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lEIfflliilTf! a m il m T TIIOS. J. LEMAT, Eurrom & Proprietor. J3ortb Carolina potoerful in intellectual, tooral an& pfcitfiraT rtfomttf tjt lanD of ouc antt fcorrie of our afltction;." ' THREE DOLLARS Pm Aknim, in Mvtmt: r 1 VOL- XL. HALEIOH, WEDNESDAY, DEOEMBEH 12, 1849. NO. 49. i-i7n.TT.T7iTrTi-fl 111111 1 1 . 1 1 11 i i ii ii ii ii 1 1 ii it w "ii- i in m ' 3 I ii ii ' ii)iriiriiii-ii"iiii 1 1 - i 1 1111111111 11 1.11 1 is i 1 ,-ti H Ub L m T7 H U K f V .. i IrnililliLiI 111 - hi HooU and Shoes. OLIVER L. BURCII, FeyrtteviOe St 1 Dtor behim the Put Officii ttALEIGH, If C. rrTOULD iators the public thai he hu just VJr received Urge asuortroent of BOOTS & 8H0G9, comprising in part iht following articles: Lsdie's Goal wslt Buskins, French de . do. Kid welt Tim, : Fine Kid Buskins, Fine Ortcia La Ytttvrta, (Ifw Fashion) ; Goat do. do. do. French Kid do. do. Children's Black Morocco, do. Do. Colored da, do. Do. Bronx do.. do. I)o. Laced Boot, do. Bay'i Calf Boot, ' Do. Kip da , . Do. Lacd Monro, ' . Do. Peg (trapped do. Children' do. 100 Pair Philadelphia made GcnlUman'i Both, Stitched and Pegged, different qualities, Wtmtn'i Gratia Betts, (New Sty la J Do. Flesh Out, t ( Negroe'a Cosrse Shoe, dee. ote. He re iuestssU wanting Boot or Shoe to giv him a call, aa ba know hi assortment to be lb large in th City, and ha flatter bimaelf that b ra furnish a good bargain if no better than can be got any where aba in the City. " November 11, 1U. $30 Reward.' IT) tiiwii front th Subscriber, aboat 1 1 Mile weet from Raleigh, bia negro man, Frank, aboat 30 yeare of age, rather inclined to be tall, thin itged, dark color, and weigh about ISO, email and rather dull aye. He waa purchaaad of Root. Wynn' eUte,and h wife at Mr- John Earp's. H will probably endeaTor to make hi way to th Rail Road, and escape fiom th Stale through that channel. ..( ' I will give the above reward for hi delivery me, at-my residence, it taken in, or thirty dollars, if out of the county. JOHN80RRELL Wake County, Nov. J 0, list " 48 3t pd. Drawing Architectural dfc Me chanical. A" 8 thl Is ihe season foe TMint attbikict and L others to snnly themselves to I be Mlsinsat! oi me arvaiesisHi 10 inmnw m ineir -artwu pur nil. via, a thorough knowledge of Geomctrieal Drswinr . t We would eall their attentina to "Miaifie Telt Meoh -lor gelt imtrnetiaa. Wiar imoldi mj oil of Meeheaieal Drevioc, rnelortiag KOMET. RICA t DRAWING n4 Fr.KSPEO TIVE, illu tratcd wiib M ateel plate, aad axpUmed kill miliar mtnner, readering Iht aUainmaat cf 1 heart euy and agreeaora. Frtm the AV Fort Scientific America "It Ii th best work on Drawing thai .ha ewer Men no young Meehanie, wh as a Macbinitt, Kngineer, Cabinet Maker, Millwright or Carpcn- icr, anouid M .wilnout T : . .1 Front lAr Uiam Wtem Cfntinent "Ha, who having thorouahtv maMered Ihit book. unntt make, wiy uf.lh. ordinary dnawinga. olihia and, may won deapair at crer acing able to a eompiiin men rctuii." ; ffVem the National IntcltitrencerA 'Iailevd, va who patiently and earetally goea through it eould ant be laid, to far a principle and mrthoda are concerned, any longer to want a -roaatrr." . , , ! n. . Frm the American Rait tltad JmntalA "It I eonimended to llioa beet aualified to indre of its merits, a being th moat thorough and oom- , . k'ct "UJ KHtfl ever ywtnwtn m ma try." ,. . , , , . .. "It baa reeeiTeil unlrersal commendation from tba prese, and believe it ' hilly merits all that na aecn said in its praise." frwe f 3 OO. , PAItTICULAU NUTICC. W will torvsrd aeopy of th above work,rw expenu, to aay part of the Union, an the receipt, of three dollars, hh may be seat per mail at our expeae.. ' ' ' ' :-- W. M. It Co" have also published n abridrrd ediiM.fi ot the above work forth use ot SCHOOLS, eontaininr alt Itfa nrintiiile that are Contained in the large work, illuatrated with it steel plaUt, ricc Bl-8. t'vbluhed and lor aie by WIII.IAM MIKiPlK k CO, 41 Baltimorwifrf flArn-jio, . ... ,r . - U-6m. Travelling Agents Wantcsl, WOOUWOKTH'S YOUTH'S CABINET 1 one of the teat and moat popular Maxaxinas ot" Its elaa in America. Tb gentlemen who pos sess the autlifUaiiMB of food skent. th iiublisbr er will offer term which cannot tail to scenic a hand torn income. Applicant for th ?eacy are required to produce rairiooaitile testimonial a 10 character and general effisiency, and to invest the sans of '20 bound volume ot th work,-which ell readily at large advance. Th Cabinet U aot sectarian in hs character, and is equally pop ular among all ilenommallons, and in every part of the Union. Price of the Magaams tlvof. the bound volume, each $1 ti. From SO to 71 gentlemen, a addition to those now in the Held, tan be profita bly emptored In different aeetiona of the United States. , A'r i the beH time t ablaut tubttripUomi si th mew vhtme. Th initial number, beautiful ly embellished, ill be sent to agenta anaTia, in advance of it publication. Full particular res pecting the sgeacy will be given on inquiry. Ap ply immediately, (if by letter, post. paid. J to , D. A, WOODWOK l'H, Publisher, . . ISS Naasau-sf, New York. - - . : ; , 4631. CKIFERSriT. .i'-.-, M HE Annual Meeting ef the Trustee of the Uul I vcrsity ot X. C will be held at the Kxceutive OrSae on Tharsrfav the I3lh dav of reaewber XU At this nteeiinf vho Board af Traateca wdt wro eeed la fill the Vaeaner ha. the Prvfessorahin of Kheiorir, Untie, ke- oscuring by the) resignation ot tUv'd. Dr. Wm. M. Green. .. . By orlr,: " . C. U HINTOS, oVceefirra; ) Raleigh, Nov. ih, 1149. ' 40 t. : NOKTII VAHOLINA ' -2EMPEIIASCE COMMUyCJrOIt. fHH Faper, .which ha ween In exiatcai two ycrs aixl nail, sootwues a be pubtiahrd, and h.a been highly -reeomnianded by the First, gen. -xixtt), ai.d, icceuti), by the tlaplial Cape Fear A SMialinu . , 't'laua To single wiUaariUera, $1 10 per y-r "i.lubaol 1, and npwuda, (I eia Address, post-paid, , : v M . PUTTF.lt,- . - - S jt - - Fajstteaille, N C. ; Our brethrrn nf the Frets, lbrouxl the A Mr, respeeilully rtauestcd I give th ebuv l,A . ,1..-. . . . . .... " " flHANGEADLE CHAMEI.ION SILKS V&l Bilver Grey. , do. Franco Mnno, Velvet Trimming, Embroidering Braids, Paris Kid Glovea, Black ilk Fringe, Black Bell Ribbon, Ac 4V Juat Received by Express, K. TUCKER SOX. Nev'U 1849. TUCKER A SON. would call attention to ' their aieollent lot of TebaoM, ceaeiatinr pf 100 tba. Beat Chewing Tobacco, 10,000 Cigar of different Brand, 1000 Pap; old Virginia Smoking Tobacco, Mrs. Millar' 4 Mayland Snuff, in Bottles, Bale and Bladder. Also a fresh and fin article of Rice. Dee. 6th, 1849. 48 SVPl'ER FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE Female Benevolent School OF RALEIGH. THE Manager of thi Institution, feeling th. importance not only of sustaining but axtrnd- ing it benefit and influrnce, have determined, during the approaching Christmas holy days, to give an entertainment for the purpose of raising funds in aid of the School. . . . A commit ee bae been appointed t make all noceasary airaogements, and will at an early dsy. wait so tba Ladies of tnexuy loc. Ibeir aid- and eo-epriatton. The Public will be duly advised of the time and pise fttr th entertainment, and "re lying on In goodness of the cause and tba gen sroaity of tb citixens, the Manager fee) coniidsiit that their appeal and exertions will be responded to, by ONE AND ALL.. December I. IB4V. 8 I PITTSBOHOUGII ACADE.TIV. THR next tewion of this inititutidn will com. meure on tho 7th day of January 1850, no.' der tbe eniire control of lb subscriber, who pledge himself to hi pttrons, friends and IDS public grn. eralty, ro exert all hi (kilt to promote the thor ough scholarship and Moral cuttur of those to JeiiU wbe ny -b pla Tinder his rtre; sod should it become necessary that be will employ competent and skilful instructor to aid anj assist him in lb pnrformaare of Die duty, xliediscip. line will be strict, bat neither cruel, nor rigorous. He will shape and 'adapt hie government so as to correspond with that of the parental. " Tb subscriber would lake I hie method to snake hi acknowledgements to bia kind friends end pat rons, for the hsruUomc tnanrT in which they have patronized him th past snaisn hi his select school, end he hope thst he can sliil flatter bimaelf of lbs continuation of their kindneaa and confidence, and also those of the public in general. HJs.rrkw. will.be chool. English branches, from- IKfiH to Jl,50 ) per Classical- - - 18 5 session. - Each etwdent will be taxed ftO etsi per session additional for contingencies. Good board in excellent families la the village and adjacent country at 6 to $8 per month. I expect soon to issue a circular in which ihsre it) be a more detailed account given. . DANIEL YY. KERB. PilUborough, Nov. H 1849. ' United States Type Foundry, - THE subscribers hive now on hand an excellent assortment of Book, News paper and Ornamental Type, Bordering, dc, which they aie prepared to eell a reduced r'a, on approved paper, et aix months, or at a die count 1 1 ten per cent, for cash. The eerie of geoteh-faeoayao much admired asdpprovd of by the trade, and our type in gene-al, we feel assured cannot be excelled. either in beauty or finish, hy nv Founder. All type manufactured by aware made of mixture of metal different in pioportions to tbose need generally, by which w insure greeter durability- To our assortment otUrnsmental and Jobbins Type. Bsrdering. dtc, we nave made s large increase, and are constantly engaged load ding to the variety. Presses, Wood Type, Case Stands. Bras and Wood Bulse, Imposing Stones, Composing Clicks, Bras and Wood Galley , Cut, Cloiet Racks, Riglets. and every-varucie necessary for a complete IYming Offirw, furnished with des patch. Specimen sheet of Scotch fscs 4rt,x gr now ready lor d4iery. Old Type rskew m or- rhanxsfor new. atmun renls per pound. lub' li-bers of Newspaper who will insert thi adver. tiaement three times, and forward os a paper, pre. vioustothe let of Jinsarv, 1850, will he paid in maieiials of our manufacture, by purehesing four times the amount ef their bill for the advertisement JAMES CONNER BON. Corner of Ann end Nassau at.. N. Y. city. N. D. A new rWitnen Book will b issued tod ready for delivery al-out the 1st of November, : Nov. . '" if A scoundrel at Hie Boston Museum, when the crowd were passing out, ortThur: day evenings deliberately cut on three or four ringlets fiom a Young lady's neck. Hearing me ciiCK ol tne scissors, ine young lady quickly turned round and uttered. scream, but the perpetrator of the outrage baa fled , " ' . . EXTRAORDINARY DISCOVERY IN CALIFORNIA. , The following is an extract from a letter written to his wile by a New Yorker, now working in the mines of California. The letter bean date Autrust 26, 1849: ' There was a cold mine discoYered -Here (what is called Murphy'- Diinring) one week to day; it is evidently the work of an cicnt times 210 - feet deep, situated on thfj summit of a very higlrrtnouiilain. ilt lias made a great excitement here, as it was several days before preparations could be made to descend to the . bottom. There was found in it the bones of human beinir. also art altar for worahiDi and some other evidences ofliuman labor. . From pit indications It is doubtful T whether if will nay to bo worked as U is mostly all rock, and will require a treat outlay, for tools and machinery to work it , This discovery, if properly, pursued , by comnetent observers, may prove of the hiehest historical importance. It will estab " . , liah the (act that the mineral wealth of that region has been known to preceding gene ration, and the relics which have survived may enlighten as as to the nationality of the Ceople who first pierced this mountain two undred and ten feet, and will doubtless suggest an inquiry into the reasons for a bandoninfr the pursuit of gold in a coun try in which it seems to abound, and where its discoverers had found encouragement to make such extensive excavations in former timessM J'i Pott, - j. j law case. At the Superior Court at Marion, two weeks since, the case of the Stale against Wm. K. Ledbetter and S. Lewalien.came up for trial as to Ledbetter, who had moved his trial from Henderson, where he was indicted, to McDowell, a co-defendadt with Lewallen; Lewsllen had fled from and remained nut of the Slate. The question wis raised by the Slate's council as to the admissibility of the testimony of Lewsllen's wife.he being jointly in the bill wiihLedbet ter.'and contendcdthat where ihe testimony of the husbandin sqch cases was incompe tent, that that of the wife was also; and t h at it p ne de fen d ant co i u Id a rnjro und. ap swear anbtheFclear, the jother when ac "Mit'feffr couTf TfeS the ends of justice therehy be forever defeated, rin xasenvherrrt wo or more were eonceined in larceny or felony; and cited Devereux's 2d Report, p. 420. 18:)0, Slate vs. Mills, where it wss decided by the 8 apreme Cpujt that 'co defend ants in an indictment, cannot be witnesses for each other, unless the oheoflerrd has been first acquitted or convicted, and this, although tneir truis are to oe nau in aiiierent coun ties." Gaither and Edney defended : this l siae ot me question, am. n. tvooonn and J. Baxter, the oppusne After a long argument, the Court overruled thi objec tions, and admitted the testimony and the defendant was acquitted, This is a question of great importance. or (leaving this cause eniirelv out of the question if men joinll r indicted are suffer ed to testify for each o.iher, without trial or udgment being had or passed as to litem. we cannot see how sny man can be con vic ed at oli. if one may swear lor the other. If one of the parties be ttied and acquitted r.-:i - -.-"'i i- ,. !,. oe is men competent, out ii louna guilty he tlien becomes infamous and incompe' tent; and to ua it seems wrong to siimit lbs testimony under any oth-r circumstsn- ces. JWieviue Meisenper. SHIP CANAL THROUGH NICARA GUA. The route through ttie State' of Nieira- ragua (now the subject of eager discussion,) by wbic.K a Ship Mmmunication is to W onened between the preat oceans, is bv the San Juan river to the tvearagua Lake- through this lake into the river Tipitapa, thence into the Lake Leon. . From the Mt ter lake, the way must ba altogether by Canal to the Pacific ocean. The several distances are thus stated in the ' New Or leans rVsyuaet 6. Hi- jfc-jLM stirf JU THSa. (' ,'t- Length of, Kiver San Juan, 104 miles. Do. Lake Nicaragua, P0 do Do- .....Tipitapa, Do. Lake Leon, Do. Proposed eanal. 20 55 89 do do do Total length of route. 278 At each end of the thore-of both oceans, there are said to be good harbors and deal rable silcs for populous ciliat yet to spring up. PoiranivttmmrtheI)ttrrt-rAfori won A correspondent writin from the city of Salt Lake, states that the laws of the community permit the men td have aa manv wives as they can supportand that some of i .... the older ones have twenty, . but that the young men content themselvs with five, A POT PIE. . r Take a pair of larre fine fowls.' Cot them op, wash the pieces, and season them iih pepper, and salt. Make a good paste in the proportion of a pound and half of minced suet to three pounds of flour, Let tbeie be plenty of pasts as it is always much liked by tha eaters of pot pie n II . . I . . . I f I Holt out tne paste not very tnin, into long sqosres. 'iiuiier ue sides ot a pot, ana ine them with paste nearly to the top. Lsy slices of cold ham at the bottom of the pot, and then, the pieces of fowl, lalerspersed all through with squares of paste, and - pota toes pared and quartered. : Lay a lid of pails all over the top, leaving a hole in the middle, four in about a quart-o water. covet tha pet and boil it slowly but stead" ily for two hours. Half an your before you lake it op, piit tn throogh the-leHrr the centre of the crust, soma bits of hotter rot led in flour lo thicken the gravy. . When done put the pie oil a dish, and .pour the gravy over it. : Yos may intersperse it all through with cola bam. . ; ; A pot pre may be made of ducli.' rabbits squirrels; or" venison;1" Also of beef-'stuki A beef-steak or some pork-steak (iht lean only) greatly, improve a chicken pot-pie ' TO ROAST A PAIR OF DUCKS ; After tha ducks are drawn, wipe but the inside with a clean c loth, and prepare your sifTiung. Mince very nne some green ssge leaves, and twire their quantity of ontonj (which should first be parboiled,) and add a little butter, and a seasoning of1 pepper and salt. Mix the whole very well, and (ill the eiops and bodies of the ducks, with it leaving a little space for the stuffing to swell. Reserve the livers, gix tars, and hearts to put in Ihe gravy. Tie the bodies of the ducks firmly round with strings, (which should be wetted or buttered to keep them from burning.) and putlhem on the spit before a brisk fire. Baste them first with a salt and water and , then with their ownjgravy, dredging them Vghtly with flour Jat the last. They will be dona in a bout an hour. After boiling the livers, giz zards and hesrts, chop them, and, put them in the gravy; having first skimmed it, and thickened it with a little browned flour. Send to the table with the ducks a small tureen of onion sauce with chopped sags leaves in it Accompanying them also with stewed cranberries aud necA' pest. Canvass-back ducks are roasttd in the same way, omitting the stuffing;. They will generally be done 'enough in three quarters of sn hour' Send currant jelly to table with them, and have heaters to place under the plntes. Add to the gravy a little t nyenne, and a large wineglass of clnr-t or port. ' Other wild docks and teat maybe'rnasT eri in about half an hour Jlrfre eooking , soak ihem aH night iri salt and Water, lo Jiaw-out- whatrver hy or selfy-tatr they may hsppen to bare, and which -mav otherwise render them uneatable. Then early in die morning put ihem in fresh wa ter (without aaltj clahging it several limes pinrc you rpn mem, , You may serve up with wild ducks, dtc. orange sauce, winch is made by boiling in little wster two laise tweet oranges, eut them into slices, having first removed the rind Wrrenlha strain and press it through a sieve, and add to it tha juice of two more oranges, and a little sugar. Send it to the table eith er warm or cold. ROCK ISLAND MANUFACTORY. Mr Robert. E Johnston, of ouc, town, has just received a , supply of Cassimere irom mia esianiisriment, now in lull ope ration in Mecklenburg county, near the Gaston line,' It is decidedly a good article of wear, es well as taste, and we have no doubt will , soon in a. n castire, supply the plsceoHheeommon brondrloth. on which money has heretofore been Id '- lavishly et pended, " Succe, lay we, to all individ ual enterprtHes it is such that a ill-do credit to our own State, and keep ing money at home, enrich her eitixen, i he bouth is becoming more and more Independent her Manufsciures are daily increasing and her people are beginning to take a proper pride ia wearing theis home production. I he article is cheap of differ ent kinds; we have no doubt the market will soon: be generally supplied, we also taw some of the same article in Dallas, at the Stores of Hoy I &Slowe,snd the Messrs Holland. We are into a suit or it, sure. " IJneolnton Courier. "The Legislature of Illinois has requested the Governor to have, prepared from some qusrry in that Sute, a block of stone for lha, Washington Monument, ; . Half 4 Loaf is said to belter thanno bread Ori this principle we may congratulate Geo Boutwell, who is the detested Loco-loco candidate for Governor of Massachusetts but is ehoserf h member of the Slate House of Representatives from the towa of Gro ton. ' . ".' " '"! " . ' . '. IM P6RT ANT FROMCANADAr The French papers state that Lord Elgin has written an autograph to the Catholic Bishops, promising to give up the Jesuit estates to that Church, providing they will stifle the annexation movement now in pro gress. ' ' The thing seems almost incredible to us, "but it is, nevertheless, believed by well ihformed persons. . ' ' , GEN. CARS ON DISUNION. 1113 LATEST EXPRESSIONS,.' A before statedJSenalor- Cass wss W vited to partake of a public dinner while in New York city, by a number of his po litical friends, He excused himself at length, and io his reply gives utterance to the following statements; . , Placed in a geographical position to ex ert a powerful uiituencs upon the duration of tfie confederacy of the republic; attached to the Union, sad to. the whole. Unions and attached equally to the principles of. free dom. and to the constitution by which these are guarded sad secured, should the - time ever come as I trust it will Dot and come whence and why it msy when dissolution shall find advocates, ana the band ol violence hU attempt te sever the bond, that holds as together, ibe west willrue up as on map, tistay deed so fstal the cause of liberty here and throughout (he world-oye, and it will be stayed., bucceuean never hallo the , effort' . If. we are not struck by , judi- ctaLff bUridMssawe shall rM!twrw' constitution wiitt a tenacity defying time and accident, thanking the God of our fa there, and out owAlGod, for political insti tutions which have secured ..to as a greaWl measure of national prosperity than it has ever been the lot of soy people before us. We have but one danger to frar. As to military power snd the general- corrup tion of manners and morals causes to whiclifitctorHuribtttesjU republics in ancient and in modern days j I believe, if they are not the last they are smoryr the last of the evils we have to ap prenenri. uur lutura woniu os ail the pa triot could desire, if thai future contained no oilier seeds of danper than llies. Tbs prophctie sagacity of Washington foresaw and fort-tnld the trae danger of sectional in terrsi. and parslon arraying one portion of the Union against the another. A spirit of compromise wsa necessary to create ihis confederation, and it is equal necessary lo preserve it in its integrity and efficiency, When questions arise deeply affecting the country, and dividing it by geographical lines, then comes t,he lime of trial, which no true American! can contemplate without anxiety. IHea'eldom that snch issues can be , presented,, when mutual forbearance is not, dictated alike by duty and by wisdom. If one half of a great country, abandoning all other differ enres of opinion, is unanimous in its senti ments upon sny measure, of internal policy, locally affecting itself, its citizens -should meet from their country jien of the other section kindness and not denunciation; ar gument and not recrimination; and a desire to ff0nctlecnflcting. opinions, .as -h-mbniotisty es is compatible with, the na respecting their rights or their position ran he c-held-bysnxtnsiv commotii- ty without the existence of forcible con sideraiinns, which call for csreful inquiry, as wen as a Kinu uecision. in tnis spirit siiould sectional Question be-discussed, ahd if they are s), they will bring with them no danger; but will lurnish adumonal mn lives fm union, and will contribute power fully to our strength and prosperity. - ELECTION W JUDGES i BY THE . PEOPLE. - 1 Ehctivt Judiciary In Tenneisee .The Judiciary Com mines of the Tennessee Le gislature, have reported in favor of electing Judges by the people. A motion for inclrfi nit postponement ol the report was lost by a vote against it ot wo..; JS'athviUt Paper, Elective JuJiciary. Tlie Kent u ck y con- vemion, after a week's debate, has adopted the several articles of the new constitution reported froriflhe committee, providing for an elf ciirt jl'diciaryirhe four . Judg es of iheudafrorAppeals are to be chosen by districts. One to be ehosen every second year, and are to hold then offices for eight yesrs , . ' Ktmutky Paper. CWe hsve for a long time thong thst the Constitution f North Carolina contained many absurdities, and had d termined lo seize the first propitious rhomen to advocate a convention lo aroervd iU We know full well the hazard of any new prop osii inn in this Slate. Oar people are tru ly described as conservative in their opinions and feelings; to art re. liut conseirsiiem that is a desire to adhere to the old land marks of property, and opinion is one thing: ttagnaiwn is another, uur people , aie tonscrvaiiye, addicted to no iraposiores or new fangled notions: so are we. liut we mast not shutour eyes or ears to the progress nf opinion which pervades, all our sister States. True we should not follow too stow or toe fast but we hope to be pardoned for suggesting thst there is a contrary ertorlhst of Ispging behind the rnsrch of enlightened public sentiment. This suplneness of our r.S - T- .1 . . mi commonweanii, naa. py ine,wiiucim oi an orator more elegant than jusf, attached 'to our glorious old State, lie toubriqtiet it the Hip Van " id kloof the Union." The epilheLjritLtleseried; i JeasLiLlcUstdUt .sCJ-te,k,-r ttzed our lauiu too harshly, vve have er- red but erred . on virtue's side. It is time (q move. Ls( any intelligent man read the Constiuiion of this 8tte, and compsre it with those of every other ptate to the Union, and he must bo very .dull, if be does . net sre. that whilst the latter have been Impress ed with the spirit of the age, our still re tain its most odious monarchical features, that it s in fict almost a transcript, of what is called (he British Constitution, i .. We mean to devote a Urge share of our attention to an exposure of the defects of the Constitution! b'it st this time we woul on ly submit a few remarks, on wha weMeem one of its grossest eriora, yr' , t- I Our Jadges are now according to the Con stitution, elected by the Legislature, and the tenure of office teuring good behavioui, that ; Jbr ttf. LT , i - - , We hold the whole doctrine ofLlfeOmces lo be absurd . and anti-republiean: and the mode of election in this state is quite as oh- jectionsble.. ; .;. J , r or Lifei w nat numan loresight can uis eovef what any man. Judge. or any body may, become during lifej-j- Men perpetually change in their mental, moral and 'physical characteristics. IT we were disposed to speak of persons, which we are not, the nencn oi norm uaronna, a pure ami aoie perhaps ss Any other American Judiciary, would furnish examples to suit our purpose. The truth is thst men, the. beet snd. ablest therfffwftera ded for life, or think ihey sre, lose or are apt to lose alt care !! imprie their mirds or trssirai their lisbiis.' 'Judges are men snd a'l men are alike In the view we are presenting. Irue; prudente will gnard genefslly, tho not alway. men the tenure ef whose office is rood behavior front" any glaring violations of the moral , law, and if jadge will induce them to keep tlienseive cipal Iswsullut that is not the point. Would not the same Judge, the same man. if ha fultat all the need ofimprovemen'.ofalt care a " I a ." " '1 1 '-I . or his character and position was not taken way by Die tmure of office, he more studi ous, morn laborious, mora rnuiteousT He would, Wessy nothing of any influence hich the hope of re .election, with a differ ent tenure might exert because e do not think such influences would be beneficial, and it does . not conitiluie r p&rl .of our P1"-" "... : -.. . " sr'ra.. According to the present tenure plofltee. Judge may become so old that he ; can hardly travel Von court to court, and when he arrives at one. sleep on the bench, or doze' or glose over case after case, (l is all rtgh'i he is in for lire, tie geisf 1950persn numisnd he'will aem TesigH."Tlie3nnIy ; chance of relieveing Ihe Bern h nf the Irwu. bus is to put him on a Foil Riding in- the ijiuious Kfgion, snd then perhaps ihe.faulto of our ettmate, may ct.rrrct the laults of our uonstituiion. I ha or gout, or -. apoplexy . are the only remedies ,. . . " t JtenttH he never wiUvt we sneak seneral- ly) ss long as he can move a leg, because then his salsry stops. It would really be bet- ieinrnnriioirra condi- "on. 6f rwgnattooZlBait per mli iliein'to oB " struet the courses of Justice. ' Besides it is unfair to the rounder mem-;' bers oftheofisildBfiiheprinie ormintf"" ana mnnnooo. sucti a prn may be de scrthedi one who hsa-devofeit h days arid nrgmsior iwemy yeitrs tn study and to toil... who finds presiding over him an imbecile" septuagenarian It is Impossible fof audi j a man net te feel that the Conttilution has ronged him. i But we have notoam how to dwell on thisbrsneh of the subject; which ' w shall tottclt ajn WterffitmmtiXf;:Z.:: . Objectionable ss the ttrturt 6 judical bjjli ee U under our Constitution, the rnod'e of nppoinhamt is hot lessso. Jodees ire be w 1 sleeted by the Legislaiarer they onght;to be tlecttiibjftht people, form ferm o yeartP- O a t a a a . m f a : iv. nat is mere startling in the proposition! Are not the people the 4rue sovereign in this Republict Ti rssy ""(fiat Ibey are noi qualified to elect between rival candidates. is to deny ihe fundamental principle of free government Thai a portion df our people. like every other people, is deprave J and ignorant is readily admitted.. But we do beie yery Jarge eommanUyia North - carnima emoraees enough sound, prudent respectable men, whose votes and influence control elrciions. to render a just" iridfair vertuci in at least, a majority of eases. ' rrecneiy tne same objection woe urged r when it was proposed to give to give?., rdurn tha election of Goveoor to the peo- i pie. , Yet it is notorou that the slsndard of i ; fitnesaXosa Governor of North- Carolina t L s risen vastly since the power wss taken , from the Legislature 'and restored ;t the teople. Why aot so in the case of Judges?, et it be remembered that the office of Gov ernor is the highest known to the Consti- . tution of( Nnh Carol na. ant) that ha, even he, this man elected by the people, hss the . Jower, fVeqeently txertised; '61 Vppbihtiiig udges. with the consent ot council whoso restraint in nominal,;, . ',. t .,,, j,, j ( t :';, ? " Prsr isely the istne objection WBj,;iirgedI when tt was proposed to allow; the people te) elect sheriffs and clerks Yet it was done; and it is just as notorious, as in the ease of , Governor, that the people have elected bet- , ter clerks end better sheriffs than . were e- . Iricted by ibe Courts, . It would have been ' " Weil If ih law had included Regiater and, Ck'rks ia Equity; of whose quslificaiione the people area well qualified lo judge ee 1 But if the, people are not 'fit to , elect Judges, how much better qualified . is the Legislature? The member are the ' mere deputiet of .the people, and exercise pow er Which we propose to restore to the prin cipals. . Tiue, they are generally a very in telligent portion of the people; and if they woald exercise this power upon their fit at assembling,1 the chances would be greatly iafavorof right selection But they pot it off until they become bested and confused with tJ the. strifes of parties and cliques, and so " trammelled lip r with : conseqaences " end pledges that generally they make very un- 1 expected sod improper selections. Wo forbear io push this poinj.1: -. I The people are the. proper and rightful electors. They, a majority of them, have no . human motive to elect a bid. or ignorant . roan. ) On. the cqrurry their highest intee-' " ests, and generous , feelings would equally, prompt them to elect a Judges, , men at M once kind and able and industrious. , Wo fesf quite sure that they 'would never el.,, eci such (uoi as oi sucn an m. 'This article is long enough; - We; shall r rtsumethes'ibject in our next number. In 'J the mean lime we call en all thus who haYo disputed, out democracy lo keep qp.r ,,. The Jsland of Juan.. Fernandej Vnlaiasi sixteen inhabitants. ; Among them are two r Americans, one a sailor, and Jhe oilier...)... . shrewd, enterprising Yankee, named Pierce from Maine, who is fast; accumvjUtiog , a (brtune, v-f T.ry n' !? rnf ' : PEDDLING TOMBSTONES; ' ) A man is engage In the business ofpcdt dling tombstones in Northampton, county, . Pennes . He has, wagoit )oft,4 of , ready made articles with him, only wanting ,the , names, and stops st the hquses,by jlie, wsj , side to inq,ue for custcmars, . ..Z ri-".'.ww
The North-Carolina Star (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Dec. 12, 1849, edition 1
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