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. LEGISLATIVE: DEBATESr : : - ..r-w house of commons:! i:r : Mr. MeD. said, before the vote is taken npon the rasas of this bill upon iutecooi reeding, it was . iaeto Us eeaetituenta that: the ground for Aking this application, aboatd be Tally, set forth. The grievances ef whiek they eon plain, now oat of their ; distance from the seat af justice, being some twenty u mOe -to those res Wing hi the extremes of th - counties The dimensions of the County proposed to be estsblished, inetedin parts or Iredell, Meck Hnbarg, Ronsitd small angle Of .Cabarrus, will bo son twenty- miles loos, by sixteen wide, contain ing ample popalaiion ta -entitle it to me member ; wbtte at the tains time, Its establishment will not io - ttiv&y upon, the interest r of .those, eld established Towns, Charlotte, Salisbury and StateavUle, for the mr large Counties," cannot Tte'f ally .realised by those in the centre. Hew much of, their hard earnings is 'vested In tavern bills ; hew ranch time Is consumed in riding to. the Court House, without being able ccce to visit tneir families duxist the week. - i o iae 'Srealthv to those in easv cirenmsUnces, It Is light; tot to the boor, , whose labor from morn, till light, yields only a bare sapport, the grievsnce is such as calls for redress and the granting of which will in jure nd one's Interest. . Tne pay or witnesses ana " Jurors, is not sufficient to cover the ei senses incur ted; hence they are loosen in attending to public duty, while ityieMs a small profit to those Contig uous' ti the Coort House. , 'Is it not oppressive! : - Manvaiw opposed to the creation of new Conn ties, as it maltipHes the Courts, proves burdensome te the gentlemen at the bar. throws additional taxa tion npoo the "people; and militates" against old es tablished interests. . tint Sir, shall not the convent ence of the profession, the Barstanding as tke ad- vocal es of ear rights, yield to tke interest of the peo ple,, we. none ana smew or the land 1 1 find no sen ons opposition .upon that Question. That taxation Should increase in many cases, U not denied, neither Is it at all surprising ; for tke Act dividing Lincoln Into tkree partscxeated eigkteen jury Courts to do . the business of the same people, formerly accom- pluueuDy six; but that tt should necessarily in crease the taxation, la not true in point of fsict. as the history of most new' Counties will show beyond nil controversy and the least shadow of doubt. In Alexander, the poll tax' is only fifty cents, and in Catawba the same, and in Caldwell, seventy-fife cents; all or which is less than before their establish anent. i An appeal might be made to even old Meek lealmrjrj whose star shone out so brightly during the night of the Revolution struggle, and whose pride has aroused her citisens, in opposition to a fur ther dismemberment Of her Territory, if her taxes are greater - new, since the. segment was cut off, to constitute a part of Union. If the burdens are not increased in these, can valid reasons be given, why they should be increased in any? the mileage of wunesse ana jurors, being much diminished, while I the legal business remains the same ? la truth, the u one nave shewn their wisdom by eurUilin their ex pesses to suit the new. order of things, while the oth er, like a prodigal family, long accustomed to a pro fuse expenditure of .money, still keeps up the same cAoiuiuua ai servants ana oiner suenasnis or wesit a while their income has been diminished. Bat even if it does, Mr. Mc McDowell remarked, that his con stitaents were willinz te bear it. to command their time and avoid other incidental expenses. . Are the extremes of large Ceanties to be denied all immuni ties or privileges because it may make a draft upon the profits of the centre, or curtail the profits of the trade shops? - Most the extremes live for the profit "f others, or for their own comfort and interest T Shall no Rail Road ' be constructed, because it opens at a new channel of trade, diverts the commerce from some inland Town, or militates against tke in terests of the wsrsronevs! Must the financial policy of a Ceanty 'never be altered, tho' the interest of tae people require It, and the policy or the County demands it, because the chsnge will lessen the profits of the Cottoa Mills that have grown up under its pro tection t It it true, ae interest whose prosperity de pended upon the existence of old rrgalatioos, where there was an implied obligation ef perpetuity, should he attacked with a jaeohiaical spirit ; hut still a ven eration for old forms and regulations shoetd aot check wholesome legwiatMa, .The true republican doctrine requiree a government te exist, not for itself or a priv ileged class, but the people at large ; )o psrmit the ditiseas to acquire the things they covet, and eajoy the things they possess; for the glory and honor of a nation are measured by the general prosperity of the people. Shall all applications for new Counties be granted, it amy be asked. Certainly not. The principal question, if your former, as well as your present divi sions are any raide. is : do the people desire it do the limits contain sufficient territory and the requisite population I To these questions, the answer is plain; for three-fourths t the people desire,' and no one will deny, bat. that the population is abundantly suffi cient...' - Again : The shlity of small Coealiee is felt through the whole frame work ef society ; as the people hav ugbnt littfe time to read, and lees inclination, are principally indebted for their knowledge, te eonvsr eation and observation. Thee in small Counlie.-, the people .being more frequently broaght ia social con tact with each other, they converse freely listen to aeh ether, their feelings and opinions are recruited, taew miads are mutually developed by the. reciprocal tnfloeacrs of men upon each other; and thus a spirit or industry is infused, and they are mutually stimu Isfed to aii sorts of undertakings. It was the remark fa distinguished French writer, in taking a pbiloso PnJf of onr political Institutions, that the gen ereJ iintettireB.ee of the masses in tbia country, on points or law aad the character of ear government & f?r,i2rf,I! n o complex) arises from J1.'. For not only the jury, but those etandJng fty,are thrown in contact with the learned 1'"" Wf . principlee ef law, touching theaeconty of Jifa nod protection of properly. In large Cou alios, the extremee are measurably lost te this source of information and "salutary influence, as tbsy raraly attend, except en public or private busi- Mr. McDowell finally remarked, the spirit of the coJ!to i ery imagination is en the stretch to deiiseordiecorer anew and shorter road to the accamulation or the good things Of this life ; to invent some instrument to dimftmn the cost of production, aad save time. His eonsiii..!. - the establishment itGnknn...t.. u tSIm0 jy ;att aad therefore hoped this bill 4l saine remarks ef Mr.nilmeof MeekPb'4 TrifT oifi.tMi7 beard by the Reporter, Mr MaDeweU rjed. it was true that a majority of the eutsmam U Ma.nbor, 4. were averse to the divanon, hat aH the othere were willing j and if the Jlokes,whde aoma fire haadred protested against it. bow eliaaamttstealry bpeeee this! ThsTdivkMo. of Sukee was central, aatirely rainens to the ta veme. Wd trade shops,, whose value depended upon Jornaiow being the neat ef Justine. If these ? bjectiene en the part, ef the Hoose to that sATTE-aTiiWArrE.: fort County aloaa, and Tl dotiL?0 ?f harlng been bora end raised laBSty Bal kaovrg those peopl 1,? ouU?00017; aUisjrW the eaen W fwLvlTZ. uu s well as Sa l&Tv'TS aow cpi tkA special Ceart in that "County. Sir. for sever? Cwtlnyneir; and for tkTb 'y ? aav. C3 SST with SralX. tkat tv t- . . with-trotb, ththWunot wUhin ; Wled abler CoanryoTrtF -Rl 1 - m from eleven to nneea miles outsat from the Jbonadiry lesi n?tii?H V I Vi Therhurdens of those residine on the extremes of Tr? first standing in the Court whose ixttrrihr and pwfify hare never been qoeaUeaod, and I knew, sir taat xor order, and proper decqrsnt In . Ueurt j and ft strict olaerf anew of established raies, they are) nof ta be aarpaseed any whera Tor the less twelve years, I tkfaak, at the first Court in the year; Ihe question Is avbntitnrd to a njority of the JosUces of the Coun ty, to esy whether or not,- they will elect a -secisl Uourt, for the ensuing year; aad 00 all cessions there is a majority in favor of iu They make the election, and select five of their most e-impeuni mem bers. Bat, sir, because certain persons are not selec ted, they become offrnded, and ppose the system ; and we are oowcstled opon to.ssy by oar, vott-s up on this bill, that Bcsufort Coanty shall be singled out, and made an exception to the general law. And the reason assigned is, that the people of that County are oppoeed te the special Court. Sir," are not the Justices of that County a respectable portion of the people T They five in all pans of the County, end, mingle with the people on ell occasions ; and it is s! reasonable pt esoroptioh.' that they know some thing about the sentiments of the people npop this subject ; end 1 em anwilltag to believe that the whale body of tho Mattel rates of that Connty ere totally recerdlere of the opinions end feeiinrs of the people. The gentleman from Beaufort, who ' intt odoced thie btili and advocates its passage, eaid that the lawyers were- in fever of special Courts, in opposition to the people. Mr. speaker, if I was to considrr my own individual interest, I shoald go with the gentleman lor repealing the law. I very often, in my practice in that Court, think it would be much belter for me and my client, if I were permitted to' break through their established rules. The special Court very fre quently decides against me, when if other gentlemen were npnn the bench, I might succeed. Sir. I often think thst the Court is wrong in their decisions Sometimee I know they ere. But no person suppo ses that gentlemen who do not make the law their study, will always deride according to the books. But I do say, that the decisions of Beaufort County Bpecial Court will stand s favorable comparison with some or the decisions of higher tribunals I felt called upen. Mr. Speaker, to make these few remarks, to ptevent the supposition that the mem bers of the Special Court of Beaufort County were either corrupt, ignorant, or unfit to preside as such. Such an inference would have been natural, without explanation ; and I should have done injustice to myself, if I had not made it. After Mr. 8atterthwaite bad concluded blsremarks, Mr. Farmer moved the indefinite postponement of the bill, which wee decided in the affirmative by e vote of 70 to 38. Yeas and Nays demanded by Mr. Hayman. When the bill to establish a new Coanty, by the name of Watauga, waa under consideration on its third reading -Mr. Stanly said he waa desirous to vote for this bill, if he could be satisfied that the County had the requisite population. But he had been unable, when the bill passed iu second read ing, to procure that information from the Chairman of the Committee on Propositions and Grievances. He would ssk that gentleman now, whether be was satisfied the Coanty had the requisite population. Mr- Courts was understood to say, that he was of the impression it bad ; that be had not reported the bill it came from the Senate. Mr. Satterthwaite said it had been reported from the Committee on Propositions and Grievances, in the House of Com mons Mr. Courts then stated he believed that was so, and that there was a report from the Senate. Mr. Stanly then stated that this information was altogether u a satisfactory, and the statement made by the gentleman from Rockingham, (Mr. CourtsJ too coufused to be relied upon ; for the gentleman had even forgotten, that the bill bad been reported by himself, from the Committee of which he wss Chairman. Mr. S., therefore, was compelled to vote against the bilL Cy The following Letter from Mr. Bancroft, will be read with deep interest by every North Car olinian. It places beyond controversy, the import ant fact in our history the Mecklenburg Declara tion of Independence 90 Eaton Squabs, London, 4th July, 1848 Mr Deab Sib: I hold it of good augur?, that your letter of the 12th of June reached mo by the Herman just in time to be snswered this morning. You may be sure that I have spared, no. paina to discover in the British State Paper Office a copy of the Resolves of the Committee of Meck lenburg ; and with entire success. A glance at the Map will show yon that, in those days, the traffic of that part of North Carolina took a somb erly direction, and people in Charleston, and some times even in Savannah, knew what was going en jo M Charlotte Town," before Governor liar tin. The first account of "ike extraordinary Re. Bolted by the people in CharloU Town, Mecklen burg County1 was sent over to England, by Sir James Wright, then Governor of Georgia, in s letter of the 20th of June. 1775. The news, paper thus transmitted ie still preserved, and is the number 498 of the South Carolina Gazette and County Journal, Tneeday June 13. 1775 I read the Resolves you may be sure, with rever ence, and immediately obtained a copy of them ; thinking myself the sole discoverer. I do not send yon the copy, as it is identicslly the same with the paper which you enclosed to roe ; but I fotward to you a transcript of the entire letter of Sir James Wright. The newspapers seems to have resched him after he had finished his des patch, for the paragraph relating to it is added in his own hand-writing, the former part of the let. ter being written by a Secretary or Clerk. I have read a great many papers relating to the Regulators ; and am having copies made of a large number. Your own State ought to have them all, and the expense would be for the State insignificant, if-il does not send an Agent on pur pose, A few hundred dollars would copy sll you need from the State Paper Office on all North Carolina topics. The Regulators are, on many accounts, important. Their complaints were well founded, snd were so acknowledged, though their oppressors were only nominally punished. They form the connecting link between resistance to the Stamp Act, and the movement of 1775; and they also played a glorious part in taking possession of the Mississippi valley, towards which they were carried irresistibly by their love of independence. It is a mistake, if any have supposed, that the Regulators were cowed down by their defeat at the) Allemance. Like the man moth, they shook the bolt from their brow and crossed the mountains. I shall always be glad to hear from von. and m be of nse to yon or your State. Very truly yours, GEORGE BANCROFT. Te Hon. D. L. Swmin. VOTE FOR UNITED STATES SENATOR. Ia another eef ema.we nnbllah th fiasl vat uTik. Legislature for United Stales Senator. The reader will observe that the Democratic members e-eaantl. supported the Hoa. Thorn ss L. Ctisgmaa, Tn prefer- aw twin many anxieas aspiranu Of tnsir own poli. ties! household. For thie manoeuvre we are enable to aoooost. We bare always heard It eaid that po Utice make strange bed-fsllows ; bat really we never expected U catch the Democrats of North Carolina ia the same bunk with Thomas L. Cliagman J la this case wa are well satisfied that tbacrattar has mmwu w y isemocracy. , air. bungman's wbig gery is above suspicion ; and he bas given hie eppo-aeats-JW so afua that they cannot hrp know, wgit. - If they voted far him he cool dot help it: while.by eo doing, they proved the insincerity ef their former' denunciations of this gentleman, whom ' we eodeeTored te Justify, for hie coarse on the slavery njsetiea ' Lst them over after bold their peaces C. be premised fa make aa exposition ef the wbtyr4tfW Mg. . , J Phio llitoreiht yet- been nnable to fSliJi! 0" to reference to the election of Sir;, ia great confosio. and much SnSsay. Walt will ba U 1. impo- COMMlfNICATIONS-i . oa the sxersTsa. s csjcp, oz , usj xjegaaiatmw ox lr&oxth Carolina. 1 ' !r wt! ; amxtimn i Fardoa if yon please, the liberty as Mssed by a plain citizen of y oar State, one who was born reared snd educated upon her soil, one who has never been involved in pablie or political life, but one who, for twenty-five years has been engaged in active business, snd bss always tsken a lively inter est in the welfare sad prosperity of oar ugod Old North State Ged bless Arr, ene who has si ways re joiced at her national advancement, and mourned at her misfortunes. I profess to be neither for tke West, or East, the North er South, but a thorough North Carolinian, knowing no geographical distinc tion. s I therefore reoaest and feel assured 1 shall receive your carefni and earnest attention to this my first, and perhaps my last appeal to yon, oa a object of the most stupendous importance, and paramount dig nity to all others at this present moment; I mean the subject of Internet Improvement. I know thst you are all in favor of the subject ; but the grand difficulty sppears to be, tke want of some liberal and systematic plan, or scheme of general improvement; each one of you, 1 know, is engaged injtbe laudable deblre to ben efit your immediate constituents; this is sll right, but at the same time, yon should not forget that you are the representatives snd guardians of the whole State, and that oars is a government of compromise and equal justice. Various plans ef internal improvement have been suggested to your body, but it doee appear to me thai no one of them should be adopted, until a gen eral plan shall be fixed upon, which, when fully car ried out, shall enure to the sole benefit of our own State and its citizens. This doctrine may be consid ered by some, as partaking too much of the hard crust of selfishness; this declaration however does not in the least destroy the necessity of first turning all the benefits of our improvements to our own State. before we afford facilities to our neichbors. "Self preservation is the first law of nature." Let us look around at our neighbors, and profit by some of their acts in this respect. See, if you please, how long and tenaciously Georgia refused to allow the Charleston Rail Road to cross the Su- vanuah river at Augusta. It is upon this very prin ciple. And turn your eyes to Virginia, if you please, and see how long she refused to allow the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company the poor pittance of crossing the remote Northwest course of her territo ry : Yes, for ten long years did she obstinately re fuse to grant this privilege, until she had perfected her plan of improvements and not until then, there by obstructing aad retarding a treat work. I cannot say 1 blame her for it; she but carried out my doc trine: and shall not North Carolina benefit herself by a similar course? Already has Virginia pierced us by the Dismal S wamp Cunal, the Portsmouth and Roauoke, Petersburg and Roanoke, and Richmond and Danville Rail Roads. And now she comes bold ly forward and asks you for a Rail Road, across the best part of your State connecting Dauville with Charlotte; " they ssk no appropriation, they ask no thing but the bare Charter, which costs you nothing, and at the same lime affords a large portion of your citizens a cheap and easy market, snd under these- circumstances yea cannot refuse a simple Charter, there can be no harm in a Charter, j-c.n 1 am aware of the arguments used by your hon est Western members, that this road will afford you an easy outlet, sad market for your products, and channel of conveyance for your imports, and that you have hoped against hope for a market within your own State. These are strong arguments, I will admit ; but let us rook st the other side of tke picture, snd see what effect this bars Charter will have npon the present and future prospects of our State, Wilmington, the most important seaport within your borders has been struggling for thir teen long years to build up a City worthy 'of 'the State ; long and industriously has she labored, to build and sustain a Rail Road to the Roanoke, and is now making desperate efforts to carry it on, snd connect with the Roods in South Carolina; the State has kindly stretched forth her hand to help, but not to that extent which her enterprise and ne cessities would seem to require ; both these roads now require but very little help from you, to place them in successful aad permanent operation. The State now has ant interest in one of those roads of near one million of dollars, besides all the advents- i gee growing out of an enhanced value of Real Es tate upon its lines, snd the benefits to its citizens; snd it muat be borne in mind, that these Roads pass , through the poorest sections of our State, and can- ' not be sustained without the great mail and foreign travel. Suppose you grant the bare Charter to Vir ginia and South Carolina of the Charlotte and Dan ville Rail Road, don't you see that it will forever cut off most effectually the rich products of the West from your own seaports, and throw them into the laps of your neighbors, snd that you will give to them all the advantages of the carrying trade, while your own ships, seamen, merchants, agents, Banks, laborers and the whole catalogue of opera tives will languish for what is enriching tkem ; and this is not all, the Danville and Charlotte Road will prove a powerful rival for the great mail and travel, and so great will be the desire to obtain it, that the fortunate applicant will receiveltonly upen ruinous terms; so that by granting that bare Charter, you will at least jeopard, if not totally destroy, all the wcrks of Internal Improvement which you have al ready established, snd your citizens sre in a fair way of carrying to perfection, i I pray you, gentlemen, ea you value your own private interests, and above all, as you value the pride and glory of our State, ponder well this subject before you consent to sell our birthright for a mess of pottage. If you will but cast your eyes upon a map of the State, you will perceive at a glance, that an easy and cheap plan of general improvement may be adopted, that will be nefit almost the entire State. Suppose you start at Wilkesboro, snd improve the Yadkin down to tho Narrows, apd then cross over by Rail Road 33 miles to Deep River, improve Deep river down tuFayette ville, and suppose you connect Charlotteand Salis bury by Rail Road with that already spoken of, and bring it along by Raleigh to some point on the Wil mington Rosd or yon may bring it below Raleigh and Fayetteville, connecting with both these Towns, to a lower point on the Wilmington road, rebuild the Raleigh and Gaston Road, and connect it with Weldon. clear oat snd improve the Neuse as high as practicable, and likewise the Tar Riverjust look st this picture, snd reflect thst it can all be accom plished bV an expenditure on the part of the State of about 3 millions of dollsrs. And suppose it were to cost $5,000,000, I feel perfectly satisfied that the State would be fully reimbursed in five years after their completion, and furthermore, yonr citizens, when they go abroad into the world, will not then be un der the httmiliatinf deeessity ofhaUikgfrom elsewhere than the GOOD OLD NORTH STATE, GOD BLESS HER. r. q B PxOBOGATIOH OF THE SENATE TOE MjtBCH 4.TH We learn from the National Intelligencer, that the President of the United States has issued the usual circultrao the Senators of the United States requesting tbem to meet in.the Senate Chamber on the 5th of March next. It ia tbea customary to receive snd set upon the nominations which the President may make for members of the Cab inet, &C The following is a copy of the circu lsr above referred to : To the Senators of the Untied States, respectively ; ' Washijigtom. Jaouiry 2. 1849 Si : Objects interesting to the United States requiring that the Senate should be in session on Monday, the 6th day of March next, to receive and act npon sach communications as may be made to it on the part of the Executive, rOUr at tendance in the Senate Chamber, in this etir. on that day. at lOn'clock in tbe-fcrenoon, is .cr0r dingly requested. JajiEa . Pouc. Systematic Bewevolewce. There is s smalt grtcultoral town in Massachusetts, whose pop olatioQ ie but 978. It equine two religion f'ilA0 fl.whieh ne-orenfohUcts, With snch hhral ir. .11 eatery enterprise lor the taTrEUon of men mLeht i t " :i f . ww cfC more Tigorousl 'J onward. ) ri l i I . vr.yZlf kTIT- iK fcitiAlii furtire.-illedfti ndt i'l " f r-iJliV' . . those foir wwer.K PKQCAiiic.a of ounn STAT&iiEGrsMM a&flAlL. X I !Mr: Walker, frdmtheComniitteebn'Ptefofitiont sad Grievances, to wheya was referred, memorial on the subject bf a new Oouaty to be,lled Yadkiiy oat of parts or. Caldwell, Wilkes etc reported ad versely, and recommended itsjeejection. ;' " Mr. Hslsey preseoted-aresolution for a transfer of the ppblie arms in Plymouth tuj the Arsenal in Raleigh. : Read -the first time. J - 4 . - . Mr. Washington, jj resolution relating to a grant of land in Cumberland. Referred. 'Mr. Gilmer presented a memorial of citizens of Greensboro, reUitive to the location-of tha Lunatic Asylem. Lies over.! , The engrossed bill to smend the Rev. Statutes, en titled Courts of Equity,-passed first reading, j Mr. Gilmer moved to take up his resolutions of fered yesterday, in relation to the contested election from Orange, at 3 o'clock this afternoon. On this motion there was some 'debate between Messrs. Gilmer, Bower", Thompson, of Wake, and Lillington, the latter of whom called for the Ayes and Noes." j . Mr. Exnm moved to amend the motion by making them the order of the day for Thursday, at ll o'clock. ' Mr Ashe had commenced a speech npon the res olution, when he was interrupted by the arrival of the hour for the Special order, being the resolutions introduced by Mr Shepard on the subject of Slave ry, and which are the same as those before the House reported by Mr. Dobbin, and heretofore published by us. I The resolutions having been read Mr. Shepard offered an amendment to the fourth resolution, so as to embrace the subject of Slavery in the District of Columbia, which was adopted. Mr. Exum called for the Yeas aad Nays, and Mr, Daniel for a division of the Question. The question was then taken on the first resolu tion, ss follows: Yens 4S, Nays 00 The second resolution was then adopted, Yeas 48 naysu The third Ayes 48, Noes 00, The fourth Ayes 44, Noes Messrs. Albright snd Daniel. Mr Gilmer did not vote, Mr. Thomp- a wa m . son, oi oerue, ana jur. wilier absent. Fifth Ayes 45, Noes 2 Messrs Albright and Lniei. Sixth 47 Yeas. Mr. Washington moved to amend the third reso lution by striking out the word "alarm," and Mr. Hslsey moved to insert 44 indignation j" which waa accepted by Mr. Washington, Mr. Patterson called for a division of the question. He entirely concurred in strikiog out. but was op- puseu o iob insertion oi any irritating woro. The amendments were rejected. I Mr. Conner culled for the Yeas and Nays on the s-e . . . . . . . ef passage or me resolutions st third reading. Mr. Gilmer called for a division of the question I ne question was then tsken on! the 4th Resolu- tion,.ahich pas8ed,, Ayes 44, Nays 2. Messrs. Al bright snd Daniel! i The special order, being the North Carolina Rail road bill, was laid npon tke table. ' Mr. Halsey presented a resolution In favor of 5? S. Preston, for a loan of Muskets; passed its first reaaing. ; mr. Marc hi son called up the bill to incorporate t T"l 1 - M S-e . . ma - me uans oi s ayeusviiie, wnick waa read the second time. i j ! AFTERNOON SESSION. The bill to alter the time of holding the Supe nor courts in the. County of Cleveland, passed us iinru reauing Mr. Thompson,; of Wske, presented a tnemori al ; which was referred to the Committee on Pro positions and Grievances. The engrossed ibill to authorise the inspection of provisions, beinsr taken uo. Mr. Hal onnM. ed it, and Mr. Ashe spoke in its favor ; after which me oiii passed ita tbird reading. r The bill to facilitate the taking of depositions in this Stste to be read in the Courts of mhr otaies. was tsken up, on motion of Mr. Speight, sud passed its third reading c .The bl11 uPPMmentsry to the Inssne Hospital bill, came up, and Mr. Thomas, of Dsvidson, of- lerrea sn saoitiomi section ss follows : Be ii fur. uier ziuiciea mat tviiiism u. Molt. Andrew Hunt, L. Jfl ItT I I W m m . . - T ana James M. Jeach are appoined Commissioners with those sppoiiiied in I lie first Section of the bill to erect s hosltsl in this State, (of which this is a support) sni that if any vacancy shall occur in me board or commissioners sppomted to erect saiu nospuai, oy resienation, death or otherwise said vacancy shall be filled by appointment of the governor ; which obtained, and the bill naased its third reading. ( The bill for the furtherance of iustiee in the County Court of New Haonverj was amended on motion of Mr. Ashe, snd passed, iu third reading. The House took up the unfinished business of the morning1 session. beino th ranlnti... nr ir. tiiimer, in relation to the contested election . " . ... B T .www ui in urange ; which being read Mr. Thomas, of Davidson, moved to lay them on the table, as the Chairman of the Committee would be read to re port on to-morrow, and make them the order of the day for 11 o'clock. ; Mr. Gilmer cop Id see no reason for delay on these resolutions; the session was drawing to a closehe wished to 'get the sense of the Senate upon them, snd he waa now ready to proceed The matter must be tested, and he saw no reason for further postponement. j Mr. Thomas ebquired of the Chairman of the Committee if he would report to-morrow. Mr. Bower answered he would, and went on io five reasons against the adoption of the reso lutions. Mr. Exum claimed that his motion was to make them the order, of the day for Thursday. The question was put snd net carried. The question recurred on Mr Gilmer's motion to make them the order for 11 o'clock to-morrow, snd carried. Mr. Ashe moved, that when this question comes up, the Counsel for the sitting member be hesrd. Mr Thompson; of Wake, called for the Yeae and Nays, which resulted aa follows : Ayea 29 Noes 13 j J The Resolutions on the subject of the Raleigh n4i lon Ri,fod. having been read Mr. Rogers offered the following smendment : "Besolved further. That this Legislature, in making the appropriation provided for in the fore going resolution,; intends only to protect and pre serve the honor of the State inviolate, and not to approve of. but ft condemn, in decided terms, the manner in which the eaid debt hs been incurred, and to enter a derided protest1 against the eon trading of debts for the future by the public of ficers of the State, not only without authority of law. but in vioiatm of law. ! " Mr. Thames, of Davidson, called for the Ayea snd Noes. . j Mr. Rogers saitj. he had offered reflation eat ling for information from the Governor some ikne ago, in relation tn the States Uabilkiea ; and also 3Sf 5 r,uUo,?lMllnfcT N hia authority which leans were msde-bot the Governor fiiled .T.rr w" owrowea. we had nasaed ara. thai fnMklu. .L . !ge. U would I m. 0W aasi i in inn was ik m ull 7 Tr . rJm or that money, sod be Maoted for itbutthe Governor failed to .al nyiatng .bout this 1.000 Swr ?o 2 paidit had ent rt i.:. V.,rcuJ" r . . J -"-.wy UK UUIICB. rt W lerenceto the act for be mloppeA. Jhd fmm aaiej set i buunok to4teh.dbee- Uw. Ht bid MiaWobjectirffto the ptytnept 13 Mr.?iOiIuef moved to strike out all aftef Re- when Its income noes not pay ii,a exueuee. I: Mr niimor modified him amendment.' so as to ...J uDxhMit.' Inst'lM Kilnwhlnn melon p.n .hall not be run at the expense of the firataU id. !t MS '.. , ; A considertbW rJiscossioti took place here, be rn"MMrr. WrjodfinAbe snd J6hTerttrJon aide, and Mr. Roflcrs on the other. Mr. Rogers repeated in answer to Col. Joyner, with great "and violence." that the Governor had withheld iniorraatWn called for by the Senate The question was' the s taken od ainkiti otifj Ayesk33.Npesl4.f -. -Tvia-, VVTierM r TriopsW of Walt, Vti galled, he lftf fcaTwicjL not sirf to' ote sfni'seTera!asons.: He concurred; that ihe Gose'rhoir hid'nd poweyto borrow t he. .inonv but be. acted is" wisely apd;d2reeily iiibJy cooloV.and he desfred;;to jbeeieused front giviirianj'? jrote calculsted to npbraid' and ton demn himt He was excused, snd thus "hopped the twig'" "v '- The question waa then taken orj Inserting the proposition of Mr. Gilmer, Ayes 27, Noes 3.. t The question then recurred on the. adoption of the amendment as smended, which prevailed. The resolutions then passed their Becond read, ing. , . ' . A number of bills passed their second reading, snd then the Senate adjourned. ' , HOUSE OF COMMONS. , A number of enrolled bills were read, which the Speaker proceeded to ratify. Mr Daney introduced a bill in relation to the es tate of the late Col. Wilson. Referred to the Com mittee on the J udiciary. - Mr. Johnson moved to reconsider the bill supple mental to the bill to improve Deep and Cape Fear Rivers. Carried by a vote of 77 to 39. On motion of Mr. S. J. Person, of Moore, the bill was laid on the table. Mr. Sanders moved to reconsider the vote on the bill to establish a Medical Board in and for the State of North Carolina. Carried by a vote of 44 to 51, and on motion of Mr. Sanders, the bill was indefinitely postponed. Mr Farmer introduced a Resolution to send a messsge toihe Senate, proposing o adjourn on the 25th. Mr. Martin moved to amend by saying the 26th- Mr H. C. Joues moved lo lay the resolution on the table. Lost. Afr. Hayman moved to smend by saying 29th. Rejected. Pending the question on the amendment, .the Speaker announced the hoor for takiog op the spe cial order of the nay the bill to increase the Reve nue of th Stale. ATr. Caldwell, ef Burke, offered an amendment to the 5th section' of the bill, to tax weapons. , Adopted. Afr Stanly offered an amendment to the 5th Sec tion, that the tax on sll slave .Mechanics shall be one dollar, instead 20 cts. Mr. Stevenson Offered an a meudment, that the tax of 91 shall be imposed ou Slave Afrchanics whose services yield a certain a mount. On these amendments, there was a short discus sion, between Afessrs, Stanly, Paine, Smith. Satter thwaite, Williams, of Now Hauover, Mebane, aud Stevenson. The amendment of Mr. Stevenson was rejected. ; Mr. S.J Person moved to strike out the words, "negro slaves " Carried. Mr. Stanly then moved to insert before the word Mechanics," the word " colored." On this amend ment. Mr. Smith raised a point of order. The chair decided that the amendment was in order ; whereup on, Mr. Paine appealed from the decision of the Chair, and th e House reversed the decision The question was then taken on the amendment as amended, and decided in the negative, 114 to 0. Mr. Mebane offered a substitute for the 1st sec tion. This amendment was advocated by Messrs. Mebane, Dobbin, and Barringer. Mr. Doak replied to the last named gentleman. Mr. Pigott offerpd an amendment to the substitute, to strike out the words vessels and steamboata." Mr. Stevenson supported this amendment. The farther consideration of the bill and amend ments was cut short, by the arrival of the hour for recess. . AFTERNOON SESSION. Mr. McDowell, of Iredell, moved to reconsider the vote on the bill to open the road from the Tennessee Jintf to Burnsrillle. Carried. Mr. "McDowell -then moved to, make the bill the orderor to-morrow & o'clock- Carried The engrossed bill ta- incornoralo the Char lotte and feoutb Caroling Rail Road was read the nrst lime. ; Mr. Datfcv moved to take ud and consider the bill te lay offend establish a new Connty by the name of Wilson. Lost. J The Speaker then announced the i order of th day, the bill to incorporate the N. Cv Rail Road Company ; the question being- on the snhatitute offered by Mr. Barringer. Mr. li. C- Jones offered an amendment in rela tion to the Raleigh andr Gaston -Gaston Road to tne substitute of Mr. Bar riD?er. which was adorn ad. , :. . . v ,. ...... . -r Mr. Wadsworth offered an amenHmeni to th soosiituie, providino; for: an approptUtiofi for the iiopruvemeni oi t ar and. JNeuse . rivers... Mr. inigpen spoke against the smendnient. Mi- Kelly moved the indefinate postponement of the out ana amendmeuU- Jjost by a vote of 68 to 41 1 be speaker then announced the hour for re cess. NIGHT SESSION. The special order, the bill to Is v off and estab. uen a new Uounty mr the name of Williams, was taken up. when Mr. Mcintosh dd-tomeri th House in support of the passage of the bill. 1 he question on the passage of the bill was de cided in the negative. Mr. Figot moved to take no the bill to amend an Act to prevent the destruction of Oysters. Carrie a. air. t. tlien offered an amendment, which was adopted. The hill as amended ni. bu iia uiiru reauing. .. . ..... ; The bill for the betier regulation of Common - J :. ,u j i: i. - r" Schools was next ukemip., Mr, Martin moved inoennne postponement of the bill, end on this there waa a . omtracted. -di Messrs. Mebane, Cherry, Caldwell, of Borke, Mc Dowell, of Iredell. CarmichaeL" Pain. nLtMrt of Guiiford, Stanly, II, a Jones, Gam bill, Smfthi The question was then taken OU' the mot inn tn poetpone indefinitely, and decided in the netra- Mr Stanly offered an imnJnint MA.UiiL. this distribution ahaU not be made out of the land lhin from General GnvernmeQiv: 4zcs4U:y' The question was than ulttnim M iiM. sntendrnenwand decided in the negative 73 ui is I The) Question wathn t.v.n !Lu. r: of ihe bill and decided ia the ntwiu JrSS i n -r ii- Wl:r .77. -VT .V Lw! w-rmrr -. uiiama tne uouwadjouro- AYJan. 17. HEWITT' iri!l0Wer'Jfr0Bl tb Committee bnPrlvileges snd Elections, made a datnt aJfV??1 NTBW selections. lllB? wraarked, that the Committee eh the Other side had tranaefmrt,! thafr authoritr nndep wsolution: Tbe-rwere instructed to report the xacts P th esaevikut they hate gone farther, and ttdek a decision.' When their simple dntr waa to port the evidence. W. GUmer then submitted a report, made ia ftrmlty with the instructions of the Senate; if the I the With lie J3uTlraI nadiiMl., ! vrw" fU nav them ipriBbaVr!flUlik6 41 ta denial ofi tcarinktk.:: rmant ! f f aery short anoha rtzretted t. " ,"?u,ny as pone notice in the tni place, and now a,-t0 P8t wbich.wmW delay! ao m&ch that thl t?100 matl' be resched this StesJontVHe only ing oa the ground that it would def&T. 7s prinU Mr.Gilmer was called to order bvtke ri.0,181011 1 Mr-Ashe rose to reply, but thJchaPrn'fi -discassion but of order.! Mr. A. ad vocaS S th iagOfthe tesUmony. ' "Tocated the prim. f?eaf5lMi, which the Ci, ruled out, of order, ihe question wss taiTJ '.Vr Bower's notice, which prevailed. Avea v Mr M ft HarzTore reported the bill tX ttZllh 21. Granville Association of Mechanies .r rwnvtll Ant!nt r ""porate th . j recom- Mr. Ashe presented a Preamble -..i .. referring teitttittlrs,Mficerning the OrT ns tested election to the1 Supreme C wrt and S Cn' iifg their epihioatfthe sama - ' ' an1 reW- Mr. Wooten presented a resolution io fa,0r rjr ,v mlniatrator of the taisrSh-ff f c.j """'It admiaistrstor of the Isle Sheriff of Blad Refer. . Mr. Pstlerson, a resolution for the sal r IotsiathfCitrofRaTeigh Massed SrtZ , The special rdeofthe dsy, beiDj! Z heretafSebmiUea by tegil UecTOtestedlection Ju,Prange.came up, when on motion, the order was postponed until U o'clock to. morrow.'" -' -; i:Mr Washington introduced a bill Justices of the Peace, f Passed its first rendidg. A resolution providing for the 'appointment of an additional Engrossing Clerk, passed its three read. ings. . , ; Engrossed bill to incorporate South Creek Caui Company ; and the bill in . relation to poor debtor to amend the 19th see. SS eh. Revisetf Statutes-1 establish a Boor of Directors for the T)Mf4 Dumb Institution of; this State; to amend the 3ii sec; 85th ch. Revised Statutes, concerning Patrollerl ooncerntng tae oeaDoara and Koanoke Rail Roal Uompanies: to amend an ' act to incorporate til town of Wilkesboro; Jto repeal therd and 4th se UonSof ch: 100 Sfstutes Of 1840-7 : to authorize tl superintendants of Common Schools in Rowan to i. vest a Mttion of its funds;, to" ill corporate R0( Spring TenVNo 1800;;; O'in the Town I Wilmington; to incorporate an Academy inPlj mouth, passed JthrirJSrstreadin A - ' - 1 Mr, Gilmer introduced a' bill, fn; relation tn tu University of North Carolina. 'which passed itsfi reading. -. -m - ; - Mr. Washington called up ihe bfll In relation to the Deaf and D umb- Asylum and several amend mente were adopted on, his motion, when the bill passeu us secona ana tuira readings. u. oair mm presepted a number of bills oa their second readinsr. the consideration of whJph cupied the whole forenoon. EVENING SESSION." Mr. Thompson, of Wake, introduced a bill ta in. corporate the Caswell Cavelry. Read the first aud second time. .... Mr. Patterson called the Clubfoot end Harlow's Creek Canal, which wu read the second and third times and .passed. Mr. Washington called no the bill makinir h-tt,. and more eauitable nrovision far- Amendments reported by she Judiciary ommittN were adopted, and . the billaaased ing. ' , . Mr. Berrr called nn a nill to Alrldt, th Hnnnt. of Orange, snd establish a new Connty called Al. ma nee, which passed its second and third reading. Mr, Ashe called op the bill to establish the Bank of Fayetteville, which passed its second reading. A number of Engrossed bills from the Home were read the first time. . ' The Senate then took up the bill concerning Ped lars, to which amendments were made, and the bill passed its third reading. The bill in relation to gates across the public road, was amended, and on motion of Mr. Miller, psssed'its third reading. ; Mr. Lillington Introduced a bill to incorporate the Charlotte snd Danville Railroad Company ; which was read the first time," and made the order of the day for Friday, at 12 o'clock." And the Senate adjourned. HOUSE OP COMMONS. Mr. Rayner asked leave bf absence from tni after to day, for Mr. Cherry, of Bertie Granted. MriHmyen moved -ite take? tJpfWnconsider it Resolntion in favor of Atev Medlimr. CarripH Mr. H. offered an amendment to the resolotion. ; s.f -iertbwaite moved to Uj the subject bo the uei Pending this: tjoeetion? the Speaker sn nonnced the special order.-theblU cdncefiAtg ihe WilmingvpPjand Raleigh Railroad t ' w,Tt bill wap put. upon irseebnd readmg ; and on tbe queatwaV.iu passage, he House was ad dressed, Messr;iMebane, Williams, of New Hanover; - Hackney, , Keeae, Leach, Thigpen, Courts, and Dobbin 4 . wToe Speaker announced t he reception of depo sitions in relation t the contested election in Sur ry ; whictfoo rnotion of- Mr. Williams were re ferred to the) . committee on Privileges and Elec tionavr f The Hojse then' took recess. J . . EVENING SESSIONS Mr.Uay man offered a resolution to send s sage, ta the Senate, proposing o electa Trustee fur ?the University to-morrow at 11 b'clockC' . Adopted. . Mr. Farmer moved to suspend the rides,: In order to takeup the Resolution in favor oT Joseph Livisg ston. Carried, The ResolnUonr: passed its 2d and 3d readings. - . , i?1lrine 0TSi, tke opUhe resolution in f ytrtr ofjloraoe L:jloberta 'Carried.- - T4he5!?flati0n iad ana "reading. JiLJx??11 BI0TetI t--e np the bill to lay eff ana establish a new eatmt ti tk. n...r ur;is.. Y . ", --j j w iwit V--;. 1.JMW Zi' of th6 nW bill to efenltheroad rronvUe.Tenriessee lh taBhrBSville, was next ti ken ttp, but on motion of Mr. fitanly- was hud on the UbUntaltmorww.: -& . -Mr.Caldwell moved ta Jay the nfifinished ban ness of thm moriwng pn the table and take up the blliW incorporate iha N1, oJ R,'fM. r p i' .The oneatloibVfora kiThZnlZi t. which was adopted j- Vrr- b ftnsailoB was then )aeVothegetnbe bill on its second reading and decided ia tbelMffs- m Love moved ,to reconsider $ijtt&tfken-. Mr. Paine moved to ! tHf. ntt.j' A.i ,kki. visrrieu. .. . ..." t-- v v,s -fcw; The Speaker bo the irroposttion to seiitf messsge lo tbe Senate, proposing to adjourn Atm tn9.tiK r.vvd motion of Mr. Stanly Was laiden the table. Mr. Stanly then moved a call of he House, ia'or der to have adecisiva vote on t bill toancorporate The derVtW iJSl to caU the rll the followiDg gentlemea were absent: Muui Mtmt l9Jl Rayner aad St- ' White stated that Mr. Stow was indisposed and movpd thai he be excnredatUndiny the House. Carried, ' Jv' ., h-w-W Mr. Lore sUted that Mr. Rayner was mush indis- posad, sad moved thst he be excused Ukewisav-But Mr. Love, on Mr. StnlyYiaytohi he thought Mr. Rayner woald tike it as a favor to h aBt for. withdrew his.nioUot.. i Then, on motion of Mr. Stanlv. iW n.tun. was-directed to ro after tha .hcfntM .nri n..t their attendance: .V. Z . HJTZ . Afje the lapse of fteenor twimiautevaH of the absentees' bavin mad tti; of Mr. Jones, of Rowan, the fort her proceedings of the call were .dispensed with. , Then 1 ; ; . M0? npvedUke.pp the moUon to re- 2Sfy iThtrote was then, aken on ,rr? 4 carried ti-J beip jbn the passage tae bUl, the 5Waeaen spos;e, Messrs. 8. X Persoe, MUler, McMullen, Stanly, Stevenson and 8hufori Mil r-woaeiy also ao4resaed the. House ia favor or '..;sfe?vI0tJ oatl -C':?&Rnt . -. jv j . - i;V:ii,.T y - was ( s-?ri . -; Aio ar: Mne - .rT: ''& i . ".-rT iiinr .scta: -. :- 5 ?'cr(? - 7- t :r u r njcr orsL ' medial. County -itTilke: .v.-v'drderec - JiTi v.titatW ttthirL : j77rNoe! 4.0n After latmg y ..What, a -Pend Trustee - 4 The ! third re The North C resolute amend f sale of ct Slate ; d favor of t rern. u ntitled 1 Bieir tbiV Air. Be' r Trust Mr. W (evised seditstk i lit- Oil tiohs fror was rejecj On mot! sent tp th' forTrust - Oo mot nin in rei CanaL j j ne uiu - ingtonanc second an .' 't The' et; Carolina I its second! ' The bill execution, ;'and third i Tbe Se, J Tbe Ev . '3d readiftg' Air. Em I, McDowtli! 15 1st, time If - n:i- hv&ticidw- xsi uroe. Mr. Jonc 4 act to lay c il name of A t '4 Mr.Foy, " -boro read .TV?! On mntJ . jt relation to j read 2d V The Res1 The ape North Care' .'4 Mr. H. i 1 ' strike out pernor with . t Mr. Mel "that the ea - Rivers shal tiniil the w. ' for ; adopte Mr. Stan f'o the conn X,' Thequee' v Xthe bilFas nl ;i iive 69 to 5: Before -tl er remarkc x.. Jon for not . " cape of the shrank frorr , r "vould corisc ", v : rd proud ,t : ' ' .Wishment' Tbe sens' . i ropriety.of, , . ; jsentinc V i-ne Hol -. i -f' f I The Comi; "othe Resc tsseditsse ' tht bUl tc t County . ;adingv; j .' On motior lank Road Jten up r. i whioh were r fTitinnitl ..) A tke Stat tjt I dressedthe . ,them.-The ?y.a vote .of ' Uive. 5 "? The quest "JU 2d -read: v position to i "he bill poE n v 4 be Reso fme np,nc ' :ere wss a t , Paine, 1Z 3ger,Stev i Pending. oasetook; V. The order1 Turnpike H ' jae up. - . Messra H l House, 4 ickney, x ton Re Messrs. C ford, als Th tjuest od last r "he order ' Titybyt! ;f fterlbc . adttent. If. 79ftbe Jsoaif pt Mr- Eayner tx Why ht Uionght ht ought f
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