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r - . t 1 5" f " 'X-JZ: Z-. "ft-H , -1 ! .:'V,-- Out u.t tb plana or fatrf deiiafit JoiFea, J Unwary 'd by party rage to live like Brother. VOL. XXIIIa FRIDAYf MARCH 22, 1622. ... r ROADS AND CANALS. J! e port of thf Committee on Road and Canals, in the Ifoyse of Represent ' Qtivesf January 2, 1822. Accoxnpanjing the bill now pending , in that House; ' The Committee on Roads and Canals That the? have consmeren tne general suNject submitted to their charge, and ' also the specific objects of internal im provements which have been referred to - them. j ' 1 ' . In relation to the subject, under its ge neral head, they brieve it will not be con troverted, that after the formation of a good government, it is thr. next interest of a nation to adopt .such a system of in ternal, policy as will enable the people. to enjoy, as son as practicable, all the natu ral advantages belonging to the country in which they live. Labor is justly consi dered .to be the wealth of a nation' ; pro ?ucions of every description, and all things valuable, are produced by it l and ' the whole operation of a society of people, as regards their political economy and social intercourse, consists in obtaining what, are usually, called first materials ; in the conversion and fashioning of these ' for use ; and the transportation of the raw . or- manufactured articles to the ;places where they are finally wanted. The transportation necessarily form & heavy charge on the fund of labor, and. in pro; portion to the1 reduction of labor, in this respect,, will, be the gain of. a nation, as the part saved can be employed to ad vantage in other objects. The-great extension of-our territory, and its various latitudes, abounding in al most every species of products, will al ways render the expense of. transporta tion an object of great and national im portance. . - Although artificial works' may not, for a while, afford a profit to the undertakers, still thev will be beneficial to the commu nity at Urge, not only by the increased vaiue tney win give io pnxiu&iiuim distance from market, but, also; by an in ' r: rase in the quantity of productions, in consequence of the additional .excitement to enterprize; and the general diSnsion of industry.' The utility of good roads and tanals has been tested by long experience in o ther countries. In .China, it is said, that, by means of their - water carriage their kome market is nearly equal to the whole market in Europe. Satisfactory evidence of the immense advantages to be derived from canals, is likewise furnished from almost every part of Europe, and parti cularlv in England,;where they have been extended, within the last fifty nr ears, in every direction, supplying the demands of one place by the resources ot anotner, and so extensively spreading industry, as to enable them to supply their own wants, and to furnish vast exports to exchange for the wealth of other countries. ; ' - It roust be a source of gratification to every American, when he reflects that his own country, possesses advantages, in this respect not - inferior to that of any other on the globe; and that there is none that presents higher inducements for the legislative aid of its councils, or viherc there is a greater certainty of being repaid for any expenses which their pa triotism may bestow. From a well regulated system of inter nal commerce in the United States by the means of good roads ard canals, the hap piest consequences may be expected to flow. vVe enjoy almost every variety of climate, and possess populous cities and condensed settlements as well as vast 5 tracts of country thinly inhabited. A re gular trade in exchange of - manufactured articles for raw materials would, take place, and the nation would receive, with in itself, the whole benefit that is usually gained between old and new countries. It is admitted, by the ablest writers on poli tical economy, tlat the most important branch of the commerce of any nation is t hat which Is carried on between the in habitants of the town,' and those of the country : customers become acquainted with caclToflier, and less risk is general ly incurred. t ' ' It is also essential to the prosperity of a nation to obtain all the labor it can from its members; and as it is composed of people possessing yar ous taieius .and in clinations, every , reaonab?e encourage ment should be given to each branch of national industry, as a meansf calling into activity the different qualiXcaiions of men : and .'besides, ' from a frequency of intercourse among the citizens living in different parts of the country close and profitable connections would be formed; hich would have a tendency to produce harmony, andaffect'ons that would add to-the safety of "the Union: the people would reap great benefits from a stability jn their affairs, as a judicious system of , internal commerce would create a certain proportion, or level, in all the depart ments of industry, that could not be readi ly disturbed by th wars nnd vicissitudes of other" powers.' Fron changes of this vi,iipuon, over wn;cn-we naa no con trol, this country, in several instances, has -exDenenced shocks, and sustained losses, which would far exceed J (as it is reasonable to conjecture) the aid or ex pense necessary, on the part of jthe gene ral government for the completion of such artificial roads and canals, and j improve ments to rivers, as would satisfy, in this respect, all the real ; exigencies of the country. ' ' '. -r - : Amnnf se many objects of jimprove ments in inland . navigation, some are limited, ard within the means; of indivi dual and state enterprize ; others are of a character too extensive," thei" produc tiveness depending on improvements to be made in different states, at great dis tances from each other. The great nd important ' line of inland communication contemplated along the Atlantic coast, would be beneficial, in various degrees, to more than one half the states in the Union ; vet, no one or two states would have sufficient inducements to furnish the necessary . means for the completion of any of its' parts , nor could a union of sentiment, be scarcely expected, among the - states through which ; it would pass, as to the particular routes, ofj modes of execution. Such objects are great and national, requiring one general head, and, consequently," the aid of the general go vernment is rendered indispensable, as well as regards ithe funds to be furnished as the facility of execution. Objects of such transcendant importance tb the wel fare and defence of the nation must be perfeotcd by the general government, or their perfection can scarcely ever be ex pected. Had we waited for the joint a gency of states, more than an age would have passed before we should have seen a road constructed by the union1 of states. equal, in national design and costliness, to the road from Lumberland to Wheeling. OIjects on the large scale of national be ne fit are creatures of the Union,! the scope and vie ws of state authority being local in their nature. "j The' committee will further! observe, that, antecedent to the existence of the general government, several states could not have perfected an object ofjthis kind, without entering into some understanding or compact in the nature of a ,treaty, in the character of independent states. ; but serious doubts may now exist on, the sub ject ; as states are not allowed, by tue constitution, to enter into any agreement or compact with each other, it will at least be difficult to say how such a power can be exercised by the statts, which could be enforced, unless by corporations, in perpetuity, or by the consent of Con gress! ' -i The committee will not undertake to make researches into the. history of the rise and progress of canals and internal improvements in ancient or modern times. in foreign countries; but the task is an i agreeable one, to pdrsue, even partially, the public spirit that has prevailed on this, subject in many of . the states. The works that haVe already been Construct ed are so many evidences of the opinion of the people in favor of therj utility be yond their expense, and froni them much experience has been derived,) as to skill and economy, that will 1 be very useful hereafter. Their influence should ope rate as a persuasive inducement to the general government, to begin hef own great work for her own benefit. As to most of the improvements that were penectea prior to ibohj the com mittee will refer the-Houseto a Report of the becretary ot the ireasuryj dated the -4th of April, of lhat year. This plain and valuable document contains more informa tion on the subject in. general than is to be found any where else. Since that period, great efforts have been made towards in ternal improvements, but the committee do not possess an accurate knowledge as to their extent and even if they were to embrace all the public improvements that are within their recollection, it would toa . t ' ' . r: i mucn enlarge mis report, ; a iew suojects will therefore be selected. ' f ; j In Massachusetts, a magnificent work or dam, a mile and three quarters m length, has been constructed, to connect the town of Boston with the main land, at an ex pense of about six hundred thousand dol lars. An allusion need- only be rn, e to the patriotic and laudable efforts of the starte of Kew-York, as to grandeur, in the designs, and - the execution of) so great a part of their . immense s undertakings. Pennsylvania has made great advances in the construction oCpermanent bridges ov er her large rivers, and in the making of artinciai roaus ; aau is now engaged in the grand object of connecting the SuSque hannah with thevSchuylkill, by! the Unioii canai. Aiaryiaau ; nas maae ! expensive roads, in many directions, for the accomY modation of her citizens, and to bring trade to her capital. Virginia, in 18 16. enacted a law, creating a baijd of public works, with power to appoint engineers and surveyors and, also, cieatmg a. fund, lobe applied exclusively to the renderine i mm 1 l . . navigable, and uniting by canals the Driu- cipal rivers, and not e intimately connect-: ing. byapeans of ptiblic highways, the dif-i fcrent paru of the common wealth. N., Carolina has made many and expensive! ; improvements in roads and canals. In ' the state of Georgia, it appears,1 from oP" ficial documents, thai one hundred and eighty-nine thousand dollars have lately 1 tL 1 . a . : J j been expended in public im ovements, brides one hundred thousand dollars for free schools. ' In the state of .Tennessee, the legislature has unanimously appropri ated five hundred thousand dollars for the purposes of improving the navigation of HIC livcis ill utir atam Public examples need not, at present, be farther traced.? ! j i - j - ; i ; The national objects, which, in the opi nion of the committee, claim the first at tention of government, are, - ,i 1. The great; line of. canals, from the harbor of Boston to the 'South, along the Atlantic sea-coast. -. i f s . 2. A road from the city of Washington to that of New-Orleans. - ' S. Canals tb connect the waters of the Ohio,'above, with those below, the falls, at Louisville ; Lake Erie with the Ohio river ; and the tide waters of the Pofbmac with the same stream at Cumberland. 4. Communications between the Sus quehannah and the rivers Seneca and Ge- I nesee. wmcn empty into uhkc untario. , 5. Communications between the Teh nessee and Savannah, and between the Tennessee, Alabama, and-Tombeckbee rivers. '' ' For the more particular information, relating to 'those objects, and. for their magnitude, and the many and high ad vantages which they would produce to the Union, either in times of war or peace,' the House are referred to the a bove report of the Secretary of the Trea sury, and to the very interesting and con vincing report of the Secretary of. Wr, dated January 7th, 1819, which reports the ' committee beg may be annexed to their present report. As to some of the objects mentioned, or parts 'of them it will be important, previous to the com-, mencement of any general system, to form the basis of it Upon the best information that can be obtained by scientific men : the committee,1 therefore beg leave to i report a out, entitiea "An act to procure the necessary surveys, pians.and esti mates, on the subject of roads and canals." 1 he committee will make separate re ports on the subject of the Chesapeake and Delaware canal, and the other objects referred to them Laws of the Umfed States. V An act authorising the transmission of certain documents free of postage. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of RefiresenCattves of the United States of America!, in Congress assembled That the Memberjof Congress, the Delegates from Territories, the Secretary of the Senate, and the Clerk of the House of Representatives, be, and they are hereby; authorized to transmit, free of postage, to any post -office within the United States, or to jthe Territories thereof, any docu ments, which have been, or may be, print ed by order of either House. Approved December 19, 1821.; An Act reviving and extending the time allowed for the. redemption of land sold for direct taxes, in certain cases. I Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Refiresentatrves of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the time allowed for the redemption of lands, 5hich have been, or may be, sold for the non-payment of taxes tinder the several acts, passed the second day of August, one thousand eight hundred A?fd thirteepf the 9tli day of January, one thou . sahd eight hundreVl and fifteen, and the fifth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and sixteen, for layirig and col lecting a direct tax within the.Uf. States," so far as ' the same may have been pur chased for and in behalf of the U States, be revived and extended for the term of one year from the end of the present ses sion of. Congress: Provided, That, on such redemption, interest shall be paid, at tlie rate of twenty; per. centum per an num, on the taxes aforesaid, and on the additions. 'of twenty per centum chargea ble thereoti, and the right of redemption shall enure, as well to the heirs and. as signees ot the land so purchased on be-v al owners thereof. : - ? I j Approved Feb. 4 1822. . ; , j - ' c ' - '' ' wH An; Act to revive and continue in. force an act entitled An act to provide, for per- stfns who were disabled by known woUnds k received in the Revolutionary War." . : x Be it enacted by the Senate and House "of Representatives of (he United States of America, in Congress assembled'"That the act entitled An act to provide for persons who were disabled by known wounds received in he revolutionary Nrar,'! passed on thelO' day. of 'April, one thousand eight hundred ana six, anq limited as in said act declared, to the term of six years,' ami afterwards revived and continued in force for and "during the term of six'years,4by"lMi?set,'i!etitled " An -act to revive and continue in; forced An act to onvi:de for persons who. were disabled by knon;wnnds received in the Revolu-J tionary war, and for -other, purposes, passed W ttawenJr tftdayft of t April, m the year one thousand eight hundred and twelve, end aftprwards jevivtd und continued hi ; force for theterna of one year; by an act, entited " Ari aqi to revive and Continue! in tore art act, entitled An act to provide for persona who were disa- bled by known wounds received in the re volutionary war,, passed on the 15th dav of May, in the; year, one thousand eight; hundred and. twenty, shall ; be, . and the said act is hereby revived and continued in full force and effect, for and during the term nf six years from anil after the pass: in'g of this act, and from rthence unto,the end of the next session of Congress i Pro vided, That any evidence which has been taken to support -an v-claim of any person disabled in the Revolutionary war, under the authority of the "Act of the fifteerith of May, one thousand eight hundred and twenty," reviving and Continuing in force, for one year, "An act to provide for per sons who were disabled by known wounds received in the Revolutionary war." shall be received and acted upon by the Se cretary o, War, in the same manner as if said act; was still in force and had not expired i'And provided also. That this act, and any thing contained in the act hereby revived and continued . in force, shall not. be construed to repeal or make yoid the fourth section of an.afct, entitled V An ct concerning invalid pensions,' passed the third of March one thousand eight hundred and nineteen Wand the said fourth section of tlie said last mentioned jact shall be, and the same is hereby de- ciarea to pe, ana rn continue to he in full forcc and effect, any thing in the said act hereby revived 'and Continued in force to the contrary notwithstanding. f Sec. 2.ifrf be it further enacted, That the right of any person now has, or here after may acquire, to receive a pension in virtue of any law of the United States, shall be construed to commence at the time of completing his testimony pursuant to the act hereby revived and continued, in force. -- ' --.' I Sec 3. And be it further enacted. That the agents fjr the payment of pensions to invalid pensioners of the United States, shall, in future, be required to give bonds, wih two or more sureties to be approved by the. Secretary (of the Department of War, in such penalty as he shall direct,; for the faithful discharge of the duties confided to them respectively. , Approved Feb. 4, 1822. An act for the preservation of the timber of the United States in Florida. . Be it enacted by the ' Senate;artd House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress asse mbled, That the PresUlentof the United States be and hereby is, authorized to employ so much, of the land and naval forces of the United States as may be; necessary effectually to prevent the. selling, cutting dorp, or other destruction of, the timber ot the United States in Flr rida : and, also, to prevent the transportation - or carrying away any such timber as may be already felled or cut down!; and to take such other ee fur ther hieasures as may be deemed advisa ble for the preservation of the timber of the United States in rlonda. Appro t ed Feb. 23, 1822. ' , Resolution providing for the distHbuti6n of the Secret Jpufnal arid Foreign Cor respondence of the old Congress, and of the Journal iof the Conventiori which formed the Constitution of the United - States: j .! " ,. . ;,' v;'-fH;! Resolved by" Tic Senate and House of Representatives of the. United f States of America, in Congress assembled. That the President of the, United Plates be re quested to cause to be furnished to each Member of the present Congress, and the Delegates from Territories, who may riot be entitled to the same under the resolu tion of Congress of the twenty -seventh jo f March one thousand eight hundred ar.d eighteen 5 the President and 1 Vice-President of the United States, the Executive of each State and Territory, the Attcr J ney-General, and Judges of the Courts' of the United btates,! and the Coiiegts ana universities in ine jniiea riaits, ca one codv : lor the use! ot each 02 tne Le part merits, viz : State, Treasury; War, and Navy, two copies each ; for the use of the Senate; five copies 3 for the use Jof the House of Representatives, ten copies ; and or the Library of Congress, ten co pies, of the Secret Journals, and of the Foreign Correspondence, ordered; to be printed by the several resolutions of Con gress, passed on the twetrtyeventh ot Mafchv one thousand ' eight hundred and eighteen,1 and of April' twenty first,' one thousand, eight hundred and twenty :" Al so, to each Member 6f the present! Con gress, who has riot received the same, one copy of the Journal of vtfie Convention' which forc ed the I Constitution of the U ; nited States , And that the remaining copies b preserved in the Library, sub ject to the tuture dispositiori of Congress.t Approyed-an 11, 1822. ; UNIVERSITY OFrNORTI-C AROUNA - "-'. j - 1 . V"-. V""'- THE PnorsssoRSaiP ov LajtcuagkS in this Institution being vacant by the'jresigna tion of tbf Rev. Mn Hooper tlie Committee of Appointment will fill the vacancy on the first Monday in Ap U next.1 Applicants will Dlease address their Communications to John ItkrwooD, of Haleigh, Chairman of this Com mittee, Raleigh, January X5l822-566tA. Of every description neatly executed, I v WILMINGTON. HOTELu. rlHiS well known and lonV existlntr Pjrfai .JL blishment, has teen re-opcried, under the superintendance of a" Member Of the fa-' mlly of, its late prop'rietdr, Yiixiak Dice; deceased. y - v :; 1. .y . "v.- , ; I ne term ot accommodation will ; b e rea S ' amiable, and the fate 'tfctti'Lh-l:' J y S 'A:-, : T -L Wilmington, fL C. Oct. 22, 1821. TOhCt BOOTS I & SHOES. H pHK subscriber respectfully -: informs f ; citizens of Raleigh and its vicinity that he has received il fresh supply oft Qeritle mens and Ladies1 BOOTS & SHOES Of eve ry. description, next door above Messrs. J. 64 W. ieace where he will sell on tlie hidst reasonable terms. - ; j ' , . j Y f I : V BARTLETT EtDRIDGEi Ra leigli, Teb6.v!m-1. :im 10 VJ CONTRACTORaj WANTEP - t TO complete the residue of the Clubfoot and Harlow Creek Canal, situated iri Car teret arid Craven counties, N"; C. '. This Work will consist of about 100,000 cube ytrds of excavation. -4;.-V' j.'-l'. . !'r 'K V Also : for buHdiflgr a Timber I-ock on the " said Canal; I;t. ')-' i. , . " . Proposals in writing for both" or either of the above Works will be received at my ofi fice, where Plans and Specifications, are'reu. dy for the : inspection of those disposed ! td contract. HAMILTdN FULTON, " ' v ' ", ' v-' ' :r 1 State Engirieeri ' Raleigh, Feb. 14. I; . ; ,6 v; , NEUSE R,IYER NAVIGATICfN COMPANY. jf.p i Board if Bvrect 15th Feb: 1822; ' RESOLVED by the Board unanimously J that a General Meeting of the Proprieii tors of the Neuse1 River Navigation Company be, and the. same is hereby appointed, p hoc held in the Office bf the Secretary of State, in the City of Raleigh, on Monday the. 8th day of April next, at 10 o'clock in the moral ing, to consider and transact business" of im ' portance j the emergerlcy; of which render! a special meeting necessary. And aR Subi, senbers for Stockin the said Compaiiyi are ; iicreoyre.quirea xo pay xne instalments cue xnereon, xo-anerwooa Haywood, Esq. Trea.; surer of the Companyj- previous to the meet2, ing hereby called. v";' -4 j :K- K . ": v f It is ordered, that thif fResoIutioftbe pub lishied in the Raleigh newspapers until j the day of meeting; v ; ' - A triie copy from the Journalti ' 71tm M. COOKE, Secyi . NEUSE RIVER NAVIGATION.! f ; T;HE Stockholders of the Neuse River ' Navigitipn tjompariy will hold their an nual meeting bri the fourth Monday in April heku atthe Office of the Secretary of State, in the City nf RaIe;gcornniencmat;teaj! d'clockjntbe: fb'rcnoon..uM iiH4-tA,k. t - "t w '; w '1.1 Ht -" ; ;; i :v f? , n uuijiu secy, V4 " "i. . TkFranWiii December CL.tIist.4ie uni T'- dersismed Qualified as Executor to the." 1 . last will and testament iof 'Robert Feeman r dec. J This istherefore -'to notify a11 perbna J 1 having clairns against the said RobertvIree- 1 man, ucc. ; uu uring loem iorwara xor settle- t merit, duly authenticated as required by act : of Assembly, and within the time required by law otherwise this notice will be , plead m bar to their recovery. All persons indebted. ip the atneare requested to make Snimedi ' ate payment, as no indulgence1 can or will be giveri. ,x5- - X. X V --X y. . GEO: W. FRfiEliAN, ExV. Jan. U 1822. if , . ,63 3m - , - .. STATE OF NORTH-OAHOLINA- vy.- ;. Superior Court of Law1," September Tennv ; 181. ' r Alexander Lane, X:x XV ' V' i ' vs; . .PctHapafor Divorce; V Eli2abeth Lane. 3 XX-! 'XXX:.: 'XX,. I T appearing to the satisfaction of the Coui that the-defendant ' in ; tiiis.: esse, resided without the limits of the State t it J is there-;' fore ordefed, that publication be made inthte Raleigh Register for three months, that the -defendant appear at the next Superior C6urt . Of Law to be held for the county of Surry, at the Courthouse in the town of RocRfonL and.', plead, answer or demur to' the said netition. X or xne pexiuon win oej neara ex pirto and judgment awarded accordingly; V ' f) ! ; ; f jusi wiluams 'Jr. ; 63 i ! Clerk Superior Courtv UNIVERSITY OF NORTH-CAROLINA. flHEK urtdersigriedCbeiri thei Ruilding :: I ;- Committee) will receive1 Proposals to ? the 1st dav of April next, for the following ; Work, to be done at the University, to wit t 1st. Putting an additional story on the bid "' Duiiain iiiiuang; li'xnreei sicnes. mgn cov , veringrj; with heartpine .or Cypress jSbingles;.- arid finishing the a'dditional rooms in, the; same, style with . the other rooms in the same'; building iZ VA-;A -:X:: i 2d. tErecting an additional building of iheav same dimensiona'with the old College build ,- mg, andtimshed m uke manner, ' t k s-v : oa. uepainng , xne waiis ana root , ox pe: principal buildingnd making alterations . ill Z the arrangement of some of the', rooms.' . t : , -x , The Proposals must state ' the cost off tho.1 materials and the price! of the Workmanship The Undertakers wfll be expecbed to ! find ; every, thing necessary for, the buildings-i ; ' Further particulars mayfbe known on ap pUcatiori io''V-f X x'-: WILL. POLK.,! U HENRY ?OTTEBij d j Cameron. . , :kXX - - 'X.:- J. I WEBB, , Raleiehi March 5, 'L-,v 7 . I M 11 1 4 ikxt i 'il k 1 4- ixr it XX:X,X:;XXX
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