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Internal Improvement Convention. 'y , " r If -r 1 ... At 4 - f T 4'UV, SiJlll, lOJJ. -fi. :i?tt1rUn2' of this S atef assem- in ihe Mirthodist Meeting:Woos, in thecity of Raleijfrrio take . i -lr.il: ..:. ka cnhi mft :.if Irtf rnl Tinkrnvmini in 'MrlLr,, Mina ; the meeting was CHiieci to oruer by tne lion, lmncan Lame- on. a delegate Jrom tne county o( urm,- r ,, r t r)fl mnon Jamf a uooice a aeiegaie iromt me county 01 uowan, nil Edward LeVWinslow, 'a delegate from the county of Cumber- nil Wfrc appomieu pecrt-iane . . Thi list of the counties in the State was called overh and the cer- ificaten of delegation .tlven presented, from which it appeared that lie following counties were represented, and the loUowingxleiegafes lected 4 ,';. ' - Oif rnoliorv of Mr. M Queer!, ' f V i . B. ,n t,,e P'?'0, of th Convention, the fuure prosperity f Of the American CoIonizaHo Society a Laucnlin Betbune, Scott. Thomas Cox, rm t)Mii Cwirv- Alexander Little; John A. McBse, P. 11, Winston. . i7rtjwiVJfc-rDN FreilerWlc JU "Hill, Dr.Sterling II. Kveriu, Thomas Cowan. Jfcwr&Goverw Swain, jm Cltrmi Joscj Hinrjl- t . , i Jjiarlen-. SanWl B. Andrews, Saltar Llo)d, John jj McM'l'an. P Vtfrren Matthias E Manly, John P. Daves, John; M. Br an. ;frclwmJoHi Thomas Mrhhtl,DaT id V. Border, fWr!?J--;w:J, srnrfDivJme9 1 WilliamsoiPaulA. Ilairalson. Y?AwrtSamHelT. Sawyer. -':--.-4: -:,J - . Ci'n- McQueen, Ahram G Keen, Thoimas M. C. Prince - . t i..u.. c.x LMu,,l I 1.....'t i:. Cafxirrut Paul uarnnfrer,vJosegn Hinfr, ur. A. i-.A.lexanier. Coiuinbtir-Josiih MauUsby, Alexander Troy, Joshua Villiamson. Jlati'isvn- i Hitrjfrwe, icansnm lirns, ADsaiom wuiiaros. iGrtiitville Nathaniel ttobarda, Samuel S. Downey. . v'-." '- Grem q!"ut-l v ines. Tilmnn llolhday, wjait Myf. - v ' Ifulifux iv. John Brstiich, Willis Alston, T-Mmuuvl wnkuia, Boht n A, BurtotyHdiW Joseph KdmundUL Freeman. IrethU- Joept Oavidsoflj; SanrneVKinj, James Sloan. , "Jon--Oeh Bi Cox; Hardy Biran, George Roberts. Johnston- Jwih i O WatsniJ; fevid Thompson, Bthm Bryan. JwVTdry McBee, Peregrine- Roberts,' Ilvnky qansfer. i Xeer lac Crortrn, Nathan G. Blount, Wnv B Kilptrick; jftteon Jarne W, Gulnn, Tboman Tatliam, Benjamin S. Brit tain. J .1 me McBryde, David Kennedy, WtUisiD. Dowl. ; jftontgomery Hates L. Gaines, Jamea M. Lilly, Jmes Allen. MtJhdr?ir; Ji D; Bo d. Alexander Caldwell, Guy Maxwell. Jlar Dr; S, J. Baker Or. JajneirB:Slade Jos. J. Willhuns, T. W. Bagby J l:aihc ChetryJ James H. Smith, Samuel s. Shepherd, Ash B effs. . t . - i iv.' p- n:ifc:. i -.1 it t..u: . : JYto UanovefTmcs wrceii, r v mihibsou, tiuwm u. vuvijcjr, uuucu i ffoi-Kt ward Ward, David W. Sannders, F.dwaijd S. Jones . OntnriVvtntmn Cameron. Frederick N sh J imes Mepane. - l - - Tk u. U'.kh Piii4.u M'tnrA I Awit A rr.'ic jtMcan Genl.: Thomas G. Polk, Robert MicNimjari, James Cooke.: Jffi?foA-Alexandr Gray v John Long-, Jr. Btfig, Elliott. v JiocTfighaiittk ThomastSettle, Alexinder Henderson, Raleigh Galloway, RcAiwfHA Pembertibn, Jiuth&fordU. Ge Burton, Thomas Dews, Jos. Jtn. Carson. S!aTOrfi-Vtajor Ollen? Moblt-y,- Dr. Wm. McKay, Dr. Thomas Bunting. Surf j-.Thoroa J. I WordMordecai Flemii, Thomas Clingmnn. 8tnkt Emanuel Shober, Jhr G. Hynurh, Geo. F. Wilson, Tyrrell-rEJ. Mann, Charles1 M'Cleese, John llaughton, Jr. John P. Jordan, iFiiJte--SamMel r, , Patterson, wm.f upnoB iienj ianin. ; JKi-reBHenrj Fttsj Gforge.E. SproiJI, Daniel Turner, James Somerville. Wayne Ir S;fAi AnUrews, Genl. Nicholas Washington. P. Hooks. Wm. li. Hiywood, Jr. Johnson Busbei, Gavin Hogp. iThc tieressary tODimitiees iiavirig oeen eppoitireu, and among thfin, a Geitf ral Committee, composed of:ote int-mbcr fVorti eafh Cwt:rsslona) Djust rictf. ili following Resolulioriii wrre submitted and eierreti?i J.t- l)n motion f Duncan Cameron, .! ' I Resnlved, Thatlthe general Com'nittee be instnittecito enqiHre into the ex Tjdiencv of orinectinpthne:wters of-Beaafort Rirbor with the waters 'of the ClieTpeake Bay,nd of extending from sme point of this Canal a Kail-road to the interior otWStaleiSM : un motion i ivir. iui Aisioii, , . . W Eesohtd. 'That the General Committee be direed tonqture into the ex- edie;ivey of exmstructing a llail-ltoad from some piiint of the Ito&noke Rirer, to the Si-mth Carulina line. .: : . ';- ' C ir.l Clingman submUfedHh follow iji Preamble and Resolti- AB1UDGED PROCEEDINGS b American Colonizatia i Sij ie Sevetilh Annual Met tin' a" '.fTlie Seventh Annual Meettn; of this Institution - was held in the Half of the House of Representatives, on Mndav the 20th of January, at T o'clock, l M. in-the presence'of a jarge assembly M vi .siter. ' " ' . The Hon. John Carlisle Herbkut, one of the Vie-Presideiits, took the Chair. , The Rev, R.R. Gurlet, Secretary otc tjiej Society, read t!e names of the Dele gates from the various Auxiliary Socie ties throughout the. Union. The Secretarj stated that; in conse quence of.sugsestions from some distin guished ihembers of the Socii'tv, and in ordtr to leave as much time as could be left for the addresses which were expect ed, he should, in reading the report of the Board of Managers For the last year, omit sotneH the least material portion of-it. No objection beinff made to this course, the Secretary read the report, with the exception of those portions. , Mr. rnnev, of ISew-York, then ad- dresed thti Society, and concluded bv moving ths following Resolution, which Uas. unanimously adopted: JleHlx'eiL- That this meeting considers the use of anient spirits, and trafnc therein, as ev.ceed infjfly, -injurious to the interests and inflieice of tlic ColUny of Liberia ; and that the managers be F. to the yitem of tiotis : ( , h - 1 .'J . ; YaMAS many of the States, have been, and are, at this time engaged in constlractingxtenwVe works A.ntrrnal Improveiient, wluch work have con tribuiVd in an eoiioent degree to the wealth, find prosperity of those States, while North-Caforina has remained inactive, though from her peculiar situation and her want bl havigable Iliyers, she needa a system of Internal Improveinent more than any. other State andtcA' rr, the value f her agricultural produc tions i considerably diminishd by the difficnlty jof getting them to a market, 1)' reason 4f whch many of us are compelled to seek more eligible situations in the West, and furthermore, because, we believethat the evils under which we laHoirt--are comnun-lo a laree nor i ion of the S'ate, be U therefore ''JUsdvti Th4 fn th'V opiiiian ot this meeting, it is highly essential proisieriTyof Nortiv Carolina, that she adopt without delay a liberal j Internal Improvement, .jx Hj, J ' ' ttenitnfitt That it is the duty 0fthe State to procure the funds necessary to carry tn'.o etieel, sucb a system, f jther by soucitmg a loan, or tu any other man ner that ishe maj oUcm most proper. ' 7 - On motion MF;SaraueLKliiif ' . I Jteaolved, That the general Committee be directed to enquire into the expe diency bf making communication, .ei'ber by Rail-Road or a Canal, from some POinx Ull uis.nuu'5 husi tu iuc i.uk.iii, i ur iicr. iiic tuwu ui lciksv inc. Oil motionj o(rIi By nnm,) i 0 Re$olvej,1ht in fixing upon a system of Internal improvement, the primary hjecfin few, jahould be to concentrate the Trade of the State at some com- mercial mart Wiiuin iier pwn limits. .. Oil motion of Mr. Downey, ' 1 ; '-lUwilvedt That'the general Committee be directed to enquire into the expef diency of constructing a Bail-road, from the town ol Blakely, by the most eligU ble route, to some poiut near tbe fork of the Yadkin. . , : y On motion! of EvLVinsIowf J ; ;j Rrtolved That the general Committee be directed to enquire into the expe t diency of rtcomnaendinf to the. Legislature of the State the adoption of the ! princijiIe'Uiat whenever any company hereatter jincorporaed, shnll puy, or se cure to bpaidi three-fifths of the stock of said company, the State shall sub scribe the other two fifths.jl ; . i ? " ' .' TOs soJumnV ftef some discussion, was withdrawm ; Oit motioiiof Mr Cticdif, '--,'...";') ,'Be$(jpe(jnit thy'geperaioarhittee Wdirejeted to enquire into the expe diency ol conitructing a Kail-rotid from the town of Fayetteville, to a pont J below the Narrows of the Yadkin, and from thence to a point or the Catawba t or near Beatties Ford and further, that the general Committee be directed to enquire into the expediency f constructing a Rad-road from the town of Btakeiy by ltfd'cigh amhFayetteville, to the Souih'Carohha line f lUwivcd further That the general Committee he direetejl to enquire into ; the - expediency of constructing a Rail-road fr,om the town' of Blakelv, thrmigh the JNorth-wifStern section frf the State, to the big bend of lhc Yadkfn River, in the .county of Stpk.ev-;,;;,;fi--, -. .:' . ' jletolotiif tbeeneral Committee be insttjucted to epquire into jihe best mode of laaMnglfuuda to carry; on a system Of liiternal Impiovementa. , ; c ' North Carutina is suspended on the d recu-.n wluch m iy be given to the spirit or internal improvement tnat is now abroad amo'i tst the people. Resolved, That for the purpose of promoting the aggregate prosperity of our pe'Vle, and bf extending general relief to the commercial exigencies which PTVad amongst them, it ,Js necesiry thai, .'the- Legislature should ; hereafter adopt a course of policy sufficiently comprehensive in its character; not oolyto embrace the construction of ibtil-toads wilttin our borders. hut also, -the im. proyenvf it of our primary water courses, in connection with their tributary stream. , HeMved, That the union of the waters of the Cane-rear with thnf of the.i Y:dkm, by means of a Railroad, would bea meanure eminently calculated to umoui tne resources ot the Mate, and to enhance the prosperity of a large por tion of liercitzens,nd t is consequently expedient, that the I. eridtnre should aunpi some pi in iv wn;cn anbject so desirable can be accomplished!. on luottoo oiv iiiiatu lit iiHywoou, jr. ResolvetL That the general Comrn'mtee be directed to devise and report some general system f Internal mor-vements for tli whole State- such a her- ne cesdties requ're ; and fuither, that they report the most proper means of con structing the wot ks they shall recommend. (On motion1 of Mr. Amis, Jlesoked, That the general Comnvttee be directed to enquire into the expe diency of erectir.g a Rail Way Irom Beaufort to Raleigh, and thence hy the most engtDie rou'e to tne r.eignoornood or Lexington, U.ividson connty, and a se cond one to form a ju;cti5n with the Petersburg or Portsmouth Kail-Road, on he Roanoke in the vicinity of Blakeij', running by the most eligible route so as to form a junction with fie Raleigh Rail road in the vici .ity of 'Lexington; and a third to commence on tbe Cspe Fear at Favetteville.runningby the mot con venient route, so as to lonn a junction with the Roahnke ami Rileig'v R:iil-road. in the vir.ijiity of Lexington, above mi-ntioued, and then by the best route, wlstwatdly, as ntariy as possible through the ctntre of the Slate as tar as prac livable. - - ; On motion of M. Jash, . . Jitso'vedt That th- general Comm'ttee be directed to enqu're ihfo'tlie practi cability of using on ordinary roads, locomotive engines, with a view to the trans puliation of aricU-s of agriculture, nverch-indize", and of travellers, and if in their opinion the sane be ptac.tic-ble, that they further te diricteil to enquire into the bext mo!e of improving our Roatts either ity turnplking or MacAtlamis ng I 1m; in, with the view to the; use of such locomotive5'. George Rtdierts was admitted tt aeat as a ddcgate from the countv of Juliet, in the t)l;tre of Rnorli Fuv. nut in MttPiiditiire Tl. r.n,M..V. r... .1 '.....;..- .i..i p.i i iirstntcted to form, as far as practicable, all fu I 4 '"' " J)W In li'V . " - vture emigrants into 1 emperance SocieUes, aud to lowing li Hit UK 1 : . . ' tlo all in thir power to promote entire abstinence fTliU IL'tmi t unnosfPil in ihi Ti nrrlvtor- t tho ihm i.P !fa ail.rs. from aifnt spirits, as aii article ofAise and trade k mmmu w a 'm a mm r r k a i ki v mix k-. . a t. a m, a. i aM arm t u m m.M I 4; I 4 anioncf the j imii.j ;On the question of tho adoption of this Report a debate arose, and was continued, with lite neressatv iittormissions, until the Hex! night about 8 o'clock when the question on the adoption of the Rejioi-t orthe committee being deinaiideu, and - The list of the counties being called, it was found th;t 42 coun ties had voted in the affirmative, and 4 counties had voted in the negative. The Counties that voted in tjie affirmative, were Ihe comities of 'Anson. Brunswick, Buncombe, Iturke.'ELulen, Craven, Carteret, Oh tham. Cumberland, Cabarrus, Columbus, Davidson, Franklin, Guilrord, Green, Iredell Jones, Johnson, Lincoln, Lenoir, Macon,' Moore, Montgomery, Mecklenburg, Martin, New-Hanover, Onslow, Orange, Person. Rowan, Randolph, Rockingham, Richmond, Rutherford, Sampson, Surry, Stokes, Tyrrell, Wilkes, Wayne, Wake, Granvil.c 42. The counties f hat voted in the fiegative, were Bertie,-Caswell, Halifax, Warrea 4. John Branch, a delegate from tlic county of Halifax, was not present at the sitting of the Convention this dav. On motion, 1 homas tx, a delegate Irom the county of tialilax, was allowed to cuter the following on the Journal of the Lou vention :. ' . , iThe delegation from Halifax being unfortunately divided ontlie Report of the Select Comhrittee of the Convention, and the rule as determined on for ascer taining the votes of the respective counties, being calculated to silence the vot ot the undersigned, or to cons gn him to the ranks of the opponents of. the pre fent enlarged, correct and liberal system of Internal Improvt-m.-nt, he respect fully asks leave to be allowed to bear testimony to, and record his vote in ravor of, the Report or" the Select Committee. ;;The undersigned is impelled to t!is course from a sense of duty to himse'f, and he feels bound to sta'e the fact, that the withdrawal from the Convemi.m, (by the necessary arrangements of his family,) of one of the d? legates from the county ot I -lalifax, has lost him a pordial coadjutor, wlnS'j presence would have previented the county trom wlncu he conK's, truoi recording its vote against the measure, recommendcal by this Lonvcnt. on.. THOMAS COX. Thomas Ptigh, a delegate from the county of Bertie, was allow adopted." In the course of tin discos-fwhicJI he atl fbtrbeenab &ion. Gen. Jones, of, Washinffton," eihi-ten minutes, before he ' ed to record his vote in the negative. On motion of Sir. JLoiiir, Btsolved, That ihe eeheral Cum di s J Oo uioiioiijOtGen Dudley, liehed, 'iVitlie general Commit lehcy ot cnmKitg-ara-y frbna Wiimingt m to the f, i'm the aystcm ot I rtrrnal Ifttpravemintlin this St Manly,' itnmittee be directed to end uire into the exne -dieut ofCiiniitrocrrng ail-roadrtomnljrhc or near Beaufort, gassing nruKii uaic'g.n, xiience loine uiue4S :igtt at the most proper point, jwitu a -. VWMUI.I.IIUII wiiii me ehiern stales, i f v -. s Committee be directed to enquire into tha expe- seat of Gover vmeot. SUte. '; Mil IIIIIIIMII II) il C J;ou;ITharihe geiie al CnimUtee b?duvj:ted to enquire into the expe. ,-ifc5.-of cfmfiucthig Raitway trim ttt3lfaWiiol Kewbern to the City f tta- icigti, ana inence Wcatward by the most ctfaveent routfc. , ' Un motion, - Rexolvedt That the general Committee be directed to prepare the Memorial from this Convention to the Legislature as recommended in the Report Edmund B. Freeman, a delegate from the county of Halifax, was allowed to enter his vote on tire Journal in the affirm a live. t Mr. Cameron, from the committee appointed to prepare a memo rial lo the Legislature, reported the following, which wits' adopteda ; This Memorial has already appeared in the Register. On motion, ltesolved. That the Fresident of the Convention appoint a Central Committee consisting of 10 persons, who sli d! adopt all proper mean of disseminating in- .. . . - till! -'I II" 1 formation on the sunjecioi internal improvement, ami suau prepare ana puousn . . -. t i . . . . it. . ..l! i. an Address to me people oi me aww on me utJJe;. i On motiors, - I i ltesolved. That a Corresponding Comnvttee, consisting of 10 persons in eacb county represented in th s Conveimon, inchicling the delegates now represent ing those counties. He appointed by the President. : On motion of Mr. Nash, I JteaolvtfL That the counties not represented in thi Convention, be invited to appoint Corresponding Committees, consisting of 10 persons in each of said counties. i On motion of William H. Hay wood, Jr. ltesolved, That the countv Committee! be earnestly requested to raise by con tributibns from indhi. duals, the sum of SVO at least in each countv, and rem t the same as soon as possible to the Central Committee, to be expended in the cause of our country, by the publication, ot intelligence for the people of the State ; but to coter the possibledcfau't of any one county, each Committee he reqaesU . . , i i . ' i i . ed to oDtatii as large uonaiions ana remit, as may oe uonc Willi convenience A message was received from the Legislature. John D, Jones, Esq. on behalf of the Committee appointed. to wait on the Cnnvcn- . t . . i . r , ill 1 lion, announceti, tnai me iwo tiouses wouiu ue in rcaumes to receive the members of the Convention. "xtie memuers or me voiivenoon, prtxeueu oy uic oiiuuimiccs from the Legislature and the Convention, repaired in a bdy to the Governor's House, w hich was occupKtt by the Legislature, and were received by the Sneakers ami members of both Houses, when the memorial was read by the Hon. Robei rStranrN and submit ted as the result of the labors of the Convention. After the Con- ventien retnrnedl t tlte Methodist Church, the following Resolu tions were adojitetl : I On motion of Mr. Mebane, . , t.- f iRestlved, That toe thanks of tins Convention be returned to the Methodist Fpuropal Cfcurch of Raleigh, for the use of the bttildirig in which its delioera- 1 ions tiave been conducted. . - '" - 4 ' I On iimlioii of Mr. Nash, i , I JietolveJ, That I he JnurnaU oi t his Convention be signed by the officers oP the same, and bye. cli of the' mt-robers thereof.: '. - X VteaofSed That his Excellency the Governor be requested to! deposile the Journal so signed, in the office of the Secretary of Sute, amonjj the archives I j On motion of Mr. King, ; - : y' .1 ! . ; i Iteolttd unaidnioushj, Th t the thanks of thi Convention be given t Edward Ice Wuislow and Ja'nit-h CJik, Esquires, fortjie faitiful and able, manner in which they have utsf harmed tlu ir dut.es as Secretaries of the Convention. ; On. iiHilioti; of MVr(ameiL'ptf ' m . . , i AlUaolwrf unaiitmou Conveotion be and r ibv teciderett to his Exceilency'David L. Swain, for the aide and dignified mau.n I in wlncii he has piesidrd over the dehb. rrious of this body, and for tl.e impof UUtaidhe,ha4affordcdTlttulh f- , aniongllie present settlers. 'flic R'jrht lleverend Bishop Meade of fered the . following Resolution, which he supported by some remarks, and which was unammously adopted: Resolved- As the sense of tht3 meeting, that the character of this institution, being decidedly benevolent 'towards the People of Cplor in this countn' as well as in Africa, shoald never be for gotten and that the principles of the Christian Religion should, ever be fas it . is believed they have b,een)'deemed essential to a successful ad- The foregoing Resolution was second ed by the Rev. Robert J Breckenridge, of lSaltimore, who also addressed the So ciety. Gerrit Smith, Esq. of New-York, then addressed, the Society, and concluded hi riimfkhv fffrinir thp I followino Rt ? j . . o ! -"-'-o . - . - a . solution, wnicn was unanitnoasiy auopi ed: . 'Jlexoh'eri, That this society do forthwith, pro ceed to ask for a subscription of 50.000 dollars to its' fumLs payable in five equal annual, tnstal ments; andNthattlii.s subscnpton shall be obh gtitorv on those who make it, provided the Hoard of Managers shall, within sixty tbys, announce to the public fhat the amount is subscnbetl by re sponsible persons- Mr. Cresson, of Pennsylvania, ad- 1 reused the Society anl concluded bv mov:ng -the following Resolution, which was 'unanimously r adopted:-' Resolved, That the establishment of the British African Colonization Society affords the higliest gratification, to Ibis meeting, and that this Socie ty will co operate, with the Philanthropic in En gland, m measures designated to abolish the AX- r.i . : . i i - i l ii can Slave xraue, ami introuuce civmzaiiuu anu. Christianity atliong the natives of Africa- bited his views of the true objects atid policy of the American colonization So ciety; and tbe.ReWYlr. jBacoo, of Con necticut, for himself an,d on behalf-of olhr Northem gentlemen, friend of the Suciety, expressed his entire concurrence in those views. " f The Executive Ofjicers and Board of Managers of the Society appointed uo? dor the New Constitution, to serve for the ,v ear beginning on the third Monday in 3a'tiuary-''18$4,' and ending on the !hird Monday in January, 1835, are as fullows; t ; Presideht. . JAMES MADISON, of Virginia. Vic g-Presidkxts. - Chief Justice Marshall, General Lafayette, of France,1 Hon, William H. Crawford, of Georgia, Hon Henry Clay of Lex ingtnu, Kentucky, Hon -Joha . Herbert, ot Mary land, Robert Ralston, Esq. of Philadelphia, Gen. John Mason, of Georgetown. D. C-Sam- uel Bayard, Esq of NewJersey, Isaac McKim, Esq. of Maryland, Gen. 'John Hart we! I Uocke,, of Virginia Rt. Rev. Bis! mp White, of Pennsyl vania, Hun Daniel Webster,' of Boston, Hon." Chas.'F. M rcer, of Virginia, Jeremiah Day, D. 1). ot ale College, Hon. Richard Rush, ot Penn sylvania, Bishop McKendree, Philip E, Thomas, Esq. of Maryland, Dr. Thomas C James, of Philadelphia, Hon. John Cotton Smith, ot Con necticut, Htn. Theodore Frelmghuv sen, of New? Jersey, Hon. Louis McLane? of Wasltington Ci ty, Gerrtt Smith, of New-York, J. II- M'tJure, F.sq. of New-Jer-y, Gen. Alexander Macomb, of Washington City, Moses Allen, Esq. of Newj York, Gen Walter Jones, of Washington C5ty, F S. Key, Esq. of Georgetown, D. C. Samuel H. Smith, Esq. of Washington City, Joseph Gales Jr.'Esq. of Washington City, the Rt. Rev William Meade, p. D. Assistant Bishop of Vir- nia. Hon. Alexander Porter, of Louisiana, John McDonough, Esq. ofLouisiana Hon- Sam uel L,. southard, ot New-Jersey. Maxabehs. Rev, James Loune, . D. Gen. Walter Jones, Francis S Key, ltev. William Hawley, John Underwood, William W. Seatow, Walter Lowrie, Dr. Phineas Bradley, Dr. Thoiti- as SewalL wri v? rH'i- Secretaries William H- Macfarland, S . - ' Joseph Gales, Senior, Treasurer. , : Philip R. Fendall, Recorder, above wair a:d vised by hU fallow pmp onen to nend fr Coutisel lr Cost el I oi? who Would.-ifs. any .man Vual'd save; hi ill : ite, It. wasin?biHlinee ; thift RawmimsthaiilhaH t!!ouAseliorTepatrd to New x- i gate. - i. .. V;Wl-.sif;wK:-( '-,-. I arattddyaV committeil (Vir pti Homing ten thousand : guitieiiirmJjf dear sirr'? said tle CMi'n ... . -i . , ' sell or, as he cotered the cel!.--;- - " . I am." ? Are Too guilty? y Sir!',::vfi4f Hare you the Arag . Ido,tundejfndfu,,- Did you do ih thing? . "-' Siryou insult mibyyour t, . .i r i !4 . susp . rr,i ii t , ii. inenyou Hoenangeoi' andthe . CouasellorV tool v H 77 ottl.I . Ik. prjsoher-rwhti aftejr aji hesi tationi ' confessed j t if: An Alabama paper gives th"e following specimens of humor as having fyired the debate on the Creek Controversy in the Alabama Legislature. Mr. Morrisett spoke on VVednesday last. We cannot conveniently furnish our readers with his speech: we have saved, however, a litle of the cream of the oratory, which' we beg leave to bring forward. In speaking of thechargej of ( federalism having been brought against opponents of the report and resolutions he said it reminded him of the efforts that were sometimes made to get the jockr word in horse swapping:Vthe man who had the meanest horse wa3 frequently the first to ask. boot. He told us also an anecdote of a nail maker in illustration of the same subject. When ever this nail- hnaker made a bud nail, he uniformly ut- terctl a curse against the tnatiiwhoshoulu ... j,.:. i i ...u'. i.l . ? ;-,?ri. rZ'V V- ' lnl oc fha man whn, cKnitln h-iua I - a t 1 ;f ' " .... r 4 vim ...v ....... 1 1 -.iriiH Kflini1 mfiriinrfi- ivftl drive it iniirht be a verv ;rood manJ He' I 'i1 tr1 iu?i?T.J:J?&- ,11 rt 0 . . ,.ivihi ; V110..J11 .!wun,n-iwai-i repueu, mat ne Knew tnaj lte man wm. found on him when he"Wf snouia nave o urrve u wouui cure .ine 1 arrested-Fhni haA&r? man wnp maue it, ai u ne was tietermineu On motion ol the Rev. Mr,Uaconi of Connecticut, the following RpolutMni in support of which he addressed the Socie ty, was unanimously adopted: ; Remlved, That this Society considers educa tion to be essential to the prosperity of Liberia, and that the Board of Managers be authorized and instructed to adopt all necessary measures to secure its benefits to the whole Colonial popula tion. ''-.. Oil motion of the Hon. Mr. Freling- liuyen, lof New-Jersey, the following liesolution, which he advocated at length, was unaniinously adopted: Rexolvetl, That while this Society gratefully acknowledges the aid derived during the year, from various auxiliary Institutions and trienus ot the cause, it is imperatively requirecl by the present state or its finances, to urge upon tnem the necessity of renewed and still more efficient enorts to increase its resources. Subscriptions were taken under Mr. Gerrit Smith's Resolution, and the fol lowing person - subscribed the amounts alnxed to their respective names: Gerrit Smith, of N.,Y. - , - - $5,000 Elhott Cresson, of Fenn. - - - 1,000. ! Matthias Jruen, of N. Y. - - 500 Iticharrd H, Henderson, of Va. - 100 i ntan Horher, ot Va. - - 100 Setli Terry, of Conn. - f 50 John T. Norton, of N. Y. - - - 500 Benj. F. Butler, of Washington, D. q. 250 Mrs Lee, of Washington, Di C. - 10 J. B. Bislum, of Penn. - - 10J . M. St C. Clarke, of Washington, D.C. 25Q Chief Justice MarslutU, - - - - 500 E. Jenkins, of N. Y. - - - 50 U. S. Finlcy of N. Y. - - - 500 Leonard BjCou, ot Conn. - , . 50 Z.tJ. Lee. ot Wasiiinffton, D. C - 10 ; Walter LoWriej of Washington, D. C. 5U0 t: R. R. Gurley, of Washingtoiv D, C. -r 100 $9,570, , The projet of a new Constitution, which had been presented at the last annual Meeting, . Was referred, to a Committee confeisung of MV. S. H.; S mith, of Wasb ington, D. C- Mr. Frelittghuysert, ;'of New-JerseyJ ttinhop Meade of Vtrgiiiia, Re v. 'Mr. Bacon,.. of ConnecticuJ,. and M r. ' Wi 1 1 ia ms, tif orti-Cavolitta, :w ho subsequently reported a new Constitu tion for the Society, wh.iciafter an ani-i mated debate, and several ineffectual mo tions to alter or amend it, wai alUutatciy his hat. ' - - a iioiu sir. ttte h e Sra I abie Idi 'pavf, th it .i. .'' vounvenora vnpuana guin eas, if he should procure, his arquitaC. Thebafiny was struck, and the Coun sellor then took hi4 ' feavef ' Costello itnntedialely re paired to the Crown! OfliceV as , it was then called in Dublin, from whichihis cli ': ent had been committed,. i . The sittings magistrate wai? 4T still on .the Bench. . Good morrow Mr. Vl-') derman," said the Counsel- '; 1or,e as he entered i ii there any .news to dav anj tlttng" stirritig in tnr way?" -yv- Yesa mbstextrabrdi nary case KaV occurredir- One of Glendower cieirk? has abstracted froui.the strong, box of tlief Bahkf f ten bag, each eoutaioing one thousand guineas f ih gold, He wfj af restedV this inorningfi some! of 'the property was found on "juriur ! and has been wrn4 I ,sien'jt- hiirto'NeatlRia-X bout half an hourinnceiand; het certainlyjswiho; aftee the next cotnrotSsiohy Old Bailey Sessiunsi))yf;;;: The , propej-ty 6 worn . to! 'Why z.oundsjhow can "that be One) guinea -is like another, and l ' Trne true batwitH o have the start of him by having the first curse. And he suggested that the cry of federalism might have been raised or similar purposes, by the advocates oi . " . x - J I . f . 1 I- me ti'puri anu resolutions, umier ute a prehcusion that it would be. raUed against them. r . - '.i- While Mr. M. was speaking, and xej marking oU what gentlemen had said, Mr. lionham observed that he wished the gen tlemen would locate W remarks. Locate rhmn ' call! r 1 iv ivi I r. I ia va ma i-l, tm.a nil " . i .... . wwn.v iiib i.iv! uiiman: tnitn I 1 nin mr,rt. the House do not allow us to do that, bat Licence, as ctearcase iaV " i nope tne gentleman nimseii win accept ever met." . After mn., . his share. - . . . Linimnnrljinf . rnrivaUinn " During the progress of the speech it islhe .wuhdrewwentribm-. said there was hissing in the gallerrv-id trn.1l'-'';k' - w . ium'i wi ui ua v A v b . w ii I v II ' - We being at a remote part I the House, Ukiled that mrht-t;-. a- a .1 - . m mm ' -v . ' ; ' -; ' umi not near it. uut ir. xt. iookcu uo and observed that he had caught a Worthy Senator in the act of hissing:. There were two animals he said remarkable for r.fi-.i t. iir w:r i so you ivill adinif he'lwi'tia" power to escape..,; Here it, - is" -and heCnanded tho coin to the Counsellor, - Costelld took the niece' " of money intohlittiand. 4" looke';J.aftJt tiyelyturnetl innsiai)d . and, , .. after? consideiritig lit uithlan air of a ivtrtuoso, ; : retunieq itto fthel lAlder- hissing: one of these was a gooe. The a truty jnesenser to Am8ferdamwh. -cer tain " instructions, f arid strict injupctroti to; be liac ui-. Juounr v withiDPrtnreo a; other animal, remarkable in his respect M theBf which f was an pwer; mereiore sam ue,, msa oo the conrrnission M: Oyex mk i iaim a now: - a t most wo in y senator. In speaking; of the general government and that of the States, Mr. Morrisettridf culedhe idea which he said had bet n ad vaoced by the Speaker, t that both were soverjeign, in cases where their powers conflicted. " fJThis he called being both uppermost both on top; and he said it reminded him of Paddy's snakes that eat each "other up. A gentleman who stood . near us observed that he must have meant tlte-Kilkenny Cats that fought vtitl nothing was left but their tail.".'; ! r v- r - - - ' COUNSELLOR C0STELLO. ' . : j hlle Qttello wasVjn hisTsteniti. ar tle Irish bar, he was unrivalled for wit, acuteness arid propensity- for brogaerHiR practice lay considerably in the criminal s- i -i i - . ;': i. - iiL mence. 1 he man succeed ed In the object of his mis -iod. and returned taDub-, i in (in the . movnihg of; tho day appointed for the trial '. of .h is m ilsterf i, cf i en . The prisoner ft waa put npon aUWThe principal cashier of Glendovrer&Co. proved the circumstance of th e robbery as narrated by the Alder ma nVtoj Costejlof aclainthattttrobber (who could be none but the r$bocr!1ta3Di' tu ted ten bags. 6T half pencl for, those, of gotdkw Hi ch he had stolen. .; The; Du tch piece, lathen$uaniied ito thd v rw ere oy ii ngenty Jie nauiei tnfebJ ihebunel fur V ml af8YV,Drlprt0 Wr ihiprosecioWhinhek 4 mentof theJaw.tHewasonedayumtno.i- idj identified it ai tbe' f ed to Newgate ,n a great harry and in a Ju, employer"! '. case of creatvemerxencyi i I ins sale or Y, 3 J : I i'ii iiinici" strong; bo'if the bank, of Glendower & Co; had been plundered to an immense a tnount. Suspicion had fallen upon tne de- Iuuiv uwmci wiiuwiiv,iii9rs!iti.v 't- - v. t --.ii-- v - . ted and lent to prison, in.jdo thIU fli ?e?-t-;: , , ' "it t p 'J . 4 t, - 4" J,' ' iconclosfe jf"'' ...r. countenance c... ;cJ lha jury indicated by ii,etr get. s i-9 I v - "S -ft
The Weekly Raleigh Register (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Feb. 11, 1834, edition 1
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