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j'''f J V 1 . . " , - THE CONSTITUTION AND THE UNION OF THE STATES. . . . THEY "MUST BE PRESERVED 99 5 VOEr. III. ...NO. 116. J Three DoUar per Annum, THOMAS I,ORIN, Editor and Proprietor. s RALEIGH, N. C. WEDNESDAF, JANUARY 18, 1807. 1 - TERMS. Three dollars per annum, payable half-year ly in advance: but it will be necessary lor tnose in n? at a aisiaucc, ui uui ui aioit, w ya.. n entire vear in advance. A subscriber fail ing to give notice of his desire to discontinue at the exoirationof the period for which he may have paid, will be considered as having subscri bed anew, and the paper continued, at the option of the Editor, until ordered to be stopped ; but no paper will be discontinued until all arrear ages are paiJ. Letters to the Editor must come free of post age, or thev mav not be attended to. AnvKRTisEMENTs will be inserted at the rate of one dollar per square for three insertions. A lib era- discount will be made to those who adver tise by the year. Those sending in Advertise ments, will be good enough to mark the num ber of times thev wish them inserted. State of Worth Carolina, 7 Wayne Connty. 5 Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions, ) November Term. 1836. Rich'd Washingtou, ) Original Attach lis ment, Aler'r Croom. J levy on land. IT appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that the defendant has removed himself out of the State. It is therefore ordered that publi cation be made for six successive weeks, notify ing said defendant to appear at our next Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions, to bo held for said county at the Court House in Waynesboro', on the 3d Monday in February next, then and ihere to replevy or plead to issue, or the properly lev ied upon, will be condemned to plaintiff debt. Witness, Jno. A. Green, Clerk of said Court at Office the 3d Monday of November, 1836. JNO. A. GREEN, Cl'k. Dec 26, 1836. 115 6t, State of North Carolina, ) Wayne Connty. J Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions, ) November Term, 1836. Washington & Wright, Original Attach es ment. Alex'r Croom. j levy on land. IT appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that the de.endant has removed himself out of the State. It is therefore ordered that publi cation be made for six successive weeks, notify ing said defendant to appear at our next Court r- n . v r. . i 1 1 1 r 1 cuuuiy, ai me ouun nuu.se mi h ayuouuiu , uu the 3d Monday in February next, then and there to replevy or plead to issue, or the properly lev ied upon, -will be condemned to plaintiff debt. . -- . . i ry vi . xxt l i Witness, Jno. A. Green, Clerk of said Court At Offip thd Till ATnnrlov ftf Nniramhaf lJIQfi JNO. A. GREEN, Cl'k. Dec. 26, 1836. H5-6t. - J . . , Drag- Store. T. 8. HectctvUh T Co. have removed to the store on Fayefte ville street, formerly occupied by Mr. Dupuy, one door above the Star Office Tbeir assortment is now one of the most extensive and complete in the Stale, con sisting of Drugs, Medicines, Chemicals, Patent Medicines, a great variety ol Fancy articles, Paints, Oils, Dyestuffs, choice Wines, Superior I r i. i i a t i. r vognidc rramiy, inniv uei stains., orjjciis, r - A- r Purowiinc tfAm c Vhao .-1 tuill hair tnAir orders promptly attended to, on reasonable terms. Dec. 7. ilO-tf. BOOKS! BOOKS!! BOOKS!!! NO MISTAKE! IVK AAA VOLUMES of foreign and WyjrWW American Books, for sale At the rv, Carolina Book Store, and undoubtedly comprising the greatest varie ties to be found in any establishment in the U. States. The stock consists in part of Law, Me dical, Theological, Classical, Miscellaneous and Klnnt D,lr. .1 I. . . ... uuuiva, me laiesc ana most apnroveo eui- "l "K,lsn. i-aun, ureek, French. Spanish and German School Books, Globes, Maps and Charts. Also, a splendid assortment of Station ary, Fancy Articles, Cutlery, &c, besidesa large assortment of paper, such as folio, medium, Foolscap Letter and Wrapping paper Gilt Frames. Molding Prints, dec. tee. fee., all of which will be sold on the most reasonable ferms. One of the hrra is now stationed in New York, will be constantly in the northern markets and having made this arrangement, we shall be able a all times to supply any order for Books or other articles in our line of business, at the short est notice. TURNER Ac HUGHES, Raleigh, N. 0. 114-tf- Jan. 4. DR. PRATT'S, Artificial Nipple Shield, FOR the prevention and cure of Sore Nip ples. The following highly respectable certificates are deemed a sufficient recommenda tion for those who are afHicled in this manner to try them. From Doctor Wm. P. Dewees, late Professor of Obstetrics, in the Medical University of Phi ladelphia : Doct. ELIJAH PRATT: Dear Sir : As I feel it a matter of much ublic importance, to possess a means of lessen ng the terrible sufferings-from sore Nipples, I have much pleasure in Wmg able to say, that tne "bhield ' you otter for the preventing and the cure of this malady, is better adapted to the purpose tnan any 1 have heretofore seen. In the two or three instances I have known tbem to be used, much satisfaction has been expressf ed ; and I have no hesitation to believe it wil generally succeed : I am so well persuaded of this, at this moment, that i cannot forbear to ex press a wish that our city, through the va rious Apothecaries, may be supplied with them. I am yours, tec. M. P. DEWEES, M. D. Philadelphia, Jan. 13, 1834. From Dr. Thomas Seawall, Professor of An,. tomy and Physiology, Columbia College. Dis trict of Columbia : ..... - 7 !)., 16Jt Having examined Dr. Pratt's newly invented NMple Shields, and witnessed its practical ap plication, among my patients, I take great plea tn lnecommending it as decidedly sqpeiior Tyhlng previously known. It conslitutesa Snri ec'remedy for that distressing malady, afflict young women. try Th. .hTH0MAS SEAWALL, M. D. FROM TBE GL.0BE. UNMASKING OF MOTIVES. Mr. Calhoun, in the elaborate paper of August, 1831, from which we quoted yes terday, was endeavoring to effect a retreat from the precipice of nullification, to tena ble ground. He had reached the point whence the next step forward was a leap from the Tarpein Rock ; and struck with terror at the look below, he became sud denly " honest" and was content to take an honest stand. He absolved himself from all the ruin he had plotted, by surrender ing his project for overthrowing the tariff or government, before the public debt was paid, for the following simple, easy, hon est" and rational remedy : The honest and obvious course is, to prevent ihe accumulation of the surplus in the Treasury, by a timely and judicious teduction of the im posts ; and thereby to leave the money in the pockets of those who made it, and from whom it cannot be honestly nor constitutionally taken, unless required by the fair and legitimate wants of the Government. It, neglecting a disposition so obvious and just, the Government should at tempt to keep up ihe present high duties, when the money was no longer wanted, or to dispose of this immenese surplus by enlarging the old, or, devising new. .schemes of appropriations ; or finding that to be impossible, it should adopt the most dangerous, unconstitutional, andabsurd pro ject ever devised by any Government, of dividing tbe surplus among tne states, (a project which, if carried into execution, could not fail to create an antogonist interest between the States and General Government,on all questions of appropri ations, which would certainly end in reducing the latter to a mere office of collection and dis tribution ) either of these modes would be con sidered by the section suffering under the pre sent high duties, as a fixed determination to per petuate for ever what it considers the present unequal, unconstitutional, and oppressive bur den. In this Mr. Calhoun put himself on " ho nest and constitutional" ground. He in sisted most justly that a surplus could nei ther be honestly nor constitutionally taken from the people, and that a distribution a mongthe State was " the most dangerous, unconstitutional, and absurd project ever devised by any Government, and could not fail to create an a?itagonislinteresl between the States and General Government." But the most remarkable passage in this hon est paper, is that which discloses the mo tive which now makes him a zealot in the dsstribution instead of reduction. Speaking of the consequence of an accumulation of a surplus for distribution, he displays his foreknowledge of the effects which he is now straining everv nerve to draw out of 0 that very surplus, and which he also, but a few days ago, said he foiesttzo would be the result of his compromise bill. What he seeks, through his compromise, surplus, and distribution, is explained by the fol lowing avowal of 1831, '' the surplus, (says he,) i hazaud nothing IN SAVING, FROM THE NATURE OT MEN AND GOV ERNMENT, IF ONCE PERMITTED TO ACCUMULATE, WOULD CREATE AN INTEREST STRONG ENOUGH TO PERPETUATE ITSELF, SUPPORTFD AS IT WOULD BE BY OTHERS, SO NUMEROUS AND POWERFUL. He begins the works of distribution, then, because, from his mode of judging of men and Government, " it would create an interest strong enough to perpetuate it self! !" And what are those other inter ests, so numerous and powerful, which are to ally themselves with the interest strong enough to perpetuate itself; does not eve ry public man see that Mr. Calhoun al ludes to the manufacturing interest ? This is to come in aid of the cupidity which is to be generated by annual distribution, in the State Legislatures, and, together with vast rail road companies, stretching in a belt from west to south, counled with an enormous banking power, is to triumph over me numDier ana aividea and inert in fluences of the masses of the community, who are borne to the earth with a load of taxation, without perceiving the mode in which it is brought to bear upon them. That Mr. Calhoun, when he made his compromise with Clay for a share of the spoils, had roselved to enlist these " other interests" in the grand manufacturing mo nopolies, to aid the direct power of distri bution to perpetuate the tariff, is manifest from the fact, that at the moment when re daction was proclaimed as the object, the tax of fifty per cent, repealed the year be fore on coarse woollens, was restored by the compromise, before the repealing law had time to take effect. Next to a poll tax, we consider this tax on coarse woollens the most cruel, iniqui tous and fraudulent imposition ever levied on a people. It is literally a tax to make the poor poorer, and the rich richer. It was but a few days since we saw some no tice of a rich wollen manufacturing mo nopolist making princely donations to be nevolent institutions. This worthy man shows, that he has a sense of the cruel ex tortion of the laws by which he is bur dened with a surplus, as well as the Trea sury. But is it not monstrous, that every poor laborer in our country, when fencing a gainst the inclemency ot the season should be compelled to pay at least fi e dollars ADITIONAL PRICE FOR HIS WOOLEN COAT, BREECHES, AND BLANKET, MERELY TO SWELL THE SURPLUS JN THE TREASURY, AND TO PAY THE MANUFACTURING JOINT STOCK COMPANIES AN EQUAL BOUNTY, TO ENLIST THEIR CO-OPERATION IN THE PERPETUATION OF THE SURPLUS-RAISING POLICY ? The curse of the tariff is, that in creating its accumulations, those who pay the tax which is first paid by the merchant into the custom-house, and then charged at a higher rate for the advance in the price of the article, are not aware of the tax they pay, in the enhancement of the price by the law. If it wore fevied directly on the garment, when on the person of tho wear er, a standing army could not enforce it. What man would endure to be taken by the button, by a tax collect or, and told, " Sir, this coat of yours, with the waistcoat and pantaloons, must have required three yards of cloth, worth twenty dollars. You must pay fifty per cent, ad valorem, as a tax to the Govern ment. This is precisely ten dollars, and you must pay it to raise a sum for distri bution, according to the act of compromise between Messrs. Clay and Calhoun, by whom it was agreed that this tax taken on on the recommendation of President Jack son should be restored." Does any man suppose that such an imposition would be tolerated by the people, if its indirect oper ation were thus directly brought to bear in a mode making manifest its oppression ? But if the secret and insidious extortion of the custom house is not understood nor severely felt by the wealthier classes if that portion engaged in manufactures feel it as a bounty istead of a burden if other rich men find tbeir advantage in appropria ting it to enchance their real estate by inter nal improvements, and other modes of ap propriating the surplus in the Treasury to private emolument there is one class in whose " looped and wonderous ragged ness" the cruelty and injustice of this tax is visible to the world, and keenly felt by the poor victims themselves, although they cannot trace their sufferings to the Go vernment which they are taught to believe protects them. There is not one un fortunate laborer in this country, who find his wages too scant to clothe him and his family comfortably, who does not feel, in the bitter and biting frost of this incle ment season, the heartless tyranny of two cold blooded Senators, who have compro mised his comfort to make a distribution of a portion of his little earnings to feed their political schemes. .Legislature of Iforth Carolina. SENATE. Tuesday, Jan. 10. Received fiom the House of Commons a message, stating that they have passed the following en grossed bills, viz : A bill authorising county Courtsto settle disputed boundaries between Counties. A bill empowering the Halifax & Weldon rail road company, to subscribe their stock to the Wilmington and Ral eigh rail road company ; also a Bill to a mend an act, "entitled an act," authorising the entering of the unsurveyed lands. Re quired by treaty from the Cherokee Indi ans, in the year of 1817 and 1819 in the Counties of Haywood and Macon, which were severally read and ordered to be enrolled. Received from the House of Commons, the resignation of Thomas Y. Wright as Lt. Col. of the 29th Regiment of N. C. Militia, which was read and ac cepted. Received from the House of Com mons a message, stating, that they have passed the following engrossed bills , viz : A Bill concerning Brokers, and a bill to incorporate the town of Greensboro' which were read and ordered to be enrolled. The Senate then proceeded to vote for Judge, as follows, viz : for Mr. Heath, 23 ; for Mr. Bailey, 21 ; for Mr. Bryan, 3 ; for Mr. Devereaux, 1 ; no election. The Senate proceeded to consider the bill, "entitled a bill," to repeal an act, for the better administration of justice in the County of Haywood, passed in the year 1833, chapter 41, and for other purposes; which was read the third time and order ed to be enrolled. COMMONS. Tuesday, Jan. 10. MR. HAYWOOD'S Resolutions and Statistics relating to the Surplus Revenue and other funds of the State. I. Resolved, That the surplus money of the United States, to be deposited with North Carolina, ought not to be kept use less and profitless, but that the same shall be invested in such manner as to secure the capital, and also to advance the great interests of this State. II. Resolved, That the moneys in the Slate Treasury, and all the stocks belong ing to this State, and debts owing to this State (except the bonds for Cherokee Lands, not paid) shall be restored to tbe Public Treasury, notwithstanding they may have been heretofore allotted to the Board of Internal Improvement or the Literary Fund, and that these, together with the surplus money of the United States aforesaid, shall constitute a common fund, to be regulated and disposed of as follows, to wit ; 1st. The State debt of 400,000 dollars, shall be purchased in, and such provisions made by law as will stop the interest; and prohibit the re-issue of the scrip, ex cept it shall be made necessary on a de mand by the General Government, for re payment of the surplus money, deposited in North Carolina. 2d. The Literary Fund shall consist of the swamp lands of this State, not here tofore entered by individuals, and also the following stocks, to wit: 6,000 shares of the stock in State Bank, - - (cost) $600,000 2,122 shares of stock in Bank Cape-Fear, - (cost) 212,200 i i $ 812,200 187,300 Cash to bo immediately inves ted in Bank Stock, - - Making, - - - - 6.1,000,000 Which is to accumulate as heretofore, for the purposes of education; 2d. The Internal Improvement Fund shall consist of the Cherokee bonds not yet paid (as is now required by law,) the Cheroke Lands not sold, the debts ow ing to said board, as heretofore constitu ted, or to the State for funds loaned from the Internal Improvement Fund, and nine hundred and twenty thousand dollars of money, now or" hereafter to be received into the Treasury, until otherwise provi ded by law. III. Resolved, That the President and Directors of the Literary Fund, shall be authorized to expend not exceeding 200, 000 dollars, to reclaim the swamp lands belonging to said fund, provided the board think it can be beneficially laid out. It is expedient to provide by law for re-organizing the said board, and to clothe them with power, by themselves or their agents, to enter on the lands of other per sons for the purposes of surveying &c. to devise a system of equitable assess ment, on tbe lands belonging to individu als, which may be drained by their works, and to enforce the payment thereof with proper restrictions, or to establish rules by which individuals may be allowed to aid in their works when prosecuted, and be exempted from any assessment, and such other constitutional powers as may be needful to put into execution the great improvement herein contemplated, and also to sell the lands which may be re claimed. But the canal or canals that may be executed by them, shall in no wise be sold to individuals. The board howe ver shall drain the lands, by contract with others at specified prices, agreed on with contractors, who shall give bond and se curity, to perform the contracts, under such restrictions and upon such condi tions as may be prescribed. IV. Resolved, That the Board of In ternal Improvement ought to be re-organized; and that they be authorized to sub scribe two-fifths of the capital stock of the Wilmington and Raleigh Rail Road, as soon as individuals (able to pay it) shall subscribe three fifths of the said cap ital stock, and that they subscribe in like manner to the Fayetteville and Western Rail Road, for the construction thereof from Fayetteville to the Yadkin River ; provided however, that the State will not take stock unless individuals shall sub scribe three fifths of the whole amount of the capital, which competent Engineers shall report to be necessary to complete the Road. Twenty-five per cent, ot more, on the shares of individuals, shall be ac tually paid in, before the State shall be called on to pay any thing on her sub scription, so as to prevent any imposition on the State by individual stockholders' first expending the money of the public and then failing to pay their own subscrip tions, or to enforce collection from delin quents. V. Resolved, That the interest and di vidends accruing on the Internal Improve ment stocks shall be appropriated to the fund for Resolved, That the foregoing resolu tions after (they are approved by the House) shall be referred to a select Com mittee or Committees, with instructions to prepare bills for carrying the same into full effect, and said Committee or Com mittees have leave to sit during the ses sion of this House. Statement of Funds referred to in forego ing Resolutions. Stock in State Bank 6000 shares $000,000 Bank of Cape-Fear 2122 shares 212,200 Cash (see Treasurer's Report,) 38.600 Debt (money loaned to Tennessee River Turnpike Company.) 2,700 Stock in Buncombe Turnpike Com pany, 5,000 Stock in Cape-Fear Navigation Company, 32,000 Stock in Roanoke Navigation Com pany, 30..000 1959 Shares residue ot stock in the Bank of Newbern, estimated at 6 per cent 11,854 2050 Shares residue of stock in the State Bank, estimaien at 8 per cent 24,400 Surplus Moaey, 1,911,700 Total $2,86S,354 For Literary Fund, 813,200 stock do . 187,800 cash to buy stock . 1,000,000 Leaves $1,868,354 For redemption of State debt, 400,000 Leaves $1,268,354 For Literary Fund to drain Swamp Lands, 200,000 Leaves $1,268,354 Consisting of ihe following to wit : Surplus money, 1,123,900 Other cash, 38,600 Residue of old Bank Stock", 35,154 Note, (Turnpike Co.,) 2,700 Navigation and Road Stocks, good fcr 67.000 1,268,354 If State snscribes 2-5 to Wilmington road it will be $520,000 Do. Yadkin Road. i 400,000 920,000 Leaves (unappropriated,) $948,354 Consisting of the following via : Navigation and Turnpike Stocks. 67,000 Old Banks. 36,154 Note and Interest, 2,700 Cash, 38,600 Surplus, 203900 $348,354 Should a call be made by the General Govern ment for the Surplus, the Stale will hate the following means to answer that call. Balance unappropriated, 348,354 Literary Fund, 1,000,000 Stocks in Rail Roads, 920,000 Lands of Cherokees. 350,000 ($150,000 less than the State Scrip, 400,000 estimate Aggregate $3,018,854 made by a committee of this As sembly.) If the Swamp Lands be added, it will swell the sum -beyond, 4000,000 If ever called for, the fund will certainly rot be demanded in 6 years ; in that time the Lite rary fund at 7 per cent, (interest re invested) will increase $501,500. This will make tbe aggregate means of the State 3,018,354 501,500 Aggregate $3,519,854 btsides the srvamp lands. No account is taken of bonds for Cherokee Lands in the foregoing statement. The House of Commons Jia vine- resol ved itself into a committee of the whole, on the surplus revenue, Mr. McNeiie rose andsaid Mr. Chairman : In rising to offer a few remarks, relative to the important matter now un der Consideration, suffer me to say, it is not with the expectation of influencing; the vote of a single member here present, but simply to state a few reasons, in explana tion of the course I intend to pursue. I look upon the disposal of this surplus re venue, to be one of the most important subjects that could possibly engage the at tention of the Legislature ; it is one in which my constituents are deeply interes ted, and it is one sir, on which the future prosperity of North Carolina materially depends ; and however much I may dif fer with gentlemen, relative to what dis position ought to be made of it, I shall not be so illiberal as to suppose they are actuated by selfish and disinterested mo tives, or that they are callous and dead to the best interest of the State; not at all sir; I have ever entertained the opinion that men may difler and be honest, and while I make this concession to others, I hope they will extend a like courtesy to me, for sir, if I know the sentiments of my own heart, they are purely North-Carolinian ; I drew my first breath within her limits, and I expect to draw my last. Surely then Mr. Chairman, I can have no interest, but an interest in common with all her citizens and believe me sir, there is nothing that would he more gratifying to my feelings, than to witness her gene ral prosperity. We are now Mr. Chair man, enjoying a political calm, after an angry and spirited contest, which, for the time being, engrossed our whole attention, and in many instances bursted asunder the bonds of friendship, knit by kindred ties, and made enemies of many, whose interest required they should be friends. 1 say sir, the contest is over, the political ocean presents an unruffled surface, and the disappointed mind finds consolation in the dispassionate reflection, that a ma- must rule. Let us then, with one accord turn our attention to those things which more im mediately concern our local and indivi dual welfare, and by one united effort if possible, raise North Carolina to that em inent stand, which the respectability of her citizens, the fertility of her soil, and her inflexible devotion to liberty, justly entitle her. I am, sir, an advocate for internal im provement, and give it as my solemn and deliberate opinion, that the future welfare of our State, absolutely requires that a por tion of this surplus revenue, should be set apart for that purpose ; but sir, 1 do not sanction the report of the committee of twenty-six, and consequently from the lights now before me, will vote against bill No. 1, under consideration, unless a mended. The bill first enacts, that the sum of nine hundred thousand dollars be appropriated and added to the" fund for the support of common and convenient schools, and then directs that the residue of the said deposites be added to the fund for internal improvements, and shall be surrendered into the custody of the presi dent and directors of the board of inter nal improvement, and that the said board shall proceed to loan out the said fund to corporations or individuals, upon satisfac tory security being given, at an annual in terest of four and a half, five, and six per. cent, varying according to the amount so borrowed. Mr. Chairman, I have yet to learn how the several rail road incorpo rated companies in our State are to be be nefitted il we carry into effect the provi sions of this bill. I confess, sir, I know but little about the terms of bonrowing money, but unless I am very much decei ved, they can borrow on better terms from foreign capitalists than is here proposed. And shall it be said that North Carolina, with an overflowing, and at the same time, with an impoverished, yet enterpn zing people, will exact more of them than a disinterested foreigner: I blush to speak it. No, sir, let us set an example to the citizens of our State, that may nerve the arm of industry and stimulate the spirit of enterpnze. When they saDscnoe three- fifths of the capital stock of any work of public utility, let us authorize tbe board of internal improvement, on the receipt of this money, to subscribe- the remaining two-fifths- "By investing tne money in stock ot this description, the Stale will undoubtedly realize a greater profit from it than from any other investment she can poasrbly make ; and should the wants of the Federal Trtasury require its return, be it sooner or iater, this stock, in mv hum ble opinion, would fetch a premium, even under the hammer. As to the precise amount we will receive, I am not acurately informed, but from the various estimates I have seen, suppose it will not vary far from two million of dol lars. Well, even the half of this sum added to the Capital of our active and enterpriz ing citizens, the enquiry that naturally pre sents itself, is what may wc not accom plish ? the obstructions that have hitherto paralyzed all our efforts, and circumscrib ed os within our present sphere of action, vanish and appear as so many objects placed by the ruling hand of a superin tending power, to test our wisdom and in genuity. We have now arrived at an important crisis in the affairs of our State; it is now to he seen whether North Carolina, will push boldly forward ; enter the list with. those who contend for superiority ; or in gloriously surrender the prize, by an a pathy almost proverbial. It Sir, is no new topic ; it has been a theme on which, her statesmen and orators have descanted ; and while they have pburtrayed, in strains as eloquent as true, the great and incalcu lable benefits, inseparably incident to the internal improvement of her condition ; a deaf ear has been turned to their remon strances and ther calls disregarded. Many in despair have left the State, and emigrated to the far west, to more hospita ble climes, where their talents of every kind find ready employment. It is true, sir, a spirit of enterprize, to a limited ex tent, is now abroad in our State; several rail road Companies have been incorpo rated, and present appearances indicate their speedy accomplishment. This, sir, is truly exhilarating to the patriot, and justifies the conclusion that the day of her deliverance draweth nigh; (he long look ed for object stands just in view, and from comparatively a M Rip Van Winkle" of the South, she may arise and take her stand, if not in the front rank, at least a bove those who choose to revile her. Sir, it is an undoubted fact that North Caroli na possesses more natural advantages than any other State in the Union ; her climate is healthy and temperate; unscathed by the oppressive heat of a southern summer, and free from the chilling blasts of a nor thern winter ; her soil admirably produc tive and adapted to the cultivation of air most every article of consumption useo! as a necessary or luxury her harbors surpassed by but few on tne southern at lantic, and her yeomanry unsurpassed for industry, frugality and economy. Yet notwithstanding all this, she has been suf fered to grow up spotaneously, like the rose of the wilderness, uncultivated and unadorned by tbe hand of art Mr. Chairman, I would respectfully ask this deliberative body, to what purposes could a portion of this money be better ap plied, than to works of Internal Improve ment? this is an object of paramount im portance; like Aarons rod, swallows up all other considerations ; for, sir, with all our natural advantages as a state, we are destitute of natural facilities, in the trans pprtatiou of our produce; our rich valies and fertile plains, are situate far from any market, and in many instances locked up by hills and rugged mountains, which render our present means of transporta tion (by wagon and team) slow, tedious and difficult, besides sir, unfortunately, our State is divided into two great geographi cal parties. The idea of an Eastern and Western interest, the one separate and dis tinct from the other, has drawn a line of demarcation in this State, and sir a line of dema rkation in this hall ; its effects have been withering ; it has blighted some of pur. fairest prospects, and caused us to remain stationary, white the tide of our improve ment has passed us by. Why is this, Mr. Chairman. The answer is obvious, it is for the want of a community of feeling be- tween the parties: altho citizens of the same State, bound by the same lies, and govern ed by the same laws, yet take the body of tne people in mass, iu eitner sectiou, tney know almost as little about each other, as thev do about the wild Arab, or the unta med Tartar ; but sir, you open an inter course between them, by means of a rail road, communication; let them become fa miliar with each others peculiar situation and wants-yoU at once burst asunder those party bounds, and consign to the tomb, this local feeling; they will then' go for the general welfare of the wiiole State, and not for the interest of a particu lar section. Sir, our destiny is in our own hands ; a weighty responsibility rests upon the action of this Legislature; the public at tention is every wnerearoused to the dis position of this money ; expectation stands on tiptoe, and should we adjourn, and 'go home, without vesting- some portion f if towards the improvement of our State, I, for one will despaff'of'her future welfare; the watchman at his post, may continue his song, a little more sleep, a liule more slumber : Sir, I shall not indulge in a trsi; of melancholy repetitions, I would much rather anticipate the hope that there is.yet prosperity in store for old North Carolina, and that from a profound slumber, she may be awakened, and proceed with a deter mination, not to falter on account of, diffi culties or despai r at failures. SENATE. WeiAssday, January H.-Mr. 6ui ing, presented the resigmrtioli o J!m Shell, ss Major of tbe thirty seeondr Regi ment of N. C. Militia, whih wtti read. rswieer t
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