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t. -Thomas . KUlTOll AXD l.EMAY, PROPttlETOtt. - Sdiiiptii, ur. dulUri pr Ull in lfM. Cartons reiiilitif without tn State will re (hired la pay Ihm waul aw oual of Ifcavear's sub acriution U adeaaee. . . RATES OF ADVERTISING, for 7 q (ot cclia( IS line (hit it lyo prat ioM-rtiOB, dollari eaea tabtaqacnt- naarlian, lent)-8 aenta. . : Till advermeweott l Clerk end Sheriff rlll he (barged Si per cent, fcifberi ui 1Vut lion ol 53 par tent will be made frona ibe regular pri ce for adertirs by lha year, (Tj Letter to ihe Editor aorr be non-paid. PERKINS IXSTITI7TIOW FOR THE EDUCATION Ol" THU 1IL1KI. Thi a-atabliahinent ha been remote ed ia thr pior edf Wiee Sua a Moral Washington Houae, at Sooth Uoaion, and ia sow read; lor tha roaoplion aad iuMructioa at youoj fcliad proa ot cilher ca from any part of the aoon- ,rVbe salubrity ot tb location, the faeililira fur Ma. ba'hwg, ad lha client ot' the odiliaa, wbkb offer lraia room lor lk pnpila, make Ibi tatabliah ,oal desirable reaidaaea tor tltoaa young blind ueraona who desire aupeiir aeeomodatioaa. The tourae of inalructum aowprebeiul reading, wriltagi arUhmctia,al(ebr,nnd (eviuatrtt geogranhy, hialory, natural mil moral philosophy, ke. kV, it, aideath theory and prawtie , ot uuai. Tboae k desk it eaay acquire knoaledja ut ibe aai eient and Modern language. A thorough and acaraldia knowledge of asoiie, and opnortenitie ot praeticc spoo tlaa uiauo-torle'and or gan, are gien Jo all, betide wbtch Ilia putl may iclrat any inttrumanl which be wiahe to learn I'artieular attention it given to phytiaal education Tsaaai Board and tuition, with the ataot bookt nil nul inidumenli, Irujn $150 to 100 r n aum. k'or Iboac who wiab to uudy tlia laaa,uage. to ha the in of a piano-forte in their chamber, nr to receive catra muiical intti ueiioal, f&)0. The ttnxc wd ceawe att a ordinary tymil ot,-yw pw i.il- '. i Extra aceommodatioo charged in reaaonable pro pvtioa. Tb moat favorable g lor SnUraction i between th Sin and 18th year. Tliefollawing gcntlemeiir arf connect wl'wMtlfce ilireclion of llm inftilulion and may be rcfrrred to: Heter U. Ilrooki, Thomai H. Parkin. Peter K. Ual ion, Edward Urook, oamael A Elliot, John I). Cither, Thoma G. Cary. Jiibn llnmant, James K. Mills, Robert Hantoul, 6omhsI Loud, Samuel May, Uxiti Goodwin, Horace Mann, Hubert U. Winlhrop. For particular informalioa addreaa the Director, Dr. S. G. Howe, UoMon, to whom all apptiealiona should be mado. N. U. No peraon will be received while under medical treatment for ibe recovery of light. -July 3, ; j --- 3f 3-m. IIOUUID DEPRAVITY Some notoriou Counterfeiter have nearly, killed evetal persona by atlling tbcm a tpuiiuut and latte mixture ol liay' Liniment. The genuine i warranted perfectly barmleat and iftectual. Never boy the article utile) K bavc the written tignature of CO M STOCK k Ca on the apleadid wrapper. That Brra are aolvly authorized to make and sell tbe true article. Ui igioal Proprietor. f SOLOMOX H A VS.- P.S. The true Hay t'Lioiroant it warrai.lcd to euro Pile aad Hbeamatiira, In all caiei, or no pay laaen tor h . TIIEriUiriAIV HAIR . ItlDGU'd UAUI orjUUL.UMUIA. ' Itcfliember the reauine a detariked belew. Thi it certified to by-teveral Mayort, Miniiter of lit UMpci, oriiitn uoatui, rnyaielan, and great number of our moat honorable cittien. lo bo cn there it i (old. - ; , . DARING FRAUD! Yhit article ha been imilattd by a notoriout aooa terfeilcr. bet it never be norchaaed on oacd onlca it b( the name of L. S. COM3 i"OCK,er tbe aigoa- tore oi tJOMSTOCK k CUt on a apleadid wrap per. Thi I ill only external teat that will tccure (he public from deception. A enmtant upply of the abort valuable prepare lioa will be kept lor tale br v M. MASON k CO. 11 efow ISm . . ,. ' ' ; . . i,- . . : ' .. . B , ., -. v.; . SWMllf : J VOL. XXXI ' North Carolina Powerful in moral, in intellectual, and in phyaloil resource- the land of our nirea, and the home of our aflVrtions." R.U.EIG1T NTCWEDNESDAY, UnC51DKR 16, 910. NO. yff OP ULU. GWT1T1T, CITIL E1TGI1TSER, UPON NAG'S HEAD. fLmtluded. ia. In consequence of the closing of Roanoke Iulct, the valuable Eroductions ofthese numerous counties are compelled to seek a mar et part in wagons across the country lo Petersburg, Virginia part through the Dismal Swamp Canal to Norfolk and part over Ocracocke bar, to the ocean, through one of tin; tiiost difficult and dangerous navigations in the world. " The Committee are fully impressed with the vital necessity of this inlet to a large and populous section of the country, and of, its great national importance to the trade and commerce of this Union. " The area of the country that would tie immediatwly benefitted by it, contains seventeen thousand square mites, and a population of nearly half a million. The only outlet of any importance from A1--bemarle now, is over Ocracockb bar a distance of sixty miles from where Roanoke Iulct formerly was; so that a vessel going to the north, has to perform a voyage of 120 tniles, to gtt upon tlic same parallel; to pass through a dilficui; and narrow channel; and to en counter the dangers of" Cape HaUeras: where, perhaps, there are an- uatty jjaojsliv the coasTdf meri-" ri!.:. . .i . i . i ' , i . i .11 i. vo. a un.ui" me aiuuuii ui uw Biuppuig cmpioyea ui inc Ax"iiiar:e at what it has been estimated, viz. 100,)00 tons, we may arrive ot some knowledge of the losses annually sustained at Ocracocke bar, ajid thejntexmfldkte nw age and detention at the Swash, averages one dollar per ton, amount ing to $100,000; the udditionnl rate of insurance because of tlie riik, averages 3-4 of one per cent, and amounts, on the exports and im ports, taking the same at 3,000,000, to $43,000; and on the vessels, to $30,000 per annum. This annual tax of 175,000 upon the nav igation of this section of tho country, independently of the other evils, cannot but enhance the rate of freight and the cost of convey ance to market. . Which suggestion is proved by the fact, that the price of freight from Norfolk and Wilnungton, (the latter but one hundred and tweuty miles south of Ocracocke,) is from 20 to 25 )x?r cent, less than from the towns'of Albemarle. Estimating this en hwiccd. freighUas-a tJiXriipoii produce, of C pcr-ccnLouly, wo- can fairly charge to the defects of this navigation, an annual positive lass to the country of $:tt3,0O0. From the causes heretofore alluded to, this estimate is rather under than over the ict When, tliereforer we take into consideration that the farmer ultimately pays all thesw charges in the diminished value of his products, we easily account for the fact,-that the same articles of produce on the waters of the Aioemane are irom lo to 30 per cent, of less value than upon tho Chesapeake. In estimating the utility of this undcrtakinrr. it is pro- LEOISLATl'KB OF NORTH UAROUXA. ' In Senate, JJee. 9, .1840. The bill i1mpriatit.- $0 IXK) from the I Wo Treawry for ib purHLof ronjtruiilius be UaJ. iKU ami Wnlrrn I nr.iHke road, bn.tg brf.ire Uie iknitv, Mr. VI l. B. Silfcl AK11 aiwke aa f.-Jluaw The rnilfiiian iVwii Uurtcoiulx. in ail dreasing theSmaica lew ilv ago, ilmught pit'per, Mr. Speaker, tu allude ivhai da Calla lite Nng' lltad imerrat on llii 11. mr, and appraled tu tlirtii t i( for lliia bill. It iliue, he aaid, that acclimi of lite tt at lud nevrr received any Mirtin ot ih fa. vuuil of tlip State; inrvcrtlteUa he liuped tlii bill wuutd receive the a-ime U;iit'rt from that iittere!, which, at llir Uat e. aiuit of the Leiataiurt, it had given to aim iUr meaiurca. Being one uf (he individ ual thai Kprciitily referred t, I will ntatc frankly the reaaon why 1 cannot r amihd lii llie it'tittehS him in ptiin; thi bill ihinuli the Senate t l( ia.iMrt iuy urpire; inilucw tU ttruf'thialiitl. L-intnd meHy toTavail invaelf tit iliiat opportunity, f aialiiij llt j-V4oii4 wlit liave adoptvtl the uui e I intend tu puiaue upnit this uud nil aiiuilur measure. I intend in y remark lutTely, a expUiiatory and in ju-iification nl my own coarii'j. witliuut tlesigninj; or h.ijiinj; to iulluVnce that of ullu i . Ill tiuii. mi. 1 nuy iiFihapa nubject lUiaelflti the tltur per 10 iaKe jnio consmeration, not only the loss now actually sustain- I- I k-va i I I 1 1 . 1 11 . . ... 1 - . j. .-. FB00LAXATZ02f- I Tiro HU.YDRED DOLLARS BEJTARllL STATE OF NORTII CAROLINA, Ilia EXCELLENCY ElMVARD B. PEDLEY, ' OOVKRSOll, tlC. j Tt all 1$ fhtm the prttntt ihatt com Grect- tng: , , IIEREAS k baaboea offieiallr renorlrd to llii lieuartmiml. that nm ttm I .Sin Hmv ui n win. ber, 11)3, oaa Satuix Uta aim. of LUtidwaaooa- ly, in thia Slate, a to bealvu, broiae j and maimed that ha diedt aad vherea on JOHN GUSS iaodt chafed vilh tlio eommiaaioa of aaM Jewl and,horo a Let H'hai'f, Mntr Ward. Alexander Jtith l, Jfhua Deer and IIJ 11. Sheen were nreaent, aili anl aaettni( aad maitilaioint; the taid John (iiitt in tho larpetiatioa of laid lalouyi and vhcraa uffcndsr hrc Holland teereied themteWeafrom lb rrptlar operationa of the Law and Joatice: No, I tier lore, lu tho tod that lha aaid John Ron aad hi aeeoinpheei la tbe niardar, may ba brought Jo trial, 1 hava Ihonglil proper lo iaano thia any I'rfa. amnion, offerinja rcnanl ol To tlnndrod Uoilaia for lha apprtlicHtlon ol lha aaid John lion, and n III -thcr reward uf W H.ni.lrrd Uollara rath, lor one " a Khnrt WrfciiffinVtiieailb aoy pHkM dr'pVranif who will apprehend or cautw to be arelieinlrd,n) all ot, JjilbMfrmmfi&m nletaid,''-ahrf; roiiQiw iliera, ur vuUr m Uietu. in lUa' Jil. or d nr iliara, or tiilier of them, to Ibe bhrruTol la . tidaoa laoreoTer. r millurr, waliiu Ihii bUle. to tlieir bval rxtr lion lo ippreh-nl, or caoaa lo be apprehended, th btjitlic and oiri-ndor aloreaaid. f"C iilrea earer eny band aa Rorernor and I i the Great 8al of Hi Hi at. ol Ninlli J ? Carolina. Hime al our l.'ily nf Halritli, ' iS Ibia Ibe 80ih day of OeluVr. A l. fcUWAUU U. UUULUY. - liy Coatmand.: j-r- - .,fj; j. UATTitPrttarv Secretary"1-" ' in Df$c: iptii$ if tht QJcntWt wimttl in the iit J'rt rlttmutUiu. , ". Mm Cut it about SJ year Mil, S fret, 9 or 10 Itijh. dark eointiTtaion: ilaik eurli hair, and b-a aime tireka of Ko-iiowdi-r in bit fa.e-atout tueile and qiiKk of eceli. II kurttn ia b.rt i3 year year r.1.1, 5 fret S r V im het l.ili, li laH u, wmipli aiiin, hia lurv teih U104:! and a id apart, large ryrbrewa, a doau uuk, tone (lif. tluw ).') ru and la aluui n.le. Aliurr ItarJ ia oVbh it ymra old, a id S hot ( nahaa hKb. ih miilert, fair coiupIliwu, blu tyaa, anil .wbea, and t,rr?-b.a'U-J. - JJma tteer ia mmmi WS yrai old, S frH or V akl. tir abm, b aa etee, nan made, Um IMf r. S,llrk n4, UOr omWmI, -, ...jjcaiuler C. UUiup ,t aaoui SJ tear old, (air pmi pale .m,.l.lril, a.,.y ,lvt-U hair, q-tkk l ken. 5 luri 6 or 7 mehea lih mutt il.rk e) ea! t. (H '"' bnu 3i )r.,,H.I 1 (wtlw iuabea bvb, bur Wi,l,t. mI lull le, drnb. ' eUuka uuilf, at.d ainka U Ika adti.t v.y urn vvkcu t. , , .. ,t i . 43lf I a St-lard Sli,bnry 'at .kmaa, tireena Ji'..l,f'.h liell.ge,.eer. UtKu, K., aad r"WTTr X'"t tena, will a.a.n the above kl Ituul aH.urerB.awlcd. 5 i; STCneral fertility. aHd its numerous nnvi r!r str,.ma nfrrrlu n. rrronl W - . . - ' " -- ..V.UU MV -v. facilities for an extensive nndj)rontab!etrnde as l nnysccliouol' our country. It must bo evident to all,. that from the operation of vari ous Causes, tho ooosting tnuio, to which this oectiou W pnrtir-nlorljr . dapted, must for the future be the great nursery of seamen, and the most important branch of our commerce. u North Carolina has more shipping employed in the coasting trade than any State south of Maryland, except Virginia; and when we reflect that the commerce of Albemarle alone employs five times as much shipping ps belongs to the whole State, it is correct to suppose, that were the resources of the country developed, tho quantity would be greatly increased. ' Tho whole enrolled and licensed tonnage of the Union amounts to 881,000 tons, nearly one-eighth of which finds employment in the Northern Counties of North 1 nrolina." MtjsjmpQSsibleJa place alimit to theadvantajres which inisrht re sult from the clearing out of this Inlet. It would be the oncnin? of a new theatre to a branch of the navigation of our country, as exten- sivea it would be nationally important." . .r,., , v The'orrtir anxiously engaged the attention of the authorities of the State. It has bceri frequently brought before Congress, and I believe no work presents stronger clnims to the patronage of the General Government. I am happy to have it in mv power to corroborate heLstatistical statements of the committee. The register of Cnpt. Pew, keeper of the Roanoke Marshes Light House, numbers 1450 vessels passing ' and repassing during the year ending 31st December, 1839, making the shipping about ICO.OOOtons; the amount assumed by the com mittee, which, although remaining the same, shews for that reason, a considerable increase, when we consider the great tonnage with drawn from this trade by the facilities afforded by the Petersburg and Portsmouth Rail Roads tho former of which M-cnt into opera tion in 1833, the latter in 1S36. - The 'amount of property arid lives lost on tho coast immediately adjoining the inlet, for a distance of 15 milc on f ach side of it pre- ' sent a A ightfuUistj Ond a strong appeal to the protection and human--ity of the government, Between the year 1824," and the present period,"thcrc havcbeen fas nearly as I could ascertain 112 vessel wrprl-nd: whlrh. n vmio-. " . , I tnii.h ciln Af C- J .11 I Id hi. 1 ... l. a1. . i a a a uiuvii ouuii vt iwUiW miu wuu uitso vessels 4i sou. s nave found a watery grave. . - .., v TJiia list, fearful its it is; would be greatly swelled if wo had tho means of adding to it the number of vessels wrecked on the remain der of the adjacent coast, and off Cape Hntterns, in consequence of oeinotecompciiw, pny tnc-ciosnigoi HOanoke inlet, ta encounter the hazarxljm Throwing out of view the advantages to the commerce of the country, us a harliour of refuec from st6rms in time of neace. the opening of this inlet is an object every way worthy of the nation. And, iti tinie of war, Jhcre is no poiut on . thpwholi? : harbour would lb more useful, and where one is so much needed riot only for the refuare of coasters from the enemv. but. in bad wenth- er, for privateers and the smaller sized armed vessels acting offensively. , ' tu lurmiug my opinion, nnci in iraimng mis report, l nnvo consult ed some of the ublest Engiuecra in England, and a variety of tha . -licst authorities extant, (with whoso views I have made free use. when in accordance with my own.) and have availed myself of the reports of the Engineers preceding mo ia enquiries into the practicability of " ' opening the inlet. ; j , 4 - ' ,: ' ' A pTam statamentbf facta, with the obvious deductions therefrom,- " has been my aim, discarding all refined theories and abstract specu- ' lations, tis tinbecoming, and indeed, derogating from a eubject in volving so many important, grave and interesting considerations. Accompanying thia is a map of the survey I have recently made, ana also some cnarts drawn by the commanders of the expeditions , fitted out by Mr Walter ualeigh, which I obtained from the Admi., ralty Ollice, and tha Library attached to the Museum in London; . which will be found curious, interesting, and somewhat useful; and also some notes hating a bearing upon this subject, from the best aa- - thenticntcd history of the discovery of this portion of the coast, and various colonics pianicti on Hoanoge island. . I am..(jcnt!emcn, verv respectfully, your ob't. sent., WALTER CIWYNN, Civil Enginetr. of gtiiim. My excuse, Sir, liowcvrr will be, that a justification ir thu vuufae 1 in tend now ia pursue upon eubjecta aimilar in cliarclcr Id the one under tlinruaaion, render tuuli a!luiona indinpi.tisaiile. I int. inl Sir, lo vole agaiuat the bill now ( on ynuf ittb'r, in e.cry I or in ami alxtpr, in wSiich il cn bo pir.sr.mcd to Uiiibutlv, and - j e t Sir, I duao wr itlt tb o.-r greateat "re I uc -lance. T.ie, ft irnta of iliia mvaaure liave, however, left m nit clxiiee aa nn Kaatrnt . jnaa 'I'liey Iwve, by thoir ttuulucl. iom pellud me to vote niuat tlii and all aim. lar meaauie wlii;li inuj ,bS UraUghtbtiuf. tuis bmly, Or be faitliLaa to my own liome, uhitli we are told ia a crime worae than that of being an infidel. Were latanding ttt-re uierelj aa alt individual, with n.7 oth- aa iHrlilj h'i. I a bl-t l,V t,H..i,.Al a I. a I. .!.'-. t-r ' toaxt aiaaT-i j:.arrv-ti as:-w-vr mf- "jv. aw a.' .-" ai. Sir. 1 irureaent ilia riifliia and inter. eaia of the tiennU ot Patxiuuiauk anil Per : . I. - r " i it,iit. a tie v nave- ttr anon timer en vcacenre of politieal uritniirnljfor be yond lew bnirf ti praise,.Nrtl Carolina can iievr hope for any tliii more than ilif Ju kul'a poriioii ui tliviaitin uf the . Milv ui' iltx -Ketler aHiuveTniiienTr" And, Sir, 1 will Irll ihoaa oiille men nliu are iukinjj uch deaperate eaertiimt to ntoutit (Ik .niumplial ta , anil jiarlake lite brec.e, ihat they ate .Iralined lu bitter tliappiinliiient. itut aliould thi furebo tlin not be rrali.ed. and aonte one f our dialinjuislie l riiixnia meet wi h their juat rewanl, what benellt, will this be to the State?. It may perhaps fill a hantlaome paragraph in a nrwapaper, anil beyiiiiU (hat be aiwui liiriitirn. 1 would iherelore aay to those grntletnen, who think uch an a chieveinent wilt ilear ourSuie'a eaCuUh eon from all the aperion uf our enentiri, that if our great w hig revolution bong nu ' oilier fruit than thia, w"o will have paid (oo - dear fr-fhe whistle; North Cartdinii, withinlier bivriieri, liai .,all ilieelemeiivr a?real StatevJilMt Maii ' hiViMirnore In be all her warmeat fririid wiahtirrlnbe, titan that her council ahould be guided by an enlightened aell'-iuierat tliatlhe Wet, which hat the power, aliould (re at tne Eat not a a conquered province, " DuJTai a clierwlicd anil valuable portion ol the body politic, entitled lo a lair ahare ia the honour, the emolument and favours of the Government. - , Thia it lhn revolution t with te see in North Carolina one mme worthy of the attention of our good and wiae men, than all the petty oflice-aeeking which aeema to have objured the intellect, witrpnl the judgment t and narrowed the tniml -f all who ttitive in thia infected ntiiinilir.re. Whenever this revolution it effected, ami ... not iill then, xan tW aong nf pti iotitm, f r the lUrr, properily and happiheta.of - the gmi! Q'.u North State aceud in tri 1 uinph. or be any thing more titan a anng. Deeply cmivinceil o the truth of theae aentimeniM. afiert'iht veantrrvice in the fiaiU of our national Jegirature, T dekr mined to quit a post where I found noth- ling could be done to 'advance the great ' I wiii k in which the Eaitern part of North I fair.tliti lei tlA lUanl I itatviin tf i il f &( Ml I V"',"" aava-w F ft ... a. - i rr Pp.v m w. 1 11 r Mr afhV ? tI gaiion, inoutitng our nenaiort, our worn pttftfrt W' V& U AIN S I.t'TTIMf S yvl . t.lUTi,ai,i1iiaKtHt.e UrliijitMi and! other . luH Miijvby WUlu, 'iv V.Au M.toUit vh. tflft " ii lrolinj iiouk Nn ;".'l, ili w, ti'.O. treated tu me, a their ageut, lite guardian- - tif ttruae l Iglira .U.l wuuUwtm'' ly I'aithlea to ilteiu, were 1 lu permit any peraonul relatione, or party management to induce me to vote for thia bill, i All association uf men tor purpnaet nf Belf-giivernnieiit, particularly all tleino- - c alic Utivernmenta, are cuiiipKimuea t'f - private and ineul interenta fur Hie general welfare. Where however, tlii private or local intereat doet not conflict tvith the general wellire, it ia the duty of a wiae gm eminent, to promote br all the meant within ita reach, the individual object. It U moreover the duty of a jut and write government, in to distribute its favour, ihat rach eclin of ita territory or portion of ilt inliabilantt may feel it bltfin. If ahuultl imitate the tun, which, whilkt it ex tract dewt from the poorett at well aa the riclient anil, returna upon each alike it fer tilizing thowera. All gnvernmenttare tj- rannicttLwhkh purtua a diR'ereut courae, and it matter little to the portion of the country ' that may ue oppreil, whether ' her tyrants number one of many. W henever there reaea tu be a sympa thy between (he ruler and Hie ruled, when ever thine who have the power, treat with contempt or indifference, any portion of thi right and inlereata of the people, the govern me nt is a tyranny, call it by what name you wil ; And whenever it indiN ference proceed from ignorance, it ia an mlinu und rpnteinptib'e tyrannv, unbe- - Cdwinx feeian tor-itrleraiviir -vcra"f man to endure, Unftii lunaH-ly for mam-, kind, llii Litter feeling is loo oltetitlie pi e- lMrdot, ipant oiie, fecUiilinc4 I lite luiin. ' paatnm where men art in nuasen, and in (Ue attainment of i' object, truth,. juiic and humanity are frequently iliaiegrded. , I am fin aJroi ale for imliacriuiinate lib rrality of a public character. National liberality i the dream of enthusiast. All we, can expect in a government, i that Ita t imduU ahnuld be actuated bv an anlighu. coed aelf-inleret, r ; '1'heae primiplrs. Sir, which I belief te be aound, 1 have endeavored to be gov erned by, in the humble pert which I have acted, upon the subject of internal iw. . prevement, aiace I have been a member of the Legislature of North Carolina, I am, however, forced to change uty position. and I ahall state frankly and openly, I lie reason why I do o. It i becaune we of the East , have been met by our Western brethren with an inteiie- ell(hnes, that, exceed any thing 1 have hitherto met with in the hietory of legislation. . - - I taid that I would vote agiinit thia bill - with great reluctance, and that reluctance . it an feigned. 1 have been for many jear an advocate fir what i called internal im- , provemeni, from a deep conviction that soma aystem for th developcment of our ' resource ia indispensable for our charae ter as well as prosperity. ? t bavetravelled much in the other State of the Union, and I have been often deeply mortified, and fiained, to heir the-reflections which tre reqaetrtty made pon fny native State,' ' and to know the character which she bear abroadt character not materially or per manently chapped by a momentary effer " j ': ; .... ,a ' )J-.. -. -:j enemies. 1 he interets ol the isatlern ptrLiitNorlh Carolina, was a were baga. telle in comparison with party arrange- was full of constitutional srruplei; he thought there was hot power given in tbe constitution, evrn to build a light house, and that we . were inextricably bound to grope our way in the daik forever anoth- . er gentleman was full of unintelligible jar , gun abnut paying the public debt, and re ducing the titriQ'. Hi mind was ao com pletely bewildered with the theories of Mr. Calhoun, that he had neither time nor in- . teller t tu devote to the buviness of his own . people. t : In thi puatnre uf our alTtiis at Vah jugton, I fell perfectly satisfied that noth . ing could be doire there, and that U a rev olution ter look, place U coinmenc " here that the- Legialuture uf JSfortU Caro lina must be induced to take an interest in the improvement of the State, ami should . speak to her servants in ih Federal Gov ernment in such a tone that she would command the unprincipled, and stimulate and confirm the weak and wavering. With these feelings, t took my seat in this body two year ago. Soon after my arrival here, two proportions came before the Senate for their consideration, one for Slits relief of the Ualeigh and Gaston Rail Road th other for the eenstrurtion of a rail road from Fayettev ill to th moon- tain. Theae were project in which the middle and western part of th Stat took a deep interest. 'vThe very ttroRgcst ap peal jwji it adt tiMlm. Senate a thr be l: ilf. Neither of thetn, however, could ben- 4 elit itiy Hedion of the Slate in any form or. - inaiiiier, wnaie, cr. sue enure couuiry " K.vt il the RnautiKrhaJno R10re connexion ; with them, than tliev could have' in a rail foad in the moot). Myself, however, and other Eastern friends, in the spirit which (f 1 have just proeUiou'd, voted for them. Did through oof votei, ihey passed ' this body. We attached to ttie latter bill at) amendmrnl, propoaing a subscription of fJOO.Otltr to the Koanoke inlet Company, which was rejected. V did not, how ever, withdraw our support to these meas ures, but continued their friend to the end. We were told our amendment wa reject ed, because the snrveys made ol the inlet . were of a conflicting character. Let anoth r aurvey be made, was then taid, nd if the measure is reported to be practicable, w will go with you we will, subscribe liberally to the work. This suggestion was eopposed to be reasonable, and waa a qoiesced in. A new . survey ha been ; made by a very competent Engineer hi . report ia. all. thaLcould be. desired. :Th work it said not only to be practicable, but ' a great deal more a, and at much lea ex ' pense than ever waa anticipated. Ue it remembered , Mr. Speaker, the discussion upon theae bill asaumed very 'much party character th opposition lo them cam almost entirety from the Van Duren party w 'of the eaat were acting . with th western whig, and selied on (heir ' promise and known entiment in favour of internal improvcmenl. ,: ' ; Th proportion for a western rait road has failed, from the condition of the times. I am forry for it. The East, however, cted in sjood fiiith, throughout the Irahs action, and expected, on oiir teturn her lo be treaiiMl with similar fairnesaand I.- f eialily. We weie met by the Governor' Measage, referring the , object of Roanoke Inlet lo the Pedes al Unvernment. I mean. Sir, lo attach n blame iu the Governor' relereuce. Under the circumstances, it was peifrctly proper, ai4 i work o doubiedlv within the rH(tiency of the Federal (iovrrnmenl. I take-thi oppor tunity, with great pleasure, ,r bearing my ' testimony to the patriotiam and pub)i pi ril of Govern- Uadtry. He has, thioaah oot his admiiiisiratiun, arletl as the Chief - Magistrate of the whole State, and not vf a corner. ; Moreover, there has bt.cn great revolution in the Federal Guvrrn nient. ; Our political friend will ahonly be ipower,- ami wr hope wirr rtiuaciiV will prevail at Wahing;tn. for th first lime, for fourteen. eai past, there is a ray of hope lor the Eastern part of Norli Carolita, that the government at Waah iigloti will perform its duty and. ir,'I , have no doubt, if ibis matter i properly 6 repreaented o ihem, an appr.ipriatiou can be obtained to eflect the long talked Hf" workthe opening of, ih Inlet at Nag ":;"'15 Head. And, if we new fail, the llam ' inust rest si.Uv 4nd exclutivetv with, Senators. ..- , L-f.v "--y I aay. if we f-il now, the blame will rest wiihour Senator. ; 'h J perfectly writ known, to every body at all familiar with th mode of doing birsiness at Washington, that the Senau i the otilv one of tir jw. bodies ihat attend la public businrs, All important LiUa, except iho oilierwia Ui- f tflcted ift lrtrXtiiBtioy trt are perfected in the Senate. The IIo ol Representatives is nothing more tha a talking machine, jwhrre paitpliktspeechiT are prrpa-ed foreleeiiooeeriiig purpo e. j la this condition of aJting,- sincr or,.' ' matter had been referred to Wasliiiigton, we had a right ta expect thai urW big btethren Iroiu th west would hat ha4 the generosity to yirld as, on ih fl or of the f Senate of the United States, at least oned west of our claims. I t way be said, what can we complain of, sioce both the gentle- men have expressed themweUes favourabl v In th re-opeuin? of Roanoke Inlet bv lha " Itfleneral Goeinmeiiir Sir.'wa utm .U1. '"T T.' by General Harrison, our present apoU, v that prom ses made on theve of an dec tinn, are not worth having and that a man " whos previous pulitreal life doe not give - an assurance" of good coaduct,vought uot to b trottetl.- --;-------t c As on of th represcnlalives of this great..Uiterestr-l cttHiplain -rtif-ihe thing-- - done, acd ol the motle and panner of do. ing it. " I say 'tol thi country, that tl west nas noi acted in good faith In thi matterl that . they have jeopardited the gmiig an olhce to a westeru - How was this extraordinary onnnimitr produced, in the tectton of our ScnHv ivraarroiie, sir, by that potent inacln un called a caucus 4 power which has grown up in this country greater than the con'sti. tution itatlf whose omnipotent and mid. night de-ciainiianoman ha the Courage or dare to disobey. 1 reuse to madness,, in the bosom ClSuUoJoi-lnnate votaries, ihe spirit or party a spirit which eradi cat from th bosom all love of country, and infuse iut it the bitterest hatred of our political opponents which make v. regard our neighbour and our counlryman, who ha embarked his fortune and his lifti in the same vessel of State with ourselves, at our worst enemy, if he diffa s from u upon the best mod of sailing the ship.. We'l awarr of thli i nnfor'tuhale iiiHrnii." ty, artful and cunning men always sound the tocsin of party, wi-en they wish, for a selfish purpose, to Impose upon others. ' The' party is in danger, has bren the cry- sine the birth of th Albany Rcgcn cy of hypocrisy and meanness. Well did Nathl. Macon the biightett haine in our history a man who stands on. rivalled for purity of character, great nat ural sagacity and attachment to liberty though many hate him, because lu loved the people say, that he had attended one caucus, and would never attend another , for he found it no place for an honest man. In my region, Mr, Speaker, the peopl know but little about tin business. 1 will, therefore, describe th on I witnessed, tJiattUev-. way b belter 'informed for the - - I intend Mr. Speaker, to talk very plainly about this caucus matter. . It baa scsuiued to itself llie right of deciding tho most iinporlant question which can torn befor the LegiaUlare in fact, iti the government a qaestion in which my con aiituent felt a deep interest 10 the deci- " ion of which they I miked wiili great a.nxie ty and they hav right to know how the issue was brought about. t Before w had got warm in our seats-- -before gentlemen from th different tec tiona of ihe State could have an opportuni ty of beroming acquainted with each oth. er, and ol exchanging views h4hiid night of th session a majority of the Lc 5 islatur were summoned toacsacus, to ecVd who should be Senator. Upon meciing, a proposition was presented re quiring each man to pledge himself to vote ill the Legialatur for th individual who might procure th largest vote upon ballot ing in caucus. We of the Cast asked for delay, far time to think upon u important a matter. -We asked, why this indecent harte? W asked that the Legialatur might decide the matter unbiassed. Our request were all refused) and th alterna tive wa presented of separating I nun our political friend, or plunging headlong in to an abytt. th depth of which we could not see, t W chose th latter, having a generous confidence in the jitic and generosity of our political associates. Tho result wilt show whether this confidence wa deserved. , : V '" ' In which of the chronicles of wisdom, Mr. Speaker, is it recorded that the law. maker of th lanj, who r aappsiscd tu 7; a-
The North-Carolina Star (Raleigh, N.C.)
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