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.:.' v ' 1 11 llili 1 -r--i-n ,.-rnil ; , . ' ii-i . 11-- ft... . VV 1 C 4 f ion 1 i : r- ' - l'v II U3, .f : -.- fj.-TIlE COTnTTTIO,ANIi:THE UNION oi THE STATEi-THE"Y' MUST BE tRESERVE).?r Vt irf ,o I VyJi!;:! V"'" Vu v&SfAili n t vU ?.;:;f-t.l jwf ' ? . j - Volume XV. : , i v f ... .,J. .,h v. RADEIGHj ' NORTH ; yriHiif- ft ! ' V 1! 1. IHE AORTH CAKdLlNA STANDARD . IS PCBL18HID WIKKtY, BT , ; . r , W I I LI A Mi.i f' JBC O I IE I? - ! EDITOR AND.PJIOPRIETOR UtK., 'j fgc Noxth CABoiiJiri. StAitd ad is published week i. at Three Dollars per annum, 'payable in fcdvanee . In instance will the paper ,be eut, unless the money for sxoxe shall accempanj-. the order. Subscribers, and the .l.ar. who may wish to send money to the Editor,' can Receipts for Jl sum8 WIU w .mnMiit. . i v,fi - ... i lnERTisKXEWT not exceeding fourteen lines, will be rteu one tune ior one uouax,nu iweiiij-uc cchw gUbsequent insertion; those of greater length in pro 'rtion. Court Orders and Judicial Advertisements will P joeJ twenty-fire per cent., higher than the above '"tea. A. reasonable deduction, wil be made to those who 'jvertise by the year. ; " ' ' . ,. tetters to the Editor must come' free' of postage. ' BY AUTHORITY. IcU and Resolutions passed at the Second Session of. the Thirtieth Congress. Public No. 450 . '' Ad Act for the better organization of the district court of the United States within the State of Louisana. Be it enacted by the Senate and tioute at liepresenia 'Irtsofthe United State of America in Congress assem- UrJ. That for the more 'convenient transaction of business in.the courts of, the United States within the Sate of Louisiana, the said State shall be, and the ame is hereby, divided into two judicial districts, in the manner following-, to-wit : the parishes of Sa bine, Desoto, Caddo, Natchitoches, Dossier, Rapides, Claiborne, Jackson, Catahoula, Caldwell, Ouachita, Union, Morehouse, Franklin, Carroll, Madison,-Ten-os, Concordia, St. Landry, Avoyelles, Calcasieu, Su Mary, St. Martin', 'Vermillion, and Lafayette, iiall compose one district, to be called the western district of Louisiana ; and all . the remaining' part of the said State shall compose another district, to be oiled the eastern district of Louisiana ; and all crim inal actions or civil - suits, either in law or equity, f Lich have arisen in the western district, or against arsons residing therein, or concerning; lands situated therein, together with all process, writs, recognizan ces, and records, belonging thereto, shall be transfer thI to the western district; and all civil suits hereafter instituted against persons residing, in said western district, or suits concerning? lands , situated .in the same, in the courts of the United States, shall be in said district ; and there shall" be held annually in said dis trict one stated session of the court at each of the following places, to-wit: at Opelousas, on the first Monday in August, for the parishes of Si Landry, Calcassieu, St. Marv, St. Martin Vermillion, and Lafayette ; at ' Alexandria, on - the first Monday in September, for the parishes of Rapides, -Avoyelles, znd Natchitoches ; at Shreveport, on the first Monday, in October, for the parishes of Caddo, Sabine, Desoto, Bossier, and Claiborne ; at Monroe, on the first Moo- day in November, for the parishes of Ouachita, Jack son, Union, Morehouse, Franklin, Catahoula, Carroll, Madison, Tensas, and Concordia ; abd a person learn ed in the law, residing in said western district, shall be appointed by the President of the United States, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, judge thereof, with a salary -of two thousand .dollars perannum, payable' semi-annually, with the same powers and duties asth'e district judjre of the United States for the district bf Louisiana, as it now exists, and such as are conferred on him, or required of him br this act; who is required to hold said terms, and authorized and rea aired to hold special sessions of the said court, in the said western- district,' for the trial of civil or criminal cases, jrhenever he may deem it expedient ; that all proeess,writs, and recognizan ces of every kind, whether respecting juries, witness es, bail, or otherwise, which relate to cases to be tried at said special : session, shall be considered as belonging to such session, in the ' same manner as it' they bad been issued or taken in reference thereto; that any special session may be adjourned to any time or times previous to' the next stated meeting of the district court for said districts that all business pending for trial at any special court shall, at the close thereof, be considered as of course removed to the next stated term of the court; that the district court, in said western district, shall perform all the duties, and possess all the powers of circuit courts if the United States for .the State ot , Louisiana,, ex cept in cases of appeal and'writs of error'; and the Bid judge shall appoint a cleik of the court irk the western district, for each place where the court sits, bo shall reside, and keep the records of the court, a that place, and shall receive, for the services per fcrmed by them, the same fees and compensation that are allowed to the clerk of said court holding its ses iions in New Orleans, in the same State, and shall be subject, in every respect, to the same restrictions and responsibilities ; and the .district court for the astern district shall becheld in New Orleans as heretofore, and it shall be the duty of the clerks of the district and circuit courts of the United States in New Orleans to transmit by some safe conveyance, or deliver to the clerks of the western district, or their order, the original papers . in all soch cases as prop ly belong to the court in the western district by the provisions of this act, together with a' transcript of the proceedings had therein. - . . ': -7 Sec. 2. And be ii further enaetea That the Presir dent of the United. States, by and with the advice nd consent of the Senate of the ' United States, be, md hereby is, authorized to appoint -one person as marshal, and one as district attorney, for the . said Western judicial district of the United States within toe State of Louisiana, created by this act -and that toe terms of appointment and servi6eV together with toe duties and responsibilities of the said marshal and district attorney, respectively, 'for the'distrlct afore- be, in all respects, the same within the said'dts tict, as to the terms of-appointment; and servicer, the duties and responsibilities of the marshal and dis- fot, attorney, " respectively, of the eastern district of we atate of Louisiana; - and said marshal Snail re- ive such fees and emoluments as are received by toe marshal of the . United. States for the .State- of Wisiana ; and said attorney an annual compensation two hundred dollars, and the same fees and emol- nents as are allowed to the attorney of the United Biet for the district Of Louisiana. - i t. Approved March 3, 1849.: r.-... v . , ; ROBT. C. WINTHROP, Speaker of the Houseof Representatives. G. M.' DALLAS, Vice President of the United Statesand " ' .'; 'President 'of the Senate? Approved March 3, 1849.JAMBS K-i POLK. . . Pcbuc No. 47. J ,f 48 Act to grant to 'the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad Urnpany the right of way through the public lands the United States. . . ., . , . , enacted by the Senate and House of Reprtsen uJflh United States of America in Congrese (usem- nat the right of way shall ber and 13 hereby, Fted to the Atlantic and.Gulf Railroad Company, g rand through any" of the public lands of the United ia the gfefc, of FiorJdat evet which' the road utorized by said State may pass ; and the said com j?y is hereby authorized to survey and mark through (j lld public lands to beheld by them for the track w road one hundred feet in width ; and,' further Jand additional quantity of twenty-five feet in on each side of said road along the same. - . c 2. And be it further enacted. That the said company shall have 'the right to' take from the puhlic lands in the- Vicinity of said road all -such -materials of earth, etone, or.wood as may be necessary xt con venient from time to time for the actual .construction and repair of said road or any part thereof. . 1 . ' " ' Sic 3: And be it further enacted, That there shall bev and is hereby, granted- to said company all neces sary sites; for watering-places, depots, and workshops along the line of said road; so far as the places con venient for the same pay fall upon the public lands : Protidedi That ho one depot or watering-place shall contain over fiysv square acres, ;and that said sites shall not be nearer to each other than ten miles along the line of said road : Providedt That the grants here in contained, as well of the use of the public lands as of the materials for1 the construction of said road shall cease and determine," unless the road be begun within TOO years and completed, within six years thereafter; And provided, morecrrer, That if the said road shall at 1 time after its completion be dis continued or abandoned by the' said company,- the grants hereby made shall cease and determine. Approved March 3, 1849. ; .. . ' '." Pcblic--No. 50. "'" An act to authorize the citizens' of Ozark county. Missouri, to enter less , than a -quarter section of - land for the seat of justice in said county. . , .. . , Be it enacted by the Senate and If owe of Represen tatives of the United States of America in Congress as sembledj That the county "of Ozark, in the State of Missouri, may enter by pre-emption less than a quarter section of land, to be taken, by legal subdivision. Said entry, except as to quantity, shall be made ac cording to the provisions of the act of Congress ap proved May twenty-sixth, eighteen hundred and twenty-four, entitled 44 An act granting to the counties or parishes of each State ana Territory.- of the United States in which the public lands are situated, the right of pre-emption to quarter sections of land for seats of justice within the same. -' Approved March 3, 1849. - -' r . . ; i Public -No. 51.3 An Act to 'authorize the judge of the courts of the United States of the fifth circuit to hold the circuit court for the district of Kentucky. - Be it enacted by iheJSenate and House of Representa tives of the United States of America in Congress as sembled. That hereafter it shall be lawful for the judge of the fifth circuit of the courts of the United States to hold the circuit court for the district of Kentucky in the absence of the judge of the eighth circuit. Approved March 3, 1849. - ' Public No. 52. An Act to establish the territorial government ofMin- nesota. Be it enacted bu the Senate and House of Reoresen- talives of the United States if America in Congress as sembled. That, from and after the passage of this act, all that-part of the territory of the! United States which lies within the following limits, to wit; be ginning in the Mississippi river, at the point where the line of forty-three degrees and thirty minutes of north latitude crosses the same, thence running due -west on said line, which is the northern boundary of the State of Iowa, to the northwest corner of the said State of Iowa, thence southerly along the western boundary of said State to the point where said boun dary strikes the Missouri river, thence up the middle of the main channel of the Missouri river to the mouth of the Whiteearth river, thence up. the middle ot the main channel of the Whiteearth river to the boundary line between the .possessions of the United States and Great Britain ; thence east and south of east along ! the boundary line between the possessions of the United States and Great Britain to lake Superior; thence iq a straight line to the northernmost point of the State of W isconsin in lake superior ; thence along the western boundary line of said State of Wisconsin to the Mississippi river;-thence down the main chan nel of said river to the place of beginning, be, and the same is hereby, erected, into a temporary govern ment by the name of the Territory of Minnesota; Provided, That nothing in this apt contained shall be construed to inhibit the government of the United States from dividing said Territory into two-or more territories, in such manner and at such times as Con gress shall deem .convenient and proper, or from at taching any portion of said Territory to any other State of Territory of the United States. ' ' Sxcv 2. And be it further enacted, That the Exec utive power and authority in and oyer said Territory of Minnesota shall be vested in a governor, who shall, bold his office. for four, years, and until his successor shall be appointed and qualified, unless sooner re moved by the President of the United States. - The governor shall reside within, said Territory, shall be commander in chief of the militia thereof, shall per-r form the duties and receive the emoluments of super intendent of Indian affairs ; he may grant pardons for offences ag-ainst the laws of said -Territory, and-rew prieves for offences against the laws of the United States until the decision of, the President can be made known thereon : he shall commission "all officers who shall be appointed to office under the laws of the said Territory, and shall take care tnat we taws be taitn fully executed. . ; r. -jv Sec. 3. .And be it further enacted. That there shall be a secretary of said territory, who shall reside there in, and' bold his office for four 'years, unless sooner removed by the President of the United -States; he 6 hall. record and preserve all the laws and proceedings of the legislative assembly hereinafter constituted, and all the acts and proceedings of the governor in his executive department; he snail transmit one copy of the laws and one copy of the' executive proceedings, on or before the first day of December, in each year to the President of the United btates, and, at the same time, two copies of the laws to the opeaker ot the House of Representatives, and the .President of the Senate;' for the use of Congress. ' And in case of the death, removal, resignation, or necessary absence of the governor from the. Territory the secretary shall . - . t ! '- J 1 ' : 1 : be, ana ne is nereoy, auiuonzeu anu requtreu iw exe cute and - perform all ' the powers and duties of the governor during such' vacancy or necessary absence or until another governor snau De amy, appointed ia fill such vacancy. . ; u ..-. .. . ,. . ' , : . , . ,. " J Sec' 4'.' And be if further enacted, That the legisla tive power and authority of said Territory shall be 1 I LI : vested in tne governor ana a legislative asseraoiy. The legislativ;as8embly. "shall consist of a council and house of representatives. . The council shall con sist of nine members, having thie, qualifications of voters as hereinafter prescribed, whose term of service shall continue two years. The house of representa tives shall, at -its first, session, consist of -eighteen members, possessing- the same qualification's as pre scribed for members of the council, and whose term "of service shall continue one year.r The number of councilors arid representatives may be' increased by the. legislative assembly i from time to time," in 'H portion to the increase of population i Providea'i hat the, whole number shall never exceed Jifteen council lore and thirty-nine representatives, " An apportion ment shall be madeas' nearly" equal aS'practicablej among the seve'ral ciunfies or'districtsi for the'elec tion of the council and representatives, giving to each section of the: Territory representation: in the ratio of its popujatiop. Indians excepted, aa nearly as may be. And the membes of the councp and of the house of l-ebresentati Ves shVU reside in, and be inhabitants of. Tneaisincnor wuivu uicj v J no ucvku c9iwu . i-y Previous; to the first eiecuon, the governor snail causa a census or ,enmeration,of the inhabitants of the sev-or-x onnntiAa'and districU of the Terri torv.to be taken. and the first election shall be neld,at suchtime and places; and be'tfohdticiedlh uch nrarrner asiheigoV ernor shall appoint and direct; and be shall, at the same time, declare the-number of-members of the council and house of representatives to -.which 3ch of. the counties or districts shall be entitled under this int. 'The number of nersons authCrized to be elected having the highest number of Votes in each of said council districts .for members of the council shall bo declared by the governor to be duly.elected to - tne council ; "and the person or persons authorized to be elected having the greatest number of votes for the house of representatives, equal to the number to which each county or district '.shall be entitled, shall be de? clared by the governor to. be duly elected members of the -house of representatives : Provided, Thai in case of a tie between two' or more persons voted for, the governor shall order a new election to supply the vacancy -made by such tie . And the persons-thus elected, tp the legislative assembly shall meet .at soch place, and on such day, as the governor shall appoint; but thereafter, the time, place, and manner of holding and conducting- all elections by the people, and the apportioning the representation in the several counties or districts to the council and house of representatives according to. the population. . shall be prescribed by law, as well as the day of the commencement of the regular sessions' of the legislative assembli : iVot ded. That no tone session shall exceed the term of sixty days.( , ; , : mttr j.'..v. A Sec. 5, And be it further enacted. That every free white male inhabitant above ' the age of twenty-one years', who Shall have been a resident of said Territo ry at the time of the passage of "this act, shall be entitled to .vote ajt the firsVelection, and shall be eli gible to any office within the said Territory ; but the qualifications of voters and of holding office, at all subsequent elections, shall be ' such'-as 'shall be pre scribed by the legislative assembly: Provided, That the right of suffrage and . of holding office 6hall be exercised only by citizens of the United States, and those who shall have declared, orT oath, their inten tion to become soch; and shall have taken an oath to support the constitution rff the United States and the provisions of this act. . -t. . Sec. 6. 4n,rf be it further enacted,ThzX the legisla tive power of theTerritory shall extend to all rightful subjects of legislation, Consistent with the constitution of the United States and the provisions of this act; but no law shall be passed . interfering with the primary disposal of. the soil ; no tax shall be imposed upon the property of the United States ; nor shall the lands or other property of non-residents be taxed higher than the lands or other property of residents. AH the laws Eassed by the legislative assembly and governor shall e submitted to the Congress of the United States, and if disapproved, shall be null and of no effect. ' '-. Sc. 7. And be it further enacted, That all town ship, district, and county officers, not herein other wise provided for, shall be appointed or elected, as the case may be, in such manner as shall be providj ea oy ine igovernor ana legislative assembly of the Territory? Minnesota. The governor shall nomi nate, and, by and with the advice and consent of the legislative council, appoint all officers not herein otherwise provided for,; and in this first instance the governor'alone may appoint all said officers, who shall hold their offices until the end of the next ses sion of the legislative assembly. . . Sec 8. And be it further enacted. That no mem ber of the legislative assembly shall hold or be ap pointed to any office which shall have beeri created, or the salary or emoluments of which shall ' have been increased while he was a member, during the term for which he was elected, and for one year af- ter tne expiration 01 sucn term ; and no person hold ing a commission or appointment under the United States, except postmasters, shall be a member of the legislative assembly, or shall hold any office under the government of said Territory. Sec 9. And be it further enacted, That the judi cial power of said territory shall be. vested in a su preme court, district courts, - probate courts, and in justices of the peace. The supreme court shall con sist of a chief justice and two associate justices, any two of whom shall constitute a quorum, and who shall hold a term at the seat of government of said Territory annually, and- they shall hold their: offices during the period of four years. - The said Territory shall he divided into three judicial districts, and a district court. shall be held in each of said districts JBy.one of the justices of the supreme court, at such times and places as may be prescribed by law ; and the said judges shall, after their appointments, res pectively, reside in the districts which shall be as signed them. The jurisdiction of the several courts herein provided for, both' appellate and original, and that of the ; probate courts and ' of justices ' of the peace, shall be as .limited- by law.: Provided, That the justices of the peace shall not have jurisdiction of any matter in controversy when the title or boun daries of land may be in dispute, or where the debt or sum claimed shall excede one hundred dollars and the said supreme and district courts, respective ly, shall possess chancery as well as common law jurisdiction. ' " Each district court, or the judge there of, shall appoint its clerk, who shall also be the re gister in chancery, and : shall keep his office at the place where the court may be heidw Writs of error, bills of exception and appeals, shall be allowed. in all cases from the final decisions of said district courts to' the supreme court,'1 under such regulations as may be, prescribed by law,' but in nd case remov ed to the supreme court shall trial bv iurv be allow ed in said court. . The supreme court, or the justices thereof, shall appoint its own clerk; and every clerk shall hold his office at the pleasure of the 'court for which he shall have been appointed.-' Writs of error and appeals from the final decisions of said supreme court shaU be allowed and may betaken to the Supreme Court of the United States, in the same manner and under the same regulations as from the' circuit courts of the United States, where the value of the proper ty or the amount in controversy, to be ascertained by tie. oath or affirmation of either, party, or other, com petent witness, shall excede one thousand dollars '; and each of the said district ' courts ' shall Have arid exercise the same' jurisdiction, -in all cases arising under the ponsutgtiorx, and. Jaws of. the United States, as ,f s vested in the circuit and-district courts of the United States ; and the first six days of every term of said courts, or so much thereof as shall ie' neces sary, shall' be appropriated to ' the trial of causes a risiog under the isajd .constitution and laws ; and writs pf error and appeal, all in such cases shall be made 'to the supreme court of said Territory, the same as in other cases. ' The said elerk shall receive. in all such cases, the same -fees which the clerks of theod istrict .courts of the .lata . Wisconsin: Terri tory received forsimilar services. ,; . , fW,. , , Svc. 0." And be iVfuHher enac led, That there shall be appointed an attorney for saioVTerritoryj who'iBhal! continue in omce- ior lour years unless sooner re moved by the. President, apd.who shall receive- the - !. . f - FT I same tees ana saiary as, tne auoraey Qij Vie j miea State's for the late Territory of Wisconsin' received, There shall also be a- marshal for the' Territory ap- tointedi who shall hoi d Ji is. office for four years, un ess Sooner removed by,;the, President, and. who, shall execute all (processes, issuing, from the said courts, when exercising their jurisdiction as circuit aqd disr trict " 'cotirts bf the United States'; he shall perform the duties, be subject to .tlie same regulation and nenalties. and be entitled to . the same fees, as the marshal of the district court of the United States for the late lerriioryoi vy isconsin, ana snati, iu 1 uur tion be paid two hundred 'dollars' annually as i com- oensationi for extra services. ban vitaM ?,'.Scc 11. And be it further jenactedi, rThat the gov ernor, secretary, chiefjutice, and associate justices, attorney, and marsnai, snail oe - nominated, ana, oy and with the advice and'cCnseht of the fSenaeirpi pointed by the President at the U mted States: : t he crovemor and secTetary 4p be -appointed ,as aforesaid shall, before iheyact as sudH jcespectivelrke a nltb or affirmation, before the dietricf judge,; or sdrae justice of tfie'peace in the limits of saidTerrrtorjyduIy anthorlxftd to administer oaths and affirmations. by the. laws jjow i.. force: theriTo. before ;fbechief justice or ome associate jsuceofthe Supreme.Uourt of the United "States; to support the constitutiori'of the Uhited Stales,-and fkithfullf b? discharge th6du: lies-vl iosjov . " " 1 wben so. takenK ahall be certified- by the person by whom the same shall baye. been taken, and such cer tificates, shall be received and recorded by the said secretary among" the executive proceedings ; and the chief justice, ana associate justices and all other civil; 6fficers ia said territory, before they acta? such, shall take a like oath of affirmation, before the said gov- ernor or secretary, of some judge or iusticd of the peace o the Territory, . who jnayr be duly commis sioned add qualified, which said oath or affirmation, shall be certified and ' transmitted by the person tak ing the' same, to the secretary, to be by him' recorded as aforesaid ; and afterwards, the like, oath' or affirm" tion shall be taken, certified,' and recorded t in such manner and form as may be prescribed by law. . The S' oVernor shall receive an annual salary of fifteen hun red dollars as governor,- and one thousand dollars as superintendent of. Indian affairs. The chief justice and associate justices shall each, receive. an; annual salary, of eighteen hundred dollars. TheJ secretary shall receive ah annual salary of eighteeri' hubdred l-dollars. ': The said salaries shall be paid quarter-vear ly; at.tbe treasury cf the, United States. Tlies mem beraof the legislative- assembly, shall -"be entitled, to receive uiree aonars each per day curing their atten dance at the sessions thereof, and three dollars' each for every twenty miles travel in going- to and return ing from the said sessions, estimated according to the nearest usually travelled routes. There shall be ap propriated, annually, the sum of one thousand dollars, to be. expended by the governo'r to defray the coritin- gent expenses 01 Tne territory ; ana mere snail aiso be appropriated, annually, a sufficient sum, to be ex pended by .the secretary of the Territory, , and upon an 'estimate to' be made by the Secretary of the Treas ury "of the United States,' to defray the expenses of uie leisiauFe assemoiy, me priming 01 me laws ana other incidental expenses ; and the secretary of the Territory shall annually .account to the Secretary of the ireasury of. the United States for the manner in which the aforesaid sum' shall have been expended. Sec 12i And be if-further enacted, That the in habitants, ol the said TernlorV shall be entitled to all the rights, privileges, and immunities heretofore grant? ea ana securea to the 4 erritory ot W isconsin and to its inhabitants;' and the laws In force" fri the Territo ry of Wisconsin at the date of the admission of -the State of Wisconsin shall continue .to be valid and operative therein, so far as. the same be.not incompati ble with the provisions of this act, subject, neverthe less, to be altered, modified, or repealed, by the gov ernor ana legislative assembly 01 tne said t erritory of Minnesota; and the laws of the United States are hereby extended over and declared to .be in force in said Territory,' so far" as the .same, or any provision thereof, may be applicable. ' : ' :;! '. '" i.i Sec 13. And be it further enacted, Tnat the'iegisla tive assembly of the Territory Of Minnesota shall hold its first session -at Saint Paul; and at said first ses sion the governor and legislative' assembly shall lo cate and establish a temporary seat' of government for said Territory at such place as they may deem e ligible ; and shall at such, time as they shaU see proper, prescribe by law. the ..manner of locating the penna-. neqt seat of government of said Territory by. a vote of the people. And the sum of twenty thousand dol lars, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise ap propriated, is hereby expropriated and granted to said Territory of Minnesota, to be applied, by the govern or and legislative assembly; to the erection of suita ble public buildings at the seat of government.' ;'v ' .'.Sec. 14. And. be it further enacted. That a dele gate to the Hpuse of Representatives of the .United States, to serve for the terra of two . years, may be elected by the voters qualified to elect members ol the legislative assembly, who shall be entitled" to the same rights and privileges as are exercised and enjoy ed by .the delegates from the several other Territories of the United States to the said House of Represen tatives. The first election shall be held at such times and places, and be conducted in such' manner, as the governor shall appoint and direct; and at all subse quent elections, the times, places, and manner of hold ing the elections shall be prescribed by law.. The person having the greatest number of 'votes shall be declared by the governor, duly elected, and a certifi cate thereof shall be given accordingly. y . iii .Sec. 15. And be it further enacted" rThat, all suits, process, and proceedings, civil and criminal, at law and in chancery, and alfindictmeots and informations, which shall be pending and undetermined in the courts of the Territory of Wisconsin, within the Huh its of said Territory , of Minnesota, . when .this act shall be trans.ferredto.be heard, tried prosecuted, and determined in the district courts hereby estab lished, which may include the counties or -districts where any such ' proceedings may be pending, i All bonds,' 'recognizances, aricT obligations of every kind whatsoever, valid under the existing laws withi in the limits of said .Territory, shall be valid under this act; and all crimes and misdemeanors against the laws in force within' said limits may be prosecut tried, and; punished in the courts established by this act; and all penalties, forfeitures, actions, and causes of action, may be recovered under this act; the same asthey'would have, been under the flaws' in force within th'e' limits composing said Territory ; at' the time this act shall go into operation. ' r "-' -L-' s Sec. 16. And be it further enacted. That all justi ces of the peace, constables, sheriffs, and all uther ju dicial, and ministerial officers, who shall be in office within the limits of saidTerritory when this act shall take effect, shall be; and they are hereby, authorized and required to coot inns to exercise and perform the duties of their respective offices as officers of the Ter ritpry. of Minnesota, temporarily, and until they, or others, Shall be duly appointed and" qualified to fill their places in the' manner' herein directed, oruhitl their offices shall be abolished, c -..4: :- .-i Sec 17. And be it furjher enacted. That the sum ot nve thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, out of any- moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be expended by and under the direction of the' said governor of the Territory of Minnesota,- in me purchase ot - a nnrary, to oe Kept at the seat 01 government, for tbe'use ot the govern or, legislative assembly, judges of the supreme court, secretary, marshal, and attorney ot said 1 erritory, and such Other persoris'and under such regulations as shall be presenbea by raw." Sec 18., And be it further enacted, That when the lands in the said Territory , shall , be suryejed under the direction of the government of -the, United btates, preparutorjr 10 urxiigiiig me ssiuu iiilu ukjiuci, oci;- tibns numbered sixteen' and thirty-six Weach towh-J ship in said Territory shal be, shall be, and. the same are hereby, reserved for the purpose df being applied to schools in Said territory, and in the States and t er ritories, hereafter to be erected out 01 the. same. ' J Sec . 19. And be it further enacted. That temporari ly, and until otherwise provided hy law, the govern or of said Territory" may" define the" judicial districts bf said Territory, and assign the judges who may be appointed for said Territory to the several districts, and also appoint the times and places for holding courts in the several counties of subdivisions in each of said judicial districts, by proclamation to be issued by him; Knt tho tornAfiatiTrA '4s((mfiTvl at tflpif first or 8FIT 8UH- sequent session, .may-organize, alterjpor modify such judical districts, and assign the judges, and alter the times and places 01 holding the courts, as to them shall seem proper.and. convenient." ) J .- it. ,.rr .-xSe c 20. rAnd be . further enacted,! I hat every bill which shall bf mav nass the council and house of representatives anaii, oerore 11 oecomea a raw, oe pre sented to-the 'governor of the Territoy ;if he approve; be shall sign.U, but if; not, he halL,return . it, witlj jiis objections, to, tfhe house in, whicji originated; which shall cause the objection's to be entered at large upon their' jorirhaT," and- pVodeefl to reconsider itri - . it. If, alter such reconsideration, two-tnirds 01 that honsA shall acrree tn -Dassthebillr rtTBhall be sent, to gether with the objections 'tb: the bthbr hbdse,- by which it shall also fie reconsided, and if abbroved by two-thirds, of Jhat house itshajl .beoopae;a law ; but in all such-cases the. voters .of. both bouses shall be determined by ; yeas and "nays, and the names, pf the persons vbting'for and against the bill shall be enter ed1 on the journal of eacji house, respectively. - If any bill shall not be returned by the governor, or within three day 8 (Sundays expected) -after it shall have been presented to him, the same shall be a lawin lka manner as. if he had signed ' iti unless the legts ati ye assembly, by adjournment, prevent it; in which case it snail not become a law. , .- Approyed March 3, 1849. ' v.- u MEBTING IN GA'STON. ' X H ' Agreeably tO'pre'vioua notic6, a public meeting was held at me court House in Dallas, in tias ton county, on the '24th' ultimo, 'when Isaac Holland, ISsq was called id the Chair," and' James Ferguson appointed Secretary. After the objects of the 'meeting.' were fullyexplained by the Chair, ; on motion the follow ing gentlemen were appojnted a 'committee to draft resolutions foY the government of the meeting',' viz : Thomas P. Gill. 'James M. Hanna; 'Jonas' Deck, O. W. Holland, and Maj Whitesides,' . " : ; In tho absence of, the committee,' the meeting was addressed by James H. White one of the Represen tatives from this County in the last Legislature. He showed; the manner by, Which the1. various' "schemet involving the State were 'carried;- through j' and that they 'were, passed ,by 'atf'injudicious "system of logf rolling; 6umbering' sectional ' appropriations1 with' the Central Rail Road, when' none, or at least but few of them, could have passed alone. He was followed by William '.Lander; " EsqV, who made a very clear and forcible speech against the Principle of saddling the' people With a large public debt ; , the countenan ces of those present showed that he spoke their sen timents, as will be seen by the following resolutions whicbTwere reported' by the committee, and passed unanimously ?::; ' '- ''' i . ; " ';; V. "l " Resolved, TThat we vleW witli alarm the steps' taken by the last Legislature to involve the citizens of the btate in a large public debt,- tor the sectional and vis ionary schemes of internal improvement;' 'which if progressed in must be injurious to the great bod of the people.- ' " "' ' f " ' "'- ' ' ( Resolved therefore, That an additional section' ought to be' added to the Constitution of the "State; provid ing .that every law authorizing the 'Borrowing of mo ney;' or the issuing-Of State' stocks,' whereby a debt shall be -created or increased on' the credit of tle State, shall specify th6 object1 for which the money shall be appropriated, -'and that such law shall em brace ho more than- one such 'object,' which shall be singly and specifically stated, and, that no such law shall take effect until it shall be distinctly submitted to the legal Voters at the next' general election, and be approved by' a majority of the voters at such elec tion. That all money, to' be raised by the authority of such a law to. be applied ta the specific object sta ted in such law,- and to no other purpose' whatever, except me payment 01 me aeot tnereoy created orin creased.' This provision' should not extend or apply to any law to raise money for the ordinary purposes of State government, or the.raising of money to Sup press insurrection, or rebel in'vasibnif,6r defend' ' the State in time of war, '','" ' ; x r 'i:' -; ' ' r7r,;That'we'tbe citizens of GaStbh county earnestly- recommend ' to- the ' citizens of the, other counties bf this State to co-operate with.'us'f n carry ing out'the foregoing resolution.' i VH ' - ' Resolved;' That we donot wish to be'understoou opposing- all improvements of the State? LWe are' hot opposed to any practicable' scheme oTSchemes of im provements being carried on try individuals, and we have 'good reason to believe that' there are many of our citizens who are possessed of capital that would willingly join in any plan mst , would be iiseful and profitable, bntfhat wC deny the justice" of taxing bne1! portion or uie oiaie Tor me oenenr 01 lire omer. f . It' was resolved that thepfoceedirigs of the meet ing be published in the Lincoln Courier, Carolina Republican, and Mecklenburg Jeffersbniapr and he other papers throughout the State Who are opposed to State indebtedness be requested to copy. t 1 5 :';') ISAC kOLLAND, Ch'n." J. Fergusow, 'Sec'v. . . . r -i- RAIL ROAD MEETING. - 4 " Fbanklintoh;-June 1, 1849 At a meeting of a portion !bf the citizens of the Counties ' of Franklin and Granville,' assembled at the Hotel of Col.; tFowlkes, in Franklinton, to take under consideration the Rail Road projects of the last. General' Assembly; CoU E.T. Fowlkes Was called to. the chair, and Dr. W.,W1 Gr'een was ap pointed Secetary. The object of die' maerfng hay-, ing' been explained, in' a orief but pertinent address by the Chairman, on motion bf Clem. Wilkins, Estr: it was? V 4 '-';" : ; "Resolved. That the Chairman annoint a Committee 6f five; to report resolutions for the consideration 6f the meeting. - f - ; .; ' ' i " -wnereupon, jpnn u. nawKins, or. Alien 17. fer ry, Ulera.wilkms, Isaac M. U a vis, and Ur. T."A. Jeffreys were ,'appointed,"'who,'' after' retiring :'a short time, maue me following repon : , Resolved, 'That this meeting' highly approve ' the action of the last Legislature' upon the 'subject of In- lernai. unprovuienis, ana iujiy oeneve in meir vast utility and, practieabihty; that upon the' success of the Central . Rail Uoa( depends the welfare. of "the Raleigh and Gaston' Rail Road ; that the completion of the, former will insure ;the;success of the latter; and when both shall have been completed, a VieW era of .prosperity will 'b,e; unfolded for North XJairblina aeveioping ner resources now lying aormani, ana will place her on the high - ground of successful pro gress, which, as a ' ' great fetate, : she so eminently entitled, to occupy.'- ; ' ;.'" ' '''.'' : ' ;V! ' " ; ResolvedSTh&l the patriotism," talents and.'wealtb; ofrthe whole State should be enlisted and brought td bear " upon these ' 'great"At'brksi; so as to ensure their complete" success., '.-'' '' ..1;v';t"'f '" 1 -'i ' Resolved, That we highly approve of the Rail Rbad' Cqnyentiotf p'ropos'ed. to be held ktr Salisbury on the 14th" instant, and We think, vpbnie action of the Convention will depend greatly Jthe success of the whole work ;-therefore7 jt should be loofed to with interest, and should be numerously attended by all the friends of Internal Improvement throughout the State.. , "7 "; --- ----r Resohed,' That the foil owing persons' ee appointed Delegates ' to' the 'said ConventioorwitV'the earnest reouest that they attend and represent the interests Of mis part 01 me oiaie, which we - uwein viiauy 1 met res ted :' to' wiri John- Di-Hawkins; Sri, Dr.' John O'Brien, Isaac DaviS, RV Yatbrough;1 Df . ' Willie Perry, D. W.; Spivey; ;i Dh Wood T. Jbhhsor,' Dri Peter A.' Foster, -Dr. Ed. Crodur,' A.'0.'Perryi CI Wilkins, s-Dr. W; W. Green,5 Wm?F; Hilliardf Hi C May riard, James Shaw,' Dr.' Willie PerStm,- P4 P Perry, Joseph Kearney, R; W. Godtfwihj-'Df; S; Al JeffreysPl C; Person, and Willie Perry, Jr. ' -1" " On motion ol' A. l. Jrerry. the Uhairraan Was ad ded tb tiie list of Delegates:' -v ,'- ' -a-nn-H . On m,oUon, it was resolved, that' all - newspapers friendly to me" cause of Internal Improvement be' re quested, to publish the proceedings of this meeting; says ; , V'There is. romance even among Statesmen Mrs. Jackson. . when she. married - the General was Mrs. Roberts, apd her.husband was still living.'; 3She had in her girlish days been tDeoDjectot .the .ueneraja idolatry ; but tbeo&rse of truejove neverfdid run 8moothi".-ajnd(.thb "youthful loves'VdiffereU and iepa. rated".. .,l',he lady's original name was'Doh'els'oh ; she afterwards marrieda manyjthename of Roberts, who proved to bea profligate.a'bruterVdrnnkard and atyrani3 H'e: was h; the habit of beatib Ms wife, and of otherwise- treating her wth Weal, jbrutality.' ."- fms lameniaoie siate oeingmaae Known.xo uen, Jackson; he one day ' billed at Robert's house, took her' away and placed her'idaL'-position" Where 'she would escaDe the fiend-like conduct 6f : her husband Rbbeks'borapiained thai he -was injured," and forcibly deprived of his wifeV, society f wbereuporj he' was Informed that if be didrlibt keep quiet, his ers would be disposed1 of." Subsequently, he submitted "to di vorce, and Gen. Jackson married the lady."' Mrs.. Jackson waa a good and very pious woman. but exceedingly illiteratei' She- possessed .none of the graces that, adorn fashionable life? but Vai befov ed by ter husband with a matchless ;dbvotion. ' Shd was Aue-umy ovin jja csdiu who cuuju control nif iron will and fierce and indomitable temperament. f1J 7 aii meauove nesoiuiions were-nnanimousiy aaop ted. -. ! 1 "ED.' -T."5 FQ WLKES, Chr'n." W WJ'GsEEir, Secy. Vr '' ...... - -v I . ... . . . . . . ... rrt. :Tiim the N?T fiuirrt of doing AXAbLdRb.:;1 ':H?i, , rVf k." Spiirr-S bbrtly after the cqropletfon of th Great Katiorwl'JToat'lhrQoghgbio, the incidenX; am abouttplateuocpu.rred. VW"'";"Vv ;'- t. '.There , was io, a qiet little viIIagB tn rough whfdi IheRoady passed, a Hotel. wnejb.thestagesj'alwByf ehangedfziiQ the passengera'ayMedtcrget breakfast. The landlorcTof ,thesa.iHote'wasnotf9r ' his tricks upon traveHera,'i who, wWe'.ailbweo! ib'et. fairly seated at the table; when the drie7 would "blov? bis horn, (after taking hia jfwrn) and sing out, r Stag iready, gentlemen wjbereupbij the passengers' wert obliged to. hurry, out amf'takbtbeir seats', jjeavirig aj scarcely tasted breakfast behind thbro, for .which he had to, fork pver : fifty eentS.',T4meani placelyoi bae,' nd , no r thehoto purherp' ' succeeded p npoiag a Landlord, .Getting ikCfaluel Qn'f.-a, If I were; to cormaewrei thns - At. sunrise, "oni lovely morning-in the meathlof .Jane, fa the yean; a solitary horseman' might ho aeen, &e.f yoB sniht think G. P. R. James was your correspondent. iliut to osr subjeeCo e.-r h i ,LiqI. "i i fUuvin t'u rl . Th hero l.speak'of was one of nice tnale passeil gers in a stage coaehi whieh Was aIbwry:approachirt;j the village, above meatioDedV one ieold moreis hr February, 183- r ii-nni t'!fw r,iz vif iitTit .v .Gentlemen, ) said one of the nine. -1 have oftoa travelled cthia road before, nd;;ot f good feeling M all,:I-win caution yott against bogging the delosirv phantom of hope,", as regards' elung- breakfkat-t the hotel we are approaching' H L ivok; What?-how1. .Nd breakfast V? ercLdiioed fth. rest. ti'c-fd 71 b Exactly Sd gents; and you may as well keep.soij and;lto.V: i-:i;'.j .-ji.i; v.:V udi 1 'fcj- nlt ni'iol Don't they .expect passengers tbrfeakfiistL' H -.: Oh yeal theyexpect yon t6.it, but not to eai 'j am iioder the unpression, that there isanfundsro standing' between the landlord and. the driver;) fth&t for variQU3and. sundry drinks, eto:,; merlatlertaru before you can commence eatiog.Sr. a 'iii v twti -1 f.Why, wot on airth air yew laIkint?bouLl-rEf you caike.rlate I?rrtgQin' to payj'-fourniaepBnces.tuf my.breakfuss-and wrfge the vallee on' It yon air xnls uikin.satd a voice from, the hack seat,, the. owner S which waa Hezekiah,Spa:ulding-thongbikhn tiiey caV eds hira.f He?!, for short. r, l?m oin loget my, breakfusa hereiand;not pay.nary.Te&tiU-LdeW.' -Thea youU) be-Jeft.V i ,, ion L b yrq frl 7 fi Kot as. ypu. knows oajlWon'trVi i. nuiV -JdHj i s Well,, we'll e,?aid the otbeQ ja the Istaga drove . up to. the door, and the landlord j ready lodo the hospitable" saya-W fei i.trta yt.anlr. u.f Breakfast jus ready igertts i Takea wash, genta Here's water, basin, towels, and soapuV;3c.')i.j -suit, r r After perfpirming thei abd fttions,bey jM proceeded to the, dinning: tnom,fand commenced; ftfievefl enslaV upori .theedibles,G tbpugb'-'i jfte'fiitaokhisrioW Scarcely had. they, tasted their, cpffeewJieALtsey heard the unwelcome, sound of the-bQrniaod thej driver ex claim v page, ready. ! JTp,risd Aigrurblifig eaa sengers, pay,their-5p cents, pnd take their ueau.y U . - Jf; All aboard, gents ioq Mrea. : the host, li t " One rpissing,? siid they., .-j t J tcrrsw udl rch .. Proceeding. to. the dining roomf the ivost finds Hew very coolly .helping himself to;aft immense. piecs'ofs 9T, -!; J .tartlV 1!' drawls OUt HeZ. : . in -- hilhia.-i ii'A,it r0 ".Can't wait, sir, better take your seat." ' Get in, sir: - : Pli be gaul darned ef IewutherrVrtve my breakfuss t I. paid for it, Jmgoth U t get, tht i vafj lee ont, and ,ef .yew. calkec taken." , 10 . .J . , - '.CT"-. . So the stage did start, apd left Hez, whocontinued. 4tcM ko.v disappeared rapidly before the eyes of ih astonished landlord,: ,'-'i s. , ' ' .... m nice hajpa, ; Land .'bout yere tolerable .cheap Squire f Hain'fgot much maple timber in these ports, hev.yo t Dewin' right smart trade, Squire, I calkalate.. : Don't lay yew're own eggs, dew ye 1" and, thus Hez,kept quizzing. the landlord, until he had made; a-heat ty meaU ..i i.;J. .-i w-' .;).... c ,.y. ,u'iilvJ.t i r Say Squire, now I'm .'bout tew conclude paying nly deooioers to. tliis ere table, but ef yew'd jas'.glv! us a bowl o'-bread and milk tew sorter top !offjwitii I'd be obleged tew: ye," j - ,-..? ,t - So. out goes landlord and waiter for the bowly milk; and bread, and set them before Hez ; in.i't ;i - u Spewn, tew, if yott please ?lt n :h - iV'j But no spoon could be found.' 'Landlord was isare: he had pie nty of stiver 'ones 1 ay i n g- on the tab! e w B en the-stage stopped i' . .s o v.-v. ,.bld " Say yew ! dew you think alrrr of the pasSengei -toofctherJir?'- r.whu:-:;i . . ; , I don't know.-. Do yen thinkthey didj'n - DevrJ thinhl.j No, I don't think, buf Iamjslrtioj Ef they are all as green as yew 'bout here, I'm going tew.lpcate.immedwtely.ahdtewiWonsiJ?-: ,.' ,rjt.i ,jiThe landlord rushes out to the stable, arid. starto manofX after .the Stage,' wbich had gone about throj nrile-, The man overtakesjthefitage and says sorxiH thing to tlie-driverAn a low tone t: He wimediatelje turns :Vack, and on arriving, at. the hotol, Hez come out .to4ke..hjeat and-saya-M- t Ji;j.l v.yyf v, V:r 44 Heow air yew geatsrl I Zm rottnf glad Jete set, . lndjcdsays to ez,, ".Can, you point out the man you think has tbe.spponsi'? V :V . ' "Pint him eottt,l. SartinlyfcIken.i Say,-5quirpL I paid, ywfoar.ntpe.-pencesfur a, breakfuss, 'and I .calkala got, pWK . pn't lr l! Yq'44a4 kzo aneaa, an aboard, driver." Ir: iiLtTTirTj.s,, .."O.IYAT- The Scientific American, gives - some Valsable In fqrBoation in regardf to.theJebarging of firearmsTl It yj IW balls .which ,fit ;. accurately ;:the0bore of s peice, have the ateseffectas- they: dornot coit " out spreadily,J)ut give time.; fottbe greater qua Ptity of powder ignite. !.- iu-ihxi itm , W hen the powder is rammed violently down itj effect is no 'greater but. sonjewhat" less, thaaiwhea " barely, pfessed down withthe Jtf upon.it. j ""r1) . . Gunpowder around a bar-diminishea its effect M It expands i ia-elLdirections. and. when it is .opon.th top of. the bailj,.niu8t in some mesare actcounter to:itprogTsi.v-Tiird r-.viw V- -n i, .f y .taking a ball and putting a. little ppwdqjr undci and considerable before it, ite effects may bealmost nullified, and, yet, .there. ..will, be;j considerable noise when the gunJsischargedK Xitir U-idii ? o Proof-ReadiitoI Proof-readers are bbmetimesTery .. faegligent,iolnlspeaking- of .Governor 'McDowe'Fr speech,- themanuscript said.Manymembers' wejti and among them Mri Speaker Winthrop":inbre tha once gar Way :iaifcis feelings in --ft4 flood of teart Thejpriiited, copy teadi M Many r meribers slept ; i a J Mr.'Speaier:W.inthr6p more .than once gave war ti his feelings in a 'mug of beer. ".ff;& -John Mitehell; the Irish Patribisailed frohiTlrfial da for the Cape if Good Hope about the 20th A' riJ last, with S89 lwer 'prisoners;''-He oe's withfwhat is caHed a-free ticket,ntitlihg him to Iiberty-cnqiU r arrivalarthdCipe; subject to he( condition that 63 mast settle there. . -Hi wife- iind -children, now ji t Ireland, are expected to joih htm at hisT)lace 'oXexileV Gmso'riuf FiT-sfT " Tlie Bfemphta tajte'y. that' Fitz ' nenry . Warren; the -assistant" general; r is" a descendant of tfie Warrens3 who foli i . Banker HiU.4Alnbst rapid 'descent, indeed flit' the Warrens of Bunker Hilt needed not to havefillf i if they had understood rwanfft ofoatj as welt as tliElx descendaot. r : " ' 'Kw'jfatty 5$zi8ri ' : ' You'll be lf ft8i!i,, Stage is going to Wal, I haiut got nothiu' tew say agin it -, oaj o4Mre, wem.mere caues a -iooui iiastl xetctf us another grist on 'em.', nyout" (to the'yvaiter;) 4nuthercup ov that air coffee. Pass them eggs,,'A t: Raise ye w're own pork,;,Sqruire,l-this is,jnazin ' ' i ' ; - w a - t - w v --i S ( i f- r m ft'' ft t . . f:: u,4 m . ,1 - '. : i r t- i
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