the Confederacy, iih, The election of Judges and Justices of ihe Peace, by the people. Th?s he re commended to the favorable consideration oi the Legislature. ' '. . ' fiatJKl&ssifefiRa4e Per, lor the Governor elect to advise the Liegista ture, as he did, about matters pending before that bod) , But this we leave for those interested to decide. ; ' Upon the whole, the Address was suoh a one. as might have been expected under the circum- stances of the nces. We presume that the most ardent friend Governor elect will not pretend to claim or it any pretensions other than should belong to, what it may justly be called, a very ordinary document. THE SLAVERY QUESTION THE TWO HOUSES. . Both Houses were engaged on Thursday in the dis cussion of the Slavery question. In the Senate, Mr. Sqepakd resumed and continued his remarks in sup port of the Minority Report and in reply to Ac essrs. Hauoijtos and- Giuckk. We are greatly surprised to learn that Mr. S. disclaimed having contended that Secession was a Constitutional right .We bad certain ly so understood him, for one, and so, we presume, did every other man who read his recent Speeeh on the subject. If by Secession Ur simply meant the act of a States falling back on her natural and inhtrent rights an , act which, in case of great oppression or rude violation of the compact which binds her to her sister States, it is her duty to exercise while we ob ject to the term as a most palpable misnomer, we take no exception to the doctrine. Mr. Shepard is a man of his word, and did not intend, in all probability, to con vey the impression that he regarded this monstrous doctrine of (Jonttitutional secession as a Constitutional remedy, but (he must pardon us for saying-) he has been so unfortunate in . hunmannei1 of expressing him self as to leave that idea on many minds, while an uncharitable world will be more - than likely to infer that he has shifted his position ! Mr. Haugfcien replied to Mr. S., with great Credit to his reputation as a ready, no' less than' logical de bater. It is neither our province or desire to insti tute invidious comparisons, (as DoasssET says in the play, " they are odorous," and we have no object in making them,) but we could but be more forcibly struck with the unfortunate ambiguity with which Mr. Shepard has defined bis position, when Mr. Haugh- ton pronounced it strange, that, while disclaiming se cession to be a right under the Constitution, he should have quoted from Mr. Livingston a " ConttituttonaT argument in tavor of an " inherent Tight 1 V " In the House, Gen. Sacxdkb supported Jhe Re port of the Majority, in some characteristic remarks a curious compound, we learn, of inconsistency and the other et eettrat that distinguish his efforts. He avowed himself, a secessionist p principle, though he had refused to incorporate thf! doctrine in the Majora . r i , ' , "a i, 1 'L 1- J . A A ty Kepoji, oeueving tnai e occasion, nau uut, jrev arrived to justify it,) and threw down the gauntlet of defiance to those " pigmies, pettiging politicians and newspapers that bad argued the question with so much seal and (a th)ey fancied) with SO much abil ity." ,We regret that a wast of space, owing' to the length of the Legislative proceedings,! precludes any comment upon this meet remarkable, .speech, this morning; hut we Hiay endeavor to .show,, hereafter, that the member from. Wake, fwi den. Saunders, can, himself, omtinet discuss" a question with pore sesf lhan, , iMfy... '. i i i"i'i"i-i ' .The intelligeBce from California is sad etough. The cholera bad Deen making fearful ravages is the in-' T .... . ,T:,. ,v . .JJtJ jr-.'. ,J . .. f: tenor..-. .- t-,,, -..j , .., .' . , The cholera had been raging at Sacramanto City jbr six weeks, previous to' the 1 4th ' ult-eboUt 30 deaths a day,. Four men were daily; employed in digging graves.' and at night thirteen corpses remained nnhnriert Th4 tyjoulatiori was ' 5.00C tut now 'tis only t,500,'in coosequence of the deaths and flight of .IIH IIIIIKIHUUIU. A m MUM Fraiaco. and great fears wer entertaiued. ;au sinens was. stkgwted, 'j 1 f, . 4i SUPREME COURT. ! "'.'. r ; . . ;This Tribsnal , met in this City, on Monday H lia Judges in attendance.! The jfollowine Gantlemen have been admitted to Conhty Court pracuce?, ''v ' ) OiarleaC. Clark NewBern, i Joseph. Masten Forsythe. ...Joseph j3akerP.yettevflls. ' , , Samuel J. Lowrie Mecklenburg. ' T.'L,' 'Hargrove Granville. Leonidas Brown Salisbury. Wm, A. Littlejohn Edenton. ..David F. Long Concord. ( Nathaniel McLean Robeson. Charles K Lowther Chowan. James J. Iredell Raleigh. Bradley T. Johnson And the following to Superior Court practice ; K. A: Caldwell WalesbbroV j John K. Strange Fayetteville. I ' Eli W. Hall Wilmington. . Charles E. Shober Salem, . 4 Wm. Mack, JstdaenbiT.. ' . II O. JA. Lee, Sampson. ' S. W. Davis;1 Richmond. i J. A. Bradshaw, Ltzington. I . , Wa William, Bunooinbe, Senate proceedings omitted. HOUSE OF COMMONS.! Tpksdat, pes. $1. Mr. Wilson, from the Joint Select Committee to make arrangements for the inauguration of i lie Governor, reported the arrangements for the same, which report was agreed to, and a message waa sent to the Senate asking its con em re rice. . PaTmoirs Imd Mkmokials.! Mr. Erwin presented a memorial -from citizens of Buncombe county, praying to have money re funded, which was io.i by them in consequence of the action of the State in regard to fhe execu tive land claims, itelerred to the Committee on Propositions and Grievances. 1 Mr. Fonville, a memorial from citizens of On slow, praying for the establishment of s. Bank at Jacksonvil!e,m said county , with a capital of 1300.- 000. Referred to the Committee on Finance. Mr. Martin, a memorial of Mary M. Fuller, praying for damages in consequence of an injury received, by her while travelling on the. Raleigh and Gaston Road. Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. . . . ., i Bills ahp Rlsolctioks. ' Mr. Wilson iotioduced a resolution to send a message to the Senate proposing to go into tke r. iv uauu iihi'iumvcu iaviuiiyil lj into Ike deck on election of Counsellors of State at 11 o'cl Monday next ; which was adopted. - Mr; Drake, a bill to amend the act passed at t be General Assembly of l848-'9, entitled an act to incorporate the Fayetteville and Western Plank Road Company; which passed its nrst reading, and was reierreu 10 me committee on internal Improvements. '.!' 1 .- ; Mr. Stevenson, a b II regulating the emancipa tion of slaves by last will and testament. Passed first readme, and was referred to. the Uomxmr.ee on me juuMuary. - -.. iirruareesr tMH-w. jncoftWK the Jackson Savings Inemme ia Norihacnptaif eountyl Pas sed irM resdiog, and was referred ta theCooamittee on the Judiciary. " " -H'i:--i i Mr. Webb, a resolution proposing that the two Houses should adjourn tine die on the 13th day of January next, Which, on bis motion, Was laid on ihe table. Mr. A. H. Caldwell, a resolution oa behalf of the Boards of bupenntenuants ol Com moa Schools for Uowan and Edgecombe counties., i Authori zes ihe Literary Board 10 pay lo said Supennien dants the interest due upon the different instal ments of the Literary Fund allotted tosaid (coun ties respectively from July I?4l 4t Oritober 1847, tinder the act istributing the said fond among I he several counties of the Stale, and which were Hot accepted by said qounties until August 1045 Referred to Ibe Coram. ttee on Education. On motion of Mr. Rayner, the House proceed, ed to the untinUhed business of yesterday, viz : the bill to amend the Constitution of North Caro lina. , ; Mr. Winston took the floor, Mr. Person having given way. He made aa argument, in favor of striking out of the Constitution tke freehold qual ification, opposed ah unlimited Convention, and said he would go for the bill of thej gentlenian from Hertford, (Mr. Rayner,) for a restricted Con vention, if it were so changed as to eajl the Con vention immediately, without first submitting the question to the people to sav whether they desired the Convention or not it "being the province of the Legislature, under the Constitution, to call a Covcotion, and not of the people, Mr. W. said he would support, the original billl and Jcalled upon his friends to support itif defeated, he believed some Democrats would rejoice over iti as it would f furnish capital for future use. If not, passed, this free suffrage question would drag the basis ques- f Uonwith it , An unlimited Convention would not suit in a century the east wil never consent to a change in the basis of representation.' .In answer to a question, Mr. W. said he Was opposed 10 all j amenaments save mat oi yiug iree suiimgo. ' Mr. Person, of Moore, argued at length in fa vor of the: original bill, and in opposition, both to a limited and an unlimited Convention; when he had concluded, ' "' Mr. Cot ton, of Chatham, addressed the Hovtie in favor of free suffrage, and in favor of the elec tion of Judge by ihe people ; and concluded by saying that if he could not get the ameqdnjenta in any other way he would jump flat footed into an unlimited Convention.' The further consideration ofihe question was then postponed to 3 o'clock, P, M. A message was received from the: Senate pro nosing that the two Houses adjourn sine die on the 13th day of January, and also informing the House that ihat bodv had refused to accept the resigna-. tion of John Ligon, of Wake, as a Justice of the Peace for said jcou my, The proposition to adjourn was laid on the table. ' v.-f -- ' -'i; " Qn motion of Mr. Flemming, the House took a recess. . AFTERNOON SESSION. The House resumed the consideralipu ef the bill toaiaeiidtheUohsfittilionV H I ' ;"r; ytt! Drake, ' Kahdotph. sddiesedthe House hY favor of s Convention. ; -He was n layer Of free suffrage, bu be desired more than that. . , . . , Mr. Webb, of RuiherfoVd, wished lb correct ' the impression on the minds of some, that the 'people of his countv voied lor Mr. Keid because t n Sdvo- catine bee suffraae it was beeausi , of , a loca quealien. He was 'in favor of aunmitlng tt to' the leeple to say whether they desire a r Convention j ana ir tneyoo, iet ii cosse. ' . f uii ! The Speaker. then stated that tb nijesUoa was an the ameudment efferir ed by the gejiilenian from Da- vidson, (M., Foster'.) to th smendment of ths gen- tlemaniromiHertfoldtM' Kyft')'f, ' ' V : : -Mr.Person,oV Moore, called tor a division, and tnoved thai the qneatiou be tSktn first pot the strike , air, rosier wObdrew bis amendaieql, staling w::f he woWd offer sgaui at sonvS olbir stsgfe ef ; ceWwi.8 -,,TTJ' ' ri- XW ft -ii ii-yil) uiV, n nil ! -h;-rif;-.? vf-4 Numlief-14. I Mr. Hackney boved to amend the amendinenls by laserting a. clause nrovidinar ih tM.tinn ..r l eue. ruoiic 1 reaaarer, Secretary of SUte. Uomp. anu jusiices oi in reace by. ine people. Mf, Avery called for a dmuion ef the question ; and the question' beiug jfirst Uketr oq striking i out ihe Uouse refused to strike out by a vote of aye 54, noes 60., . r ' J. Mr. Foster then offered his amodinent ; inil the qnestion was first taken on atrikingom, and decided in the negative ayes A, aaes!?., ' :f -i i', ,iu The quesiion then recurring on Mr, Rayaer'e a-' neadtneat, a division being called, the motieii wa decided in tha negalie--ayes 22, noes 8.';' 5 Mr. Flemmutg ooered an ainendtnenl ta previde for Uking; the ete of ibe people on the questieu whether they desire a conventien or not which was rejected by s vote of -ayes 4S, noes 67. ' Mr. Steele offered an trnsndnitrit giring be elec tion of Justices 6fth Peace te the Peopled itject4 tod .ye. 60, noes 84. ,.nlnh,;' -idt f . Mr. VVHey proposed to amend by striking out the original bill and inserting a bill to previse for taking the vote f the people, lo ascertain whether ' they drin fed a convention en theiederslhasisBt aoi - Pendioa itbe aueation un ihi.. mulm,1.t.:ur Barnes moved that the House adioura which lost ayes 26. nor s 84. ; '. ' ' : -The question 'Was then taken on the motiau to strike out, aud decided iu ihe negative 'ayes 48 noes 05. '-; '.jj.'i . .;. :! . Mr. Fleming moved loanipxl hi addintr il.i fellbwidg; Be jt further enacted, that in addition to Tree suffrage," all men have a right to be eouallV represenled, -aad to' have-iheir votes counted as well as given;' Rejected ayes 37 r Mrj Walton moved an amendment, nrnridino- ihathopropertyqoalification for niembers 6t both branches of the Legislature be abolished1. " 1 I ending the Question 00 this amendment Mr: S. P. Hill moved an amendment, which was re jectedayes 36. noes 51.,.., the question was then taken on the amend- nieni of Mr. Walton, which Was rejectedayes 30, noes 74. - ' - Mr. Leach, of Davidson, offered an amend ment providing for the election of J udTP fit I hp Sopreme and Superior Coons. Secretary of State, icasurer anu.vomptroiier by the oeoD e : wh ch was rejected ayes 30, noes 77. ' i ' ' i tie question was then taken on ihe original bill reported by the Cotumjttee, known as the FreeSuffrage Bdl, .and it . passed its second read iug by ihe following vote Ayes 89, Noes 24. The list shall appear to morrow. ' When the result was announced by the Soeak- er, great applause was Irtard in various parts of me nouse. ' ; The House then adjourned about $i o'clock. SENATE. ' Wedxsdat, Jan. 1st, 1851 Mr. Woodun, from the Comniiueeon the Ju diciary, to which the $ame was relerred, reponed tneioiiowing PtUs and recommendea their pas sace. viz : . : . ."s : i : The BiU to repeal a part 6f the act of i848 '49 Chapter 77, imposing a lax 00 theibcome of ves sels ; ihe Bill concerning the duties of Clerks'; anuinetJin to prohibit the right Ot Appeal 10 certain cases and extending ihe same in .other. Ordered thai said Bills be laid on the table. . Mr. Thomas, from the Committee on Internal Improvements, reported the folio wing Bill wilh sundry amendments, Viz : - :,-, ! r ''The Bill to amend an act to incorporate the Caldwell and Ashe Turnpike Company and the out 10 ameau an act, entitled an act' to amend ah actiuasmed ia Ib33, entitled an aet te iocorDorate table. Mr. Bynum, a Bill making certain trespasses on land criminal, and indictable. Head 1st time and referred." '' The following Bills were read third, time and passed ; ; , A Bill to regulate the pay of Jurors and Wit nesses in lae County of Craven. ' A Bill to incorporate the Grand Division of the Sons ofTemperance ia this Slate. A BiU to incorporate Mouniain Lodge, No. 19 ofL O. O. F. A Bill giving a name to the Couuiy town of Stokes and for other purposes. ' ' A Bill to appoint Commissioners for the town of Went worth. ' '' t; , A Bill lo auiend an act incorporating the Mc Dowell and Yancy Turnpike Company. . A Bill to ahieud ah act authorizing the Inspec tion of provisions! A Bill to incorporate Rockingham Division lo. -dwi oi me bona ol I einperan ce. i : A Dili to mcorporate Logau Lodge No. 121 ol ancient A ork Masons, and A Bill io incorporate the town or Murphy. The following Bills and Resolutions were read 3rd time. ' ; . A Bill to amend the act incorporating -the town ot Ashvtlle. : , , ,, , , The Bill to incorporate the ; Ashville Division, No 15 of Sons of Tempera nee. A Kesoluttoq in tavor ot Joseph Stanny and Nelly Stanny. ' "" .' : '' The bill ia amend an act incorporating the town of Frankiinsville, was read third time;' ! il.-if On motion ef Mr. Kelly, the Resolutions offer- ed by- bpeaker Edwards, relauve to tae subject! of oiavery, were ordered ur be printed. Received a. message irdm the House, aunou n- cing ihat the hour had arrived for the inaugura tion of the Governor. The meuibets of the Sep ale repaired to tne Mouse ol uomnions, and alter the inauguration: was concluded, returned .to the enate Cuantber and were called to order by. the Received a message from the House, proposing to add the practising Physicians of both Houses to the Committee appointed to Consider the pro prtety of establishing a Medical Board in, North Carolina. Agieea to, ana me, tlousc lulormed thereof. ,-'. ' . ..' i V. .i. H. House proceedings omitted ' - : SENATE. . : ' THvasoAV, Jan. 2nd. Mr. Cameron presented sundry memorials, accompanied by bills, in relation to the bitt- r government of the town: i-of 'Fayeftevillej which, en bis motion; Were referred to the comrhittea 'on Propositions arid Grtevatitiea, Mr. Barringer introduced a preamble and resolutions, declaring it to b; the policy of the South to oppose heiiceforth the increase or the preseat rates of Tariff bn Foreign ni DOrts. bbvohd What mav be necessarV for an economical - administration of : the General GoveromeDtv-. Mr. B. enforced the, policy and the; propriety of bis resolutions in a clear and : forcible man er. , Oa mot'mn , of, Mc Shepard, they were ordered to be. printed,. ,ivtr. noKe luirouuceo a oiu ta.esiauiisn in. North' Caroluil a Mililary ( ostifut ' ,v Read and"' refcrredVoa hit own r rootton, to Com mitteii dri Military. r,'i'K"f "f! ? VHH'V " ; Mr . "Kelly i utrodiiteil a bill lupplementaJ to; si-bill? id establisbi- a new County by ' the name of Hooper. Jeid first time attd pas'- Ir-tlilliogton inUduce4 W;tolhicoli0.irienc to hi and of ihe duties Am- th J WBdOCJH bun York. :Watoivii -'i-i:- -.' ? pontte locksvilte Lodge) No, 139, Of aoj?it on.i Read ijfistumc, an4 Passei;. Dn motion of MrJ; Jovner. the Senate cr&r Raleigh jarid Gaston Rail Road company, third time and 1 pawed and ordered to t en- grossed.' i: a "i ' Mr. iT R.Cald well moved to take up th V bHl ta improve the public roads of , the State and rnalce it the order, of the daf for mpr. roV at i pasO Voc'k-'. - Ori motinn nf Mi'. Woodfin. tie bin totm. prove cotmtr prisons ' and ' eilablish 1 Work E, . ., ;'aJ. .e t.V Houses was made me special urucr w um Mr. Steele oresented '.meiaojtaAfrdffl'ditcnQt of Richmond cpuaty, asking; the aid of the Statt in works of Internal Improvement Refeared ra the rommitteetm thttfcuhjecf. Vf?. On motion of Mr. Wiosion; the resolutions frota the Senate ii relation ' to Nag' Head, wfre taJctw Up or their secood reading.;. riHi' M r. Cherry submitted a few remark in support of Resolution. : v: t . ; 1UI.1CI9SU, ui uiuuiCi uppoacu iiieui va ,, principle that 'the General Government had no poweri under the eonstitution.to engage in works of. Internal, Improvements and said , that thoat menibers w bo, believed mi doctrine ought to vote 9rainl ihii msoliilinna: 1" ' ' ' - " Mr: Ol Ai Barnes advocated their Dassacv and said ihat Detiiocats might vue for tlie resolu twos without abandoning their pnnctples it wai a national work aqd npt loipaL.v ,; (" Mr. l.L Saunders would- vote for them oa ihe grouhd ihar it wbuld be a eoustttunonai' kct on the 'part of Congress, onder . vb clause giving tongress tne power loreguiate commerce, it that clause did . not embrace, works of this kind, he did not. see. what i; was intended tor. He bad voted forthe work in Cbdgress oh ihis principle, and km would' vote mVitjhere.''V '. "H- Mr. Person made a few additional rertiarks, dis claimkig nytenlion jbi iendeaforing to enlist party feeliiig .m trpjksftioo tp ihe resolutions.' He wished every, one to vote trom his own Jriewa or what is right he would support the 'principle alluded to by him,, although the proposition waf to benefit NorthlCarolioa.: - v : J? I Mr. Ilayoer thought there could be noquestioa that the General Government had the; power to do this work, and it slwuld dd it. The General Government, by Yevenne on import, yill receive Ihe benefits resulting from having a good harbor, and mot the State Government. The. general in terests of commerce demand, the work, and not the interests of Norm Carolina particularly1 It ihere fore belongs to that power, wtiich' legislaiee.' for the whole country, to make provision for. -this work. -- Humanity appealed, loudly , in behalf of the work, for the lives of - tbousanss of seamen were lost ou that coast lor the way t of a safe har bour. ':',''J'N'1 iw'i '..r.i.i-17,-' air. Avery said that at this crisis he could not , consent lo the exercise by Congress of doubtful powers. : It the State should engage ia a .liberal system of Internal Improvements in the west a well as in the east, he stood ready to vote fef. aa appropriation from the Slate Treasury i for? this work. He was for confining the General Govern ment tp the ocean in works of improvement but admitted the power to build light bouses, improve harbours, &c. . Air.' Rayner would answer the gentleman from Burke, (Mr. Avery,) on hi own- premises. Fit ia difficult to determine when these works are con stitutional and when not; it must therefore be left to the representative to exercise a sound discre tion.' He referred to the opinion of Gen. Jackson arid 'Mr. Calhoun to sustain the position that it was within the constitutional powers of the Gen eral Govenment to do this the latter havincr asr J serted, the power to remove snags from the (Mis sissippi j aud u so it clearly had the power to do thi'S work, lie hoped the gentlemen would with draw 1 their opposition, and that the resolutions would pass by a uaxnimoua vote. - An appropria tion of $50,000 for this work had passed Jboth . houses of Congress once, and John Tyler, in the plenitude of his power, had vetoed it It had since passed the House of RepresenUtivea, bnt failed in the Senate.-' Vrdiitf - Mr. Winston' skted the fact that all parties, in the eastern section of the state, were in favor of , the work-j,-', ;. j-: ; jur. sste venson nad voxoa Tc similar resolutions as "Trr Virtnr'lmi' ftrnnral Tinmrnaiiefrr In ifii what he hinvielf thonght miprecticable, , iiorth ' Carolina had as much right to Oiese appropriationa as any other Stale. ' "J Mr. Barnes remarked that Mr. Gwynn, In Whom the gentleman from Craven had great confidence. i i . l .i.-' i. , uau survey eu me nun, anu pronounces, it, practi cable. , Mr. S. J. Person offered the following amend ment, ' ' v 1 ' ' y' v" ' "Provided the samo can be done bv Conirress in the exercise of its constitutional power.". '7 iwessrs. ttayner and J? leming opposed,, the a- -mendment, inasmuch aa , it Would seem to imply thathe Legislature had doubts on this subject. Mr. rerson aula mat he had been touched by the appeals of the gentlemen, and he wished to put the resolutions' ia such a shape that he could vote tor them. -;.,.-. - . , , The question was taken oa the amendment, and it was rejected. ' ' ; The q uestioh then recurring' on the passage of the resolutions bn their second reading, it was de cided in the affirmativeayes 78, noes 27. . Mr, Erwin presented the following resolutions which passed their first reading, viz; .' W berkas, Ine Southern States or this Umon have since the formation ot th Federal) Qoveroment fos tered add nourished the manufacturing and mining in terests 01 ine non-siaveuoiamg states, by voting to impose high' taxes upon importations 'from Torek countries which might come m competition with the proqucttflns or uia la Dor ana industry of tne aJoreemid noa slavholuing States, and whereas these acts of generosity and self-sacrifice have been unappreciated at the North, and the people of mat section show a dis position to make uaceasing attacks upon our institu tions and property , therere . ' "rJiosolved,ThAt the StaUi of North Carolina feels herself tinder na further obligations by the "votes of ear reprssentatives w Congress, or otherwise, to pro tect the "borne industry of the nm-suvebotdinr States. , " . " . ' " r RetolvedJUbai, If our own industrv Beads protection it can be setter affected by State tbao,y Congraasioa- ai jegiatauoiu H!i s jV ,SVA-. -,av.-!.Wt , . Uolvd, That th present tariff is high snough to afford sufficient revenue to carry; on an ecouofaueally adraintstered goverament, and ought aot to be in- Jitttlvtd, That the foregoing resolutions be trans mitted to our' members of both . houses' of Congress, with a- request that they 'lay theni befoW -their res pective Houses, end with the farther requst jthst they vote against any. cnange In the present tariff laws, which may bare the effect to protect or encourage the manutttcturing or mining interests of! me free States, 6r which may have the effect to Jacrease the coat to the Southern consumers of any of the products of foreign oiantries. ' .t," in.-i-n" 5 ,;! Sftaat Otonu. '- The resolutions reported by the majority of the Committee on Negro Slavery were' taken up. ..Mr. RayQer, moved to 'strike out all after the 1 word, whereas, sn'd insert his resolutions.' -i air, Avery movea 10 amend; uie amendment by sinking but ' and ' inserting tho ffenid by tha tainority of tlie Cemmittee.,! nu aat ' ihirs R, M. Saunders : addressed the . H oum in I support ot t he Resolutions of -the niajoriiy. He uoi, opposea 10 uie act aootuning'ine slave trade rri the District of Columbia thought urine f to the feelings of Northern gentlemen. 7, He con- tenuea tor tne right ot j State ta secede, adducing ,ihe.Kentuck'y and Virginia llesolutions of 1798. uu jrucnuu uu mxauiava uinontie 10 SUS lain him -though thooght it inexpedient 16 assert tne doctrine in me?e ; vesolanons; x Mr. St spoke ofiheiugiuveslavelawof the probabilitj ef its being enlorced in the noorslaveboldingStates. and I of jhe,-consequences' that' he thought - would and ougoA io ensue id tne event oi its not oeiag enfor ced. fH had read to the House, by ib. clerk, a L- - .ia .:.. ,mvw . . . ? pan oi a leiter irom mr. twncntr, in vwhich he gave an account of, fus end eay ours to captuie some fugitives from his - service in Boston and expres sed his view bf the' p'robaule'succeis'of the lugi- liv lnP law. nTlka hiiiMb iha! ulmtih.U ottbe) South M consequence thereof-whieh let-: let wr.,. satu wouid. bu obHahed;r- " ' day for Monday week. f- te ! 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