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TUESDAY, JANUARY' IS, 1R31. QIIenry Toole, of Pitt county, formerly of this place, has obtained a license to practice law in the Coun ty Courts oi this Stale. (3 We are much gratified to learn that Mr. Gray Little succeeded in obtaining from Gov. Stokes n remit tance of tho fine of $1000, imposed by the Superior Court on Hedding Staton, decM, late of this county, convicted of manslaughter. This hu mane act tv i 1 1 save his widow and children, for the present at least, from the chilling blasts of poverty. General Issembly. The Legisla sell any slave that may be taken up and confined in any jail as a runaway after certain length ol imprisonment and public no tice. Provides that if the own er be unknown, or the slave die, or be renioved from jail by re gular process before the time of sale, tho county to pay the ex penses of imprisonment. More effectually to prevent intermarriages between free ne groes or tree persona ot color and white persons and slaves, and fur other purposes. Pro vides that marringea between free negroes or free persons of color and white persons shall bo null and void; and clerks of courts issuing licenses, and cler gymen and justices marrying such persons, to be fined and imprisoned. More effectually to subject the lands of a deceased debtor From the Raleigh Register. Lwwla lice On T h u rs d ay last, the Resolutions .submitted by Mr. Byxum, in which "the assumption by Congress, of the power to appropriate money to execute projects of Internal Improvement, such as the ma- kin" of Roads and the cutting or four days of the session, was embraced in sundry resolutions protesting against .the Tariff, Internal Improvements by the General Government, approba ting the prominent measures and general course of policy pursued by President Jackson, and recommending ms ru-eieu ture of this State adjourned on Salur-1 to the payment of his or bet ti puhlic and 117 private nets, and 5 j resolutions. We copy from the Ra leigh Star the following captions, in addition to those published in our last pap fir: An net repealing the 2d sec tion of the act of 1322, to limit the term of office of certain offi cers therein named, and amend ing the provisions of said act. Provides that any officer of the County Court, except the she riff, may be renioved from of fne by a majority of the aciing justices, three months notice being previously given in wri ting of such intended removal; or any clerk or master in equi ty or clerk of the Supreme Court may be removed by their respective Courts, after having three months notice of such in tended removal. To prevent all persons from teaching slaves to read or write, the use of figures excepted. "Provides that any person who shall teach any slave to read or write, or give or sell to them any books or pamphlets, shall, if a white person, be fined not less than 100, nor more than S200, or imprisoned; if a free person of color, be fined, im-! prisoned, or whipped, at the dis cretion of the Court, not ex ceeding 39, nor less than 20 lashes; and if a slave receive 39 lashes. To prevent the circulation of seditious publications and for other purposes. Provides that any person, who .shall knowing ly bring into the State with an intent to circulate, or knowing ly circulate or publish such pub lications, or endeavor to excite insurrection, shall, for the first offence, be imprisoned not less than one year, be put in the pil lory, and whipped, at the dis cretion of the court; and for the second offence shall suffer death without the benefit of clergy. To prevent free person's of color from peddling and hawk ing out ot the limits of the eoun of Canals withiu the limits ofjtion to the office of President of liiu iiioiviuuui loiaies, is uu- ty in which they respectively reside. Prohibits such ped dling without an annual license from the county court, under a penalty of 850; and further, shall be liable to indictment, and on conviction be fined and imprisoned at the discretion of Hie court. For the regulation of the pa trol. Makes it the duty of the county court in each county, should they deem it necessary, to appoint a patrol committee in each captain's district, whose duty it shall be to employ a rm- trol. The said court to lay a tax of not more than ten cents on each taxable slave to defray the expenses of the patrol. Amending the act of 1317, to authorise the county courts in ibis State to direct the sheriff to Makes the lands of such deb'.ors liable for their debts for two years after the probate of their last will, or administration granted. To limit the time within which parties interested shall claim equities of redemption in personal property hereafter mortgaged. A failure on the part of the mortgagor to per form the conditions in the mort gage for two years from the specified time, bars all claim in equity to personal property so mortgaged. Authorising the Governor to dismiss field officers in certain cases, and for other purposes. Authorises the Governor to strike from the list any colonel who may fail to make returns, or refuse or neglect to exer cise his regiment when ordered so to do by the reviewing offi cer; and directs the Adjutant General to bring suit against a- ny general officer who shall resign before he reviews his command. Amending the act of 182G, to prevent free persons of colour from migrating into this State, &c. Provides that if any free person of colour migrates to a nother State, and is absent 90 days, he shall not return, unless delayed by sickness or other unavoidable occurrence. Amending the act of 1821, providing further punishment for harboring or maintaining runaway slaves. Imposes 'a penalty of 100 dollars on anv person who shall entice any slave trom his or her owner. Resolution, directing the Go vernor to trausmit to our mem bers of Congress copies of the resolution on the subject of re opening Roanoke Inlet. Directing the State Librari an to purchase three copies of the Journal and Debates of the Federal Convention and State Conventions, and to dis continue, the subscription to the iNortli American lie view. dared to be entirely gratuitous and a direct and palpable vio lation of the Constitution," were adopted by the House of Commons. They were subse quently laid on the table in the Senate by a vote of 48 to 10, from whence they will most probably not again be taken. We hazarded a prediction in our last, that these Resolutions would be rejected, and it seems now in a fair way of being re alized. We thought however, (hat the House of Commons would have done this, without troubling ihe Senate. Our be lief was predicated on the fact, that but a few days previous, Resolutions had been almost 'jnanimously passed instruct ing our Representatives in Congress to apply to the Gen eral Government fbr assistance in re-opening the old Roan oke Inlet. And although con sistency seems no longer to be regarded as a virtue, we eon hi )t expect the Legislature to act so strangely, as to deny to the Genera! Government "the right of doing, what it had been solicited to perforin.- The Resolutions deny spe cifically, that Congress have the right to cur Canals, yet the Le gislature asks them to cut one at Roanoke Inlet for if it be not a Canal, what it! They may call it a 4big ditch" if they choose, but let them refine as much as they will, it js tQ all intents and purposes, a Canal! "To this complexion, it must come at last." Should these Resolutions pass the Senate, our delegation in Congress will be placed in an awkard di lemma, that is, if they consult the decisions. of the assembled wisdom of the State. On one day, they are requested to ap ply to Congress for an appro priation, mid this too by an al most unanimous vole. On tho next, they are told by the Le gislature, that, Congress has no right to grant the appropria tion ums applied lor, and if they vote for any such unconstitu tional disbursement, they do it at their peril. But the glaring inconsistency of such Legisla" tion is sufficiently apparent without further illustration. the United States. I ho pro ceedings in full on these seve ral resolutions will be found under the head "Legislature of North-Carolina," in a preceding column. It may not, however, be superfluous to present here a brief sketch of proceedings. In the Senate, on the 6th inst. Air. Iliuton, of Beaufort, intro duced a series of resolutions expressing the concurrence of this Legislature with the reso lutions, of the State of Alaba ma, approbatory of the conduct of President Jackson, and re- . rw. currencc. rhey were nw i in tnat House on the net ?: and on motion of Mr A -i laid on the table. The t ' was supported by Mesiji?" Kay, Martin and Mearc, opposed by Messrs. Wilson nm riintnn ,.ri "pai Mr. IVilstnn snK.nn...... ru cd that they be taken un considered, which Waa ' sed, 36 to 1G. r Resolutions applauding firmness and patriotism otQ, Jackson, and declaring t1 present state of the nation best interests of the Union"!" quire his. re-election, tvereJi" initted in the House of (j0 mons on the 6th inst. by Wheeler; but, being SUpc.. ded by other resolutions of t same purport, previously int' dueed, they were laid upon if -table. ; The reader will have obscr;. ed that, while the llnI , - - - M x 'SUM I commending his re-election. Mr. Martin moved to postpone i Commons almost unnmm ' ihe consideration thereof to the j insisted on the adoption of ft. 3d Monday of November next; j amendment recommending which motion was supported by jsident Jackson to the peopled Messrs. Martin, Al cares, and j the U. States for re-election ; M'Kay, and opposed by Messrs. j Senate, . although thnj Ha milton, of Beaufort, Wilson 1 mousht passed resolution .. and fcpaight. 1 he motion was proving his administration r'c lost by a vote of 19 for, and 38 ! fused, by a small majority' against it. Air. Al'Kay then,! concur in the amendment V ooj.:iung io me pnraseology, ; persons at a distance had no moved their commitment to ajan opportunity to hear the res select committee; which was 'sons offered in justification c: carried, and the Speaker ap-1 the course thus pursued by tfei ,.w....,,v. iwoio. jtiiuuii. oricuiiaie. wo neem it .ii n! lu mum, Ulilll 10 I tic fcCE Heaufort, Meares, Martin, M'-jlcss Kay and Spaight, to form the ate, iy and bpaight, to form the ate, the State, at lnro-f ;ml committee. After having reti- j President himself, to state tiers red a while, Mr. Ilinton, from j so far as they have been ei the said committee, reported a pressed. In the first place, substitute for the resolutions, of some, although they were entire' the same purport, except that ! ly pleased with the course here the resolution in tavor of Presi- itofore pursued by the Pre m iii s re -election was Internal Improvement s... The foU lowing article 1'rom the Raleigh Reg ister partly explains Ihe extraordinary proceedings of our last Legislature re lative lo Internal Improvements. We omitted. Mr. Spaight moved to amend the report by adding a resolution recommending Atf drew Jackson to the people of the United States for re-election. This amendment was opposed by Messrs. Martin, Meares and MKay, and sup ported by .Messrs. Spaight, Ilin ton of Heaufort, and Wilson, and was lost by a vote of 32 to 23. The report of the commit tee was then concurred in, and the resolution adopted and sont to the House of Commons for concurrence. The resolution were returned from the House of Commons on the 7th, propo sing to amend the same, by ad ding a resolution exoressinr n desire that Gen. Jackson may be re-elected. This amend ment was opposed by .Messrs. ik..y,muaies aua iiartin, and Political. The proceedings of our late -General Assembly on the various resolutions presented to them, appro ving the general policy of the present Administration and recommending President Jackson for re-election are involved in as much confusion and perplexity as were those relative to the Tariff and Internal Improve ments. The abstract of those pro ceeding, given by thc Kaleieh Star fre subjoined. Ve observe in the Star also, a protest, signed Jos. H lnin.. i . had heard it previously intimated .l,.,t ' . ano!".e:r' Zn by a few or those person, who generally W.r. St"' "V MonlSO'n use their tale,,s and theiMcarningi ' "" KeT' ant' lJa- "to make the worse appear the bct,c"rCcn- rfl?!" P" . . - "wjr uu muse reso reason,' had the address to nersuadf most of the members that the object contemplated byihcNagw's Head re solutions was "neither flesh nor fish, but pure horse-mackerel" and that the vote on the resolutions was pre dicated on the belief that it wds an external improvement, and conse quently not within thc range of the other obnoxious system but we could not belteye than any of the members could be led astray bj' such a hocus pocus argument. And yet, we have heard no other explanation of their conflicting votes on these and Mr. Bynum's resolutions. dent, and openly avowed tk approbation of his adminisb tion, thought it premature a the Legislature to recoiling his re-electron: and oihen again, who were equally warm in the expression of their at tachment to our present Chief Magistrate, thought that tli: eleetion of President was a sub ject with which the Legislate ought not to intermeddle, ex cept in extreme cases: and sue! a case did. not exist, as the? conceived, at present. . Otto viewed such an act of the b gislature in the light of caucu; sing; and, although they wei; as firm supporters of Ihe Adm nistration as any in the comms-. nity, any proceedurc assumioj a shape so abhorrent to tkic judgment and feelings, theyW conscientiously bound to oflr pose, feuch are the rrrounfc lutions. And a protest, signed Geo. Miiau anu another, s cma rk..i... Spaight, of the House of Commons, against Mr. Worth's ami-nullifying resolutions. We will inserl in our next paper one or two of these pro tests, believing that they contain sen t.ments worthy the profound and at tentive consideration of the people of (ti i s oiate. From the Raleigh Star. The most important business that engaged the attention of the Legislature for thc last three supported by Messrs. Spaight! we have heard, advanced H flflfl I I lilt An 4 I . mi I .t . I- e " " "Biutori. l lie , Uiose who opposed the araen; feoiintc refused to concur, 20 nient,and such are (he rcasof voting for, and 24 against it. by which, no doubt, they ' wii uic same day, a message j influenced. So that the v was received from the House of ' on that question, it is mnnifc' Vn!1.?!1S,nS1vlv';ffUI,0r, irosno test of political part' I r 'ereuI,on on in the Legislature; and asfc raouon f Mr. M'Kay, the rnso-! ther evidence of this, wc tff X To IC VCr 011 tab'e' i the fact' ll,at il ielievcd xW 1, . -I. . A . , j was not a sing e individual t Commons agreed to amend lection of Henrv Clav Alt o arf;Tte"Vr0m t,,8.8"e. 7-s, no one was "y card r" Jackson mn, i" : I Presa such n sentiment. 'v 'u-eiecied, al most unanimously (5 or 6 on ly voting a"uinst it." M r. Sa vve 1,' ! ?m," n of ,l,c Proceedings of : ' '.' 'ons. ot llle general .resolution rennP;n n,.r Sc' ft" 1 'ml approbatory of.ators and !' ' ' ongress to use their ende1' From the Raleigh Star. Jn tlm jslcototi iAi.t-rnrr ? COUrae nurcmwl U.. - rlont t i 1 UJ x-resi- uent Jackson, wnm he House of Commons, ontho "... ..im. anu, alter underT0in various amendments, on tfe so voral motions of Messrs. Bra" Henry and Sawyer, were adorn' cd only 9 voting against them m.d sent to the Senate for " on" ors tn ii, !,.., .i. n.Ticfi ' Government to undertake re-opening of Roanoke I"lc!i we inadvertently omittcJ t mention that .Mr. Wilson, cj Edgecombe, was among who opposed thc rcsoIutK As that gentleman was oncc
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