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iAh e) ci 3T0. 31 nALBIGlTaX?JUIlSDiiS,, JUIrlT 23, '.1035. id Strth Carolina Gaxtlli,- WHENCE & l.EMAV. tented. Thug it will be seen that the practical operation of the rule i not upon the whole number of member in that House, but only on. t!te excels of that number over the sixty-five. Make the number' ninety, aud the. principle I'Kfl MS three iiniiri pw nnntr one? will be felt on I j m the apportionment tif ieelr.nee, Bno.ep.wn ttmer oiiut, oi twenv-uve. Mate it as nrormsetl ' . remain N, arrears lottfer! ,nr,t and t,ntr .i,!',. f. f.,1, the en- hs may det'tre to become iBBeiilier, but in the apportionment of fifty-fi ill be strictly ref,tire in t.y the whole Hand I hit is but five more than tin suit o! tle year wnnnpimn in aavanee. :. . .. e tM .unit u-iuuu iui vi-amui- ,rtrt fltrv limr (or on ilellar, a4 twee- Hrrcentt Tweseh continuance. '" ' itai to th tMitnra mntt br ot-f fil J, . the members of the House of Com mons, it gave the Covention a more unlimited power. It- directed that with respect to these members (eicrpt those from the towns which were to be excluded in whole or in part from the Contention they should be appor tioned upon the rule of federal num- district!, or both." I his part of the act had given him great difficulty, and STATE COXVEXTIO!V. DEBATE. bOE oastos's srEF.en C0XCJ.VDED.)j But it is urjred that the number one Iwmdred will jive the East for the pre- the number one hundred and twentv.: This may be a conclusive argument supposing it to be founded in fact with those who came here not with the purpose nt nllayihtr th at rift ivhi. n I . '.It 'a . J - " l-.t ! l- has distracted our land, but in order to assist to the full extent of their pnw well founded, as imiispeiisabiT'cr, whatever mar affect the present ire the correction of .this evif;lRta(e f things. lie had not liimsf lhe difcsaHistaction caused by nn- ial representation be so extensive e dulj oTft'tV.rm has been enjoined .examined so as to be able to pronounce ns dy vte people, ami we nave rconfidentty-ato the result of the cal- mnly sworn not to evade its per- ;cu!ations which were made. He be- anee;.ainl it we find JUeptuiri-, lieved, however, that at the number of the. proj. seil adjustment fair' Q0. lhe proportion in the House of lTry out ti.ese principles tnio tun Robeson and Person as Western couo- -on,--.-lJie organic In we are assembled At t UrulCr .. 47 in pnri.nn. commands neutral. 47 1 1 51 F. itn?n. !e less than thirty-tour tior more nronortinn would be. eonsidft fiftji.and Jha u( the House of csTtimntt Iersnn us Western cnunttesr imons not less than ninety nor 55 to 6.5 as neutral. 55 to (31 anil ethan one tundrtt tind twenty. ;i5SlEastern 5g to 6. I both cases have alreatly cleci.lvd hy n al-j titere woulf be a small tnajorily on the t unanimous voic M support the e of the West, which could not be nmemlatinn of the committee so ' varied more than four by adoDtins liit advises that tin- Senate shall ; either of the nronosi-d numbers It 1st of fifty, but th-ir rccommenda-j seem to him any tiling but wisdom that the. other lltiue fchall consist : to consider this difference as furnish- ne hundridii-d iwenty, U uaieiiUns ft fustiGeainn -to rent I cm en from pposed. Upon the b st ctmsidera- the East for the prodigious alarm ihey he (liil thniK, anu tlierelore was ,ai sounded, much less for a depar- aiifwalde; nep-ople Iwd fixe4-.mlia.immt"Mmn4n Z . ; J. . I mmum and a mnvtnuin lor each ;. r the Senate, as fixed at jO. nee httv and thirty-lour, tor Hie lor HlC , there U a rl (an niflinntv of at least foar lie, whicii represents property and nrobablr sis members on the part hundred end twenty, and ninety, of the East and no act of lesulutian the House which represents popn!a-jca be passed but by the concurrent 11 was impossi'jie n:i in anmiii Wl 0f j,th Houses. Joint action wz.mmtmiM.mm.Miwk4&v-i never lakw c--l(-4n--iAaJuitg-p. noises roust, -nave oeen ifcieutn(Hntmpnta toot ice and not unir can more clearly hhew that appointments are not governed merely by sectional feelings, lha,n flic facf tli it with an un-disputed- msjotity on tlw- part of the East, more than half of the prominent appointments made by the Legislature are actually filled by Western men. The fact is, that when appointments take place, the disturbing causes which ayfate IKeTLe from JiarUf politic from Federal and not Slate divisions; and thcs, in con sequence of the prevailing influence of the (icneral Government, are to be found East as well as West of Raleigh. But is it possible that in our delib erations upon this subject, wc'tdmuld bo governed by the paltry considera tions, of temporary advantage? The arrangement now to be made Mfor perpetuity, for us and our posterity never to bo altered unless the people should ngiiri agr?e, and he trusted they would pot for a Century, te change their Constitution. Make it ;ht, so that it may last. Make it d tlie bene! mat tney gevcrau id in a proper reo'ji to eacli th- So-far-as-the will -of the-eople lecljieil. in. 1 hi sabu stm e n t .ube 1 1 i - tit uur duty. Where it is not ex- Jcitlf declared, but may neverthe- he latisfactorily collected. v?e r ' ? endeavor faithfully to follow it . We have resoUed to take the fximfm for the f?enate- Can we do i ise than adopt "the maximum al- pir the House ol Ctiiim"on, without ting the uni it of the adjustment? hat reason can be assigned for dis- Jrding the proposition which is so linly marked out in the act? It had been objected, that the propor was (lilHreiit txi'.n that which obtained in the two branches of Legislature,' for that ihey stand to 1 other in the relation of one to Butif the people haye indicateil t adtfferent proportion should pi e- if thev have said that the benate ht be reduced to thirtv-fonr, but if ic House of Commons chonld con- of at Isast Ninety that the latter j ria,ht, for the effect of it will be to ob- U!)0.pghlrejya.s b that, be had ultimately adopted the proper construction of it, lie was desi rous to submit that construction for the tiberlffirtSaWraiio tion. An exact apportionment ac cording to numbers could be made in one way only by dividing the whole State into 1 tectum districts containing separate existence of counties or to the habitudes arising from them which had so long bound their citizens together. This would be suih a violent disrup tion ff ancient ties such an inroad upon the usfges of the country from its first Evttlement that he could not be lieve that it was contemplated. If however he entertained any doubts'up- the .provision, which oiloweu,Vbux.. each, county shall have 'at least one member in the Ifouse of Commons, al brings to their notice. and trust sought. men whose faros is wide-spread firmly established.-,. But m general, the true principle of the elective franchise, is to afford to the constitu ents an opportunity of selecting an'a gent whom they . personally know, and whom from iiat knowledge they are willing to trust, "Deeming then this planinad missibl e, there was but another which could be This was to civs the addi tion al m e mSers to tlie'c ou a ties' re spec tively, wiiieh had the Unrest excesses of unrepresented population. Abso- TafecBtonln'-'a'pporT senraiion lonumoers, was unattaina ble this plan approached it as nearly as was practicable, and the rule laid down was intended for practical pur- conclusion, from an examination of the Covention act, unaided by any extrin sic heir, he was gratified to discover, that in the Constitutions of several of the States, in which'- numbers are made the basis of represontationa si milar modi of representing th- frac tions had obtained. The same prin ciple with respect -to the representa- tr-n-f the-eessM;,w-TTew4nrt nrorrrfi eft in its app) ic at ion, w'd I be. found i n the Constitution of Mississippi and Alaba ma, Art. 398. .lle.h.adr le.ar(i'witt great respect confidently rely for success, on the most earnestly desired the improve intimate know ledge which these neigh-; Pf$nt of the State. ' If the only sure bora had of their qualifications. But foundation of rational liberty be the they could not abandon, their regular virtue of the people, the best safeguard occupations without a sacrifice ul do- of that liberty i 10 be found in their in mesuc duties, -nor take up. the pro." telligence. This alone eaa secure it fetsion of canvassers for public favor' against the wicked arts of oligarchs without a . sacrifice of freling and of and ! demagogues. Not a little had conscience, The field muit be aban-' been lately done in the cause ot edu doncd to w uaf he ' verily the most mischievous of human beings Institutions which were springing up politicians by trade who thrive anu in various narir- 01 the country lor the falsehood by pandering to the worst plans had yet been adopted fof diffil jjwsions anil prepdices.ol .tr human , sing injo?nain ii -tliw Unit,,... naurc anu. t. 110, unuer tne pretence toon unnging u noino to me poor ana of ardent love for the People, care forrthe humble. Many spark ot genius nothing, v and seek, for nothing, but; u now gtiflf.'ted to became extinct ! their own advancement. . 1 hose large j wnicii might be kindled into a bright electoral districts, independently of j and glorious flame. " Many an intel the ubjecl'uilia already tiientioned,! lectual cem of purest ravu rtermitted were calculated to stifle rather than to to remain buried in the give a correct crpression of the will ; scurily and indigence. ol the rcopie. A bare majority might elect a ticket of four members who would, represent the views and opin ions and wishes of as many individuals as in other counties would be entitled lo two members. There, is , such a thing as county oppression as well as -Sta-te-Tfprrt-smtr wet'mt"fipfWt or- 4 w m or tltree-mnes--Mie--fat-io-c fresei-rffttiott--- he- eju iry-is, what must be done with these excesscsr cannot be disregarded for they nise migt extend to one liuntiren i twentv, but if so the fnrm-T shrcUl aertheles not exceed fifty are we, oe province it is , to execute Uis n, to sit in j'idgtnent upon it and rtically to disregard it?" He admit that it was in our power, under the rds of the act, to pay 1.0 attention the proportions set 101 tit in it to wiirttmrf-i for the Iloue of Com- 'i. jt should we do so, he lelt a- I conviction that we should but keep ord of promise to the ear and hkitt- the sense. "Willi this ccn- tion, it ..wjiis, un necessary fjr him to ;ti 00 1 auy .reastin wh v the j JatTye 'portions as they now exist between & . ... . -. . . , f two nouses had been to some ex- ft departed from in the plan of ad- timenurecprotncndeo by the people, t there occurred to him one so plain I'Wv'istable that he could not for F from mentioning it. The-Senate Presenting pronertv. was constitutetl principle of taxation-and this ncple was carried out thoroughly ' Williout rtrrnluin. Ttat the tirin P'e ol numbers on which the House v-ommons was hnxeH. was not car. U Otlt ihtlitiitrjff I, u-n lllktaf f - .V WlAjZ r. . vwujvvt- to. ail eirnttmn r, nrnnpr in it. f, but which practically narrowed r range of its onera tion. Tonrevent t Villlon . .1.5.1. i- 1 :...l I --"V a BllUb-k lt KIFUUBMCU rg- the act nrovidtd that everv r'titr in c..i ...1..4. ;i. . .. : . . . : '"Ppuianon, should have at least " hcm.. ir. ...1 .1 .:. "m o icpcuieu mil linn a VerV nrAtuip npnvitlnn .ml aii. IDOat WhlrH ha nar Un.,. a. UiU IIBTC r"ed cheerful assent to the pro- 1 . 14 rrangemer.t, Dut it was a pro fit U- Practlce gr'atly affect- vasis 01 representation, t here TS Sixt.fi m.nt'i.. ; ,1.. Ct.i. r" Of Which. wSthnnt rptranl In Urn 'hers must hav m,nih TP k uHV1 Commons then consisted of r'JWS.aiMnk'nt.-t. H'l dtroy the rule altogether, and F& Count 1 ..11 v uc etjuauy repre literate tbose very sectional divisions which - have heretofore prevailed. When the representation in both Houses shall be based upon app-:vcd change are principles, it win oe impossible much longer to le?p up these divisions. The'-e will be nothing for East and West to differ about as East and West. Other parlies other divi. terences must ultimately vanish with the causes which created them. ?lake it right, for whatever may he its immediate operation, it baffles all skill at calculation to f tretell what will be it effect a fevy years hejic.'. Wealth will' ch3ng. !?, umbers - will 'change;' The character of the pnpolatior. will Towards the West there co nparativefy but few slaves, but a s their mining opera t ions shall advance and their manufactures shall be extended, slaves will be multiplied in that region, for it was a law of Natur that men would - not work v.',ien they could get others to work for them. It should be borne in mind ton, that there is a large territory within the limits of the State oc cupied by the Cherokees, to which the Indian title must be extinguished within a year or two. When this territory shall be given up to us it will sustain a population sufficient for. sev eral counties, and as the number of our Legislature which we now estab lish is not to change, it should be made large enough to be accommodat ed to the. then increased numbers of our people. He saw then no cause to disapprove of any part of the Report presented by the Committee of twenty-six. There were, however, some matters intimate ly connected with the subject matter of that Report, in regard to which it was silent but "which most be settled by the Convention. The act to which he had so frenuentl referred, provid ed that no county should be divided in the formation of a Senatorial district I but with respect to the appointment of site ratio of population. ' buch u the suggestion ot the Gentleman Irom, provisos rcverwd have bew if the w1ioTe"'tateelT--dcs1'gned to be fit of the fractions should be given to broken up into equal districts. An e- smajl rather than to large Counties, lection bv counties or bv districts. r : and wished tn; follow- it - so far a the by both, i3 placed at your discretion, jrure prescribed by ,the Conveuti m act and the basis of renresentation is fede--l would permit. A count v entitled to ral numbers. An apportionment by three members, with an unrepresented counties, or by districts, other thail jsurplus of population, sustains a much that which we have seen, could not; smaller loss in proportion than a coun-htrre-pcfnTOTitemplated-, " must" -feave ty-entitled to one ineratrerTand hav hig large fractions. Not one county can : also, an excess not represented. But be found which has prccisch the ratio, the act did not leave the Convention .' .1 . .1 ' . i I ... Kl... ....... ... .1 1 .U..n..nt.HraA- atZpTeiaiTre. It... .declare d-tlat-the mL-mbers should be allotted to cotn- They cannot be disregarded for they ities according to their respective num- foi in in the aggregate n large part of.oeM; and he felt himself bound to ap th? population of the State and no ply this rule throughout, whatever disposition ran be made of them by might be the relative numbers of "the" counties, or by districts or by both.'severaH'Counties. But there was nn :fiiclr.ha1i.fc w'nh the prescribed basis of represcn-Convention could rig)itfully make, ration. The Legislature and the pco- a-d which would have the happiest pie could not intend to prescribe to, effect in correcting the artificial ine the Convention an impracticable duty, j quality resulting from application of lie therefore- interpreted the act nsj the- rde To 1he larger-counties; and laying down the. rule of federal num- would be attended by many other bers as the central principle for their salutary consequences. He was so- action, sivins them a discretion to ap-;licitous to bring this to the notice of ply it to counties, cr districts, or both, j the Convention at this early day, as should appear to them most equita-jSo that if there were well founded life "and mast coiidua it, they might be stated weal. But two plans have been gug- and deliberately considefedr The rested. The brie '"was "to asslgti "to cw h'membersrof the " House of Cnmtnons county the number of members to"ereta be elected by Counties or hi ch it was entitled, according to (He Districts or both, according to their ratioof representation, disregarding its; federal population.' For the reasons excess and then to constitute dis- already stated, he preferred, that the tricls of the" counties having excesses, 'election should in general be by coun .nd assign to these the additional ties, but in regard to the counties members, in the election of which the .which would acquire, under the a citizens of nil these counties should mended Constitution,' a greater vote. For instance, suppose the ratio number of members than tVy, had 01 representation be fixed at 3,500, the Heretofore been entitled to.be was rnunty of Orange having a federal pop.; disposed ht adopt the principle of clec- uiauon 01 au.yaa, win ue cmitieu to nou in mem oy aisiricis. sucn an three members, and then have nn tin- arrangement would have a happy ef- reprcscnted fraction of 1,453; and thelfect in partially reconciling the citi- connty of Caswell, containing 12,51 1, zens of thoss counties which were uejrrivea 01 an out one member, M a privation which could not but be un pleasant to .them. Th e gain of the large counties was at their expense. If these large counties, were districted and the inhabitants of each district voted for a single member, the same number of the People in the large, and in the small counties, would ex ewiseiKtlieiasamei prwilegiwd wield fli ; $ame power, while the inequality of representation between the ditfercnt .. a " 1 .1 ni . ' 1 s a sections 01 tne ciate wouia oe cor rected. Twf remove discontent, this Convention fwd been called. Its purpose culrf not .be eEfl cted without olg ?ftlr-Wiatisfction 10 tnose counties wnose power was to be curtailed. But untjuesjionably it was sound policy to introduce as little discontent into the hew system, as was consistent with objects which it .was our duty to accomplish. He was perfectly convinced too, (hat there was no mode of election so fair, or ' so well calculated to intro duce into the legislative body,' intelli gem anji uprignt , members, as. that by which the voters were brought to designate the new individ ual whom they preferred to all others. Where there are larsre election dis tricts and the People in mass vote for many representatives, there are abun dant opportunities presented for com bination, management, and intrigue. monS !nelpd'dates1 and thus cansr ing a real minority to nasafor a ma jority of the Electors. It was desira ble always, that the Electors should, if possible, vote upon personal know! edge. In an extensive district they could not well do so. unless the candidates travelled to and fro and subjected themselves to the observa tion of the People and mingled famil iarly with them iu any part of it. -But the necessity of suclna course 1 a . a. W -j . woum 01 ten pre vent, lhe best men will be entitled to one member and have an unrepresented excess of 6,111. Those excesses added together, a mounting to more thin the "-'ratio of representation, the two counties might then be formed info a district, which district should elect an addi tional member. The more this plan was examined the mora objectionable li.yvld ftppeafes Insteadiiating out its lair practical extent the princi ple of apportioning representation .to numbers, it perverted and violated the principle. The unrepresented fraction ofCaswell -was 6,1 1 1 that of Orange, but HSR and to represent these combined fractions, Orange having a I-j ready three members, was to vote with Caswell having but one for the mem ber to the district. Now, as Orange had more than three times the number of voters of Caswell, she could certain tainly control this election, and thus secure to her fraction of H58, a repre scntation, while the 6,111 of Caswell, would in truth have more. The rela tive proportions of Orange and Cas well, as to federal numbers, are as one and two-thirdt to one and the pro portions of their representations would then be as four to one. This would be apportioning representation to numbers in a very singular way. The plan was objectionable also, because of its complexity, There would be distinct sets of members ia the House, some representing psrticular counties, and others representing these same counties in combination of others different or deri in troth, reaching one above the other in the scale of importance. Be sides in many cases in order to save a great number of small tractions there must be occasionally , a hail a dozen counties put together, and this in elec tion to. the General Assembly, ap peared to him a mockery of the true principle of Representation. Th're may be extraonlmarv cases. In which the neoole can vote in laree masses from making a tender of their service with some derree of intellitence. 1 If the choice were to be made by the Those are Vrhen the magnitude of the immediate nerghbrnhoiid, they could efficacious as to afluri to lihe-Ot preji cd, an opportunity to raise their voice, an 1 jre preaentth eir grieyaw c es jt 0 t he bony. that.couliIgtye redress, lie didfiot prnnoir tar iMroduCc this"u;b- , division of districts into (hose counties, which under the new arrangement, would elect but two members, and for obvious reasons. There was less dan ger of unfairness, of combination, of driving men of .-merit from the field of competition, of suppression of the public sentiment in . those than in larger countieanual)Ove' atlT these counties gained nothing by the new arrangement, and it seemed to him cxisuug..iastnu44n8,-----But- the-cmn-ties which were to gain by the change, could not complain if they ocquiied this gain with t-uch modifications as in no degree impaired their just portion trf-power, and at the same time, ren dered it less obnoxious to the rcst of the community, and innre consistent with tlie interest or the People of the whole State. TJiese were the general views which he entertained on the nunn subfect caverns of ob- If righteous ness cxalteth a nation, moral and reli gious culture should sustain and cher- ish it. ' . ' " -'., It was vain to Jmpe that what ought to be dorws for the physical or intellect--ual and ra ral advancement of the State could ever be nrcomplkhed with- wtrfitteireiriftrxinirir sjnn, and h? knew no remedy for it so4he wisevyithout liberal councils and refiTreit To the Convent ion; tlie 'reform of Representation in the two Houses of (he General Assinibly. This was tlfe subject on which tho voice of the people was imperative, and the action fhc. C p n y c n tio a i ndispc nsahl e Jin. til thi-sobject'ascttletl, - it wair idle to consider of the discretionary amendments. - Unless this, were o settled as to command the approbation of the people, nothing rould be done for the public good. Professions weie of little worth, and men were of ten most prodigal in the use of professions who least felt the sen timents to which they give utte rance. But he. must be permit t mI to say, that 'there?' was no individual in this body who felt a more, anient and intense desire than 'hiniseif, that our deliberations and exertions here might attract to us the blessing pronounced upon the peace makers a more ar dent and intense -desire that after meriiing this benediction we might proceed to the consideration, of the other subject submitted to us with purity ol purpose, elsvaled views and jautiotis wisdom a morVaritentaml intense desire that the TTsult of our labors might ultimately tend to (he physical, intellectual and moral im provement of North Carolina. imaieu euiogtums -upon tne attte, while others had mourned overifs de pressed condition. There was much in North Carolina to respect and to rove. In no land was Justice admin istered with greater nuriiy,. and-in no State ot- the Union v wa a there less of the violence and malevolence and corruption of faction.' In none w;a -thfre ft Jnof$jmk!dyan;d:Jdnd.. anu wen tiisposed population. In none more republican bimplicity and equality of conditions. It was em phatically the Southern land of steady habits. But he loved Jus country too sincerely to permit him to shut his eyes opon her defects or hrr wants. He .wished to serve, and disdained to flat ter her. The laws of Nature forbade systematic taorerlnn.-M any an aft----2- ious, many a painful hnarhadjte spent - fca.?iel.a.tatet his ciiuntry -Earn .estty had.tia "wished itiSt h- inignt live i evtiitr ,u3y wnen insreaii hi wast- ' ViMf.ejye.cioBal broils, in stead of wagin x against eaciv other a fonlish and jtcked contest, in which victory wat. without glory -and defeat without c onsolation, we could, like a b:md of brothers, devote all our aspira lions and all our c!Tirtst'onr f.tiujj- iry a cause, russiuiy tne wish so long ch.'rished might n.'vcr be t ealised. Indeed he miist say that, he was nofy; ver "WnguTne -TnthiOxeeTaVion.- Btit Ue would not dep Tiirrr I f e w oul A not !te cauld not ahan loni tlva hope that harmony and gmd will were about to be restored. He did H05 ?,thatundr this new order !0f th'nffs under these favorable auspices", his beloved fttate was n'nut to become a!L!haHier sohsUlMild vvisC i"r to be that re tainin' the esreilencies s!sd , npw pos-;. sessen -ncr love . 01 libertv and order her steady, kind, rnuhlienn ami iii(luUrtouspuVatiiiancrjimp uimium ai v- ii ijvs, inei e loigm ue added to her whatever was beet fitted to raise and decorate and ennoble her. True- P!iilan'rnphy.- letter with nut Rignature,"nnrl enrlnrrnj-fiTe - htm d red dtdlnrs " fr the" owTtT the'Amer-" ican Coloni.ition Society, was ad dressed a few ilays ago t the editorr-" of the New York Commercial Adrer- ' tiii-r. We enpy froin t!.e letter the annexed interesting passngss: "Ona wlin irtMl, he iliil hit ilty i t1, war f I die llevi.liiiinn, an'l ierlmiit wn if aonia wnksa tfl Itie Sl', hel?rl ill,!, at tllit tl nvilotl of hi Mi", lis mount perre hi umiilrr ! but man- ' ocr an beiiFlWiVit!r, a In aiilM.j the CntunlcaiioM SnticiJ in llirti- i,a unit .ilmillu-niw enileae nr, lijr itfjivra, to fire lite Unileil .Slate fioin , Ri-eiii nn I gi"win pvil, ami, in turn meal- ! in-, f nnijirix.ic tlie (iif 'nit urnciai ioa nfLtaek rani lor ii jn U imr Buo-mni , have done I ilim ml tdeir fnttirr,. 'Cue dfipn ) noble. notiilTti em-enr the nt.fiHtiinaie, nut In rlvil. an Alrira, an'l Id ,inii I It v lift 1.1 t lit Utriw li.n ruliirinn ilirnngn the lmk anil ilraarv toll . lu.ti-i nl ili:.t ItfhiijliU'it laml " "I mi fcnti ' I r lirit mrrnbrra nf f ha S-wiMr, anil tn 4heir Arm IVr.iilrnli hmaleal 1 hiivo UiliI In lmi mllmr wonlir anit rum a;iicliitil r(Hita iwcot nr. lliiknntrn, anil an- tn Tut ward itie MelKr'l la inmt monibiT nflhe prnt Otuuixa'tun-JSvclt't), mt I vlitill obi ijfeil. j Enticed in the prrcedin? com. mnnicatiiifi, fnaMv modest and patri otic, warn n Five I fund fed DnUffr litmk Voej Ke- itmfltint of-wtnebrw e nava,T thisilay rsmittd -l-!rafHHhe'Sfti-- cretary to the l'an-nt Society's Boa at WaViingloo. N. Y. Com. .1d,J , .73Vt-w:-The public fee' mg m Athis nwgltborliood has Beefi""1' crestiy brHf1l.iWfr pimiifr;ai ijift :oc -r-cu- rencc which took j ace in Chucko- rnrk, near Nanseoio id fiver, last T!ttyCtyn., AstVTetaU;' hatfe rac!ieI us in a "variety of btiapes, we shall merely slate i he leading facts in which nil account concur. A fcod had existed for some time between two yining;entlem-ii of Islc-oC-Wight, namely, Mr. ."William H. A. P. Cw. s per, and Mr. SamurJ Whitfill. i the parties , happened fo meet at the tuna and ttfam bnv ..... -.l North-Carolina from attaining great! Mr. Cowper tfrew a pistol and fired' at Mr. Whitfield. ihe .Ull which gr-cd his arm, Mr.,W. also dnw a pist'd and was in the art r commercial eminence or rivalling in it wealth some of the other States of the Confederacy. JJut it was impossible not togret thatiier f esfturces remain ed as yet almost undeveloped. Who could see without pain, the continued drain of emigration -which was carry ing away to more favored regions , her most enterprising and industrious citi zens? . Her signs were the reverse of those which were seen near the habi tation of the Lion, in the fable. The tracks all proceeded from there were noue coming io tne fctate. - yno but must wish that her disconnected frag. (Rents were brought together by those facilities of communication which might make them feel and act as one people in interest and affection?. Much, verv muctrmight begone for the improve of her physical 'condition. But there presenting if, when hcinj reminded by C. that he was unarmed, he let it fill by hie side, snd r waited till his : adwrsaryrr ftatlHreloided The parties then levelled their pistols ae -each other and fired at the same mo merit Cowper received lis adversa- rye , shot and " fell dead Whhfl!,t escaped nniniured.- The next mrv. ment Josiah (J. Parker ihrothir nf t,- deceased Mr. Cowper) stenned nn.t and levellin. pistol at Whitfield. soqi nim inrongii ma ootiy, the ball ;t entering (he abdomen and passing out at the back. Whitfield instantly fell and . turvired .but, few minn - Drtngtho fray, a free man of color stnoums near ine combitsnts vi Lilt. was another point of view in which he ' ed by pne of th shots. 6 ie 1 . I I 5 .V -v 4 i::
The North-Carolina Star (Raleigh, N.C.)
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July 23, 1835, edition 1
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