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- ' r 17 71 fi Jilli .TI.I.iS.Ii:!) WKKKLY - BVCir. ('. RABOTKAU, EDITOR AM) rilOPIUKTOIt. TERMS : $2 00 PER ANNUM I V a')VAN( OR 2 50 IF PAVllE.VT IS JEL.tl'KI SIX .IIOM HS.' -J.L-.J VOL. IV RALEIGH, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1850. NO 3 M US; 1 TERMS. Two iMI it per annum in ai'vsnce Two Dollar- mihI I y Cent if payment i delayed Six Mouth Three l)nlniti :it the end of the year. 'ADYKRTISEMENTSthesame price charged y i In- "in j afHTK liy the iiiiinlli ur )sr in rea muahle )r.rtini. ; MR.-SHKIRI)S, RESOLUTIONS. liotilcxl. ..That the Constiiiiiion of the (Tiiitcd State. ir1 t impKMIlise of conflicting illtiTfrilD or Jiineil mill f ki ii dished ly tin piple ol the seier. ul state in order to form a mure perfect Union, fsliMisk Wtfr-. ensure il in -st ic tranquility, pro villa fur if svaiiii defence, jirortvite the gener nl nlfirt mid "retire llie blessing of liberty to h II tin' parties, awl that whenever it provisions are no perverted ir r hanged that it f il 1 secure those objects to the weakest nwmlier of the confederacy, it ceases to be the constitution agreed to, and 1. come the crealtirewtf the whims and caprice of a dominant majority, aiien in interest- to the oppress edthe most datigeroaH. and intolerant of all Governments. ': Resolved, That although we love the Union of the State u ud view its destruction as a gTeal ca lamity, we nevertheless regard the right lo secede from it, as u light of self-defence and protection, which the people of North Carolina have never surrendered, and never can 'surrender, -with due regard to their own safety and welfare; and that whenever a majority of the people of North Caro. linn shall solemnly resolve that they cannot safely remain in the Union, it is not only their right but it iii their duty to secede, and punish such of her citizens a relusc submission to her w ill, aa rebels and traitors. Resolved, That when we claim the right of se cession as a right reserved to the people and not surrendered by the Constitution, we believe it to be an extreme remedy and one that should tu t be resorted to unless all m eans to preserve the Union, and to protect the property and insure the welfare of the people, have nifestly failed. Rtsdved, That the fugitive slave bill lately passed by Congress, is in conformity with the pro. vision of the Constitution ; and that its repeal or any alteration tending lu impede the owner of a slave from retaking hit property, will be regarded as undoubted and sufficient evidence that a major ity of Congress arc unrestrained by the express provisions of the Constitution, and that a time has arrived when it becomes the duty of the people of North Carolina to dtcide whether they will submit to an unlimited government or resist its encroach ments, Ijoldly and effectually. Resolved, That property in slaves being recog nized both by the Constitution of North Carolina and of the United Sta teg, it is as much the duty of (he Federal Government to defend and protect Slave property as it is its duty to protect and de. fend any other teciei of property ; and that any action of the General Government preventing the emigration of slave property to any territory of the Union is an assault upon such property, tending ''ultimately to destroy it by the slow but sure pro- cuss of circumscribing it, and preventing its remov al to territories better adapted toils profitable oc cupation than where it now is found. Rr.uicfi, That the injustice done to the slave holding states hy the late admission of California into the Union would never have occurred, had the South been united. We therefore invite the co operation f ike si iveholding states in demanding from the Government an adequate protection for such slave properly as may emigrate to any ter ritory belonging to the United Stales, or shuuld it be usore advisable, an eqaul division of such terri tory between the slave ami the iiuii-slaveholdiug Slates of the Union. Revived, That the Governor be requested to transmit a copy nf these Resolutions to the Gov ernors of the other states ol (lie Union, with a re quest that they be laid before their several Legis latures. .Mil. GILMER'S RESOLUTIONS. Resolved That the people of North Carolina cherish a deep attachment, and feel a loyal de viou to the Union of the States, and in the opin ion of this General Aein'ily will never give their consent to a dissolution of that Union, except in a case of extreme necessity, which has not yet oc curred, and which our hopes and wishes for our Country forbid us to think will occur. K'SufneJ, Tint in the series of measures adopted by the Congress of the United States at their last esioi! fur the settlement of the agitation growing out of the institution of slavery, the General As sembly recognise s compromise and adjustment of questions difticullaiid alarming in their character Mild tendency; Mild as such these measures have, in the opinion of the General Assembly, the appro val, and will command the hearty support, of the peop'e of North Carolina. Reudved, That while the people of this State appoiu and will sustain as a whole, this series of measures,- yielding objections which they may have to any particular of the series, they have a right to ex;ct and do expect, and will insist upon a like support of the whole, and like yielding ul sibjectioiis In any pirticular measure in those por tion of the Union in whirh that is esteemed objec tionable, which ky the people of N. Carolina is re garded as important and valuable; and while . C. I thus discharges I turn p.lrlitic love of the Union and tlwViistituiiHi, and a solemn convic tion of the inestima hie value to the whole country, and to tl world, of our Cmisliltiiioual Union her wlRile ilitty in the pri-uiisr..he eoiilidis in the same pat riotic anil just sentiment., innWnciiig (lie great bodyul the American a.i'e for a like performance ol their whole soft in t-ve.-y Stu- and portion of the Union. Resolved, That the act passed at the last session of Congress, commonly called the fugitive slave w. is in exact accordance with the Constitution, jn-t ;,iii fair iueach end alt its provisions, and u irely consistent with the usages of law iuuihsi I cases of a like kind, an J therefore is liable lo no ol.jei lion, w hich does not lie against the Constitu tion itself. That to repeal it, or materially alter iis provisions, would be an act of injustice and bad faith, well calculated to la:in the whole of the flave-hnliling States, lo destroy their confidence in the honesty and fair purposes of the people of the States concurring in such repeal or alteration, and produce such alienation and distrust as would render the further maintenance of the Union, very difficult, if not utterly impossible. Resulted, That the faithful execution of the Fugitive Slave Uw, in the free States, is neces sary lu the preservation of the Union,ia a plain duty hiudingonthe Government and the people of the United Stales, demanded by every consideration of justice and fair dealing, and cannot be denied or evaded without a manifest violation of a funda mental condition of our Constitutional Union, un worthy the American character, and uotto he pati ently borne by American freemen. But confiding in the justice and patrio'ism of the great body of the people of the free States, this General Assembly will not anticipate so sad and unwelcome an event us the repeal, essential modification or non-execution of this law, and therefore decline now to de clare what measure should or would be taken in .that event by tho people of North Carolina, such a declaration being easily interpreted into a prema ture menace upon a contingeury which inay never happen, and likely to aid in producing the very state of things which all good and patriotic men sincerely desire to prevent. Resohrd, That it) any event which may hapien this General Assembly does not doubt that the people of North Carolina will be found prepared to nilopt with coolness and wisdom, and maintain with steady firmness and perseverance such meas ures as the emergency may require ; first to main tain their rights and honor in the Union by Consti tutional means ; and secondly, when such a course shall be demanded by stern necessity and only then, to ensure the preservation of those rights and that honor out of the Union by such means beyond the constitution,! the necessity of the case may re quire, their wisdom may devise, arid their strength era ble to render effectual. Resolved, T,hat the Governor he requested to transmit copies of these resolutions to Governors of the other States of the Union and our Senators and Representatives with a request that they be laid before Congress, and the Legislatures of the several States. MR. JOYNER'S RESOLUTIONS. Reiohed, That the people of North Carolina have ever cherished a cordial and sincere attachment to the Constitution and the Union of the United States; that they are deeply sensible of the many blessings and benefits resulting from this Union, and are sen sibly alive to the reat and overwhelming calam ities which its dissolution would bring upon the people of this country. It is, however, nevertheless true, that the long continued wrongs, and increas ing aggressions made by the people of the North on the institution of Slavery, established in the Southern States, an institution guarantied by the constitution uf the United Slates, and over which Ihey have not one particle of rightful control, are gradually w eakening and undermining this attach ment, and if persisted in. must inevitably lead to the servernnce of the ties which bind together llie Slates of this Union. Resolved, That the acts nf Compromise and Pa cification passed at the last Session of Congress, for the admission of Cahlornia as a Slate in the Union; for the government of the territories of Utah snd New Mexico ; for establishing the boun dary of Texas; for suppressing the slave trade in the District of Columbia ; for the recovery of fu gitive Slaves j though regarded by many good and intelligent citizens, as inadequate to the just rights of I he South, yet as a whole, if faithfully observed in'all its parts, would meet the approval of the peo ple of North Carolina. Resolved, That a repeal of the Fugilve Slave Bill, passed at the last Session of Congress, or any material modification rendering its provisions inoperative for the great purpose designed, would be regarded as a wrong and an outrage on Smith, ern rights and property , justifying the most firm, united and determined resistance. And in either of the events. North Carolina will unite with her Southern Sister States, in a Convention, to pro vide the proper mode and manner of redress, and determined resistance to further encroachment on their riirht. Resolved, That whatever difference of opinion may exist in regard to the right of one or more States lo secede from the Union, there can be no question as lo the natural right of every people whei.the wrongs and oppressions of the govern ment become no longer bearable, to resist and over throw such a government, sd to establish other Govemieiits founded on principles better calculated 10 secure me nuerty and just nghis of the people. To thisdread alternative, the Southern neonle nmv unhappily be driven by the wrongs and injustice of ineir miriurrn uretnren. MR. BROGDEN'S RESOLUTIONS. Resolved, That this Government is one of lim ited puwura.and by the Constitution of ths United States,. Congress has no jurisdiction whatever overthe subject of Slavery in the several Stale of Ibis Confederacy. Resvlted, That the abolition of the ilave trade in the District of Columbia, the petitions for the abolition of Slavery in said District and in the territories of the United Slates, and against the removal of Slaves from one State to aitoiher. are a part uf a plan of operations, set on foot to aff-ct the institution of Slavery in the several Stales and thus indirectly destroy the iiutiletiuii within Hu-ir limits. ' ' - Resolved, That Congress has no right to do that indirectly which it cannot do directlv ami tlmi'tho agitatiuu of the subject uf slavery in Congress a a means of excluding it from the common territo ries of the United Slates, and with a view of disturb iugor overthrowing that institution in the several states is against the true spirit and meaning of the Constitution, an infringement of the rights of the States affected, and a breach of the public faith upon which they entered iuto the Confed eration. Resolved, That the Constitution of United Stales rests upon the broad principle of equality aiaong the members of the Confederacy. And that Con gress, in the exercise of its acknowledged powers, has iio right to tlisr riiniuate between the institu. lions of 0110 portion of the Siates and another, with a view of abolishing one and promoting the other. ResuheJ, That all the attempts on the part of Congress to abolishing Slavery in the District of Columbia, or the territories, or to prohibit the re moval of Slave from one portion of the Confederacy to another, with the views aforesaid, are in vio lation of the Constitution, dr .tructive of the fmida. mental principles on which the Union of the States rests, and beyond th jurisdiction of Con gress.. Resolved, That Congress his no power under the Constitution to interfere with, or control the domestic institutions uf the several States, and that silch States are the sole and proper judges of every thing appertaining to their own domestic affairs, not prohibiied by the Constitution; that all eftirts of the Abolitionists or others made to induce Con gress to in'erlere with questions of slavery, or to lake incipient steps in relation thereto, are calcu lated to lead to tho most alarming and dangerous consequences,' and that all such effirts have an ir resistible lendence to diminish the happiness of the people and endanger the stability and pemaneucy of the Union, and ought not to be countenanced by any friend to our political institutions. Rooked, That the law passed at the last Ses sion of Congress, known as the Fugitive Slave law, is in accordance with the spirit and letltr of the Constitution of the United States and its repeal by Congress will be deemed, a. just cause for North Carolina to accede from the Confeder acy,'"; II. i' .1 v. . j nrMwreu, mar. our senators in uongress be and they are herebv instructed, and our Representa tives requested to carry into effect the principles j set forth in the foregoing Resolutions. Resulted, That the Governor of this Stale be requested to ftp-ward a copy of these Resolutions lo each of our Senators in Congress with a request thai they lay tliein before the Sena Id of the United Slates. ' MR. WALTON'S RESOLUTIONS. 1. Resolved, Thai the State of North Carolina, moved by conservative principles and ardent devo tion to the Union which has ever characterized her, acquiesced in the adjustment made by Congress, commonly known as the Compromise Act. 2. Resolved, That while she thus acquiesces, she at the same lime does most solemnly declare thai in the event the law for the recovery of the Fugitive Slaves be unheeded by the uon-slaveholding Slates, or repealed or modified by Congress, North Caroli nawill adopithe most stringent and violent meas ures compatible with the Constitution nfthe Federal Government and her own leseived rights as one of the Sovereign Slates with a view lo eiHrcelhe madilemd, misguided, and fanatical population nf the Northern States, into a just appreciation of the rights guarantied to the' Southern Stales under the federal compact, and lothe withdrswalof all oppo silion either director indirect to the execiiiiun of the laws mat's in accordance with the same. 3. Resolved, That the Governor be ami is here by required to convene the Legislature whenever in lus opinion the contingency happens designated in the second Resolution. 4. Resolved, That the Governor be requested lo transmit a copy of these resolutions to the Govern orsof theother,Sttesofthe Union, with a request lo lay them belnre their respective Legislatures. MR. BLOW'S RESOLUTIONS. Whereas, The series of acts passed at the last session of Congress, and known as the Compromise, sijnoiigti tney did not meet our annrobation fullv. have become the law of the land. and. as such ought to be olyed ; and whereas, the Fugitive Slave Law was all that was gained by tho South, in return lor the surrender of important rifihts Therefore be it resolved, that should said law be repealed, or essentially modified by Coneress. or not enforced by the National Executive, or nullified, made inoperative, by the people of the North,, we will oe in tavor of a. dissolution of the Union. MR. CHER RY'S RESOLUTION. Wkereas, There art many conflicting opinions with regard to the aggressions of Northern fanatics upuu me rignis ot tne Ciouin ; Restdced therefore, That we will have the Fugi live Slave law, or fight! ID" The resolutions introduced by Mr. Shepard inio tne senate snow tnat mere is at least one man in that body who is for repudiating the Compromise, even if the North enforce the Fugitive Law. The late hour at which the resolutions reached us pre cludes ha from making lie remarks which we should like flhlllllll af.roillllU 111- tliO Sfnutlllliiilldln imp raufli.ru. and we must content ours. Ives to-day with merely expressing our dissent loMr. Shepard s 'platform. We are for abiding by the Compromise, and stand- illir htf tliA TTttiiui ul m II liuvurild ii ml In tlia In .t a v. - w ,,,... .... ... ..... ,B.. v tr.i...;i.r V....I. i- ... i...-.'.: j . iimj , fii ,ii(u iitr. ijttl II, racLior UK J tiit-c The bravado about ''rebels and traitors" has in s lam. i no ter- row for freemen. N. S. IVAijf. FREE NEUROKS AT THE SO'JTII. The Southern Press nnnoses the nronr.aitinn tn It I : remove the free negroes Iroin the Souihern States. It considers such a measure objectionable Mb ou the score of humanity and exirdiencv. It ihs-s not believe that tho safety ul'lhe Southern people anil a nroisr reiraril fur lln. tvelfin. sn.l mil.ir. dilution of (he slaves demand the removal oil he free blacks. It gives its views at length iiikiii the sbiijec which it says it has long and seriously to isidert'U. i General Assembly. SENATE, Fkidav Nov. 29th, 1850. Mr. Rogers, presented a resolution that the Committee on judiciary be requested to enquire in to the expediency of amending the act passed t the Session of l848-'49 entitled an act, more effect ually lo prevent the selling or giving away spirit uous Liquors, at or near places of public worship, and, that they report by bill or otherwise. Agreed tO. - The Senate proceeded lo the consideration of the bill, entitled a bill to make leal estate assets &c. which on motion of Mr. Washington, was laid on the table. . Mr. llanghtnn introduced a bill to provide for the incorporation of Companies to construct plank roads, and uf companies, lo construct turnpike roads, and for other pu rouses; which was read the first time n ud passed ; snd on his motiun referred to Committee on Corporations, and ordered to be printed. ' ,The bill to incorporate tho Fayetlevile and Southern plack road Co., was taken up, amended, mi inoiion of Mr llynuin, passed its thirdand last reading, and ordered" lo be -engrossed. On motion of Mr. Gilmer, the Senate adjourned until to-morrow morning, 11 o'clock. lIousB or Commons. Mr. Saunders, of Wake, introduced resolutions that the Coium ittee on Internal improvements be instructed lo enquire into the expediency of repair ing or disposing of the Ualeioh and Gaston Rail road. In explanation; he stated that the road could not possibly, be run much longer in its pres ent condition, and that some step should be taken to restore it at once to good order, or it must be abandoned. Either the State shall do the repairs, or a Company be farmed in w hich the State be principal stockholder, or the lload lie sold. The engineer now employed to examine the conditioner the Road, would resort in few days that the road could he with T iron for not over $6000,000; proba hly $ 100.600. The resolutions w ere ordered to be laidon the table and printed. Mr. Saunders also intrtdiiced a Bill to incorpo rate Raleigh Chapter. No. 10, Royal Arch Ma sons in the City of Raleigh.. R-ferred. Mr. Drake introduced a Dill to regulate the duties of Clerks of the Superiur Court. Refer red. Mtv Steele, a Resolution that the Committee on Military Affairs be instructed to inquire into th epediencyuf altering the -military"' law. by which pesous over 35 years of age are exempted from mi litary diMy ; which was adopted. Mr. llrugden introduced resolutions, which were referred to the Committee or Negro Slavery. Mr. Steele from the Committee on F.ducation, to which was referred a Hill to incorporate the Windsor Male Ac.sileinv. renorti.il fu,-.,i-ul.l., u.itl. ! slight amendment, which was concurred in and urn fun mi ii.a aim reauingaiifl passed. Mr. Steele from the same eononiiipe in u-h;h was relerred a preposition to amond an act of 1848-9. Oil the Slll)iCt of e.oiliouin ni'luudd rmmp. led a Bill to repeal a portion of tin same so as to ..o : I e ..... . koow me ieopie ui eacn ocnooi district to elect iiiciruwii i.ummiuee men. Mr. Saunders surrested that the suhieet h re committed. Infoimationufa startling character whs in the hands of bis Ki,-oIIph,-i. il.o r:,,t r,,r which he thought would be hi id before the Com- none ai a proper tune, aim without winch they would beading in ihe dark. ' -'Mr. Leach moved an amendment to the bill, lo the effect that if the people ol any district shall fail to elect their com- iiiiiiee-men, me chairman ot the Hoard ot ttunerin leiiilenls shall have the power uf appointment. Aoopieu. M r. Stevenson moved that llie alihieel lu rvnm mitled, and Mr. Wiley stated thai there was a bill lie lore the Committee in u hieh tha wlmlo .ulaai would come up. and hoped thai, .Mr. Stevenson's ...ii.. , ... ionium Moiiiii prevail; ami tne question upon re cum.iuiir.ai wing taken, it was Carried by a large majority. Mr. Steele, from the same Cominillee.to which was referred a proposit.on to make annual, instead of semi-nlillllal dividends nf I'ib uclii..! f.ii.. I hon. gt d to lie discharged from the further consideration oi me simjeer.. i,onciirred in. " Mr. Raync, from the Committee on Internal Illlllrovemeiits. lo which ni n.rr..il I. ill I.. In. corporate Ihe Raleigh and Greenville Plank Road iU renorieu me same wit i a rnrnniineiiiiu t nn in pass, with an amendment, restricting the dividends to be declared to 'lb uercent u-lia li mi ml,.,.i.,l Also, moved as an additional amendment to strike out tne term ol 9 years as the duration uf the char ter, and insert 25 vesrs. aoielio Mr. Taylor moved further to amend, by inserting ine inuiviuuai clause, and demanded '.lie Ayes snd Nays upon his motion to amend. And the Ayes and Nays were called. Ayes 35 ; Nays 73. And the bill being put on its second reading was wsru, The House soon after adjourned. SENATE, Saturday, Nov. 30th. On motion of Mr. Washington, ordered, that a message be sent to the House of Commons, pro posing to raise a joint select committee to consist ui inrep on ine pari oi tne Benale and five on the part of Ihe House, to ascertain and report to the Legislature the nreyent comlitinn nf Dm l-i;t, for the education of the Deaf and Dumb, and the manner in which the same has been, und is now conn ur. ted. On motion of Mr. Bower. Resolved. That Ihe Committee on Claim, da tn strutted tn ennuire mid rumri tulit iU i , ..fw.. ....... n u. lubi of the survey ol ihe Salisbury and Western Turn pike, &.c.,andto cause to be printed for use of the oeuaie an voocnera lor expenses thereof. un nionon oi air. tvoodtln, the bill providing for the call nf a Convention loamenil iho ennalint. tion of the Stale of North Carolina was taken up, and made the order of the day for Monday next, at m ' I ... . " ' u (i cioca. Mr. Bvunm introduced a bill lo enennmoa th. investment of capital for mining and manufactur ing purposes. Read the lirsi time, and passed, and referred tu Cuuimittreon Corooratioim anil ir,l..r.J to be printed. On motion of Mr. Caldell. of Mecklenburg, the Senate adjourned until Monday A. M. 11 o clock. , HOUSE OF COMMONS The Journals of Fridnv bavins lwn p. motion ot M r. S te.-Ie. Mr. iWiieu nf IMnrtK.....'ip,.. was "ranied leave hI absence for four days. The Speaker announced llie House branch of the Committee to conn! and compare the voles cast fur Governor in the Auirust election, as con. sisling uf Messrs. Thornton, Munt'omurv and .Nicole. Mr. Davidson iutnshiced a bill til nniftiiil l)i present Militia law. so as to iuhna nil I..., ui present subject to , M ilitary duly, liable to serve between the age of '21 ani'46 ; winch was referred. Mr. A. (i. Foster, a Uesolotinll litKlriipm.... Il.o ComiliiUce uii the Judiciary t') inquiry iuto the ex pe.liencyof amending the law, so as to require Clerks of theWiineri ir (!nur! tit u-tllilw.lil u U Kap- jtificates from the Judges, until all the Cases on uutsn snau nave been tried or disposed of. Adopt, d. Mr. Cherry, a Resolution, that the Committee of Internal Improvement be instructed to inquire into the expediency of permitting the Stockholders in the Kaleiuh and Gisloii Road to Mortgage the same lor the puriaiseuf rebuilding; which was adopted. Mr. I'egram, h hill to incorporate the Raleigh and SummervilleRail Road. Referred. : The reports fium the standing Committees being now in order, Mr. Saunders, froi ih Committee nn the Ju diciary, reported in favor of the hill to restore Jury trials to the County Courts of Buncombe, with an amendment, beinnadunteil ib bill u r.i ;,a second reading and passed. fiiso reported in favor of the bill concerning ori ginal attachments, with mi amendment . ipiiniiuiiiir to strike out the second section, and insert in Ihe first section a clause extending the rights to Clerks to issue attachments, and the amendment being adopted, the bill Was nut nn ita anconit pnuitinn unH pasted. Mr. Jones, frum Ihe Committee on Propositions and Grievances, reported favorably to llie bHl to lay offand establish a public road aver the Blue, Ridge, by Inde's gap. On motion of M r. Sloan, the bill was laid on the table. Also. reported favnmhlv tn'lha'hill tn viva- nam to the County seat Forsyth-proposing the name oi .yi.woh; ana tne bin passed its second read ing. Mr. Rayner, from the Committee on Internal Improvements, reported favorably to the bill to incorporate the Greenville and Raleigh Plank Road ; with an amendment, limiting the amount of any yem-iy dividend lo 25 per cent-. Adopted. Mr. Taylor moved to amend by adding a section, making individual stockholders liable for the acts of the company to the amount of their subscriplon snd called for the ayes and nays ; but was fmally induced to withdraw the amendment, and the bill was put cm jta aecond reading and passed. Mr. Pioott, fmm Committee on private tills, reported favorably to the bill to incorporate Cole rain Female Academy, in the County of Bertie; and the bill passed its second reading. Mr. Adams introduced a bill to incorporate Greensboro Division, No. 23, Sons of Temperance. Mr. Cherry offered the following Resol ut ions ; Whereas, There are many conflicting opinions with regard to the aggressions of Northern fanatics upon the rights of the South: Resolved, Therefor, that we will have the Fu gitive Slave law or fight ! Which, on his motion was made the special or der of the day for the 24lh nf December. Mr. Bridgers moved to take up' the resolution relative to the North Carolina Rail Road, which was agreed to, and on his motion it was made the special order of the day for Tuesday week, lOlh of December. The bills on third reading being nnw in nrder, the bill to incorporate the Greenville and Raleigh Plank Road was taken up and passed. Mr. Gordon, by permission of the Chair, intro duced a bill to facilitate and economise the collec tion of the public Revenue. Referred. On motion of Mr. Erwin, the motion tomake Mr. Cherry's resolution the order of Ihe day for the 24th of December, was reconsidered, and on motion of Mr. Avery, it was referred lo Ihe Com mittee on Negro Slavery. On motion of Mr. Hill, of Caswell, the bill (o incorporate the Millon Saving's Bank, was taken up and on his motion made the order of the day for Monday next. And on motion of Mr. Cherry, the House adjour ned till Monday at 10 o'clock. TO THE EDITOR. Raleigh, Nov. 29, 1850. Mr. Raboteau : Observing our names placed in your paper in connection with some rather se vere remarks, we are induced to see whether or not you will repudiate common fairness so far as to refuse an insertion of the following explanation: We both were favorable lo the postponement of the bill referred lo.and afterwards lo an adjourn ment of the House, as means of reflection, of fur ther disciis-iion and investigation. We were op posed to an immediate and peremptory rejection with no reflection, and no means of information be yond such as were afforded during a rambling and desultory debate. We repudiated a hasty, imine- Ciale and peremptory conclusion to an important investigation ; the repudiation of Slate obliga tions formed no part of the object of our negative vote. Yours, respectfully, W. E. BOND, TIIO'S. WILSON. We cheerfully accord to these gentlemen the benefit ol their explanations : and are haonv to find thai "the repudiation of State obligation form ed no part of the object" of their negative vote. Neither ofthem made any remarks, to our knowl edge, to that effect in the House ; there was a mo tion to adjourn, but we recollect none to voitume : and we must be acquitted of any design to misrep resent them. Out object is accomplished, which was to hold tip lo the public those who would withdraw the State from the express and implied contract with the stockholders of the central Railroad ; and thus repudiate her obligations. If these gentlemen do not wish that, we are filad lo say so. We are solicitous for the honor and pros perity of the State; and favor every measure which we deem calculated to preserve the one and promote the other. And assuredly we shall not shrink from the duly of an independent press' which is to inform the people of the votes of their public servants, in such terms as we think Biting, when such votes s re given in aid ot blows aimed at tne fair honor or best interests of North Caro lina,! . Raleigh.Nov. 29, 1 850. Ms. Editor: Believe me, sir, when I assure yon, that I have ever avoided "newspaper notorie ty ; and nothing but a sense of duly that I owe myself prompts me now lo appear before the pub lic. In the periiialof your paper of this inornina. ... r - I notice thai yon have placed me among the Repu- diutorsof Nonh Carolina, in consequence of mv voting against the rejection of the bill introduced by Mr, Sherard, of Wayne. With what decree of correctness this charge may apply to others, is nut lor we lu determine ; but I do contend that it is not applicable to me. 1 had Imped, sir, that the few remarks I made in the .House in relation to lllia lliutlnp u-iiiil,l l.u i.a r.'. I I:..i ; "'' iin.c iuiiiiu. nuiiie nine corner ill your paper. In these remarks, I endeavored to define the peculiarity of my position. Believing as I hum-ally and conscientiously tlo, that the bill' chartering the North Carolina Railroad was un coii.iitiitioiul, could not have voted otherwise than I did, without placing myself In a very unei. viable position.-. It would have been, in lac:, legal izing now what I contended two years ago was unlawful, I heartily agree wild you, sir, that it is "for us to do right, however we may be dea It with hy others." I have not the least objection to' be held up before the people of North Carolina, if it be fairly done. In the vole 1 gave, I acted hon estly and conscientiously. Where I am known ibis declaiaiioti will be believed what internr..' tation may be put upon it elsewhere; I ta'ow not. .much more might be said, but I deem it unueces-"ry- -, -'.'. . . , ' Yours. &e. W.K.MARTIN. To the Editor of the Raleigh Tillies. We cheetrully accord to Mr. Martin, of Franklin, ihe benefit of his explanation ; and it gives us pleasure to find that he repudiates remidu atwn. He voted against the North Carolina, Railroad bill; and was sustained by his constitu ents ; doubtless his views were fii'liy explained to them in the canvass. We confess that oiirbrief space last week prevented us from making any ex- leimeu comment upon the subject to which he re fers : our object bcirig merely to stamp with rep robation the first movement of the kind we had ever noticed .-in the State, We heard the remarks of Mr. Martin, whose scruples are of a constitu tional character; but they were fully answered by those eminent laivyers, Gen. Saunders snd Mr. Eaton. Mr. Martin, however man nr.! il.i.,1, . . ...uj ,ii,ii mu , and of course is entitled to eovern his ac'lone hi- his own opinions. We will never do him any in- inut'ip u.;ti:nnl.. , -.1 l.: j i.iitnigij ,. anu ins county, wnere we are both known, is the last Oil ill VltPlll Poinlln. whose representative we would seek to discredit. But is it not very late in the day must not a man', mind be immeasurably behind the age, who has scruples about the right of way ? the constitution ality of the State's condemning private rights for public convenience and benefit ? It so strikes us. At a meeting of the citizens of Clarksville and vi cinity, held al the hotel of Mr. R. K. Clark, on Tuesday evening, Nov. 26th,' 1850, Maj. E. A. Williams was called lo the Chair, and John A. Ge oghegan appointed Secretary. After addresses from Messrs. Carringtoh, Shel ton, G. A. Wilson, Wood and A. C. Morlou: Mr. Shelton submitted the following resolutions, which were unanimously adoDted. j - , Resolved, That Henry Wood aiidE.A. Hollow ay, be appointed delegates to the seat of Govern nient of North Carolina, lo use their best efforts to procure the passage of a Law, by her Legislature, granting a right of way to the contemp.aled Clarks ville and Gaston Rail Road. Resolved, That our Representatives in the Vir ginia legislature bereqijsjied to bring the subject of the Clarksville and Gaston Rail Road, before the Legislaure, at as early a day as possibl Resolved, That A. Morton and R. H. Moss, be appointed a committee to correspond with the ciii zens of Norlolk and Portsmouth, requesting them lo appoint committees to co-ns?rate with the com mittee appointed ,y this meeting, to procure a right of way frum the Slate of North Carolina, and tu aid our delegation in the Virginia Legislature, in procuring a charier. Resolved, That Henry Wood and David Shellon be appointed delegates to the Virginia legislature on behalf of the citizen' of Clarksville to forward the Bcheine of a Rail Road from Clarksville to Gaston.- Resolved, That copies nf these proceedings be forwarded lo the Editors of pa pers in Richmond, Petersburg, Norfolk and Raleigh, requesting iheir publication. E. A. WILLIAMS.CIi'iii'ii. Jouti A. Geot.iieban, Sec'y. Sneakinu and PlTiria his still a practice with some of the smallest of Ihe -bitler-euders," tu denounce President Fillmore as sn abolitionist, and to pretend lo regard his administration as hostile lo the South. One of these gentry will shape his sneaking paragraph in this fashion : "Have the plain and honest farmers of the South ever reflect ed upon the dangers lo which they are exposed by being ruled over by sn administration composed or abolitionists?" Now, ihe rank injustice oi these contemptible attacks is known lo ail who have access lo the newspapers of ihe day, and to none belter than those very editors whose exchang-ft- teem with flie most horid execrations heaped ur on the President and his cabinet by (he abolition ists. "Enemies ofGodiind maii"-."Wretches, whose very act justly Jjrovokcii Ihe vengeance f Heaven" are the terms iii which these fanatics speak of President Fillmore and his administration Take, as a specimen, the following sentiment ut tered by one of those bedlamites in lh-- abolition convention at Syracuse: "lie ll.e sis akermad prsyed that tho hand of Millard Fillmore might be palsied should he have dared lo sign it (ihe fugiiiv slave bill j) and he invoked "all the subterranean caverns of damnation" to echo ilia! he did. it ; hoc! he prsyed God that it might t-e sunk," die. And yet soul hern editors conceal all this,' and endeavor to cri ale the impreesio.i thai ihe govern- mimt is leagued with these blasphemous writhes in their crusade against the South ! If it be the true policy of Ihe aoiiihto isolate herself complete ly from the fiiemWiip and good will of all w ho dwell 'beyond her border, we know of no better plan lo V pursued than lit .t adopted by the ultra portion of Ihe press hut if ii be ungeiii-rous anil ungrateful tn repay friendlr feelings snj kind oflic.is with abuse Ntni defamation, then will these) unworthy as-riiuis iisiu President Fillmore, and .niier Norlhi-ru well-wishers n! the South, nicet with Iht reprobation uf all right-minded men. , . ' -- . Tuscaloosa Monitor. Or Read the President's Message on our next page the language of a statesman and patriuC