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tccttsl0r0i|| fl&irtet VOL. XIY. GREEXSBOIIOUGH, N. C, DECEMBER 4, 1852, NO. 707. PUBLISHED WEEKLY BT SH AIM AND SHERWOOD. | In the State, ihe Hoard nnllioriaeil the appoint- ■ menl nf Attorneys, in all the counties, tn atleml In the interacts of ihe bnanl in this reaped ; liui Ihe appointments of theae Attorneys, and ihe Vrlce f2.HO a yeur: Iromn eemenl of soils lua been deferred on ne-on THRU: DOLLAHS, ir SOT TAIII WITHIN OWE MONTH (|f s eug p(,njml, j„ y,a Supreme Court, in- *"" *"* D>Tt or Ti!E sun^nimoii. __ . ^.^ ihp ron,,hl„ioila|llv „, lhe act ref. rred 10. ———— The Commissioners appointetl by the lax ADVERTISrHO RATK8. General Assembly lo estimate Ihe balaiiee due One dobur per ulM (rift-en line.) lor the hist ' f fc |(|| „|e ,„9lilllle r„r i.emenl- as follow, : ; in Jeem-JJ In.l of $3.7il 70 to ilic.e gentlemen. Oneyear which amount has been paid out ol the Literary I'IIIKI. Prufeuor Einmnne, Slale Oenlngisl. linn been Ofltfageq' during the present year in the perform-ance of hia important duliea, under Ihe direction and supervision ol Ihe Literary Board. He will no iloutil submit, in due time, a report of his op-erations and observations, which will be laid be-lore the General Assembly. The Journal ami proceedings ol lhe Board for the past two years will be submitted lo the ex-amination of the lieneral Asscinblv, whenever called for. DAVID s. KEID, Priil. Ex-Officio Lit. Hoard. (A.) The principal of the Literary Fund if invested Three mends'. Six mon/ni. Oneycai One square, M.M Two squares. 7.(10 S5.50 es.ou 10.00 14.00 Three " (Icol.) 1000 16.00 10.00 Hail column, IK.00 25.00 85,00 £cgislatiuc Documents. REPORT, Of Ihe President of the Literary Hoard to the Legislature of AerM Carolina: OFFICK OF Till. I.1TKRARY BoARO, Ucinber 28th. 1852. To Ihe Honorable Ihe Cmerat Jtsnemhty oj the State oj So'tth Cutolina.' The President and Directors of the Literary ! Fund respectfully submit lhe ■'.•.lowing Report: i One of the ..mien of this Board, under lhe Acl! ol Assembly, is lo distribute ihe ROOMI iitroine ol ihe Literary Fund among ihe sevetal • lliea of the Stale* The board districted, for the I year 1861. ihe sum ol #128.104 14; ami thej [ have distributed, lor ihe present >ear, ihe sum ol • l2rt.UU 14. ! The accompanying italemenl, marked (A.). will show the prioripal ol Ilia Literary Fund.' and ihe niamn-r in winch it i» imesicd. The atateioent marked (II.) will show ihe receipts mi • lha income ol Hie luuil hi lhe fiscal year SMltllllg Oe.ober the SI St. IH5I, ami also lor eleven ( months of ihe fiscal >eur ending October the ai,| 1852. And the statement marked (t'.J will straw the receipts of ihe piitwipal ol the lund, from January the 1st, 1851, to Detoher ihe 1st. ■ 1852. and die manner in which such receipts n| principal have been invested. The internal due ihe toml. iipon money uaed by the I'uhhe Treasurer, foi whieh no bond has been given since the miifieaiion IM" the Resolution to borrow money, January 5 1847. amounting lo 924.11? 'Mi, had been claimed by Ihe Board, and the amount has been transferred,on the Fob* lie Treasurer's books, to the credit ol lhe Liter-ary Fund. The Hoard do nnl deem il neeasssiy lo allude. st length. 10 the delects in our Common -School i syaiein. or lo the insuliicieiiey ol die amount an* iiu.tllv distributed among die counties h»r school _ purposes. These are matters which will, no i doubt, occupy lhe attentive and serious consider-attna of the General Assembly : and nothing which might be said here, could add to the obii- j gallons which rent on that hotly to perfect thej syalem. and to increase, in every just and prop- I er way, the fund on which the system W based. The Hoard beg leave lo say, that they concur entirely in the views on this subject Ol their • President, as cninmunicatcd by him lo the prcs-eui legislature, m his Biennial Message. The Swamp lands, reclaimed anil unreelaim* ed, which have been vested in this Hoard for educational purposes, ha*e received nil the at-tention it was in the power ol the Hoard 10 be-alow. The Hoard have adopted regulations in relation in tho sale ol these lands* which, it IS | helieved, are calcolalet! lo insure llieir value, . when disposed ol". Thev are valuable ehiellv > fur their timber. I'm lions of ihem are highly ; fertile ; but it i* mil in lie expected thai liny can , readily he brought into market, mini tln-y shall . have been drained, and rendered accessible to llie tanner by works of improvement leading lo soil through ihem. By a lesolutinn nf the lasl Oeneral AesemUyi it was made ihe duly ill die Hoard lo Inquire in'o the piaclic.ihililv and expediency ol draining certain landx in I'arterel t'oiinn . known as lhe Open Clround Krairiei and ihey were directed, aliould the) deem n advantageous to *\o so, lo commence the draining ol ttaid I.IIMU ; and die aumollive Ihonaand Oiillars was appropriated lor ihai purpose from lhe Literary Fund. Boms of ihe nieanbera of the Hoard risiied the*e lands in May. 1851 ; and, after an examination of ihem l»v Pmbasor Emmons, and a raeorahle repori thereon by him, die Boa'd determined, m die exerci-e nf the discretionary power veaied In them hy the Kneolulion referred u». lo proceed m the work of draining. Thomas .1. Pasfeur, > Esq., WHS according! v apptduied to <<iiperinlend the wink, lie has procured a survey ; but lhe work has not yel been pul under contract. The sum appropriated, it is believed, will not be suffi-cient lo complelc the draining. In compliance with the dneciions of lhe Gen-eral Assembly, the Hoard have contracted for ihe making of a portion of the Puogo road In Washingion county. The work was let to ihe The rollowiniT laMe presents a view of llie re-ceipts and disbursements of lhe principal ol the Literary Fund, Iroin January 1st, 1851. lo Oct. I si, 1832: RECEIPTS. Cash ondeposile in Dank of ('ape Fear, January I, 1851, $2,005 30 Received principal Hal. ami Gae. It. K. bonds. 8.300 00 Do Wake Kjresi College bonds. 3.830 00 Do from sale of Swamp Lands. 1.223 07 $18,410 54 DISBURSEMENTS. Purchase of Slate bonds. $10,500 00 1 he pnn is follow, : I. 5322 Shares Slock in Dank of Hank of 8. Cajie l-'ear, 5027 do the Slat**, Bonds ol Halriifli and (iaaton R. Knad Company. eniior«i'd bv the Stale, dun 1st January, 1880, lio. on Wilmington and lialeigli Kail Road Company, seemed by RongllgM and deed '1'rusl on the property of ilieCoinjia-iiy in IB37 and 1840, On. endorsed hv the State, Do. do do do Bond ol Slale isslieil for Slock in I'a\eiieville and tVeeletn I'lank Road. Do.executed accordingly lo Acl A*M'inbly. 9. Do. do do 10. Do of Wake PuTeel College, 11. Do of Flora College, 12 Do of (iieensboro' Female Col-lege, 13. Dool Chowan Feni.ile Insii'u'e, 14. The whole of lhe Swamp Land. ol the State, reclaimed and un-reclaimed, not granted and hctil In indivul oils prior lo the year 1810. esiimaieil ai I.50o!u00 acres, heretofore valued al, 15. Slale Bonds issued in 1852, purfhased by the Board, 10. 3 Bonds oo J. W . Keeling and others lor Swamp Lands, $755 each, 17. 4 Do on Thomas Sparrow and other, for Swamp Lands, 4 Do on Allen Unsl and others lor do, 1 Do on Nathaniel Credle and others for do, 1 Do on W. D. Cooke, .hew-ing a small balance. Do on IS. J. King, believed to be ol no v able. 1 Do on U ui. 1). Cooke and Olbel,, 23. Amount of rash in Bank ofCap* Fear to credit ol Board. (I'rio-cipal money.) $532,200 00 in hia biennial message, will suggest in, prnprie ly tif appointing eomims'sioners to revise and de-fine the Consliluiion itself. Other amendments—the election of judges snd justices of the peace by the people—are recom-mended by Ihe Executive. Oihers, in which the public mind take a deep interest, are urged, and as soon as the period arrives for connecting Ihem in the parly publics of lhe day, will possibly, one after another, be Drought lo the attention of the Assembly : such as the election nf a Lieutenant Ciovernor, Secretary, Treasurer, Comptroller, lhe proper qualifications of Governor, Members of Assembly, Jurors, A..-. Bcsitif these, are lhe more exciting questions of the basis of lepresentatior. These questions, as lo Ihe basis of reprcscniation, have as yet been merely sectional, bill they are of a character, lor olher reasons, lo become exciiing elements with other question, in our popular elections. We could present many considerations againsl having the settlement ol all Ihese consiiiuiional question, kept before Ihe public mind a sullicieni length of lime, for the Legislature, by any thing il can do, to give qutel and liual settlement to idem all.— However little inclined lhe popular mind may be The actual increase of pristcipal. during the . now, lo many of the moililicalioiis alluded to, we name period, amounted to $1,223 67. see lhe day. when some Governor nf the Slale. I principle involved in Ihe amendment itself, or, Premium lor the same, Loan to Chowan Female Collet*, Do lo Wm, D. Cnnke, B .lance, being cash now on deposit in Bank ol Cape Fear, 183 75' 3.000 00 1.000 00 .735 70 -$10,410 54 502,700 00 140,000 00 85.000 00 5o.ooo on 2,250 00 2.000 00 30.808 55 552 00 fi.100 52 2.000 no 7.000 00 3 OtIO 00 Report of the Committee on Consti-tutional Amendments. should prolii by observation and the experience ol the past. We hope lo be charged with no un-reasonable reflections, when we say. that in future political contests, parties, desirous ol success, may not hcsiiate to favor the views of the friends Your Committee are of opinion thai a frequent of lny ul lhe alterations ineiilioned. thereby tn-reeiirrence lo Inud.imenlal principles is essential- ; (healing more concern lor lhe success and triumph Iv neressarv i and dial lhe Consliluiion should I ufuerty, than Ihestabililv and permanence of lha not he rhenied lor hghl or transient causes. It i .;,,,,.,,iui,on, and Ihereby giving lhe iriumpl. of! »PP»»"""'y *• Governor, to revise and dige,. is conceded .hat everv al.eraiion or modification | „,„», bv „„,.,, ,lieana ,ecurei|, the appearance ol "le ldW"; "'(•"""»••"> •>' ■ >' Acl of the lasl »«- of iha organic law, in-nl.ee. io some extent, the ; a popolirUeeiaion on a quest,,, reform, which f"'" "' .",e '■''"•| ral *«"i»''ly. '>"»l«-l " »n Act lor reusing and digesting Ihe publx Statute Laws ol lhe Slate," beg leave lo lenprt; In conjunction with R. Al. Saunder,, Esq., as to the mode of effecting il. should have reeull ed in a report adverse lo a bill, which meets lhe approval of nine-lenihs of the people of Ihe Stale, and indignant would have been lhe popular re-sponse Iroin all sections, if the report of a ma-joiiiy of Ihe committee determined lhe question ; hut loriunately, it still remains for tin- legislature 10 decide whether they will, by a two-third vole, effectuate lhe object so wisely begun al lhe lasl session, by re-enacting this hill, and submit lhe great and important question it involves, In the people for their ratilicaiion: or whether objec-lions, merely formal, shall forestall the wishes ol Ihe people, debar Ihem the enjoyment of essential political privileges. Hoping that all the mem-ber, of the House may ultimately agree to unite with the undersigned in responding lo lhe de-mands of Ihe people in relation to equal suffrage, they earnestly recommend lhe passage of the present bill, as the most effectual and speedy mode of consummating the wishes of Ihe people on that subject. Respectfully submitted, SAMUEL A. WILLIAMS. JO. DOBSO.N. C. M. STILES. Report of the Commissioners, Appointed lo Ihvite and JHgttU t/u Slalulf oj north Carolina. To Ihe Honorable Ihe lleneral Assembly of Ihe Slale of Ntttk < arolina: The undersigned, Iwo of the commissioner,. popular Uecisto,i q righia of the private citizen, and lhe principles OH Was only an element in ihe alrtle ol sullicieni m-tbe public liberty. I lluence to lurn the scale,. » All political power is vested in and derived | Impressed with these news, your Committee . from thepcop nlv." is a cardinal max.u, of entertain the seitled couv.con thai. ,I lhe Gene- "''•y."'"".1'" Ie,r "PI '""■'" ■■ Ju',e •*»•• rcg ted free I: embodied in lhe Bill of' Ia| A,.eu.Wy I ravel out of the troe and legitimate I »."d '"""«''«'«ly ■ippor.ione.l among themselves Rights: settled by the lessons of experience : I uirl ol Icgis'lalion, to linker with the Cunstitu-yusiained ihrouglioui the lapaa ol time, .and amid I (lnni i|,ai u v.all be esialilislilug a dangeroiia pre-every rhaiige ol cir'uni'taiiccs, by the jealous j cedenl, and eoinmiinng lhe people to a mode ol the entire body of the chapters of" the Revised Staiuies." The lirst step was the preparation of tables • -'i- i ii.nn' ■'• . .!• i',ii-,i.. ■ .-r --»— j- ■..--..— i tCyillli MNH ll'llllllltil iili "it |>n>|'iv- tv t. in ■». , paiiio.i.m of Ihr people. The first Constitution : ^^..ameot. which lhe bislory ol the two las.! " '",l""; bJ "»|fj '^ »'»"""•. ?*•><» "nee was franod ill 1770. and adopied as the supreme I \MUmm deiiion.trale. 10 be both expensive ' ',830; ■%**» ''"C51^ ■*' """ »PP'oprtaie law or a fr.e people, nolwilhslai ,g ,he mena- ] a,fu |irl.car,ous. *fP"?- A" """'J;."1. h«" ."a,ul" *SES rv, ..I ...irwh.lioiog power, and the frowns of; j,,' ,,,„ .,„, ,|,i, sysiem of consiitulional re- """J"1"- IW« >' ''"'nbulable among d.fTerenl an offcn.le,! king. : form be conlinurd. it.. no. improbable thai lhe ! rl"^" "' "'" R" ."ed Sta.utes. ,. became nec- Thewis.ioniol.ages.aiidihecon.erv.ii.inol „rg»,llc law may became shreds and patches.! """">• "" ""'> "^lully •» dissect Iheir several enhghie I siaiesineo. are enslampert upon eve- „'„ ,„,. ungmal ijousii.u.ion, with many ol .be ' ''""• ,h"',ln sclec''le "OM filling place for ll.etr, r, hue of thai -:..„.,l nis.iun.ent. although North ,,r,„c,ple. of con.er.ative liberty whieh II em- '■ «"»<M pilllClplCB Ul VOtlovi , ntitc Itmnj niixi. a. v,„- i „ ->"»<> «"•» "»a ehapie., ol lhe He.tead Carolina w i« jusi ihen emerging from a state of bodies, be lost Build lhe rubbish ol legislative en- I ''.., ''* colonial drpi'liilelice. \ uclmeills. This I'OIISIIIIIII.III remained in full force until ; ^ our Committee believe lhat all these grave the augmentation of population in the Wesl pro- ; questions oughl lo he definitely settled at the dnced Inequality "I reprcscniation, which indu- j t.aI|leat perioii, and thus obviate the fruitless dis-ced the people io demand and obtain the Con- I cussion and bad temper, which must necessarily was a work of considerable labour, and obviously indispensable, both for proper arrange-ment and to prevent omission ol any part o\' the law. This preparation having been made, lliey ,el 2.205 00 125 00 200 00 125 00 209 on 1,000 no 1.735 79 enntinuance of the commission, some provision be made for printing lhe staiuies, a, reiised, be-fore presenting ihem for legislative aclion. Although mil. perhaps, strieily n part of their duly, they endeavored lo gel ihe malerial for ascertaining the boundaries nf Ihe several coun-ties of lhe State I and for Ibis purpose, lliey ad-dressed a letter to lhe chairman of ihe Count, Court, lhe County Solicitor, and Clerk of tlfo County Courl nf every county in the State. A copy of the letter is herewith reported. Il is exceedingly desirable that lhe boundaries of our counties should be accurately a.ccrlamed. The reasons are so obviou, thai ihey need not be mentioned here. They intended, if tbey had been snecmful. lo have laid the information before lhe Legislature : but as yet. they have received replies from only three or four counties, and ihey have no reasnn lo expect further information. In doing this, they eave incurred a small printing and postage bill, whieh will be presented during the sesaion lor payment, if il may please the Legislature lo allow it. Respectfully submitted. ASA BIOCS, ) _ . B. F. MOORE, S * November 10, 1852. RALEIOII, Decentbor 12, 1851. To Ihe Chairman oj Ihe County I ourl. County Solietor. and Clerk oj Ihe County Court of County: We find it impracticable, from the material, accessible lo us, to ascertain the boundaries of the counties. We desire lo attain as much ae-curacy as possible, and now address yiei. with the hope thai you will give o, all llie aid you can as lo the boundary of your county ; and, if necessary, thai you will submit Ihe OiUer to yuur Court. If Ihe boundary is well ascertained, please inform us what portion of il, and how as-certained f If any portion is not yet ascertained with accuracy, stale lhe same particularly. We desire you lo furnish us the boundary of your county from the best information in yoiir power. as early as practicable, and at farthest Juriug lhe next Summer, with any suggestions yon may think proper lo make, preparatory 10 the Report we expect to make to the nex: general Assembly. As il is important, for many reasons, dial the boundary of your county should be settled and' knnwn, if nnl already done, we sugeest the pro* priety of having Ihe same ascertained under lhe direction of the Court. Your particular attention is requested, and will much oblige. Your obedient servants. R. M. SAUNDEBSV B. F. MOORE, ASA BIGGS. Commissioner* lo Unite Ihe Slaluten me covering 78 years, there have been no ratf- j lluli unstable as water. It is desirable iherclore. ical changes except those made by the Conven- ,„ tvery view ol the matter, that all these vexed lion of 1835. in obedience lo the expressed voice ,jueelious of culiMllulional reform should be ol the people, and ratified by them according lo ! u.rusi out Iroin the arena ol politics, and com-ihe ancient republican usages. i muted where Ihey sightly belong—to the calm. Under the Consiiiui.'ou of 1770. and the a- dispassionate, and enlightened judgment of a free mended Consliluiion of 1835, lhe Slale of North ■ people. Conliding in lite wieUOUl of lhe Geuer- Carolina has pursued lhe even tenor of her way d| Asiemhlj, lo devise some more speedy and —illustrating lhe inlegnlv and conservalism ol sauslacluiv plan, by which the people may pass mil, ant. settle finally lor UieniaeUea, ait these (!»■) $1.530,805 4(1 Tiie following Wt re ihe receipls on lhe income of the Literary I'linil, during the lisej year end-ing Oeiobei the 31.i, 1851 : From Land Enisles, s 7,087 02 Do Dtvrdenila Dank of lhe Stale, 51.520 75 Do do do of Cape Fear, 42.570 on RoanoRe Navigation Co, 1.020 110 Cape Pear do do, I.US0 Oil lult'irston Wake I'oie.l Ihe safer, wiser mode, rdancc with Ihe ancient College hniiil, 007 01 Do Plural do do 00 00 Do Greensboro' do, 420 Oil Do on Ral. and G laton li. If. bonds. 8.808 00 Do on Wll. anil Ral. H, R. bonds. 8.235 80 Tavern '1 ax, 5.501 H4 Auciion Tax, 418 12 $120,255 24 For eleven months, uploOrt. the 1st, of the fiscal year ending Del. aUei, 1852, lhe receipls on tho income were : From Land Eulries, 8 3,704 40 Dividends ul Bank of Slate, 51,528 75 Do Bank of Cape Fear, 42,678 00 her organic law. bv prolaeling the rights of eve-ry cnizen. and securing to her jttsl rule, a loyal auhmiaaion. ^ our Committee are of opinion, that when a-mendoienta Ml toe organic law are suggested hy lime and experience, and clearly demanded hy the popular voice, thai a convention, freeh from the people, ts mil only hut 1110-1 atrielly in ace republican landmark,, li uiav be snd lhal amendment of the Consii-ini by legislative enactment, is in exact eon-lormiiv ton provision of lhe Conslitiinon itself, . and eannot he nt war wiih the fundamental max-im, thai '• all pointed power is vested 111 and de-rived Ironi lhe people only." But your coin-lie conceive thai there is a great and material difference lielween the simple right or power 01 aecepiing or rejecting, and that lull and complete power ol lhe people. 10 begin* conduct and eom- ; plele, addition, or alirraiioos,ui their organic law. In the present and protective condition ol things, ' 11 is not likely lhal the election of members lo lhe Asseinhlv. ai ihe general election, will, in half the in-t.HUTS, lurn purely on issues growing oui ol ! amendments 10 Constitution. Party spiril, and I many other exciting issues of Federal and Suite 1 policy, thai are usually mixed up in the biennial eieciious, will ever preveul such a retail. When Ihe people yield to the General As.-cmbly Ibis deeply interesiiiig questions, your couimttlee respn dully disagree 10 the recommendaiioui ol the Governor, and asked to he discharged liom ihe lunher consideration ol the eubjecl. Reeuectlullt lubmitled, ' W. s. HARRIS, Chsn'o, W. II. I Kll'l". WILLIE PERRY, C. M, MILES. MINORITY REPORT. The undersigned, members ol the ISelccI Com-mulct- on Coosiitiniiiiial Rclorui, lo whom was ictciTcd lhe hill 10 amend the Constitution ol .Noith Carolina, do not concur in the repori suli-uiiiied hv a majority of that commtttee: and big leave to enter tne'.r unqualified dissent therein, I'hey did not deem that their work would be acceptable,by simply collecting and reducing into one chapter. Ihe .unites passed al different limes upon Ihe same subject mailer, after llie manner ol a condensed compilation ; but Ihey thought il beat, and expected, 100, of Ihem, lhal they should consolidate ihem so as to give to ihem the char-acier ol the unity of one enactment, thereby much abbreviating the law and effecting, if possible, lhe directions of lhe Legislature, lo compress the whole into one volume. This work Of Collation, consolidation and con-densillon, Ihey believed Ihey could beat perform, I each one by himself: and ihey prosecuted il in i this manner nil Ji last, when, having nearly I completed, eaeh one, hia several task, ihey mei j in tins ciiy lo submit the whole lo a joint resi- , sum. This part of lhe work required lhe umied pre- | aence and action of all the commissioners. Alter ibis should have been completed, next was lo , lollow the reference to the staitites revised, and ; In llie decisions of ihe Supreme Court on the 1 statutes. Then was in be prepared lhe index. I a woik requiring both time and care : and then each chapter, as revised, was to he printed for the examination and action of lhe Legislature. unit to, exp' ress ihur most hea, rt.y, appr,o,val ul di1e ' •l!"•,«.„,e.,, „«.„., . as no provision for this important part amendment proposed by the hill, and lhe mode 1 therein adopted lor elleciiug n. The righi ol an elector, who is once qualified I to vole lor candidates lor all elective ollircs, lies 1 at Ihe very louiiitaiion ul Ameiicau ideas of lib-erty and equably , and no one can oppose it, who believes in lhe capacity ul uian lor sell-gotcru-illent. The statement ol the proposition amounts in ol lhe wink : bin ihe commissioners bad deter-mined 10 pricore it. if this had been the only ob-stacle to ihe completion of their labors, leaving the compensation entirely :n the Legislature. In July lasl, while engaged 111 iheir labors, they were assuretl hy one of the commissioners, whi had participated in the revisal of 1838. lhal the pruning and revision of lhe proof would require bout three months. Having no reason, on re lowest bidder ; and, it is believed, on favorable I Do Roanoke .Nav. Co., lerms lor the Board. The appropriation—five i Do Cape Fear do thousand dollars—will not he sufficient to com- Inl'at on Wake Forest plele the toad ; yel the Board felt hound lo con- | College bond, tract for as great a distance as this amount would Do Floral College bond, construct. 'Oil work is progressing. ano\eannol Do Greensboro' College fail, when completed, to be of malerial benefit to bond, the Literary Fund. It will render accessible. I Do Ral. and Gast. R. R. and thus bring nun market, large bodies ol land whieh would otherwise have remained unpro-ductive, anil at the same time exposed to trespas-ses and depredations. It is respectfully submit-ted whether sound policy does not require thai an additional appropriation should be made (or completing ihil work. Messrs. Keeling and Riddick. who hold cer-tain lands near Lake Pungo, under title made Home years since hy the Literary Board, hnving been sued for alleged trespass by lhe Albemarle Land company, the Board directed lhal iis Pres- j ■<lent employ counsel, to be associated with the Total for '51.and up to Oct. I. '52, 280,431 28 counsel of Messrs. Keeling and Riddick, in suiits The Disbursements were : in which il is believed the interact! of the Board For 1851, $ 04,506 41 ■ re involved. The Hoard have also taken steps ForI852.uplo0cl. 1, 161,020 20 lo institute suits against all person, who may be Total, $255,625 67 trespassing on the swamp lands belonging lo the ' Literary Fund. Excess of re'pl, o'er disbursements^ 33,805 01 The Isst General Assembly having vested in Add am't. m Treas'y. Nov. 1,1850. 118,102 67 this Board, in tru-*. for the u-e and benefit of the . Literary lund. ill the estates thai should escheat Balance in Treasury, Oct. I, r\t53,$l$lJMW M 1 bonds. Bo Wd. and Ral. R. R. bonds. Do Fay. P, Road bonds, Dividends nf W il. and Raleigh R. R., j Tavern Tax, Auction Tax. Int. on money usrd by Public Treasurer, 1,250 00 1,300 00 DIG 10 120 00 420 00 8,550 00 8334 00 161 31 12,000 00 6,284 00 025 13 itse,ll t,n a deinuiisiraiioii, ueoauae, equa, lity a, l lhe, i o"c..c«i,i.n..n«, .to d1o' ubi.t'.t'ih.e" mfac"rt,""i.hVe"v* were made sensi-ballot box must be an axiom 111 the political laitb I,■„ r ,. ,. -,.,-. r ., lleMg.iasila.iitiv>c. pooowweirroovnerruthueiirr ifuuniidoa.imiiierniMta.l,iaiaw». ,tihue.vj I » , r tile stonee, ul lhe impracticability of allempnng 0| every genuine advocaie and supporter of re-have, hy precedenl. vested it with additional now- . b||(.an inmi.,.,[ea, „. _...! 1-1 1^.1 ... tl.n •>*.*.•, hi.ill' ll.s" luUi.OI illlnil I ' * An 1... -ui .'■ argument, lliereforr, lo support the i>riiici|)lL* ul fi|ual vullritge, .*- uivulved in Hit' bill, is U...H i'i " -i.» . and would be an acl ul su-peierogjlion al this unit*. The patriotic and iu-lelligenl voters ul Monti CaruLna Iiavc demanded a change in our lui.dauienial law, no a» tu incur- |wrute .herein. Iliii pflBClpIC ul equality, will, a unanimity uiijiairalelied, mid in a voice which raiinoi he disregarded, i lie nroule have r.ol r, and iili-nded in the name body, llie law-making 3iid ihe citnsiiiuiion-m.ikuijj power. An impor-tant nlijeei o( the t'niiaiiuitioii is to limit tho BOW. tr of legislators, ami other persons whom ihe people enirnsl Will power. Ltf it be onee esta-blished, iliat the people, on their own motion, ean ha\e no other privilege or safeguard, by con-stitutional provision, than surli as those whom 24,217 39 lliey tiist plaee in power may propose io them, il is apprehended ihey have laken one step to ihe nri'i.ud',i'ro o\. popli,wf ' riffh s and, _wc„ll.r.tg'.ulaul.e.di u"n'vV sell ed llie q"<uestion as leg•■ aros the Mil. now j J ' ' 6 , untier eonsuleraiion, by an eu.phaiic approftu ol tree oin. ... , r _ ,■ „ , ilm nrineiole it involves, but ihey have diti.roved, Il i. irur. that .,. Jm matter of amending he I lkedce,.,v., .he modJ .herein adopied. t-"""""1 'd .be Ln,led Males. Congress1 ... ■ r Ul lhel|. ,.„„„„„„„„. »t |cs. so lar as ""■ I •'"' l'r"l'"""'»! -nendmentsto lhe Mate,. «' ' ,„/'_,„„.,„„„„„ mMmf ,„ ,„„ „„,. hut vour Uommniee are al a loss to see What in- , "* strul'iion this givesas to the safer mode ofamend-1 lhe only enquiry, iberclorc, which should ,ng the Consliluiion ol North Caiol.na. The | h.ve engaged lhe a.len.lou ol the counnitlee. Conetitution of the United Slates forms a govern- I was, whether Ihe reuu.reu.en.s ol the l.onsii.u-nlollimiled powers, lor certain purposes, urn... lion, h relallon lo amendments .hereto by lhe 1 . . . ...I .j.l..i..vn l.-.jl l.'.jsii alfniili (■■■111 ..I in, t «• nil -*I00,I76 0» lug lhe peop lhe Stales, and lor its authority legislature, had been slr.clly coi.iplieu wnh.— re.ls on .be adoption ol ihe people ... Ihe.r re- Up.... .hi-laiier point, there was no dillerence of specttve Stales-each Stale, irrespective of lhe opinion among ihe members ul the committee, number of its inhabitants, having ihe same voice. Al lhe lasl session ol the Ueneral Assembly, the ga.d to the public interest fully justifies lhal de . ** .1 •. ■ ■ lv.ll skanaawskal l>i>il. Il.vn.... I.<- lb- .n.,...»..., ' I , >< 'Plini .-.1.1I1I ><■., !,?■• Ifeaasstan 1 - » , io present the work at thi« session of the l«egis-hilure ; and R. ||, Saumlers, Esq.. having re-signed his place in the board, no further pro-gress lus been made in the joity revision since the idea ol rompleting ihe work, was abandoned, The plan wiih WIIM-II llie revision bad been commenced and was lo be prosecuted, required time lor us accomplishment; and that limi was not to be had unless all dig commissioners had convened together and devoied ihemselres, with-out intermission, in the toorlt. They did not suppose that it was expected of them, that they should abandon their profession altogether—a course which would have -hern hi£hly unjust lo their numerous clients, and attended with great individual sacrifice to themselves. In truth, however, th** undersigned did believe, when they accepted the commission, thai ihey could perlurm lhe work in time for the present aess'on ol the (itneral Assembly, and were nut convinced lo the coniraiy till ihey convened du-ring lhe past summer. 'i'hey deeply regret the delay and publie dis-appointment, but ihey are assured that a due re- Saviuc the power lhal North Carolina has, for present bill passed both Houses, by the majority .lay. I hey could noi have been persuaded to ihe general good, surrendered to the General prescribed by lhe Constitution, and all lhe so-, oiler lo lhe l,egislaiHre a work with which they Government, she is a sovereign Stale—a govern- lemmtiea required m us enactment were duly 1 would have been so little satisfied themselves, menl ol the people, li is hi be fe.ued, thai il die observed al ihai session. The committee like- as thai which could have been prepared by ihem, legifclative mode cd amending the Constitution be- wise concurred in opinion, that Una bill, so a- (even if ihey had the power lo have prosecuted , eoiDM, by precedent, lixed on ihe people, in ma- greed io, it the lasl wiMM, bed been duly puo- it in ihe absence of a ihird commissioner.) after j king the important alteration now con'-emplaled. lished six months previous to Hie election ol the the information given lo them of the length of we shall, lor yeari to come, have lhe attention of members ol ibis General Assembly. It is much lime uenssary lor lhe priming. the Asatemhly occupied « ith rniituituiional amend- U» he regretted that dill'ereuces ol opinion among In conclusion, they suggm. thai if the l.cgit-meir «, »nd urn it.< tn't.rs ol this I<egi«|jtare will the members ol ibe couimimr, cither is to lhe Ulttft shall deem n advisable to authorise a ' FROM TIIK RALKIOH REOISTER. DEAR SIR: Chief Justice Ituflin. on the occa-sion of his withdrawing from the Bench of the Supreme Court, which for so Ion* a irme, he adorned wiih the highest annuities of a great and learned Judge, did me the honor to address me a letter. As it explains more fully the motive which counselled him to the step which he was then about to take, than with propriety eould he set furih in hie letter of resignation. I deem it hut just to him that his fellow citizens should read il. 1 am further urged in do this by the friendly office which he has entrusted me lo discharge ; and although it is done at an earlier day than* is designated, I am sure it will nnl he on thai account, the less acceptable to his prnfes«i inal brethren, with whom hi-, position on ihe Hcnch has so long heen lhe means of iololleeMMtl anoV friendly inlercourise. Yours, &rM IS. K. MOOUP,. SKATON CALKS, Esq. ItAI.KIUII, Nov. lOih, 18.)2. MY DFAR SIR : NoaHy two years ago, I men-tioned to you my wiih to retire from the Bench. 1 was induced lo forego ihe purpose, at that time, by your partial remoustraneps and other consideration* . and in Ibe interval I ilioughl jt besl not tn give ocea*ion for •pteinaljofll in the public mind, by letting it be known that I had such lb.nights al all. Suhseqent evem«. however, furnish olher reasons in confirmation of my pre-vious inclination, which I think sufficiently jus-tify it. They need not be |>.iriicularly express-ed, as I :ru«l yon will not impute a dereliction of duty to my retiring. Indeed, it does noi seem to me, il can be (airly done; but on the contrary,. that I may claim lo have fairly earned the resl I desire. The place I have held beside* other impor-tant qualifications, requires an iin:iieu->e capac-ity for work, and a constant willingness in ejt-ert it, which are found in few and belong In lhe prime and vigor of life. Now. I have, just at ibis lime, been engaged fony-five years, either in the practice or ibe administration nl ihe law ; upwards of iweniy-eight of those years on the Bench. I repeat, that after that, I think I have some right lo rest. I am not, indeed, aware of a falling off. which wou'd. for the present, ren-der me less lit fir n Judge than hitherto. But Ibe day must soon come, when there will be too falling off. I do not wish to l>e (he la<i to per-ceive decay ; nor do I wish lo postpone my re-tirement ■nlil il will have become cheerless and painful. Beiides, if, as yel, there be no diminu-tion in mental power or in the fund of knowl-edge. I musi, at lea»t, own a cniiseion*neM, lhal I have not, now, that endur.inec and love of la-bor I formerly felt, and which I deem uidispen.* sahle 10 lhe due performance of ihe duties nt the station to which 1 wa* c.dled. On the contrary, though (!> lug from languor, I desire rcltxahon and repose. That I «hoold do so, after «o long a service, I hope will excite neither surprise nor cen«ure ; but lhal von and »f oihei friend* will, without withdrawing any part ol your regard, discharge me from pmsaeeinitval toil* end official solicitudes and responsibilities and allow me to lurn to the congenial pursuits of agriculture, and the tranquil amusements and occupations of do-mestic rural life. 1 ask the liberty, therefore, of committing t<* vour friendly charge the enclosed leiler of resig-naiion, wiih the request that it may be delivered nB«t Tuendiv or Wedneed ay. I aefoet (hat time ,- ether exciting elections may then, probablv.
Object Description
Title | The Greensborough patriot [December 4, 1852] |
Date | 1852-12-04 |
Editor(s) |
Swaim, Lyndon Sherwood, M.S. |
Subject headings | Greensboro (N.C.)--Newspapers |
Place | Greensboro (N.C.) |
Description | The December 4, 1852, issue of The Greensborough Patriot, a newspaper published in Greensboro, N.C., by Swaim and Sherwood. |
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VOL. XIY. GREEXSBOIIOUGH, N. C, DECEMBER 4, 1852, NO. 707.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
BT SH AIM AND SHERWOOD.
| In the State, ihe Hoard nnllioriaeil the appoint-
■ menl nf Attorneys, in all the counties, tn atleml
In the interacts of ihe bnanl in this reaped ; liui
Ihe appointments of theae Attorneys, and ihe
Vrlce f2.HO a yeur: Iromn eemenl of soils lua been deferred on ne-on
THRU: DOLLAHS, ir SOT TAIII WITHIN OWE MONTH (|f s eug p(,njml, j„ y,a Supreme Court, in-
*"" *"* D>Tt or Ti!E sun^nimoii. __ . ^.^ ihp ron,,hl„ioila|llv „, lhe act ref. rred 10.
———— The Commissioners appointetl by the lax
ADVERTISrHO RATK8. General Assembly lo estimate Ihe balaiiee due
One dobur per ulM (rift-en line.) lor the hist ' f fc |(|| „|e ,„9lilllle r„r
i.emenl- as follow, : ; in Jeem-JJ In.l of $3.7il 70 to ilic.e gentlemen.
Oneyear which amount has been paid out ol the Literary
I'IIIKI.
Prufeuor Einmnne, Slale Oenlngisl. linn been
Ofltfageq' during the present year in the perform-ance
of hia important duliea, under Ihe direction
and supervision ol Ihe Literary Board. He will
no iloutil submit, in due time, a report of his op-erations
and observations, which will be laid be-lore
the General Assembly.
The Journal ami proceedings ol lhe Board for
the past two years will be submitted lo the ex-amination
of the lieneral Asscinblv, whenever
called for. DAVID s. KEID,
Priil. Ex-Officio Lit. Hoard.
(A.)
The principal of the Literary Fund if invested
Three mends'. Six mon/ni. Oneycai
One square, M.M
Two squares. 7.(10
S5.50 es.ou
10.00 14.00
Three " (Icol.) 1000 16.00 10.00
Hail column, IK.00 25.00 85,00
£cgislatiuc Documents.
REPORT,
Of Ihe President of the Literary Hoard to the
Legislature of AerM Carolina:
OFFICK OF Till. I.1TKRARY BoARO,
Ucinber 28th. 1852.
To Ihe Honorable Ihe Cmerat Jtsnemhty
oj the State oj So'tth Cutolina.'
The President and Directors of the Literary !
Fund respectfully submit lhe ■'.•.lowing Report: i
One of the ..mien of this Board, under lhe Acl!
ol Assembly, is lo distribute ihe ROOMI iitroine
ol ihe Literary Fund among ihe sevetal • lliea
of the Stale* The board districted, for the I
year 1861. ihe sum ol #128.104 14; ami thej [
have distributed, lor ihe present >ear, ihe sum ol
• l2rt.UU 14. !
The accompanying italemenl, marked (A.).
will show the prioripal ol Ilia Literary Fund.'
and ihe niamn-r in winch it i» imesicd. The
atateioent marked (II.) will show ihe receipts mi •
lha income ol Hie luuil hi lhe fiscal year SMltllllg
Oe.ober the SI St. IH5I, ami also lor eleven (
months of ihe fiscal >eur ending October the ai,|
1852. And the statement marked (t'.J will
straw the receipts of ihe piitwipal ol the lund,
from January the 1st, 1851, to Detoher ihe 1st. ■
1852. and die manner in which such receipts n|
principal have been invested.
The internal due ihe toml. iipon money uaed
by the I'uhhe Treasurer, foi whieh no bond has
been given since the miifieaiion IM" the Resolution
to borrow money, January 5 1847. amounting
lo 924.11? 'Mi, had been claimed by Ihe Board,
and the amount has been transferred,on the Fob*
lie Treasurer's books, to the credit ol lhe Liter-ary
Fund.
The Hoard do nnl deem il neeasssiy lo allude.
st length. 10 the delects in our Common -School i
syaiein. or lo the insuliicieiiey ol die amount an*
iiu.tllv distributed among die counties h»r school _
purposes. These are matters which will, no i
doubt, occupy lhe attentive and serious consider-attna
of the General Assembly : and nothing
which might be said here, could add to the obii- j
gallons which rent on that hotly to perfect thej
syalem. and to increase, in every just and prop- I
er way, the fund on which the system W based.
The Hoard beg leave lo say, that they concur
entirely in the views on this subject Ol their •
President, as cninmunicatcd by him lo the prcs-eui
legislature, m his Biennial Message.
The Swamp lands, reclaimed anil unreelaim*
ed, which have been vested in this Hoard for
educational purposes, ha*e received nil the at-tention
it was in the power ol the Hoard 10 be-alow.
The Hoard have adopted regulations in
relation in tho sale ol these lands* which, it IS |
helieved, are calcolalet! lo insure llieir value, .
when disposed ol". Thev are valuable ehiellv >
fur their timber. I'm lions of ihem are highly ;
fertile ; but it i* mil in lie expected thai liny can ,
readily he brought into market, mini tln-y shall .
have been drained, and rendered accessible to llie
tanner by works of improvement leading lo soil
through ihem.
By a lesolutinn nf the lasl Oeneral AesemUyi
it was made ihe duly ill die Hoard lo Inquire in'o
the piaclic.ihililv and expediency ol draining
certain landx in I'arterel t'oiinn . known as lhe
Open Clround Krairiei and ihey were directed,
aliould the) deem n advantageous to *\o so, lo
commence the draining ol ttaid I.IIMU ; and die
aumollive Ihonaand Oiillars was appropriated
lor ihai purpose from lhe Literary Fund. Boms
of ihe nieanbera of the Hoard risiied the*e lands
in May. 1851 ; and, after an examination of ihem
l»v Pmbasor Emmons, and a raeorahle repori
thereon by him, die Boa'd determined, m die
exerci-e nf the discretionary power veaied In
them hy the Kneolulion referred u». lo proceed m
the work of draining. Thomas .1. Pasfeur,
> Esq., WHS according! v apptduied to < |