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of the peopW should 5 MbslUirte l. wi the
Vilrof the people whom be rw nis , but hes
Unmindful tU he, trsth?r vita the '-J
wWiwbomWac ia this ca are
of th people, art ! are s Wuu!:- the.r vnl tor
that of their cenvttiwents. L?t in bwar, les t in
e-iwuriag SU Maniraitt.fcAhai which liberty
would surest !u did honestly, (however unu
I ly,) we do nnt s ject nurs-ivc to tbe same cen-
sure at the'bar of public .nkiv and from our
ro;titueiits, whosi ants we are
The Senile of ihe U.med States censured the
President, because they believed he .was -wrong.
He is 9 public officer, r.d tlei ' his Constitutional
diriiers. We iisLmcl Mr. Ma.n;um to do what
no hiijh minded, honorable man c-A do, viz, undo
his own act and.gainsav his own declaration.
We are not his Constitutional adviser, nor at the
time of tb. transaction referred to, in bc:ng as a
le?islativf.b(v1v. .
Araiir, the censure of the Senate is on.y d.;cla
Rn it nafnW wh.-reai the instruct'.ons here
"ivsrt are to operate j imperative and cpn;mlso- j
tv. iTJiere is another point whirl I wtsh tq
. j irin? to th-; consideration of ihs House. I he op
l million to the Administration are a large and re
J cpectable minnrily. Amon them are men who
Inve r"fl?c'ted hoiior nwn NortU Carolina men
' whV hftve shone britiianllv in every station as-
i!ted them,-- ad who huve tUd the fcignssi ap-'j
noifltmnts within the Kift of ttis -.fisiruure. -3Tiieir
opinions were rmc,o entitled to. respect if
they are honest j and u'ho- dare, impugn their ho
wAil are they not still entiltbd to respect 1 A part
from all othir considerations, that liberality ot
" fueling that might to pervide every enlightened
i body, ought tobs a guarantee against injustice.
Tiouse not resentment by opf ression, for when
ffVa'rnoce become a crime, resistance is vir
t Th-Jf- ar? pViiitsMyfUid which forbearance
' knows no eof.trwl ?vtn extermination is prefera
ble t- a s ies of multiplied wrongs. Civil Li
fjcrty, t! noble t -achievement of man, is the
prrle of this a;c and of the American. people. In
fh3 antvi?'e of Judge mackstoney'lit t rooted in
,mr vrtry soil." Tou-'.h but its hai;p, and tie no
Ilcst chord in the soul", c-f roan will vibrate to tho
Bound! lioticr is it then to msct upon those great
principles treason an l justice, orduined by Hca
f veil as th'i 1aV of . nature, and instinctively im
' Stated jo every human breast, than to subject the
p oplof the State Q the cvih resulting f ern nv
vstine' coinmotior.3. ; The e.ycs of my thoaand
freeme nr upon us, lookjng to their IJ-ftpresnta.'
tives as the anchor of their Rope j and shall we,
by a blipd infatuation, ai-pt as a prcced-:it, a
Uisolutf in tl.at ays yet unborn may regret.. . I
repeat jws are .assembled IW'C nn l.-r'no ordmary
tf.-grce of'nsponsibility. -i'We.arS thconly legui-
L-jMate tribitnai to who.n our eonstttuenfs, the sove
T:igii people, can look for junjice and rely for a
true expression of ' their principli-s. Could we
tiy :ct them after the passage of th-. infimous Re
solutions,. ( every honorable man must term a
di& honorable instruction) and aiiegY we had dis
" charged our duty faithfully, in disfranchising
ne half tha citizens of the $t;.te ; or slwuld we
' have th? hardihovxl to assort it 1 -WiLUhe pcojle
'ubscribe to the doctrine 1 I have a belter opinion
of their judgement; and although it is passible in
these times of Party management, that the Tleciv
Jutions may be .' sustained by the Legislature, I
3iave no hesitation jn saying that a majority of
Hhe freemen of the Stale would repel them with'
Jndignation. ' I .hope, - hoiyeTer,' 'as Representa
tives of a high minded peopl.-, you v.-iil c6n.i J ir
ip right of suffrage, a the inalienable prerogative
f freemen ; and your votes, in this, and all other
eases, ie-wels, committed vp your- care, under -n
implieu contract, that you will dUpo of them,:
neither through partiality, nor prejudice neither
cnemiesbut that truided bvthe'dictatesof honesty
md jnstiee, you will dispose of them
withasolee3rc
Xo the public good. What then, does t he public good
Tqu're"? I will go farther, and ask what docs the
interest of the 'Jackson Part v require ! Does it
require an jinrelenting persecution of all who (tare
presume to differ from tliem in opinion T If so,
you, are faithful advocates.; I, however, had
WVoiLjht Jt was the privilege of freemen to mffer
in mtini'MS inn mnMmi nrotn
"n. . T i . v - i .i !... I
fy htue nsaVwho .hr to speak freely of
Hiveaeul If so, God forbid that shouul
rte a suppliant tool cngaged in erecting a throne of
despotism upon the ruins ot a Kepublic. ; Jnu as
matter of Party policy, (coiiid 1 believe such sel
iishncss, polluted this Hall) should these Resolu
tions pass, they will drf more to injure the came
ot the Administration m JNorth Carolina ami,
h,in-r contmni ulmn ours, -Ivrs. than all the artilTiC" """V CUi 1J: ' 1 ,s " '
. .lerv m, hih iIir liitllempnle : of tlu. rnrtm coidd
'""ljjiurr against us. Thore is a redeeming spirit in
jhe people. There i.s a hatu! rn xhieldfthe just.
From whence come these Resolutions 1 and in
tvhit language are they couched 1 If I am eor-
, ticty informed, they come as a kind memento
fVoni a departing brother, in testimony of his re
U'lr l for our wcIiVp, aftvi his interest Vn.iy hnvf
tastd to be one with our3. Wos to such regard !
W-v; to such prosperity Were wc to adopt it,
"if. would: be more tolerable for many cities than
'for this." ! Wh it is the language of the Resolu
tions 1 Rad them t A rrqui.-st simple on their
face, but containinip.g all the elements of deep laid
: urtince an enemy- in the camp, with a dagger
- in his bosom. Shall we be iLsultimdy tokL that
these Resolutions tire ejepectod to effect their
rfarcd object 1
Is thre a man here, who believes
Jh:it the reversion of Mr. Man "-urn's -vote would
atfterth? Journal pf the Senate Will the Conr
bined talent of th? nation remind theii own delib
at act J ' -
Can a drecerninc: people, Sir, discover no other
ib "Ct m these Risohnionsl The c;ipaciy ut'
this House has b-n egregiously misconceived, if
it was supposed wc wure Bms- easily io be duped.
X- t us unmask monster, and his hideous de
formity will appftar disperse: the misty atmos
i hcre that'surrounds them and dismantle thm of
- the drapery in which they are enveloped, and
hey arc nothing less than instructions to Mr.
Mangum, TO Rrsrav, This is the naked truth.
ud these the fangs they have studiously endeav
ored to conceal. Better, had the instructions been
divested of deception, and then might the excuse
of Knncsty at least have been pleaded in th. ir He
half. BittJ had the urnrii
. 1 , . " 6 '! ";.vu .ii u
liesottuion j the tocetn of alarm would have been
to nnded and the friends of fret do?n would have
railed to , the rescue. It would hav& been
rather too strong a dose to snit the palate of hon
est and independent Patriots, who are unpre
paml to sacrifice their country's' dearest interests
on tke altar of Party. I hope Sir, that he result
i-fthe "e on the rmsage of ihs Resolutions will
r prove to onr constituents that they have yet some
free Representatives'. I consider, Mr. Speaker,
that in this q?ition is involved an4mportantprin
eipte, viz. the right of instructing tnejn from office
who have acted houesUy, before thiir term has
expired a right, as I conceive derogatory to die
epirit of the. Constitution. If none ef the consid
trattons I have mentioned' will suffice to arouse
t you from slumber, I have only to say, sleep on
IT) on, until you are awakened by the cinkin
of the harruacr, that would rivert manacles ta
ycur wrists, and drive to despondence tlie last hope
. vtner ftrospect.
feir, I fcave been insultinff!
!v i ffAiil hitr cnm that
f V Vu was jioi a farty man. was not their man,
J wish to be no ujan'a man, when I desert princi
ple ; neither w any man, ray man, further than he
dheresto the sam rule. He tliat goes with
Tny as well when it is right, as when it is wrong,
xs every other man's man bat his own. I will
upport i the Administration when I believe it
'wEj P03,6 U whe 1 brieve it wrong.
Whfv.in the days of die framer of tVe ConstitS
tmn, ever heard of men s ment " Those were the
inspired 1 minds that gave being to our free institu-
" wa.,r. Government in its purity,
Ma w-was principle the tie, that bound kind
red souls together. .W, it has become other
71V: e bfcome ubiects of a blind
SmL? Stae-ci receive an appmntment.
-fcwt "RGENCT-M The term
.pubbcao no bnger means an advocate for
for arbuary powef.. The pure prtnciplea which
1Ipated our forefathers SSC&y,
d.icldnrfeS, th,lhe S51em.n who intro
gced the Rewluuoas, u about to leave North
appears to have been entombed idi. their bodies
If there is a remnant left.
by which" to mark their
.ad for its interposition
desccnuanis, duty calls s
in behalf oi the infant,-
ei "inod-er -and ajjsd.
Shall we twins confusion upon our wives and
children, before tliis generation has passed away 1
Shall we suffer those Revolutionary Patriots who
still linger amongst .tis, aij if unwiHing to take
their exit, until their d;L eeixJaots have realized
the bHifits of their achic fcinents, shall thcij bear
to their departed friends tl:e ad tidings of mart's
degeneracy 1 ( VVill you givo longer uneasiness ro
their dt-cliniiig age or w 11 you uot send thtm to
anotheratiU a better wor id, j convinced that they
have entailed opon' their .0spVitig the blessings of
Civil Liberty ? Civil libexiw means equalliberty,
and is specially adapted lor the protection of tlie
ft)w. ' This is the Liberty jof which that nation
from which we sprung, ((England 1 mean) was
nroiT.J to boRst." This is jtb.4 Liberty for which
her bold Lion reared his lofty crest, wuh fangs
hnd talons printed for a ieaih-likt vengeance.
This is the Liberty of whijih our own blessed
stripes are . emllemattv-tiis! is the -Liberty- for
wnicn me American Lae the most maiestic
bird that soars, displays pin 1 unfurled banner to
the breeze, spangled with stars, to lisht a benwrht-
ed world to freedom.! Thvs is the Liberiv which
gives the American name a basrt to honor in
every ciime. i ins is the liberty tor wlucU those
Iieavcn-born Patriots, that have ; ione before us,
risked their lives and their fortunes 'and sealed it
with their blood, and this, loo;, permit me to hopj'e,
is the Liberty which it will be the anxious desire
of you, as their offspring :o perpetuate. Never
let it be said that we are the lviworthy descendants
of t!;at illustrious race, .or t tiat m;tukind have de
generated in a land.of Freedom ; but prove to the
world in spite trt skeptic re a ymtng,"" that man is
capable of self-government and that Xortk-Caro-tinh
would be the last to erect a throne Upon the
ruins of h?r free Instiiutkn.s ;! that it is beneath
the virtue of her frecborn nous t couc h to kiss
the hand of royalty, or boi? thcj- h nee before the
despotic frowns of power ; but that she would
wrench from tyranny its scepllre and its crown
A iil, b'-forc thse Resolutic ns i pass, not. only as
your fellow citizen, but as the Representative of
tVeomen upon this floor and n their nam'e, per
mit mo to conjure you, as you respect your
selves, j as you-respect youj- character as a
State, as you hold liberty dear, and by every tie
that should bind man to his jpquntrv-,- to strihe a f;;
fal. an d a rtUlly-b!3w atth$ root of all party com
binrttions which, under thej m-ask of protection,
would usurp your rights ; indj restore to their o
riginal purity, ami hand cUhviiito poKirrity, not
only unimpaired butstreiist'rjenjd, that Repiiblican
form 'of Government, and tljjosa free institutions,
we U.ive mneriieiJ lroni rtiir i ancesters, as the
greatest benediction the god ot; xSature has per-
mitted one man or sot of men! to transfer to an -
Jn eonclu?ion, when the qiesp'on is taken, I call
for the Yens and Auy.v thai ari enlightened peo
ple, contending ,t nature's nob) est 'boon, Liberty
and Jisticb. nmy put theirjfinger upon the man
who acknowledges no fiw but j caprice, nt right
but power, and is led by theflattery of Party to
forget the people. Be cautious in your decision,
lest v.'ben reason may return'you should be found
upon U:e stool of repentance, rlesf rtcd by the &'V
ercigns, or bowing at the shrine of injured inno
c uice, seeking to innke reparation for the wrongs
you have inflicted u;xn j our country. Act wor
thy of yourselves act worthy of your calling
be guided, be governed and dictated, to alone, by
that'inwnrtf monitor, which rules in every man s
hrfirt, and teaches him his duty to himself, his du
ty to his Icllow-man, and his duty to his God
Zy We would remark that we do not consider
t r
hrcorophance with the. rcq.est to publish Mr.
f leimngs &pcch,-nt establishing
precedent
Speeches,
for either party.
We insertjjbut few
well knowing that but few will. read thexn.
. , EXTRAC-r
Fro7n the Ninth Annuall Report nf the.
'board oj Managers oj The, Prison Iks-
tiiriline Siftriftj lias
I bis IS the piare W
mare Jwn-eie there wero im
prisoned, ?n three years, en!dmo; Novem
ber 1, 1830. for less Ihaniive dollars eacb.
one thousand and tcighty-
y-jtwo poor debt
e lime, sev-en Imn-
or?, and, dunncthe same
dred and twenty-three more-! for: less "than
'r,, 1, i tu: :J v. t
uuere, noia iuay i, loou, to cepiemoer
24, of the' same year, a period of less
than five months, forty persons-were im
...I r T f onn L n ' 1
prisoned lofjsums-not exceeding, one dol
lar and one ce,nt each, and where Keller,
at the suit of Mable, before Justice Clack,
was imprisoned two days, arid McBride,
at the suit of Black before Justice Cinns,
was imprisoned thirty-twd days, for two
cents each. This is the place where
"have been received into jthe .lebtorsa-
partments," say i the, committee of the le
"islature. in tneir renort. dated March 15.
dc-MQQ tha roi,Lnt' JkJflr WA
i . , x. i lj.
cna.rse, about 1 one -nundred 4-persons per
mouth," i. e. for debt ; where, say the
same committee, "there arq no attendants
for the sick ; no medicine ijn Ithe keeper's
liands, lor immediate relief; rip addition
al nourishment, when (the patient becomes
convalescent; uovbeddrng, lior supplies of
clothing, or for washing, beyond the scan
ty provision' of the lawi" Vhat the scan
ty provision of the awj is; they elsewhere
say, "is one, hve cent Ipat ol bread, daily,
from the county, and the useiof two blan
ket.'! And, again, thtfy say, vThe poor
debtors have nothing by law but bread,
water, and the blankejts, aj room and a
fire." "The poorest sleep upon the floors,
and pick up what they lean find about the
Prison." This is the Prison building;.
although it was for the
Use of the dead in
a different part of it, to
which were sent,
of August. 1S02.
frornl which fbrty
wjitbj the cholera,
days :! where the
on the night of the 4th
two cartloads of coffins;
nine persons, who died
were buried in eight
chief keeper, on the "fatal Supday," as it
is caueu, oewuaerea witn ratigue, ana al
most In a state of derangement, called an
on the recorder of the. city, and many of
trie prisoners were uiscnargea, tne magis
trate protesing, at the same time, that he
had no legal right to discharge them:
where "a robust black man was promised
his pardon, if he would help' out with the
dead, which he did j" where,! "on examin
ation after the cholera, were roundin the
basement story, some fetid sheep-skins,
and hair in small amouni;"! where one
hundred and seventy men, a id one hun
dred and ten women, were locked up at
night in thirteen rooms,! on ibe night of
the 30th of July, when the cholera broke
font; giving an average of twenty-one per
sons to eacn room ; tne rpomsjoeing aoout
twenty ieet square. This would give to
each person, on the floor, a space of six
feet and four inches by three feet ; a space
about as long, and a little wider than the
common grave of an adult And why it
does not prove the bed of death to those
who lie down upon it mach oftener than
it does, no man can tell. ! Bed t "Abed,"
say the committee of the 'legislature, is
seldom seen in tois mson : tnere is no
provision of this kind- made
by law for J
ihe fatal night wfcerfifcje.
4.
one hundred a& ten
women were locked up in four room. each
twenty feet square, giving an average Qf
twenty-seven women to each room, with
out a bed. Whv should not the ch'plera
break out? Why should not the jail fe-
ver prevail why , should not aftffbca
lion be produced ?
livtftiH morninp; ?
O
How, do they-lever
But do any W say.
Was not this a most exlraordinannstate
of things? Was it ever so befori? 0r
has it ever been so since ? .We-rJwer,
So far as our knowledge and observation
extends, through jnine years, therthas
been no essential Variation fin the crowd
ed and insufferable condition ' of ihese
night-rooms. IIow many persorJ are
subject to such treatment in a singll sea
sou 1 The committee of the legisfeture
say,, that there weje seventeen hundred
and eighty-four persons committed td this
Jail, in the months jof June, July, Aogiust
and September, 1832. The average they
stateto be from twelve to" fifteen a day,
whilcn would give from 3600 to1 45(10 an
nually. Now, the riumber of nignt-rooms,
for ihis immense i pumber to be fonfined
in, is thirteen, nine for men and four for
women. And what say the committee of
the moral effects of ;11)is C&nnty fh$cm ?
" The Ajrch Street Jail is the gomroon
receptacle of ttntried priscneTsbf every
description, and has always been consid
ered one c! the . worst schools of .vice.-
Highway robbers, murderers, burglars,
counterfeiters, vagrants, and those com
mitted for petty larcenies, are mingled
with some confined jfor the most trivial in
advertencies, to whpmare occasionally
junited those innocent of th otTences laid
to their charge, against whom are to be
found men, who, in the language of a
keeper, 'will swearj for a glass of grog.'
Those, who have eyer been confined in
this -Jail -for. slight offences, will have the
finder pointed at them by the hardened,
villain, wnenever tie; meets tnera abroad ;
1 for he takes delight, aud COnceiVes it a
point of duty, to recognize one hf has ever
met in the Jail. Slisrht offenders ar-trf
ten indoctrinated by jthose r;rotn callous
in various habits, who will practice them
in picking prrckets ; give them an account
of tiie manner in which thy enter stores
with false keys and jother meats; teach
them how to rob, hy adroitly knocking
down the unwary ; jnarrate tie various
modes of stealing horses ; tell pf their es
capes and. adv'enturesj and hoSv to avoid
the penalty of the law by shift-and con
trivance. They interest the feelings pre
judices and passions of those who consid
er themselves ao-rrrieved by t.-ir confine
ment, and rejoice to prepare; them foi fu
ture depredations upoii society. The most
loathsome and unnatural propensities are
sometimes iixdulged bv these wretched
objects. t Schemes of escape, atid for the
commission of the highest cSVnces, are
confrived in the Prison. The ingenuity
and tact which are exhibited often prove
too Bedaftivo tinon tt vxinca of thos
ppf$tin nri0tt are-
alike depraved. J
Such is the Arch
Street Prisan, in
Philadelphia. It is true that a new Coun
ty Prison is building, to take away, when
it is finished, the criminal part of its
m
mates : but wnat
is ten
be done with the
poor
debtors ?
FROM THE NEW
TOEK T1MKS.
v Jhi Charhstowji Convent Rioters.
There are circumstances connected with
the trial of Buzzell who was recently ac-
quitted, calculated .to create a melancho
ly impression on the public mind. Du
ring the course of the trial, handbills
were thrown into the court room, threat
ening violence. to the court, the jury, Ahe
witnesses, ana tne government officer.
unless the prisoner was
acquitted. When
was given, the
the verdict of acquittal
crowd in the court brbke into indecent
applause. A motion bv
tho prosecuting
ial of the other
officer to. postpone the t
prisoners on account of
material witnesses, and
the absence of
also on account
jlic feeling, vas
of the excited state of pu
denied by the Court. ' Immediately after
the delivery of the verdict, a man gallop
ed through the streets of Boston, shout
ing, j " acquitted, acquitted," and if the
Boston papers may be relied on, the jury
which gave the verdict were as fickle
and weak if not worse--as any twelve
men who ever sate in judgement over
their fellows. The act of sacking and
burning the Convent was the act of fiends.
It disgraced the country and h?ft a blot
upon the fair fame of the citizens of Boston
and its vicinity. The news of this law
less and brutal outrage was received
throughout the union with feelings of
ut cjj iiuuoiii -nee, uu; vc n irii ium un
der a government of law, and in a corp
munity celebrated for its love cf order.
the perpetrators of this fiendish act would
be brought tp that punishment due to tc
enormity of their crime. ( We well recol
lect the conduct of Bishop . Fen wick fn
that occasion, his calm and temperate ap
peals to the followers of his flock his re
liance' upon the justice of his Protestant
brethren, and upon those" laws which pro
tect all creeps alike, and. the spirit of
Christian forbearance and irifldness which
shone thoughout his wboIe deportnient
We recollect too the admirable conduct ff
the leading Protestants at' Boston, who
pledged themselves that j no exertidm
should be left untried to bring the guiltj
tp punishment, and to purge themselves
of the foul stain which rested on their ci
ty. If we mistake not, it was also deter
mined that the Convent should be rebuilt
.1 , .1 .. t - . .1
that another and a fairer fabric sbmiU
. i f
rise upon its rami la be Consecrated to
the purposes ofre igion and education.-
mi J
either sex." On t
cholera broke out,!
uV ning seenWnen rie-as.ertained that it bad a branch
tions have been made to fulfil the plednfent
g "- piwiiiijc- iuauc uve raonms gO.
We repeat thar we see thronghout this
whole aflair, little that is caleuiated to'l-
e-ate the character of the Bostonians in
eyesoftheir feilow-countrvmeri.
It has beeriUvell suggested, that as no
steps have yet been taken by the people
of Gharlestown or Boston to repair the
wjrong done to private property, -and to
removejn pajrt the stain which rests, not
on then? alone, but on the nation by this
fiendish violation of the majesty of the
law.hat the fitizens of other states take
the matter in hand. At the time the
news of the " cSonfla'gration was received,
cur contemparies joined with us in insist
ing that the Convent must be rebuilt, that
if the eitizens' of Boston and Gharlestown
did not take the affair into their own
hands, h wouU become the solemn du'ty
oreveTy citizen throughout, the country,
no matter what might be his sect or creed,
to contribute j-his . mire towards a fund
which would replace the property of
those outraged and persecuted individu
als, wrested from them by the hands of
an infuriated mob." Now is the time that
we should acijn this matter.; If the pro
prietors and inmates of the Convent were
persecuted on account of their creed, it
becomes the duty of every man in favor
of religious toleration to lend his aid in
crushing the fierce spirit of religious per
secution, the deadliest foe Jo our liberties.
The Convent was a seminary of educa
tion, Catholic in name, but Protestant aa
much as Catholic in its direction, for its
pupils and inmates were of all sects. The
name of Convent may be an odious one,
but a Convent in the strict 'sense of the
term,' cannot exist in this country. There
is no ecclesiastical law here to lord it o
ver the civil law. Tlftre can be no im
prisonment, nq bodily confinement, but
that which thj? civil law commands.
The superstitious, the bigotted, and the
ignorant, whose imaginations have bee n
inflamed bv'talesof aark deeds commit-:
ted within tbe walls of convents, may
! picture to tnerhselves similar Scenes wuh-
i . i .it '
in tne walls-ot. convents m tins country.
But none but the grossly blind the most
stupidly ignorant of the character of our
institutions can! indulge in such ideas.
A convent can be nothing more with us
than a place of refuge and repose to those'
who preier its quiet and seclusion to the
noise and bustle of the world No one
can be forced" in to. it, and no one can be
retained in it by force or duress. The
few. convents that we have, are consecra
ted Rot tp the purposes of religion alone,
but to those of education, and, so far as
we have learned, Protestant, as well as
Catholic' scholars are instructed in them.
But enough of ' this. We wish , not to
cherish unkind thoughts towards our
brethren at the east, but we do insist that
it is a duty of eyer'y friend of religious
toleration, every! friend of his country, ev
ery lover of law and order to lend his
hand in redressing the wrongs . of a deep
ly and cruelly injured class of our fellow
citizens. If there be charity,1 liberality
or manliness in the land, measures on
this subject will be.'prprripdy taken.
imis pusc -.--An ;c
Shum'u, who livei
I ho,vls that stand
man, nam ea who lived in one bi
ihe wretched ho,vls that, stand in the rear
of SI
heriff street; and! whose apparent poy
and manifest suffering from a dread-
env
i
tuj .case o hermtx. had lor
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nr
excited the
sympathy of his humane neighbors, died
on i- riday last of (asthma and a'complica-
mn -it I'hi.r r1, . .4..,-. IT:. 11
known o be of a very obstinate and ec-
centric disposition s and, althousrh he had
been confined to his bed several weeks, he
not only rejected all medical aid, but per-
sistedto thelast in his singular haoit of
seepinS in tne whole ot his wardrobe,
jacket, and a: frieze, overcoit: which all
"l",l"lcu m.cumu .ueu proois oi tne old
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mans attachmentJ On wridnrfair K
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sent ior ivir. M van Uuersoh, a respecta
ble countryman of his, residino- in the
neigiioornooci, who had often iven him
haritable relief, and privately requested
him to make his Will. To this centle-
mans great sarj.rize he bequeathed va
rious sums of money, amountino- alto
gether to 8 3,700 to children and grand
children residing at Newark and Albany:
v,l c J 4:11 it- ' '
uuu Luijiiuemiauy miormeu mm where
thisj property was i deposited. Fie; then
narrated to Mr. Van Duerson the follow
ing remarkable facts in his history:
we stated that about 20 years ago, he
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Hamburgh, and, having been long in
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wiwi considerate sums o money lor con-
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wuu L1 i-Jiiueiice lie was mauCPQ tO
vioiaie ms trust, ana to abscond to this
country wna a arje sum. llavm? ar-
the purchase of two houses, whicfi adjoin-
iu.iru,UIC Kieaier )an oi 11 in 1
led each other, and which, before he had
effected an insurance on them, were burnt
to the ground. Considering this a judge
ment of heaven upon his dishonesty, he
determined to devote the remainder of I
us life to a severe course of industry and
parsimony, with the single obiect in view
ofjnaking full restitution to the pet-ions
whom he had injured, or to their descen-
dantsl - s I
He adopted another name. and. with I
tne means be had left, commenred Kni-I
ness m this city as a tobacconist : and al-
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.uuuu uts uuuc "os a leiau one.-ana Be I
w vuuaiMeu jciiieny oi a pair oi devote himself to the interest of his family
breeches,- that at some remote era -had This independent and disinterested
been constructed of blue velvet, a sailor's course of conduct, has secured to him en-
had again suffered a heavy loss from fire, der of the day' for Monday. Mr. M
he had succeeded five vears since, iri ac- Oheen hrMonto . t,;n :
quiring sufficient propertjr to accomplish
his just and elevated purpose. He then,
accordingly, sold bis stock in trade, and
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cj - - .v-i
amount to Hamburg, where the mercan-
tile firm he had defrauded still continues.
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naifl
to the original sum he had embez
zled, with a certain rate of interest The
latter, however, was irenerbasltr ret nme
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ijnd this, together with ; some surplus mo
ney, he has bequeathed a's above stated.
For the last.five years he has lived in ut
ter . obscurity, and irj severe accordance
with. his long formed fiabits of parsimony,
His JSxeeutor, Mr. Van Duerson, found
the above named sum if 83.71J0, pf incipaj
ly in doubloons, curie usly concealed in a
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which, seems to have been the depository
of his current funds. New York CimricA.
F.HOM THE PHILADELPHIA PEXNSTLVANlAX
COLONEL BENTON.
-It is a subject of general notoriety tha
Colonel Benton, the distinguished Senato
fron- .Missouri, has been for the last eighj
years one of the most able and efficient
members of that body. He seems to have
prescribed a course- for himself, the bes
calculated to secure an honorable and last
mg- reputation. The light skirmish of
debate he 'has left to others, and local sub
jects which too often telicir an uti6cral
consequence by the improper interfexeni
of the members -gtiitwiu'ji, hat
proper aiscretion, avoiueu. 10 mancw
of deep and general interest has he con
fined himself, and has never allowed him
self to beprecipitated, into debate, before
he had mastered- his subject -by. reflection
and study. The consequence has been
that his speeches have gone forlh to the
world, imbued with profound reflection,1
and bearing the impress of deep jand
statesmanlike research. Upon; the sub
jects of Public Lands, the- United States
Bank and Currency, his arruments em
body a mass of historical information and
documentary evid.ence, that make them
the epitome o( libraries, and may be re
ferred to as lights upon these topics.
So successfully has he advocated the
best interests of his country, and so fully
has he given the .resources of his mind,
as auxiliary to the leading measures ol
the present Administration, that his name
has gone abroad upon the breath. of ap
plause and hereafter he will be classed
among the benefactors of the country.
Col. Benton is no popularity hunter p
h.e waits not to see the direction of popu
lar sentiment, and then to throw himself
on the tide. ,
; In the discharge of duty he is willing
to become a pioneer, ahd seek to shape
public opinion; rather than to run after it.
This lie did in refernpe to the Bank of
the U. States, i: When he first moved up
on this subject, and he was he fl est to
jtnoye in it, he stood, alone in the Senate,
sounding the alarm that has recently been
responded to throughout the land. Noth
ing daunted by his solitude, he .has march
ed steadily on, from session to session,
auversary,-unm ins victory lias Decome
comnleie. in the reformation nfmiHicsnn.
timent, and the overthrow of a monied
oligarchy that yas overshadowing every
thing.
Col. Benton is no office seeker. If his
ambition had taken that direction, he could
have shared the honor of high places.
with his illn5trirmc nconniolo TI
hreferred tos-rve w-eretheinnWt wtin
of the nronloravp him n nnciiion in thp
Senate of the United4, States. He has
made it thclhenfrn of hi fw nnd
close of the present session, he voluntari-
ly retires to Mhe walks-of nrimtplifo to
louo - h for n ?t.i'Mmnn t h rrt'- u
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admiration, confidence and good ,ouin
ion of his country.
t rom an tni, a valuable and .'instruc
tive lesspn may be deduced ; that th first
aim of a public .man, is fidelity to his nrin-
cipies, consistency in his conduct, and a
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faithful devotion to the public interest-
this brings with it the high and undeviat-
mg recompence of public gratitude and
puDiic conhdence.
The Learislature
the 17th. On motion of Mr Mnntirnmo'
ry, of Orange, the Committee on, Inter
nal Improvement were instructed to in-
quirejuto the expediency of granting a
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vuuun iui u. jaw luau irom me seaooara
to the seat of Government nnd th to
norfn, m n . i j r . 1 , ,
me raak-in uiver, and that the Public
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Treasurer subscribe' two-fifths on behalf
oi me state, so soon as three-fifths shall
.
fce nahnrrkhtmd h- hn.litrirt,!!, Tk o
ate went into the discussion of Mr. Potts
Rmn .,t nr. At.
cvr until nrtmnmpH
On the 18th & 19 th the Sennte -er,
principally' occupied by Mr. Potts Reso
lutions. -
On the 20th, Mr. M Queen presented
Q bill tO nrnvidn 9 filnrl fnr tho ectaklisti-
meni f Pro fiAMi. ; k c. tvt
Carolina, whirh tAtA t K nr;nt.
ed. The Senate rMnmJ ;a.-
of the Resolutions instrurtino- Mr Un.
o - nm . i i
On thooA Tk ooL- :.n
rwenniA in r - !
!rw ikA m. n L: ..j
the
bill
77 .Kr'r: . w - -
lini? tne llnnitr.1 which wn mnHo tho nr.
vigatipn of Cape Fearabove Fayettenlle,
which was read the first time, rkssed, and
made the order of the Ln
iuauc uie uruer oi ine aav iorn 1 uesaav
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... m. imm viuci ui mr Ud V WOO L II till
sumed and continued till adjournment
On the iAT
i uc uiurr vi me ua
ly was then re-
Senate, protracted
their sittinff until two o'clock oh the fi.
everv ex.
ertion to harrass, perrjle3rand waste the
time of th6 session. The senate adjourn
ed overto Friday last j
In the House of Commons ion the 17th.
Tho Speaker laid before the House a let-
certain private department of the tenacious , definitely, yeas 0", nays58. The second
breeches before specified; and it was aijj reading of the bill establishing the Bank
ceriained that the old man's dreadful Case Qf Newbern, . was negatived,1 ayes 51,
of hernia was a case of something fur less noes-59. . - r .
objectionable. . ! On the ISth. The Merclilnt's Bank of
The remainder, of his money was found Newbern bill was re-considered, and vos
under the patches of his jacket, with th(j sed its second reading, yeas -62. nays 5, ,
exception ct a smalLsum in shillings and a hill for the better : regulation of the Alt
sixpences discovered in an old snuff jar, J Utia of Onslow, and a bill for the better
ter from Romulus M. Sauriders. asltinc
permission to be Jieard atthe bar of the
House upon the subject of the resolutions
declaring the office of Attorney- Cieneral
to be vacant ; which was granted. The
bill to reduce the salaries of the Judges
I of the Supreme Court was postponed in-
administration of justice in that county,
passed the 3rd reading and were order
ed to .'be enrolled. ' j. :
On the 19th. A bill supplemental to
the act incorporate the Cape Fear anl
Yadkin Rail Road Company, and a bill
to appoint Commissioners for the town cf
Ciititon, were read the first time and pas
sed. - "L '-.;.'. ; ... ' ''
Mr. Dutlley. from the committee on
Finance, to w hom the subject Was refer
red, reported a pill to povidc for, the pay
ment of the instalments on the shares re- -served"
to the State in the capital stock of
the Bank of the State of North Carolina ;
which was rad the first time, passed 'and
vntliwa l ov r i meir
fetTthe
solution
zResolved. That the President and Di
rectors of the Cape; Fear! Navigation
Company be, and they are hereby direct- -ed
to Veport the amount of capital stock
ofsaid-ompany subscribed and paid for ;
and what disposition i has been .made of
the same ; I whether any part- remains un
expended, iand what amount; -whether
they have any available funds, and to
what amount, and in jwhat said funds con
sist ; 'whether any lock'sdams or; sluices
have been erected on the Cape Fear river
between Fayetteville and Wilmington, rif
any, how tnny, and 'at wliat points on
said riyer, and the :ostsf of the same;
whether any improvement has Wen ef
fected in the navigation of the Cape Fejnr
rivet 's and if any, to what xtent; whe
ther they .hare any boats or engines in
operation on the Cane Fear river; for
deepening the channels of the same, and,
removal of obstructions; and if so, under
whose superintendence and .direction' at
this present time - whether any tolls have
been collected ,'t0 what amount," and when
Ithey 'commenced collecting the same;
w hether any of the tolls so collected have
been appropriated to the payment of divi
dends, and to what amount. l V -
This resolution was read, and, on rpio
n of Mr. Marstellcr, 1 referred to a'se
:t comniittee of foir: which consists' of
Messrs. Marsteller, Jordan, Hay wood" and
T , A- ' I
; The folio wing bills passed their 3rd
reading and .were ordered to be mgro?'-'
5 ed. j - ! '.- ' ' .
r Tw ttmend the act j of last session t--
corporate the Bank of the State of N. Ca
rolina; and to I e:stablish the Merchants.
Bank of) the to'vvn of Newbern. The
last mentioned bill passed by, a"rote of C8
to 54.' . - v ' . - ; - - -
rThe House went in committee of the
Whole, Mr.-Marstelier in the Chair, on
the engrossed bill prohibiting lotteTi'er
and, after some' time spent therein, ifm
x-aker resumed the chair, iand the Chair
man reported said bill to 'the House with
sundry .amendments, which were concur
rrki in, and the bill read, as amended: the
thmhtime and.passed yeas 91, naj's 4. ,
On ile 20th Mr. Marsteller, from ihev
committee on Military Affairs, reported'
aw altering the number oi company
ii.uoiris irom two to iour per annum.-
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firsl time: Mr. M. also reported a
resolution directino; the distribution of
M litary Tactics'in the Executive ofrice,
wnicn was ordered to be engrossed. x
1 he report of the committee of ' Privi
leges and Elections, in the case of the'-
contested election from th tn-n nf Tj'-. -
'wpinr, was recommitted to .tee sanT9
conhmittee, on motidn'of Mr Haywood. '
,um tne zzc. Kalnh Uorre III th. mem.
Der
the
Wi
elect from Guilford county, to supply
vacancy-occasioned by the death of
liam Adams, appeared, was qualified,
took his seat.
and
The resolution, reported bv the commit
tee On Privilerrcs and Elections derlnrintr
that James Sea well, Esq. the silting
member, is entitled to bis seat, ns a mem
her from the town of Faveiteville itt-th
House of Commons." was taken tin. and.
after considerable discussion f-&dnted--
ytns 79.' haf ' ' ' - - -
On thel 23dl The Senate haviner con
curred in the amendments to the engros'
sed biU prohibiting Lotteries, the said bill
was ordered to be enrolled.
Bi Is presented By Mr. Marsteller, a
bill to incorporate Rorkfisk , Academy. ;
in New Hanover county.
By Mr. Dudley, a bill requirfng the '
sheriff of New. llano ver county to give
bonds of increased amount. Which bill
were read the first time and passed. '
Tht House resolved itself into a com ,
mittee of the Whole, Mr, Long in the
Chair, on the bill concerning a t?onven,,
tion to amend the Constitnt inn nf Vh
State;
and, after some-time sbent theTeiii-
committee rose. reoortM nron-res
and obtained leave to sit again.
To ike Editor of the Press.
SlRZ '
I understand that you are being pro
scribe by the mwt wealthy, talented and
resrtaMe" portion of the "opposition;
for acting, independently, and daring to
express l your opinions touching certain
Plf loncuonariet and other cEaracters.
and foriscoursing on matters of political
concernment. .r w
" You haye nothing to do but to set your
types, and see to the spelling, punctuation,
and general appearance of your paper-I
smubld matter to fill your sheet win vbt
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iuimsnea oy "re.pecta.ble" - gentlemen.
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