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RALEIGH, U. C. THURSDAY, DSOEISH 17, 1C25
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e
,i..Wf. Caroliun nazellt,
rUULMUF.n, WtKILT, T
t.ioha J. i,cn.y.
TKUMS.
cirri'. three itnllari tr nrv(flpne
p a m-i be nil jwe.l to remain in rreiir Innfer
" l! 'i'nmie fW;lHyvIMW
St.te, who tuny rteih-e lo hecome ulu-i iliers,
.ill be ttrirtty retmitxit l ftiy the hi.!c
m.iitoHhjei.t-,.ile'il,iion i.iltvai,ce.
i . ........ ..... r. t:.....
. htnea lUree ti,,.e, r.nr Itttr,.! f.e-
1 tJtt
iiium .! 11 1 1 jun.
,,,, ,.
San;:'
Mr.
.nK To'encoiiracrrV. in verv suit-
i most certainly the amy or every cut-
r ii.. u.. .it.
With thia view, I latelf, at Ik visiter, nttend-
" . . '
eit the esainination of th pipils io t!c mule
d.-partmeiit of tl Itdeijrh Acmlciny, now
umWr the auperoiU-n lence of M'?w. .fH
uiritnd tUrwaout the result of which uit-uik-d
me Hint this Institution deserves hhrh
c );nmetld:itioo and is pre-eminently entitled ,
to thcouSilcnce and patronage ot this cqm- j
.......itv. I
Atn-r listennijT altentiviiy t(.r t-.vo days
(m Ht of wluiih tim.: I was presrji!) to a vrry
cnticul examination, in t!ie various branches
of Kiijflish (fdiication, rs well as the Initio and
41:rek I.aniiiies, -I nt-.tst nelcnowli-tlifc, that
. jiiore rikhiil
TTie exercise' did not appear to he conduct
ed, k' is too -often the e:e, as if the dcin
wtre mcrtdv external show, hut rather to cx-
f Tvihilfhereal prtuleVtwy eiicIl pitptt hnd mad
in the different branrhes of education.
,, We appiehtnd thut oo .person, who re
joicea in he projrresn of learning and wide
diflution of general i.uot'.nation, could luve
laded to be eddied.
' "To ace yon'nif 1bys, not more tlian ten or
tKe ycalS of aee, b.-fore tile HUick llonnf,
art' statements in "Int.-reit" St the"ltule
of Three,'" with the readiness and accuracy
of a skillful accountant, was what I had never
before aecn; nor, indeed, had I not w.iness
rd it at the present examination, could I have
believed it possible.
The students we ihoujr'it, appeared quite
at well in their examination on the other Kn
glish hranchesj .and in the dcaj.lai.ijjuages,. .as.
in Arillimetic. - -
"(ill Tuesday eVeh'rijj, the exhihifio'ii of the
pnpils in the-puhlic speakiiiff took place.
We expected on this occasion, to be agreea
bly entertained, but the exercises, werj far
I'eyo.id what.WC liad-anlicipated,-The- ynttnjf 1
gentlemen" acrrrrrtteti- tltemselv-e -utUi great
credit. The pieces were judiciously select,
ed, well committed, delivered elofj.'cntly,
:iiij.'wila"ntcuu
nalior-. in our opinion, was of a charac er
calculated to reflect the hiffhest credit on the
industry of the studeots, au l the talents and
akill of the Imtruclors. V c doubt not the
community will' at ill continue to patronize
nd itistain the Iiutilulion. .
Sp!cnsl:l Jit and Silver
LEVEIt WATtKES,
Kuglidi an.l Ameiiean Jet!lery of the tithes!
i ?!-; AltoKHHl r.zt. Silver . Lite, coiiiting ol
Table, D-tert ami Tett-tniii.i, Soup anil Crenm
l.iilk',, Suar Toi'gt, nu'l S.lt tpuout, Cream
I'ulu au:t Cu;t,
.it xmr ron.v r rices,
HY
W. J. RAMSAY & CO.
2 doors south of Turner and Hughes
book stohp.
All kinilt of Walchet uinl Clmkt lepaired
ami warranted. Gobi an.l Silter aaie manu
facture! at.'l leiiaired t" on'er. ..
W. J. ISAMAV & CO.
Have tor tale a fine anu.ent of fit. Id and il-"ver-Nfleetaetet,-lt:Niti1r''nif
"ifn'gle Gfa' 'ei, T)'61i-"
eae anl green do. Cull 3 1 .Joni s south uf Tw
, nei- and' Hughes Hunk Store.
-
Pittol,, Cunt, and al! kind, of Knncy Cutleiy,
For side, 2 il'.oi s son h of Turner and Hughes'.
Book Store,. By
W; KMS Vt CO.
Kleih, llf-e. 1, H.tt.
'SSaW.
lVcwSlior, Ilat andCnp Store,
Next door t M i t. Sleaaii't noar.ling Haute,
FayetteviPe Street.
II. T.TIJCKEK Bespectfullv informs
his friends and the public, that he has recent
ly received a full supply of the Above articles,
amongst others in Ins line, and invites pur
chasers to call and exam, ne them.
Haleijfh, Ore. 1, 1835
SO 4t
NOTICE.
At the lute November H'lt nl the Onrt of
'less anil Quarter Setsinns if the coni.iy of
Granville, the undersign.! qualified as a.lniinia
'ratnr upon the estate ol the lata Wetley .
1'tvchtll.dret.ateil, and reqnets all lha errJitort
of Ihe deeenir.l to make known their claims
j'hiii the lime prctcriheit by law, or thia notice
ill be plead in bar of reenveryj ami his debt
ors are desired to inaks immediate pai ment
JNO. I UiV.Y.
Granville eonnty. Not. ag, 183S SI 3t
0 'm&WLB 8c JOBS
" nil dcscriMitn4 ucat'.v xe
ete.l at t:l Oiace.
7r
The An I Mee'i..K i.f the SI.m Umlde. s .. " n'-;"'K ' " JJf. Guinft r.-ldifd,
i. n..u .. 7 .. n I ..ai-li rniuitv to be naid hv l'ed.ais which 1
..: uanii win ue oeio hi iiieir uaimim; n.iuscin l -,- j - . riot anxious to spt no
""tcitv, ,),e 1st NonJ-y in .la...,-, next, at mo'ion was negatived 63 to S6. Mr. rh- anx,ous to 5,61 "P
lO.n'clmk a. m. t- DI..WKY. maa moved to fill the blank with which I hut ll they ever did,
5t 4
PKOCIa-tSIATIO.V
Ay the Governor of the S.ate of A"oA
Carolina.
The C'n"?n'Vn whk'h mrt in ih c Ciir of
It.deixh nn ihtviwult-Hy .olJnne Ivtt, hating j
Mfiii-i certiun smrntiniems to ine tnntlilutioii
iii t eriinintniriitinirnti to the Comiiiatioii i
ij siate. m.i hvrjs by m ol(ia.ne, dk-cci-i
llitn.to t! uhiiiitleil tir the l.overnnr to the
.,.C:f.i, r-nSction or r. j,c.ion( ..,.! the I
titiw. litec!id.CieMirjljU
.i riie
et'
Coneentiw (rk.,!,!Z..Cv$!tl.CRMU'jM MU nm.aWH1--- v
W rii ule lottie Kowtiir, In be by himnpne,! IL'ci'U ed frcm
ii'.-rw""" ' "'";.' "' i u;
lie-l'wrw, l tbl-w-Mhef.
' ., lolI he tu ft;or of the rRl.rtcj.tion
of the riil mnrmlMii'iila. Ihe iame udoulJ be
"'':'". me nouiu uc
T i.il i .LZl.?" "17 !
1 1" i T.i." "".'.'i !'!:.!Tr
. .. vmiiaiiiij u. ..... ,.c ,
yZ,-. . " "re "'"
Now iiu-rrfo'e. I. U.WII) f SWAIV. Cor.
mKe known to me pe...ie t the ,
Stale, that nimoi itv ol mI the vule o retiirneil. -
, ....in...:... ...
wjti in lavor ol the
mt'it'lrnenli, ahiuh
id Aniemlmeiiu to mti-
fn-il, nre lieeome part of the Constitminn ol the
l. . . Ill l. ' it .... -.iV. ... ... .
niiu. ihi wilt e m lutr mire mm . ur-ri iiniii .
..,l flrr lln first .lav ol Ji.nuur eisl.leen I.un. '
Jreii ami ihirtv-siv
In teilhnony lierent I. have enuied the Great I
Smtl of the Siale to be hereunto udUeil, and
iiriiei tne tame with my nami.
(if1"'? f lone n the City of It.ileigh, the l!ii,.l
-KL . . . . " , I
a -asj- "? ii.Teniiiur, -v o r ui "in .
eil.l Itundreil '.( tl.irtj -five, at
Ui.ll til ilkt 111... !
deiioe uf the taiil St..ie. the ai.xtieh.
U1YID L, SW AIN
By the ilnvernnry . ..
itlicrehreiven to the 1'iitilie, t'n the next
ReaafMi in die M M.K OKt.VH TM KN f ol the I
it i.Kit; ii
a:ahk1Y. will ei.mmcore on '
Alonday,
r.Uia i4b wMn-:; NViW
nil t ureaeni be reee.ve. . "
tlentt w
JUHV5TOX.
Oee S. 1S.I5.
51 3
STATE L.ECISI.A'S'rHE.
SENATE.
Alitnain, Dee. . .
. Mr. Cowper. or Gates, preaented a bill to
ahohsh the ofucea of county trustee and
trcasorer of pubUo buildinn in the coun.y
of Gates, which was amended, on the mo-
tiona iii Messrs. nullock and F"X, by etlend-
ing it provisior.j lo the counties uf Chowan
and Mecklenburg, passed three timet and
ordered to ue.f ngrosstuK
. On motion of Mr. Waoxh, the roaohiliona
'reta'tlve wiriep-tiWic aoriiaTni'rieretofSre laid i
on t lie tahie, were taicen up. nr. w angii ,
then submitted the following amendment a ;
.iiKlI till ja ful !liw lArnnl r-. till t id r. '!! i-at
rZT" ?a' :T-t-"!te
the people, directly or iodirc tly, and ouht
never to exceedtire'airioiinl of expenditure's j
neccatary to an economical administration of'
tire-tinverntnewra.-n.eretore thciiev.,ie'.-atrh...l in fo I,ra imU.lmn.r
the proceeds of the sates of ifie te ritory, or
public lands ot the United States iijinoi re
q lired (in aid of oilier revenues) fiWhe le
gitimate pin pose j of the national Golem-,
ment, we believe it the duty of Con(rrcs to
devise and recommend some safe method for
diatrilu.iiiifr amnnj all th? Stites any surplus
proceeds of Ih; public lun 's, which m.iy
fiom time to time remain in tlie Treasury of
the United States, afier defrnying i's ettpen
ditorrs." Vr. W ilson calltfd for-'ii division
of the question, and the question to s'rike
out was carried. A motion was then made
to adjiiiif-iij tthich w its ueja!iied 36 to 21;
and aftrr variotrs o'her im H'eclual mo'iers,
the resolutions ard amen Anient were ordered
to be printed ud made the order uf the duy
for to-morrow.
HOUSK OF COMMONS.
Prtit,.n,prtHte,i-, Mr. Kelly, ...f JefVrK.Mm!, "Bt ,liscri(i" per.ltii-
lerson Judd. l(y Mr. Ju'dait, it .Solomon
W Nash, lly Mr. Coor, t.f William Hiiie.
Iteferred.
Jlilit pretented'Ttf. ilr ttit'chimn. to tfi
corporule Ihe American Gold Minings Com
pany, in Mecklcnburff county. Vy XI.-.
Henry, compel! nlhe Justicrs of the Peace
of New Hanover county to attend Ihe tern,
of tlie County Court of said county, when
ever a majority of the Jusiicitof said roun
ly are required to be present. Hy Vlr Dud
ley, for the re'ief of sick and disabled Sea
men; " By Ml: -Manly, for the bet'er reg-iil-a.
tion of he 'iowq of Ne-wbern. By Mr Mac
Rae. to abolish the office f f'ouiry Trustee
in the several counties of this State. Itead
fu lime, . ,,... ,.. ......,.,. v. . . :
The tiiii In restore t o credit II ifnm Ttivtti
good was read 'h- second '.'rue and rejected?
Mr. Dudley, trotn tlie Committee on Inter
nai linoriiveiiir.,., .-,.jri.-.i i. i.i.i ... cut ;
lish .Turnpike Road from Ihe & uth Caroh-
na line al some point near the Block House)
in lUuherford eomty to tb re-Creck
Bridge in lluncombe. Head first time.
Mr."yTo'r
Snlr'es of the Judges of 'he Supreme Couit.
which brinjr read the first time, Mr linker
moved that it be rejected, whMt-waadi
cidfrd in the affirmative 65 lo 49.
The bill to regulate the practice t;f I f s w Ic
ing' aijd Hedlinf in this State naa read the
prevailed 67 to 52. Mr. Kinp moved to a-
iTwod the bill to as to exempt from tls ope
raliurs, native cidxna. Negatived. Vlr
(itithrie mnted lhat Ihe bill be indefinitely
postponed, wl ich Vat also negatived 91 It
'ii. Wl.erupou, the bill passed its second
reading.
SEN ATI'.
TuetJaif, Dee. 8.
-Mr. Marslcller presented the peti
(ion of Margaret P. Spier, praying to
be divorced. Referred.
Mr. Move, of Gresne, reported a
resolution from the Committee of
Claims, in favor uf Leonard Bucha
nan; which was read. three times and.
ordered to ba engrossed. Mr. M. al
so reported unfavorably to4he petition
of James M'Donald. Concurred in.
On motion of Mr. Wellborn, the Ju-
diciary committee were instructed to ' day, some other place for a mess ol pt
innuire into (he expediency of amend- Ualatoos. Notwithstanding these dif-
ing the law for the punishment of va
grants, so that it may be pot in full
Force.
Jiill-i preimcil.--Ty Mr. Cowper,
of Gates, a bill to alter (he name of,
and leiritimate O lioton Robertson.-
Read first timj and referred. By Mr.
Jovr.er, a bill to authorize the trustee
j of Williams' Church, in the county of
.timim, iu nuiu nnu possess one acre on, neat oacla into the mountains ami prevent the Norlidk Company from
of lam!, on which said church is situ- built him a wigwam. There happen- running a nad from We Id on to Ra
atedj and by Mr. Staley, a bill ma- ed soriii alter in that region, a great loii, within nix inches of the line of
K,n5 compensation to talis Jurors in
Randolph county; which were road
t.i'.... ' . I . t '-I i . i
t,,uo tu and ordered to be
-
Kill!; Cuinncnsatton to talis Jurors m
jm the House of Com-
e, stating ihatthe nu--
vemor therewith trans-
nilinS a IlK'SiSaC Statin''
. , r ' P
8are ' '' UOerllor til
mitteu. nnndiinr mr tlio
ititufo, announcin'' tne ratuication tit
the amended Cons.itution, with the
te amended Cons.itution, with the
ijjiruu ul i u i 1; . u nun ine journal in
tint House, and .request n-r that the
same ue spieail upon the Journal til
The engrossed resolution in favor of
.t ... . . .
Aelll
M'Alpin, was read three tim-s
and ordered to be enrolled
llic nigrojisptl resolution rclatinto
. ... . .
,!e nUO1' MTMI, W3S read
the
tn st
time ami passed: and, on motion, of
J r Mefiane, laid Oil the' table.
tin moiion ot .Jr, l.ittlc, a message
was sr nt to the House of Commons,
nmpOS
'ing to raise a joint select cum-,
. 1
nulte, t report hat laws arc neces-
sarv to be enacted at tlie present ses-
suiu. in ritBmwr U fi-.
iwatn-iKlW!?? llaMlinffm-
. 1 . . . .fc..... ..;. ' '-... ..W:.'. s: 1 six.
iv,..,' -' i v
. ajrg; ijrvan.
" J V'1 " " "'"
e were suhseouent! v ,
appoiti ted to lorm said committee on ,
- j since, has stolen anv thing, ami watt; 'flfe qusslu)!! on la? a;t nti.n of th
j' t:,c Sena te ' theti entered oil : Ithettie ii tencs'C prawaide" and tead y'vTline:wa tTedd ;d iirtlve amt
, orders ot the day, anil proceeded to
consider tlu resolutions subu.ilted i
) wi i t
!V Mr. aug'i, respecting the pub.MC i
titom-the nuestion still pending oh,
Mr. WauHi amendment, which was !
: agreed to; ami Mr. Ueid then moved i
at the rcsoilltiolls as amended, be
U . P . , . . r . ' . I
:milr fiti.tely postporiol. Not a greet! ,
to, j .inly voting iii the antrmative, i
viz.
?oi;
Messns. Hil, Moure of S. ami
The Senalc then adjourned.
1 1 U i. ur lU .l .
lit) LiE OF CO M MONS
"" ' Mr. 'Jar.ocks subimTted a resolnttnri
u.at tlie llnue hereatter take a recess
from i tu 3 o'clock .JUid--t1iatn'-"iyn-
t - ' . . .
' b allowed to be ii.lrodu-
ce '' alter h.tturuay next. After a htUe
"Conversation Oh the "subjer't, Tn wljudlll
was. Stated that Jn.'ire buiess ett'lld tr
than in three after, the resolution' was
rejected.
. Mr. Claiae, from the committee to
wnor.i a resouion on uie suniect ot the
1 I . . , , . n
Wreck and l'ilot laws was referred,
made a report and asked to be dis -
chargi-d from its further consideration.
Granted.
The bill ln.!eiiima(e JuhtvQxcrdine
wai read t'ie second time and rejcrtetl.
Mr. Graham, from tlie (Tnuimittaa
oa4h J u duu4M:y..-to wlionrwa rcfei''j
red the bill all.-vin Lawyers resid-
mg m other States to practice in tin,
reported the same without amendment,
and recommended its rrp-ctioii. on. the
miij n'jt'i p'.-ts- iii tu practice is rum
properly vested in the Judges of the
Supreme Court. Report concurred
in and bill rejected.
Mr. Manlv, from the sirte commit
tee, to whom v.as referred a portion of
the Kxecutive -fcsage rel.tlinq; to an
exchange of law reports witii otl.tr
States, rcp'u-tetl a resolution (o (hat
elTect.-vvhit h passed its first readinrf.
Mr. GuiuM - subtiiitteil. a rtfsplutiaaj
instructing the Coinniitlef on Internal I
. a I
improvement to enquire into tr.e expo-
li nr y ol making an appropriation ijr
!e.-n1il"ft road Tii- Mar on' ci.tinfv
Mr. Manly wished to know whether
the contemplated road would not run
il'OUr!i tlie 1llCI'OKee lands, tile llii ull
Hl.kl, v ..I , J
gtiWied. -
M.i. Iiiiinn rruhi.! in th i.o.r-i 1 1 vf.
:'f7r.-r ,,,rK,.t ti k1Ta,7iT
man from Macon, The propriety of es-
tablishin- a separate Government' for
the Cherokee county, for it seemed,
there never would be an end to the an-!
I.llrn'inn; in lll.il ..ii.rlnr nacUt. I
in that quarter for assist-
....... ... ...... ' ua. ivi v,. .
that they were
lor themselves,
they certainly
Hintim
''
kin?.
t i i
not
apply t.0 JHeaufurt for a
The Resolution was rejected.
Mr. Carson submitted a resolut'on
in favor of John Cooper. Read first
time.
The bill to restore lo credit John
MastersT-nf Yancy county was read
second time. -
Mr, Byrd hoped (he Hose would in
dulge him, while he gave a biographi
cal account of the case. The farther
of the petitioner, he said, was an awk-;not
ward Dutchman, who died, leaving a
larjre family, of which John being the
eldest,-was, of tourser the print ipaT ,
. a a m r a a' -a l)
takc io (he fence. Ho had a hard
time of it. working here (o-day for
half a bushel of meal, yonder to-mor-
row for a neck of salt, and (he next
ficultie. John grw to be affout
low, with so largo a foot, that when
one part of it was in Macon county,
the other was in the Cherokee country;
fie lived 70 miles from the Court
House, and of conrse, was as desti
J tute of law knowledge, as a monkey
jln a cw. John, aftt-r a while maiil-
eil, and having no soil (o plant h foot
scarcity nf nu n mil J'l'm I' iviiur i,
scarcity of corn, ami Jo. in having no
money, mado sevcal tiii s in 'In,
. . i i- i- ir ii-
nessec to pi-ovule .1, li.mself mid htn
fv--Afr'rtH'r1tT
the niountains, lie thou:ht of au-casi-.
er w.iy' to get it. Like the prodigal,
son, he had a rich Uncle tm the river, N
ami lie proposed to a neiHVQr to hrln
themselves out of his barn and return it!
themselves out of his bahi and return it
- whcu.crnpUii,ta4H4iutfive -wiwiwpp!HvrpWa'W'ttdeft-llre--North'
uor ruu'.ffii, aiiu tins was ine uisi evi-
denceasainst Jo in AXei davsariur,
John went with his elwntv ba to
meal, poured the contentiinW his
. .
own, being more ronvenieuter, he said, 1
than corn. But tlio miller fountl the
large tract ftf which he U Bl-en
sneakinj;.
and kev at once it was
John's.
Besides lie found out.' that
at
a-1
i yesterday, John-'had no meal, and t;
ay plenty and was paying aorrowoij
meal to all his neighbors. And' this
was the second evidence, on whi h he
was wliipp'otl. Tht- rase now cntn-s
! lo;-ie-cOnsidii ati.m. I f we trv the
npt i tifnixrv K. Ihk- fif thvf l?i ,v r.f
(1,,M!w,m, it-mm- vrnir nwii wrrr---rf
Jdv gaiiii
mi our iavnr:
acrutinv
neighbors ... sa
he never, before,, ui -
1 we mu passed us second Toad. ng"raauve, a to f .
almost nem. coiu I Mr-Jastc1cs then wiihdtew the re-
rM.iMii : i ,i . n i m. : I . r i . i... a
tie mil 10 ini orpor uc 'toe uaieigu (
and Gaston Kail lload Company was
rea l the second time. ' !
Mr. Garey. in ived its rcfcri-citce to
the Committee on Internal improve-
,, . , .. , , . . ! ,. . i
ment. He said it liad not been bdore I
any committee; it was a nill winch ex-.
creti great interest; proposed a road ,
ab iitt which there was a good deal of II i'iJe adj. turn; which was negatived, tini'ea n, an. I by vir'uc to( which. w-lwe-rivalrv
between Norfolk jiml. Peters-.! Mr. (i. tlwn moved an amendinc.otJ&eLto..ferrTOtWUiKU
hoi-r. ,l if ..,a l, .,c.,,l i.. t
- rt. -rt-G (VI V v VI l JV, v ;
tefer such biils. " ; - i
Mj-.Crahant, W'!io in trod oct-d the
rnii' said U" the reference had been' pro-
... . 1 . . 1
posetl at an earlier period, he should
not have objected to it; but it would
now delay thi acTiort of"1hC" H lUtc tim I
As tn the liyalrv of
rertain
towns in y irgitHa, he presumed the
Legislature had not'iing to tlo with it.
Tlie question on referring the bill
was tlcecided in (he negative.
, V T
I vir. jacocKS k
-retted that tha
had tibjecteil to its
were conHictin
1 friends of the bill
: referrence. Tln-r
it.ti'resfs wliicli m'u'ife- have been har
monized in convniftee. It was his
i s'.i that the pl.t titer vho used this mad
i transport his produce, slimil.1.
'jen if arrived lit (Jistoa or Vt'dMns'
Ferrytdinve-thc hpti tn 'Of C!nlititt in git
to Petersburg, or, if 1;c preferred,
divert it to Norfolk. The bill was ii(f
worded so as to provide fir this, an !
h therofore moved .the lt!l -.vi:rj a
!ricntlmc!i' :
"Be it fnrCer enacted. That n ith"'i;j
h. rcin contained shall be so construed at to
prohilj't tiny ro:i:l no-.v incorporated, or which
may herraller be incoi porated by the f .Pjr'm-!
tu're of this State, from .connecting with, or
crossing' said road at any point they may think I
jiiM-,, . .t, ...t-d me tree pntwga o. Saul i
road is not thereby ohstrtict.il." i
!..-(
v., v .n.n iuvhi tiniULII (III! Ml'l't Ml
.vc to other roadsthe privlh - rl.ad.
n-'efln-with (his, and should more, i
thereforo. fo .impn.l f p ntnpn.l nt l.r '
Slritinn- nut fh,. .vm.la nn ,.,. I i
.,,,:,!, ,,?o " j
(hi -thi mutimi -a- lf-awd 4esi dr - -
ry debate ensued, "in which
debate enued, in which ,Messr. s.
.ITf.trk fl.i.ll.'iv f.dliiva -f
ycSCkUatUiXaUil
JhitM ..rl" f .'
Foreman, Hawkins, Kinjr, Williams!., 1
Clinjrman and Manlr'advocatcl it. i
U was argued for the amendmenf,
tha,t it would be tbe'extrcmitr. f in-.'
justirej after the IV.tersibyi'K.Comnanv.A
illatiro a ftcr ihi, T,. t....Ll... .-r. ...,o n .
. . it .v ... V" .1.
pense fif a million of dollars to allow ;
any -other Company to connect with i
and run their Oars on it, without hav-
in cortf rdwtU
coiPiHt'iion. l hat INortii i;nro nnt haJ : v
nothing to tlo with the rivalship of No -folk
and Petersburg. A numborof in
dividuals bad applietl for permission to
construct a road tlirou-jh our territory,
ami -tne oniy proper enntnr? lor us
was, will it injure the public "interest?)
If it will, (he franchise should not be
. f .. .,, . , ., ,,. L
granicu ii it wm nor, me possiuiuiy
that one (own in Virginia my be ben-
lutetl at (lie expense ot another, should
influence the action f the Lej:i
lature of North Carolina. If Ihe
'amendment to the amendment failed,
and the amendment itSfH should pre
-I. t 1 as.'. '.a
vail, it would defeat, it was said, the
bill; because no prudent Capitalist
would invest his money in stock, hi ac
coniplish a work, all the benefits accru
ing from which, might be realized by
others without anv equivalent threfor.
fel-JThat it was exceedingly desirable this
bill mould pass unincumhered, as
there was a certainly of (he road Joeing
sneedily commenced -that it would be
tne pioneer to a system of improve,
ment 'throughout the State, and we
should no longer have the
Mr. Graham said h. h.id nn h'..:t.i
'ion to the amendment, srrfar us ii rt-rf T . '?V, y aBu,li 10
lated to crossing, h.mKh Iicinii a com-' b '"J 1 ,,b,iC, I'c;,syi:"r- ,Ib,eJ1
-non rbht, nq le-islalive provision was ?'ler rel'!,',-,,tl ,,iaf ,,u'-v bad -burnt
necessary "to re if. "Hut he older t- 7 t!) amount td :3,IW
have the Cmlit of) rvino; the direct p"er of opera'infr itron
T3 onlif ' Oil paper. 'lie cit rut cf cell S'sle.wllh it own con-
tnaliiiLr Rail-foai1
- ThaHhere was nothing in the Act to
tliii r ia l, if they choose to do so. But
it was aeaWi-juul aain pronounced
.1 .
ra-.k imu.stke, to ci.nnteja4MJll3W4
this Compa-
i!iwi - i i I if ilw.tr '.,,, a.. .l,v ',.
ny to connect with the proposed road,
run in up n it, tap it, as tt were, and
atrv otV the nrouuee to Norfolk or
t oi UmouUi
On
On the other, hand, .the amendment
luronna inantor no t ieciumoi mar-
i hat the arguminJ9 on uie other side
aeemt'd piviiicated on't'ie supposition,
tint tag IVterbbaru Coniiny woultl
""lie iTie onlv 'sf.iclihnldf'i -s hi this road.
II it tls it it was a distiiKt ami separated
('mutiny from that, and terhas t.ie
NimIoIIv Connany would take a con-
ny
itderahle 'portion C the' Sto k. That
t pa the b.ll, wit'iout. s mie. provision
for. other roads con tier ting with it,
would he to gi a it a m uniptdv to the
Co.upanv. and was legislating, for tbu
4fcnftt of a r. .,5pt.ir rt -f I'fVm'Ii
rrrrrr.yr t.j niV'" " 1 " '7 UV
jn.Tluutj
mni ter oi nis amt-uuiueiii, naviog
been -defeated, he said, in the purpose
for wh'ch it was ofiered.
The question nw recurring .in the
passage of the bilLit-i second reading,
1 , . , , . "'
Mr. (.ary saul he wishetl to propose
several anien iments to the mil, out as
the. nour was late, he .moved that- Ihe !
limU; tr. d.WM;nil-nr lt.
' ' '-.- ,,u,"l,"o Villi' VV
to a term nf Gt)TearH. ll.r didlt IVont
na spirit of hostility to tlie bill, but it
was usuul in all charters to allis
i
limit,
Mr
Mr. (iralnm siid he had nr more
obp'etion 4t-faO', thnw-j.
iUildklViJio
HO Vearsi b'iTiie lIiTitiht It. wroni: to
imp ne a l.mit. at all on a corporation
of this kind. It was not 17ke a Ilank
io liis;tu,'ion, where tlr- ellVct cotihl
be divided between the Stockholders,
at tlie exoiiati iV of the Charter; the
road cannot be t..k j!i to pieces, and
uive each a share; but all is lost to
them and their. Hticcessors . The Char
ters of all Companl.'-a should be well
riiaid. d. Car should b.' taken, that
tliej cannot ' abiis! tlieir p nvt-rs, and
tlii.-u t!n re is n ) necessity for any lim-
it i!im. - - - -
Tlio tpH's'.ion on the adoption of the
amendment, was negatived without a
count, and the biU llien passed its se
cond reading.
SJiNATK
lie lartiliiij. Dec. 9.
Mr. Wyclie, from Ihe committee on
Finance reported that, in compliance
with the act of the Oetver.il Assem-
UTy, piss'd in 13 27, th ;v hatl examin-
f . ' ,
-'' ",a State ol (,'n
Iieasury I)e-
parliu.vit, a'ld f.ia id all the requisites
t a
..... " -
- Ji'
V"', " i! ' iie revenue laws.
Mr- li '(f l"l, a bill P'L'tllatin- t!ie
li ' ''f 'hjtdi.l' OH.' "of tot! terilM (if
Macon County Courts. Which were
EpsLl - uLllu:iiadpassed4 - - - aml
, 7M T1 r,c"11
I
his thice to IV tiTsb'.ii'jr, thwiih it miirht 1" "1"''"t lzJZ:"Sv.rKJ-.
aa; U . command a ingiier mice at iiiioik. ,lf ..i.,;,.,. ihi.hi-ri ,i,hi m- - ; -
mmv 7a-.-i to.-," irr'-'rnmiv-at utmr; vwrernr-t 'war "Utrtram
paTmiiKge ol tw.-i.ty, as ol Iwei.'y
tW'dered to be eiu't-ossed
" '""'''eJ ih Mr.. Dowd,
;Ii"'Si''et Mut'l "' Al.e.
' .'''v",1 SJ!l,lry citizens of Ivn'cll.
..'rl .. ' . , . '. .
. '' 1 IK, ' t ldn IDC .Joint elt'Ct
...j.. jr..VLi.- 4.1.
"Jl relates -io tncentiinry
P!f"tmnv reported a preamble,
w,m u. I""S rcHolutions, which
Vieres, Ihe proceelinjrs u certain per
sons in i he middhraml eastern States during
the past summer, lue furnisheil clear
p'oof of a ih'te rmir,'ioit lo promote, by
means the most tipjiis'iiidileend iniquitiona,
the shnl.tion ol Sin cry in tne Slates ol uie
Union in which it now exist", -and wherca.,
'V!U '"T "
HT i.r iri:ui.,Ei:i'.uii in ...la Lluiinini
persons enirtif
purpose, frn the menna-lhey liave re,otl
ed to, to accomplish their designs, aeiioua
fears are rnterlained that mtr properly, the
peace uf our country, and Hie Union of (.lie
States, may b endangered thereby, tjiia
Genera! Assembiy feel called upon by a
just rrgsrd for the Interet'i and happines of
ihe uwt people -of this Stale, and of the
other Sla'ea similarly situsied, aa well as
ha an intlmi, ajilii. m.Im r,.. lit.. aval inn
of ihe Union, which at present so happilj
tinitt all the Stale into ore confederated i"1" ..
people, to dec'are the opinio- a, and ael forth W temporary to the hvtts themaelree
the purpose if the pe- p!e ot this Sta'e. i dreailful and Inating tnat w moy ..t be coin
langnsee at once firm, clear, decided, and . H'01'. fcrtitjnie nceesaltr, to adjpt nieaa-tempe-ute.
l"1" t ''if0'' wt,ich auch nacesswry only eoukl ,
When themeriean Colonies first iini"d justify. By some it aerm to hve betwl tup.,,
for protection riom the eneroachmenis npnn posed, tha the practice of the abohuonime ,
their fish's and privileges, made by the King ( cannot he put down by lectiatatinn, conatBteo'ly
an I I'arli. ment of fireatltri'tin, they eattm. 'with the ennatittitKma f th atalea in which '
ed the character of aovereign sod independ-' th-Jr live. , If lids ware t-tie, it would fumUi
ent Sla'es they uniifd uniler art rgauiss. ' no aiwww to our just nompWnt, and .nff.ird lio '
.(fin BilitH ww. it. at m Uyt.i'.-.
tiluied nuihoritie) and when the pretent t
conititution was dopted. (houth o all (fen
erl purpoACn, h isonitiluted th jieopleof
ihe 8itet one eopte, with ntte rorm- - -ment,
hming a direst lejfUtiep; iiJiciI, '
nd evct'i u'hotl;y mer the iiijenv
yet it declared by upecilitf enofer.lion,'1
fjovrrnniciit, iul cxpt'eisly tlrcltrrd, out of
abundant caution, lint the powers not grant,
eit, bling t the State respecthcty;or to
the people. At the time alien thia conatitu
t:oica adopted, a well at at the lime when
the cuiiiederulioti ,wa fnrmed; ractl of tho
Sutra recogtiiacd th riht of Its citizens , '
to hold alatra. The ennititution contkin no
fti'BfrTOwtrw-toraiipTiinme'ht'lirin
novernmcnt, to control the peoples of any
a,,e of North C-rolin. is veated now in tha
'anihoniies of thia State, aa fully -aa on th
day the Independence of the State watdc-
claretlr fttr-thotirh much differeiif of opin
ion hat txisied as to th prirciple tin on
which the grant of power in the Conati-
tution are to be interpreted, no one ha et.
er had Ihe temerity lo assert, that the Gener
al tSovcrn nent may atstime a power which
is not granv d in terina. and ia uut neccaury
at an incident to th proper exercise of a
grunted power. . ai.
We h ivr, tlteref. re, an undoubted r'ght
to rejuta'e slavery amongst our1vet, ac
v..
or miticte it ,, anv f IOJ aild.tO. anv ev
the universe.... No other SiaJe, tad iw other -
n .riHin of be people of any other State, can
claim to ihte.fare in the tnHer.-iheeb
authority, advice, or ptrs'iisionj and audi
an attempt, from wliatevtr'quar'er it. may
come, must rer be met by us with distrust,
and repelled w'nh ind'iffimtinn. '
Upwthe arhtt Mntew nf ihe VitTtfl,' uf
tlaimit clear and well founded If they
were foreijrn Statt, it' would be a iulatiin
of national law in thein, ei'her to aet on foot
thrmsclvea. or permit their own auhjecta fw
set on foot any project the object or ten
dency of tth.cli wuuld be to disturb our-
peace by rrtayioe one portion or anisic.
ty agiinst he-. The cona'cminn which
lim.in. anrt the. mos.t...intiuiaie- retaiiftiu. 4irf-- --
the promotion or the common defence and
freneral welfsre, cannot be supposed to. have
lessened our mutual oliliaiiont, or to hav
nia.h' an act liar nlett whicVarould hare been
. . a
flross wronir, hid we con i.iued in respect
lo each other, as we now are in respect to
0wr--juasitt-3s,,ar. .jenefluej AMJy.it..r.:.
peace friends. It is evident, tin the contra,
ry.that eeiy da!y offriendsliip towaidieacU ,;w.
othrr whrdT tictrrre vxtSfrdj'-tt - -onr thvmif! -
lie.(j tuned in its obhati.m, ami enforerd
by motive the nv.s! csdlrd and endraiirjf.
Whatever insiifiition or a'a'e of society we
think proper to etatabl.slt of permit, ia by an
n'her State lo be disturbed or q ettioneil,
Wn enter not into the inquiry, whether such)
institution he iWemrd hy another Stale just
or expedicn'. It is sidlicient that We think
proper to allow it. Tj pro'ert us from at-
temp's to dis'urh wht wallwr-ttd they
approv1, w.iiiM be to support not" our mat i.
tiitiii, but their own opinions. to etercise
n tiipcrviain;' po-vcr over on' legisla'ior
aniVl.i Tii-u'tt it't "il trar"J"ctaTiVPnf"siij)tTHirriy"i '
in lbs vcy iilfcrto di-charjje the duiy wlticu
our relations authorise us lo rerjniro As
our tight is inditpiitslile, to rcppila'e vxehi
tiiely, arenrdinjf to our own tn.tioim tin,
tuirriot" rcla'lons d' our own peop'e, the
duty of prnvrnting everyattenipt lo Jdisa
turb wlit! we hate ts'ahlished, ft suits front
the. simple fact, that we have ts'ibli.b-
ed it. Anil tlie propri.uy snd impropriety
in the vie-v of oihcrs, of such reffiilatioiis at
we hue pleated to make, csu never either
enhance or Iraen the duty u( such prcren-
tion.
We do fall joa'tce l. the general aentU -ment
and ferlui(;s of our fellow citiaeits it "
O'herjlta'ea, and are ful!y awr that tho
attempts lo injure os, are made by a arrnll
minorry.composid, probsbly, of many
misw-ttldfil, and some wicked menj and tliali
these -at'emplis mt-et w -tit m ' fa tor; but 6 ir " "
die other h on!, with marked disapprobation',
from the l.')TJ maj'.i'iiy of 'he communities
in Jiif4i ltry reflievi-it mtat be ffs&esn-a
collected, that from the nature of the meanp '
emplcyed, the (Uogft lo us It the aame .
whether these mraits nre put into activity by
a c li'emijtible mino'ilv, vf are sanc'ijunrd
tnd adnp'ed by tbejhole bodyoMie Jcfts-- II "
pie... Aa iiicet.diary pao.pUIt t -ptwf.rrfrta it " "
m of mliM 'i i '. nVMiinTiy wheiwle,i
ln"'inmr persons, lis rliti ay deperds iiii
on i'tc irentatinn. the e;ght d au'hoiity
hu.li "tipporla it.
While, therefore, re afe j"S"'r rensible cf
the ajmpa.hy-lor na, a d the Ipd'natlmt
leaiiist ll se hT seek lo d'nturb rur rear.
treed by Isrjre an.ri!HeH'xent aMenii.
weenmTirtrimor.!fr''ttire rtprerfrin-"'-'
do in no w ay diminish onr daeger. While
'he 6ttl ti nis's are tl'ovte fo rtiraue 'Ite.r
course hh rooiherth'rll han the disappro.
bation tf 'heir fellow ffitifcent, that tlisannro-
Fatloifwlil I'Jtlle aTTcct .tbem, and brii.gr mi
... . .. . " 'rf..
npiott or consoiati-jn under the eviM tfitit are
liki-ly to befid its. We eak net itv tnpathy, fir
we feci not, from tlie inatitutions" we potes, .
Ilmt we sulKr injury. We auk protection, not ' '
to niaitifnin our authority hy finre of arms, for '
lo that we know ourselves entirely aderjuatfy
but wa ailt protection (rmn tbo nnremiry of rr
sotUnij to auch force tnt that purpose, Sv salt
not twilsnrc, lo put djwu insurrectinnary
mtwoments amoniour.jiUr,-or" should auch
oreO"0Si'fuT!jr aiie to put fJieni down etir- "'
neivej. 13ut wa ak, thitour slarea and our-
selves mar be relieved from xternnl interfe- '
renre. Left ta thenwetvea, wn believe our
slsrcs a lahotuin. claaa m little dangerous to so- .
rifty as any in the world. But we do a. A, and
tliink w have a right so (tamsnd, thnt o.hent '
ahallnot laach them avi), of which they think J
ant tnrinwivavit that they should not be stimu-
x." "l 5
tieea to eontinttc. The duty, the prrtiuoance S
of wl.ich we inv.4c. jt IlhI'iij t.'0.i thoae
tti fluvan. ala'.t Iilf narnt'ltuiff tl.-'ltmMw