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To the Honorable
REPORT.
TKeXTeneral Mttmbty of the Stale
oforth Carolina.
The President &, Directors of the Literary Fund of North Carolina
beg leave to submit the following
REPORT :
In conformity to an Act of the last Legislature, passed on 17th
Jan'y, 1844, chapter 59, the Literary Board invested $50,000 in the
Bonds of the Wilmington & Raleigh Rail Road Company, endorsed
by the State, which fell due in January, 1843.
A "Resolution relating. toihfl. Treasurer," was passed at the same
Session, on 25th January, authorizing the public Treasurer to bor
row, as the exegiences of the Government might require, from the
Funds of the Literary or Internal Improvement Boards, or of either
of the Banks of the State, a sum not exceeding fifty thousand dollars
It was ascertained immediately after the adjournment of the last
legislature, by the Governor, who is, ex officio, President of this
Board, that the public Fund was exhausted and upwards, of $37,000
of the other Funds in the Treasury had been used to meet the cur-
rent expenses of the State; that it -was more than probable that a
large amount would have to be paid out of the Treasury for princi
pal and interest due upon Rail Road Bonds endorsed by the State,
besides the current expenses; and that the loan of $50,000 authoriz
ed by the foregoing resolution would be wholly inadequate to meet
the demands at the Treasury: it was therefore suggested to
tin Board by the President, that as the acts, which authorized tjie
State to endorser the Rail Road Bowls, directed the Treasurer to pay,
in the event the Rail Road Company failed to pay, out of any ww-
viet in the T'eauru, and as the loan or $50,000 would not be suf
ficient to meet all the legitimate demands at the Treasury, and
therefbre -therc must be neces
better hot to make a loan to the Treasurer, which must necessarily
be. limited to the sum he was authorized to borrow, but to permit the
Funds of the Board to remain in the Treasury, to le used under th
authority of the acts aforesaid, which directed him to pay out of any
monies in the l reasury--wnereby mo i reasurer would be enabled
to m ;et th? demands at tho Treasury, although they might greatly
exceed $50,001 the sum he was authorized to borrow.
The Board approved of these suggestions, and being desirous to
aid in sustaining th publie credit, permitted their funds to remain
in thiTreasurv for its use and the public service: whcrcby,,,the..
J. Board has4ost a -large amotfnt'e-f tQwM'rlXhav0''biwn-':
,w''ii-'ciTt:.Ti;:ri.;',i". : t. i:. r .t.
Slate has b3en sustained and the public Treasurer has baen re
lieved from tho necessity of borrowing a dollar.
It is, therefore, most respectfully submitted, by the Board, to
your honorable body, in behalf of the Fund entrusted to their care,
whether interest should not ba paid upon that portion of the Fund
which lias buen permitted to remain in the public Treasury to siis
tairij and which lias sustained, the public credit.
So likewise the Legislature of 1S40 directed the public Treasurer
to borrow money of this Board, to meet ths expenses of the Govern
ment. The formality of a loan between the Treasurer and the
Board was not entered into, but their funds were permitted to re
main in the Treasury for the public use and wero so used, whereby
the Hoard was prevented from loaning or investing them. It is
likewise submitted whether interest on these funlls should not be
allowed.
n - - . - i - i i- it: . ii.. i m .
i ne mommy seuiemems ue iwrai me i or.iptroiier and i reasurer
will show tli3 amount of the Literary Fund used by the Treasurer
for public purposes.
Hv another Resolution ot the same session, passed on zoth Jan y,
the Board was directed to loan "the balance on hand of the Litera
ry Fund," or to invest it.
It is needless to say, that after redeeming tho Rail Koad Bonds,
they were directed to take up, and supplyinsr the Treasury with
the funds it needed, there was but little to loan or invest.
Twenty seven shares of . Bank Stock have baen purchased, and
loans to the amount of $3, 150 have been made since Uie adjourn-
Imeijf f jha JastJegislature ... : - .
I he amount ot the net annual incoms of the Literary Fund, for
the fiscal year ending 1st Sept. 1843, was $90,947 22, and for the
fiscal year ending 1st Sent. IS41, $92,027 71 ; which sums were
fordered to bo distributed among the seycral cpunlJcs . of iha. State
;iccordin to tlieir Federal population, except the counties of Edge
rnmb and Rowan, which have not yet adopted the Common School
System. .
F.xhibit A, hereto attached, shews the sources from which these
Ifunds Were raised.
It is believed that the Common Schools have generally gone into
r; Tatiion throughout the State, and in some comities whore an en-
iitv:iJ and liberal spirit prevails, they are doing much-cood:
where a faithful magistracy do theirj duty by imposing the taxes
cnuired by law tor that purpose,; ana where the superintendents
inu school committee-men discharge their duties with a spirit and
levotion worthy of tha good work m wliich they are engaged.
uut this Hoard cannot but express their deep regret, to learn ihat in
ome counties, the Justices fail to lay any tax whatever for Common
Hchools, alleging that the law does not impose it as a. peremptory
jimy upon them o do so, uut leaves it to tneir discretion
1
If this construction be correct, it is matter of surprise,, that there
s to be found, at this enlighteued day, any body of men actuated
y a spirit so niggardly, and so totally at variance with tho true in
crests of the community. , . -
Inis departure from any thing like an enlightened policy and hb
ral spirit, is tho more surprising, when we reflect how much more
uoney is returned to the counties in the annual distribution of the
lonuuon School fund, than the counties pay,, in publiq.taxcj.ulath6
public treasury.. Surely this fact is not known, or, u known, it is
uneeaed.
It is a fact, and. perhaps, an-anomaly in Government.-that the
ublic Treasury of Isorth Uarolina, from the Literary Fund, returns
o the citizens, to edurato tlimr children, a larger amount tli.m is
aid into that 1 feasnrv from everv source of taxation. Take, for in.
- J 4 . . f ...
tauce, the lanu and poll tax due and payable in 1810 the sum, as
tppears bv the Comptroller's Report. 1S&62.S80 36 the amount dis
tributed iu Sept 1843, from tlw 1 jterary Fund, was $90,817 22. So,
he landand poll tax of 18 14 was $63,o0dL3--tha amount distribu
N from Ihe aama fund in SepLf I814rwas $',J2,l7 Tl ." And let it
remem&arei, that of toese sums, thug dwtnbutedr riot one ceijt
rises from land nr nnll 1st -
I Here, then, we sea tha counties receiving from the public treau-
I " "'y ty per cent, more than they pay into it ; ana yet a nig
firdly mazistracv thwarts thiftnliTlitomd (Ipsittis of a wise Ijris-
tura, by neglecting or refusing to tax themselves for their own be-
n11 me amount thus gratuitously returned to them !
" ljuiar education is a matter in which the i?tate is interested,
ie is interested in thn A, irnt!rtn nf nil mil lima fl(u ahn rtfnl
;r liberality to all. . , . : 1'
if he requires her citizens to aid her in this Eood work in nrooor-
on to thiir mrains hv nt,.n
at a!l should aid in proportion to their means 1 Is it right, is it just,
uiuponioa ot the citizens should aid the State m so praisewor-
' u uaucnatinj, while another is permitted to gar without render-
ineanvaid?
WtherawTroteThWoTy on H magistrates to lay a county
tax for Common Scliools, it is most respectfully submitted whether
u snouia noi ne so.
The Rwrd cannot but press upon the attention of the Legislature
again, the absolute necessity of a State agent of Common Schools,
whose duty it should be to travel over the State, and aid by his
knowledge, experience and-skill," bringing the system into more
perfection and usefulness who will carry out the plans that may
be determined upon by the Board, and see that other do so who
will see to the collection and application of the funds set aside for
the purpose who will aid in procuring proper teachers and m intro
ducing proper books into the schools and who M'ill see that the
school committee men discharge their duties, in making proper re
turns to the superintendents, and that the Chairmen of the latter make
out their returns as required by law. '
Tho Literary Board does not deem it proper to employ so impor
tant an agent without tho sanction of your honorable body ; and if
tho matter is left discretionary with the Board, it is believed that
such services might be employed and dispensed wkh, whenever the
puouc uueresi.requiroa h.
' Exhibits B and C, which accompany this report, "may,give some
idea of the operations of the schools in some of tho counties ; but
such is the defective manner in which many of their reports arc
made to the Board, that it is very dillicult to extract any thing from
them that is either satisfactory to the Board or useful to the public.
TJiesareturBtli Iteal would be pleased to lay 'litvfofe'youfcom-''
mittecon Education, by which, it is believed, they will see tho evi
dent propriety of having a State Agent to attend to tficse matters.
It will likewise be seen from these exhibits, that jio jetj,u;n.wJiaU
gXPJLiomdaixarn a. number of cormtfasr' "
Exhibit D shews the state of the Fund on the 1st December in
stant. .
Exhibit E shews the cost and whole expenditure of the Swamp
Improvements. -
The Board has made no attempt to make sale of the swamplands
which have been drained, since the last session of the General As
sembly. The disastrous storms which visited that section of the
State, and by which the crops were utterly ruined, rendered it pru
dent to make no attempts at a sale, until the people should recover
m some degree from their severe losses. The lands, in the mean
AutteaJEe improving in quality by Undergoing a,, nw
The present being an excellent crop year in that region of the
State, the next season may be a propitious time to bring some of
these lands into market.
The Board has the pleasure to announce, that, of the various loans
made by it, not a dollar has vet been lost; nor is it believed that a
single debt due tp it is .doubtful. : - - - ' -
As the term of service of the present Board must shortly expire,
the members of the Board desire a thorough investigation into the af
fairs of the Board, and invite the strictest scrutiny into the manner
in which they have discharged their duties.,.'
The inij6rtance of this Board is daily increasing: it should be
managed with the strictest honesty and pre-eminent ability. It is
proper that the public should have the utmost confidence in its man
agement, and it is still more important that its management should
be entitled to that confidence, .... -- - - -
It is mostly through investigations made by your honorable body,
that the public are informed how its affairs are managed; and, there
fore, in behalf of the public and of the members of the Board them
selves, the strictest investigation is solicited. .
It will be seen, by reference to Exhibit D, that the amount of notes
due the Board is reduced, and it is believed that it will be much bet
ter for tho Fund that these should be collected and invested. These
loans give the Board much trouble, and cause considerable expense
to the fund, while but little accommodation is extended to the citi
zens generally. . Most of the debts now due, are renewals of notes
given for the original loans made in 1837, or are notes substituted for
the. originals; ' L , , y? ... v:m-:- z-4?::'--
- To enforce collections merely tb loan to others, is deemed by the
present debtors an ungracious act, notwithstanding tho long indul
gence they have had. The Board believes that it will bo much bet
ter to invest the fund in some permanent security.;. -
It will appear, by reference to the last -report of this Board, iu
" Statemeut A" of that report, that $111,745 60 of the fund then
remained to be invested. Of this sum, $52,700 00 have been inves
ted in rail road bonds and bank stock, as aforesaid: tho balance of
$5.9,015 60, still remains to be invested.
The balance of the appropriation of $200,000 for draining the
swamp lands, after deducting the expenditures of the improvementss,
is $j,UJ4 14 , which will be kept at interest, by loan or investments,
until it may be needed. The sum, it is believed, will bo sufficient
to make such other improvements, if any may be necessary, as will
bring the lands fairly into market.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
J. M. WOUFjIIEAD
Premtknt x officio
0 the Literary Btard.
Executive Office, )
Dec. 4th, 1844. -
REPORT AND BILL
, ON .....
LOCATING THE JUDGES OF THE SUPERIOR COURTS.
REPORT.
The committe on the Judiciary, 'o whom was referred a bill, enti.
tied ''A Bill to locate the resident of Judges of the Superior
CourU hereof ter to be elecrod; havo had the same under considera
tioii, and beg leave to report that rho great object of the proposed law
is to place a Judge of the Superior Courts, by means of elections
which may hereafter occur, within each Judicial Circuit in tho State.
It is not proposed ts interfere with the Judges already elected. As
to them, the right of selecting their residence after election, in any
part of the State, might' have constituted a strong inducement with
them to accept the office r such right was not restricted at the time of
election, and your conmittee would not deprive them of its exercise,
especially, as to do so might invol ve great pecuniary sacrifice, or con
strain them to resign their pflicestUuL while they decline, for these
reasons, to make the law retrospective, they are very sensible of the.
existence of much inconvenience to many portions of the State,
caused by the distant residence of the Jifdges from such portions.
These Judges, together with those of the Supreme Court, are vested
with many judicial powers to be exercised in vacation; such general
ly as demand immediate application, in order to render relief effectu
al.' Application's for writs of maniamut, feeordari, certiorari,
injunction nud habeut corpue. must all be made to a Judge, and are
of verveomm'n occurrence during vacation : and. moreover, are ac
corded ti the citizen as a matter of right.. Whatever, then, tends to
place them out of his reach, or greatly to embarrass bis attmnmentef
iiieni, wiuioui some uigu any overruling necessity, amuiiiw to a pur
ial and nnjust denial of .the equal benefits of a judiciary system in
tended for tha' common' good, and supported out of the common
purse. It is certain, that; at this time, many parts of the Sta'e, ow
ing to ttexperue, trouble and dd7 of obtaining these " writs, or
foma of thorn, are greatly-wjtriwndndtRye .'o
is oi common rigni : ana your com mi nee win enquire wnai snui
cient excuse exists for the perpetual continuance' of a hardship now
loudly complained oil 1 he bill, if enacted into a law, would, in all probn
bility, remove in a few' years the worst features of the evil, by svlect-i
: : .. .i ! !.;. i. j y. . .1 . 1 .
uig, ui uie earnesi elections, juoges icr mose uisiricis wuicii are iiir-
thest removed from resident Judges. This seems to be admitted, so
far as concerns the convenience n suiting from the mere residence of
Judges ; but jt is alleged t1 at such locution oi residence, as propos
ed, would lower the character of the judiciary, by limiting the space
for selection. If such, to any considerable extent, would be the con
sequence of the meastire, fit would, indeed, bo a deplorable result
result, however, easily to le remedied by a repeal of the law,
whenever experience shall demonstrate its impropriety. But it is
submitted that such a consequence would not follow. The bill does
not confine the selection of the proposed incumbent within narrower
limits than those now allowed by law. The whole State, through-
its length and breadth, is open lor the choice; and if the law shall
be executed in its spirit, the evil uppiv hended cannot exist; It is urged,
however, that whatever may be the liberality of the hilt in this respect,
yet the practical execution of it will be far different; and that in a
short time, the selection will be made, as a matter of course, from '
the district in which he is to reside: That this will be the case, first,
because no one duly qualified for the office and residing,in a healthy
region, will, tor the ouice, consent to locate in either ot three eastern
district ;Vvsecondlybwuse 'from
to' the districts, a claim of right will' soon spring up.ip.selcct.lhe:
Judge for each district ouf of iho district for which he is to be select
ed ; and, thirdly, because of the sncrificejyhich thVitwmnb
lectedelsewhenTriuiU 'll affairs and otherwise.
1 hese your committee believe to be tho nmiu objections : And they
reply, that, as to tho fiist, which is founded 4ipetr the coinparativc
health of the two great sections of the State, its utmost effect would
be to allow tor the three unhealthy circuits a selection conhncd to
them; and, as to all the healthy circuits, a election from the whole
State. . Your committee do not doubt that the eastern part of the
State will always be able to furnish men well qualified lor Judges
ror the eastern districts, even if gentlemen from the healthful regions
of the State should refuse the office upon the terms of locating there:.
So that, the worst practical oiH'rniion assigned "in tiie first olmjct ion
would bo, to select, as to three Judges, from about one half of the
StaitfMl.-ii'4o'''ifHtrr'Hi-' t&vctrim theirtateJII'ldl'Ife
Keconu onjecium, BpnrnjfiTjj Trom ' cnsincrprnrc, T'ncy Trpiy, mm inure
is now and always will be ateehng more povvcrlul still, Hint ot inter,
est, which will control the other. The past history of the State
proves its high regard for the due qualification of men for these re
sponsible stations, and is, as your committee believe, a sufficient gunr
ty that such qualified
hire selections. But even if the particular district for which one was
to be selected, might, regardless of necessary qualifications, feel such
local pride and set up such claim ; to countervail this, there would
bo State pride and a common interest prevailing in all the other dis
tricts, constituting .si&MVciUntPot tWrien'tweState.-Ti).e ftlternn
tion of ridings, which is preserved ..by. ...two. JiUiJ7ill JCtmliaiie in
full force the interest now felt to select alio Judges. This
view of the case fully answers, in the opinion of your committee,
the second objection : and, as to the thirdly that of reenninry: sacri
fice whicli will attend such as might W selected out of the district,
it is answered by the fact, which recent events have, well attested,
that if any in the eastern part of the State are selected, they will, in
general, encounter no more than they now do ; and your committee
cannot conceive that the sacrifice can bo very great, certainly not
decisive as an objection with a man who dr sires the office whose
tonnre is for- life.
, But if the operation of tho proposed law should eventuate in dis
trict selections, your committee are far from believing that a neces
sary or even pronable consequence would be tho election ot unqual
ified Judges. If we cast our eyes oyer- thcState, we shall become
convinced of the fact, that competent Judgcs mightbc selcclcd, one
aVlea.burdf each dibtticlf aiid Tt w submitted that whatever may
be .trie superior qualifications ot the Judges now in office, a new
election cow to take place for everv office filled, with liberty to choose
from those who are Judges, would aflord a judiciary altogether equal,
if not superior to the present." I here are ten Judges in the state, and
only two are resident east of Chapel Hill ; and of the seven circuits,
four have no resident Judge. In the fourth circuit there are
six Judges two of the Supreme and four of theSupertor Court; and
the inconvenience noWexperienced from their peculiar location, great
as it is, is not likely to bo diminished. ,
As your committee perceive in none of the objections, an inconve
nience equal to the delays, and in many instances, denials of justice
which atttend tho present system, they recommend the passage of
the bill into a law. Respectfully submitted.
B. F.MOORE.
tho sum of two hnndred and fitly thou
sand six hundredand sixty dollais must
be provided rcfore the next session of i he
General AsscmMy, in order to meet the .
liabilities of the State beyond the usual
expenditures for the support - of the
state Government : ' -
And whereas it appears, by tha .
Message of the President of the United
States, to both Houses of Congress at
their preent Session, that there will be .
in the treasury of the United States, at '
tho end of the present fitcol year, a siir v 1
Dins bevond the current demands upon -
the Revenue of more than seven mil
lions of dollars; and, consequently, it
pearsL that the necessities -or the
nrernment of .the United States do
not feature a further Dostponrmcht of
the deposit e of the said fourth instal- '
ment the imnv-dmte payment ot whicti
is necessary, so . far as , this State is
concerned, to meet extraordinary do-
I . " It ' A
mnnos upon ner . revenue wuiiout
reomuw t-additiqn
people I herelore, - f
-Mreoletd boike OcnnatAismlty
of the Stale of AcrJVtWmtLJl'iiat..
theerratonraiid' Representatives in
Congress from this t;tt ate,' be requested
to use their utmost exertions to obtain -the
passage of. an Act of Congress, or
such pmcracitoii of that body us may
be proper and necessary to the speedy
payment ot the said fourth instalment.
RegolveA, That His Excellency tha
Governor, lie requested to transmit cop-
ies of the above preamble and resolution 1.-.
to Hie said Scnntors and Representatives,
antl to desire, on the port oj this Ucn--
eral..,vA?i5cnibJ y, that . tiie sams be laid -
before tho -JtwMmJkntetai
A BILL
To locate the residence of Judges of the Superior Courts, hereafter
tie il enacted by the General AMtemblv oyjMMait of JSorlh
- Carolina, and it ii hereby enacted by the aut hority oj ' the tame,
That iu oil elections hereafter to tie made of a Jffdge of the Su
perior Courts, the election shall.be made for somc'judicinl circuit
in which there is no such Judge" resident; and it shall be the
duty of the Judge so elected to reside in some one of the coun
ties of the circuit for which he shall be chosen, so long as he
may hold the office: provided, however, that this act shall not
be so construed as to alter tho law which now ; requires the
Judges of said Superior Courts to allot the circuits amou litem
selves, or allows them to exchange courts. . .
? i RESOLUTION
Requesting tho payment by the General Government, of the 4th in
..:, stttltnent due tinder the Deposite Act !
. . Whereas, by the thirteenth section of an Act of .Congress, p
. - proved 43tli of JumvlSSOra'tld entltle'I ''Ati Act to regulate the
, deposites of. the: public money," itwus enactedLth'atJue rdaney
which should bn in the Treasury of the United States, on the
- ...firs'tday of JanuiirY,. l837. reserving the sum of five millions of
t dollars, should be deposited with the several States, In propor
-"'tion to their respective representation in the Senate and House of
w Kepreseuta.tves of the United States ; and by the fourteenth sec
tion of the said 'Act,' the said deposites were directed to be
, made as follows: one quarter part on tho 1st of January, 1837,
or as soon thereafter as may'. be: ohe quarter part on the
first day day of 'April l one qua rtec part on -the first day of
July; aud; one quarter part on the 1st day of October of the
same yesr : And whereas after the payment of the first threeju
' stalments, by an Act of Congress in that behalf made, the pay-
. ment of the remaining instalment was postponed and has never
; et been paid ; ,' And whereas it appears by a report of the pub
ic Treasurer of this State that the Treasurer has borrowed
: of the Fund for Internal Improvement and the Literary Fund
the sam of seventy thousand, nine hundred and fifty four dollars
71 and ninety seven cents, during the pist fiscal year, in order to
meet demands npr' -'"Troasury of tha State 'and-also that
THINGS IN I UK STANDARD. '
The Uit Suu.larJ hi an ediloiUI which
libnurt hirtl to c!r its party of the edi
mf natlrg waitod'tlifp
by iht nnnreatrv ilrUy it ncraiiont I in
ilis orjunistition of th Senttf. Tbs
facts ofVis .rate are fr aad iinile nd
as atsKd In - ib-)at Indrprndent, are
lufficit nt. to tWfjp rvtry candid wind of
the guilt ot the l'ulkite, Sentlurs in this '
retpect. ''vf-..-;a, -
H neiicinjsome rtmirki In th tcgUtatlt "
ttrocefdinaa, ih Stantlanl accitirasa of
private aniiiuniij against Patrich McGow
an, Hit lJimrkecper elerl ol tht Stnatf.
Wt art at a lots to ennrrtvt nn what Mr.
Ilottlpn gmnntls thit assertion, or what .
lonulon hrsuppone w ronhl ha ben
ptiblr placed in rgarl to Mr.'McGow
an, togus rie to a icittimt nt In our baooi
oabunl Tha 8'andard aaya Mr. Mc
Gowan 'was nut elrvttl to prey tor the
Smite. "Who aaitl h waaP-This eomical 1
idraha it ot igin in rth? -StsiidartlV.e .
brsStu Jf?Vltr. "was tits etrtted brrauii he '
ia an Iriihnan or a Catluilip, ja the
Standard. Very well. Thrn he mutt
have been elected brraott ho ilialriboted
the nnfamoos appral to th WMtfdorina; "
the recent canttm h" had no other
cliami Ihat tho public will be able lo dli
cern. ; , -; , '
The editot ial h'aded Governor's Mes
aag,J it rt plfto with almlird snd inten
tional miarepreienaiitin. If tnta article it
a true specimen of the Standard's synopsis .
of legislative action, the people will, in
vain, look Tor even the sembtanreot truth
in that ppty - Urtm thepmpnaitinnttrMr. "
Caldwell to printten copiea of the Mrttage,
we are told that Mr. Shepard spoke an
hour. Never has time been so me aured,
sines the memorable dr.ellnol Fsllsisffsnd
Ilotapar., . Shrewsbury clock ncner ill
time half so rapidly aa Mr. Holdrn. Wf
think - Mr. S's remoiks- orcut1d about
twcjve roinules, snd the "brief reply of
Mr. Uahiwaii, about icn. the editor then
proceeds to ssy that "ihe proposition to -print
terf toples prevailed i" that Mr. Wil
der called for the ayes and noes, hot thai
Mr, Moore "not likingihis rail, snd fesring
the ennsequences ol it, contrived to (iiul an
article in the Roles wh'nh cut off the mo
troirr.MiP.WtWifj,W think that this -
attempt to irsinuate that Mr.. Moor
Usred the ayes and noes ia contemptible.
In Ida legislative course ho has never been
subjected to such a ssanicion, ad we be
lieve there is not a loco in the Commons,
who could be made to indorse the insina
atiw - What oct the fet? W hy, Ihat
the mot'on had been pat and decided,' and - -the
result aoooorel by the Speaker, tefora
Mr; Wt'titer aked tor Die ajes aud nose, -While
th Speaker waa doubling on tho -auhjet.
Mr. Moore, who had jnat reported
ho Rules ortJrdefifeoiSrked thatthe
Rales upon this subject required the de
mand for the ae and noes to be mado
before the question oaa put. The Speak,
er then reqvestnl M Moore to find tho
Rule, hot in a moment the Speaker himself
"contrived to find" it and read it to tho
IIou0. -. '-'vS
One who reada the Standaril'o lat'i U
would be apt ? uppote that lot re were
ronnir.x and ariftre in Mr Moore's con
duct, di-trarefot n a endxt tesi-lator.
Rut the Kditor of die Slamlard t-mi rot
lo rare for. any injury, however nj i,
which he can scomplih on hi, i:
purpose is to ueMry the partv. an I i i !
meant hs is anacrupuleus. 14 ,' ,
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