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Tr Btt whnt whilst it - The 2nd section provides, Thatif sirau va . T first rnursaay in all persons quali- Wjnm nleased With It trial Ufid lv lhe Constitution to vote lor memuera ui : is somethrno- better than the embodiment of j the House of Commons, may: rote for or against justice, its moderation, and, above all, its . National tone and spirit, are such as to com- mend it to men of all parties, wholove their J; country, its fame, its peace, and its prosper ity. As a platform; of principles, fit to be pill in practice, thougint'majr riot be capa cious enough to take lrrDisunionists and wil ful agitator, there is ho other class of politi f clans in our country that might hot willingly, 4 and even proudly, take their stand upon if. 1 . u . National Intelligencer, b AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION. ...j V'-' , .House or Commons, Dec. 5th. Mr. J. lUMcLean, Chairman of the Committee on Amendments to the Constitution, reported (as announced in yesterday Js legislative summary,) '.J...r 1 la rocnlnlinnt instructing thPni tO StatesT if in Session, pr, if the Legislatures be not in hare been ascertained, tested and. proved, tq deraoav aert&n.1-io- plLm .",nTpnient atrate an ciwrdinaiy ;c!e5ree of edeieain thc before the people, t' . j t:; j -;; ' y j; V ' I vessels and to gke ground fork rcc-ie expectation, : iftfiatoitlicrahd fiurtliriiacarilll. f. ninl m '4 i , . rua .Naval Jwsuiemvat AiuDooa iaa beetiTJni -. : .1 r . 1 ... . ventiori volinjf, with a printed or written UcKet, ' Convention and those, who do not, want a Convention, voting in the 'same way; "No Coo- l ne iia proviues, vuai u san . j lne uovernor, as soon asue itw" the returns of the sheriff, to compare, in the presence of the Secretary of State, Public 1 rea sarer and Comptroller the number of votes for and against a Convention J and if. it snail appear that Saturday LTorning, Dec 7th. are i We committed an ihintei)iional error, in our a majority of the votes poliel in the St ate . last, in our statement of the House : vote, for, Comp in favor of a Coiivention, he shall forthwith; troller. Messrs. Cotton, Bond arid .Wilson, Iocos, vo under a new and improred eVfetem ofretrtiktin 4 . - ' ' '!l -v,-t -.nu nn cniargca corps 01 proiessors ; ana ine attacbiaail of a practical instrnetiort in amamhip and gxinnery on short cruisea i under the direction tif the superinten dent In analogy leitb ia rsteVn : of ncaraWnt4by the' cadets at West Pcout is justly regarded as kn W prorementqf muchvaluev .p;v"j f lr ' i Tho report on .tle whole' is AdnMrably systematized and its recommendations are ixmdc m an tioatsumtoi; manner ana wunan eYiaenx sincenty wmca looks in- publish a j)rocIamaliqpf jhefapt in such ,e ted for Maj. CollinV, and if essrs. Bloy, Davidson aud papers as h mar think proper; anu ne "-"iD. F.CaldweU, Wliigs voted for Maj. Clarke Mr. issue a writ of election to the slef I Erwin voted for Mr. Dargan ; Mr. Scanner for Mr. every county ,n the State, requi mg)iin tojpen j - polls for the election or oeiegnes w mc vuu ventionjat the same places, aud u6der the same depas prescribed tor tioiamg oiner oww '-ri ..ti k nnanoil anil Alpr.finnx held country a the good of the service; Hue interests of the nd the houor of.lcmr flag; mX J-?''? - -the npbnle. &LC &c. and asked to be discharged from the. further consideration thereof. , Upon the question "shall . the House concur in said Report K" Mr. Foster, of Davidson, said, I though unacquainted with Legislatrveproceedms, it seemed to him a little j strange that the Chair man did not embody in one report all the subjects referred to the Comraitteei when the Committee liaci authorized a report upon tne wnoiesuojeci. : AlrMcLeaalisseated, and avowed his inten tion, after a vote was taken upon the report before rthem," to report a; bill upon iiie oiuersuojeci r ree Sut!rage--alluded lo.,f " - ;T Mr. Foster then said,-4 tliat he understood the Chairman to say, that he would, after taking i the vote, report a bill upon lhe subject. Now, he, thought there was a desire to dodge the qut stiou ; but he wished to give lair notice that no legislative trickery or legerdemain, could shield certain gentlemen from going, on the record.- ' Tkty tltould show their hands one way or tfie other! He intended to offer, at the proper time, a minor ity report, and a bill, as a substitute for the one that would be reported. 4 Mr. McLtan disclaimed any disposition to act unfairly in the premises, and in order to give the gentleman from Davidson an opportunity to sub mit his counter report, he asked leave to with draw the report upon the resolutions of Gen. Saunders; which leave being granted, he then submitted the other report, accompanie d by a bill, providing for the Legislative .amendment of the Constitution, so as to abrogate the property quali fication in voting for Senators. Mr. Foster submitted his minority report and bill.' It is not in our power to lay these before our readers, to day, but they shall appear, Mr; F. said, that finding himself in a minority upon this Committee he would not say rtspecta , ble minority, for it was a minority of one; and entertaining views entirely dissimilar from those of the Committee, he felt it a duty which he owed to himself and to those whose confidence hail placed him in his present position, to embody his views briefly in a minority report. He would merely remark that, having requested the assis tance of his friend from Guilford, whose acquain tance with researches into the early history ot Nor.h Carolina was well known, they together had searched over the unpublished works now in the Secretary of State's Olfice and if members de' sired to investigate the subject, they would find the startling historical iact, that tlie people the true legitimate sovereigns of the land had never had to this day an opportunity offra.uing their own Government. - . , Mr. Stevenson objected to an expression in tke miuoiity report, which conveyed the idea that the majority report embodied all the views of all the Committee. He was in favor vl' another amend: r ment, besides the one proposed. " . - 4 : - ? Mr. Foster had no desire to do any one injus tice, and therefore, if the majority report dd not suit his friend from Craven, lie would cheerfully tender him the minority report for his signature'; for there was no man with whom he would sooner go before the people of North Carolina upon this subject, than his friend from Craven. Mr. McLean said that i was in fa Yor of Mr. F.'s bill, aqd wished to set hims. ('right. ; Mr. Foster again said that; he wished to say, " that he had asked Mr. McLean to joiu hiin iu a minor. ty report, goin for submitting to the peo pie whether or not they wished a Convention, in preference to free suffrage alone, and he luul refus ed! For his own part, he was against free suf frage, if that was all he was tu have, and the peo v pie would yet show that they will uot put up with it alont when other important rights are withheld worn them. ; i . - '.'. MR. RAYNEIVS BILL , CO.NCCRMVG A CONVENTION. Whereas, it is strenuously insisted on by many ot the citizens of this State, that tlie provision in Hie Constitution, requiriug.a freehold qualification , toeuthle persons to vote foi'members of the Senate in tle General Assembly, operates as a heavy grievance upon a 'Jarge porticri if not a majority . of the freemen of the State ; and wbereas, it is. -'contended, by many, that a majority of the Iree- men of the Sate fonand a change" in the Con- stitution, so as to extend the right of voting for members of the Senate to all who are entitled to ' vote for members of the House of Commons; and ; whereas, tb Genefal Assembly believe, that if tlus be a grievance to Wremedied,measuies should first be' adopted providing for ascertaining the - will of their const tueuts preparatory to a change f of ilie Constitution;. r vThe 1st section then goes on to provide, That i'mV Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, of each 1 and every county in the State, at the first term V that sliall be held jitter the first day of Januan eighteen hundred and fitly one, shall appoint two U inspectors to superintend the polls to be opened nt rrh and every (election' precinct in said coun- ries, for cscerrainin by ballot, the will of the free men oi North Carolma; relative to the meeting of a State Convention. ton, said polls W be opened and elections held on the first TriuwdAyVin August next7;T t . The 7i h provides That all persons: qualified t unio fr mornhPH if the Moue of Ci'nmons, to vote for members of the House of,CWmnons, dnder the present Constitution, shall be entitAed to a vote for members to said Convention j and all free white men, of the age of twentyone years, who shall have been resident in lhe btate one year previous to, and shall continue to be so resident av the time of the election, shall be eli gible to a seat in said Convention ? - The 8th provides. That each county in the State shall be entitled to elect -tUe satne number ofv delegates to said Convention that said county is entitled to members in the House ol Commons, and no more: Ptwided, that those count ies,whirh, in consequence of .division 4since, the last appor tionment, now vote together for any given num ber of members in the House of Commons, shall vote in the same way for delegates to said Con vention. ' . ; - The 9lh provides, That the delegates elected shall convene in or ; near the city ot Raleigh on the third Monday in September next; and provi ded that a quorum does not attend, on that day, the delegates may aujourn.irom uay io uay, uum a quorum be preseut ; and a majority of delegates elected shall constitute a quorum to do business. . The 13th provides, . That the followiug propo sition shall be submitted to the people lor their assent or dissent to the same; the former of which shall be understood as expressed by the votes for " Convention," and the latter by the votes " uo Convention." or against Conventon,". at the time and in the mode herein before provided, viz: that the said Convention, when a quorum of the delegates who shall be elected, are assembled, shall frame and devise an amendment to the Constitu tion of this State, so as to provide, that all persons entitled to vote for members of the House of Com monsshall also be entitled to vote for members of the Senate in the General Assembly : and that said Convention shall not make any other altera tion or amendment of the Constitution whatever. The 14th provides. That if a majority of the votes at the election frst directed io ue new uy this Act. shall be found for Convention,' it shall be considered and understood that the people by iheir vole as aforesaid, have conferred on the del- egates to said Convention, the power aud author ity to make the alteration aud amendment m the existing CausiUutiori of the State, in tue particular herein eauuvemted, but in no other. And the 15th provides, That the said Conven tion, after bavin? adopted an amendment to the Constitution in the said particular, sliall have power and authority to prescribe the mode tor the final ratification ot the same by the people of the State; aud to, prescribe all necessary ordinances and regulations for the purpose of gtviug lull op eration and effect to the Constitution as thus al tered aud amended. . There was alo a mistake in our account of procced-ings-of , Wednesday, whereby Mr. Tarliara, instead of his colleague,, Mr. Wiggins, was? made to introduce the Bill for the incorporation of the Granville PlanV Road Company.' " t 5 ; . THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE; Upon a first and very cursory perusal of the late admirable Atessage of Mr. Fillmore, our feeling was, we freely confess, upon the whole, one ol some little disappointmehV,. that the .nulli Beat ion with Which1 the Fugitive Slave liiwJa threatened in certain sections of the North, should not have been specifically commented upon. ; The closer, however, that we study that document; the more Lthoroughiy; and firmly, are we pohvinced-:that;it is, from every consideration, precisely the thing tor the crisis; for, although it does not, in terms, name the Fugitive Slave Law as one to be enforced, it is so clearly embraced in the recommendation to preserve unimpaired, the whole compromise acts, and in the determination1 which it expresses to en force the laws, that any, more explicit reference to that act was rendered unnecessary. It Would uot have become the chiet Executive of a community of States, of diverse interests and conflicting opin ions, to have taken up'tlie cudgels of the part izan for any State or either section. 1 1t is his duty to see to the enforcement of the laws everywhere, and under any circumstances; and this he has ex pressed his firm determination to do, inn manner that puts him before the whole country, without regard to section, as a President who intends to uphold the Constitution and all its guaranties. We cannot but indulge the hope, that the .offi cial announcement of the views of the President will have a most wholesome influence upon the public mind. At all events, while Mr. Fillmore entertains his present sentiments, and has the pow er always at his disposal,' to carry his determina tion into effect, we can perceive no good reason for despairing 1 of the ?ause of Union and Peace.--; Fa natics iu Massachusetts may i continue their attempts to resist tue execution of the laws ; but; then, the President has made the emphatic decla ration, that he will do his duty, at all hazards. South Carolina may be ready to secede but she will hardly have the folly and -temerity to take mat 'step alone. Let all nien, then, who love the Union, and tespectthe rights of the different Slates, take their stand upon the platform laid down in the Message, and we have no fears for the result. We arcgmtifiett6v:leirnj from theVUnbii1 that the members of both Houses of Congress have re assembled in a be tter .spirit than when they sepa rated on the 30th t)f Septembe last'jjjtiere seems to be a fixed determination among a decided ina- jority of botli Houses p arrest furthec discussion an d agitation of smmFr' wikite'canleanL if the question should, be brought up in' any - form, motions will 'be. made Tto lay tlie rsolutio on thV table which pweedin will ; cut of debate, and ...in. r i ' . .. i-. t ;'it ''i'4'.' . ! ' ' " " v in pruuauiv suceeeu in ooin nonses. ; . H -. .FpiDAv Dec Cth.- Mr. Drake, from the CorrimiUee on Claithi, to whom was referred aresd'y'tibn i in favor of Dyen ShetifTofWiike Countjre ported the; same to tlie ' Sentgrandvreconv mended' its passage, 5 Read .second time and passed.1 - " 'n "- 'Jjx'f- jp:".w:-j.u-Uij. On. motion of MrVRoslW1' : - i MR.; AMIS' KESOLUTIONS. Jlcmfviul That the Constitutional oath prescribed to numbers of Congress, faithtully to observe the Con stitution, roouires them to enact whatever lave msiy be necessary to secure the full, perfect, and speedy at tainment of any provision of the Constitution, and that any" failure to do so is a violatiouof tlieOonstitu turn ami ill deitwratlOll Ot tneir SOicinu oium. HcHolvcd, That tlie hi w knjavui as the Fugitive slave law, pissed by Congress, at its hist session, or some other enuallr efficient. U necessary to secure the full, perfect and speedy execution of one of the most im portant provisions of thx Constitutioii, and that Con gress in nassim? said lavr. acted in pursuance of the nlainest reauirements of Constitutional duty. Resolve J, That all efforts to repeal said law, or in any way Wnder or defeat or delay tlie delivery ot pcr soas held to service orlaborin any State under the laws tWeof upon claui of the party to whom such service or labor may be due, are flagrant vitJatioiw of the Coastitution; and tliat those who engage in, such elforts, manifest not only a heedless inditference to constitutional duty, but a deep seated and unrelenting hostility to the constitution and the Union Iiolvd. lluit it i the duty of those who. love the tJuion and desire its preservation, to cooperate against those who thus mauiicst a disposition to destroy it, and compel tUem to submit to the constitution, and the laws passed in accordance therewith, or take measures t dnve them from the Union. Resolved therefore, That in order to ascertain who thev are that thus meditate the destruction of our Government, against whom every lover oi ms coumry should unite in defence of the constitution, our Northern brethren be, and they are hereby requstcd, fully and fairly to meet the- questions nerem reiorrea io, auu, by convention or legislative action, to declare unequiv ocally for or against the Union and the constitution in all its mparts aud "with ail it requirements. Jlcolvea Tliat any unreasonable delay on the part of any State to take its position, will be considered as a determination to treat with indignity the just com plaints of a grossly wronged people ; and that we shall REPORT FROM THE NAVY DEPARTMENT. The views of tho Secretary of tlie Navy arc set forth with great clearness arid exhibit much consider- atioti of thiv subiects discuss JtL TJsurjerfluity of officers of the higher grades in the navy, as compared with the subordinate grades, the importance; of providing that from time to time as of ficers may decline in capacity fi- useful public ser vice, either from superannuation or other c;iuse, thev may be retired from the active list on tenns both just and liberal; the pop ruiofproiiibtiiiin the high est grades of the servico, so that merit might bave its claims allowed without entire cxclnsion' by seniority ; tho rccommendatiou to recognise by .law the office of Commodore and to raise at least t woofficcrs to tlie rank of Rear Admiral these- arc topics upon which tho report makes many excellent suggestions and suiv mils each point to tho consideration, f Congress 'u a maimer calculated to. invito tho pnictical attention of tliat body . . , ' Tlie extension of our territory along tlie ; Pacific Coast, with tl inconvonieuce. anddelav ofcommuni eating directly wkk k, is urgwd by the Secretary as giving a special reason in addition to others of great weight," why tlie office of Rear Admiral should be created. With an officer of that rank iu command of the whole coast and with authority to conveno courts martial without the need of waiting orders from .Wash ington, the efficiency of the servico in tliat-quarter would be greatly prooaoted Suadxwis coniiected with the-coast and with tlie protection of the Pacific trade might have their permanent stations at San Fransisco, Astoria, San Diego or other suitable points, without the necessity of returning at the close of everv an llesolted, That the Comniitfee 'on ihe Juili be requested lo inquire iiito tlie .eiiepCV -otr mi amending the; existing law; 'l'W1! Courts of' Pleas anu Uuartertlur and every County iu lhe I fciiale,. io; iIbyyaJaifcoa' real estate to create at iuud !iovay f talis juror who may hereafter be suiiimoued to sit on .iurv iriul. ' . ,u ti : f y i-r-V t -? " i ... - . - - . " . On motion of Mr. Bynum. ;-'-.nv. - - : - i . ... Resolved, That the Coinmittee'on Prbpbiitiohs & Grievances, be instructed to enquire into the propriety of liberating a mulatto boy y the property of CoL John Roberts, of Cleavelahd." Said resolu tions was accompanied by a memorial ; Mr. Nixon, a bid to enlarge the power rof me commissioners ot tne ..town ,ot. yilming- toiu Kead first time arid . referred to Com. mittee on Internal Improvements; and order-' ed'td lie'printed-1 ; ;; 'A:'Ph ' JVln Watson, a btU to repeaflhe actor the Genend'AsxemUyof46 tho Wtlnrtrr( F k utretatn rf. f nlnrniil irr m! fit erary ana cieminc exenanges. . Kead anJ referred to ComUiee:on:Librar': Mr. VVashingtbni; a bill authorizing Need ham Lofton, Jr., ; to emancipate his slave. Elias Council, uoon certain condition a thcrti. in mentioned. Kead andreferred 1 to Com mittee on Propositions and Grievahces. ' 1 he Senate then proceeded to the conside ration of the unfinished business of Aesterday, to wit. the bill toineornnratetlm Aslivillpanrt Greenville ' plank road Company ; which, after sundry amendments Svas; passed its second reading. 7 7! r , " . , llcc'd message from the House, with Res olutions providing for certain alterations and improvements iiv tlie. Hall of; the House of Commons, and making an appropriation: there for. Read first time, and oik motion of , Mr. consisting of Messrs;' Byhuin Sheppard and Drake, with instructions to - enquire into the propriety oC making similar provisions for furmshuig Senate Chamber. Z?iu ; A Kill in mCk.rt nn ni( hltmVAl .lli. Cai. bank if: the State of North Carolina, was ta ken up and on motion oi Mr. liovcr ordered to be laid on the table, t v ; ir 1 .1 ! . Air Thomas from the- Committee on In ternal Improvements,' to. whom was referred trie . Dili to incorporate the lennessee Kai Koad Company, reported the same., without ameudmeut and re commended . its ; passage. .-' On motion of M r. Cameron the Senate adiourued until to-morrow; 11 o'clock feel warranted in shaping our course accordingly. cruise to some one of the Atlaniic porta. Resolved. That our brethern of the Southern States are earnestly requested ta unite with us in the position we have taken of union and co-operation against the enemies of the Union Resolved, i That bis Excellency the Goyemor, be re quested ta .transmit forthwith to the Governors of the several States of the TJnion a copy of the foregoing resolutions, with a request tliat they submit them With regard to the application of steam tA shjlp of rar the Secretary is not of the-opiiuon that sail veesel will bo thereby superseded ; but he regards war steamers as most valuable auxiliaries.. It U, ofeourse, impossible to know, yet awhile, what new improve menta may bo applied to steamers to render them HOUSU OF COMOXS. ; - , ,. Mr. G, D. loU memUr elect, from Iaiqno tank, aurjeared and. was Qualified. . The Sneaker laid before the .' Hou n rpnori fmm the Hank of Fayetk'YiUe.ajud aU one fnm tlkA fanio l?on 'tvlii.K kvuru mfucwt tit. Iu .rutii tr . 1 IV. ru & t.U K a. .M S IT. . I W . mar- .ani . mMm the SeuAle .with a proposition feu prints- " "Mr, Avery preuied the resigiwtioikof DPur vis a Justice of the Peace forlli qouuiy of Sic Uowell. .-v.? -:- iwr. wayes, oi oiieroiepi?$en!ea a memorial from cilieos ci Cherokee countyv praying tii LiFftslUture to take tome action upon ttie remotal of the CJWrokee Indians fcoa tbe Srate;whicU was, on motion of M r. A very, ordered to Ire tefrc red to a Joint Select CwnMuiiteif of '2, Tnik th House and ftoitt tlw Senate,:. 1 " I : Mr, Barnes of Jjewiube a reaoialipni Vpa tW Comniiiiee ou the Judiciary be instructed i2 inquire into tho expedencv. oS giTiiuj County Courts the discrctiou to pay Wardens of the poor. Ueterred.fei-'t.rf--i:- : .... , .:w. On motion of Mr; Pigott, the; bill tft repeal portion of the Revenue Act of 1846V47, levying a tax of one per cent, upon the estates of person ilviricr wiihoui lineal heirs, was taken up. and de- without delay to the ' legislatures of their respective Etill better adapted ! to purposes of war, yet eiough bated by Messrs. Pisutt of Caswell Steek"
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