North Carolina Newspapers

M rr ud. o XT' S EP' .TF V - t-r CONOR USS. ' : - V UEDUCTION OF DirnES. r .1 --rxjfotae of lieprnentaflves, Dec. 28. ! ? The Committee of Way and Mean, V In be dicnce t the fcrder of the Howe, k e had undee consideration'su much the mes 50701 ;iirerreitj enJT'ot the United ala'e, reierred to- them, a relate to. ' ur.h further reduction in tha revenue at may not be required fur abject of geueral welfare ami public "'icUe, aoihomed bj the -Constitij rtjgn;rtvrand now- submit -tle following -report. ,-..,,'' . . , ... ;.' . ,; ',. j : The whole nf. the. debt of tne. nation remaining unpaid at the expiration of - the present year, amount only to seven ' million sixteen thousand;, dollar; auni lei than the vnirkrt value of the ptock of'the. Bant of iheJJnite ;d JSie w net! hf' G ove.r nine n tTT'lie- - p plica - jion of this fund alone,' (independently . ,f the' other 'lock in incorporated .companies ttJcriiiBJifuf andjield by Government; tod ; amounting, at, the o riginal or pir vaju, to tlwfurther.iain ; of $,885,000 doIUr,) liuy ' ipaWtlje ...commencement of; the nest year, ihe epoch of .Hut bappy-and memorable event," on the near approach of which t thePrestdent has justly congratulated. i Congres and hi fellow ciUien, ;,4 the extinction of tho public'dcbt of great ml free nation.-" , Tfie timeAl'J (lence nd--rdr-4oi.the principles ant hopes of e very friend of republican 4nilulion,iCiH aNoupnn u.C Jih enual force, to dirhan;e the Aveij;hty, kunorable, and nrfcticabluUe tuAvhtch. 5 we hve! been coniuity wvueu uj our J Ctiief Magistrate, the removal of ibone "J. financial " borthena which . miy be fosni to fall oacqually poa.oy,! and the reductioo of the revenue t inch iHmit aa shall bo xonaiirfent with 4le ' aimplicity of ao econoraical -Govern ie service. ;Ff7aVnToatioo of the general ac- oontiof the receipt afid etpenditures the: United" States fur. the Jat sit years, presents the following resatiM hea?reete mpendilure for the year ending vritb the Slat of December, WS4r. includiag tbeJCf 0 ) t j;L . e p.ci ' ditare of the present muuth, amounts 10 16i.400.000 dollars, v Doriojtbo aame periiid, that, expen diture ba "been sapplied by an are Kate amount.; oCrevenoe J'rnrn several ttwrcvt, but xldeHy from the customs, f. 157.69Q.OOO dollars, in addition to ananexnended balance In the Treasu . ..fyat.lhe Commencement of that term. - td o,S5S,o0 aotinrs. aooui one sixw t"w1rtch, eonltis; of the paper of Vl broken banka and similar funds, has remained unavaiubie in the TeasuiyJ Deductior from these receint nod ""etpenditnres'"tbe amoontTeccived iud paid" out, on account of. .claim of our citizen against foreign governments, . of which the t reasury was merely the " channel of reeeipt and payment, there will result an annual averago or liven tV-ttr fliiffii'M-tf 4olurs iof, jnnaiiLinL come, and an average, ol expenditure absorbing this amount, t"gelUer with the balance ia the Treasury, m (be end of 1826, aii0Ufltii to neatly iwMu st, veitmtHion$ of, doilarsa year, . dollari of public debt w paid olf, lmin m Hii-ar amount of exnendi Ita re f orlither7)r per of oowiHi less than thirteen nillion &ve hundred thousand dollar. " v mete amounts are siaieu in rouoo numbers these are sullicienlly,ac curate for all tho purposes of this x port, and present the view of the corri V mittee unembarrassed, wili much de ; tail in a more conspicuous manner. -?JU In the .gross aum upon v which the average annual expenditure U Calou - lilted,- was included, in the payments : fur the settlement of tlie claim of Mas- aachusetts, Virginia and South-' Caro Una, tbe largo-expenditure consequent - an the emigration of the Indian tribes, " - and tho" OxtinAoiahment" of Indian ti- .ties, alt made durin the last three yearsrMaklnstalluwancetfor these , cxtranrdinaty expenses, (he sum oce- - f,r ik -ardinar' nneratioii of Ga- "erument, provitlini liberal lor an k efficient civil, military, and natjal er ? vice, need net " aniouo t to ; more Ihsn . thirtec n An i 1 1 ii n - nf il ul lars- a 0 Btt a 1 1 V. liicludiuf the iieasiou" system of for - luor year. ;-.;.:r.. ':,: -z: 4r1Toisa Alculatiwn, deduced bj the .'i coomittea from thfe Treaurw'a ac counts from to 1833, iiiclunive, xorrespoHds n -it result very nearly With one furniibed by the Trdirf I)e partment founded ou somewhat diQ'er ent dits, by; which the average expen diture of ait years from 182G to 1831, r inclusive, ' for all ordinary 1 and fixed v : Ptpenaes. together . -wiib thoae of less ' permanent character, but growing out j of the regulation, atld long continued : policy of our, .legislature, as for forti fications, navjr yards, light hodset, &c. I India statedat 13,148.000 dollar; -rT this sum the act of the last ses w aion extending , the system of revolu w tiooairy pensions, will require for soma year an additional sum which I not ' Jt fully ascertained, but is certainly ..nit less than n million of dollar, -ifaoother annual million be added for tbe. enlarjtd expenses of our present Indian policy, and far the' erection ofi custom housei ami public stores, and fur future anil unforgeen continehcii& of alt sort, jncludinsf those of temporary co!Iiioni with lhe foreisn Powers or the Indiin tribes, the clear revvnue of uueen million emn to covvr ail tint SruhereHuirftiI f Ttis sum it will ha remarked, is that estimated a the proper tiinantnt rev : enue of "ttie tiati by the Secretary of the TreBury, in hia repo ts (lyln U and present yary------ - . : tBul?1a ;ni4kinj. thietimate7JhU sum i assumed by the committee,.not aabotiMely mi:evjry. lor the sunport of Urn Gvf rnm'tttrburas beio j Hhttral and abundant.' Looking mainly In the poidoz safe pennnent;-'Md bnn; arable revenue, not t the extreme no' jtiUleiimit of pMwr-they bave not ount to urn the lowest sum to which i'ritidlj2..lcoomka'aiinitraioa.' seconded by a legislation of Conres eqoilly vigilant tiver the Treasury, could reduca naii-vnal expenditure, but have wished, to secure a regular income implf 'stjnieient.'not only for providin. on a liberal sc'et fr everj. object wilh Id thejust liin.it of federal legijartin, mat c in anvsnce ma honor or prosper j itTnfa-.'.natioti loving peace, yet pre-l pared tor war, but, moreover,. to leave sucn a Dilance,atter rlelrayin tlie or dinary .charge of Government, "a may meet anyv unusual and nexjteited die manOither Woold arix-i from state of rfnlaraiid"toiist continued Warfare. The' vhane, Joo, oiTa cctd rt rsl nitTemprtrary d i m " ii.otion of revenue form vear or iwv. arising from th- fluctuations of trade, lion, present also aioihcr,,tron; ar gument fur assuming a liberal scale of revenue. - To thtr-TtTmailamoflnfiowev uueen minimis ine rrieuue inusl oe reduced. " All beyond this must be a Itr. -li: ... . .1 - '.'.. i. . I needles burthen upon the people, a fas-faBihTmtly tUa-4an4 n44abour ttt-th eountrrrrre tainly injurious in its flVctnd pmii. ably onequslynrrrhinj; -tne Treasury only to divide and distract our .--.tmbluT councils by teuipting to expenditures of d tubtful cohsiittitional right, urint ronsiktent with the simplicity nf renub 4ien 4tUutMns--iaHHi thetr purrty' ami hszsrtling tne.ir permanence. - The act of 132 has made a partial reduction towards this point. But un der this act the revenue from the cuts turns for the next year is calculated in the report of tile Secretary ofthoTffa ury at about tightttii millions. This is made from an estimate founded on the average impiwiatimi of ihljBt sixt year, llio provable averaqje lor tte next siTyearsYfor reasons which will be hereafter staled.) will much exceed t,at esUmatc. afturtb'wsi. tube add the Income from the treasury would rece a revenue for some years hereafter, d not less than twenty midiontaod a half, and probably of more than twenty, four millions, exhib'nins; an annual excess of from fiue a nine millionsjnver the justaises-of-tlie.Gjvernm!,n tL id t a x i ing every family in the -United States to-rt lfire, qr more thau'its share' of tliat oncalled for excess. - - This excess in tbpuin of- tha xommittee. should be reduced by.the. prckent Congress, and at the present time. Tne extinguishment of Jheebt, and the commencement of tha new-Pre- Derontient-usc'al.seSuIaiions. It ,vi ' .... . S - f.A. '. tally impiir'uut to tVa.ll engsged 'in any of those numerous commercial;: manufactuting, or' azricultural. eiiter pniev which ar alficted by changes in the. rate of impoiii, and arenajire; expiiseil to sulfcr from u-nceriaiuty than even error in legislation, how to know .1.. :'!..'.,. .n,l ....lu ..f it.!. Il .,. . hid ,,110,1. ..... r' vjJl""""""'"- ment iu retrtl "tolheir seyeratjetcf. esi. . . . .... . - - ,-' The occaston. too, of economical re duclion afftirdsa propitious opportunity ia 'tnike 'luch Te-adjostmenrroftlre rate of tmf MraUs iiid equalize amonzt all those " burthens wti'ich m y be JeWiJiJB'ijj upon any," whether .prenstng wuh pe culiar hardship upon .any class of the community, auy speciesbf lalwr, orny section of the countr.' 'A prr- Deeply impressed bjr thee consider atioii, the coinmiltefjiavd ;. prepared a 6'df fiifledttctng and otherwise lte4Hg the rates of duties upon. lot eiu merdi . andize, which,- ahould it ttieet with (he approbation f Consressuiay serve asa basis for a financial system for many yesr J''-& "'.ls",;- H.'-t'r.'y .Throwing out of view, forth present the progressive reduction" thai expedi ency and ; even- justice, require, they have fixed the revenue to be.ulttmineTy" received, at a sum not exceeding fifteen million. . Tne stock owned by Go verhihent they rtgardeolel at art off set td tite rejmjining debt. - 1 - Neither justice, nor any principle of lib-jral - policy, csn permit," witlmot urgent ' iiecessity, that the pasl JJlce should be mad 4 source of revenue. It should bear it dwn etpeflses and no more. Tts ' whole-profiti hould te'ap plied,as the hate heretofore been, to the improvement and extension of the system, giving the, greatest possible facilities, t the least possible private charge, to the diffusion ef intelligence and the interchange of correspondence. :TEe ar sources of revenue on whieh the caioniittce prop ise to rely, ar the ruBuc ubj aoi the customs.- - J ; The ; public-tmdi t lite, then pre sent system :f sale, may now safely be Cilculaffd as pr"lucin an annuil in come of lioi iitUlhnt an I a ht!f. It atlitht-vanttti rdirrj rfir diiiiihiifi i inese UmH, in sucn a manner ai to withdraw the -oceeds fmrirTrrj;enerit fttitfrbf. the treasury, have lieen pro. pined By the highest ilwthorit Vi The ,60 m.nUeejJ ul. jot. wxop'ise to,en rr here into any discussion of merits of thes pmpotiiion. Unum be alter ed by legislation, they inu re ird the aclutl'aysten as the Rettfi'4 policy of ftie (loverninent. s They mVst, however, observe, that fhould th-H poljcy i tbinieri; loch attmtloir would nir of neceitv overthrow or "dlssariaiigj the plan of finance now propped, v. ' Throwin, oat of ac'coo-t altgetljer the Urj: .uni!i expended in farmer years by t'i Uliited St iles, in-acquiring; this, territory culier by arm or by purchase, tosjethec-with the past expanses of our land system. a yet unHqViJated by the proceeds of the sale; thens are other current, etpeuses ti w defrayed from the i-eneral fund of the treasurywhich rn.'s'it be justly c'larf-sable upon the hi come from the Iaiidv-hu4d that'be a distinctfund, and vhich, if paid from thence, would .thus lar 1i.huii the;p.Mtd ou soma of, iuraw liuterialsr amount of revenue neceisnry to bjOj mm V articles. Vueh a winM. i-a "fti -ft iiwri" ri'tnrii'nf 'fh, 'Off7rirtJi,ViA,'if.;,vi;; u- -vf.rits-rrrr.v - riself, a'loutsll);) dollars annually;. --. . - - - . - , 2J. The expcn-e of Ikoian ankui mfrwdf mother tipulario.ifiri,iii under the treatiesjnr which jh have ohtaine I passession of three llftdt, ludiin emi!i'ra;ion) amount at present to, 302,700 dollars-a year, and will prob) bly bd much increased before the final m In i" . -nL . an. ,. nrvj'.uiiJiiarif ruisiini.-m ijie orisir.aJLtille to,acrettiP"t of Ihese i . n i . - . n . . . -rL j. I an d s a rose from the grants, or. rclea se tistt tts-coniedaevrfithe pTrrpnstrfxottrmwda-finre era! welfare, during the war of the Kei ! voVaiioiiTT1iertve--tear IiiTem1Slrige.f f-thedbT the n ttion. -the peonioa n7.w received he'ihn .dru;n'.lli'.ra f ihe llpvn tutioo, i i- a at lieil trr ta n t it 1 1 lim h mtrand-tttriu st nxme of oa'tramd bovn v. Butlne act (if 1823 and that oU ty ia'.2 tw m.w ,Jr..i iI.p.u ,.n it.n more ound well a more coniitu-t w'tlv Great Botain. The vast increase rionilrouadoTpaymerjtoflievolution.i6 tr'e U- rv ,ibr. and an en'uitahle hhouh .nfttitates ."""iig-the ei";ht vears between literal fulfilment of lon neglectej contract. - - The pensions for the next two years I.. , - 1 A - --4. - il y - - ' -J - - It " " exsct amount cannot oe assertaineuj a bout Jswo millions a yar. But this sum, depifndinu upon the live of old men, all r ttS'wau tube added above aeventy year of aj1!. must rapid- s pu&ian:a thelly dec ive'' uoiler' tliat 'ac4,Vcease entireir. -."iShcMifttrtbeae pensions be considered for the present as a ciiargeraUj agreed that their business .was in upon the lands, it would pe temporary more uoummtig sute unoer tne tar only. Within four or five years tl.e.ilfof 181G, than under the liiglier.prO; greater part of tft,n.come. and in"a few i tectiou of 1821. ( , year moie-4no- whole, would be liber-1 sted. and at. either 4?eriodlhe su from this source might be applied as the wisdom or Congress may direct; lesvwg1 whether in the hands of the merchant, the revenue from the cutih sufficieiii jreuiler, or- manufacturer, and with for all the other bead of Jhe publi - j that vie wThe e'1iadttiie;ri:Hire pcdilurc. . . . , J " jtion upon the more important: protect- Then there remain lo be raised by .ej, articles, gradual aiid progressive, the impost upon foreign: merchandise, The higher rate' of dutie for the to meet all other, charge ana ntin.;next year, which results from tbii i.l. . tf . . u . f . . . -.'.' .1 ... the sum of tieeltit tnillio, The average-value t from 182r'to 1832. inclu uuo dollars a .vear. iiie aversze ui ..... rwt e t live six vears uitinediatlv nrecedms was I l)n flfm AM . I...U.A 1 t-ri i i increase of 5,300 000 dollars -in six an antj j&rg8 feduction of Tm (years, or about six and half per? cep.tJnr,,. ;mru,Hat;nrt w .Wi.pealW e'Lrir 1 Tl.lj iii.ai.nl.liuil i-n.U nlul J'i-.,in ' ,." ""'j DiWRire.,wuLpu..i oi uomeiiic prosjuci suueu. nr exjiur-tation- There can be, therefore, but I.Ule doubt, that without any change n tb"jr existin tariff, the same" rate of - in crease would go. on, not regularly, but holding good as to any average of a sue cession oi peaceiui years. On this principle of calculation a'vne the average of the next period iif year would be oinet? -two-tittttlonir".'' - Uut the operation of theevehue sys tern now proposed, at compared wall those of 1824. and 1828would reliee the consumers of imported giwds from a fax of twelve millions a year. llicse twcWt insluons heretolire paid by the American people to their uoverument, snd by that GuTcrnmeot principally to the public credttinrs abroad,' will remain in the power of Hie Ttfnsumeritd be applied accordirlg to his want,', hautis and tastes, in prucumigan equal value iif the other necessaries, comforts, ani luxuries of l'ifc;.ipro'jably in a great egrce, in an increased consumption. or the 'f'v1iYgb'era1iff'r'th gnous ne nad oeen accustomed to pur chase. From the operation of this, and other obvioas causes. Springing from a more moderate tan !t on foreign man ufacturet,! the average importation of the next six year may be safely com puted at a further addition of at least eight, perhaps twelve mH lions, making i gross importation of above one hun dred rditlionS in value and ndt much varying from the large importations of I83t 1851. J w , ; Jadging from the experience of tome maroi no'tth ia value f theirmotrntistrtir riot W needed for tho pulIic' aer,,'V"lhnontoii,--lt.e, Foe, v.; np irted will be re e x ported m our foreigncxcliioe. and atout one-fit'Ui ol the geoj rev'eK'tfe receifed fiois du tie, wilt bi absorbed in i expettsei if collection, or refunded it) drawbacks up.n re ft porUlivo,.".':.-. JL: VZ. '"" :- TTyefvi7iliJn4nifii1ia1ffr i then to be raied upon about eighty faur Uiiflifinsol'itnp ;rls used or ciinsuniV ed in TCe TTiiTTied SlTtesj or, deducting therefjrin tlia imports of specie, and ol many Jrhel,arMtieJwliioh pu4lic p3iy, the security of the revenue, arid turner-, ous i other mutivea bay inaile fre '! duty, upon between aitty-live and sev ehty tiiiiliiiim of dut'nbie cuoioiMlities. th'u- priueiple atTites of; frouv ten id twenty jsr cent, varying from thein chielly ma- those instancui where,; ii tioual iadopeiidencu "ia time of war seemed t-dsmand ,omo aacrilice ii pcaciij isin th.cae of iron;) or When it was tlwuht that' a ;. higher or-Cower reof duty would .berofe advantage' to the revenue without any individual in jury, (as in regard to distilled spirits.) or wUe'a,some brancb of industry inWItt bi mitrfi'taUy benefitted by low un." . . . . . f . .. . ' lit si any fi,J by snecific duties on weislit or niea hiium ar trrnx ai.Tti.a i i 1 1 tin. 11.1 iiirii'iii j sure, and as these rates must bejrradu hies oTthir ssmo class or name,-this Uiiir omtimea faltliMvilv on nifTTc !...: . . ... . In adjusting the several duties they' have generally conformed, unless same perceived, to "fliwb of the tariff act o Iftl it ' tfj alined . if milnm in In . 1810, with Jtihortpplementary act of 1 8 18. -TieTmWFwM mwmwmJM,mmi; !f ok,nS at mbi tinu to tbe revenue '?:))re'' vat!orr durvngnTiolent transition from war s to peace, of the p umler tbiv4ouble dftUesd practical prohibitum, of the embar- K 1 non-intercourse ana . toe 'W16, and 1834, prowr'that the fra- mere of that tarill in rtrovidinz revenue bad not only given ample incidental securityjtoitxisting inamifactui-eabat even induced hew investments of cap ital, so 'well does 'itapptfar to have ;been ajTjiisfed JoTregard to. Woolletw tbe manufacturer of these goods, .fictures of this House MV182S, gene- It has," however, been the ' wisbJ of den fluctuation of the pi ice-of goods - . ' . ' :r ...ton :i. r.. i i ttjftutpill V fihnun thaf. with lli nnierwtrt .... . .. . r. . . - T. . . . . . Aa - . J accortting as inelfstt or Kce gooas is com inn tee on rawic uuii.tttis, r-ori- f ,te word-"' before the word "a 'just nadjs wore or ess ex;elve. i ? M a resolution dieting the worda "o pcrW rrHitr tf?tmttec'trai.'tJttr6j!t lierV.in 'Comptroller and, Ireasurer to emplojr Ite'M !M adoptedaye ni.nay i. reported by them, have endeavored to aomu person t' repair the rwf w4 Me .'Clark .voted'lilone in -tlwneativtl arrant tho duties with refereWeto1 Secretary "oince and. Government - Ai on Hi mintf nnm.wp. a?,,.n,i. "--Uimitea to t ie immediate, sConiuirintMrn aa4 tbtf eertaia demand of foireign trade, and tliat, therefore, un- lSil Viij ? lar Sa A u si it l u,nrL werfuJUounteractinjiourieitJs nmlialllii tKt " ll. n irn.ri.iva tii limiiti-ta. tldn of tliat yearWift fan short of; the average now assumed, and the reve nue xvitl not hiuch exceed- that estima te! for the ie pettw4eWK4i Treasury, Should ifprovo otherwise, Irom any cause which cannot now be anticipated, therunexpepded -surplus will remain as a Mtance in theTi ea.su- ry to tneet the- eoatlfigerieics of future! The commtltee perceiviug no tfttflii cient reason whjrthe coiniiierce of for--eign luxuries should not pay iheir share of the pubtic burthens, propose to raise, tbrraterof dilUc v a pent silki nearer JliS" tbe average.rate of duties - imposed by tjie bill than - tuey are novv under the act of 1832. THy also - propose to fix moderate . specific duty, equal to about CiflAper cent, on the value uj- )ri 'taiwhichE y free by the actof tlie last 'summer. This has bee tt added from & motive. of financial prudence, lcat thc1 revenue irom uie customs, miouiu, ironr-any modification of the bill, brother cause, fal I short of the esti mateor 1 est the' proceeds of the public lands should be ia part' diverted to eoino other source, in either of which caica an increased revenue would be deritred froirt this source of about 700,000 dollars calcu lated on' the rather abort importation of tea In the last year. Should . Ibis vice, it may h renealocl without BWt2 . . i y f ing tho other partsof thcavaitenu.;- A detailed atatemeat of tho pep' atwoflhislua alclated upon the actual importation TSltAVear lu ll.a'n ..wn f ,7... ...... - I, .1 ..k'.k ' than nwnr founer year, but whirh WllU'lt IS thought, ll"t CSCeod the IU tnre averao under the operatiuns of a tarilf such as that now; proposd. - . '.I.. 1 . i T . :SENATK:v.-r:-"t Mr. W!lbM n, frooi the joint select I Iuse; which W.s read three limeij, a mended, passed and wrderejLtU-4iej;n . Wr. Mnntgomerf.of Oranjc, present ed a hill to establish the B ink of North Ca'rolinsf MrSpeneer, a bill to repeal part of an act, ptssed ia 1821,- to ou tnori.e the county Vourts of llyderind Tyrrell counties to Issue license to re tail spirituous liquors by the small tne sure ti .r near llieir court lruse;lht first vtif which was rcal the first time and passed, and' the last Was read three times, passed aiiij oi doted to be eiigro; Iw ;3-"'y't "r,v.r';'i' the iniiiliaofiOnsiiiw county, was read the' ecod . timu and rejected Aye irNoe rst-"" - -rr --lIOUrToP CfTlMO3. lr Daniel, from the committee on tTte"JdSciarlJaJ relerreu, reported a bill to repeal part of an act, passed at the last L"gisla Juri-ibaptM,-i2S,ao regulate 'retailer ui spirituous liquuri; winch was reid ,u ir ,,M U U passe.u , . . l'- !f-C Wfc-' ,1h tBmmit;A the nrst time .ami. passed. tcury ir?rMirinw vent .litigation and. tu "avoid suits at la wjc piu ltd ihe iniewi'thout uMid . ment; and ontavorably oh ue bill to secure a more perfect adminUtrltloit of justice iu certain cases; also on the resolution instructing said committee to report a bill' decjaratory of- tt,e duties andj6wer VdlnpcciorsTi depotj sh'uriff.'h(ild,itri electjun-t in ihis StrterndTilT!i-on the bill to rompcl llXecutorr Admitiistr'aiors and Gif ; uiaus to make due return of invenio lesand accoifnts under certain peiiat- "e"' , :H -'-.. -:,;;u-?.' Mr. Davidson, from flie select conv mittee oit the affdr nf the Cherekee f ndiansrepir(ed Vbilicbnceriiiingtlie Cherokee Terr'noryj whUJi was read the first time and passed.' ; Mr, Kdmon stonon behalf .f.the minority; of said oommUtcepresepteft a. (oiatjer-rj'pfti t; wHkb va read and laid :tW5th' totet ; Mr.' Emmit presented a bill to :ncor porato the Trap .'Ilill Ilifl,emeii, in the county of Wilkvsj which was read th first. tad second times and passed; ; TTi . bill to rcitoro to vreilit George B Greer of-Jluntombn cou'ity, !was read, and, on motion of .Mr, nduiotistofi. J iudeCiiitely postponed. ' ' r i ne tlouso tiieu resnlveil itseil tntoa caramiUee of tlta ivholeMrV Bsfrtti jor ti the chair, on the' engrossed, resolu tions, declaring the attachment of th.e Legislature to the coiistilution of the JJiiited States; & after some time spent therein, the speaker resumed the Chair, and thri , chairman- reporttisl the aame withliulnenTtT resolutions were then severally read and passed! and the fourth being under co: siderrtmr, and amended, on inol'Kin of M r. Pol kt by .'iosorting the word vat" after ; the " wo'd " nutlijicaiiorif' Ah 1 1 ou se adj iu rued. : .: . i. ... . -i.. ' . i;' S'iN ATB.j v i i; The bill to amend an act for the di vision of Itnwaa county, pissed in 18-22, was read the third tune ami rej ected. TlOUSIi OK COMMON. -r"t;Mr. Uidley presented i bilf loincnr' nnrale- tne- Granville Dragoons) which wa reau me ii. m nine anu ia,keiUB;: - L"o, MciatM to erect dam a- Cross Neufe River in ".ilniston county; tUe,U:ll to prevent. the sibsrruclioo ,of uh up the lijauuke and Lahtc rivers; a il t h btll t a ttthtrri ie i srattl f eTjr, of Hyde county, to retail spirituous li jquor at . public listheriogs free f tax, were reavi mu tuaeitiiiirrT r'OStnoncxi. on theJuilLiary, to whom was referred it.r. uj.iui, .in. iminimrt t. i . r- ...;....!. the bill to prevent the unlawful- carry -ing awaynirl-td' slave; repoi V ed the same with sundry ameii.loieuis. MrlliU moved that the House Oow proceed lo take op the resoluiio'ii de' tlaripg the attachment of the Lrzjil tute, o tliejconHiitution' of thtt UoitciJ States; anirUio fouriii resolution, jn the, following words as amended, was reads 'iotic.,Tiiat.the doctrine tif tnulUu cation iu avowed by the State of South Carolina, and Jately piomulgatcd In lTn orditwnce, J rcvolujlionary m its char-acter,-84bverivis of the constitution of the United Ststei. anil lead to a dfso lutloti df the Unioil;,, which was alo adooicd vcas 98. nay 2l. : Ttat-vMttin. ABcrasphy, intori, Arrn.iu, Baker, Mwrlrnfer, lilowe, Uo.l.lw, Urax. ll, o er, Murj"). Hums, Utiiiler, CSner, CUjton, CloraaB, Courti, Croittvell, CunnftignsiB, Cuili bction, LDirl, Dnvidojn, Uuokvrr, buhavtf, V1" .Vu "?.et y'.Vn" -'"""". "r-. ttnonl tUrimr, tlrt,., I t.trilt-y. fUmo-, Hunt' Irmn, 3srti. i; it. )0!.i- k! Jo. Joskin, Uiieyfc..L, liii'oiit, Mft;n, M't junuM'lo.t. At'Nni, NHsnn, ', -Kami, UdlP, t tlttl'V, lUXcrU, Sflllc; j Sh,rwoo,; Skmu!rt Smiti.) Spiiiill, Stullii.j, Sii.Iicih, Sumner, Ttin..; A. TW.in....n, t atat, VA.ionti. Wan:, wmw sw Wool,.,, AVu.ztur. VV'U'O M Clark, Oaiiii-, IK; , f!''N, Sw)i-r, t. A Suwer, Snmiumi, I 'l'ltioni, 't'rtitcii"t, TunSl JI, Vd.U ll,Vhllkt:p. . , The fitili resoNiion wss amended ori " ji'M ii.iMt JHiw j.jr si J1, ( IV' Mf, aiannuoiN motion, by slrikmtr ut ny pronoseii meat to ;he revolution nude by ddllr ent jf ntlemen," and which weraJieject ed. Me. Towirseud uioved to Insert tho following resolution, immediately after the fifti.: . - V. r. .. ' V1 t'dt ljttalir' Jolli wort lotemnt pnried int lliu u nf liiree br th ticfvui-al 1iuernnwut ajainH ll4 Sum t" Soillll Cat- l " -.r . , " T Vole' on tha adontfon. of tlii am"ndmn vere-48 1- 80. M.fWi. Hker, Clurk, Crie, fnp', Ortlnw, O'llmn, X'jrte, S T. HwKr, r". A. , Sswyec, Kiruill, L'riiOiH)Vjn, Toht ml. Tbu iu!l. V'.ilt, VrJ, Vliker, Word, Zt.e, ' . svijMT'll'1'. Atr"ltiv, AtIioi, 4rritE ' 1na'l&r4iffV BI,; iHltliJejfi,,Wrpt,v tliiegw,. tliu, Canslerj- 0rte, Clitj ohV, . Cl-'-im, Cuuru, Cr.ioiWf II, tVimiiingtiKm, Uaif- in, 11 wkm'j-, . D ilmrlv, I'.culc Kilmototmi, Kuloo, K.iseon, liat .!, Craw, (iiitlirit-, ttMii, tUiainoivl, ' llnnlmm, llurp'er,' f I U, rdiiion, tl'rlon,Ilm tl, Janij, Jolm 11. Jnnvt, It. J. mi-,, Jorl:m, Jmlkint, lvpi-rrt, Ij-c,' Lil f'rt, ltile.leki-.l.fHjJiTmilk.l.viin, Mn?im," ; f!W(SfsWftirti.nry,' ' U urrSy ' MuCTrese, MnlHiriit, '.lalrfol. Ma Ii I Un,' Mc Neil, Nel)n; t'tirks, leple, Futmlynl,?!-, IUhiI, lUII'e, Uidley, Itolwrl', Selllc, hlicrwuoit, Skiii'itr.lHiR, Siuilh, InHiis, $ieji)ien, . '" A.jrimmpivin, Thouua, Tillcit, WatMn; We Tr, Wi luli, -V iloliur, A. VV, Joova. The i i x th a nl 1 as t - rcsol u t i on w a ibjeffTWXtlind. adopted ;...:;rf7 '' ; SENATE AVilliamv trmn "the ?om'mitteo' on K l I u i cat ion a ml the LI tera ry Fu fi J ; to whom was referred the ie'l u tiori in- . tructing them, ti .!nqit,rJiit.o the peuiency nr esianiishitig oy isw a ueii !ral SclMnitJii the i SlSLb.V4f JSfotthi)ato-i tins, for the purpose tf educating and sprepar-mn . iiulructsr-a-jf .'elementary' scho.U t.ir their pr'ifession, reported that in the opinion of the committee the state of tlie Literary fund at present would not justify the" establishment f iUcJiftUwlajitJ;Tie pre sent time, anil akin ijit be discharged from the fur- thr coriMuerauun 01 tue subject, tun- ' curred in. '""'rr1' ; Mr, Williams, from the select com mittee to whom was referred the seve ral 'niejntirjalrpvarioita Seclii'tfis of nw vwi.tie,-pryrng - ior ine i.r.;iiuu ,r 1 1 rt tf" -c vpi tat at the' various .'.ice therein mcutioned,"?ri(te a report there on.s'sting tint in the opinion of the. . coinoiUtee it is inipractirable to rare the grayer of the memorialist into ef fect at this time, St.-, Concurred In.. . Tlie resolution to adjourn sint die ori STaturd tyrtlie fifth of Jsnusry, was re scinled by a vole of lo 21. The Senate, a niotin-..f Mr. Spniiit.-went into a committee of . wh ite. Mr. Wiilinm in the cl.ir, on the bill to tiitablisli the Busk f Nprtlt Carolina; ami, after lomn t'nnesjieiit therei.1 the Spi-aker resumed the chair, and the chairman reported the bill with aoridrjramejidmentat which were con-. tMrcd : " ' . hereupon ; the said bill was read the second time,' and b4ng agniaum ended, ol-i iiiotiofi of Mr. A!li toei was passed ,. - : - ; UOUSR ' b? COMMONS. ;.!r,"T,otU.,j)resptd the following restitution f ' ' ,' - :'.. ... Uetolre.l, That thU; legislature viciri ariXimrs Solicitude lh phewi.l n'lurming in our lMr, ud cfliifiiltf.ily re I. ing umn flu r- ttMfti;. jottiM of C.ii(;i esi ie relief from Um Imrilem of partial ami ppiirttsife Utiion, rti-p. h-vstel the retart ta lorco cither liy llij Oencrul tint'iintttxr ttv itii s -j. ..r w..mk r n u.i . KK . . . v rhe said resolotion'was read, and, on mo'ion df Mr. Cansler, laid on the tabled -tin motion' of Mr. Polkit rwaa re- sleithat' ' message b sent lo the Senate, proponing to rescind the resold tion'agreeiu to adjourn iterieon Sat urday t.ext Teas 70, Nsys4i. Mr,' I'ierse presented a bill for ihe encouragement of education; which was ' read the nrst, :iQ.ciikl ana Uiird tunc, ... passed and i derdd td be engrossed. Mr. Shenard.' from tlie committee on I - ' .' -. .. rnvate liiljs, to, wliom wa.s referred the w,t urn,er to improve tne Tollce of the town or,Ya.ihipgtojf)d the bill con ceroirig the idspetiiiob of wood in, the lo a n of Wilmingtun, reported the tadie wiihout amendinenti : . " Tlie bill to establish the Plsntert rjmk of North Carolina wa read the second tinia anl rejected Ayca 5S, N.ie 55 ."v.-;-- ,-, -'. -. -- ' Mr. I'arke iubmiUei liio followtids' resolutions: V'::..:...V'.-:-:-".'''''', f UusnlTa.1, That cimlity rif repeeientiitioo l eKwiiUal Id tha exiiieueu iif a trul rciiuLiicai grtVHwueiit. '' , Tint there i groislnennuitcney ia profcukins tAaJmlra aaJ aiilMia m vctm wkll& nb.i.' lty withholil from h il uiin kui ai;utia s,irjterty, ;,.,:' -..'.-;-' ; -C ;;..;,... , Tlwd the ratio of rt jieewtiitjllon W tha fii.l.i4 lic body tit North fai-oliua ia tiphlj nueual, liud eoueiui'wtly tptjiHt. ; -'- - That the hitercat of any fraelioo of commit Mity (hotilj h ovi lKikJ when M aoullicU wilb. tlwl ol U.a arhola bmly..,. i :-. v That prKne haltl howa tttat no Stataeaa attain tj Stijr (rst ijifriie T tcocral prv;)nt