Slate (o repudiate her obligations md licr.
solemn 'copatit, Ti Houfehas already:
decicieu rcna ccrrecit cccuea--uai h.ik5t
sesseno lend or gdn'stftutiond! power :to
repeaf the Charier; ifiUtven ifafriy fratitf
had Keen nractised bv the Stockholder?,
which.Jias been more than insinuated by
mmbirs thts floor, butfiich.fe holly,
unsustained, and grossly unjust, that this
HoweHvou
the investigation ; antnat , me wtac;
could not take away, oVrcpeal the Char
ter ;foughr
were oddtwed that it had ; heen vfprrei ted r
It is almost snpejfluouV fo ddrthAl tbere
i not a ' respectable Lawyer in x North Cat
olina, who entertains sucti anopjnior
rriia.a rocntntinns . iheretore; nronose to
1 uwov ft ' v t ft
Jo
1 Sir.very littie;exarsioation Will satisfy any
onetfiat war onthiIrter,-is : fighting a
gainstahatwhieh afreitdirectlypr indirect
ly, 'the interests o i Isufficieut nuraber of
frecme in thil an(J
felt not onlv in elections, but in legislative
, ; v. . . ? t ' - - 1. Jai rnw - nttor-rt rvto . o Viol I
proceedings, wnen, ucrcuui, Smu..
be made -toadvance or, destroy the.; interests
oPolhefsr I (db"nbrsay ihi by-way f launt
or;threaH4ut
hundred thousand souis aeepiy, intensely in
terested inthisratwork. : An if.
i
senile-
men feei;e joriUhe east, pr.a.oth$r3sec-I
tion, or any! member on mis uoor wno.
hereafter aspire to- any office in tbegjft"of
the legislature, or of the people -snail aid
by vote; or olherwiser iniweakening or .put
tin? owrTthis arreal ImiAove'metitr What-
: :.::ii;iii;;rt nnP we votes ana inuuence oi mis extensive
opinions ar Worth having, cannot be- done
dtectlii! " Ant he re I c commend 16 th e gen
tleman f rorn 'Wayne, ;( M r.-Brogdcri ,) w bo Is
regarded ' as bei ng a friend 6f these resolu-tibn3--ihe
doctrine contained i n one bf kit
own resolutions on the exciting subject of
Negro Slarery. e T! ;: " ' ' ; ''f
lf!tberpurpos5 ji35iwt tor affect the char
ter, b? tippling, or Ijy rendering ii a nulli
ty, or by, lessening the value of the stock :
why pass the resolutions? And if this mode
of. attacking corporations receive the sanc
tion of this Assembly, and thereby becomes
a legislative precedent; what is likely soon
tabe.the.faie of all corporations inthe State 1
, whose votes was the Wilmington and
Raleigh Rail Road first passedand by whose
rotes has that Road been, from time to time,
sustained? The Cape .Fear and Deep River
Improvement ? ; , The Fayeitevillc Plank
Road, and other improyements in the niid
dle and "eastern parts of the State! By
the votes of the very ' nien. vvho represent
oa this floor, the friends of the North Car
olina Rail Road ! " T ask the questionand
lldesire niembeFa i to answer it if the Slxk-
hftldera in thi3 Com ban vl bv a vote of this
Houseware aslced to jurreniler : their 'ichaV
terjAvhy not asOl stockholders hi . all
other improvement "companies, nay
all cornorations of whatsoever kind, to do
the same thing What Superior rigUls.nriv.
ileees. or. franchises, haye other corporate
ixdies over this ? . 'Fhe Legislature at its
last session, granted the charter upon cer
tain renditions' and these conditions have
been met, .and. fully and legally complied
with bv the stock ho ders; ana me state is
now one liarty to the solemn contract, and
the Stockholders, are the other party. And
are. hot these stockholders, like others in
similar- companies; honest writ Are they
deficient in nrobitv. integrity or fidelity to
the State 1 Sir, the man or member, who
would make such a charge, would merft all
the unenviable notoriety that he might and
would acquire by its grossness.anu laisiiy
and
populous region can, and will be jcfrcan,
and will exert powerful inauence, on any
question, either touching Party or ffiate ph !?-
cv. is tne gentleman irom ijraniciin,
IJridgers.). anc tne inerras or or resoiiuions,
willing to pay back xo the stockholders, tne
monies they have already expeiided, and in
all things save them from, loss? . There is
no sxich provision or resolution in. the series,
and no. such proposition has come lrom(tnat
quarter- But, as 1 War gon& on to enqjurre,
is the geittlernan and are his friends, willing
to pay back the money expended,: and save
the Stockholders harmless in all other things;
and let the western people have a Charter to
build a Rail Road from Charlotte to Dan
ville, to give us, of the west, a market out
of the State, if they are unwilling we shall
have one th the State. If. sir, liis desire1 ii
to rid bis constituents of the Karl Road, ( now
in such bad condition, but which would be
resuscitated and become; vastly important and
valuable should the. Central Road -beT com
pleted, -that runs - through hi county, this
course would effect it most assuredly.. If
his wish is to create an extinguisher Jhat will
certainly krlt- off all iKrWcwement in the
easl, f submit, to bis better judgment, wrretb
erne snouia not late tnis course, ana eiiec
tually alienate, the West from the East, by
creating such a state of things as to make it
no longer their interests to have; anything
further to do with their eastern brethren. t
But, ir, does any member oi this bod y, nay,
does any man worthy the name of a Nor th Caro
linan does1 any.man whose bosom glows with
one spark of patriotic sentiment or State pride, de
sire to see such a state of . things as this, brought
about? "The west aad the east severed and aliena
ted in sympathy and interest, in &eart and feeling !
If there besiich an one, I ?say (and I hope not ir
reverently) in the language of the Prayer Book,
mau the Lord have mercu upon him! I most sin
cerely hope, sir, that no such sad condition' of
things may ever exist. I want to see the various
sectional feelings, and litile jealousies, that now
exist, to some extent, in the different parts of th
old North State, harmonized. ' I -want to see con
ciliation and compromise. I want to see the
,ui4ayoraly ;aod asket LCoraraon SchoolTuud;, aud ri(ittraehdl iU re-
d Solicitor General : reportecl'u ' ,
asked to be discharged. ?r Xfr JAnfrnirt tWfw.tH wTL?r?: -.
talis jurors j. re porte d
to be discharged
Also, cm resolutpon
General an
favorably an
Auo, on tne memorial in bena-ll oi insoi- an(j Grievances, reported Ihe bill to lav ttrnA J
vent debtors ; reported adversely thereon and tablish a county by the name of Wilson, and re
asked to be, discharged, v comnaDnded its rejection. Luidon the table.
iMr, Cameronablll-tovide fbHhe rel- Also; the? bill concerning a Penitentiary, andre
istration .of births, marriages ami death commended Us aecti
leriea. " rrt .. . - ....... . , i:. I toi. .-,.:.i tr,n ,,4 ani T...
r. .Woolen Ull .grahtw ongjnaj ?and the. coouiff lf parteret, tioVrihs jtleracoke; U the5
exclusive iurisdietkwi of alca4CSu.w.here the county'oiHyoVf rdco i
lnterventixStt of ih lury may oe necessarr, to Mr. Perso-frotjf vlie JoiSi Select, ConiaiiW
ci .- -. J. ' T . - . . . i ! rr V -l.J fc A L r".;. .'. . .
o upertoiv voorts- oi oiomou3Ltouiuy.j tteaa
1st time, passed, and reierrecW
I ask you, sir, if the principles promulged Statebrought together, so to speak ; made
in these resolutions were attem
carried out in tho transactions
life, between individuals, jn their dealings, Us cilizents, by affecting the greatest araoun; of
whether they would be countenancea. or good to the greatest number and by distributing
tolerated among men possessed of a proper its favors and dispeusjng its biessings among all.
sense of nroonetv or iusticc : and if not, And what; sir, I ask, would be s likely o Dnng
,ua l,..;,i0,i ih rp.nprifnl rAnswlft. about m its train and consequences, such a ds
"r. ' V, " t IV: . ."1.7; 3: lightful state bf things, as the const uction" of the
rauon 01 mis rouyj :. .i u,r u,u,c juug- KorlU Carolina Ran Road. What man of en
ment, a man should bring the same pnn- lightened and comprehensive views," looking a
ciples of action and conduct intowWzc, as round at the wealth and prosperity of other Slates,
lie , would Jiito private, 1 lie, , n seems unue ana me causes, can uoudi, nui mat sucn wouia
there is no lanuae that eould be used, too be the tendency of this grand Improvement.
strong to emnlov in denrecating, or Protest- . Sir, it might not be altogether unintecesuiig or
ing against sunh a step or inraismg the
country and arousing the people against the
precedent,, and the injustiec of such a? pro
ceeding, as the passage of 1-Iiese resolutions.
Sir, is it possible that there are members
on this floor prepared. to vote for the reso
lutions to present to jibe , other States, and
to the world, the attitude of a State begging
a portion of its citizens -yc3 I sir,
lxieierant toexanunea iLliLe uito- the appropria
tions and expenditurethal have beetv. made by the
different Legislatares of the State, in live cast and
the vttst, respectively.
Uoncludcd to-morrow.) - ?
" The Monarch i a beggar to the tnan V
I sovereign S;ate on bended knees, with hat
n lianu oeggmg a portion i us own ciuzkiis
to surrender ' back their chartered rights 7-
Seeking indirectly, (for it has been tried t'r fact u red in other States, reported the . same
discharged
STATE' LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.
Friday, Dec; 20th, 1850.
Mr. Bower, from the , Committee on Fi.
nance, to .wrnch was reierred a memorial
from sundry citizens of Mecklenburg County,
relative to taxation of certain articles manu
On motion of Mr. Arendel, Resolved, t.hat
the. Committee on Education be instructed to
enquire into the expediency of draining? ihe,
prattie lands in the County ofCarteretrknown
as theopen. groundi ! and : repbr t;by biil -I or
otherwise I ' -'".
On motion of Mr.Bynum, the bill to provide
for the -Geological and Agricultural sorrey'
of the State -was taken up, amended, and
read 2d time and passed. . -''l',"' r!l ,
v The Senate; proceeded to the unfinished
busrrtess, Mr. Woodfin's resolutions. It Wt
: Mr. Kelly moved r to amend 1 the same;
pending ther question, bnimotionof Mr. Nix
on, the resolution and amendment were or
dered to lay on the table. . ;'
On motion of Mr. Nixon, a bill relative to
the Wilmington sand Manchester IU R. Cos
was taken up and made the specraroVdeir cf
the day for .to-morrow 10 6clock. Senate
adjourned-' Vf. J -v A
i . -. . t ... . , ' " ' .'' ' '' ' - K
; '-i -J m
u HOUSE OF COMMOXr n q
The Journal of yesterday was read and appro
ved. : . . t: , v . .
- The Speaker 'presented a coinmonication from
the President and Directors of die North Carolina
4 Rail f Road Company, which - was'' seat to ; the
senate with n proposition to pnut.
i The Speakes announced i messag from jhe
Senate" tfanVmhiing a resofution rhch provides
for raising a Joint Select Comhiutet?r on the sub
ject of Common SehoottT wlkosedurtVi shall he
to supply defects in live existing laws;Thit was
adopted ; also, the bill to incorporate the Fayetle
ville and .Centre Plank Road Co npanv,;with an
amendment extending the charter to 50 years, in
which they asked the concurrence of the House.
The amendment was adopted. f J, ' ' - V JV'i
' BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS. '
Mr. Pool presented a bill to provide for keeping
a record of Marriages La this Slate.; Passed fbsi
Heading, and was referred to the Committee on
Judiciary. T" Provides, that Ministers and Magis
trates shall make returns to the (Jierks of CJouoty
Courts of all the Marriage solemnized by them;
under a nenaltv of .125 :' and the Clerks to record!
them in books kept for that purpose. '
Mr. Maviuson preseruea a ivesoiuuoa airectmg
the .Adjutant General to procure from the War
Department at W astuagtoa Cityr copies oi the
Muster Roirs of IroopS from this State who have
served in various wars and making an appropri
atioato defray the expense ihereo , Passed first
reading and reierred to Committee on Military
Affairs. .-.vJ - -'.--r . , .
Md. McMiUaft Reseated a bill W open and im
prove the Road I rorri the Virginia- Ke to the State
Road near Judesville rn Surry county ; and
Mr. Iiogle presented a oi II to appomt commis
sioners 10 view f and lay off a Public Road fronr
Taylorsville in the county of Alexander, to Ag-
tilllfi Pairno'a in lentil tvoll lniintv anil fur ihn rwir'
pose of improving the same; which said bills
passed their first reading and referred to the Couv
niiitee on Internal IntprovemenKi
Mr. Kellv introduced a bill to extend the lim
its. of the town of ICenansvil.'e, in Duplin, Which
passed us firs; reading and referred : to the Com
nxttee on rrivate mils , - , .:
Mr. Avery "Presented two.. Resolutions in favoi
of Alexandre Duckworth which passed their first J
seadmg and reierred. i . ; -
Mr. Swanner introduced a Resoujit'MMV Last fuel
ing the Committee on i he Judiciary.: io tiuiuire
into the, expediency oi passing a law to have
marriages recorded..; Adopted. .- .
Mr. McDowell intccloceda bJl eoaceruiag: Lhe
returns of civil process before Magistralesj. in ihe
county of BJaden, which passed its firs reading I
anu reierreu io vommrviee oi juuujiary
oh Financp,Tepcrie ad f ersely btt'the r raemorial
from certaindtiznsof OuilfOTd,7rafhrtbejt3v;s
sage of ai acLimposing'a': tar on, merchants or
venders of artic1? f Northern raanqiactUrewhKlJ
co hie ia corn peuuori wiih mechanical labor in thi
State.aml aslJ'tbe'discliarged I from its further
consideration." Laid o the table on " motion of
Mr. Wiley? .r. :
; Also, the UiII to aneno7lhe57ih ch. 6ih sec.
of the act of 1 846,x relating to the tax on slaves
and recommeiiUed its rejection i r , ,: ...... r
; The question leing sliall this bill pass its secpnii
readiardebate ensued -whtclwVIesjirs '.H
Hill, Barnes .ofvPiortbampton Stubbs,? Person
AfaTitribV.HBlo, tRaf4er VtiS. iHiil pak!
to the Senate, and 'asked to be
trom its further coasi deration.
Mr. Haughton offered a resolution that the
Commissioners of the Raleigh and Gaston R,
Road be instructed to examine theclaims of
Messrs. Readier &. Manly, administrator of
slaves, which they. allege tne said' Koad im-
Keteneu to
... ' ' V
tectly and failel,) to Vepeal a sacred law,
solemn irrepealable compaet entered into be
tweeri the State in her sovereign j capacity
and her people ; and tlat too in a case where
her citizens have already vesled their funds,
arid already expended a large amount ; and
yet, gentlemen argue there is nothing in all
this; that squints -at repudiation. , "Against
rfl kl m ' A A a . m a .M 4 a ... 1. I'm lJtr W aA19aB.lrata.A,UA I Maaa.a'!.. r 1 -fc f. . va. AdurMnn.
auuti a buuigc.nsnii iiuiuuiu ivcui etc 11 v"" , I iiiupci I y uuca i toauui.
and against such doctrines. I enter my . pro- Committee on the Judiciary. ,
test and will never cast my vote to repudi- Mr. Washington, from Select Committee
ate a contract, to; re teal or 6?g for: the re- upon. a, resolution regarding the Deaf and
peal of the Chactrr of the North Carolina Dumb Asylum, made a report, which was
Rail Road Xmpany.v a v : v , j orded to b printed wilh the accompany
'" Mine shall mu be the vote to libel, lor cast ing documents.
, censure upon the last Legislature; mine shall Mr. Wood fin, from the Judiciary Csmmit
' hot be the hand to assist in any way, in des- tee, on thesubj.ect of einigration of Free Ne-
, uHiijj i ins gicai incdBuicui aucn-. vvise uini iiiucs, uiauc a icuuii,.iiujcicuua.duu a&KCU iuuv
generous policy. Sir, I feel myself bound discharged' from a .further consideration of the
jn sound principle, in honest sentiment and subject. . .
judgment, in cemmon consistencv and good i Also, on the Revenue Lawr reported that
faith, to exert whatever of influence I may 1 the subject did not require further legislation,
bate, against bo enormous a doctrine.. For and asked to be discharged.
Yir, if thete resolutions pass, I want to know Also on the subject of claims against the
.. what jffcuny the people of Worth Carolina estate of deceased debtors, that the same did
Mr. Ste enson moved thalth EiU be iadifK.
mteIy;po4-.pooi.lV:IiVsv;
'.- Mr. Love moved Iiiai k be, laid on. the table ;
but the motion did oca 'prevail. ; - ' " .
Th u4 wn tm "iLiB caned for it tadtCnite
pustponeraeut. . -" C 'i : 'v:
Th Bill tp aawnJ the coiuiiHition of N. C. w."
Uien Uken np, ,.'?i tr'J'.l'i.
Mr., Kayner. being cntiiUd t the Ar, coniinued
hi argument in oppuiiim to ihe orvginI Bill and '
hi uport of his aiuendment ; and wken be concln ,
del, . . f v . ; ' ' '" ..:
Alr FieinBung took ;lhe floor aai addrassed th
Huse for some time hi lavor of an unlimited Con.
vtntion. Before Mr. F. hd concluded,
; On motieajof Mr. Love, ihe HJue aijaanied I
half pal3 o'clcck. - . '
Ju Xlii?: EXEG.SESSION.V' !
- Mr. Fiernrningjcontinqed bw remark.; Ha hand;
ldllrt eiitw l the Standard with, comes re v v. ty
for reading hrm otH oFtbe Deraoeratic pa rl j claim ;
ed to be the 'senior of the edUo asd therefore denied
bw right lo-iead hisa out. and showed lbt while that
editor waa ptiwaing Henry Clay ; he was kauling for
the Democratic party. fie advoca eda chanje in'
tbe basis of repre-ten'artfon,- -J ' W i ,;.L;n,;: i s; -
Mr Brwia took the fljor, and addrtsakl the UoUs
far a ahrt time ; but before concluding, ;, j -V
On nutum of Mr Lov, the House -adjourned.
DAILY, REGISTER.
- 1
"Hr" jiuai14 JLaaiJJti. ,P.
Saturday Hlorning, Deci 21sU
I : I STATE: .LEGISLATURE . . i; ;
Both Houses, ou yesterday, were, respectively,
the scece of animated and interesting debate.
In tbe Se&ate, the cder of the day "still being th
resulutioni offered by Mr- Woodfin ib. aubject
of extendiag the Central lail- Road, Mr. GrLMr
being eutltted to the floor, eontfuoed his remarks, be
gan the day before, aud "argued at great length and
with his wonted force, upon the practicability and
utility of the Rtt ttetui jr n.tem. t .He xombntedtha
aigaroent, ; ,ften resorted to, that the failure of tk
Raleigh and Gaston Uoad, was any crilerioa ta
govern tne Legislature in. projecting and executing,
similar works, lie read copi us extra cts from Rail
Road journ:ds, aowinj jheir importance in a com
me cialJ n jl agrlcuhu at point ef view. and eonoludKL
by t king au earuest appeal t;tfeneiritt tupp-'rt
of the reolutkus. s - f -
-s Mr. A b ejcdei. of Carteret, next took the floor, And
in a brief manner expUiued the itu(ortance of the
port of Bcufort, its many advantages, us well for
Mr. fiaynef introduced a bill concerning the ! its safety as a harbor as for'lhe geunai salubrit of
Raleigh anil Gaston I la il ftoad Which pas ed its c mate. When he conclude 1, Mr KiiL.Yof Mo'ter
first reading, and referred laComaiUlee uii liLU-r
nal Im.provemeuis.
moved au amend iniuA to ths reobi.ttoia ud addresis
ed tho-euate lu support of his amendment and th
A fi I 1VT T .oof1t nrocanlol h T?iitArt fmm' ika i .el
Adiutant Genera which was sent to the Seuau ' reolutiou. wr.-iiLtww.r -.. -.f
Mr. CaldvvelL of GuUfod, introduced a ieolu-! sublet tho-e who had preceded him, adding, that
tion instructing the Committee oiivllwi Judiciary,'.' t e f-iSureof the 15 legl 5 Gaston. Road w.sn UhjL
to inquire into the expediency ol pacing a Iay tiniy Viiiurelu aitempU to imprpva North CarcJ na,
wtlhhoia tne ccnooi lunu ironi cowuuie uoi iu j-j adYerting to thef plub of Luproviag the Cip
tnz a tax lor me supnuri oi voiumou. ocuouis. r 7 ' " l- . -mi
AdoDted. ; J 1 rh ' 1 a v l Fear Rier aUwre the town of t ayettf ville by u
Mr. Uavner. iDorultne Uomnu-ctee 3t rulernai oia aCSavi.Heu xapur uw
Iinprovpmenls, repovled altesolutioi innkitigpru
visions for the safe keeping 64 Mar and Survey
of .Pu bhc" improA'eiiieutj?, witlf an- a4uenduiem
which wa read the 2nd and 3rd tinier, and pas
sed, and ordered to lie engrossed. 4
Mr II., fcouL,ihe same , Coniiniltee, reported
unfavoraoly on. the iBeuioriatfcoiitstid.y citizens
of Wilkes caunjy, prayiug 'the establishment of a
Public Koad in said couruv, and asked to be dis
charged from its further consideration. -
On motion of Mr. Gordon, the report and me
morial were laid on ihe table-. - O
Mr. St ele, from the Cotnniiiiee on Education
TeDorted the bill to -provide lor the appointment
of a Superintendent of Common Schools,, and
-M I "
reCOmmenueu us paasagr, , . . -
W ilsoa,the bill was laid on
re i
On motion, of Mr.
vhe table-
Alsbv the bill to amend an act of the General As-. the floor, this laoming.
samoiy o i-ooyv eiuiiieu -an aci io amena an
Fay ctteV illtf to the river All these things had (in
curred,' he s iM; aiiiTyet, it f uruislusd. no .arguuie; t
agaiust iutetnal inroveiuiBOid. , l'he subject will b
resumed to-day f:1; ,' :ri '5 )''- '' . :
liLlk Houue o( Jmm ns, Mr. Uir.SEa" eonou Ij
ed humrgUHieut in support c his. bill for a Hiaitei
Couventioii, and iu r?ply. W Mijra. Atcry and
SaunJer?- tie will ptooawy .wme oai uw remai
when we shall hve a better oppottuuity of judging
of the- merits of am effort, which is "represented; on
all hands, to have added to tlie aheady exal Ue-
puutiou of tke speaker. -
Mr. Fleming also addressed the House, in fvor
of an unlimited CoiivettdoVahd U;w)ll be e"p b
ferene to the proceed iugs, Mr. Erwin. i ea .itie
ii . . , - t
,1 UUIIUIbU
!Kfatfk nr in snv tf lirr nrnf pssinns . nrrtmiaps Vhft riiKr.hnpwH . ' " v . .ir tr . i I
or pledges. Also, on a resolution in relation to paying AUo, the bill for'the better application ofthr the exnses of takm- tUe ceuw -