General SteseroWy.
SENATE.
Mr. Mebane presented a reso
lution in favor of Benjamin Brit
tain and lsham Matthews, allow
ing them pay for the time they
were detained by illness at Ral
eigh after the adjournment of the
last session; which passed its first
reading.
The bill more effectually to
suppress the practice of usury,
was indefinitely postponed on its
second reading 34 to 21.
Mr. M'Farland presented the
following resolution:
'Resolved by the Senate and
House of Commons, That this
Legislature adjourn on Thursday
next sine die.
Mr. Boddic moved that the re
solution be laid on the table;
which was not agreed to. The
question was then taken on its a
doption, and decided in the affirm
ative 37 to 16.
The engrossed bill to regulate
the fees of clerks and sheriffs, was
rejected on its first reading.
The engrossed bill regulating
the inspection of fish for the town
of Murfreesborough, was amend
ed on motion of Mr. Matthews,
by extending its provisions, to the
town of Halifax.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Mr. Fisher presented a resolu
tion requesting the Governor to
address a letter to the President
of the United States, asking that
he would order to this State a
detachment of topographical en
gineers for the purpose of making
a survey, with a view of ascertain
ing the best line for a rail road
from Fayetteville to some point
on the Yadkin river above the
Narrows, and from the Yadkin to
the Catawba, so as to connect
the vallics of the Catawba and
Yadkin with the Cape Fear; and
also to make an estimate of the
cost of erecting such rail road.
Which resolution, on motion of
Mr. Fisher, was laid on the ta
ble. The bill to provide for obtain-!
ing statistical information as to
the resources of the State, was
read the third time, amended, and
rejected G4 to 58.
Mr. Wyche from the select
joint committee to whom was re
ferred the remonstrance of the
Dismal Swamp Canal Company,
reported a bill to provide for the
removal of an obstruction to the
passage of masted vessels from the
Dismal Swamp Canal to Albe
marle Sound; which bill passed
its first rcadinir.
Raleigh, Jan. 8.
7Co:5.-On Monday, Mr.
Potter'sTjffi and Resolutionagain
came up for consideration, and
were, on his motion, amended by
the substitution of an entire new
bill, with the exception of the en
acting clause. By this it was
provided that the Attorney Gene
ral should proceed against the
State Bank only, either by in
formation in the nature of a writ
of quo warranto or other legal
process; that the Supreme Court
should have jurisdiction of the
cause, and should meet on the
first Monday of February next,
and enter upon the trial; that in
case the corporation should , bo
dissolved, such dissolution should
not work an extinguishment of
the debts either due to or from the
Bank; that the court should ap
point commissioners, whose duty
it should be to take into posses
sion all the effects of the institu
tion, and proceed to wind up the
affairs thereof; and that so soon
as this object should be effected,
and a detailed statement of their
proceedings in writing be deliv
ered to the Court, that thereupon
the Court should make such de
cree as should be compatible with
the rights of the stockholders, the
claims of creditors, and the con
dition of debtors. These, accor
ding to our understanding, wero
the most prominent features of
the amendment. Upon the adop
tion of this amendment, Mr. Nash
moved to lay the bill on the tabic,
in order that the House should
not proceed further without a
day's reflection. This course
was opposed by Messrs. Potter,
Cooper and Fisher, and the mo
tion was lost by a small majority.
The bill, as amended, was read
the second time and passed
Ayes G2, Nays 54.
On Tuesday, Mr. Wyche mo
ved an amendment, which provi
ded for the punishment of any offi
cer of the Banks, who should for,
or on account of such Bank, trade
in articles not permitted by the
charter should buy the notes of
;such Bank, cither in this State or
elsewhere, at a price below their
! nominal amount or should re-
quire an exchange of the notes of
I any other Bank as a condition of
, granting a loan or discounting a
I note, or of more favorable terms
,of renewal. For these several
j offences, heavy fines, and in some
cases, imprisonment was to be in
flicted; and lastly, it proposes to
make the Banks pay ten per cent,
per annum, interest on all notes
presented for payment after the
1st January, 1830. It was oppo
sed by Messrs. Potter, Fisher,
Shipp &, Cooper, and lost. The
bill was then read the third time,
when considerable debate ensued,
in which Messrs. Nash & Jones
of Rowan opposed, and Messrs.
Allison, Shipp and Bynum advo
cated it. The ayes and nays ha
ving been called for by Mr. Gra
ham, the Clerk announced the re
sult to be, in favor of the passage
of the Bill 59. The Speaker
(Mr. Settle) voted with the mi
nority, and the bill' was rejected.
Yesterday the same bill, or one
similar to it, was introduced in
the Senate by Mr. Alexander;
which was rejected on its first rea
ding 29 to 28.
During the discussion of this
subject, which has excited so
much interest in both Houses, we
carefully forbore to express our
opinion or views concerning any
of the measures proposed, believ
ing that it would be improper and
indelicate in us to attempt to
forestall public opinion one way
or the other while the debate was
going on. Now that it has pas
sed the ordeal of the Legislature,
we have no hesitation in giving it
as our deliberate opinion, that the
Banks have violated their chart
ers, and, in many instances, acted
contrary to the correct principles
of banking; but, like many others.
wc are unable to point out a course
calculated to remedy the evil, un
der which so many of our citizens
are suffering.
On Tuesday last, the following
gentlemen were chosen Counsel
lors of State for the ensuing year:
Gideon Alston, William B. Lock
hart, George W. Geftries, Archi
bald M'Bride, Alexander Gray,
Thomas Kenan and Nathan B.
Whitfield.
On Monday last, the following
gentlemen were elected Trustees
of the University of this State, to
supply vacancies in the Board:
John M. Morehead, Hugh Wad-
dell, John Giles, John L. Bai
and William S. Mhoon. Star.
Statistics. While at Raleigh,
we amused ourselves in gathering
the following statistical facts, in
relation to the vocations, presi
dential preference, and matrimo
nial condition, of the members
of North Carolina.
VOCATIONS.
Farmers - - 143
Lawyers - - 34
Doctors - 8
Mechanics - G
Merchants - 4
Sea Captain - 1
POLITICS.
For Jackson - 153
For Adams - 39
Neutral - - 4
MATRIMONIAL CONDITION".
Married - - 140
Bachelors - 43
Widowers - 13
ted articles, he shall, on conviction
receive 39 lashes.
To restrain the justices of
the County Courts in granting
licenses to retail spiritous liquors.
Provides that licenses shall not
be granted to any but a free white
person of good moral character
to be testified to by at least two
witnesses.
PRIVATE ACTS.
Concerning the town of Tarbo
rough. Relative to working on
the streets.
Providing for the removal of
the obstructions to the passage of
masted vessels from the Dismal
ly Swamp Canal to Albemarle
bound.
Directing the time and place of
selling land under execution in
the counties of Halifax, North
ampton, Hertford and Martin.
Incorporating the Edgecombe
Manufacturing Company.
Establishing and incorporating
Rocky Mount Academy.
Regulating the inspection of
fish for the towns of Murfreesbo
rough and Halifax.
RESOLUTIONS.
Surrendering the right of the
State of North Carolina to take
shares in the stock of the Roanoke
Navigation Company.
Instructing the Public Treasu
rer to make no further invest
ments of the funds of the State in
the stock of either of the Banks of
the State. '
Western Carolinian.
Xarboroug!),
FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 1829.
General Qsse?)ibty. The Legisla
ture of this State adjourned on Saturday
last, having passed 45 Acts of a public
nature, 122 private acls, and several re
solutions. We are indebted to the po
liteness of Gen. L. D. Wilson, Senator
from this county, for a copy of the Cap
tions of the Laws, passed at this session
In our next paper we will insert all the
public acts the following are t lie acts
and resolutions which we conceive to be
most interesting to our readers:
More effectually to enforce
the payment of taxes from free ne
groes and mulattoes. Provides
that the owners of lands, on which
free negroes and mulattoes reside
with their permission, shall be li
able for the public, county and
parish taxes of said free negroes
and mulattoes, and for refusal or
neglect to give them in as free
polls in their list of taxable proper
ty, the owners of land as afore
said shall be liable to the same
penalty as for a neglect or refusal
to give in their own list of taxable
property.
Amending the act to pro
hibit the trading with slaves.
Prohibits any white person from
selling to a slave any fire arms,
powder, shot or lead, under a
penalty of 100 dollars; and also
declares such trading to be an in
dictable offence. It also provides
that if any. free negro or mulatto
shall trade in the above enumera-
Congress....Tus Body has been
five weeks in session, yet but lit
tle business of importance has
been done in either House. The
present Congress, it should be
remembered, expires constitu
tionally on the 4th of March; and
time wasted now, may be regretted
towTards the close ot the session.
In the House of Representatives,
Mr. Floyd's Bill, authorising the
establishment of a Territorial Go
vernment at the mouth of Colum
bia River, has been the principal
subject of discussion for a number
of days, and has furnished the
theme for many a dull, tedious
harangue.. ..not that wc have read
the one half of the Speeches on
the Oregon project as they have
been published in the National
Intelligencer: but we judge the
debate to have been extremely
wearisome, from the circumstance
that on Tuesday last the ques
tion upon an amendment propo
sed by Mr. Taylor could not be
decided for want of a quorum!
Now, if Members of Congress
will not listen to each other's Spee
ches, how can they expect other
people to read them when print
ed? We seriously think, if one
of our long-winded Orators, when
he rises to inflict a speech, could
be induced by some means to re
flect a moment on the cost of the
time he is about to consume, and
how very long it takes to sift a
small quantity of grain from
great bulk of chaff, he would, i
rational, pause ere he proceeded
so far in his wordy career as to
rlrivp his rnmnfiprs fmm their
seats, and thereby put a stop to the
public business. 1 et. 1 vnes.
No arrivals noNcics. Week
after week we have been expecting
that some one of the many Ship-
due, would corne into port, anJ