: !';'.;, 4V .: v r-:- ' ' ;- '-?,! : :- 1 . '." - - ...X. ' I in-OortVthep!aDfrfclr ' :: ; . . . i"' .i , ""I! PnwarpM byptrtr rage,oliye like Brothen." S' -- ':r " " ' '.' - ' ' ;' '- " - ' y DEBATE OS the Bill to prevent Oppression it under Fxecution Sales ; Saturday, Dec 23. , 1 The bill bcinff read for its first reading a motion was made by Mr. Mebane postpone the bill indefinitely. " - When l e Reporter entered the House, . : tt :.l XVlr. Jjv7arim was speaKii'j uc aim, this bill was intended to prevent the pro . perty of a debtor being sacrificed for less than two-thirds of its value and, he doubt ed not, wonld have a happy effect on the community, . Doubts 'hadJ;een expressed as to the consitutionalitv.of jhis bil?. He had r.o ioubt on this point." When a la w passed making' it ; necessary to advertise land ta: ien under execution forty days before it was sold, instead of ten days, no objection vas made to it;; and if ti.e Legislature could extend the time of advertising from ten tolbrty days, they nrght extend it to -a vear.- -' (' ' . '. 'Mr. M. said he had every reason to be lieve that this bill would meet with much opposition fronf gentlemen possessed of great legal taleptsl He had made these few remarks in favor of the bill that they might be answered ; and he wished gen tlemen to shew jwhat patt of the Consti tution prohibits the passage of this bi)l. .Mn ileiane cnfessetf. when he had to . meet Gentlemen of the Bar on a constitu tional question,, he felt himself much at a loss, as he was belter acquainted with the Plouch than the examination of constitu tional question. But when gtntlemen talk about contracts, he thought he knew nmethinp' fthrn'it them. and uhen thev - " - - - , - might bexonsidered as' impaired. Sup pose, for instance,, said he, 1 make a con tract with my neighbour, and sell him a tract of land for SCO dollars payable at a given time. He gives me his Note for the amopnt And fit h expected that at the expiration of the time, he will pay' the money. What, further is understood ? Why, that if he fails to comply with his contract, the lawof the land will enable me to get judgment and execution within a certain period.. This is the understand ing at the time the contract is entered in to. But, by this bill, the Legislature steps in, and say s, No ; we will alter the obli- " gation, the contract shall not.be fulfilled according to your understanding of it ; you shall .either tftke this man's property at two-thirds oFwhat. it may be appraised at, or wait until yc-u can get the money. This is clearly an alteration of the original contract, and IsV-jn effect, a -suspension law. And we have had the decision of tor Supreme Court-on'this question. However desirous J may be, said Mr. M. to relieve tfie distresses of my fellow citizens, my conscience will not suffer me to infringe the Constitution to effect even this object. . : ' ' But gentlemen say this is not a Suspen sion Law. ,What ele is- it, asked he? Suppose I have taken an execution out against a neighbour, and levied upon his corn, and it i3 to be exposed to sale to pay his debt. Three geed men are to be call ed in to say what the corn is worth ; and a gcod honest Farmer will tell you that corn is well worth half a dollar a bushel, and this he wll do on oath. Take two thirds of this valuation, and it will exceed the market price, and of course, will not, sell. So the payment of the deot will be Suspended J ! There is another prohibition in the same article of the Constitution of the U. States, which says' that r.o'State shall make any thing but gold and silver coin a tender in .payment of debts." This bill proposes somethmgTike a tender of property. Another. objection to this bill is, the bad ' influence it will hare on the morals of our country. Mr.M. thoughtit high time that he people should know they must cam ply with their contracts ; &nct that they may run into' debt and difficulty, with ': an expectation that .the Legislature will in Jerfcre with their contracts. Lcok at the effect this has had in a SisJer State: It aasbeen ruinous totheir morals. If, said Mr. M. the Legislature "can suspend thel payment of a debt cne year., why net two years, why not three yearsj or forever ? u C niUSt be ,ndctd pninipbtent if we can thus break in . between the contracts of uebtors and creditcrs. For his part he nad ntf doubt that the measure, proposed was unconstitutional, he must, therefore, oppose it. . . - ' ' Mr. ron said, if the argument of the gentleman trom Orange had any weight, ne Legislature was reduced to an" humi liating situation indeedtheir consciences are to be pfaced.in the hands of the Su preme Court; .They have declared a sus pension law unconstitutional, and there - S? ft! UgisLatrure ha.ve no ri5ht to pass Jbe bill now before the- House. It has een said that this bill infringe tho. lae in i the constitution of the United anv? "h.,ch sa:s!" No State shall pass u law lmnainni th nSiicratf nn r thls biI1 interfere with xn- dcrst ;V 0",dUC- egree r He un thaTn1 CMtipn- to mearf this, Court i, 's spewing contracts,-the Squire whij01 E? iDl .contract,-, nor too liSi r tJhe person Save toomuch 00 1,ttlc bis purchase. What other coustruction, he asked, could be given to it f Is it possiblei to pass anf law which will; net violate a contract that changes the manner in which you shall enforce debtors to make payment. Yet this is a proceeding acknowledged to be within the province of the Legislature. Tbey have the power to alter the laws in' this rcsnect whenever they please. ' Look, said he, at a law you have passed at this session for the relief of debtors. When you entered ; into a contract before the passage of this lawV you had a lien on your debtor's body, whereas now you have no such lien. one could doubt," Mr. A. said, but I he Legislature hasfthe power of altering the situation of debtors and "treditors: Tf, instead of holding a Court on the first Monday of a month, you di rect it to be heldon the 2d, 3d or 4th Monday, you make as great a change in the obligation of a contract, as is propos ed in this bill. - ! Mr. (haham said, he would not occupy the time of the House in; joining the lists with the Knights from Pasquotank arid Halifax, who had handled the -various weapons of: the national armory, if not with . skill at least with great obstinacy of character. The bill, he considered, as a ' perfect absurdity, and certainly one of , the most fungcus excrescences that iiad I yet appeared for the relief of the people u was in iaccpassiuj a suspension low, which he believed unconstitutionaVand should therefore vote for its indefinite postponement. The question was called for. 'u Mr. Hillman said, before, the question was taken, he felt it due. to himself and his constituents, to give to the House the reasons which would, induce him to vote for the indefinite postponement. t -r Mr. M. observed, that the gentleman from Pasquotank had denied that xhis bill was unconstitutional, oecause as soon as a judgment is obtained, cn end is put to the contract; This was a most extra ordinary remark from a lawyer. When you call in the aid of a court to enforce your contract, that tkis step puts an end toil ! - . i ; But the gentleman says this bill is not unconstitutional, because the Legislature has a right to say in what manner con tracts shall be enforced. But if the Le gislature had a right to put off the pay ment of a debt to a more distant day. than the contract fixed, might they not with the same propriety, fix an earlier day ? If they can relieve one of the parties toja contract, they might also relieve the other.- . . ' j ' . . . - But, said Mr. H. on the grounds of ex pediency, this bill ought not to pass.'i What standard, he asked, would be erect ed .for fixing two-thirds of the value of property f l ne only proper criterion wnnlrl hp what it wniihl hrmo- in . fait-1 nnd men market. The rPntJpmnn frm Pniinani- hnH pvim-pccp himif xor.tr i friendly during the session to the relief of poor debtors ; but this bill is better cal culated to relieve creditors than debtors, by inducing persons to come forward as' securities when sales cannot be effected, which would be. most frequently the case. Mr H. said, if this bill passed it wo.uld operate injuriously on the community by increasing the price of all goods purchas ed from' the stores. - For when our mer chants go to New-York or Philadelphia to purchase goods, the northern merchant having heard of this law, will take ad vantage of it to increase the price of his goods, 25 or 50 per cent, on account of the impediments placed in the way of a reco very of the debts which they may contract. And, of cr.urse, if more, be paid for goods abroad, the merchants of our State, will charge them accordingly to1 their custom ers. ' .-i I But, Mr. H. said the bill was doubtless unconstitutional; If, when a creditor is entitled to. recover payment at a certain time, an act be passed putting him off twelve months longer.;the contract was surely impaired ; or, if he be not willing to wait twelve months longer, he must take property in payment, which is mak ing property a tender in payment of debts'. He, therefore, trusted members would pause before they voted for this bill. , V Mr. Uadc made a few remarks against the passage of the bill, on the grounds of its unconstitutionality and inexpediency.' , Mr. L. Walker replied to the objections which had been urged aerainst the bill. and insisted on its constitutionality "andsc pediencv; V 4'y' 1 ' , The motion for ah indefinite postpone ment of the bill being negatived 75 to 4S,' the bill passed its first' reading without a division, , ? ' :. A V, v Saturday . Afternoon. ' ; - The samebill beiKgread for its second reading, : " " ' U MfBarririger said, on the first reading of this bill he had voted against the inde finite postponement ; for he had no obfec tion to the passage Aof the bill; providedeit could be put ipto such a shape as would suit the house. 7-: jy': pkA -His doubts were not as to the constitu tionality of the measure; but as toMts ex pediency. Indeed the bill ?s so defective, in its present state, that it could never be J carrieu inter erieci. tie nw nopea:the house would have consented to hav.e'made the bill the order, of the day for Monday,' that it might have been made more per- If the bill passes, it might relieve some citizens,! but he did not believe it would have a good effect. on the j great body qf the- i people. On persons jwlioT would, be liable to.be SHed in the Federal Court it would have a bad effect. ; In the twtv last Federal Circuit Courts in this .State; judg ments had been ohtairied td the amount of S20O.000, and this money is not yet col- lected. Nor canJicse persons be reliev ed by this bill were it" to pass. The per sons against whom therndgments were obtained rely upnmakinQollections to meet them ; but we are now about to ;ut this out of their power-x:, ,' , rr MrBi'apprehended thatirthis bil were to pass, its provisions would be evaded by bringing, suits in the Federal Court. Jf he had large bonds due from persons in this State, it wodld lie necessary only to get an individual of ariotiierState. to en dorse them, in order to nia?;e them reco verable in the Federal Cohrt. This was his opinion, though he might be mistaken. If there were any individual who felt more fcr the distresses of his fellow-citizens than he did, or would go greater lengths to serve them, he knew him nof. But , though he was sensible that many were embarrassed by, the difficulties of the present times, yet lie did not believe; this bill was calculated to relieve them. Take, said he, a single instance. The property, of a man is levied: upon who has a sniall stock, and who owes as much as his property is worthNb sale is made. He is unable to comply Withthe requisi t ion ;cf this bill to find security for the forth-coming of his property at the end of the twelve months. His property is daily wasting. . But suppose he gets secu rity; it is probable that at the end of the term the property will have been consum ed, j The interests and costs will nearly have doubled the debt, and the man's means of payment will be less than when the suit was commenced. ! , Mr. o. would nave peen glaa . it any measure could have been devised for the relief of the people ; buit; he had yet seen nothing calculated to produce the ef fect; He had heard of but one effectual mode, which was 'to tax those who owe nothing to relieve those who are in debt. If creditors would give some indulgence to their deb'torsk this would enable them to get along better than this bill. But if this bill passes, creditors will immediately re duce their debts to judgments, and by this course the' debtors will be put to greater difficulties than at present. ; He had voted 1 for the pbstponemeut, that the bill might ! be rendered more perfect i but finding it still in us imperfect state, he shculd now vote against its passage, j Mr. Mebane could not - keep silence when a bHl was about to De'hafried-thrn' all its readings on the same day, which he f consiacrea aerogatory tc to tne otate. ii ' t does pass, said. he, I wil 1 not be charg ed Vtlth it for I believe it to be a direct :.Iv!fT5oni?f the constitution. " M When he this mornme vmade a motion ;to postpone the bill, he had stated that j thej.minds fnnembers were too, much en gaged about closing the business of the session, to deyote that, attention to which it would ' be necessary to make it answer the! purposes for which it was intended. But , gentlemen say we do not come t'or? ward withour amendments. Wculdypu, said he; ask a man to amend what he believes to be radically wrong? . The gen tlemen who support this measure ought to bake it perfect. We think it ruinous in.itself, and are not willing- therefore to build upon it. It is to operate, said Mr, M, as a com plete suspension of the collection of debts in bur county. To put citizens, who do not wish to take advantage of it; in a situ ation to do so against their will I have debts due to me,8c in order to pay the debts which I owe, I must collect What is due to me, and thus be obliged to take advan tage of a law which I extremely dislike. Mr. M. would leave the! subject with the house jlbut he begged them to ponder well before they tpok this leap in the dark, j'l Mr; Mston said jf he thought with the geptleman from Orange, that to" pass this bill v.ould be to violate the constitution; he; should "act like him; but the; House has already decided upon the principle of the bill by a large - majority, on a morion tolpostpone " it indefinitely. .He had Tnof examined the details of th e bill it was the principle for which he contended. But as the bill has but a Viugle object, vj. thiat a man's property ' shall inotbeisold under execution, unless it witl brfng two thirds of its value, the details could n;t be1 velry complex." The gentleman from O range says, that this measure: will put a total stop to the collection of debts'. Can he believe that property will not, general ly t sell ; for two-thirds of -its valye r t Hd doubted not the creditors Ithemsel.ves will generally )ffer two thirds of its value, and if 'so, .thejaw would have no operation in suspending payment. , f'y:; : Mr. Mebane explained liis meaning. Property, said he v ill be valued by neigh bors at what they really ? think it wdrth, and not what it Ijv ill sell', format ; the tinie. Besides, if this bill niasieS; Jmbnied 'men will never, attend sales in ; expectation of making great bargains, and, there will be no one to bid for property MnX I The bill passed its - second reading 57 Votes toy 5$. M?0$Zi:' TH-C AROLINA AGRICUL " TUllAL SOCIETY. F- - At the Annual meettns: of this Soci ety, held in Raleigh during the last month; the following Premiums were agreed upon for the present year, and bid e retl to be pub! ish ed j viz. : ; : For the most productive Meadow,. ren dered so by art. of at least t wo acres, with the best method of curing and preserving Hay; a Prem ium of the value of g 1 5. h : FdrJ-the best Crop of Corn raised from; land that has been exhausted and reclaim ed, not' less than two acres, gl. . . j ror the, best crop Of Wheat, trom two acres bf the sa'me kind of land mentioned i in iiiejpreceaing.arucie, qij.: a. ! Fori the best crop of Rye; from five a-', j cres of the same kind of land, $15. S ' .. I For! the best crop of Cotton, from at ; least five acres bf the same kind of land; Sl5.: xr: ;.:v, v..y: - .-"-.; Foij the best method of reclaiming worn out lahd, by:cnlture, and the application; of coinnioil and cheap ; tpaterials as ma nure; fbunded on an actual experiment of at least two acres, Sla. ; v 7 ' v For draining, v reclaiming and : fender-, ing productive, two " acres of Marsh or Swamp Land, and producing th6 greatest quantity of Corn thereon $15, I For the best constructed; Plough; for t)loughing deep, and conpleteIy . turning over the grass and "soil, 8 10. t J , . jj; ; For the best Barn built since the esfa- blishment of this Society, to be claimed in the year 1823, 30. . v . " I ! For the best common Barn,. ; - S 5 For1 the largest and best Ox, 15 Fo the. best Milch Cow, , ; ' r 10 For the best Heifer, v 10 . For the best Bull. 4 f 10 For! the best Yoke of Oxen, , 10 For! the best Boar, l-. ': . 5 For the best and heaviest Hog,' 5 For the largest quantity of good Cheese made -in one year from two Cows, S10 For the largest quantity of good But ter, made in one year, from two Cows, Tor the best account of the Cattle Dis temper, and an effectual method of pre venting and curing it,'. S15; v ; For the best thirty yards of Carpeting, resembling Scotch, Carpeting a dozen Silver Tea-Spoons "For the best ten yards of Woollen Cloth, S10. " ." .. . - For the. .best pair of Woollen Blankets; S10. - A For the. best pair of f Cotton Blankets,' sio.-:::. ; ; -- For the best ten yards of Flannel, S10 For the best ten yards of mixed Wool len and Cotton Cloth - S10. :. ; , : . For the best ten yards of Diaper, $10 For the best ,ten. yards of Cotton Shir t- ing, gio. ; ; ; '7 ' 'Ay, : In addition to the above Premiums, It was lastly ear proposed to have had) a Ploughing latch in the vicinity .of Ra leigh, in the month of October, at which time it was also proposed to have an Kxhii)ition of Animals and of Domestic Manufactures ; but as no persons came forwa rd to com pete, for any of these objects, it is presumed the period has not yet arrived ior carrying into eneci this part of the Plan of the Society. The proposed meeting in October. wil therefore be suspended for thpresent A Committee having been appointed to. consider the best plan for organizing Cou nty bocieties, auxiliary to this bo- cietyj &c. the following He port was made thereupon, and unanimously ;a- u opted. , - ' ' i REPORT, The committee to whom was, referred a resolution: directing them to. Consider the besrplan of organizing County Socie ties auxiliary to this, and to digest a plan whereby the premiums of this" Society may be obtained in any county inUhis Sta'.ej beg leave to report, N . . s That they havei had this subject- under consideration, and are of opinion that itis very 'desirable that a number pf Agricui turrj Societies should be formed thfohgh; out tl lis, St ate,; and ' tlvattHeyshduld pe auxiliary to this, in their endeavors to im prove the- Agnciih ure of our :couritry..by. such means as thev may deem - most 'x- j pen ien t ana repfrt annual ly .50 iuis( so ciety .ao'account of their Success invthiS; great work, and the Premiums by thera" awarded, and on what account, as well as j, the result of any experiments wjnch may univ ivvii iintu v vy- . w pvuiwvivi ;huu whatever else they may deem important As to the method by-hich' premiums may be .'; obtained in any county ; in this" state, they are of opinion ihat the candi dates foHPremiums should furnisK; the best ev iehce the nature, of kthe case will admit vofUheir "claim. If it be' for the greatest production bf any .species of grain f or.other crop, .well-attested certificates of written account of ihe'process of prepar4 ; .ing me iana, ana cultivating me, crop : 11 .; . 5This premium was awarded last y ear to rMr lartwelt: Kmg: of Wakl County! who; from two acres bf this kind of land raised 30 for Domestic Manufactures, LjVing' Ani-, mals, or Implements of -Husbandry, an exhibition of the subject should be requjr-- ed. Jienhed Thkt whenetrer ' any Agricultural : J - r. Society within this State shall mike it known, to our Secretary, that they wish to Ibecomer' auxilim-y to this Sdciety, that thdy fchall bp ; received is such. ':C- f' - r'i I . '--A' : : :i llJSnd retolved fiafier9':JTKzV. Sttfiall be the duty of each auxUary society , tb report ta" this Society annually, an .: account, of their progress in improTijng AgricuHure, their dif ferent experiments, and the success attencf ng them, and the premiums by awanled, and on what account; : that this Sjxiety may : publish the7 same for the, information of the farmers throughout the State. ,) h-:-----M :w: ;;'..' 5 JAMES' BB;NBiCbairma; TOWS PROPfiRTy FOiAliR AS it is my intention to settle ih the out r part of the.Citt, I wish to dispOse,dfmy, Town Property, j Ar I 'V v- The improyed Lo on which I lie;i one of the most desirable in theCity for a dwell ing, and at the sam time, public fenough for j any Business .7 1 haye :to- other Xots yery , yaluaMe on accbuntjof their reUtjW sitUAtjoa f ' and of the, handsome sites they iubrd; fop Building. f ;: ; M - 7 rt''-' ,, i Purchasers are invited to viewthe premp ses. Raleigh; June! :l STOP MY BOY! . A BOUND colored ; boy, na mm:. ed Mins iX Evens; a little past 17 y eat of acre. absconded urom my plantatio (in cool blood,) 'about the firstinst. -He is tall, but slender, his shade; is Indian, but his curl-. ed I ckV is'NegroJ HisTeettare long and remarKaoie noiiow : nis nana are small i and light fingeredi !;On the mojpld of hi ' head, there 4s a sft place, if Bottwo. I Report says I he Jwas'seenv in"ttaywo6dt ! perhaps he may be by this' Um sin Ran-H dolph huvi kin there- I wil thank a inena wno simuiauiscover;,, wnrrc ne is ana sena me wora;v or, onnp ro-jme. or nx him vhere I may pay mv friend for hear from huii: I will' ; his time and ijexpences, ' and' more. y-At v;l -ivT. 1 0i.f -X f I orrn all ppsons from hrburingi ' himVoremployinglhirn If the boy injures. any otief they mayj take" Jbim,Uq the law,';, but let no man anusHhimv but .' lawful tjr. correct himlsebVingV Kini pme and f correct him there!)?' j.v"? - j i A . I Jive on"the trading rod in jhe north- east comer of Chatham county; in thfr x orK oi ew nope anaiprxn asv v i am called v p J A m$0'&kLUYt Elder. ; December ;t:i$$fe: Igi'.'T VALUABLE REAL & PERSONAL P ROPE RT FQR 8AXE. fllHB Subscriber intending" to) leave this. JL 'county bfiers;fqr :rj sale , thjft valuable Plantation, well known ByJ. the name of JPeob fect H ali, Bladen county, formlrlyowned by Erie Lallerstedt, Eqtituaed ob the west side of the north- west'.hranch of Cape Fear river, nineteeb miles below Favetteville and the same distance above Elizabeth townr containing in 11 about twq thousand Acres. ' This aeat in goodness- br' soil, slobrity, ele ; gance of situation and buddings i inferior to few m the State! ii cbns&ts of two dwelling Houses, twa Kitchens two Barns, Stable, Carriage House. Blacksmith Shod and a Saw Mill at a short distance from th4 river, . the." v nummg,iwu iniii sria oenacs, oeiniT about three miles jfrom Bl Swamp, Which water may bebrougbt by- a ditch to supply any machinery that! may he estabUthedi ' 'Also,; about 28 NEGROES or.diCerent sexes and ages; which may be sold with the Plantation, they, being acquainted, with, the , soil and its cultureVThe ; purchaser may' be accommodated With Cat tleHojHortes an4 all the.Utensils usedbnlhe iaVdpltnutionv with Corni Fodder, Hay, & also wlUx House- now ana Kitchen Fiinuturefcc 1 1 rr 1 1 1 terms, which! will be jnadf accbmmb: ! I dating to the purchaser, apply theCplaoe !' i r j October' 28 . -.'''I t mne AMEftlCA EIHCAL BECOllDEIC-f ' PublUhertfihc& : ' 'Jottrmal, called the ' .vr';; AMiERICAN MEDICA ttECORDER.- v. ' ' T ESPEOTFULT ttCorms its jfatrpnsafia will be increased in site, in nronoHion to the reductiort which as'takm place, n the price of paper and printing i and fkeeotioo, if noi supenpranau fat least beeluial'to any Medical periodical publication jn the United I Euicir UtcoRDia for 3x States: .',V,.;V;,vJ . . The AncBicair W: nuary next that , jthe iusT,jf BKW OF TH2 rovvra a votrno will com a in t ners tfom: Processor P"R4 Kr!lrAf 'KrarJTtvlk. Prrtfa- sof.COOpEft, of Columbia,' S. Oil Professors PA YtDGE POTTER and HALft VT. Balti more: Pr I'YLliR; of Frederickltown, Md j '.' Drs. JOHN RHEA DA TON, KPP;!' CLELLAN, MrrCHEUi, ROUSSEAP and COATES. of Philadelphia t and Dk ALBKRS, CHET; REVERE, EBERLB, arid Professor" 'I'flJrAnAtl atatements haT.- been made, which, if.JbitlieTed,;are'cal culated . to injure the "American lied ica) Re i cord er jj so far; however,' fimra ir Wiethe , fact, .that ie.wbfjcrjbe 'art LthdrawmiJ dilf. the JinblssheEui' "renrfc 'declare- thar. f I lithin" 'the, last - tWo months, th' abolitions ; "iiwcm suuBKipxion twit ."T5 exceeaea -- f-y ib number r aijil fupthef th'jt,Vi"ihin tb'e ;" same period, iot moiv than' five; ihctudingf"' Drs. GIBSON and HORNER haU dftallna continuing' ihe work. - m.4 loiwi '! i xeci. 1) Fhiladelpbla; Not V

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