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K now Mropose toihow that, by a judi iiui feroJ1 of -our' State Gdveroment, vv mn increase the Revenues without nc jadditional laxatim., and that we may Un nrtwule amnle means tu cover the 1( IUU il-.T-- l ; . .. r l 11 .. 1 iniefestf I !e nuiuon 01 uouars, anu pro vidula siiskii'Clund to pay oft the princi Tial ofsuch a debt, ihis, Messrs. Kdi v 1 .11 .. i ..ri.-:i. 1 ' -. . . 1 a 1 ' : i l ...... ClCiauop , uui u is an nupujsutiu -suu Let the General Assembly be-decreas- d IV6m 202 Members to 120 let their tess-ions oejitenniau' insieau 01 ueman nuatrrlet thmembers resolve, if need fcc (inl what patriot anions them will not rree to itf) t') reduce tht'ir pay to a sum which will do, no more than cover thtir ne cessary e xpenses and give pheir scr oRes ; iteit&eir-.xountry. and the issue will be. tJiatWis Departntent of the Government will cost the people not exceeding S30,0n6 every - two years ; whereas it now, floats S50,000 per e year. f his will dejerase ourexpenses $35,000 pjer year- tins will reduce the ordinary expenses of the Go vernment from fc80,000 per yearto.43,000 perfyear.' Vill it impair the value of that .Department F Will it not give us more vigilant and more wholesome legislation ? AVU! it not increase the honor of this sta tioa and magnify its responsibilities ?- Cap it do ui any harm ? Let your expe rience and good sense answer the enquiry. This most valuable change4 being eftect cdi and 'fif'iit shalt be deemed expedient by! the Convention) the Senators of the Stale juegjsiaturc Detngeiecteu in classes, to go but every second or third session as in thSeuate of the U. States, we shall ftnd always among them a number whose time and attention have been devoted to pub- lici matters and who have become familiar wilrTState Finances andwith State Af- I (These will certainly prevent, for the future, a state of things which 1 have been surprized to ascertain, which I doubt not Jou vvill hardly believe to be true, but which I pledge myself to shew beyond the power of succeisfui contradiction. Sirs! vlve public taxes imposed by law are-at least one .fourth greater than the public taxes paid into the Treasury of tltt Stale! I repeat that the Sheriffs of the State do not collect, the PoiNaxes nor the Land tsfxesias laid by law. The fault may not bei theirs.' The fault .may be jn the laws. Were I not fearful that it would be decm etl invidious, 1 could give .you the names of Counties in this State whch do not pay one half of tlie poll taxes laid tipon them by law ! Fr I have ascertained by if tedious, but I believe an accurate csti inate, that there is not a County in Nrjrth Carolina whose poll taxes paid eiua tlveir poll taxos laid by law ! '--J; i Is it not strange, that this has been tlie c.isc for many years "? Is it not remarka ble that no notice has been taken of it in our -Legislature and no e Hurts made to correct it, when we remember the short I period after the election betore the end -- . 1 . pi their service me sectional parry spi rit which prevails in the General Assem bly, and the prevalence of a fashion in Ihe "State to denounce every public-citi-jz.en who dares to, write or speak plainly lof -North-Carolina; matters, asa meddling ;ipiraut or a presumptuous fool, and wijen we t'.ink, too, how latterly imprac ticable it is for a body of 202 nien to co- ofscrate upon plans of revenue and inves tigate matters ot hnance, who have bus ily nie t together, distracted by party and ucal interests, little informed of tlie ha bits and feelings of the different counties. iut above all, who are suspicious of the political aims of each other, and detect a in king little devil behind every ordinary njoposition that is brought up. The AVest denouncing the East becauserthey will not do them justice and give them equal representation, and the East watching with lynx-eyed jealousy every proposal that comes" from the West, or a Repre sentative of .the -West.;'- I duuht much in- deed,' if there, are jive men in the State atn'uog -those who have served the people yi our Ueneral Assembly, that know the fuel, I have stated ; much mure whether they will now be able to; correct the yil. i hts cannot be-attributed to a want of capacity or public ;fSrtue in that body.U- i-rir one, l iteiiy the imputation. Lu pa triotism, capacity and public spirit, n ma- i'ji Myof our General Assembly equal that i oitier states. lhc evil wiir be tounl A t!io organization of this Dopartmeut ol 1 M . 1 ' ' ' thr Government' U has become tort, large it is not allowed by th Con stitntion to prgvyieTor a forfeiture w the rht of vot inp; among those-who will not rive n their tax. hst it cannot declare by law that h;who is too lazy r too mean to pay 20 cnts to support his Government, shall have no voice in electing its rulers. It is oo inuth distracted bv a sectional par- iy spirit tnat proceeds from a cause ex iting inthe very structure ofjthe Gov ernment, to legislate wfth concert and confidence in each other, and sn as tode- tect and effectually , to cure uch an evil. Put .whether these be the causes or not, the fact is as I have stated it to' be ; and its existence for many years goes very far towards proving, that there is a loud call upon the people for the hand of- re form. It is very certain, that by chang ing the Constitution, we may restore har- i muny in our public councils and increase fhe prospect of success by giving new life and energy to the law and keener insight into' the -financial concern, of the State ; and though other expedients may fail, these must and will' correct a system un der whichoac fourth of tht revenue is-un-collected. If it can be' dune, then' there is no need for further argument to sustain the position I have taken. Hut aflow nie Co proceed with my proof, thaUthese 'taxes are not collected, and fco denionstnitc the connexion which this subject has with thatol Internal Improve ment. .. . By recurring to the Comptroller's Statement for 1833, fand I refer ro this because it is more generally accessible to your readers- and I have ascertained by actual comparison that it is .more unfavo rable, to my calculations than the State ments of many years preceding it) you will perceive that the land tax paid into the Treasury last yearamounts to 823,000 Aud the town property tax to ; ' 1,350 Total, 824,350 Now the tax imposed by law upon real estate and the improvements, is 6 cents for every 8100 worth thereof. No law has been passed by our Legislature for the assessment ot Keai Instate since lbio and it is provided by the Revenue laws, that no citizen's lands shall be valued for taxation at less than the sums at which his lands were then assessed for direct taxes. It may be increased, but it shall not be decreased below th a t tan d aid . -Moreover, it must be recollected, that since that assessment or valuation ol real estate in North -Carolina, a very exten sive district ot country has been discov-f ered to contain valuable Gold Mines a large territory has been settled after ces sion from the Indians, which was not in cluded in that estimate. The real estate of North Carolina, according to the As sessment of 1815 for Direct taxes (which be it remembered cannot be diminished in the collection of taxss, though it may be increased) was valued at S3,o00,000. If we make therefore, no allowance for increased value, or additional territory, the tax imposed by that law upon real estate, at 6 cents for every SI 00 worth thereof, is eqwal to 832,100 The amount paid into the Trea sury, as before stated, is ; 24,350 Leaving annually uncollected g 7,750 !! A recurrence to preceding Statements will show- that this has beeu the case for many years. i Next as to the Poll taxe. By a refer ence to the Comptroller's Statement of 1833, it will appear that the whole amount of white and black Poll taxes paid into the Treasury are 828,000 Now the poll taxes imposed by law are 20 cents per head- upon each free male person, between the ages ot 21 and 4a. And 20 cents per head, upon each slave male- and female between the ages of 12 and 50. There never has been; a Census of the State taken under the authority of our Legislature, but by the Census taken under ihe authority of the United States, in 1830 it appears that there are in North Carolina about 200.000 taxable Polls, in cluding white and black. So that the. tax imposed by law, is 840,000 While the amount collected and paid, is ' ' 28,000 Making a difference of 82,000 Hence the u? coecet kind and poll tax es of the :State are annually L-mds . H g 7,750 Polls ' ; 12,000 Making together 819,750 !! These gross deficiencies being shewn in respect to the sources of taxation, about which we have the means of forming a reasonably correct estimate, it might be inferred that the like default occurs in the collection of other taxes. These therefore may be taken as an estimated amount to coyer incidental changes pf a Reformed Governments after a more rigid system of collection and accountability is 'establish- eV ;i ' - '' ;. ' , ; ii . . s . . Supposing upon these iew of the sub ject, that a prudent reforn) cap, be effetted -that a system of Interna! Improvement is adopted 'a loan effected for tlie pur pose, redeemable by instarmetits of cuie-f fourlh t.t tl end of every ipy,ears, and am ecpnunty 01 imqi-egiucouccjuin substituted for increased taxatio'u, and what wjdl be the result ? ' ANNUAL REVENUES. Uegular Revenues of the State, as at aJ present cuecten, are o,viuw dividends on Bank Stncfc are estimated 24,720 Taxes on 'individual Itank Shares, about 2,500 Dividends upon Navigatioa Slock, &e. a- bout 1,000 Additional Land arid Poll taxes, to be secured'by more viihitit colleciions, 2iC. J 9,750 Being altogether equal to 117070, Thf expences of the Government, when reformed, will be, I Ordinary expenses for the Legislature --Executive- Judici il, &lc. which hereto fore cost 880,000, being reduced S5.000 per annum, ivll leave necessary for those objects only; 5545,000 And this sum being deducted ft tun the Annual Revenues will giv'e to the State an available annual surplus of gl 17.970 Less 45,000 Or B72,970 This is a sum, which will be amply suf- icient for the payment of interest on the oan and the creation 'of a sinking fund. If you will superadd the debt due from the General Government to this State, whifch does not fall 4ort ol 820.000 the Indian lands in our borders, which will very soon be acquired and which are very valuable tlie nrobable income from the public works after they are in part com pleted the increased value of real estate by these improvements, and consequent increase- tr land taxes and take into view the diminished amount of interest due upon the loan as the interest is dis charged, I think none can doubt the prac ticability of the scheme proposed or im proving North-Carolina. But it all de pends upon the readiness of the Ineudsof this cause to promote that of Reforming the Constitution. If time and opportu nity permit, you shall hear from me again. - PHILO SENEX. ExTnACTS.fKO M THE SPEECH OF MR. CLAY. Never (said Mr. C.) Mr. President, have t known or read 01 an, Administra tion, whifeh expires witli so much agony, and so little composure and resignation. as that which. now unfortunately has the control of public affairs in this country. It exhibits a state of mind, feverish, fret ful and fidgetty, bounding recklessly from one desperate expedient to another, with out any sober or settled nftrpose. Ever since tlie dog-davs of last summer, it has been making a succession of the most ex travagant plunges, of which; the Extraor dinary Cabinet paper, a sort of apnea Ironi a dissenting Cabinet to "the People, was the first ; ami the Protest, a direct appeal from the Senate to the People, is the last ami the worst. A new Philosophy has sprung up with in a few years past, called Phrenology. There is, I believe, something in it, but not quite as much as its ardent followers proclaim. According to its doctrines, the leading passion, propensity, and char acterijstics of every man are developed in his physical conformation, chiefly in the structure 01 his head. Gall and Spur, heim, its founders or most eminent propa gators, being dead, I regret that neither of them can examine the head of our il tustrious Chief Magistrate. But if it could be surveved by Dr. Caldwell, of 'Cransylvania University, I am persuaded that he would lind the organ of destruc tivenesSf.promijently developed, Except an enormous fabric of Executive power for himself, the President has built up no thing, constructed nothing, and will leave no enduring mark of his Administration. He goes for destruction, universal des truction j and it seems to be his greatest ambition to efface and obliterate every trace of the wisdom of his predecessors. He has displayed this remarkable trait throughout his whole life whether in pri vate walks or in the public service. He signally and gloriously exhibited that pe culiar organ when contending against the enemies; of his country, in the battle of New Orleans. For that brilliant exploit, no one has been ever more ready than myself to award him all due honor. At the head of our armies was his most ap propriate position, and most --unfortunate for his fame was the day, whenhe enter ed on the career of administration as the Chief Executive officer. ... He lives by ex citement, perpetual agitating excitement, and would die in a state of perfect repose and tranquility. lie has never been with out some object of attack, either in indi viduals or in' masses or in institutions. I have been myself one of his favorites, and doftot know Uut that I.. have recent ly recommended myself to his special re gard. During his administration this has been hi constant coujrse. The Indiahs aud Indian policy ; Internal Improvement: the Colonial Trade ; the Supreme Court j Congress; the Bank; have successively experienced the attacks-of iis haughty and imperious spirit. And if he tramples the Bank in the dust, my word for it, we shall see him quickly in chase of some nevvjiubject of hi vengeance- 'This is the genuine spirit of .Conquerors'-and of conquest. It w said by tite biographer of Alexander ihGreat,fiiat, after he had completed his Asiatic coMtuests, he seem- ri m sijii uctuusu iiierf . were m jihpic worlds lor hit i' to suhdiij; f ami, finding without, no i Irlher emplwymctit for his IValnr or his a tins, l tiu? ed wkhin hin- IVelf to gratijy Vis iiigat i abb thirst of glory. , jnV'hat sort oifcoirauetlhe achieved of Jfuinseli, the ifteTJiogiSer tragical lyia reenrds. :i ''-if ' pal, composed o-f itulividaal leanv -:lank,- Already ha- fie PrcsStf!nt singled outfjantern-jawed, hollow-hearted, and with and designate;;i,?ici the r)ate of the U.iempty purses, who, to'- the exclusion of States, the nSjwSobject tt his hostile purighis best and wisest friends,!,4iave sur suit ; .and -th$aPifotet w;lli 1 am n.O'V to grounded and taken possession orthe per consider is ris ieclaratfi of war. IVhatsonx;f the Presidentfor their own sinis has provo.ket.;if ? Theg lunate, a coin-hter purposes, and to the hazard of his ponent part tfi tie Cougf ;ss of the Unitedcharactcr and fame. And under what States, -at it&Jilst adjopninent, left the4promises was the decision made to remove Treasury of SiefUniteir; platen in the safefthe public deposites? 'Ihe publicwas custody of t persons atlj' places assign-lassu red thatthere Winuld be no interrup ed by law to.ke-i'p it ; if feasseiubling: lion iii the operations of the general bu il found the rtfaure FeMijv(;d j some olfsiness of the country, that the whole af- its guardianscfHplaced ill, remaining., brought undi-he iint$i'jiate ' control of the Pi-esidens'slsole Avi :;:tand the Presirtinctly promised tliat the People should dent having Free. and uiiohMiucted access to the publilrjj'noney. The Senate be licves that ill)? purse ofjthe nation is, bvi lhelConstituUoli,and lwiR entrusted to! the exclusive' legislative cire of Congress. It has dareiHff.0 a vovy aiwl express thisy opinion, in a.vfi'esolutio tiiopteu on rue t . it . V ft . 1 A f 28th March, lust. '1'hjit resolution was preceded bv4i debate! ihree month duration, inne.-progrps ot wiucn, tnej able and y.eal'iu s su'ppifrt c is of the Exe cutive, in 'tje1 Senate!-ftjc re attentively heard- Fve0' argmneVif; which their am -r pie resourcej, or muse i tne memuersj of the Execii five, could UBint)ly. was lisil tened to wit respect, iiil duly weighei: After lull itfilitjerationuhe aenate ex? pressed its &nvictioii iat the Ex-ecu tivif lad violaterj the bonsitution and tu aws. . If cfsitiously regained, in the rei sin u mm, iimijii ivi 1 .CAMjiiaiiuii iitiu im; motives or intention of the Executive ; it iscribed no-4)ad ones. to hi"1; it restrict ed itself Jhr simple dc ratjon of its sol - cmn belief ijiat t'he'cjfllitution and thi laT had leen violate?! this is th extent ot te oltence, j?f the 'Senate.- 1 his is wha ' it has d fe to excite lh Executive indignation, md to bring uporg it the infliction of thc( renunciatory Prov test"' -i . . ' j fi" -i '--f The Prident is.eulpgizetl by his sup porters for f4is firtnncs$l unbending reso lution, and-personal cifVagc. The latte is an ordinary quality,! jtKe possessmn o which impf's no pecujiir meit, althougbrl IliC WillH 11 IS UI3Lf illlflliiC, . UUl II C purpose is Seriously ejtterfained, of con( verting thiQlree rep(ii;4c into monarchy, and to intrfid-uce desplp;-ic power, the Prev sident wilkllnd that tfiVfe is an indomita ble spirit i the Pefljeof this dountrj equal tri hito-wn ; andltliat, all peacefull remedies fitig, a resi?t will be unhesi tatingly hal to the piuket and bayont which f wrt not be aijraopg the last to usti and direct;. - : , And vhjsir, has tis great nation bee agitated an: cimvulsoil U its centre, bank' ruptcy an ruin sprl'd throughout th land , aud'if fright ful fitjrl unmitigatel full ture openei fto a d is tre&ed i people ? Con gress, at it i last scsisrrf ,4 haying reconcilf cd and trafquilized ti:copntry, by a pa? rental conyj romise, pHb?foustoilsaljourn oicnt, plat d a seal tp in the public trea sury. 'Ph i ensuing -Ipf-ing opened wit the fairest .hopes, ai, soever did4ll tho great inter! Mvof any Ic; Ifntry exhibit morjj unmixed pfosperity ujn those of the peor pic of tlie VJnited Statis, up to the adonj tion of tha ! fatal mesj re which has scatfe te red disaster and distress throughout all tlie cbnditUns of an u ioffendmg society And whv ias it adopted ? . Tlie opposil iron is chatted with pWducing or augment ting the e asting djsc.jnents.; Has not the opposition sustaitu i d this Adiniuistra,! uon wnen tver it co cteuiiousiy couiu ? Whether vHsely or no was not necessal ry now to 1 determint d ; but did not ttto opposition vouie 10 iie ;aiu ot uus -11111110-istration limits greate'sf jjieed, during Hist sessioFt on the f?r je bill, when many? 'Who' had previously )n its supporters ucsci icii i ' i ui.i t:u(;; iiiiiii5uniii myf lay or provQK.eiine remo;iioi toe tieposuesi Must theyHubnirt to?ict not only with out resistance, but wftapquiescence ap( approbatiff i, which Ihtfy solemnly belicva in it tend licy, an4 jtthe principles liy which it U supported; threatens to over tnrow thel ,onlitutiorj,fand to subvert the. liberties of the People?' Why d iit the President resolve'on .thatj unfortunatt steP Qftn he not live- ii quiet and impose:, yitvimt perpetual exv citement ?;? Must he -vr have some obi-' iect of eagr and ardebt pursuit ? All hli; recent pltiiges seem, f i haVe been made I will not sy for thev;anton, but unnek cessary piiose of Hrsrjimpling under Hii feet the B ulk of the-Xliiteti Stales, whicf had oftend Mf hiin aulaiwakened his vep geance.. ' : .the'Pjidefjt never ceasf to regard itiiielf as;aireat political hui ter, who4 Ifetoie he jcures the tail pi . e .'Ah 1 ' 1 - 1 l - " ',' J" sKin or on i)i r.e, woic it nas won sirij the chase;; must daihi with horse anS 1 - ' . 1" ' 1 1. . r . c . r a a ' 11 ounu, inxo ine uepw or ;uie lorcsi .10 start freslrgame r Who, M". PresidiH, tglvifed and nrg ed 'tbutlftos't' extraorliliuary rmeasure ?M)' We are K'tl thatftwo-.jhirils ot the fresitt dent's Cafnet were opposed tu - tu 1 - jt lvavingcounselled it ; elieve it. I cannot allow I but I will fiat believe hriyself to think that one, of. von r experi et?ce and enlightened understauding,could ave recommended a proceeding so I re- fougnant to the Constitution and laws. .iml so detrimental to all the interests ot -ithe country. . No sir it was the work of deep, and dark, and lrresponsibies ca- lair was merely taking dotfn one sign ind suspending another ; and it was dis- be supplied with a better general curren cy thaiii the! best which any country ever before possessed. We have the fulfil ment o this premise in an oftTcial letter recently addressed by the Secretary ol the Treasury to the Chairman .of the Com mittee of Ways and Meaii3 of the House of Representatives. In that letter, it is proposed, .to select a number of local Banks as the depositories of the public money, the selection of which, the Com mittee recommend, shall be made by the Secretary himself. They are to give no bonus to the public, to pay no interest for the deposites, and to use them for the benefit of themselves, in the several pla ces of their collection, without that parti cipation in their advantage, on the part of the-West and the interior, which : they enjoyed under the administration , of the Bank ot the United State. ' I hey are not even bound to receive Hid credit each 6- thers notes. Instead of the better cur rency promised, the 'Secretary cuts the Gordian knot, by declaring that this vast, wide-spread country needs no general currency! He thinks, indeed, it proba ble that the local Hanks may supply drafts and bills for the purpose of remittance. A more bungling, inefficient, unstatesman like scheme was never brought forward by any financier. . And now sir, before I conclude, I have a few more observations to make, in re ply to the Senator from Tennessee, fMr Grundy. He supposes the whole strug gle how existing in, this country is a mere contest for power. Why this perpetual recurrence by the party in office, to the imagined motives which actuate theif op ponents ? Do the friends of the Admin istration believe that there is nothing worth contending for but spoils, and the public crib and public place ? Without utean ing to be disrespectful to them, they ap pear to me to resemble a thief in his flight, wtili unlawful plunder, who. is constantly apprehending that he will be overtaken by the constable and posse comitatus en gaged in hot pursuit. Cannotgeotlemen conceive the possibility of the existence of higher and better and nobler motives of public action ? Can they not compre hend the influence of the love of liberty ? the desire of preserving our admirabl Constitution r in short the sentiment of pure and disinterested patriotism ? They have the possesion, the quiet possession of the honors and emoluments ot office, for near three years to come. Bright as the existing prospects are of their expul sion how few of us may survive to wit ness that happy event! ror one, I can assure the Senator from lennessee, tha I am no Candidate, that I do not deire to be a candidate, and that, if it depend up on me alone, L never shall be a candi date for any public office whatever; The Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Grun dy) adverted to the chequered condition of the Opposition, without seeming to be conscious that his mvn party did rot pre sent one uniform ground. It is made up of Federalists and 'Republicans, friends and opponents of Internal Iiiiproyeinents, supporters aud opposer of the Tariff, Bank and Anti-Bank inew, Nullifiers and Union men, all sorts and sixes and co lor's, blue, black, .and gray. He parti cularly objects to the exclusive appropri ation of the application Whig bylhe Op position, or, rather to the correlative ap. jpellation being attached to his party. I have no doubt, sir, that there are many true ami genuine Whigs in the Adminis tration party - but they are leaving it by hundreds aud thousands ; and, before the appearance Of white frost in the riex,t aut tuiun, they will alt have abandoned a po sition so irreconcilable with their patrio tic principles. The Senator thinks that there is no coverlet large enough "to. pro tect all the various elements of the Oppo sition. He is mistaken ; there is one of sufficiently capacious dimensions recotfy wove at a Jackson loom, called a Protest; on which i3 marked a Violation of the Constitution, and an assumption of enor mous Executive power ; and sir, the ho norable Senator had better hasten to place himself under the banners of those who aretconteiiding, against power and prero gative, for. free institutions ana Civil ,- for the Protect is tne last, stroite i? pontine ' ..- ;T . t. 4 - -H - lire cnargeu wi last nail driven into Vth eolRnfiHitf Jackson may he live' a thousand years ! - but) ot Jacksonlsm 1 - 2 f ' " " I - . ' iVrff.f The ; flowery -appeal nn the 4 earth ; 'the ttraedbfflthe singing of bitda itf - 4 come." , ' : ' .' - - -.-," :Jff See sister see, on yonder bough The roin sits, I hea it now! frt. t.isten sister to the note . - .t. ? Prom robin red breast's little throat. 1 ' The birds have returned to cheer us wi&2 J their melody. Who conducted thferd ? : Who was their pilot throtrgh the long joitr. ney? How maifestf i tliat poVr which, i s above.aU animal instinct ! ' We see GodV ' in all his works.. TKeselittle Warblers ,V that -wing tlieir way through the ' devious i . air, have their inslthct, it is true, .but who j gavethefi that instinct ? sis it a matter ot 7j, cliance altogether ? O no! t)e lifeuoffhe ' a sparrow alone wilfrefu te all infideTscheui'es. 1 These annoialiniigrations are conducted h l j a power tl8upreinetevcuiiti-y, tnehiB' , . " l?d i tops, tlie accustomed tree, the safe shelter L and securciretreat, are all pointed out'bj' j the finger of him whose care and regard f1 . 4 ever extended over the minutest of biaV-ii; The return of the birds is iniirro3tunde viaung onier. inose wno leixnis last.. who , rtv nn i uu vi itiiiii' Lu ucua.ii. iiiiiii i.iir-.it ill.-- seemed unwillihff to denart from their ac customed haunts, yhd to 'turn from thpse whose friend ship they were wont to experi- ; ence, are the first to greet us with iheir vjK nal melody. Thus, as! soon as thesprifr- opens, we hear the blaeibirdvchrpplogii. our house tops, and the song of (ireroDia A waices u lromour morning .dro wsiness.-- v 3i flie marsh larl too,! is een skimming -thro' ' . the air, and the black-bird returns to 'his ' " avorite meadow lands. The air issoon re-; ' i peopiea mth its multitudes -ot songsters and the fields and woodlands resound with swellingihites of music. What a .signal example to man also to join in the Antheou v and to make this sohg4of praise univcreiil ; A L0anA person came to beg the loau of fifty tlucats, from the schoojniaster oTo1, ledo, founder of the college of St. Catha rine, who sent for a purse vof ducats, and gave them to him. The borrower took Ihefn ' and put thera m his purse without counting them. The schoolmaster observing this, asked for, the purse that he mightsee if there - wa thp enm hut rofnrntntr -ir fn tha rliaaf - 9aid, i4i man that bqrrows without count' ' . Ml ing can (never mean, to pay.' -A . - . , . . - r ' Among the; morning .business in th.- House of Representatives, yesterday was the report of a bill hyrMr." Bell, of Ten nessee, (from the; Judiciary Committee) . farther to extend the -Judicial Systemlof the United tates. This bill proposes that tle-jSuprf nVcfCurt of theJUnittl5 States shall hereafter consist of a CJhieT Justice and eight Associate Juftices," five . of whom shall constitute a. iquorum j to effect which, it is proposed-lhat two addi tional Associate Justices shall be nowap- . pointed. It is further proposed that the districts of Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana, shall hereafter constitute the seventh u dicial circuit ; thedistricts of Tennessee, Missouri and Illinois the eighth circuit f the districts of Louisiana, JSlississipni and? ' Alabama the ninth circuit j the Judges of J , side thtre. Nat, Int. , t Tlie President violates tlie law and the Constitution. ; . Bah: what of that, say his defend-' era, " see what a fine head of array hairs he' has." ;f. - ' '"' ;: But he 13 destroying commerce and tram pling uptm the industrious classes. ', "Nonsense! .he won the battle of Ncw Orleans" ' i- ? IIIV 0U.I1, X.IZII11I Ullll lillLll LIILUILS UI IC ' But h'Se!aims tke control over the sword and thepjrse, and has declared himself the ; Possessor of unlimited power ? : , ! Can't you be quiet ? jDo yon not ee that tlie old gentleman has sundry welts and C ed in the Revolution!" ; T mmmmmm- '-' ;.4, '- . it Death of a Child occasioned ov d Cat.-, A friend intimately acquainted with the facts, (says the Daily .Advertiser pf this" morning,) and whose stamen t niay.be jre vinl-f lied on, informs us that an infant six months' r lj old, was1 killed by a cat having; suckHt H blood. from, the nose, of the child while asleep4 iivthe cradle. Tlie' child was found irrita frfp the blood In its nose, warm But lifeles- a'i The cat Remained in --the cradle with! its. $y mouth and nose immersed in blood, "and so zni1! trorwed as to be unable "to leave the nlaeie! a. meaicui examination tooit, place, aua tne -result was, from the loss of blood bv; the A l- t - - J. A 1 , . lltA cat, which: was killed, that the life of the ms child was taken hv the caL : !f ; Notice, to Bachelor,-The Evenutg Star slates that I Judge Green, of few- tleinaii fora considerable ingth of titno Lm- rall1 pill vivuhii uvifcuiivii wmn ' it ni same rank and staudintfjn life with, hi- 'J (. a seiif ucii a n f ;: n, vy. tot visitat hi fatheffs frienu atlthat . ; , froiiiJieseJfacts he jury Have a rjLgni.t j" - f - , j ; ,.; , ' r .1, 1 - e 7 J A 'ft A. - a if '- ir
The Weekly Raleigh Register (Raleigh, N.C.)
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May 20, 1834, edition 1
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