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' an skb s w a : : : ; 1- ' r : -7- ' : ; - ; - 1? SI- MJB., NORTH- Ours are the plans of fair delightful peace, imwarp'd by party? rage, to live like brothers i THREE DOLLARS Per Aifnum, . -w - ;. " - ' . . . . -y- . ; - volume xxxni. ONE HAEF IN ADVANCE. 5 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1835. i PUBLtSHSB ETBRT TPSSDAT, Uf Joseph Gales & San, rRRDoLPLMjinnTim--onehairm advance Those who do not, either at the time of subscribing or suteenuenUy, give notice of their wishtohavel the Faper discontinued at the expiration of the year; will be presumed as desiring its continuance until countermanded. Not exceeding:xtfn line, will be inserted three " times for a Dollar ; and twenty-five cents foe each "marked on them, they will be continued until or- tiered out, and charged accordingly. . , Tribute to 'CriicfJTustice Marshall. At a. meeting of the Bench and Bar of I the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of North Carolina, held at the Court room, on the 1 3th day of No- vember, 1835, the Honorable 'tt Henry -A Potter, Judge of the said District, was called to the' chair, and Thomas P. Dev EREux,Esq. appointed Secretary. And the purpose of the meeting - being infima-. ted, the Chairman addressed it, in sub stance, as follows : . I cannot omit, upon this occasion, . some expres sions, of my personal feelings towards the late Chief Justice.' : After an intimate acquaintance ofthirty two year with that great' and good man, I must be supposed to have acquired some- knowledge of his character.- Indeed I knew him well. He" was too ingenuous to conceal from me any tiling which was calculated to develope the whole tnan; and the - more I kn,ew him, the more I admired him. He was kiuo," 71 " . , . . ' ""." 7"u MAAt nntliMff am rCriY ami Yia oAAinl on1 rran tl a I virtues iounu in ms nean ineir nanve sou. vTimaiu,, .: r i ... , clear perception of truth, and an undeviating pursuit of it, unwarped by partiality or prejudice ; with a logical and lucid mind, Well disciplined and adjusted for close and patient investigation ; and with an in tegrity beyond all price, he was, above all others of my acquaintance, peculiarly qualified for the discharge' of the various delicate and important duties of the Bench! - As a companion and friend, and as the great luminary of our profession, I do most sin-1 cerely mourn his Joss. His equal, as a jurist, and as a man, taking him all in all, I expect never to be- hold j for in hhn were happUy blended all the con- .tituent qualities - of the really great man. His striking characteristics were, tt clear head, a vigor- ous intellect, a logical mind, andan honest heart.- In fine, he was a profound thinker and a matchless reasoncr. ., The following. Resolutions being then moved and seconded, vere unanimously adopted : Resolved, That we consider the death of the late Chief Justice Marshall as a public calamity, which we, ia common with the Bar and people of the United States, sincerely and deeply deplore. Resolved, That the Bar and people of North Carolina have especial reasons to regret his loss, because we not only shared, in'common with thelVS John Waddill, Jr. Joshua W. Coch- whole nation, the benefit of his judicial wisdom and ran, and Jas, H. My rover, on an Iudict- intejgrity, in the Supreme curtofthe Union, but ment for killing Joseph Hubbard, on the derived peculiar advantage from those qualities m mfk r 6. i.. w'il A the Circuit Court oftheWtcd States for this Dis- 9 . "JP- lf.St' Without entering .trict' fully into the testimony, it is sufficient to ' Resolved, That during the long period, of more state, that the deceased came to his death than thirty years, in which he presided in the Circuit by a gun shot wound, whilst attempting Court of this district, he was eminently distinguish- to make his escape from an officer and his ffost reverend Judge, of profound and ju- s who had arrested him, or were dicial knowledge, accompanied with a steady and 1 , 7 . x . " "l ' ' singular capacity, grave and sensible elocution, and endeavoring to arrest him, under a war continued and admirable patience." rant for a higher misdemeanor. The Resblved, That the chairman of .this meeting be first -day was entirely taken up in for requested to communicate a copy of these resolu- mine a Jurv. the second with the etami- -iions to the family of the late Chief Justice, with to them, admits of no reparation, and cannot be ade- quately supplied. H; POTTER, Chairman. T, P. Devihjsxtx, Secretary. ii 77ie Illustrious Dead. Our attention was directed, a lew evenings since, by a valued friend to the great number of dis- tinguished men, who had died in North Carolina within the last fifteen years: House from the commencement to the it is a sad retrospect, and .forcibly., tells close of the trial. us what, indeed, we may read in every. The prosecution was conducted by thing around usfv what shadows we are Mr. Troy, the Solicitor, assisted by Dif and -what shadows we pursue. YVe Ion Jordan, Jr. The defence was mana begin the melancholy list with the name gedjwith much ability by Messrs. Toom- 01 jircniocaa uenaerson, me pure mejer, Henry and Eccles. Observer. gentle the poweriul--he that was called by another great mamthe Jimx of the Bar in North Carolina: Then comes the name of his illustrious brother,Vne late Chief justice, , tne lion. Leonard Henderson : with hira the rest ofthe Court in which ji.cs.ucu, me yw.yvnTtwmsjayior, anuvne non. joim nau, allot whom, ta- ded fromanionKst us in less, than three years. Ihen there-wasthe gallant the January next, shall " first determine, fiercethe accomplished John Stanly bv a majority bfthe whole number elec rhere wiBartlett Yancy an able advo- ted, whether or'hot it be expedient at Cate and SOUnd and a mdst useful States- fhnt timo. tn forma r.nn;tit.itinn nhd man. There was Joceph Wilson, a pow- : V auu S"". ",L?u,flc 1UC" V, W""; " noSg wnp, an ceriamiy sioou then proceed to form a Constitution and pre-eminent at the Bar. Ncr must wefif,t r.nvarnmnt. r.; fKo.tn.no forget to mention Henry Seawdlx giant - u luiviiccu Anereineii was uic; iauuusi -or iortn Carolina, beautilul anu polished aiiKe as a speaker and a writer, the Hon. Jircimaiau murphy. There was the H fttt KV1 t. Truth ii.rilii. nto 6, uu uicic noa " "-lanu, lr approved, to be the "Constitu Ham X?, Love, both men of 'excellent tion and supreme law of the State of Ar minus, jnercwas me reev u. ur. isuiu- well of the University. Ah me, that vir tue thl should die and learning too. 7 There was the sagacious the profound the cultivated reter JtSrowne, and finally, Jos. A, ml of Wilmington : If this were a suitable occasion, we lam would render a suitable tribute to the eenius and vir tue of a beloved friend ; but our inten tion was simply -to tell over the great names that have perished from amonsst "V ,,m,c or time, anu wnau vwuc, - uevmicni great merr in less than fifteen years, have gone down to ueain. Varouna Watchman. The Tarborough Press contains a let ter from J. .Lawrence, M. D. describing a negro infant just born, "which was breathing full and easy, and at times crying strong" but which though its "bo ana rather over the ordinary siza" hld . . . j a nd skull above' a line drawn from the up per part of the nose by each ear, to a little above the joining of the neck and skull behindno hrain nor membranes. It was slightly excavated at the top and covered with a thin skin, a continuation of the common integuments, and there were a few snrio-s nf vvnnllv Kni rn back of its neck. The child lived thirtv hours and some minutes, but it never sucked any thing." Governor Swain retires from the first office in the State with the well-deserved respect and esteem of his constituents in general. His strict and impartial, per formance the duties of his office, and his unceasing efforts to promote, the in terests and excite the agricultural and commercial energies of the community to useful and profitable action, entitle him to this distinction. Newbern Spectator. 7 eadful Occident: Four Lives Lost. At a corn shucking, in the county of purry, at the house of Leonard Sco,tt, senr. a few days since, a Son and Grand son of Mr. Scott, also a son of Mr. O 1 I I a r 1 opnnKie, a neignoor, ana a nejrro man uiiuiigiu iu mi. ojjimivic, were suuuen ly killed by the fall of a crib, into -which they were throwing corn. The house was quite narrow, and Tush, and the wind blew it over and caught mem un- M I derit: they were all dead before they could be extricated. Six other persons wJ?re caught and wounded, some of them seriously, but we are glad to hear that they are all considered out of danger. What seems a little singular, is that the dangcr of t)eir srtuation had been ob- , , . .1. . . served, and spoken of, but not sufficient- J appreciaieu 5 me negro man replied jocularly on the occasion, "that if a negro girl could make her escape, that he could. Carolina Watchman. Fayetteville, November 26. Superior Court. Thursday, Friday and Saturday last, were fully occupied with the trial of a case, than which none has excited as much interest in this com munity for many vears. It was fhe State nat'lor 0f testimony and the third wU, th the arguments of Counsel. The Judge's charge was delivered to the Jury after dark on Saturday evening, when the Jury retired, and in about ten minutes returned with a verdict of Not Guilty. The annunciation of this verdict Drodu- ced, as we understand, a very audible expression of the approbation of the large crowd which . had thronged the Court I Arkansas Territoru bill has nass ed to its 3d reading 'in the H. R., " For the election of Members to a Convention to frame a Constitution and System of Government for the people of Arkansas, preparatory to - their admissbon into, the Union as a State." The Bill provides that the Convention, on meetins: in Government for the people within this Territory ; and if it be determined tobe expedient, the Convention may sKall be republican, and not inconsistent Wltn or repU2nant to. the Constitution 0f the United States." If a . Constitution De formed, a copy thereof is to be trans mftted to Congress, for its approbation, ! I. '. . 'y. .. kansas," &c, &c. I Successful Experiment. -We have plea rgUre irj informing- our readers .that jus I as our paper was goihs to press, the Steam Boat Cheraw, vhich we mention led sometime since as having been char tered for an experimental trip, reached' our town. She left Charleston on the Slst ult., but was detained several days in consequence of low water j the river being lower, up to last Monday accord ing to the concurrent testimony of every one acquainted with it, than at any peri od for a number of years back and her arrival now, in the present state of the river, affords the most gratifying assur ances of the practicability of navigating the Wateree by steam. The public spirited gentlemen who, by their zeal and perseverance, have demon strated what, by some of our wiseacres, has been repeatedly pronounced imprac ticable, have entitled themselves to the gratitude of every one who has- at heart the prosperity of Camden. Camden Journal. At a recent dinner in New York, a for eign gentleman, who was making a' speech in reply to a toast complimentary to his countrymen, was going on to say, that he felt proud to be surrounded by so much of thewealth, intelligence and and aris tocracy ofc (democracy, cried one of the agrarian editors of that city.) I thank you, sir, (proceeded the foreigner,) for: the cor rection, "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet. " Tremendous applause from all parts of the room. 3 A gentleman just from N. Y. has brought on as a specimen, and handed o ver to us for proper notice, the 'latest e manation from the Northern Abolition ists, in the shape of a book, of decidedly the worst stamp, that we have yet seen. It contains numerous despicable wood x a? r cms, representing various scenes oi cru elty which'never occurred in this coun try, and its language throughout is of the most violent . and inflammatory kind. The author and publisher richly deserves the tender mercies of the Southern, peo ple which they would doubtless receive could they but be prevailed on to visit this section of the country. Jiltx. Gazette. Mr. Webster s opinions From the re cent Speech of this gentleman, elicited by the presentation of a Silver Vase to him, we extract the following paragraph , I disdain,, altogether, the character of of an uncommitted man. Iam commit ted, fully committed j committed to the full extent of all that I am and all I hope, to tne constitution ot the country, to its love and reverence to its defence and main tenance, to its warm commendations to everyj American heart, and to its vindica tions and just praise before all mankind. And I am committed against every thing which, in my judgment, may weaken,' en danger or destroy it. I am committed against the encouragement of local par ties and local feelings ; I am committed against all fostering of anti-national spir it; I am committed against the slightest infringement of the original compromise, on which the Constitution was founded : I am committed against any and every de rangement of the powers ol the several departments of the Government, against any derogation from the constitutional authority ot Congress, and especially -gainst all extension of Executive power, and I am comitted against any attempt to rule the free people of this country by the power and the patronage of the Govern ment itself. I am committed, fully and entirely committed, against making the Government the People's Master." Caswell Superior Cowr. The fall term of this Court was held the past week, Judge Norwood presiding. The most important cause on the Civil Docket was he case ot the Executors of the late Gen. a . ? William Bethell, vs. Samuel Moore, and Wm. J. Nash (Caveat of a Will. On account of his Honor's excluding im portant testimony for the plaintiff's, they suffered a nonsuit, and appealed to the aupreme Court. John H. Brady, who had been confin ed in jail for several months, on a charge of attempting to excite slaves to acts of insurrection, was discharged, upon, the payment of costs, onaccount of the want ot legal testimony to convict him. Spectator. Internal Improvement. Itis stated in the Wilmington Press, that the Commis sioners of the Wilmington andRaleigh Rail Road are re-opening Books of Sub scription. The importance of this Road,says the Press, has never, until now, been tuny developed to the minds of the Company ana me citizens generally ; anu wc believe the time has corned when a breach will be made in the vandalic wall that has obstruc ted the march of our State in a line with her compeers. By a sort of compromiso- rial arrangement with our neighbors of Newbern,, the Road is to go by Waynes borough, if practicable, it being the head of permanent navigation of Neuse River. Bunaway Slaves.- AJ)ill is now" pend ing before the House; whicht provides that any person who may take up any runaway Slave 4bP;prrty j&f juaytcitizen . of this State, in anyjnon-slavS-hofi'ng State, and shall deliver such slave iiifthe State where he or she may be taken to his or her owner, shall be entitled to the following reward, to be paid by the owner, to wit : For everyj maie siave, between the ages ot ntteen and fifty! the sum of $200 : for every male slave of the age of fifty and upwards, the sum of $50 j for every male slave of the age of fifteen and under, the?sum of R50 ; ior, every female slave between the ages of iweiye ana lorty-nve, the sum ot 8150 j ior every female slave ot the age of forty five and upwards, the sum of S25 ; for ev ery female slave of the age of twelve and under, the sum of $25. It also gives to the person apprehending the slave or slaves a lien upon him, her or them, until the re ward is paid. A Grand Whig Festival was given during the last week, in the vicinity of Baltimore, for celebrating: the late Whig victory in ' Maryland. The preparations were on a magnificent scale, and guests were invited from other States. The Whigs of Pennsylvania sent a Delegation with the Flag which the Whigs of Baltimore sent last year to their brethren of Philadelphia. The Toasts and proceedings fill many co lumns. Letters were read from Messrs CIay Webster, Calhoun, Harrison, White, W. J. Duane, B. W. keigh, &c. &c Mr. Clay's Toast was " Union and concert, and a sacrifice of all indivi dual attachments, in the support of a Presidential Candidate opposed to the Baltimore Convention." STATE EEGISEJMTURE. HOUSE OF COiTlKIOIVS. .' Saturday, Nov. 28. Mr Guinn said, a Resolution had been a- dopted yesterday on the subject of Chero kee lands. In addition to the information there called for, he wished to procure fur ther particulars. He then submitted a Resolution, which was adopted, directing the Public Treasurer to communicate to this House the agregate amount of Sales of Cherokee lands the amount ot each indi vidual purchase and the amount now due individually. - Mr. Guthrie presented a bill to prohibit Sheriffs and their Duputies from executing the Office of Constable in Civil cases. Read first time. Mr. Hawkins, from the Committee of Propositions and Grievances, reported with out amendment the bill to legitimate John r Johnson, ot Warren, and recommended its passage. The bill having been read the second time. , Mr. King moved for its indefinite post ponement, on the ground that the County. Courts had jurisdiction in such cases., and were the proper tribunals to which aplica tion should be made. . ' Mr. Hawkins hoped the motion would not prevail. He went into a history of the casejfbr the purpose of showing that there werep peculiar features in it which enti- tled it to the tayorable consideration ol the Legislature. With regard to the power of egitimation vested in the County Courts, not being a legal character himself, he could say but little ; but he had understood rom professional gentlemen tor whom he entertained great respect, that there was considerable doubt as to the extent of the powers of the Courts in this particular. It had been the practice of theXegislature for 40 or 50 years to pass these acts, and he loped this case would not be made an ex ception. Mr. Guthrie moved that the bill lie on the table, to afford gentlemen an opportu nity of ascertaining the true construction of the Act of AssembJNj? vestingthe power ot legitimation in me county Courts. Mr. Manly said, he rose simply to state the effect of the bill, if passed in its pre sent shape, so that those who felt an in terest in it, might avail themselves of his suggestions. It had been decided by the highest Judicatory. in the State, in refer ence to an Act of precisely similar cha racter, that the only object attained was to change the name ol the individual men tioned, but did not make him or her le gitimate to any particular person. Mr. King,withdrew his motion to post pone indefinitely, and4 at Mr. Hawkins' request, Mr. Guthrie also withdrew his to lay the bill on the table. Mr. H. then moved its recommitment to the Commit " . tee of propositions and grievances, for the purpose of remedying the aefect pointed out by the gentleman from Newbern. The motion prevailed. f Mr. Clarke, who voteu with the ma jority yesterday, for the rejection of the bill to repeal the act of 1825, directing the manner, in which the militia shall hereafter be reviewed, moved that the same be re-considered. lhe motion prevailed, and the bill was read a second time , Mr. Hawkins, Chairman of the Milita ry Committee, stated the reasons which induced them to recommend the passage of the bill. The first section directed that Field officers should review their Regiments at the usual parade ground. It was found that it was now the custom for Reviewing Officers, taking advantage of an indefinite term in the law, to call the Regiments of a county to the same place, and revew them within 200 yards of each other. The sfecond section repealed that part of a prior enactment, which compelled Cap tains of Companies to muster them only twice a year. The advantages arising from more frequent exercise and drilling, he thought too obvious to dwell upon. Mr.. Flemins moved to airend the bill by striking out the second section; Mr. Gdrrell objected to the amendment He was disposed to vote for the bill, and especially for the last clause of-it. It was a fact within his knowledge, that at the last Review oi the Militia or tmiliord co. a Memorial was gotten .up, signed by the Field Officers of four Regiments, praying to have that part of the Act repealed which limits petit musters to twice a year, and he thought it ought to be repealed. In the first place, it creates a distinction between Volunteers and the District Militia, cora pelling the former to Muster four times a year and the latter only twice. It was essential, Mr. G. saidytoawell disciplin ed Militia, that the section Ihould Je re pealed. To make them efficient, requires much training and exercise, which can a lone inspire a proper.military spirit The present regulation was well calculated to smother martial ardor & convert the whole system into ridicule. Mr. Carson said if he could be induced to believe that calling out Companies four times'ayear, instead of two, would in crease a military spirit, he would vote to repeal the act. But so far as his observa tion extended, frequent musters had no tendency this way. He had a, conversation not long since, with a General Officer, who gave it as his opinion, that mustering, so often did but little good. Besides, it was expected, the General Government would shortly take this subject up, and give us a better system of organization. Mr. fctockard said he telt bound to men tion the fact, though not now in order to present it, that a Memorial had been for warded to him, expressing thedissatisfac tion of the petitioners at the existing regu lation. ; Mr. Poindexter said, he should not make a remark, .were it not known to such mem bers present as were in the last Legisla ture, that hi had then opposed a similar bill. His experience had taught him, that frequent mustering, under our present sys tem did not tend to excite a military spirit.. He knew some Captains who, so far from understanding the elements of Military discipline, could not shoulder arms cor rectly. He would vote for Officers to go to some Military Institution, and when instructed themselves, he would tie willing to have them call out their companies a dozen times a year. But sd long as Cap tains Were profoundly iguorant of the principles- they attempted to inculcate, it was ridiculous to have their companies called out for drill. Mr. P. said, he had him self been requested occasionally to act as Fugleman at these military displays and there was but one manoeuvre which he cbuld perform correctly, and that was ' Right about! face!!" The1 motion to strike out was carried, 64 to 45 ; and then the bill was rejected as amended, 75 to 52. SBXATJE. The subjoined Resolutions, in relation to the Public Lands, were introduced by Mr, Waugh, on Saturday last, and jmitted for want of room : Resolved, by the General Assembly of the State of Worth-Carolina, That if Congresshould give the unsold territory, or public lands of the li nked States to the States, in which said lands are situate, it would be a plain breach of the public faith, and a dangerous violation of the rights of all the States. - 2. .Mesolved, further, That all the nublic re venues are collected from the people,- directly or inairecuy, ana ougnt never to exceed the amount of expenditures necessary to an econo omical administration of the Government and therefore, .vrhene4HtI proceeds of the sales of the territory, or public lands of the United States, are not required (in aid of other reve nues) for the legitimate purposes of the Nati on Government, it will be the first duty of Con gress to diminish the public taies imposed up on the people of the Unitejl States, and there by reduce the revenue to a sum which, when added to the land salens, wjdl not exceed the ac tual wants of the Government : Hut because the vauie oi our union is oeyond the reach of pe cuniary calculation, and asil mieht be hazard ous toits stability to disturb now that system of taxation wnicn was so lately adopted, on a ccm promise ofconflicting interest9and opinions, upon, the mbject of the tariff, we believe it the duty of Congress to devise some safe method for distributing among all the States any surplus proceeds of the public lands which may, from time to time, remain in the Treasury of the li nked States, after defraying its expenditures. 4. Kesoivert, Jurtner, lnat Congress cannot distribute tleproeeeds of the sales of the terri tory, or public lands, belonging to the United States, or the public lands, themselves, in any manner which gives a preference to the new States in which they are located,' without vio lating the rights and prejudicing the claims of all the States of this Union. , 5. Resolved, Further, That we sincerely de precate all attempts on llw part Qf the citizens of this Siate, to increase the -difficulties, and magnify the jealousit, already exhibited upon national questions, in respect to .our public lanas, oy giving mem a party pnaracter, which does not properly belong to the subject and thereby holding out inducements to the new States to put forth urgent and unreasonable de mands and, on the other hand, by denouoc ing their claims with bitter reproaches so kindle a blaze of discontent in the nation, which. however intended, by those who raised it, must ultimately endanger the peace and prosperity of the best Government on earth, 6. ResUved, That his Excellency the Gover nor of this State, be requested, to trpnsrat, forthwith, a copy of the foregoing Resolutions to each ofthe Senators and Representatives from Nort h-Carolina, m the Congress of the U nited States. Monday, Nov. SO. On motion of Mr. Waugh, ' Resolved. That the Joint oteet L-ommittee on ! th. subject of tha Revised Code, be instructed to as certain, as near aa practicable, the probable erpeass , of printing, re-enacting and publishing the Revised Code now in the course of preparation by the Com missioners appointed for that purpose, and report the result of Uieir inquiry to. this House.;. : Mr. Cowper, of ?Gati'S, presented a bill giving to the County Courts of this , State power to abolish, the .offices., County Trustee and Treasurer of Public1 Buildings; which "was readthejfirst time and passed ' H I Mr. Jovher, from the Committee on Internal Improvement, to whom was re ferred the Resolution instructing then to inquire into the expediency of passing an act to compeloverseers of roadso report annually to the . County Courts the length of the" roads, and "the- number of narids under their superintendance &c. reported-aJiill providing for that object, which was read the first timegauji passed. mr. juyiier, iiuiu uic same MWjiuiii-. tee, to whom wask referrea the bull jov amend the act to incorporate the Ralekh and Roanoke Rail Road Company -reported the same, with an amendment ; ich was agreed to, and tne bill read the third time, passed and ordered toJe engrossed. v .. ' ', ' - Mr. Marsteller presented a bill au- ' morising and requiring the Captains and and commanding officers of theSOth and . 31st regiments to muster their men-once in -very three months; which was amen ded, so as to embrace the Sfth and 68th , resiments, passedthFee.times andrder ed to be engrossed. . ' The engrossed bill , to amend ; the ac to establish the Merchant's Bank of the town of Newbern, was read 'the second time. Vw - ' , . j Mr. Wyche moved t amend the bill, byatri king out the provision which authorises the Bank to issue bills of the denomination of three dollars; The-people of Newbern, he said, asked a charter for a bank, with a small capital, f or the commercial facilities of that town. They refused to have . branches, or permit the State to have any interest in it. The Legislature hadranted their request, and they now had the modesty to 'ask to he per' mitted to furnish a currency for the State ; .for such would be the effect of giving them authority to ,: issue these small bills. The whole country Would be flooded with three dollar notes'. ' The flour, to bacco and whiskey from the up country, would be paid for in these small notes. And what, he asked,, could his constituents do with such money 1 It was bad policy taauthorise the issuing of such, small "- notes.- It would banish specie from circulation, and fill the country with unsound currency. It was true this power had been 'granted to the Bank of the State and - the Bank of Cape Fear. But he wag gratified to find that the Bank of the State had not as yet exercised the power. 'The Batik of Cap Fear had and, he thought it might with more pro- priety issue small notes. The State of South Carolw j ha, hear which it was located, issuea notes of thif'vi description, wh ich found their way, in great quia--tities, into the border counties, "and it might be ne cessary for that Bank to avail Itself of the privilega .' granted it, to counteract the issues of our rister State. -He was opposed to its issuing small notes also on t the grounds that the State owned no stock in it, and -that it was a small Bank iatended to joperate in a limited sphere, and had gone into operation With; a , capital of from $125,000 to $15,000. j Mr. Bryan said, that he regreted that tjie county of Craven, was not represented on the floor of the '. Senate, as it was more immediately interested in this matter; but he felt it his duty, as the representa tive of a portion of the State, which was deeply in terested in the welfare of this institution, and which enjoyed largely the benefit of its banking operations to defend it against the unfounded , charges ' of the Senator from Granville (Mr. Wyche.) It was sta--ted by hira that only $ 125,000 of the Capttal Stock had been taken, and that it was a small, concern This was an error into which the gentleman had probably been led, by a report mada to the Senate few day3 ago. He believed that one hundred and sixty or seventy thousand Dollars of the stock bad been taken ; the last instalment upon iwhich would-he paid in January next." The fact, however that it was -small, was no argument against but ra. ther in favour, of extending to it a right which had oeen graniea w me ouier uaniLS. i rue, as tne gen tleman remarks,'? the State owns no "stockj in tjbisu Bank ; but she derives a revenue, from iv arid j a. arge number of the citizens of the State are di rectly interested in its operations . and welfare. He- . could not see the force of this assertion, unless it was intended to increase its enemies arid " thrown out as a tub to the whale." To a liberal Iccuktor the' interests of any portion of the pomnrunity ought " to be as dear as those of the. State; for uppn indi yidual prosperity and success materially .depend the ' happiness and welfare of a State ; for States are. composed of individuals. If there be an institution . of this kmd tLseful in it character, and beneficial in its operations! to a community, he asserted that it ' was the Merchant's Bank of Newherru - s The firtt section of -the amendment, continued ' Mr. B. propqsea nine, instead of seven, Directors. The operations of the Bank during the sickly sea. son must cease, unless this amendment is-adopted ; he had known Merchants, Who had gone to New- bem, preparatory to theur dxpartuTe for the f North; to : have, their notes discounted at this Bank, who hft J been detained there for sometime, m conscience' of the sickness of some and the' absence of others of the directors . Uuder the charter of the. Bank,, it requires five directors to constitute1 a quorum Sox the transaction of business ; and yery oflon circum stances far beyond the control of the ditectora havo precluded them from forming a board, at theur. ap- ' pointed fime of meeting.-Thia was an evil,- wdrick ; alone could be remedied by legislativeaid tr, and ho . replied upon the uberahty and sens of justictf of . i honorable Senators to apply thertedy. yr He'tru ; ted this branch of the amendment would be adopt- j ed. The .Senator, from Granville has declared wf r against the second section of the bill, and has, ac cordingly commenced hostilities; It is .laid down. : in the bill of rights, wtnxh tonns a part ot tne oa 6titution which we "have sworn to support, that' monopolies are contrary to the genius of a ftee - -" mm m mm Mmm. mr ' s state, and oueht not to be allowed. tne legis- lature has granted to the Bank of the State, with ia capital of one rmlhon and a hall dollars, anu o tue Bank of Cape rear, tne pmuegc oi issuing now -of the denomination of three doUars. Are the rights - of the corporators otbxwe wsututiona more valua-- , ble and deaf to the State) than - thoae 'of ther Mef chants Bank! PAre they not" membeci ; of the same grsat pdmical famiry! and canthej, good faiflxaiid"ohsaeTw ckira for thcnwelves any greater privileges and immunities, than ftoie enjoy ad by the ttockholdere oXthia The concea- -i 1MI