(Btntval Wsstmbly.
5
5
o
1
3
G
SENATE.
Monday, Nov. 19.
This being the day appointed by law
for the meeting of the General Assembly,
and fifty-eight of the members of the Se
nate appearing, that body proceeded to
The qualification of its members.
On motion of Mr. Williams, the Senate
proceeded to ballot for their presiding
officer. Mr. W. suggested the -propriety
of balloting without making any regular
nomination. By this course, the prefer
ence of members would be ascertained,
whilst no person voted for would experi
ence any mortification at defeat. This
arrangement having been agreed to, two
ballotings were had, which resulted as
follows: 1st. 2d.
W. D. Mosely, 20 41
II. Seawell, 8 4
L. D. Wilson,
W. F. Leake,
J. Wellborn, 4
Scattering & blank, 7
Mr. Mosely having received a majority
of the whole number of votes given in,
was conducted to the Chair by Mr. Mont
gomery, of Orange, from whence he re
turned his thanks in a neat and pertinent
address.
On motion of Mr. Matthews, Samuel
F. Patterson, of Wilkes, was appointed
Principal Clerk, and William J. Cowan,
pf Bladen, Clerk Assistant.
On motion of Mr. Vanhook, Thomas
B. Wheeler was appointed Principal
Door keeper, and Green Hill, Assistant
Door keeper.
On motion of Mr. Montgomery, of
Hertford, a Message was sent to the
House of Commons, informing them of
the organization of the Senate and of
their readiness to proceed to the despatch
of public business; and theu the Senate
adjourned.
Tuesday, 20.
Messrs. Spaight, Toomer, Seawell,
Wilson and Bailey were appointed a
committee to prepare Rules of Order, for
the government of the Senate during the
present session.
Received from the House of Commons
a message proposing that a select joint
committee be appointed to wait on his
Excellency the Governor and inform him
of the organization of the Legislature,
and of its readiness to receive any com
munication he may think proper to make,
and stating that Messrs. McLeod and
Shepard are appointed to form the Com
mittee on the part of that House, which
proposition was agreed to on the part of
the Senate, and a message sent to the
House of Commons informing them
thereof, and stating thatMessrs. Williams
and Hoke are appointed to form the com
mittee on the part of the Senate. Mr.
Williams from that committee, reported,
that the committee was authorised to
state that his Excellency would make a
written communication to the Legislature
to-morrow at 12 o'clock.
Wednesday, 2lst,
Mr. Parker presented the petition of
Henry Humphreys, of the county of Guil
ford, praying the Legislature to pass an
act exempting from taxation far the term
of fifteen years, a Cotton Factory, with
the slaves therein employed, together
with the lands and appurtenances thereto
belonging, situated in Greensborough;
which were read and referred to a select
committee.
Mr. Spaight from the select committee
appointed for the purpose, reported Rules
ot Urder for the government of the Sen
ate, which were adopted.
52, blank 3. Mr. Henry was conducted
to the Chair by Mr. McMillan, from
whence he made his acknowledgments to
the House.
On motion of Mr. Clayton, Charles
Manly, of Raleigh, was appointed Prin
cipal Clerk, and Edmund B. Freeman,
of Halifax, Clerk Assistant.
On motion, Richard Roberts, of Ra
leigh, was appointed principal Door
Keeper.
The House proceeded to ballot for As
sistant Door Keeper, John Lumsdcn,
John , John Cooke, John Cooper,
Levi Wilkinson, Thos. Parham, Benj.
Jones, Willie II. Williams, and William
Stokes being in nomination. On the
first ballot, neither of the candidates had
a majority.
Tuesday, 20th.
The House proceeded to ballot again
for Assistant Door Keeper. After three
ballotings, John Cooper, of Stokes coun
ty, was declared duly elected.
On motion, a committee consisting of
Messrs. Sumner, Sawyer, Polk, Bragg
and Pearson, were appointed to prepare
Rules of Order for the government of the
House.
The House " proceeded
three Engrossing Clerks,
persons Doing m nomination: uaniei
Coleman, John W. Covington, Thomas
G. Stone, Thomas L. West and Isaac C.
Palridge. On the first ballot, the three
first named, being the Clerks of last year,
were elected. The vote was, Coleman
172, Covington 103, Stone 123, West 55,
Palridge 34.
Wednesday, 21 st.
Mr. Graves submitted a Resolution for
the accommodation of one or more Ste
nographers. On motion of Mr. Bragg
the resolution was laid on the table.
Mr. Sumner, from the committee ap
pointed for the purpose, reported Rules
of Order for the government of the
House, which were adopted.
Mr. Pearson presented the petition of
Rd. H. Alexander, praying that the scat
of Burton Craine. the sitting member
cj ' o
from i he town of Salisbury, be vacated;
and that he, the petitioner, be permitted
to quality in his stead, and moved, that it
be referred to the committee of privileges
and elections.
to ballot for
the followin
and we now feel at liberty io transfer them
bodily, (with the exception of Kentucky, in heu
of which we have New Jersey,) to the side ol
the Administration the vote will thus probably
be, for the Administration, 230; for the Opposi
tion 58. The Opposition vote perhaps will be
thus divided-for Clay: Massachusetts, Connec
ticut, Delaware, Kentucky, and 7 votes in Ma
ryland, total 47 for Wirt: Vermont and Rhode
Island, 1 1. The balance for the Administration.
As it is more than probable that Mr. Van Bu
rnn will rpppive all the Administration votes for
the Vice Presidency, with the exception of
those given in Pennsylvania and fcouin oarouna,
his election by the people is also rendered mor
ally certain. We confess that we preferred
Judge Barbour for that office, but also candidly
acknowledge that we would prefer the election
of Mr. Van Buren by the people, sooner than
thrust it in the Senate.
The accounts are so contradictory respecting
the majorities in the different States, that we
have concluded to defer publishing them until
we receive those that can be relied on.
OT'The following are the official re
turns of the Presidential election, from the
several counties in North Carolina. ..Star.
Jackson $ Jackson Clay
Van Buren. Barbolir. Sergeant.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Monday, Nov. 19.
A quorum of the members of this
House appearing, they proceeded after
being qualified, to the selection of their
officers.
Louis D. Henry, Esq. of Fayetteville,
was nominated ior speaKer by Mr. Mc
Millan, of Bladen, and the nameof Sam
uel T. Sawyer, Esq. of Edenton, was ad
ded to the nomination, by Mr. Gwynn, of
Caswell. A balloting took place which
resulted in tlie choice of Mr. Henry, by
the following vote: Henry G9, Sawyer
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1S32.
Governor's Message, fyc. We have been fa
vored by Gen. h. D. Wilson, Senator from this
county, with pamphlet copies of the Governor's
Message and the Heport of the Public Treasurer.
We will insert the Message in our next paper,
together with an abstract of the Report. The
Message is short, but comprehensive and highly
creditable to the talents and discrimination of
the author. It is altogether confined to matters
of State concernment, and is wholly free from
those fine spun theories and rhetorical flourishes,
which generally extend to an inconvenient and
unnecessary length, the productions of the Execu
lives of other States.
Gov. Stokes having accepted an office under
the General Government, closes his Message with
the following appropriate valedictory:
"In this last act of my political rela
tions with the State of North Carolina, I
should be ungrateful in withholding the
expression of my unfeigned thanks for
the many testimonies of confidence and
support which 1 have received from the
Legislature and from the people, in the
course of a public life of forty-seven
years spent in their service, in various
stations: In all of which I have received
the most unequivocal proofs of their indulgence."
Anson, 529 39 111
Ashe, 2G5 31 49
Buncombe, 375 259 60
Bertie, 261 37 45
Bladen, 210 59
Brunswick, 103 11 51
Beaufort, 5 1 200- 53
Burke, 190 149 114
Cabarrus, 79 249 - 173
Columbus, 169 39 30
Carteret, 107 5 59
Currituck, 153 10
Chowan, 109 55
Chatham, 3S I 34 81
Cumberland, 593 58 1S3
Camden, 1SG 3 11
Caswell, 620 IS S
Craven, 2SS 5 137
Duplin, 239 11
Davidson, 55 333 5S
Edgecombe, 577 4S 5
Franklin, 459 9 30
Granville, 441 41
Gates. 321
Greene, 174 1 69
Guilford, 247 27 - 375
Halifax, 243 25S - 10
Hvdc, 99 43 36
Hertford, 173 25 15
Haywood, 353 5
Iredell, 359 104 - 5S2
Johnston, 360 7
Jones, 106 5 56
Lincoln, 943 306 22G
Lenoir, 229 4 19
Macon, 396 44 2
Moore, 34 S 7 5
Montgomery, 59 331- S.r
Mecklenburg, 4S9 273 21.'
Martin, 357 75 I"
New Hanover, 541 6 74
Nash, 437 8
Northampton, 117 2 23
Onslow, 373 C
Orange, 759 6 10
Person, 251 11 5
Pasquotank, 233 1H
-Pitt, 202 121 31
Perquimons, 135 SI
Rowan, 15S 451- MS
Randolph, 259 32 J21
Rockingham, 3S3 32
Robeson, 407 6 100
Richmond, 236 4S 69
Rutherford, 775 203 24
Sampson, 361 9 10
Surry, 4S2 36 90
Stokes, 667 1 167
Tyrrell, 131 7 ' 8
Washington, 126 25 ! 24
Wilkes, 250 211 ; 69
Wayne, 422 7 ' 34
Warren, 415 10 , S
Wake, 503 22 I 101
21,007 3,S55 j4,563
Presidential Election. few weeks ago we
published some speculations respecting the pro
bable result of the pending election, in which
we stated, "that the votes mutually conceded by
all parties, stand for the Administration, 96; for
the Opposition, 49; doubtful, 143." Most of
the doubtful State have been heard from,
03 We have every reason to believe that the
unfortunate individual mentioned in th subjoin
ed article, was from this town instead ff Fayet
teville. A young man of the same rame and
connexions, left this place about two m'jnths ago
in the Norfolk stage, the mercantile establishment
in which he was employed as a clerk having been
removed since when he has not been heard
of. It may also be proper to add, Oiat during
the six or eight months he remained here, he
was regular in his habits, atttentive tt business,
and his conduct wholly unexceptionable.
Suicide. About a month ago a young
man of genteel appearance and address,
by the name of William W. Emerson,
came to this Borough from Fayetteville,
(N. C.) and commenced keepicg a lotte
ry office in one of the brick tenements on
Main, opposite Bank street, id which he
was regular in his attendance until last
week, during the whole of wiich his of
fice remained shut, and he wis missing.
The circumstance however excited no
remark, as it was supposed ttat he had
V,
only left town for a short time. On Sa
turday last, however, the occupant of the
adjoining tenement being annoyed by a
most disagreeable odour issuing from the
young man's apartment, finally determi.
tied to force open the door, to ascertain
the cause, which he did, and to hisaur
prise and horror found the tenant him.
self, dead and in a state of putrefaction.
His body was lying on an inclined plan
formed by placing a chair in an inverted
position on the floor, and laying a board
on it; his lower extremities resting on the
floor. He was stripped of his coat, the
left shirt sleeve was rolled up; Ins arm
was bandaged above the elbow, and u
wide incision made in an artery a liule
below, from which it was evident he had
bled to death. A razor was lying on the
counter, with which he probably inflicted
the wound. At the inquest it was ascer
tained that he had borrowed a book on
anatomy from a neighboring physician,
on Saturday week, no doubt for the pur
pose of ascertaining the situation of the
artery, and it is probable that he perpe
trated the act of self-destruction the same
evening, as he had not afterwards been
seen, either at his boarding house or by
any of his acquaintance. From the pa
pers found in his office it appears that his
family live in Bangor, (Maine,) and that
he has very respectable connexions in
New York. Norfolk Herald.
(QMr. P. W. Fanning has issued propo
sals lor publishing in Wilmington, in this State,
a newspaper, to be called "The People's Press."
It will appear on or before the first of January
next will support the present efficient Adminis
tration and its measures, so long as they accord
with the principles of the Constitution and
be published once a week, on super-royal paper
of good quality, at Four Dollars per year, paya
ble in advance.
Casualty, On Saturday evening, 10th
inst. as a negro woman, the property of
Benjamin Tucker, Esq. of this county,
was picking out cotton, by the fire, by
some accident the cotton took fire and
communicated it to her clothes, which
burnt her so severely that she died in a
few hours. Greenville Patriot.
The Beet Beet-en. There is now
growing in the garden of Mrs. Nancy
Levvelling, of Edgecombe, a Beet mea
suring thirty-five inches in circumference..
Its length has not been ascertained. ib.
(trWe learn from the Raleigh papers,
that the Federal Court adjourned late or
Saturday, the 17th inst. J. J. Straughan,
of Chatham, was found guilty of robbing
the.U. S. Mail, and sentenced to ten
years imprisonment. John B. Mills, of
Fayetteville, was indicted for advising the
robbery of the Mail, and found guilty; but
on a motion in arrest of judgment, the
Court being divided, the case was car
ried to the Supreme Court. The Land
cases in which the State is sp largely in
terested, were continued.
From the Washington N. C. Union.
Public Meeting. Pursuant to notice
given, a number of the citizens of the
county of Beaufort and town of Wash
ington, met at the Court House on the
23d inst. and having organized the meet
ing by the appointment of Thomas Elli
son, Esq. Chairman, nnd Matthew Shnw,
Secretary, the object of the meeting was
stated by John Singeltary, Esq. as fol
lows: That it is greatly desirable the
Sand Shoal in Tar river, below Wash
ington, shall be removed; and that it be
ing probable the boat and dredging ma
chine belonging to the United States,
now in this State,at Ocracoke Bar, can
be procured for thaturpose, the meeting
would now have an opportunity of ap
plying for the use of said boat and ma
chine, and prescribing some mode by
which the expense of employing-the same
can be defrayed.
On motion of John G. Blount, Esq. it
was unanimously resolved, That a com
mittee, consisting of five persons, name
ly, Messrs. Thomas H. Blount, William
Tannahill, William A. Blount, Eli Hoyt,
and Charles Moules, be appointed to ob
tain money, by subscription, from the cit
izens of this State, sufficient to defray
the expenses of her operating while hero
for fuel, provisions, board, &c. for the?