VP-
1 fttthe
f ftte& oui lhimWier bVh)cluhe:itho in
woulv receive nt,"uy declaring
vncrc sqau uc uuc ur mure wn
ties in the state As their represen
tatives, us the 'guardians of their
rights, it becomes Jour duty to see
those rights carried into effect, and
f of consequence to&fford the necessary
Bicans of support to an institution
. which has been so peculiarly their
care.
-v. The Legislature which sat at ray-
etteville in '89, and which tnohediencc publican - Governments. Popular
to the Constitution, established the opinion is the foundation of Republi
Univerelt ;ti body politic. 4 A grant made to such tion therefore, that you enlighten
"a body7is;iiilattMaHisidered
as one maue 10 an inuivxuuRi, mere-
; fore.HThen the lieaisiatureivestcti m
j the Trustees the escheated" foperty
X fheKad all theTrtytitie&lhterest
ifrl that n individual -J tould haW
ha nder sach'a gtnt- pwsilfne!
thi-House 'wiHsrioHisry inflect up. ,
oht1-cpnseUencesbefoe if is4Qme
tdilsHf-theJpow"H to tae5 frotn Indi-
viduala thfeiV estatesj1 unless' forfeited
to the : State in1 due course Jtrf law-,
' tlief' ieStiUf Vonsequence would be,
lltat iftheIie;tsiature have not coh-(
$titi!trdriallyrthe:; power to lake to
thejrt&treVtJfe
fchertnf-hayeH'his'' HRht 'tbtake
ftUlilsorralfe bod y which by
lawjls'placedupoh the same .footing
wim an inaitmuaij ine ecneatea pro- wii not. .proper way oi. promo
ftett which trie act of $9 vested' in ting Education : but . that schools
fi'ety
f -tfY
, 1 c V
f-iAra(ful sense sir, offfie improye
fti enti-Whiclt5 tny blender faculties
Ifai c- received' frbnHhi's 'fnuch f eve
Telmifiaf)hHv pride' as ?a native
Sf'tlie'Stat andHlite Ib'vi'Ibear my
outryy 1 have corhbifterl in ' callirisr
(bVChf rvtri' ! me J the- observations 1 1 can be fouwl qualified. to teach the m
hdte Tulide-r have! td ramehi thkt a? Is xx Wt'of.impohance, for the par
hill s( Teiiete with crbod has; frot metj pose pf raising such characters as
tfjth
Kth an' at)ler advocatei buVT 'doubt
Cftft rttiat - the . detefmination'Jofthe
Houi'tf'will' ievihee that" a: 1 jKH catoila-.
tedb contribufe' tidr Vniich to5 the euat
ftriWtion'ojscierfb'il among all clas
s?f)f Pbpler re(iit-es htit? ItUle sup-
IS-
vAa afta haVs were calle d for
tffid' agreed to le -taken. : '
tr!Mfi 'Mask sunnosed that every
Ifcrtay iffthe'hbusc'ha made up
S&f-opinW bri this:ubject anoV that
- : -. f . . . . .
tnerforfe nwaunneeessary to trouoie
taem mth anv observations -atramst
the peseflt bill.' Tlie legislature
lifaid placed apower in" theha-C-he
Trustees 4fifetf - al?;
uiurTiau- ttigiciure inoiint
IJrdper to take ' it fromthem acain.
iie;did fiotJ Chink 4v would : be :fieht
toilTStore ' it; -walidhopeld the "bilf
Wuld nof pasfs
0Mf. Si G.''WiRidJexpectedtKat
ifvany genticlhitlvid Tiseri in opho-
eitiQTi to thfebHphe WotlMhW ;ad-
yancedfcdm; Substantial iasonvhy;
irbughiiotpaSs'.?' Hefd npt;expect
dbha:resoti ?0uVdhaye been dfeW
qfr Whiztzffizte by ;the;GentIem,ah
tfh had - just rfat down. When ex- ,
turned, "what " Is ' it-?-': WtrhaVe
4ecn';the conduct' of these ''Trustees'
Wtf -whferein- Ihe TfWlee Have ac
ttfri m firbper. ''ExceptgerAremen
jring-rward reasons 'in - supffert of
lfejir opposition t'o'Hhft bijh'; that cni
.'JpBsltioti' cannot itifelfc a-ail tlrctrt.
TtiQucrhHlS mea'tur Kadben ifnder
-toe ponsioeracion or loitner L.tgisla--tureiy'
thiy Bodj7- in which are a
.'f?aTmanyi rie: members may" con
sider the subject in a very different
lght from Vktr 'm which it had been
btttierty viewed. J f'lffi object of this
ibttl MivW. stated -to hei' to mtbre
tc the tURi-Vcrslty? th ; femnant f the
-dividuals who have no right -to ir,
atkl from which the State at Present
dennb henefiU. l he passing of
bllHyiil mdVtherefore, tak a-fiy
thing- tromour 1 reasury.) But few
njstatenow &heat. : lFa foreigner
die?' andleavc arry -relations behind
m tuts country, his-state goes t6
ftera ; -anT estatestheatsonTv where
- , ; i . ; 4 "
Mciguci uc ttii-. leaves iJCiilutl
him po kin in-thi' Jcoufttry. Future
'-escheats therefore tjbme scarcely
within the-limits bf probability ' Re.
,ler, said he ,: to the "books of the Trea
arer-ahdController,Hsincer the Te
paling law past, ahd - in vaip will
9oU attempt to discover the amount
"toaid-tnto the Treasury by the Coni
zxmiii otters bf "Escheated Property,
Hitiy thfe' pronerty 'does rtot brinsr attv
not
ihe
v ,Ci Tl - cinam wnere it is f q "
mrm .
WiriSfriir:ritfiOit .vvHl? Fa Ka anI m 1 1 ivu mnf t K.. f .i
ajFamsinemtereSw1 or tne'tJtate. ' -ousc, wno. were tormeriv nrmnH
JT .1 . . :.-- . t ' 11'"" ' "f ' .5.-
trhis-ismerfe assertiofli15, He haV not to it, are now fond of it. Audit m-fl?
eciieatea property which had - been nrst importance that the mind 01 Peaces tor nolchua:
iginally granted toJ 'it; f A 'mridPurXiegislators should Wenlurht. regnental muster in
iwnioh is-iiow ift the possession "oFm In vain will it be attemnterl so lr s relates to Ci
,uw wui treasury i- Ana is it iuuerine. Pellet however, that 'tK-,, .morninff. lor.. A . .Srf a w r
before tfetfek itJut f W the Power ranH T. nrTr Y.3,ty V
1mds-oFpehliatert hadj the GenA .' -ZiZ??''
r: r , r vrr'5' i T i..W'W. repeal .xru?.pmi .Jiaywood. andr John
4 tpre to the Univci-sity a small fund,
'
Hat sources avsnajf ow. been "nusled3haUwe ttr.
ersv- tion can he; raised against it ?W t6 do ri&h ie fe'ftocpeal this
fund intended, not only to prome
the interests ot education, but
the interest of the State at large
No member will assert that this is
not the case. It is generally admitted
to be good
in all govenlSiSrntsi
to promdudutronty
ble meanST aWT hrepetiariyHias
it been thought goon policy in Re
your
wuzens iq u, ,y ceacmnpr tnem 10
soppprti anaycre :tte 4)rmcw)leX)n ,
whicivhii established Jt 4by4educa-,
tiohalone ditwrjciUzpncaniheiRie r
indepejiden'tin.ci enhghtee?j?Legila-
ton,!prihlW4;ab Judgs;re;at
and u eloquent Lawyers,. -pure . apdj
learned;epoiinders of tho ppspei.,
Itis-by -eclightfining urrYoAitH that
these benefits .are . to , be, .secured,;
A mea&uTe ; qf this . kind ought to
meet in every Member of thisQeneraV
Assemly,;i friend, and not afbe.?,.,
NOwniepibeivyiU rise. in house,
and fefayj weiwill not encourage Edu-.
cation, or enlighten the ninids of
posterity. ; But they will say, anlj
it is has heretofore -been said, that
vug tii xo - pe estaDiisnsa in every
county. ,No member, said Mr. W. ,
would more cordially join them than
'f-wpuld,in,pomoting such schools..
But I how . isv this to be effected ?
Schools of this description can n ot be
established unless propei person.
may at : a future-day preside over
thee schools,, that pur University he
supported . At present, we are obli
ged, tp: procure r ourv teachers, ekher,
from .somjof the Nortlieri Sta' es or
from Euitjpe. It would certainly be
far bettervta; have these characters
raised within our own State, who
ould bq possessed of our own liabits
customs, than to have them
prejudiced in favour of habits and
customs inconsistent with our princi-
i r ft : i. t'i
u w uyvcrnmcm
fhose mem
oei-s, mereiore
who aic advocates
fpr Country Schools, ought' also to
Kf aiivorateiC Jxy- thtt-Xz hill in
favpur of the. University
, Mr . had. hoped, that - though
popular; that the Lserislature nhr-
rf "fuic iau iiciTcwiiore oceu un-
ying,': as. the people generally, . j,e
tT4i3te? must have observed, thecrreat
CI J.e ' i.. ". . '
benets Jresultinor' to the !counti-v
from theUniversitya majority would
WW, in ' favor of it. He. liad sce,n
ypuijg tije)i come amongst .us, , from
' thls-mtiitipnxid enter the iifier-
ent walks pf lifef Some of tbera had
Ve.tome.members of tfiis Lcgislatuie;
kn3 lh". character and conduc'of
f??'y;?.vfes men-have hdar'.tep.d
Y.iS popularity totheinstitiition '.
no -prophetic . spirit to telL that, rnx?
rJay, it will notonlybecojne the darling
$ eisluture, but the-pridc and
ornament of. our country.
v-,v AV f- couia not see . pn what
ground (thee:entlemcn wha sairi
AT O T
TAss to, this bilU : had founded their
objeciipns, Tibey cannot shev that
it willkVanyc thing from the pocktfe
of ur ' constituents ; or that '. the
jiunds 'asked' for it, will, if not gi-ante4
be-appjied to an useful purpose, .... j
' (When our Constitution w as fnrml
the,,i)eople declaredM that it was of
... ,. -- ...v.
,.tp. .carry' tjje; injunction, of thq Gon
titutidn'into effect bv'erptmtr Vk
.walls of an Universty, if vou uive
?t :fundsto.day ,; and take t&m kwai
to-morrow. This h a .departure
tro?i, the .constitution. He hoped,
'thforeVfor. the honour of our
country, nd that we migbt wjpe a-
way a stnrma which ha nttaK f
;?.ur, -egislajturc . fur having .broken
o .vrf. v. s vu
r .fyjnM. gacmenis, witnf,tne
, i.rusee.s : pthis Institution, that this
latufe
Known to. be contrary id tha r&titi
of oblion-1?
Person -hoM make a gift, and af
tenvards recal it. To shew that if
al
oiii wouirj.pass.. VV?he,n the law. was iFc W destroying ol
enacted mcorDoratinp a Wlir rk v-ats.an&-iJears.;in the
todlrect the affairs of tie tlnWersitv , W, sofar as the
. Of N6rfh'.fTnrr.i;na" tK.c iu -li's. the Coitntv nfMPWJ
" . A. JL ' S ' - mm
estate
COUld Tnof tak rtm U' saw nmnntin tn Kfl.
law : anclelistjg rea
sons should enfeaiagaini tnis
hill, he trusted
usted a majority would' say
tT SHALL I
ne.-yc
YEAS. Aliisofi, Bryan, Brownrigg,
vj.4ls&t,
. . ... : rs . T
G hvifitopher, . AV , hrry . DoUaon, aston ,
'Edmnd,frf rcoch? Qmr, Mokt Harris,
Henderson, Hawkins, Hall Harwell, Har
vcy. N. Tone,4 Junes; dries; Kilpa-
- . t - . ,
Morgan, M'Canne, J.Moore, M'Neill.Mour.
. b . ,
son, Parker.ifer. Uichardpon, Reading
(remainder of tbhdeiateia our next. tee for, the purpose of acUng Uieie
hill-tras reiectecuFQi to ad.-. t .
- - ' 1 Will' k. -7 " -?-.
Rhodes.- Kobar&t.M -Sffcncirj TurneM W. terred to the committee above ap
Williams, Whitaker. -Woodlie. Wrieht, nninterl n ffiQciihwil
Yl561 -.
Byler, A. Bright, Brasher, Bullock; Brown,
Barrow, Calloway, J. Clierry, fconke, Dun
kin, lavidson, Erv-in, 'ratraf. FonvilJe,
E. Foy, Fordlwrrt, . Foyei Fagan.-Griiiin,'
Geiury. Headen, Holtn Hqdgevta, Hanoi,
Horn, Hunt, Hulme, Hornbucklc, Jordan,
Johnston, Knight, Lea, Lanier, Leve,
Lc'ckart, Maske, May, Mitchell, M'Clen
nan, Mobiey, Ogilsby, lpilfan?,- Rabourr.
Small, ' Simmons, Sawyers Steecl, Scales,
W. Smith, J. Srajth, TUortipson.R. Wil
liams, J Wiliaius, S. Wi)ams,'N. WUlte-s
ckiiad, Witherow, Weto'," Vourir. 61., '
, Tuesday, fccc. '4 !' '
The name of Bcnj. Smith, Esq.
was withdrawn from the nomina
tion for Senator , of the United
States.
Whereas certain commissioners
have been appointed by a resolution
of the State'of -Virginia for the pur
pose of conferring with the iegitla
iure of North-Carolina, on the sub
ject of cutting- a navigable canal-from
.Roanoake t Meherrin ri v er,and from
Bennet's creek to Nansempntl river ?
and whereas the said Ccmmissioners
are now , waiting upon the present
legislature for the above purpose.
Resolved therefore, that a joint
committce of both houses be appoin-
ted to confer with the above conmiis-
doners onithe aforesaid subject, and
that tney report oy bin or otherwise,
and that Mr. J. Moore, Lovrii J.
ttuuaius, xviikui, n.vocnran, oe a
committee on, the jaVt of this house,
- Messrs. Martin, W tllboni, Mont-
gomery, and Little were appointed
for tnift pure on the part of the
SeBate. .....
T -l 1 ixr..l. n ,
The bill to ameixl an act passed m-
1803o raise the .jurisdiction of Justi
fs of the Peace, "put of Courts: was
committed to a select committee of
this house,; consisting of Messrs.
Love, Nash, and BrpMiu-igg, ,
Mfy E. J9njs, from the comjiuttee
appointed o, iSUpvinteftd the ballot
1 i.ng for a Senator of the United States
reported that Montfort Stakes, Eaq.
was elected. :(J ?
, The following, bills-were presen
ted. .-t ., : , jf;.vV
Uy Mr. Nash,, a bill to cetfe to the
United States. the-(jurisdiction of the
Iu;u! therein .mentioned : whirh m.
i ccived its first, reading.
i.y xvir. Atownrigg, a bill to res
tore to credit James Pefcmenter, of
Anson Cquny ; w hich was referred
to the commiute of propositions and
grievances. . . ' . .
By Mr.'E. Jones, a !biil directing
in what cases theclerkso the severul
county Courts shall be compelled to
issue process. '
By Mr. . a bill to repeal the
second section of an act to authorise
and empower the, field officers and
Captains of the militia of theri res
T .. H I.. r i. ...
pective counties, to appoint the place
their seperate
certain cases,
aven and Car
teret. .
iiy Mr. Frenclv, a bill making
further compensation to surveyors in
the county of Onslow.
liy air. J. t oy, a bill to.repeal
Partotan act to impower the County
-Cpurt of .NcwHanover, to lay a tax
le PUJposeot destroying the ver-
iiuw luticiji.H.cMiiunca : tor. alterinc
. one of places of holding the annual
o
,rvy"u"i' v'vutj oxNcw-jrisno-
.ye.r;.andctot amend ant act
trencou-
Wolves, wild
y.d apt rel to
over,
x !e
of thewcrerks ofiVhir hn iCin J.:.u;
shal remain any bill, petition or rc.
solution referred to a selprt
medch cotnrtile, w-uh' U list
oftbeVnamesorU,e other rnettsberi
composing the Same, together with
an tne papers retired. And that it
Jdc the duty of the member receiving
the papers, to convene the commit-
private
af
ter Monday next, and that Saturday
ncxt be set apart for the puppose of
appointing Justices of the Peace and
for renealins- nart of the laxvn now in
oi -
V V . " -4
I II II Ml I r I IPI I W I f M '
. tlonslTt tmdirt 'casesWhich ras re-
' KecfeWei alio the' 1b
following: ibillsil
which passed their first readin
w tiaturCbe fceive(Uintothe honsp
o
the Clerk of Surry .County Court to
keep his office at or within two miles
ot the court, nouse ; 5
A 111 H tr i f 1 Id mA mnatr
tion ot justice ;
Abill directing where the upper
election in the County of Ashe shalL
be holdcn in future ;
' A bill to amend an act respecting
the fines of County Court Jurors.
A bill to establish a seperate elec
tion in the County of Moore, ;
A bill to amend an act passed in
1802, granting two separate elections
to the inhabitants of Johnson County,
'and to establish Wo other separate
elections m said county ;
A mil to tuitiiome ineiwarueus oi
the poor of the county of Perquimons
10 iay a inucr ia iUi unciviwic,
and to rcirulate the uroceedincs in
w ,
certain casesj
A bill to authorize the officers of
the second regiment of militia of
Rowan count v, to fix the places of
holding the general musters in each
of the' said regiments.
. A report from the Secretary, Trea-
surer and Comptroller to whom was
referred the consideration of the land
iaw3 Gf this State, was laid before the
house, which was accoraoahied br a
hill entitled a bill p-rantino- further
time to nav the mirehase monev to
J . r ---- .
Uis State on the entries of land therein
mentioned, and fixing the times when
the purchase monies on all entries
shall be made after the first
day of January, 1805, shall be paid
T3wt-lt r V lion ft m v w t . K a U
passed its first reading. '
Wednesday, Dc. 5.
- The Senate informed the house
by .message, that they had rejected
the bill directing in what case the
.Clerks of County Courts shall be
compelled toissue process.
The following bills; were pre-
Stnted :
By Mr. . Nash, a bill for the
further limi tation of actions ;
liy Mr, Urownrigg a bill t a-
mend an act to prevent excessive
Usury, passed atEdenton 1741 ;
Bv Mr. Wright, a bill for the
relief of foreign seamen brought
into the port of W ilmington.j which
severally past their first reading.
Received from the Senate, the
following bills, which were read
the first time :
A bill granting to the inhabitants
of the county of Surry the priv lege
of seperate elections in the town of
Huntsyilie: '
A bill to amend and repeal in
part an act passed in, the year 1789,
to establish an University Jin this
State ;
A bill making further cqrnpensa-
tion to the Jurors who may vattend
the County Court of Halifax;
A bill to alter the Jim'e. ofhol-
"rtxr. .
Tu n rrKlXT' A ' . 5
A bill to empower the Captains
in the different counties of Rich
mond, Robeson and Montgomery
to appoint PatroUers -
Mr. Horn, from the ' balloting
' cqtomttteereported that JohnHay :
uvu.wa cicvtpurjcasurer, w m.
White Secretary and John Craven
Comptroller. -
; biU making further corapensadon
to the jurors who ihay attend the
9P
members of Assembly from- the
tnecqunties composing that district.
Thxirsday, Dec. 6
Thefollowing IjiIIs were presen
ted
, Mr, Hudgtpsv a bill tp esta-
'"mVi; VT
the counties of Pasquotank and
o,.
A bill to repeal an act to compel" nPw for?e in this State; " -
Wnlin I' a Wttl
BiS7
a 311 passed' '
o""""s ocuaraie p.rf: i
piin; iuDu:
.'ByMr.Robard8,abiUtn
the 20th section of an
1784, entitled an n,. red
the exportation of unmPi?revcnt
By Mr. Rhodes, a biUfrt
the place of hold
tions on the soutfslde of v
River, in Wavn rftRt. 1
it.. "ry ;
7j7 . . w a Dl ton.
iy xrxr. xarrow.
vTiiiL iiiimiToe m . r-v
V WmDefiaras relates tn 41
staves
Bv Mrr Bfashier 'a 'k:n i
cipatenegrQjnstow; -"
By Mr. Davidson, a bill t0 a
mend the several tirnr..- . , . "
-By Mr. J. Cherry, a bill to cm
power the county court of Mar?
..txMay a. tax on the inhabitants
- J cowl rnnnw C ,1 a 01
.WM7' lulrme purpose of
biuWing a house for the
andemplpymentofthe poorthereoL
and tor other.purposes -
Byr. Fgan abilltoincorpo.
rate the toyn of Hamilton 5
krBuy' M: .Nelsonbilf?to esta
blish a; separate election o -
s school bus6 on the west side of
Auams creeic in the county of
By Mr. Small, a bill hying a
tax in the several counties in
aisirict oi Jiaenton, lor the pur
j pose of building a goal for said disi
xnct, ana tne eounty of Chowan
rv,;i.k ,. .r-k-..j i. a. .
which was referred lo the member
representing the several counties
composing the district of Edentoa -ByJVlr.
Hunt, a bill to repeal aa
act maHng. compensation to the
county court jtirors of Rowan and
Carteret, so . far as respects tie
county ot Rowan;
All . hich were read the tst
time and passed.
Received firom thp Snota utn
to amfthd nefr
mimnort tr rfnA u i
- .....M..wy,.,4 vAI.au uic uuuaiUIV
line of this state and the 7f
South-Carolina inl"ate ot
A trt . ,
c'1?
. fnt ot Clv,1acntln-
gentctiarfres oi covernmentfor the
year 1805
A bill to appoint and emnnmr
commissioners to contract with any
person or persons for the purpose
1 of opening and establishing a turn-
pike road, to pass thro, part of the
territory belonging to the Cherokee
Indians; and
A bill to amend the severalbws
Heretofore passed respecdng the
trial and punishment of slaves,
All whkli bills passed their first
reaamg.
The committee on the represen
tation of the Secretary, Treasurer
and Comptroller; reported, thataf-
ter ajQonference Avith the above of-
ficers they recommend the passage
of a bill accompanying their report
entitled. Kill to repeal part.of the
14th clause'or section of an act to
remedy certain inconveniences ari-
sing under tlie present land laws,"
passed ia 1796, which was accor
dihgly read the first time.
TJiebUl to repeal so much of the
1 Qtk section oC an act passed ja the
year 1795,entitlde " an act to a-
ntend the Jaws heretofore passed
; concernirig. Court houses, and pri-
sons, and to provide for the taft
keeping and humane treatment of
persons in' conflnement.,, as directs
the manner of paying guards, and
to direct how, in future, compen
sation - shall made, was passed
its second reading; the yeas and
nays, being-required, were 8 o
79. - '
- Friday Nov. 30.
following bills were
The
serited.
prcfc
By Mr. Grist, a bill to
ill mili rikt elrnnS OT 0r3C
?V,3)f?4.
J . , v
- Br: AWson. biU to r
son,
-.1 hetween
th
coup ties ' of Mecklenburg
fcftV V M. V AW VttUb AAw '
and ta-
uau ita. ...
' Boatman, abUi to establish
a sepjtrhte efection in the Countr
cjf W aslifngtoh ; ;
3y Mr. R. Cochran, a biU
- .
' embwet Dolphin Davis, to rece,
t?p"8f f tobacco, mspecua
deposited m such warehouse