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41 without iicitrojinff41ir pcanprnj perilj of"iiearW hi thetcrth Tiion, and inMtitKfi tton in a dedonBictthCCtorT roinkteiriw4ii:thCxiuU5uij;ori itdddfiirii mafn r rim in iiitjih iiirir ii iruum.v ti. tiot pertette Ihtt wbvenw latibirWiebmutt-berfQQWiUikh tl"itrou consequences attonJbe el ' ftclrdSjconvutMonf tKat wotuWas . Kf4untrv burst anumier the bftniK f the limebrid ingulf, eabrb4oody tk fivctifiitmn f;the COOHtrT. It 18 msdrte lo aubnoae that the alavebuld iJ Qi.t.a nnUtW submit to be arr.fir.l. F.vpr consideraiiiin -intr kuminiiv i" the love of nntitv h sen of Vwronsr halreu fit oppressors, and tfescherous and faitble Impel thlra to tHe most daring andde. ' tj, famil, cQtfntry, liberty and s ltK wlflti-a and cruel as is the end aimed at. It is fully equalled by the crim inalitj of the means by which it ii pro posed to be accomplished. Thet as has been stated, consist in organised si ietie and a powerful press" directed tuainly with a virw to excite the bitter est anitriosity and hatred of the people of the nnn-slaveholding State against the citizen anirinstituiions of the vs4avehoUI- iog StatfS. It i eajr to -see to what disastrous results such meats must tend. p4sin2verithe more obvious effects. 4hlr ti-mUnv io excite to insurrection and servile war, with all its horrors, and the necessity which such tendency, must impose on the slaveholding States to re tort to the most rigid discipline and ae Tere police,:to' the great injury of the' pretent condition of the slaves, there re- - mains another threatening incalculable mischief to the cpuutry. Theliievitable tenilency of the means to which the abolitionists have resorted to effect their object, mut, if persisted intend in completely alienating the two ' great sectiona of the Union. The inces- a vast printing establihroeiit, throwing Httt'daily thousands of artful awl in flam : - matorvDublications, must make, in time. iloen inint'ession on the -section of the . Union -where thy fr. elf circulate, an are man1y designed fcto ave effect. The well-iuTormed and jhoughtful ' may hold them in comtempt, but the young, the inexperienced, the ignoj ant, and thought less wUl receive the poison. In process of timeVwhenahe number of proselytes 4s aufficiently multiplied, the artful and tCrnflivatA. who are ever on the watch to seixeonjany means, however wicked and danierou, will unite wih the fanatics. and make their movements the baais of a powerful political partv; that will seek dvancement,bydiffusing, a widely as possible; hatred against the slavehold ing States. J But, as hatred begets ha tred, animosity animosity, these feelings wuld become reciprocal", till every ves tige of attachment would cease to exht between the two sections, when the U- ntoa'ahir the Constitution, the offspring f mutual affection and confidence, would 1 forever perish. ! Such is the danger to which the move ments of the abolitionists expose the country. If the force of the obligating is in proportion to the magnitude of the danger, stronger cannot be imposed, thaifis at present, cm the States within whose limits the danger originates, to ar rest its further progress a doty the DvreT no only to the States . whose insti tutions are assailed, but to the Union and Constitution, as has been : shown, and, fln ka ml(til. in tlimlves. The sober attd considerate portions of citi eha of the non-slavehoUling States, who have a deep stake in the existing insti tutions of the country, would have lit tle forecast not to see that the assatilts whch erenow directed against the insti tutions of the Southern States may be ' very easily directed against those which uphold their own property and security. X Tery alight modification of the aru ments used against the institutions which sustain the property and security of the South would make them equally effectu al against the institutions of the North including banking, in which so vast an a mount of its property and capital is in vested. It would be well forthose Tn terested to reflect whether there now ex . SstSf or.ever existed, a wealthy and civ- "f 'ilixed communityf in which- one portion did hot live'on the labor of another ; and whether the form in which slavery exists in the South" is not Jput one modification of' this universal .condition ; and finally, whether any other, under all the cifcum 'lances of the case, is more defensible, . or stands on stronger . groul of necessi. tr. It is time to loot these questions in tne face; Let those who r are interested Vemeinber that labor ii Jlje only source rof -wealth; and how small a portion of it, iiii all bTd 'and civilized countries, even whriie Vat governed, ia left? to' those by vry ihose. llabbr-ealthiicreated. Let , 4oy)tnflect hoUtle volition or a ff vw cr the pnerativiPfHnianv countrr have WaidOlO V rive tin inr Mt ?e question i of lts distribution as a fewieicepnonsj; asijhe Sfl Af 010 iii IW the slavenoldgSafe has in the tu O..L1L ; jtr t t ? C. nwr Le rful will of the' Government, and ther jby the more feeble and flexible "of a master. If one be an. evil.t f4hVWher Thenrdy dtfTVrVrrce U the ibtiHoa, and th afieacj by wbicb they L. ,. i TmMTM January ,nn nn rilv . ivnnnm( tri- the .election 6f I the Uuitti Statesgconened'pursttant to litTctsn MCoriotiae; in Lexington utfthe J8th nst.v Dr. Wjlham Holt waa catlAl the Chair, andjSamuel Okither and fame Wiaewany fifeappeintell Sei creiaries. ' . yl.lMi Rarwrave addressed the meeting Tn -U.Wt;nn mnt eiiiimu't: of the follow- i in. RkoWtJoM, wtocKje submitted for us consnieranon s .. Reled 7Ratin t1e present condition of the country on "the eve -Of war wi h a. Foreign power 6r lomeatrcint!ttition8r the objet of increased and yttematic assaults from tr own fcrefArcn-the tnamfest tendency of every thmg tu the concentration of all power In the hands I of the Kxecutive there is. in the opinion of this meeting, abundant ground for apprefienaioi atu atarm. Resolved That the people of Davidson conn- ty; d a opposed to the pretensions of Martin Van Dure and ttichard si. jonnson, nna m inc absent alarminir novct of pufctic affairs, allw t ionat and mm perble objections to their elec tion, and renewed iitcitement t the most per severing and determ ine opposition. w e arc opposed to the election of Mr. Van Baren, be cause he is the nominee of an irresponsible Cmucus: because lie is tire appointed successor of the'present Executive and because his opi nions as indit ated by his public ucU, ate hosi lie to the prJcil 8t vital intreits of the South. We are opposed to the election f K. M. Johnson for ihs same reason1', and becus he has in his own life given a practical illustration of 'ne of tht ms odious doctunes of a ftitart-cal pany at the North, and because his electron under tie circumstances, would be an indelible tan upon Uie moral character ol the nation. Rflwtd, Thi e dhrre to and re-affirm the nomiatiotfHUGH L. WHITE of Tennessee, as a Candtate fr the Presidency, winch was made in public meeting in this county in May last. i Rerolvtd, That we recognize in the II sn. JOHN TY1.EK or V irffini., an arrtent awl ile vo:ed champion of Southern rights and inter ests one whose attachment tw the canunal nrincip-es ot the old Houbiican Party, and op. position to tyranny ami usurpation, botn lalivt and txecutivt, stand upon the recorcs f t hit country. We concur tliereforein his no- niinat'on for the Vice Pi-eaidency. SReflvedtTt w will support, cordially and .CVIUUIIi ' liv 11 WI II t iim kiwi. VI uuwiiu u Dudley of Wiimington, as & l audid.te for the offic- of Govt-rnor of the State. toolveJ, That we recommend John 3i'es, Eq. of Salisbury" as kU. table person to be placed on the White Electoral Ticket with the concurrence f the other counties of the District. ftaolved, That the Chairman of this meeting p point a Committee of five tor each election precinct in he county, .to carry n'o effect the obj-cts of this meeting, and that the TJmtral Commi e be enUred by the addition of fifteen members. Tliese Resolutions having been further discussed by Mr. liargrave and J. A Hogan, Eq. were unatiimuusly adopted. On motion of Mr. Hargrave, the pro ceedings were ordered to be published in the? Carolinian and Watchman, and all other papers friendly to the cause. The meeting then' adjourned. WM. K. HOLT, Chairman. Saml. Gaitukr, James, Wiseman Secretaries. A large and respectable meeting of the Citizens of Cabarrus county, was held at the CourMlouse, in Concord, on the 9th inst.it be in 2 the week of the Superior Court in said county; On mot:on, Archibald Houston, Esq. was called to the Chair, and John Still. Jr. appointed Secretary. The object of . I - a a w tne meeting was orieriy explained by j. Phifer, Sen. Qn motion, the former Re presentatives of said county were called upon to give the meeting their opinion as to the person mnt suitable to be elected at the August Election for Governor of the State of North-Carolina. The opi nions of the .Representatives were then freely given in favor of Gen. Edward B. Dudley, of New-Hanover countv, as th . . . 1 . . - most prominent candidate to be run on the Whig ticket at the ensuing Election. The meeting was addressed by General Paul Barringer, John Phifer and others. The following Resolutions were then offered by David Long, Esq. read and unanimously adopted, viz : Whereas by the amended Constitution of this State, the Election of Governor is riven to Ihe qualified voters, and whereas it is indispen sable to produce unanimity and concert of ac tion on the part of the Whigs throughout the State A Resolved, That this meeting has entire confi dence in the integrity, ability, and love of coun try of Gen. EDWARD B. DUDLEY, of New Hanover county, and therefore, this meeting do recommend h'm to their fellow-citizens aa a Candidate for Governor at the ensuing August Election. Resolved, That the several Committees here tofore appointed to advance the cause of Judge White to the Presidency, be, and are hereby requested to aid , the Views of this meeting in advancing the claims of Edward BDudly,Esq. to the Rzeeutive Chair of this State. Resolved, That the Secretary furnish a copy of these proceedings to each of the papers printed in Salisbury and the Charlotte Journal, and that all papers in the State friendly to the cause be requested to gire them a place. ARCHIBALD HOUSTON, ChW John Still,, Jr. Sec'y. " . For the Register r Pursuant to public notice, a meeting of the Citizens-ot Wake county, about 150 in number waa helit at Col. Allen Roger' Store, on Saturday, the 15th in- giant. " - On motion, Zadnck Danrtel. Esq. was 1 appointed President, Dr. B. Rogers, Vice in Vafatroortftte and eloquent Add i ess i On' motion, a Committee was appointed i a m . . lrf'3 con-Utins ofThmnas Hjcks John Shaw. isfn. Jesse Gill. Alfred BeferWiUiain c i. .nn .n.n.mo. Hirt. ,rr th nnr'on tnis i ickbi is. in tne niene pose of draw ng up Resolution express- . t . mrz .r ik. .ui'... lL l v a w fivst wt vuv mtvbtng u ' , J time, returned -and reported the fUow? Vml2. Ph eordisllvv COtlCur with Virfrntftr Vice Preiideot ofthe Umted States. ; 2. i?ofcerf, That we coneur -also with the mentioned meetinff. in t4eif omlnation 5f Edwafd Ik Dudley, of Wilmington, as a suit ahle Candidate tor Governor, to tie run by the Weeds pfJfiAi. 7TAi, at ttte ensuing Au gvuf Election. ; A. Uetolvta, mat It iere oc mnj ycrswi nvann nriit who voted to send & Delegate or w .5 more n xBfviu i mj . mik it-iennwn. 4. Awhfd, That we deprecate as grossly unjust, the, false and arrogant claims ot a lew Van Huren pnrtizans tn send delegates to Bal timore to represent the bounty -of Wake in a nomination of president and- Vice-President, without consulting the voters of said County. S. Jiesolwd. That tnis meeting reposing con. fidence in the patriotism, integrity and Repub lican principles of Wsstos R. Gaiss, do hereby recommend him to' their fr llow-citizens of Wake generally, as a suitable Candidate to represent this County in the Senate of our next Legislaw Mire, to be voted for at the ensuing August Election by the opponents of Martin Van Bu ren, ol New-York. 6. Resolved further, That this meeting repos- inir confidence in the patriotism., integrity ani Kt-publican principles of A lhe Joses, Allen Koesnsand tiaoaoa W. IUrwoo; do recom mend them to their fellow-citizens of Wake as amtable persons to represent this County in the House of Commons of our next. General Assem bly, to be voted for by the friends of Judge White, at the ensuing August Election. 7 Jietolved further, Thai having perfect confidence in the integrity of Co!. Deropaey B. M t:rv. we recommend him to our tellow ciii- x us io b. vut d for as Sheriff for the County of Wake at the ensuing August Election. The Resolutions having been read, were separately adopted without a dis senting voice. When the 3d Resolution was read, there was no response from any quarter. On motion, the meeting then adjourn ed. . ZADOCK DANIEL. Prest. B. ROGERS, Vice-Prest. Jo km K. Mo ore, Sec'y. Tor the Register. Agreeably to public notice. Sieen on Tuesday, a large and respectable meet in; of the Citizens of Buncombe county, North -Carolina, was held in the Court- House, in A?heville, on Wednesday the 10th day of February, 1836, after the adjournment of Court, for the purpose of nominating s us table Candidates for the Presidency and Vice-Presidency, and for Governor, and, also, to adopt some, measures to appoint an Etector in this District. On motion of N. W. Wooflfin, Col. Samuel Chunn was appointed Chairman and M. Pafton, Secretary. The object of the meeting was explained by Colonel Chunn, in plain ami forcible remarks. On motion, the following Resolutions were adopted, after discussion, by the meeting, almost unanimously, not how ever without aui attempt on the part of the mentis of Martin Van Buren, to de feat the object of the meeting, by ofterjog Resolutions ot a uinerent character Resolved, That this meeting view it as their inalienable right to give their suffrages, in the approaching Presidential Election, to the man ot their choice, the recommendation of the Bal timore Convention to the contrary not with standing. Resolved further, That we View HUGH L. WHITE, of Tennessee, a man altogether qua- litied to fill the Office of Chief Magistrate of this N'aiion, and better Ctlculated than any other uanaiaaxe in nomination oeiore me American People, to conciliate good teelings and unite conflicting par ies which so unhappily exist in our country, and therefore, by all the lion orable means in our power, that we will sue port his Election. Resolvtd further. That for the purpose of forming a White Ticket in this State,, we deem it necessary and expedient, that those who are friendly to the Election of Judge White, should hold meetings in the different Counties in each Electoral District, and recommend some suit ble person to be supported as an Elector. Resolved further. That he Chairman be re quested to nominate three Delegates, on the part of the county of Buncombe, to meet such Delegates as have, or may be appointed by the other counties composing thisElectoral District, t attend a Convention to be holden in Ashe- vine, on me nrst i uursuay in April next, to a gree upon an Elector to be run on the White Ticket. jiufvtu j i 1 1 111.1 icwuiiihicih uur fllow.citizcns of the United States, 'the name of the Honorable JOHN TYLER, of Virginia, as a suitable person to fill the Office of Vice President. '' Resolved further, That we approve of the no mination of Gen. EDWAHD B. DUDLEY, of Wilmington, as the Whig Candidate for Gov ernor of North-Carolina. The Chairman, in pursuance of the au thority given him by the 4th Resolution, appointed Col. James Lowrie, Col. John Clayton and Col; Samuel Davidson, De legates on the part of Buncombe county, to attend the Convention to be holden in Asheville, on the first Thursday in April next. . On motion of N. W. Wopdfin, Resolved, That the proceedings of this meet injr be signed by the Chairman and Secretary and that copies be sent to the Editors of the liafeigh Register and North-Carolina Gazette for publication. On motion of B. S. Gaither, the meet ing adjourned. . SAM'L CHUNN, Ch'n, M. Pattojt, Sec v. VIRGINIA ELECTORAL TICKET. In publishing the subjoined Whitb and Ttlkr Electoral Ticket adopted by; the Whig Convention, held a few days sunce at Richmond, the retersburgfCon stellation say-rThe array of - names f respe;tatie. vc have only tc regret i that aneh nimn ar to ha found identified w .w . .... Irvfth t jpay(jVwht)fe priheiptea ire to verse tootir own. ; v lWinianl Collins of Nottoic vowhj 2. JohirfJrquhart irrf Southampton, - 3 Wiinam B. Johasdn ol Chesterfield, Mark Alvxande of Mecklenburg, Si Allen Wilson of Cumberland, 6. JkmesSawndera of Campbell, 7. Joseph Mrin of Henry 8. Robert McC'andlish of York, 9. William V.Taylor ol Caroline 10. Robert V Carter of Richmond county, U. Chapman 'iohnstoii of Richmond city, 12. William F. Gordon of Albemarle, 13. iohe- C Marye of Spottsylvams, 14. John Janney of jLoudoun, " 15. Charles James Faulkner of Berkeley, 16. John it. O. Smiflv of Frederick, 17. Joseph Cravens of Rockingnam, 18. Briscoe G. Baldwin of Augusta, 19. Henry Erskine of Greenbrier, 20. John P, Matthews of Wythe, 31. Wdl'iam R. Harley of Smyth, 22. Joel Shre wsbury of Kanawha, 23. Moses W. Chapttoe of Ohio. The subjoined Communication is trans ferred to our columns from the Roanoke Advocate, by request of the author : THE WILMINGTON AND HALIFAX RAIL ROAD. Mr. Editor The public need some in formation upon this proposed Road, and as your paper circulates in a community which ought to leel in it the deepest in terest, I Have selected its columns in or der to afford it. In the year 1833, a rail road from Wil mington to Raleigh was chartered with a capital stock of 2800,000. This was called the Wilmington and Raleigh Rail Road, " and it was, to run "from some point within the town of Wilming ton, or in the immediate neighborhood of the said town, to the City of Raleigh, or the immediate1 neighborhood ol the said City., The stock in this Road, not having been taken, and, it being deemed by many highly advantageous to the welfare ot the: at ate. to run a road from Wilmington to thV Roanoke the aforesaid charter Was so amended at -the recent session of our Legislature, as to allow the road to run from Wilmington to some point "at- or near the river Kounoke. " The now contemplated route of this road, is from Wilmington to the .ter mination of the: Halifax and Weldon road ; but notwithstanding this proposed change or route from Kaleigh to it is still called the " Witming Raleigh Rail Road j" because thus it is styled in the original charter. .Subscription books are now opened for j ims route, in vv 11 mingion cou,uuu are ; i nwuj auuabuutu) auu iuvic mau 000 along the route. In every instance. however, the subscription is accompanied with the express condition that the .route is to be tun from Wilmington to Halifax. The distance is about one hundred and forty miles, over a very level country; covered with finest and most durable ma terials for constructing the road. The; coarse will be almost a North and South line, and passes: thro' the counties of Halifax, Edgeconvb, Pitt, Greene, Le noir, Duplin and New Hanover, and will nearly touch many other counties lying adjacent to these. I'l. - l- - L I ' I .u,6,n ,y v.v av- iivii ui uiw uam.ui nan ui uui uiakc I Cotton, grain, staves, pork, turpentine tar, and a thousand other nameless pro ductions will sprjng inloexister.ee as soon as the freightage shall become cheap. In this view, it it most emphatically the farmer's road. In another, it is the tra veller's road ; for it is intended to add to it a line of Steamboats from Wilmington to Charleston, whose trip will be perfor med in about 42 hours, there is alrea dy a rail road from Charleston to Au gusta so, that if the road from Wil. mington to Halifax shall be completed, there will be a steam boat and rail road way from Augusta to Saratoga Springs. buch a prospect as this, founded as it is upon sensible and indisputable facts. ought to excite the general interest and awaken the universal attention of the farmer, merchant and capitalist through out me enure eastern section oi our State. - The books are now open in Halifax, and many other places, for subscription, and it is earnestly hoped that no one will be backward, in lending his aid to this truly noble and patriotic work. A Citizen of Halifax County; FOREIGN NEWS. EIGHT DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE. By the packet ship England Captain Waite, London papers to December, Slst and Liverpool of January 1st, both in elusive, have been received at New York. v lhe President's message arrived at Liverpool December 29th, and in the London papers on the SOtli, was publish ed entire. So far as it produced any ef fect upon the funds, the tendency was upwara. we nave no new oi its re ception in Paris, The acceptance by France of ihe medi ation of England; for the adjustment of tne uispute wim xne united states is om cially announced in the Moniteur. The London Courier, after saying that j t . mM tne message does not inspire n wyn very strong nopes or a peaceable aojusimeni, adds : - When we remember, however. Chat th poticfe taken of the President's message waa less the act of the French Gotf rnment thaa ol Gen, Valaze, theogb adoDted bv the Government tn conaequenee of a nt of th Cfaambe of DeDuties. we can hardjy bsi IttTB that th French Government wU not take ptse, immediately the Chamber meets, ttaatatka j Ihakt the, pacific para8raph , of .General 3acksjn a tAnvh i an .ir.n. t hot T)(V laBUit HU lDMBi France, mod let him more th Uie condition on which the pay ment of the money has been withheld be re idded i then the money will btf psfd, and alt source of tfuarrel be immediately dried Tiplx General Valaxe, we repeat, is me jniscniei-maxer,"nu: ue ougu w be $1 author of the act by srhlch .mj reconciliation may be, most easily ejected. Jyine If ays Utter from France SIX DAYS LATER FROM ENGLAND. " ' . 1 ,. 1. IMPORTANT. From the JV. York Journal of Commerce, Feit 12. I Bv the arrival of the packet ship Rhone, Capt. Links, we have received Paris papers to the evening of January 7th, and Havre of the 8th) containing London dates to the evening of the 5th. j The President's Message had reached Paris, and was received with general- sat isfaction. Capt. Lines informs us that it; twi imposed the Indemnity Money would bf paid, on the strength of the Menage, without wailing f or s the result oj the me diation. This opinion is rather counten anced than otherwise, by the clause in the Address of the Chamber of Peers, adop ted by a vote of 99 to 8, whictf speak of the Message as giving ground lo hope for a speedy adjustment of the dispute. j The sales of cotton at Liverpool from Friday, January 2d, to Thursday, the 7th, amounted to 20,000 bales, at an ad vance of 1-8 per pound; sales on the 7th, 3,500 bags. CONGRESS. 1 IN SENATE, 1 Thursday, Feb. 11. After the usual morning business the day was spent in discussion of the Bill and report concerning the Corporations of the District of Columbia. After a (long debate, the Bill was recommitted to the Committee for the District, and the Senate adjourned HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. After the morning business, th whole day was spent in discussion of the Navy Appropriation Bill, principally by Mr. Pearce, of Rhode Island, who spoke up on it at great length. He was followed by Mr. Cusbing and Mr. Hardin, and, without taking any question on the pend ing motion 10 amena tne dim, (py reuu- cms one-halt the appropriation for the Navy Yard at Portsmouth,) the Commit-' cee pi the v note rose and repotted pro- rjicsi auu me nuuse aujoumeti. IN SENATE. Friday f Feb. 12. Mr. Clay's Bill, annropriatine, for a limited time, the proceeds of the sales or the Public Lands, was called up by Mr. E wing, of Ohio, and on his motion made the Special Order of the day for Wednesday next.. ln day was mainly occupied in de bate on the motion of Mr. Calhoun, that an Abolition Memorial, presented by Mr. uucnanan some days azo, be not recei ved j upon which motion no question had taken when, at the usual hour, the Sfn Senate adjourned. to meet again Monday. - HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. A Resolution moved by Mr. Allan, ot Kentucky, on the 7th of January last, to extend the benefits of the Revolution ary Pension System to the survivors of those Who served in the wars between the Treaty of Peace in 1783, and the Trea ty of Greenville; in 179.5, was taken .up, and, after some brief debate, agreed to. After transacting some other business. the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Bills s and the remainder of the day's sitting was consumed in the, discussion of the bill for the relief of Jesse Smith and others, without finish ing it : when, after refusing to adjourn over to Monday, the House adjourned to to-morrow. Saturday Feb. IS. The Senate did not sit on Saturday. 4 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. On motion of Mr. Deoerry, , Resolved. That the Contmitte on fte volution- ary Pensions be instructed to inquire into lite expediency of so amending the act of! he 7th of June, 1832, entitled " An act supplementary to the act for the relief of certain surviving offi cers anu soiaiers ot toe devolution, as to extend benehtsof said act to such persona at performed lhe requisite service in the capacity of mechan ics, wagoners, and boatmen, who were put to such service by the officers in command. On motion of Mr. Giilett, Resolved; That a select committee be appoin. ted to inquire into the expediency pf providing oy law tor coining gold coins ot the denomina tion of one, two, three, and four dollars, and al so whether any addit ion to the number of Branch flints is required by the interest of the coun try, and the committee nave leave io report oy bill or otherwise. On motion of Mr. Williams of North Carolina, Resolved, That the. Committee on the P,ost Office and Post lioads be instructed to inquire into the expediency of establishing a mail route from the Little Yadkin Post Office, in Stokes. County, North Carolina, by Wiiliara Wolf, Reeves, and Johnson Clements, to Hockford, in Surry County. - v On motion of Mr. R. 11. Johnson, Resoiv0a TtiiX the Committee for 'the District of 4uskbia be instructed to inquire in to the expediency of aboltshmg imprisonment for debt witbm the said District. ; ; On motion vf Mr. McKay, fX ' Resolved. That the committee on Military Af fairs be instructed to inquire into the expedim-1 cv ot establtsutne aa arsenal in Nona &areiina." c . -vi r IN SENATE. Monday Mb? 15 The Senate proceeded ta consider the ton from the society of Frtend 8 in P.n. sylvanta, praying fo tWaboiitiori of slave ry in the District of Columbia. v Mr. Tallmadge continued the debate, Ht opposition to the motion that the petition be npt received. tr. Swift and Mr. Niles succeeded, tu latter apologizing for reading a speech which he had prepared on the occasion. Miy Leigh complained that the gentle man from Connecticut had misrepresented wnat ne nau said ;wnen, On motion of Mr. Black, the Senate ad. journed, at 5 o'clock. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Mr. Briggs presented a petition from sundry individuals, praying the abolition of slavery in the District of C ill II IT hi O in.l j . unit moved that it be referred, without reading to the select committee on that subject. Mr. Wise objected to its reception, and asked whether it was the understanding of the Chair, when the resolution of the gen tleman from South Carolina was adopted that every petition, past, present,' and to come, presented , or to be presented; was to be referred to the select committee. The Chair said that the gentleman had a right to object. to the reception of the dc tition v Mr Wise asked whether it was in or der to debate the motion of reception. The Chair replied in the affirmative. ' Mr. Wise proceeded, at length, to gire his views on'the question of reception. In the course of his remarks, lie made a re ference to the mover of the resolution, and was called to order. - . The Chsir repeated the words, pronoun ced them to be disorderly, and decided that .the gentleman ' eould not proceed, without the assent ot the House. After much conversation on various points of order connected with the decision iw oi me vnair, i Mr. Wise, by permission of the House. explained that he did not apply the remarks to the gentleman from Sou tli Carolina, but to his resolution. The Chair read the words, as follows : " I hiss him as a deserter from the princi ples of the South on the slavery question ;' and put the question whether the gentle man, alter the explanation he had made, should be allowed to proceed. xne question Deing taken by yeas and nays, it was, decided in the affirmative : -Yeas 111, nays 92. ' N - So the gentleman from Virginia had leave to proceed. Mr. Vinton here made a point of order. He submitted whether the gentleman front i Virginia had a right to discuss the ques- tion, as the resolution adopted by the I House disposed of the whole subject, by V referring all the petitions in regard to it to I a select committee. ' The Chair , decided that the resolution I Could not embrace petitions presented sub sequently to its adoption, Jmt only those f petitions the contents of which were in the possession of the House, j At the same?, time, he said that he made the decision -with diffidence, as it was a new question, ,r and one on which he had not consulted the& xl iW autnonups. Mr. Vinton appealed from this decision, I v J i:f and, on this appeal, an animated discussion ;4 i arose, in which Messrs. Vinton, Mercer, which Messrs. a f ,t. Pinckney, Bynum, Chambers. Briejrs Jen ifer, French, Hawes, and Peyton partici- -i paten, At half past four o'clock, without taking the question, the House adjourned. ! IN SENATE. r Tuesday, Feb. 16. Mc. Clayton, from the Committee on the J.udiciary, reported a bill to chane the times of assembling and the adioorn- t. C J irient of Congress ; which was read a first f T" titnp. and urAtroil tn SArnnil rpsilitiff.? x ' ' -w BjnF iiiis uui nxes me fiay ir ine meemj of Congress for the first Monday in No- vembei, every year, and the termination of the first session for the second Monday fr in May, unless otherwise ordered br joint resolution. ' L The Senate proceeded to the consiile f. ration of the petition on the subject the abolition of slavery in the Districto' :':,. Columbia $ when lv Mr. Mangum, on account of theindiiy position of Mr. Black, moved to post ponton the consideration of the subject until to morrow. HOUSE OK REPRESENTATIVES. Th4e House resomed the consideratio of the following-resolution, heretofore i V feredby Mr. Smith, nf Maine. t .r tetv?d.T&t the letter ot the late Hon. W:iUj Barry, fprmerly Posimastar Genersl of the l jA ted States, received by the Speaker of the Hou the last day of said session, be taken from the fit of the House, laid upon the table, and printed. Sir. Hawes regarded this proceedin; ; (he said,) as a. very singular one on part of the. gentleman from Maine. I: commenting upon it, he should not(k ( . said) take any. care to spare the Eeul' j! ' man, or any other person concerned in.vr . measure, so long as he kept his remark within the Rules of Order. He wouip , first give the House a brief narrative CK nected with this subject, and expose I'L; the i House and to the Public the r vvhirh tht irpnHomnn from Maine hadMi. ted. Mr. H. then stated, tle origin y the Post Ofiice investigation, a4 the Mj ceedings of lhe Post Q&ce Committee- g ihe House, (of w,hi,ch commAttee heJj a member,) in the matter, Daring late recesaot votJgrest a Utter war u It shed oer the signature of the ge "t"!ellil'J from Maine, (Mr. Smith,) .com men' :V ri of that committee, j unon the reneri t impugning the ; correctness of its i i . t. menta. -ftir. ii. went n io qetM - th6 itatemeiiU contained in that 'etl were Rosily talfe ; : :The Chair called the gentleror . Kentucky; to order, and ftatd could not proceed without the the Huttae. H-l 'J dc il i A C fit of of J' a ei V Hv 'I u iV n r '.. .-.;:t t A i i j j V
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