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j I- : HTntntunnk. Bill iflt)9t "piiJ in advance. Two Dollars ,J Jff Mir A l 8 1 for the f.rsrf and 25 cts. 1 re of 6 llaVs, fur etch subsequent insertion. F'Tordfrs'ohaficd M per cent higher Un these O" w,4 r.vVtBl: deduction to those who advertisefcy r"- L?- 77 Ws. . - v. II ,-;:.v- I ' : v.' Jrtttrt to ihf Hditpr must be post: paid, rpfc D E X b'E i ,0 N THE NORTH The NeW DOrniflll ims nstrimiuiru iiuiii i othentic sources. tnat ite ioijoying quan of ariicw3.wifn.ii or might be Cf J jn drth Carolina, are annually ported i,Uo:lbHt!I)!ac(WthNorlh; 0000 barrels of Flour. ! 3,000 barrels of Lim. 3,100 barrels of Pork, - 000 ljrrcU ofiWniskey, 37000 pounds of Butter, , 3 j. 000 pounds of ChjeeSe, S0 000 pounds of Bacon, 1 00.000 junds of H ay, 40,000 pound of Tobacco, in not) oounds of Lard,. 37.500 pounds of Cotion Ynnif 4.000 liOsrifW oi rotaioes, 5Q0 barrels of Apjplps, i kegs of Nails, 25.000fvorih of Domestic Goods, 78 tons of Iron, ,1 ' 27.000 pounds of Hollow Ware. The ppople'oC Newbern are driven to !corih for; these articles by the want of facilities fof obtaining them from the 'interior ot their own State., And thus it happens that;a State essentially jagricul taral. does not feed its' own people :"that la Srte which! manufactures Cotton and fjs JJljged to ship such goods to the North !fo a market,' cannot supply its own peo jperfxcppt through the aid of Northern commission nouses, who manage in that vwy to cat tip all the profit of the manu ftclurer; Sufch energy as Georgia has brought .to bear, would remedy all this. They give, tliVJir people rail roads; lo get to market, and jhe conseqtience is that Geor gia is rjpidl! going ahead in wealth and population ftncl in both! of which she al ready outstrips North Carolina. Fay. Ob- scriyr. ton Traveller relates the following : ;Some monihs ago, one ol our city consta-. blcs trnceal ftiijuantityol stolen goods to & young Cle in on of the wholesale 'stores in thefjicinity of Milk-street, where 'business to the-amount, pet haps.of a milL ion or more ijs carried on during the year. jThe officer hi lh first place informed ihe jyoung mHn:!j)f his discovery, and he ac jknowledg'ediiJ crime. He then went to ja member of? the firm, and informed him also of wha had taken jdace. The mer ichant seemed trouWed, 8 id thai the foy had lor some time been with turn, and to all appearances was a faithful clerk ; that he had solcfcontmlof n room containing $100,000 worth Ol goods, with several lads tender him, tc, and further stated that he paid him lof his services 3 50 per week. The officer asked il the' young man did not pay nearly Jlhat amount lor board, wash ing, c. 1;he' merchant 'acknowledged that he probaMy dd. Ile then calletl the boy down, and asked him to confess the ubple truth, which he did. with tears in his rye?, and promises of reformation. Tbcmerchapt then told thef officer that he wished time, to consider as to his course. When the officer called again, the young man still continued ai his old employment, with this difference that he bad increas ed bis pay o 0 per week. The officer asked how the boy got along, to which his master replied, " Admirably, admirably ; I have not a'betler servant in store." Thus ended the matter and -the young man still continues at his old stand, with a firm in tention to deserve, by his future conduct, the -confide nee which, perhaps, h? so linle deserved by his previous course - A Question for Debating Societies. ouppose five men owned t " ' w a niece ol lanu. having a portion of it set apart for pastu rage in common, but each having a piece reserved for his own ue to till One man owned a horse, another a dog, another a flock of geese, another two goats andjan other had his piece of land in meadow. The goats, yolked together, were trespass-- ing on the meadow. The horse was standing, in the common adjoining the ! meadow, at the foot of a high bank at . top of which1 were the goats. The dog was sitting' on the road.; The flock of geese were passing by with the gander at their head, and in order to drive the dog away, to jnake room for his flock, hissed tl fcim. jThe dog, mistaking it for a hu i man voice, ran at the goats, who being frightened, immediately fled, and as they leaped off, the bank, jumped one on each jfiide of tb,e horse, standing below, and there hurrg by the. yoke. The horse ta sting fright, ranaway with the goats on hig back ipto a pond of water, and drown ed both himself and the goats. The owner of the goats'for riding his horse in to the popd of water; the o.wner of the goats sued the owner of the dog for fright ening his goats ; and the owner of the dog aued the owner of the geese ; the owner of the goats sued the owner of '.the horse for drowning his goats j and the owner of the meadow sued the owner of the goats for trespass. Who of the persons are en titled to ji verdict ? Narroii) Escape. On Friday last, the eldest daughter of T. T. Patton, Esq., and a litile daughter of Mr. Ervyin, of Burke, Were capsized in a carriage, while cross itigMountain Creek.' ahove Widow Bur gin's, in McDowell County, and barely es caped with their lives, having lost their trunk, wearing apparel. jewelry, a consid- lIS erable amount of money belonging to Miss , r., and ?500 00 belonging to Mrs. Baird, of this place. The horses were gotten J! lIMi J. J. MUNEIt, . Vl-qf . y'il- lr "J1";-' ' S: NEW SERIES; y - : 1 i ( f 'Keep check rrosAixYoc r-'.rx'" J 4 ' TTi DoTmsrAjiDl,iBERTTis sxrE." : .7 ' ' Editor $ Proprietors f - ) , , : . Rvlzks. ; ; , 1 $Kif " vfet- ' ptn'lHarri$9n. - VOLUME VII NUMBER 32. ' ' ' r ' . f-- 4 f, - . . . ; -.tTT---jV":--.-:;' - ri-j ( jt ....... ):..L ,-.-...,.. 1 1 1 j ' T' , ' ' . ' ' - '-" ' ' ' " " J . ' ' " " ' . - . S SALISBURY, N. C, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1850. ' ' - 1- ' - " - J ' 1 ' ' r . .-? ..- - i - - ' . : - ' ; j . -- ' ' ' ' ' . , out, but the carriage was broken to pieces. Fortunately, Messrs. J.-A. Patton and Si ler. bn; their way home from Chapel HiI, vyerejustbehindin';abuggythrou gh whose prompt ana energetic exertions, the parties were rescued from (certain -death by 6rawhnlAtieville Mes&ngcrl " COMMUNICATIONi Mr. Editor: 'A recent publication In the Hornets Nest" relative to the trial in the case" State vs. Hon. G. Wi Cald well, renders it necessarj', that I should submit to my friends and constituents (among whom your paper circulates,) the following statements in regard to the dif ficulties between the Defendant and mv w self. i A word to the proper understanding of thpse statements: The Defendant and myself were both jointly indicted. My case was tried at Iredell, and finally dis posed of in September last. After this; I neither felt, nor was I called upon to take, any further interest in the prosecution.-- Neither myself, my counsel, my witnesses or my friends in any way interfered on the recent trial of the Defendant in Meck lenburg. Not being present, I, of course, cannot say what facts were really proved, what was assumed and guessed at ; nor how far the circumstances may have been misconceived and misunderstood by those who prepared the anonymous publication. Fortunately, however. 1 had taken the precaution, in order, to guard against fu ture misrepresentation, to ask Mr. Taylor, my principal witness at Iredell, to give me a full and precise statement of his tes timony. - This was before the trial fin Mecklenburg. 5wce.the publication tin the Hornets' Nest, I have procured the corroborating testimony of my other wit ness Dr. Bingham ; and also the expla naiory letters of Mr. Harris. Gen.j Means and mv brother, V. C. Barringer. The main purpose is to meet, the published al legation, that at the time of the; attack upon nle, "the lights were burning, the moon shining, and the opportunity for de fense as good as in day-ligrht : rind also to disprove the double insinuation there in, (contradictory onxits face.) that I was avoiding an attack, and yet brought it on by direct insult (puffing cigar smoke !)- rm- . 1 til 1 hese statements will snow mat gross injustice has been done me by that publi cation: that all the tacts have been; to tally misconceived or'strangely perverted. My sole object now, is to defend my cha racter not to injure others or stir up strife But jess than this, I could not do with due regard o myself and friends, RUFUS BARRINGER. Raleigh, Pec. 5, 1850. Statement of Mr. Taylor. Being called on for the facts in regard to a rencontre between Mr. -R. Barringer and Mr. G. W. Caldwell, in Charlotte, N. C. on Mon day nigh:, ihe 27th of October, 1849 they are as follows: Afler Barringer returned from Lincolnton, (when both parlies had been taken before Judge Caldwell.) he asked me if I was going to Charlotte next day (which was Monday of the County Court.) I told him I was. He re. plied he was glad of it ; for from what, he had heard ai Lincolnton, he expectedjCaldwell would atiafk him; that Caldwell had many friends in Charlotte, who would no doubt be on the look out when the attack was made, and be ready to assist him ; whereas, my friends over there areprincipally business men, who will be in doors and engaged during the week." He then asked me, if I -went over, to'; be some what on the alerl that he did not care for ihe result, if the attack was made alone, and de. sired no interference on the part of his friends, unless an attempt was made lo overpower him by numbers. After we got to Charlotte, I saw Barringer frequently during the day, walking about through the streets ; and once I saw him going to the Court ffouse, and, in doing so, had to pa (as he dioy) rose by therown and door ol Caldwell. He (B.) was then alone. Nothing, however, occurred during the day. Abont lO o'clock at night, I happened to meet Dr. Bingham and Mr. E. B. Harris near the room of Barringer, under the piazza of Sad ler's Hotel. About ihe same time Barringer came out, when something was said about eat ing a few fish or lobsters. Barringer proposed going along. 1 took him aide and told him I had passed Caldwell a short time before on the Corner, some 35 yards above Sadler's. He re. plied that he did not think any attack would be made; ihat,r he (B.) had been informed that evening by a mutual friend of his and Cald well's, that he, Caldwell, had declared to him that be had abandoned all idea of making an attack. (This friend Bai ringer afterwards told me was Mr. Lewis S. Williams, of Charlotte.) We all, therefore, went down to Davidson's Coffee flous, where we remained about an hour. We then left, and were -returning in a careless manner towards Barringer's room, laughing at some incident that had occurred, when just at the lower end of Sadler's piazza, we came upon two - menV who were standing together under the piazza, on the side of the pavement next tothe House. Jl teas too dark to tell who the. men were : nor did we tee them until we were even upon them. Just as we were passing them, Barringer being at that time rather to our right, and next in the men, brie of them gave a tep immediately in front of himi and asked " who U this V Barringer (a little surprised) hesitated a moment and an- swered, Barringer. The other said " it is eh !" and as the words were spoken, a blow wa passed. They immediately grappled and had whirled each other round for some time in close grips, when a shot was fired, A ; second afterwards, another was heard. After an inter val of several seconds during which time the parties were shoting each other up the pave, ment, a third shot was fired. Then both came down upon the pavement, and as they fell, a fourth shot went off. During all this lime il ica$ perfectly dark under the piazza. A crowd was gathering up, but no one interfered ; and not a word was said, except thai I called out fre quently for a candle ; and after they (ell I re marked lo a by stander, " part ihem." At length a candle approached, hut it was by some means put 'out. Another was brought, which was taken by me, and I could then discover Barringer and Caldwell lying rather length wise, with their heads together and their faces towards the ground. Just as the light was brought, some one seized Barringer by the leg and attempted to pull him away, but he dragged Caldwell tifier him, having his? right hand clinched around the wrist of Caldwell's right arm. I laid down my light, and loosed his fin gers ; and in doing so, saw that Caldwell had lis Revolver in his right hand. I lilted him up and took the pistol from him. When I loos ed Barringer's fingers, he was taken out of the crowd and they were thus separated. I found that Barringer had received one shot through the left leg, in front just below the knee; also a small cut in his forehead, caused, no doubt, by striking the pavement as they fell. On examining Caldwell's pistol, I found four loads discharged ; one load not discharged, one barrel seemed to have a ball, but no powder in it, and was without a cap. The parties (B. and C.) have both told me since, that it was Cald well, who tired every shot ; and that the balls were prevented from taking effect by Barrin ger seizing his right hand, and pointing the muzzle to the ground. I am persuaded in my own mind that Bar"' ringer had been induced to believe that no at tack would be made. At least from his con. duct, which was very careless, he could not have dreamed of one that night, or at that par ticular place. He was wearing an overcoat, and, if I mistake not, was smoking a cigar at the moment of the attack. The , fight, when once bgun, was entirely fair. I have since learned that it was Joseph Da vidson standing with Caldwell, when the at tack was made. I have also since learned thai an individual, whom I found close by all the time, was Charles Tittermary, whom Cald well admits to me he had asked to be there, in order to'see him fair play. I am the political friend of Mr. Caldwell and the personal friend of Mr. Barringer. I desir ed to lake no part in the controversy. I think I saw and heard every thing that occurred ; and the above are the facts, which were sworn to, in substance, before Judge Settle, on the investigation of the case before him, at ihe late Iredell Superior Court. WM. F. I AYLOU. Concord, N. C, Oct. 15, 1850. Dr. Bingham's Letter. ; Concord, Nov. 30, 1850. Dear -Sir : I have seen the publication in 11 it f the Hornets iNest ol the l'tn inst., in re. card to the rencontre in Charlotte in October, 1849, between G. W. Caldwell and yourself; and in reply to your letter asking my account ot the fttlair, l must say, that as tar as my knowledge of the facts mentioned in that pub iication extends, it is very unfair, and misrep resents the circumstances in many respects I was present when the rencontre took place, and was sworn and examined as a witness in the ca9e on your trial at the last Superior Court at Statesville, when Mr. Win. H. Taylor was also sworn and examined. I now have before me his written statement of the transaction as then testified to by him and myself ; and I be. lieve that statement entirely correct. And I here adopt it as my own so far as the facts mentioned in it, came within my knowledge. In regard to the particular points mentioned in your letter, I state that I am perfectly cer tain, that at the lime the attack was made un der Sadler's piazza, it-was (as slated by Tay lor) very dark. I recollect this the more dis tinclly from the fact, that I myself, had almost passed the two men (Caldwell and Davidson.) standing on the pavement, before I noticed them, and even then I could not tell who they were, though I was well acquainted with them both. 1 3m very sure it was then after 10 o'clock, from several circumstances tinnecessa jy to be detailed. And if the moon was shin ing at all at that hour (though I feel confident it was not.) it must have been very low, and its light concealed behind the buildings. Iain quite confident there was no lamp burning in front of Sadler's or under the piazza, during ihe fight ; or if there was it must have been extremely dim. But the fact is, the lower end of the piazza, where the attack was really made, is (I suppose) 30 or 40 feel from the spot, where the lamp usually hangs. The parties during the fight got up to the lamp post, 6id even then it was so dark, that no one could see bow to pan them; or attempted to do so until a light was brought; indeed we could not dis tinguish how the parties were lying, or which was on lop. By the lime you were seperated, there was light all about the Hotel ; and ibis light it was, that enabled some. one to pick up the "purse and gold pieces" alluded to in the Hornet's Nest publication. I do not mean to say, that ihe light had been put out (though I beard that asserted,) but they had probably burnt out. , I state further, that to the best of my recollec tion, the only words uttered by Mr. Caldwell, were those given by Mr. Taylor; and the blow was stricken as the words were spoken. Il was all done in an instant. From your, being on the side of the pavement next to the House, you would naturally have passed beiwetn the two men and the lljuse coc against ihe House. Just as you were thus passing round the men (who turned out to be Caldwell Jind Davidson) one of them steps immediately in jfiont of you and aski who is tbtst" The interruption was so sudden and unexpected, that jou were surprised for the moment, and ihen replied " Barringer." Caldwell replied about as sta ted by Taylor, and the fight then went on as he has well described. I would here remark, that they being in the dark of the piazza could dis tinguish us (coming up) by the light from Mr. Lcnergan's door, without our being able to see them at all. You staled to me soon after the fight, and have always continued to do so, that although you went to Charlotte expecting an attack, yei after you got there, and were assured (honestly no doubt,) that no attack would be likely to be made so long after the alledged provocation, Mid none being attempted during the day (when you thought opportunities might have been had) you became less guarded ; that when the at. tack was made, it was so unexpected, that you had no surer way, of delending' yourself, than by attempting to disarm Caldwell ; that when you first seized his1 bands, you felt the pistol in it ; that your opinion was he struck with one hand (a side blow;) while he held his revolver in the other for the Durnose of shooiins: and that you always regarded it as a fortunate cir- j cumstance, that instead of attempting-ro get at ! your pistol (which was deep in your overcoat j 1 1 pocKet, and was not taken out until you were seperated,) you succeeded in getting hold of! his. i During the day and night of the attack I sev. i eral times saw you in the streets often alone. Yours, &c-, L. S. BINGHAM. R. Barringer, Esq. Letter of Mr. Harris. OaklawnvN. Cm Nov. 30, '50. R. Barringer, Esq.-' My Dear Sir 1 In re. ply to your note of the 25th instant, 1 desire to say, that I have a personal knowledge of many or most of ihe facts and circumstances alluded to in a published account, in a recent number of the Hornets' Nest, of the; difficulties be tween Mr. G. W. Caldwell and yourself. And I am compelled lo say, that I never knew facts even the simplest incidents so outrageously perverted as has therCbeen done. Among other things, it is staled (but no where pretended to have been proved,) that on the night of the attack, "he (Caldwell)passedthe door of the Grocery of B. F Davidson ; that as he passed Mr. Barringer was in the door with one of his friends smoking a cigar, and just as Mr. Caldwell passed, puffed the smoke from their mouths and laughed loudly ; before Mr. Caldwell bad proceeded more than 10 or 15 steps he perceived, that, Mr. Barringer, with three of his friends from Concord, were following afler him." It is also stated that " he (Caldwell) was then alone"- I am the indi vidual here referred to as in the door with you. We were standing there talking; you were probably smoking, and we may have laughed ; but the idea (as intended to be conveyed by the above extract,) that we saw Mr. Caldwell pass and that all this was done intentionally to taunt or insult him, is utterly untrue, and could never have been so understood by any spirited man, or he would have resented it instantly, and not gone off 100 or 150 yards in the dark of a piazza to wait for the offender. But the truth is, as far as you and I knew, Mr. G. W. Caldwell did not pass there at all while we were in the door, or in thej house. His bro. ther, Dr. P. C. Caldwell, did pass, and there was some person with bim, Whom we did not recognize (for it was then quite dark ;) but we paid no attention to them. H this other person was Air. G. W. Caldwell, so far from our following after him before he had proceed ed more than 10 or 15 steps, he and his bro ther could have walked at least a quarter or half a mile-before yourself and friends left there. To our knowledge Mr. Caldwell nei ther passed ihere "alone" or otherwise. We neither taunted or followed after bim, or any body else. I have seen the written statement of Mr. W. F. Taylor as to ihe attack and fight, and my account would correspond with his. When we came upon Mr. Caldwell, be seemed to be waiting for us some 30 or 40 feet from your room, and where you would necessarily pass along. The hour of the attack uas between 10 and 11 o'clock. 1 knew this, because I looked at my watch while at Davidson's. The only words spoken by either party were those given by Mr. Taylor. Of this there can no mistake. I beard nothing of the other words alluded to in the Nornets' Nest. The allegation that " Mr. Caldwell had no opportunity of vindicating his honor in a meet, ing with Mr. Barringer until ihe evening upon which the fracas occurred,'' was sufely no fault of yours. I accidently met you in Chailotte the evening before your last piece appeared. You made no concealment; of the course yon had been advised to pursue. You told myself. and may have told others. It was adopted for iue reason, mat ny meeting ir. aiuweii on ihe field, after bis once challenging you and then withdrawing or qualifying it and accept ing satisfaction, would only be giving him a chance to regain ihe steps he had been con sidered as loosing. But while you did so, you remarked you were determined to publish cer lain things that had occurred at the Catawba Springs and had never been told by you, and that you would speak of him as you thought his conduct towards you deserved. You, of course, thought it probable a rencontre might ensue. Tbe article came out partly that, night, and partly next morning. You were out that night quite late : saw you in the morning at (he breakfast table ; next in tbe bar room at Sad ler's where there was a large crowd. -You and I ihen took a walk. We returned lo Wil iiams' corner (as public a place as any in Charlotte,) where we remained for some lime. During all ibis while, it was understood Mr. Caldwell was in town. It is true we did not .1 II II gee him. We afterwards went lo tbe Journal Office, as you had promised lo do, to read the proof of your piece Mr. Holton being absent. While there reading proof, you learned that Mr. Caldwell had been at Sadler's and that if he failed to see jou, though by accident, you would avoiding bim. lou immediately went up to SaUIer's : when you beard that Caldwell had just been arrested. At the suggestion of your friends, you retired to your room to remain until Caldwell should be discharged again. Some of your friends too went off to prevent (if they could) his be ing bound to the Peace. In a few moments he was released without bond. Immediately on your learning this fact, then about 9 o'clock, ' you appeared in the streets again, and contin ued lo walk Ihem, frequently alone, for more , than two hours, when you got your dinner and returned home. Some two or three weeks elapsed after this, before the rencontre ; and in the mean time I saw you both in Lincolnton neither being at any lime bound to the peace. Yours, &c, EDWIN R. HARRIS. Gen. Means Letter. Bellevue, Nov. 30, 1850. My Dear Sip:- To ihe enquiry-in your fa vor of the 25th inst., I state, that I saw you frequently during the afternoon of the day (or rather night.) of the rencontre in Charlotte be, tween yourself and Mr. G. WVCaldwell, walk- ; ing the streets as usual. 1 also once saw yo i go into the Court House, and in doing so you had to pass close by the room of Mr. Caldwell one door ot which 'opens into the Court Yard. As you passed in front of this door, Mr. Cald well was standing in it, and looked at you going into the Court House, where you remained about hull an hour, and then returned the same way. You were alone. This was just after dinner say about 1 o'clock. . Yours, " &c, WM. C. MEANS. R. Barringer. V C. Barrinatr's Letter. Dec. 4, 1850. Raleioii, My Dear Sir: I desire lo say to you that the impression sought to' be created by a recenl publication in the "Hornets' Nest," which I have just seen, relative to the difficulty between j yourself and Mr. G. W. Caldwell tlfat the origin of that difficulty was of your seeking, -does you great injustice. The truth is that the first of the two articles published in the Charlotte papers during the Congressional campaign of 1849, at which it seems offence was taken, was written entirely by myself. You had nothing whatever to do with it, and was, I believe, uMerly ignorant of its existence until the day on which you expect ed to attend the July term of Mecklenburg Couit, when I asked you to look over ihe arti cle, and hand i: to iheEdiior of the Hornets' Nest. On reading it, you thought there were certain passages unnecessarily severe, and, so far from wishing lo do Mr. Caldwell even the slightest injury personally, you took the liberty j of striking them all out. I know it was not my intention, and I feel equally confident it was not yours, to say or wish any thing but what might be conceived a fair commentary, judging from facts, on ihe public course and speeches of a candidate for popular favor a commenta ry not at all different from that which had been made, in regard to the same individual, lime and again, by others, without ever before giv ing offence. I deem it due to myself to add, that I left this country without once dreaming of the publica tions resulling in the difficulties which follow, ed a peremtory demand for salisfaclion be ing, it seems, the first step taken in the matter after my departure. Affectionately, V. C. BARRINGER. R. Barringer. Eq. LEGISLATURE OF NORM CAROLINA. S E N A TE Monday, Dec. 9th. A message was sent to the House of Com mons stating that the Senate had passed the following Engrossed Bills, to which they ask iheir concurrence : A Bill entitled " Bill to amend the 7ih Sec. tion of ihe 5th Chapter ol Revised Statutes in relation to Apprentice. Also, A Bill entitled a Bill lo incorporate Ful ton Lodge, No. 99, ol Ancient Yoik Masons, in the Town of Salisbury. Mr. Washington presented a memorial from 404 Citizens of New Berne, praying an exten sion of the Central Rail Road from its terminus to Newberne. On motion, referred to Com mittee on Internal Improvement, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Joyner presented a report from the Se. lect Committee on thai' portion of the Govern or's Message, referring to Nag's Head, with the following resoluiions : Resolred. by the. General Assembly of the Stale of Aorth Carolina, Thai the opening of the Inlet at or near Nag's head, between the Ocean and Albemarle Sound, is a work of dep importance lo a very large and wealthy portion 1 of this Istate, and of vast advantage to ihe gen eral Commerce and navigation ot the whole Country. Resolved, That this work is peculiarly with in the powers and doty of the General Govern ment, and that Congress will fail in one ol its great duties to the State of North Carolina, and to ihe commerce and navigation of the Country, if the appropriation of money for the construe- lion of this great work is not promptly- made, and the work prosecuted to completion with all reasonable dispatch. Resolved, further, Thai il is a matter of just complaint on the part of the people of N. Car- olina, that this work has been so unreasonably delayed ; and its farther delay will be consid ered a palpable wrong and injustice lo the Stale as one of tbe memlers of ihe Confederacy pos- sessing equal rights, and bound lo equal duties with her sister Slates, which cannot fail to pro duce great discontent and dissatisfaction. Resolved. That our Senators and Rep. resenatives in Congress be requested to use j their best exertions to effect the ot.jeci contem- plated by the foregoing resolutions. " Read first lime, passed and ordered to be printed. Mr. Bynum, a Report from Select Com. Oiittee on so much of the Governor's message as refers to a Geological Survey of the State. be charged with intentionallf Reported a Bill to provide" for a Geological a nd j Agricultural Survey.. . .Read firt lime and oa motion ordered lo be printed. ;.v;-- v,. ' Mr. Nixon presented a Report of the finan ' cial condition of the Commercial Bank of WiUj mingion, which, on motion, was ordered to b printed. .; : rr. . j" . Message from the-House of Commons, an.' nou tiring Messrs. Thornton and Steele as tha Committee appointed to count the ,roles for Go. , , vernor. and staling thai th hour bad arrived ;f upon which, the Senate adjourned over to tb j Commons ball. i i - ' HOUSE OF COMMONS -Dec. ).'.' f ; e Mr. D. A. Barnes presented a memorial. 1 praying the emancipation of James Laoford, a ; slave, and his family. Referred. 1 j Mr. Leach of Davidson, offered the following ! Preamble and Resolution, and moved their re: ferrnce lo the Joint Select Committee on No 1 gro Slavery : ; ;t: - Whereas, The Representatives of the pao'1 pie of North Carolina, now in Legislature semhled. utterly mistrusting the patriotism of' ( extreme ultraism and ambitious politicians both : ! North and South, and determined, as they hivv a right, to prepare the State for that revolution, and resistance into which their contrivances1 may drive us; and whereas it would be idle and ridiculous bravado, to assert the right of; secession or a determination lo dissolve the -Union without indicating by proper and need' ful preparation, a distinct and .certain purpose to carry it out, on the happening of some dis tinct and certain contingency and whereas' such withdrawal Irorn, or resistance to, the Un ion, may, and probably will be followed by a t civil war, the issue or end whereof, no one can forsee, and in the progress of which each state . may have to rely for protection against all the rest of the world, chiefly on its own meant and 4 prowess : and whereas, it would be unwise and impolitic in tbe extreme, a cruel and trea- 4 sonable misconduct in the Representatives ,to ;j i hasten the event which would produce this war 1 without informing the people and preparing 1 'their minds for the approaching dancers and i making eifoiU to raise the means of defence , commensurate with ihe "dangers, and propor tional 10 the spirit and determination of the Rep- ' resentativeg as aforesaid, and whereas the h , State has now no surplus revenue, no arms or ammunition ol war, no army or navy, with an extended frontier and sea coast almost entirely unprotected, ! ) Resolved, That the committee on Negro Slavery be instructed to inquire and report as to the expediency r.i passing an act so increas. ' ing the tax on land and polls as to raise a fundt sufficient to enable the State to defend bar rights, to meet any exigency or emergency that' " may happen, and lo maintain any position she may hve to assume through her-representa- lives. j . --, - f Mr. Dargan moved to, postpone indefinitely,1 upon wrncn an animaiea aeoaie sprung up. ; Mr. Avery moved lo lay them on tbe table., Carried, 82 to 20. . ,.j Those who voted in the affirmative were : ' Messrs. Amis, Avery, Barco, D. AJ Barnes, J.I Barnes, Blow, Bogle, Bond,;' Boykln, Brazier urogden, Cianton, Cotton, Uavidson, Dickin . son, Daton, Erwin, Eure Farmer, Flemming, Flyni, Foard, Fonville, A. G. Foster, AJ M.; Foster. Gorgon, Harrison. G. W. Hayes, Her' ring, J. II. Hill, Y'm. Hill, Jarvis, Cad. Jones, Kallam, Kelly. Lock, Love, Marshall, Martin, McDowell, MtKoy, Neill McNeill, Mizell, Montgomery, Newsom, Parham, Patterson, S. J. Person, T. J. person, Poole, Powers, Ran-' kin, Reinhardt, Rollins, Russell, R. M. Saun-' ders, Saunderson, Sharp, Sheek, Sherrill, Siler Simmons, Sloan, Steele, Stevensorf, Stowe, Stubbs, Sutton! S wanner, Taylor, ThigpenJ Thornburg, Thornton, Tripp, Walton, Webb, B. F. Williams, J. J. Williams, Wilson, Win stead. Peg ram 82. Those wbo voted in ihe negative were: -Messrs. P. Adams, D. F. Caldwell, Cherry Cockerham, Dargan, Douthit, Drake, Dunlap, Hackney, S. Hill, J. M. Leach, McLean, Mc- Lees, McMillan. Piggoii, Ruffiu. Scott, Shim' poch, augh, Winston 20. The hour of iwelvejiaving arrived, tbe two Houses, in joint body proceeded to count the votes cast for Governor at ihe last August elec tion. And Mr. Speaker Edwards announcing the vole as follows: David S. Reid, 45.090; Chas. Manly. 42.337. And David S Reid was declared duly elected to the office of Governor of the State of North Carolina, for two years from the 1st of January next.' j Mr. Rodin from the committee on Amend ments lo ihe Constitution, reported adversely lo the Bill lo elect Judges by the people. On motion of Mr. Stevenson, laid on the table. Mr. .McLean from ihe same committee, re j ported adversely lo the bill lo elect Magistrate! by the people, j Mr. Walton offered an amendment, but tht ' whole subject vas laid on Ihe table. - ; Mr. I). A. Barnes introduced a bill to amend J an act of 1340 '7, making real estate assets. I Adjourned. S E N A T E Tuesday, Dec. 10. Mr. Bynum from the select Committee to wh'n h was referred the engrossed resolution providing fr certain changes in ihe Hall of the House of Commons, and making appropri ations iherefor, rt-ported ibe same with tbe fob lowing amendment, to wit : that the Senate Chamber be furnished in a similar manner to the House of Commons, and that Ihe sum of 800 dollars be appropriated for that purpose. On motion of Mr. Cameron, Resolved, That the Military Committee be instructed to inquire into the expediency of providing for ibe estab lishment of a military Scientific Institution in this State, under the patronage of the Slate. 1 r W u jnin rwt .w tiil . t a s a . ill iMAe poraie pany. Mr. v i. j r.. :i o 1 r - - h.-iiiim' 'Mi III1 rvj V V. J f IIS W fc W W B m 1 r v 1 if 1 11 f 111 1 a .riiiini il hii sib. iihii .11111 Read first lime, passed and referred. Washington, a Jbill to re charter tbe Merchants Bank of Newbern. Read first time passed and referred. ' Wood fin iutroduned the following reso lution : j Be it Resohetl by the General Assembly of the State of Sort h Carolina rThat it is the true I policy of the State lo encourage ihe extension ' of the North Carolina Rail Road, west, lo , Knoxville, Tennessee, and east, from Golds bo- ro' to Newbern or Beaufort ; and as a means of securing ibis improvement for the benefit of the State, Charters ought to be granted lo Com ) panies lo make the respective portions of said road on ihe terms of ibe Charier heretofore granted to the North Carolina Rail Road. Read and made special order of the day (or Tuesday next. Mr. Woodfin reported a serious of resolutions as a substitute for those referred to tbe Com rnittee on Negro Slavery. The bills 10 incorporate ihe Greenville and Raleigh Plank Road Company, and tbe Fay. eiteville and Charlotte Plank Road Company
Carolina Watchman (Salisbury, N.C.)
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Dec. 19, 1850, edition 1
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