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. J J - --: - - - - ' - Report of the: Comptroller v vOF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, ' From November, 1848, to November, , 1849. y'. , Exxcprrva Vtnnmuwt, ) ' Rakish, November 23, 1849. f I'd Scat Gilii, mod W. W. Holdu, Esqs. EdQan ef Rmteigk Register and JYlrifc Gm- ' Gmtutw: The Report of the Comptroller of Public Accounts for the fiscal year ending 31 Oct. 1849, is herewith sent, with the request that ywi will give the same oce insertion in your res pective papers. 1 am, Terr respectfully your ob't. err't. CHAS. MANLY. Coxrreoixxft'i Orftci, i Raleigh. Norember 25,. 1849. f 8m : la obedience to an Act of the General AMnUToi Worth Carolina, passed at ttte ees sioa of 1836 and 7, entitled " An Act concerning . the ComotroUer's Office." I hare the honor to hud yoa herewith a Report, exhibiting the re ceipts sod disbursements at the Public Treasury of North Carolina, from the 1st day of Novem- nr lolS, So the 31st October '49 inclusive. I hare the honor to be, with great respect. Your obedient senrant, WM. F. COLLINS, Comptroller. Km Excellency, Chacxs Mam.t, Goremor of Norm Carolina. Cqamxzs L. Hihtoji, Treasurer of Literary . Fund, in account with the President and - Director of Me Literary Fund, 1848 DR. Jfov. 1. To balance due Presid't arid Directors of liter ary Fund of North Car olina, on the 1st day of November, 1848. $136,212 69 " Cash rec'd as entries of vacant land, 1.061 44 " W. H. Jones, Cash'r of Bank of Cape Fear, as dividend on 5322 shares of Stock held in said Bank bv Literary Fund, 15,966 00 " Wm. Dawson, Auc'r of Craven county, his Auction tax. 35 39 " Jno. M. Rose. Auc'r of Cumberland County, 5 35 Dec " Entries of vacant Land 2.589 80 " Tavern tax Sheriff cf Cherokee County, 11 28 " Andrew Joyner, Pre sident Roanoke Navi gation Company, Divi dend, No. 18 on 500 shares of stock, ' 750 00 " Wm. Smith, Aucfr New Hanover county, his Auction account 1847 and 8, 65 25 Talcott Burr, Auct'r of Newllanover county, his account, 97 02 1849 " Entries of vacant Land 1,090,13 Jan'y Wm. H. Jones, Cash'r of the Bank of Cape Fear, as dividend of 4 per cent declared in 5027 shares of stock held in said Bank, 20,108 00 Gov. Manly Pres't Ex- Officio of the Iiteraiy Board as Interest on Bonds of the Raleigh and Gaston Rail Road Company, endorsed by the State and held by said Board, 4,644 00 " Gov. Manly Pres't Ex- Officio Literary Board as Interest on Bonds of the Wilmington and Raleigh Rail Road Company collected on Bonds held by said Board, and endorsed by the State, 4,050 00 " Gov. Manly Pres't Ex- Officio of the Literary Board as Interest col lected on Bond held by said Board against Wake Forest College, 612 40 " Gov. Manly Pres't Ex , Officio of the Literary Board, as Interest col lected on Loan made to Floral College, 60 00 " A. M. Campbell aucfr his acct. of auction tax for 1847-8, 38 25 Feb, " Entries of vacant land, 415 78 March " Entries of vacant land, 220 88 April " Entries of vacant land, 201 52 " George W. McNeill, Treas. Cape Fear Nav igation Co., being div idend on 650 shares of stock held in Cape Fe'r Nav. Co., by the Pre si dent and Directors of Literary Fund, 650 00 May " Entries of vacand land " Wm.H. Jones, Cash'r. of Bank of Cape Fear, being dividend on 5322 shares of stock held in said Bank of Cape Fear by Literary Board, 15,966 00 " G.W. McNeill, Treas. Cape Fear Navigation Co., being dividend of 1 per cL on 650 shares of stock held in said - Company by the Pres ident and Directors of Literary Fund, 650 00 Jon V V-Entries of vacant Land 105 17 - Andrew Joyner, Pres't of the Roanoke Navi gation Company, being amount of the 19th Dividend of the Roan oke Navigation Com pany on 500 shares of stock held by the Lit erary Fund, 1000 000 July, " Entries of vacant Land 195 62 " Gov. Manly Pres't Ex Officio Literary Board, being Interest on bonds of the Raleigh and Gas--ton Rail Road Compa ny, held by the Litera ry Board, 4,509 00 " Gov. Manly Pres't Ex Officio Literary Board being Interest collect ed on the Bonds of the Wilmington and Ra leigh Rail Road Com pany, held by the Lit erary Board and en dorsed by the State, 4,050 00 " Gov. Manly Pres't Ex Officio of the literary Board, being Interest . collected on Loan to Floral College, bond held by Literary Board 60 00 " Got. Manly Pres't Ex- -Officio of the literary -Board, being am't paid by 1 Granville county foe the support of the Deaf and Dumb School 150 00 " Charles Dewey Cash'r of the Bank of the State, being a dividend declared on 5027 shares of Stock held in said Bank bv the President and Directors of the literary Fund, 31,364 75 Aug. " Entries of vacant land 115 71 " Gov. Manly, President ' ex officio Literay B'd, bei- g am't rec'd from Rowan county for sup port of Deaf and Dumb School, " 150 00 " Sheriffs as tax on retail ers of spirituous liq'rs, 304 56 Sept. " Entries of vacant land, 339 67 " Charles Manly, Gov'r and Pres't ex officio of the literary Board, be ing amount paid by Sheriff of Moore Co. for said county in sup port of Deaf and Dumb School, 75 00 " Sundry Sheriffs, being tax on retailers of spir ituous liquors, 2,797 44 Oct. " Entries of vacant land, 355 91 Tavern tax Sh'ff Cald well, S 76 " J. J. Riggsbee, Auc tioneer ofChatham Co. 1 70 E. W. Wilkings, Auc. of Cumberl'd county, 55 07 " A. M. Campbell, do. do. 113 81 ' S.W.Tillinghast,do.do. 57 22 " Michael Crawley, Auct'r of New Hanover Co., 110 33 Henry J. Green, Auc'r of Craven county, 88 41 , L. W. Peck, Auct'r of Wake county, 5 30 $241,600 98 RECAPITULATION OF RECEIPTS. Balance on hand Nov. 1,48, $136,212 69 Entries of Vacant Land, 6,782 80 Bank Divid's B'k Cape Fear, 52,049 00 " of the State, 21,364 76 Int on Ral. & Gas. R. R. Boi ds, 9,153 00 " ' Wilmington do. 8,100 00 Cape Fear Navn. Dividends, 1,300 00 Supportof Deaf & Dumb School, 375 00 Floral College Int on loan, 120 00 Wake Forest " " 612 40 Roanoke Navigation Dividends, 1,750 00 Tavern Tax rec'd from Sheriffs, 3,117 04 Auction Tax, 673 30 do Sp'srdo $241,600 98 1848 Nov. 1847, 1848, i, spring 1843, i.Fall 1848, Dec'r. 1849 Jan'y CR. By cash paid Gov. Gra ham's warrant as Pre sident ex officio of the literary Board to de fray expenses of the members of said Board on a Visit to Swamp Land 3 " The following oounties for Common Schools : Ashe County, Beaufort, Bladen, Buncomb, Baldwell, Cherokee, Chowan, Cleveland, Columbus, Cumberland, Davidson, Edge comb, Granville, Guilford, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Iredell, Jones, Lenoir, Macon, Martin, Mecklenburg, Moore, Spring div'd 1848, Moore, Fall do Nash, " do Nash, " do New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Orange, Pasquotank, Person, Randolph, Rockingham, S Rockingham Sampson, Spring do Sampson, Fall do Rowan, Rutherford, Wake, Washington, Wayne, Wilkes, Spring 1848, Wilkes, Fall do Richmond, Warren, Cabarrus, Caswell, Lincoln, McDowell, Cherokee, Chatham, Greene, Haywood, Montgomery, Pitt, Stanly, Stokes, Surry, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Craven, Currituck, " Wm. D. Cook Super intendant of the Deaf and Dumb, part of his . compensation, a Wm. D. Cook, part of his compensation as Supt Deaf and Dumb, " Silas Bums making Franklin Rod for Deaf and Dumb Asylum, " Wm. M. Morrison Sec. of the literary Board, to defray expenses of the literary Board, " Henry D. Turner for Record Book for the literary Board, " Burke county Com. Schools, Spring 1848, Burke do Fall do 10 19 31 25 660 03 947 67 604 54 872 22 454 00 303 90 474 79 601 55 330 52 1191 75 1233 97 1155 88 1391 96 1665 02 1189 48 559 78 506 87 1288 90 346 77 556 60 428 75 591 1429 339 00 671 92 713 37 686 90 977 00 968 38 583 84 1958 55 671 73 730 94 1118 02 533 25 1054 18 466 25 942 95 987 00 1181 03 1627 13 348 21 855 33 506 25 1002 88 668 01 875 76 761 1079 925 25 422 94 159 00 1281 73 490 95 440 74 460 99 876 78 446 65 1379 25 1304 34 401 453 90 549 06 1042 87 532 OS 17 15 850 00 150 00 65 00 FalT do Sp'g do Fall do Sp'g do Fall do Sp'g do Fall do Feb. Davie Davie " Gates " Gates " Henderson Henderson Yancy " Yancy " Catawba" Fall do Wm. D. Cook Super intendant Deaf and Dumb School, part of his compensation as Superintendant, " R. Mast, Pres't Cald well and Ashe Turn pike Company, being am't collected on the sales of untenanted la'd in the countiesof Cald well and Ashe,' as ap propriated by Act of Assembly, ratified 18th Jan. 1847, as part of the State's subscription for said Road, " Th. J. Lemay, Treas'r of the N. C. Institu tion for the education of the Deaf and Dumb, being the sum appro priated by an Act of the last Gen'l Assem bly, entitled "An act amendatory and sup plemental to an Act passed at the last ses sion of the Gen'l As sembly .entitled an Act to provide suitable buil dings for the comforta ble accommodation of the Deaf, Dumb and Blind of thisState,' rat ified 27th Jan. 1849, for furnishing the buil ding and for other pur- scs, h. J. Lemay, Treas. N. C. Institution for Deaf and Dumb, being stn't of annual appro priation for the same, Th. J. Lemay, Treas. ' being am't ordered to be paid by the Trustees from the special appro- triation made at the ast session of th Gen eral Assembly ; " Tyrrell county Com mon Schools, - N Perquimans, do do " C. C. Raboteau inpart for printing the Laws and forms for Common Schools, " L. C. Manly Sec'y of the Literary Board to defray expenses of the Literary Board for three months, " Thomas J. Lemay, his bill for advertising for the Literary Board, Atkin & Damond for advertising distribution of Common School fund, April " Tyrrell county Com mon schools, " John W. Johnson for copying 4 maps of the Swamp Lands by or der Literary Board, E. B. Freeman Clerk of the Supreme Court being cost incurred in suits instituted by the Literary Board against Maj. Jno. Clark, R. P. Finch Clerk of the Superior Court of Wake county as cost incurred in suit institu ted by the Literary Board against - John Beckwith, May " Beaufort county Com mon schools, " Cleaveland " " " Franklin " " Granville " Guilford " Hyde " Johnston " Pitt " Rowan " Stanly " Tyrrell 312 00 619 07 279 00 608 81 226 59 503 03 268 50 531 18 925 25 500 00 1,200 00 2,500 00 2,500 00 4,000 00 385 96 560 05 50 00 150 00 26 50 15 00 371 64 32 00 14 70 7 70 637 00 405 00 541 00 937 00 . 1107 00 341 00 562 00 583 00 658 00 288 00 251 00 " Columbus Sp'g div'd 1848 161 25 " Columbus Fall do do 318 25 " Columbus Sp'g do 1849 215 00 " Camden 306 00 " Cumberland 802 00 " Edgecomb 778 00 " Jones 233 00 " Lenoir 375 00 " Mecklenburg 962 00 " Montgomery 310 00 " Onslow 393 00 " Orange 1317 00 " Person 493 00 ' Randolph 753 00 " Robeson 563 00 " Warren 589 00 " Wayne 576 00 " Catawba 622 50 " Iredell 867 00 " Martin 398 00 " Washington 236 00 " Caldwell 306 00 " McDowell 286 00 " Pasquotank 453 00 " Sampson 635 00 " Thos. J. Lemay Treas. of the Trustees of Deaf and Dumb School from the fund for the sup ' port of the Deaf and Dumb School, 500 00 Geo. Little, to defray expenses of Lit Board Sot attending sale of Swamp Lands, 300 00 " William H. May hew, printing done bv order of Lit. Board, 34 25 " H. Dimmock, printing done by order of Lit'y. Board, 18 15 " C. C. Raboteau, print ing Laws and Forms in relation to Common Schools, 168 75 " C. C. Raboteau, print- Common Schools, 50 00 June, " Ashe Co. Com. Schools, 444 00 243 00 " Cabarrus do 513 00 Caswell do 725 00 " Cherokee . do 212 00 7 00 " Chowan do 319 00 " Craven do 682 00 2S3 50 " Currituck do 358 00 561 50 . " Greene do 330 00 "Hertford do 377 00 " Lincoln do 622 50 " Macon 5 ? do 289 00 " Nash, ; do 462 00 " New Hanover do 658 00 ." Northampton do 652 00 " Perquimans do 378 00 " Richmond do 440 00 Surry do 878 00 ' " Wilkes do 675 00 " Stokes do 923 00 Thoss. H. Smith, Cl'k of Hyde Sup. Court of Law, being cost incur red in a suit against Major John Clark, by Literary Board, V 64 " Editor of Edenton Sen tinel, for advertis'g sale of Swamp Lands, 15 00 " R. L. Myers, his bill for services and expen ses, &c., 69 50 July. " Th. J. Lemay, Treas. of Trustees for Deaf & Dumb School, for the support of the Institu tion, 500 00 " L, C. Manly, Secy, of Lit Board, to defray expenses of Lit. Board for the quarter ending 30th June, 1849, 162 00 " W. W. HoLien, his printing bill against Lit Board, 14 60 Anso Co. Com. Schools, 792 00 Buncombe do 586 00 " Chatham do 863 00 " Halifax do 800 00 Haywood do 298 00 " Yancy do 358 00 Aug. " Carteret do 369 00 " Bladen do 407 00 Duplin doFall'48 845 43 Duplin do Sp'g " 426 75 " Th. J. Lemay, Treas. being for support and management of Deaf & Dumb School, 1000 0( " Seaton Gales, printing hvrrrWnf Lit. Hoard 34 00 Sept " fn.J . Lemay, Treas'r. ot l rustees tor Deal at Dumb Asylum, being part of special appro- )riation made at the ast Gen'l Assembly, 2,000 00 Rutherford Co. Com. Sch. 831 00 " Henderson do 302 00 ' Wake do 1095 00 Oct " Anson do 972 00 " Beaufort do 783 00 Buncombe, do 720 00 " Rowan ' do 8n7 00 " Washington do 2S8 00 ' J. D. Latham, for sun " dry services rendered in relation to Swamp Lands, 10 00 " L. C. Manly, Secy, to Lit Board, to defray expenses of Lit Board for the quarter ending 30th Sept 1849, 162 00 Balance, $116,893 42 124,707 56 $241,600 98 RECAPITULATION OF DISBURS MENTS. Support of Common Schools, 99,449 38 Deaf and Dumb lS.OOO 00 Caldwell and Ashe Turnpike Road, 1,200 00 Expenses literary B'd &c., 1,679 04 Superintehdant Deaf and Dumb, 1,500 00 Silas Burns for do 65 00 f. 116,893 42 124,707 56 $241,600 98 RECEPTION OF OUR MINISTER TO SPAIN. The Madrid Gazette of the 25th ult. says that her gracious majesty received on the previous eve ning, in private audience, the Envoy Extraordin ary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the U. States of America, (the Hon. Mr. Barringer,) who, on delivering his credentials, said: "Madam, the President of the United States has charged me to give your majesty every assurance of the ardent and sinceredesire of the Government of the United States to continue and to confirm the friendly re lations which happily exist between the two countries. To preserve the public peace, and guard invioably the faith of public treaties, have always been considered amongst the highest duties of supreme authority, and especially in an epoch so full of improvement in the arts and scien ces, and notable for the ameliorations that may increase the happiness and prosperity of nations. Permit me to express to your majesty my person al satisfaction at having to reside in your court, and having been selected as a means of official communication between your majesty's govern ment and that of the United Stales. I hope to unite my personal desires to those of the Govern ment I represent, to maintain the most ardent friendship and peace between the two countries, so lightly drawn together by reciprocal interests, and so amicably united by historical associations." f DEATH OF AN OLD CITIZEN. Mr. Dandridge Spots wood died at half past 2 o'clock on Monday morning, in the 64th year of his age, at his residence in this Town, He had been a resident of Peters burg about 45 years, having removed here from Orange County, in this State ; and du ring all this time his walk in', life was such as to commend him to the "sincere good will and esteem of all who knew him. He was a quiet, industrious and orderly citizen ; no tea for his integrity, strict attention to his own business, and abstinence from interfer ence with that of his neighbors. His sick ness was a lingering one, arising from a dis ease of the liver, and while his end was not expected by his family and friends, they have the consolation of knowing that it had been prepared for by himself, by a faithful communion of many years with the Presby terian Curch. He left a window and four children who, while they mourn for their loss here, must remember that their loss is his gain.- Rlr. Spot8wood, if we are not mistaken, was a descendant of Gov. Spotswood, who, according to Mr. Chas. Campbell's History of Virginia, made the first complete discov ery ofa passage over the Blue Ridge Moun tains, and in consequence of that achieve ment, then a most difficult one, instituted the Tramontane Order, whose motto was " Sic jurat tramcendere montes," and whose badge was a golden horse shoe. Mr. Dandridge Spotswood's widow was a daughter of the famous Peter Francisco, whose life and adventures are so well known. Petersburg Intelligencer. Congress meets on Monday next. - THE DEPLORABLE CATASTROPHE AT NEW ORLEANS. The New Orleans papers received by yesterday's Southern Mail contain the de tails of the horrible steamboat explosion that occurred in that City on the 15th instant From the Picayune we take the following : The steamboat Louisiana, Captain Cannon, bound for St Louis, loaded with a valuable cargo and having on board a large number of naaspnerers. had runer her last bell, and was just backing out from the wharf at the foot of Gravier street, wnen me wnoie oi ucr boilers burst with a tremendous explosion, which resounded throughout the city. The concussion was so great that it shook the houses to their foundation for many squares distant The Louisiana was lying alongside the steamer Bostona, Cap. Dustin, at the time of the disaster, and the steamer Storm, Captain Hopkins, had just arrived from Lou isville. The upper works of these two boats are a complete wreck, their chimneys hav ing been carried away, and their cabins stove in and in some places shattered to atoms. The violence of the shock operating on the boilers was tremendous. A part of them, a mass of considerable size, was hurled with inconceivable force on the levee. It cut a mule in two, killed a horse and the driver of a dray to which they were attached in stantaneously. Another massive portion of the same, VI leet long, and ot immense weight, was blown to the corner of Canal andFront streets, a distance of two hundred yards at least, prostrating three large iron pillars which supported a wooden shed or awning which stood before the coffee house there. Before coming in contact with the iron pillars, the fragment of the boiler cut through several bales of cotton, which lay in its passage, making the staple scatter through air as if it had been run through a cottin gin. The news spcad like wildfire, and our cit izens rushed from' all directions to the scene of the disaster. Already on our arrival, a number of bodies, in every conceivable state of sad mutilation, had been dragged from the wreck, which were surrounded by the dense crowd that had assembled. Hacks and fur niture carts were sent for, and the wound ed were conveyed away to the hospitals. The sight of the mangled bodies which strew ed the levee on all sides, and the shrieks of the dying, were appalling, making the blood curdle with horror. We saw one man with his head cut off, his entrails out, and one leg off. A woman, whose long dark hair lay wet and matted by her side, had one leg off above her knee, whilst her body was shock ingly mangled. A large man, having the skull crushed in, lay a corpse, his face look ing as if it had been painted red. Others of both sexes, also, with legs, and arms off, mere trunks, lay about in different places. Two bodies we found locked together, brought by death into a sudden and close embrace. But it is utterly impossible to describe all the revolting sights which there met our view. Suffice it to say that death was revealed there under almost every variety of appalling hor ror. The Louisiana sunk about ten minutes after the explosion, and it is supposed many who went on board to assist the wounded were carried down with her. This, we judge, from the fact of several persons, who had escaped the first effects of the explosion, having jumped overboard at the time of her sinking, and who were providentially saved. On board the Storm the loss of life was also terrible. Mrs. Moody, the wife of the first clerk, was standing on the guard oppo site the ladies' cabin, and was instantly killed. The captain received a severe contusion in the head, but was not dangerously wounded. About 12 or 15 persons were killed, and a large number wounded, some of whom will probably not recover. The confusion was so great that it was ut terly impossible to ascertain the names 'of one quarter of those killed and wounded, and most probably, from the promiscuous crowds of strangers, emigrants, &c., a large portion of them will never be known. The fragments of iron and blocks of wood, which were sent with the rapidity of light ning from the ill-fated Louisiana, carried death and destruction in all directions. Men were killed at the distance of two hun dred yards. Legs, arms, and trunks were scattered over the levee. Those who were near the spot at the time of the explosion, state that the bodies were blown as high as two hundred feet in the air, and fell in the river. One man, it is said, was blown through the pilot house of the Bostona, making a hole through the pannels which might be mistaken for the work of a cannon ball. The steamer Storm was very close to the Louisiana at the time of the explosion, and she was sent back by this concussion at least 50 yards into the stream. Her captain, al though severely wounded, appeared on the hurricane deck, his face covered with blood, and coolly gave directions for bringing his boat again in shore. He remained firmly at his post, affording all the assistance in his power as long as it was needed. There were many miraculous escapes at the fame of the explosion. Dr Testut, of this city, was standing on the wharf, just af ter having parted from his friend, Dr. Blou dine, of Pomte Coupee, who is lost, when a fragment of iron struck a man down at his feet The poor fellow in falling stretched out his hands, and convulsively grasped the doctor's paletot, tearing his pocket nearly out. Death soon relaxed his grasp. Some were prostrated by the concussion and en veloped in smoke, but re-appeared to the eyes of their astonished friends as sooty in visage as a sweep, yet perfectly unhurt. It is impossible to give any thing like a precise account of the loss of life on this sad occasion. Some estimate it at fifty persons, some a hundred, whilst others assert that not less than two hundred men, women, andJ children, were killed or drowned. Mayor Crossman, who was on that part of the levee where the Louisiana lay, a little before 5 o'clock, and immediately proceeded thither when he heard the explosion, states that from observation and diligent inquiry, at least one hundred and fifty must have perished by this accident. The wharves were lined with spectators. The Storm, from Cincinnati, was loaded with passengers, and as the des tructive fragments of the Louisiana were scattered in every direction, the havoc which was made among the crowds cannot fall much below the figure in his Honor's estimate. The effects ol this disaster, unexampled in any former steamboat explosion at New Orleans, were visible in every circle of society here last evening. Dismay was in every coun tenance, and sympathy for the surviving friends of those who were prematurely hur ried into eternity, and for those who have been mutilated, rent every heart Never, perhaps, was there a boat which, by the ex plosive force of that subtle and terrible agent, steam, was so soon reduced to fragments as the Louisana never one that in an instant came nearer annihilation. We learn that before proceeding on her way to St Louis this unfortunate boat was engaged to descend the stream to the third municipality, to take on board twrf hundred German emigrants.- The Storm, it is also stated, landed a consid erable number of her passengers at Lafay ette in coming down, which! circumstance, no doubt, was the cause of much saving of life. REPLY OF MR. CUNGMAN TO MR. FOOTE. CiTTor WAsinicGToir, November 13, 1849. Data Sjat Yours of the 10th instant has been received, in which you ask my own views, as well as my'opinion, as to what will be the course of the South in either of the contingencies refer red to. Your position as a representative of one of the States, and the consideration due you per socally, merit alike a prompt reply. Having on former occasions given my views in detail with reference to the whole subject, it is not necessary for me to do so at this time. J proceed, therefore, to give you simply the general results of my reflecoons. The Federal Government, because it is the Government of the United Stales, is the trustee and agent for all the States and their citizens. Every power, therefore, which it can rightfully exercise, it must of necessity exercise for the benefit of all the parties to it. The territory of the United States being the common property, the Government is bound to administer it, as far as practicable, for the benefit of all the States, as well as their citizens. A difference, however, exists among them in relation to the institution of slave ry. When the Constitution was formed twelve of the tnirteen States were slaveholding. That instrument, though it has clauses expressly in serted for the protection of the rights and interests of slaveholders, contains no provision for the abolition of slavery any where. If the Govern ment, therefore, can properly exercise such a power in any instance, it must be because its du ties as a general agent, acting so as to meet the interests and views of its principals, require it. But fifteen of the thirty States of the Union still maintain the institution of slavery. It is obvious, therefore, that the Government could not, consis tently with its powers as a general agent, exclude the slaveholder as a class from all participation in the enjoyment of the territory of the U. States. rouffh, will be one of the most ably and nu mer it is, on the contrary, under solemn obligations toLously attended Bodies of the kind that ever con- respect the rights oi all. It has always, heretofore as I understand its action, shown a sense of this obligation. When the much-talked of ordinance was adopted, by which the territory north of the Ohio river was made free, all that portion of coun try south of the river to the Gulf of Mexico was left to be occupied by slaveholders. When slav ery was abolished in the northern part of the Louisiana territory, the southern portion, regarded as the most suitable for slaveholders, wa3 left to be so occupied. On the annexation of Texas, when a provision against slavery north of 3G 30 was incorporated, much the larger and more valuable portion was left still for the use of slave holders. But it is now proposed to adopt the policy of excluding slaveholders, as such, from all the ter ritory of the United States. This would be an entire revolution in the action of the Government a revolution which could not occur without a total violation of the spirit and essence of the con stitution. Since those citizens who do not envi slaves are permitted to occupy every part of the territory of the Union, it has been doubted by many whether the Government can rightfully ex clude slaveholders from any portion of the common property. But, even if there should be a power to divide the public territory for convenience be tween the two classes, it is perfectly clear that there can be no right to exclude one ctast entirely. 1 have heretofore said that I should regard such an exclusion as being as great a violation of Ute con stitution as tlte GxwcrnniciU could possibly commit. But even if this action should be viewed simply as an enormous abuse of power, it would be not the less objectionable. The Government has un limited powers in relation to the establishment of post offices throughout the Union. If, however, it were to withdraw all the post offices from the slaveholding States, on the ground that the citizens of those States were not worthy of the counten ance and aid of the Government, we should have as much reason to complain of such an act, as if it involved a clear infraction of the letter of the constitution policy of excluding slaveholders, as such, from all the territory of the United Stales, it would in sub stance and effect cease to be tlte Government of the United States. While the form of the consti tution might remain the same, its character would be essentially changed. . Ought the Southern States to acquiesce in this great organic change in our political system 1 Ought they to remain members of an association which has, in utter disregard of plain constitution al guaranties, degraded them from their position of equality? As history furnishes no record of any people who have prospered after they had forfeited their self-respect, by submitting to be degraded to a state of political vassalage, 1 hold it to be the duty of the Southern Slates to resist this change. Jthal resistance, to be effectual, should be commensurate with the violence.of the attack. This they owe to the cause of constitutional liber ty, to justice, and to their own honor. With reference to the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia, I will simply say that, waiv ing all controversy in relation to consututional right, and obligation to the adjoining States, if such an event were to occur at this time, it would not take place in obedience to the wishes of the citizens of the District, but would be brought about at the instance of the inhabitants of the States. But these persons have no right to control the local affairs of this District. Should Congress, therefore, thus act at their instigation, it would be guilty ofanactof tyranny so insulting and so gross as to justify a withdrawal of confidence from such a Government. You ask sir, in the second place, what I be lieve likely to be the course of the South should such a contingency occur ? There was but one of the States having any con siderable number of slaves in relation to which I had any doubts From her frontier position, and the powerful influence brought to bear on her, I had some fears as to what might be the acfion of Kentucky. But I have been gratified beyond expression by the gallant stand which that noble State has re cently taken. She has thereby shown that she will not abandon her sisters in the hour of danger, but that she will, if necessary, take the front rank in the struggle for the pre servation of the rights and liberties of the white race of the South. The union of both parties in Mississippi is a type of what will occur elsewhere. "The Southern States ought to have but one feeling on this ques tion, as they can have but one destiny. I have no doubt but that over the entire South there would be a vastly greater unanimity than existed in the old thirteen slave States when they decided to resist British aggres sion. If a few individuals should attempt to take a different course they would be swept away in the general curreut Long before the struggle should come to the worst, the South would present an unbroken front. I am not unaware, sir, that in making so brief and concise a statement of my views, I incur the risk of misconception and misrep resentation, but I should feel that I did not appreciate the momentous nature of the sub ject, if I could attach consequence to mere personal considerations. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, T. L. CLINGMAN Hon. H. S, Foote, P. S. Since the above letter was written, it has been submitted to my Colleague.Mr. Man gum, and he concurs fully in all its general conclusions, avows "his purpose to make known bis view? at length at an early" day, and entertains the opinion that the Federal Government has no power to legislate on the subject of slavery either in the States or the Territories, and that all precedent, whether legislative or judicial, because adopted with out due consideration, are not obligatory T. L. C. RALBISH REGISTER. Ours are the plans of fair delightful peace, Vnwarp'd by party rage to live like brother. RALEIGH, N. C. Wednesday, November 28, 1849, The Comptroller's Report. We commence in this paper, and shall contin ue in future numbers, until the whole be publish ed, the annual Report of the Comptroller of Pub. ' lie Accounts. It will exclude, for a short tim our usual variety ; but as nothing is more inuA esting to the people, than a knowledge of ta manner in which the public funds are disbumJ, we presume the space occupied will not bt com. plained of by the reader. " Silvicola" shall appear in our next. RAIL ROAD CONVENTION. From all indications, we expect that the ap proaching Convention, to assemble at Greensbo- yened in the State We look forward to its -deliberations with the most sanguine expectation. Every day that passes, we are more and more firmly impressed with the belief, amounting now to the certainty of conviction, that the Central Rail Road will be built. Recent manifestations are indubitable and important ; and the number we may mention the cheering fact that, at a meeting of the sterling and patriotic citizens of Guilford, on Tuesday last, $125,000 were subscribed by associations. Sixty thousand dol lars, or upwards, had. already been subscribed in the County. About one half the amount, says the " Patriot," was subscribed by the men, who' pledged themselves to the above named arrange ment, of course to be absorbed in the company subscriptions.. Surlposing all the previous sub scriptions to be absorbed in new company arrange ments, Guilford therefore now actually stands for at least $150,000! ! Nobly done. The proceed ings of the Greensboro' and Morganton meetings shall appear in our next. Our sister town of Wilmington, in that spirit of liberality and enlerprize that distinguishes all her movements, sends a large and most respecta ble Delegation to the Convention. Dr. F. J. Hill, Gen'l. McRae, and P. K. Dickinson, A. J. DeRosset, Jr., Eli W. Hall, George W. Davis, O. G. Parsley; and Jethro Ballard, Esq's., passed through this City, on Saturday last, on iheir way up. f We learn that Gen. Saunders, Maj. H in ton and Messrs. George W. Mordicai, Dabney Cos by, Raboteau and Lovejoy will represent Wake in the Convention. A. . , In a word, if the Government should adopt the MESSRS. CLINGMAN AND FOOTE. 0t The Religious and General Intelligen cer, is the name of a new weekly Paper, un der the- Editorial management of "Rev. Jai McDaniel, published at Wilmington. It ii very neatly printed price $2 per annum, in advance. Mr. Foote, of Mississippi, and Mr. Cliwomaw , of this State, have written to each other through the Papers on the Slavery question. We publish, in another column, Mr. Clingman's letter in re ply to one from Mr. Foote, soliciting his opinion as to the probable course of the South, in the con tingency of the passage of the Wilmot Proviso, or of the abolition of Slavery in the District of Columbia. It is very much to be hoped that a patriotic and conservative spirit will sufficiently prevail in Con gress to ward off these apprehended dangers to the South. We cannot but think that this con stant agitation of our differences, is highly impol itic ; and when the time does come that the South shall think it necessary to make a decisive move ment, we trust that the People themselves will take the matter in hand, and not leave it in the hands of the politicians at Washington. If the South (justly and well remarks the " Richmond Republican") be united, firm, and calm, she can secure her rights and her institu tions from violation. But if these Southern ques tions are to be degraded into the mere catspaws of party, and, while invocations are made to U nion, a Southern President and Southern Whigs are to be denounced in the same breath as traitors to the South, we confess we shall have but litde hope of that friendly and harmonious action which is the very keystone of Southern security. 3 We learn from the New York City papers, that James W. Webb, of that City, has received the appointment of Charge 4 Affaires to Austria. From the "Republic" we learn, that Jas, W. Power, of Pennsylvania, has been p. pointed Charge d' Affaires to Naples, vice T, W. Chinn, resigned. The New Orleans Picayune comes to us dressed in an entire new suit, and looking as bright as a gold dollar. We did not think this valuable paper could have been improv ed, but the proprietors have this time most pleasingly disappointed us. Sartaiii's Tjgiion Magazine The December number of Sartain's Union Magazi: e is on our table, and we find it stor ed with a vast amount of excellent reading, and very richly embellished with two firfe steel engravings, besides some twenty others of various character, and two pages of music. It is altogether an improvement upon previ ous numbers in this respect ; as to its read ing matter, there is room for very little im provement. The Federal Covkt is at present in session, in this" City Judges Wayne and Potter both in attendance. thi hi ori ati be. ttK S n in Tt g he Vs Ai SOI DM ev Wl ke do ad lot ou bei thi pn ter all to th ph is P eai cot to i Lo it mo ofl rici mo pat pat ha. 1 ant the An tioi Ms wh Sve i E t i and Vl 487 oth is c of "PI ele tioi oft of sue cert its! tha hati don for ftel wh or t too side i i 8 i; . ? v- late Pre the Dis a n: tioi: Sta 1 is v J a " t as ( i ver ielse the app ape T 1 pap la Me mis the r Coi bia, stitt cise the ' ea the lies righ the not thei bia I Cot ' Soi ry i OCR lord ;hea I I - fr0t gan . lish ;-" s thai ! con , we viei eve mu ana I and mai nati istci I bros last exp virt i . i-r
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